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2003 Italian Grand Prix

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.

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

Report edit

Friday drivers edit

The 3 teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship had the right to drive a third car on Friday that were involved in additional training. These drivers did not compete in qualifying or the race.

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

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

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

Race edit

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

Notes edit

  • Gené replaced the injured Ralf Schumacher for this race, scoring his highest ever Formula One finish and his last points.
  • The race was completed with the fastest ever average race speed of 247.585 km/h.
  • Until 2023 race, this was the shortest-duration fully completed Formula One World Championship race.

Championship standings after the race edit

  • 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 edit

  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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