2002 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2002 Japanese Grand Prix, formally the 2002 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race that was held at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan on 13 October 2002, before a crowd of 155,000 spectators. It was the 17th and final round of the 2002 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won the 53-lap race from pole position. His teammate Rubens Barrichello finished in second and McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen was third.

World Drivers' Champion Michael Schumacher qualified on pole position after setting the fastest overall lap time in the one hour qualifying session. Barrichello started from second, with McLaren's David Coulthard third. Michael Schumacher maintained his pole position advantage going into the first corner and maintained the lead for the most of the race, except for one lap during the first round of pit stops when he relinquished it to Barrichello, leading to Ferrari's one-two finish. His teammate Barrichello finished second, 0.506 seconds behind, when Michael Schumacher slowed in the last laps of the race. Räikkönen took third when Williams driver Ralf Schumacher's engine failed with five laps remaining.

It was Michael Schumacher's 11th victory of the season and 64th in Formula One; he also became the first driver to finish on the podium at every Grand Prix of the season. Ferrari won 15 races this season, matching McLaren's record set in 1988. As a result of the race, Michael Schumacher concluded the year with a season-record 144 championship points scored in the World Drivers' Championship, a record 67 championship points ahead of his teammate Barrichello. Ferrari scored 221 championship points in the World Constructors' Championship, as many as the other ten teams combined.