2003 Italian Grand Prix

2003 Italian Grand Prix
Race 14 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date September 14, 2003
Official name Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.793 km (3.600 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.587 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:20.963
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:21.832 on lap 14
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Williams-BMW
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2003 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 September 2003 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy.[1] It was the fourteenth race of the 2003 Formula One season and the eighty-seventh Italian Grand Prix. The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher driving for Ferrari after starting from pole position. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second in a Williams car, with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. Marc Gené replaced the injured Ralf Schumacher in the Williams for this race, scoring his highest ever Formula One finish and his last points. Until the 2023 race, this was the shortest-duration fully completed Formula One World Championship race. The race was completed with the fastest ever average race speed of 247.585 km/h.

Report

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Friday drivers

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Three teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship had the right to run a third car on Friday's additional testing. These drivers did not compete in qualifying or the race.

Constructor Nat Driver
Renault United Kingdom Allan McNish
Jordan-Ford -
Minardi-Cosworth Italy Gianmaria Bruni

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Diff.
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.268 1:20.963
2 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:20.656 1:21.014 +0.051
3 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:20.784 1:21.242 +0.279
4 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.966 1:21.466 +0.503
5 4 Spain Marc Gené Williams-BMW - 1:21.834 +0.871
6 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:22.034 1:21.944 +0.981
7 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:22.495 1:22.301 +1.338
8 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.154 1:22.471 +1.508
9 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:22.372 1:22.488 +1.525
10 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:22.858 1:22.717 +1.754
11 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:21.966 1:22.754 +1.791
12 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:21.829 1:22.914 +1.951
13 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:24.179 1:22.992 +2.029
14 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1:22.203 1:23.216 +2.253
15 15 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Jaguar-Cosworth 1:23.609 1:23.484 +2.521
16 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:22.547 1:23.803 +2.840
17 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth No Time 1:25.078 +4.115
18 12 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Jordan-Ford 1:24.872 1:25.881 +4.918
19 18 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth 1:26.299 1:26.778 +5.815
20 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:22.103 1:40.405 +19.442
4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW No Time -
Sources:[2][3][4]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 1:14:19.838 1 10
2 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 53 +5.294 2 8
3 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 53 +11.835 3 6
4 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +12.834 4 5
5 4 Spain Marc Gené Williams-BMW 53 +27.891 5 4
6 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 52 +1 Lap 10 3
7 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 52 +1 Lap 11 2
8 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 52 +1 Lap 20 1
9 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 52 +1 Lap 16  
10 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 52 +1 Lap 13  
11 12 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Jordan-Ford 51 +2 Laps 18  
12 18 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth 51 +2 Laps 19  
13 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 50 Transmission 14  
Ret 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 45 Fuel pressure 8  
Ret 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota 35 Brakes 9  
Ret 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 27 Oil leak 17  
Ret 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 24 Gearbox 7  
Ret 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 3 Tyre/Spun off 12  
Ret 15 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Jaguar-Cosworth 2 Gearbox 15  
Ret 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 0 Hydraulics 6  
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "2003 Italian Grand Prix F1 Final Results". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ "Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003 – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003 – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ "2003 Italian Grand Prix Classification Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ "2003 Italian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Italy 2003 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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