2003 Skyy Vodka Grand Prix of Japan

Race 1 of 16

Suzuka
21 laps
Time of race: 0:44:13.182
Average speed of winner: 165.864 kph
Margin of victory: 6.445 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Valentino Rossi 2:04.970
Lap leaders: Rossi pole, Capirossi 1-4, Rossi 5-21

Finish	Start	Rider	Bike #	Team	Chassis	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Valentino Rossi	46	Repsol Honda Team	Honda RC211V	Honda	2:06.838	21	1	17	44:13.182	25
2	2	Max Biaggi	3	Camel Pramac Pons	Honda RC211V	Pons	2:07.092	21	0	0	+6.445	20
3	15	Loris Capirossi	65	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati GP3	Ducati	2:09.325	21	1	4	+8.209	16
4	6	Sete Gibernau	15	Telefónica Movistar Honda	Honda RC211V	Gresini	2:08.251	21	0	0	+13.209	13
5	13	Troy Bayliss	12	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati GP3	Ducati	2:09.147	21	0	0	+23.099	11
6	9	Colin Edwards	45	Alice Aprilia Racing	Aprilia RS3 Cube	Aprilia	2:08.785	21	0	0	+29.040	10
7	22	Nicky Hayden	69	Repsol Honda Team	Honda RC211V	Honda	2:13.588	21	0	0	+29.126	9
8	8	Alex Barros	4	Gauloises Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Tech 3	2:08.670	21	0	0	+30.526	8
9	10	Shinya Nakano	56	d'Antin Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	d Antin	2:08.930	21	0	0	+33.447	7
10	4	Carlos Checa	7	Fortuna Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Yamaha	2:07.426	21	0	0	+40.200	6
11	14	Norifumi Abe	17	Fortuna Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Yamaha	2:09.162	21	0	0	+44.790	5
12	17	Noriyuki Haga	41	Alice Aprilia Racing	Aprilia RS3 Cube	Aprilia	2:09.690	21	0	0	+63.358	4
13	12	John Hopkins	21	Suzuki Grand Prix Team	Suzuki GSV-R	Suzuki	2:09.141	21	0	0	+63.950	3
14	7	Kenny Roberts, Jr.	10	Suzuki Grand Prix Team	Suzuki GSV-R	Suzuki	2:08.389	21	0	0	+64.085	2
15	21	Olivier Jacque	19	Gauloises Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Tech 3	2:11.924	21	0	0	+69.990	1
16	20	Garry McCoy	8	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR	Kawasaki	2:11.514	21	0	0	+76.572	0
17	23	Andrew Pitt	88	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR	Kawasaki	2:13.871	21	0	0	+77.380	0
18	18	Akira Yanagawa	48	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR	Kawasaki	2:09.934	21	0	0	+83.605	0
19	16	Tamaki Serizawa	25	Moriwaki Racing WCM	Moriwaki MD211VF Proto	WCM	2:09.416	21	0	0	+95.459	0
20	3	Tohru Ukawa	11	Camel Pramac Pons	Honda RC211V	Pons	2:07.298	21	0	0	+117.128	0
21	5	Makoto Tamada	6	Pramac Honda	Honda RC211V	Pramac	2:08.103	12	0	0	retired	0
22	19	Nobuatsu Aoki	9	Proton Team KR	Proton KR3	KR	2:10.120	7	0	0	retired	0
23	24	Jeremy McWilliams	99	Proton Team KR	Proton KR3	KR	2:14.011	6	0	0	retired	0
24	11	Daijiro Kato	74	Telefónica Movistar Honda	Honda RC211V	Gresini	2:09.104	2	0	0	fatal accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Valentino Rossi	25	1	1	1	1
2	Max Biaggi	20	1	0	0	1
3	Loris Capirossi	16	1	0	0	1
4	Sete Gibernau	13	1	0	0	0
5	Troy Bayliss	11	1	0	0	0
6	Colin Edwards	10	1	0	0	0
7	Nicky Hayden	9	1	0	0	0
8	Alex Barros	8	1	0	0	0
9	Shinya Nakano	7	1	0	0	0
10	Carlos Checa	6	1	0	0	0
11	Norifumi Abe	5	1	0	0	0
12	Noriyuki Haga	4	1	0	0	0
13	John Hopkins	3	1	0	0	0
14	Kenny Roberts, Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
15	Olivier Jacque	1	1	0	0	0
16	Garry McCoy	0	1	0	0	0
17	Andrew Pitt	0	1	0	0	0
18	Akira Yanagawa	0	1	0	0	0
19	Tamaki Serizawa	0	1	0	0	0
20	Tohru Ukawa	0	1	0	0	0
21	Makoto Tamada	0	1	0	0	0
22	Nobuatsu Aoki	0	1	0	0	0
23	Jeremy McWilliams	0	1	0	0	0
24	Daijiro Kato	0	1	0	0	0