Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix 2002 at Suzuka Circuit on 13 October 2002, starting from pole position. Rubens Barrichello finished second for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 53 | 1:26:59.698 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 53 | +0.506 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 53 | +23.292 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | Williams | 53 | +36.275 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | Takuma SatoSAT | Jordan | 53 | +1:22.694 | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 13 | Mika SaloSAL | Toyota | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Jaguar | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 19 | Mark WebberWEB | Minardi | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 5 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Williams | 48 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | Jaguar | 39 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Renault | 32 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BAR | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Alex YoongYOO | Minardi | 14 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Olivier PanisPAN | BAR | 8 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 3 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 7 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Felipe MassaMAS | Sauber | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 18 | Allan McNishMCN | Toyota | 0 | Injured | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.317 | - | - |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.749 | - | - |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.088 | - | - |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.197 | - | - |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.444 | - | - |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:32.507 | - | - |
| 7 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 1:33.090 | - | - |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.276 | - | - |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:33.349 | - | - |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Renault | 1:33.429 | - | - |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:33.547 | - | - |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.553 | - | - |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:33.742 | - | - |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:33.915 | - | - |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:33.979 | - | - |
| 16 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 1:34.192 | - | - |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 1:34.227 | - | - |
| 18 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 1:35.191 | - | - |
| 19 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 1:35.958 | - | - |
| 20 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 1:36.267 | - | - |