Uitslag 3e vrije training GP Japan
 | Michael Schumacher was vannacht met een 1.46.543 de snelste in de vrije training op Suzuka. De Duitser was in de regen ruim twee seconden sneller dan McLaren-coureur Kimi Räikkönen, die de tweede werd. |
| Pos | Coureur | Team | Tijd |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:46.543 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:48.729 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:49.097 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 1:49.484 |
| 5 | Antonio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW | 1:50.537 |
| 6 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | 1:50.811 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:50.846 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:51.884 |
| 9 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 1:52.023 |
| 10 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:52.700 |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 1:53.346 |
| 12 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:53.454 |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Red Bull Racing | 1:54.348 |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
| 15 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 18 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |