2003 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 54th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Michael Schumacher (6th title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Ferrari (13th title) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Michael Schumacher |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Ferrari |
| Races: | 16 |
| Winning drivers: | Michael Schumacher (6) Ralf Schumacher (2)  Juan Pablo Montoya (2)  Rubens Barrichello (2)  David Coulthard (1)  Kimi Raikkonen (1) Giancarlo Fisichella (1)  Fernando Alonso (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Ferrari (8) Williams (4) McLaren (2)  Jordan (1)  Renault (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Kimi Raikkonen Giancarlo Fisichella Fernando Alonso |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | 09 March | 2003 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | 23 March | 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 | Brazil | Interlagos | 06 April | 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 20 April | 2003 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | 04 May | 2003 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Austria | Spielberg | 18 May | 2003 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 01 June | 2003 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Canada | Montreal | 15 June | 2003 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 9 |  Europe | Nurburgring | 29 June | 2003 European Grand Prix |
| 10 | France | Magny-Cours | 06 July | 2003 French Grand Prix |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | 20 July | 2003 British Grand Prix |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | 03 August | 2003 German Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 24 August | 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | 14 September | 2003 Italian Grand Prix |
| 15 |  USA | Indianapolis | 28 September | 2003 United States Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Japan DT CT | Suzuka | 12 October | 2003 Japanese Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| BAR | Jenson Button | All |
| Takuma Sato | 16 | |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1-15 | |
| Ferrari | Rubens Barrichello | All |
| Michael Schumacher | All | |
| Jaguar | Antonio Pizzonia | 1-11 |
| Mark Webber | All | |
| Justin Wilson | 12-16 | |
| Jordan | Zsolt Baumgartner | 13-14 |
| Ralph Firman | 1-13, 15-16 | |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | All | |
| McLaren | David Coulthard | All |
| Kimi Raikkonen | All | |
| Minardi |  Nicolas Kiesa | 12-16 |
 Jos Verstappen | All | |
| Justin Wilson | 1-11 | |
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | All |
| Jarno Trulli | All | |
 Sauber | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | All |
| Nick Heidfeld | All | |
| Toyota | Cristiano da Matta | All |
| Olivier Panis | All | |
| Williams | Marc Gene | 14 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | All | |
| Ralf Schumacher | All |
Free practice drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan | Zsolt Baumgartner | 12 |
| Satoshi Motoyama | 16 | |
 Bjorn Wirdheim | 14-15 | |
| Minardi | Matteo Bobbi | 4 |
| Gianmaria Bruni | 12-16 | |
| Renault | Allan McNish | 1-9, 11-16 |
| Franck Montagny | 10 |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 11 | 8.675s |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 7 | 39.286s |
| 3 | Brazil | Interlagos | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 8 | 0.945s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 1.882s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 5.716s |
| 6 | Austria | Spielberg | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 3.362s |
| 7 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 3 | 0.602s |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 0.784s |
| 9 | Europe | Nurburgring | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 3 | 16.821s |
| 10 | France | Magny-Cours | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1 | 13.813s |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 5.462s |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1 | 1m 05.459s |
| 13 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 16.768s |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 5.294s |
| 15 | USA | Indianapolis | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 7 | 18.258s |
| 16 | Japan | Suzuka | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 11.085s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 0.245s |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 3 | 0.173s |
| 3 | Brazil | Interlagos | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | DNF | 0.011s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.014s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.258s |
| 6 | Austria | Spielberg | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.039s |
| 7 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 4 | 0.036s |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 2 | 0.394s |
| 9 | Europe | Nurburgring | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | DNF | 0.032s |
| 10 | France | Magny-Cours | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1 | 0.117s |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 0.172s |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1 | 0.018s |
| 13 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 0.256s |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.051s |
| 15 | USA | Indianapolis | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 0.124s |
| 16 | Japan | Suzuka | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 0.699s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (4), 6th (3), 7th (2), 8th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MCO | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | ITA | USA | JPN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 4 | 6 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 93 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | R | 2 | 2 | 6 | R | 4 | 3 | R | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 91 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 12 | R | 7 | 4 | R | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | R | 82 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | R | 2 | R | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | R | R | 3 | R | 1 | 65 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | R | 4 | R | 12 | 58 | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | R | 5 | 4 | 4 | R | R | 4 | 1 | 8 | R | R | 55 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | 1 | R | 4 | 5 | R | 5 | 7 | R | 15R | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | R | R | 3 | 51 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | R | 8 | 6 | R | R | R | 6 | 3 | 7 | R | 4 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | 10 | 7 | R | 8 | 9 | 4 | DNS | R | 7 | R | 8 | 8 | 10 | R | R | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | R | R | 9R | R | 7 | 7 | R | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11R | 6 | 7 | R | 11 | 17 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | R | DNS | R | R | 9 | 12 | 12 | R | R | 13R | 3 | R | 13 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 12R | R | 1 | 15R | R | R | 10 | R | 12 | R | R | 13R | R | 10 | 7 | R | 12 |
| 13 | Cristiano da Matta | R | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11R | R | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | R | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | R | 8 | R | 10 | 10 | R | 11 | R | 8 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | 13 | 8 | R | 8 | 11 | 5 | R | R | R | 10 | 6 |
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | 9 | DNS | 6 | R | R | 12 | R | R | R | 9 | 10 | 9 | R | 6 | R | 6 | |
| 17 | Marc Gene | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Takuma Sato | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Ralph Firman | R | 10 | R | R | 8 | 11 | 12 | R | 11 | 15 | 13 | R | R | 14 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Justin Wilson | R | R | R | R | 11 | 13 | R | R | 13 | 14 | 16 | R | R | R | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| 21 | Antonio Pizzonia | 13R | R | R | 14 | R | 9 | R | 10R | 10 | 10 | R | ||||||
| 22 | Jos Verstappen | 11 | 13 | R | R | 12 | R | R | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | R | 12 | R | 10 | 15 | |
| 23 | Nicolas Kiesa | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Zsolt Baumgartner | R | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | AUS | MYS | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MCO | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | ITA | USA | JPN | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 2003.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (4), 6th (3), 7th (2), 8th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | AUS | MYS | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MCO | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | ITA | USA | JPN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 2 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 158 |
| R | 6 | R | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | R | R | 3 | R | 8 | |||
| 2 | Williams-BMW | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 144 |
| 8 | 12 | R | 7 | 5 | R | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | R | 4 | 5 | R | R | |||
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | R | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15R | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 142 |
| 3 | R | 4 | 5 | R | 5 | 7 | R | R | 5 | 5 | R | 5 | R | R | 3 | |||
| 4 | Renault | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | R | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 88 |
| 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | R | R | 6 | R | R | R | R | 4 | 7 | R | R | R | |||
| 5 | BAR-Honda | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | R | R | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | R | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | DNS | R | R | R | 12 | DNS | R | R | R | 10 | 9 | R | R | R | 6 | |||
| 6 | Sauber-Petronas | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | R | 11 | R | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| R | 9 | R | 11 | R | DNS | R | R | 9 | 13 | 17 | R | R | 13R | 5 | R | |||
| 7 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 13R | R | 9R | 14 | 7 | 7 | R | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11R | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 18 |
| R | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | 10R | 10 | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | 13 | |||
| 8 | Toyota | R | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | R | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | R | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| R | R | R | 12 | R | R | 13 | 11R | R | 11 | 11 | 6 | R | R | R | 10 | |||
| 9 | Jordan-Ford | 12R | 10 | 1 | 15R | 8 | 11 | 10 | R | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13R | R | 10 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | 12 | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | R | |||
| 10 | Minardi-Cosworth | 11 | 13 | R | R | 11 | 13 | R | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| R | R | R | R | 12 | R | R | R | 14 | 16 | 16 | R | 13 | R | 11 | 16 | |||
| No. | Constructor | AUS | MYS | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MCO | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | ITA | USA | JPN | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 2003.