2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 6 April 2003 |
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| Circuit | Interlagos, 54 laps |
| Round | 3 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +7 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 54 | 1hr 31m 17.748s | 10 |
| 2 | +2 |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 54 | +0.945s | 8 |
| 3 | +7 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 54 | +6.348s | 6 |
| 4 | -2 |  David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 54 | +8.096s | 5 |
| 5 | PL |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 54 | +8.642s | 4 |
| 6 | +7 |  Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 54 | +16.054s | 3 |
| 7 | -1 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 54 | +38.526s | 2 |
| 8 | -3 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 54 | +45.927s | 1 |
| 9 | -6 |  Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 53 | DNF | |
| 10 | +8 |  Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 53 | +1 lap | |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 32 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 26 | DNF | ||
| R |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | 24 | DNF | ||
| R |  Olivier Panis | Toyota | 17 | DNF | ||
| R |  Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 8 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Mark Webber ended lap 53 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
- Rubens Barrichello ended lap 46 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 11 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda |
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| 15 | Olivier Panis | Toyota |
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| 18 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota |
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| 20 | Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | |
| Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:13.807 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.818 | 0.011 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:13.851 | 0.044 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.866 | 0.059 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:13.953 | 0.146 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:14.124 | 0.317 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.130 | 0.323 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 1:14.191 | 0.384 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:14.223 | 0.416 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:14.384 | 0.577 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:14.504 | 0.697 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 1:14.631 | 0.824 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 1:14.668 | 0.861 |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 1:14.839 | 1.032 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:14.839 | 1.032 |
| 16 | Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 1:15.240 | 1.433 |
| 17 | Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:15.317 | 1.510 |
| 18 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:15.641 | 1.834 |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:16.542 | 2.735 |
| 20 | Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:16.586 | 2.779 |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Allan McNish | Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2003 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | 24 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | 15 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 14 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | 9 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 8 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | 8 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | 8 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | 8 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7 |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | 3 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | 2 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren-Mercedes | 39 |
| 2 | Renault | 23 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 16 |
| 4 | Williams-BMW | 16 |
| 5 | Jordan-Ford | 10 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Petronas | 8 |
| 7 | BAR-Honda | 5 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 200th for Jordan (11th constructor to start 200 races)
- Wins
- 1st for Giancarlo Fisichella (93rd different winner, 14th Italian driver; first Italian winner since 1992; last win until 2005; only win for Jordan)
- 4th and last for Jordan (first since 1999)
- Podiums
- 10th for Giancarlo Fisichella (60th driver to score ten podiums, 5th Italian driver; first podium since 2001 and last until 2005; last for Jordan), 7th for Kimi Raikkonen, 2nd for Fernando Alonso
- 354th for McLaren, 43rd for Renault, 18th for Jordan (first since 2000)
- Poles
- 7th for Rubens Barrichello
- 160th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 9th for Rubens Barrichello
- 161st for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 37th and last for David Coulthard, 17th for Rubens Barrichello