Michael Schumacher, the German Formula One legend who won 12 of the first 13 races of 2004, bounced back from his worst finish at last month's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix to claim his sixth victory in Japan on October 10.

"After China, Michael was determined to do well and today we saw him at his best," said Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn.

"Everything worked very well and I must congratulate the whole team for putting the car together in a way that was pretty much spot-on for the race with very little prior practice."

Qualifying had been pushed back to the morning of the race after a violent typhoon tore through central Japan on Friday and Saturday. It made no difference to world champion Schumacher.

Schumacher's 83rd career victory was a record-equaling 15th of the season for Ferrari.

It came after he had recorded his 63rd pole position -- two shy of Brazilian Ayrton Senna's record.

Formula One Grand Prix results

Following are the results from the Japan Grand Prix in Suzuka on Sunday, the 17th round of the 2004 Formula One world championship:

1. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari 1 hour 24 minutes 26.985 seconds

2. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Williams-BMW 14.008

3. Jenson Button, Britain, BAR-Honda 19.662

4. Takuma Sato, Japan, BAR-Honda 31.781

5. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault 37.767

6. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes 39.302

7. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, Williams-BMW 55.347

8. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Sauber-Petronas 56.276

9. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Sauber-Petronas 1:29.656

10. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, Renault one lap

11. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota one lap

12. Christian Klien, Austria, Jaguar-Cosworth one lap

13. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Jordan one lap

14. Olivier Panis, France, Toyota two laps

15. Timo Glock, Germany, Jordan two laps

16. Gianmaria Bruni, Italy, Minardi three laps

Overall standings

Drivers

1. Michael Schumacher, Germany 146 points

2. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil 108

3. Jenson Button, Britain 85

4. Fernando Alonso, Spain 54

5. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia 48

6. Jarno Trulli, Italy 46

7. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland 37

8. Takuma Sato, Japan 31

9. David Coulthard, Britain 24

10. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy 22

11. Ralf Schumacher, Germany 20

12. Felipe Massa, Brazil 11

13. Mark Webber, Australia 7

14. Olivier Panis, France  6

15. Antonio Pizzonia, Brazil 6

16. Christian Klien, Austria 3

17. Cristiano Da Matta, Brazil 3

18. Nick Heidfeld, Germany 3

19. Timo Glock, Germany 2

20. Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungary 1

Constructors

1. Ferrari 254 points

2. BAR-Honda 116

3. Renault 100

4. Williams-BMW 74

5. McLaren-Mercedes 61

6. Sauber-Petronas 33

7. Jaguar-Cosworth 10

8. Toyota 9

9. Jordan 5

10. Minardi 1

Source: Xinhua