2003 Austrian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 18 May 2003 |
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| Circuit | Spielberg, 69 laps |
| Round | 6 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 2003 Austrian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 69 | 1hr 24m 04.888s | 10 | |
| 2 |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +3.362s | 8 | |
| 3 | +2 |  Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 69 | +3.951s | 6 |
| 4 | +3 |  Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 69 | +42.243s | 5 |
| 5 | +9 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +59.740s | 4 |
| 6 | +4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 68 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 7 | PL |  Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 68 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 8 | -2 |  Jarno Trulli | Renault | 68 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 9 | -1 | Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +3 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +5 |  Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 12 |  Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 68 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | +5 | Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | 67 | +2 laps | |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 60 | DNF | ||
| R | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 46 | DNF | ||
| R |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 44 | DNF | ||
| R |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 32 | DNF | ||
| R |  Olivier Panis | Toyota | 6 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | |||||
Notes
- Juan Pablo Montoya ended lap 31 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen did not start after failing to leave the grid at the start of the formation lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Renault |
| 7 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
| 8 | Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Toyota |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda |
| 13 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford |
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| 18 | Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
Notes
- Cristiano da Matta started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:09.150 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:09.189 | 0.039 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:09.391 | 0.241 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 1:09.725 | 0.575 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:09.784 | 0.634 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:09.890 | 0.740 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:09.935 | 0.785 |
| 8 | Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:10.045 | 0.895 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 1:10.105 | 0.955 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:10.279 | 1.129 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:10.402 | 1.252 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 1:10.618 | 1.468 |
| 13 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:10.834 | 1.684 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:10.893 | 1.743 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 1:11.307 | 2.157 |
| 16 | Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 1:11.505 | 2.355 |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:11.662 | 2.512 |
| 18 | Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:14.508 | 5.358 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:20.113 | 10.963 |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | – |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Allan McNish | Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2003 Austrian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | 40 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 38 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | 26 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 25 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | 23 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | 20 |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 15 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | 10 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | 8 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7 |
| 12 | Mark Webber | 4 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | 3 |
| 14 | Cristiano da Matta | 3 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | 1 |
| 16 | Ralph Firman | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 64 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 63 |
| 3 | Renault | 35 |
| 4 | Williams-BMW | 35 |
| 5 | Jordan-Ford | 11 |
| 6 | BAR-Honda | 11 |
| 7 |  Sauber-Petronas | 8 |
| 8 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 4 |
| 9 |  Toyota | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 67th for Michael Schumacher
- 162nd for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 117th for Michael Schumacher, 39th for Rubens Barrichello, 9th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 514th & 515th for Ferrari, 356th for McLaren
- Poles
- 54th for Michael Schumacher
- 163rd for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 54th for Michael Schumacher
- 164th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 87th for Michael Schumacher NEW RECORD, 2nd for Kimi Raikkonen
- Pole & win
- 28th for Michael Schumacher
- Win & fastest lap
- 33rd for Michael Schumacher
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 14th for Michael Schumacher