2003 F1 World Championship Season
54th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Michael Schumacher (6th title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Ferrari (13th title) |
| 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 |
2003 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | 9 March | 2003 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | 23 March | 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 | Brazil | Interlagos | 6 April | 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 20 April | 2003 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | 4 May | 2003 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Austria | Spielberg | 18 May | 2003 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 1 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 | 6 July | 2003 French Grand Prix |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | 20 July | 2003 British Grand Prix |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | 3 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 |
Race Winners
| 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 polesitter
| 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 fastest lap setter
2003 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 93 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | 91 | -2 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 82 | -11 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 65 | -28 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 58 | -35 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 55 | -38 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 51 | -42 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 33 | -60 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 17 | -76 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 17 | -76 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 13 | -80 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 12 | -81 |
| 13 | Cristiano da
Matta | Toyota | 10 | -83 |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 6 | -87 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 6 | -87 |
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 6 | -87 |
| 17 | Marc Gene | Williams | 4 | -89 |
| 18 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 3 | -90 |
| 19 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1 | -92 |
| 20 | Justin Wilson | Minardi Jaguar | 1 | -92 |
| 21 | Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 0 | -93 |
| 22 |  Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 0 | -93 |
| 23 |  Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 0 | -93 |
| 24 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Jordan | 0 | -93 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 8 points
- 3rd: 6 points
- 4th: 5 points
- 5th: 4 points
- 6th: 3 points
- 7th: 2 points
- 8th: 1 point
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 8 points
- 3rd: 6 points
- 4th: 5 points
- 5th: 4 points
- 6th: 3 points
- 7th: 2 points
- 8th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MCO | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | ITA | USA | JPN | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.62 | 1 |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.19 | 1 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4.25 | 1 |
| 4 | Marc Gene | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 6.00 | 1 | |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6.81 | 1 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | 12 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7.25 | 2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 7.88 | 1 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | 11 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8.50 | 2 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9.00 | 3 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | 14 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 9.88 | 3 |
| 12 | Cristiano da Matta | 16 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 11.25 | 3 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 11.67 | 6 | |
| 14 | Jenson Button | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11.88 | 5 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12.31 | 4 |
| 16 | Takuma Sato | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13.25 | 4 |
| 18 | Antonio Pizzonia | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 13.82 | 8 | |||||
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 13 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13.88 | 8 |
| 20 | Ralph Firman | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17.00 | 14 | ||
| 21 | Justin Wilson | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 17.25 | 10 |
| 22 | Jos Verstappen | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18.38 | 15 |
| 23 | Zsolt Baumgartner | 19 | 18 | 18.50 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | Nicolas Kiesa | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19.40 | 18 |
Race Results Overview
| 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 |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.