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Events on Sunday 12 October 2003 1
2003Schumacher's sixth Formula One titleSixth title breaks Fangio's 46-year-old recordMichael Schumacher clinched his sixth Formula One drivers' championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, surpassing Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five titles that had stood since 1957. He was driving for Ferrari, with whom he won five consecutive championships from 2000 to 2004.