2003 European Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Nurburgring, 60 laps |
| Round | 9 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 2003 European Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 60 | 1hr 34m 43.622s | 10 |
| 2 | +2 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 60 | +16.821s | 8 |
| 3 | +2 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 60 | +39.673s | 6 |
| 4 | +4 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | 60 | +1m 05.731s | 5 |
| 5 | -3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 60 | +1m 06.162s | 4 |
| 6 | +5 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 7 | +5 | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 59 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 8 | PL | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 59 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 9 | +6 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 59 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +6 | (BRA) Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +3 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +1 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +6 | (GBR) Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +4 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 57 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | -6 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | DNF | |
| R | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 51 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Renault | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Toyota | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 25 | DNF | ||
Notes
- David Coulthard ended lap 56 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
- Kimi Raikkonen ended lap 25 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 3 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW |
| 4 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
| 5 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 6 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Renault |
| 7 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Toyota |
| 8 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 9 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 10 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | Toyota |
| 11 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 12 | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
| 13 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford |
| 14 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford |
| 15 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas |
| 16 | (BRA) Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 17 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda |
| 18 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth |
| 19 | (GBR) Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth |
| 20 | ||
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| (GBR) Allan McNish | Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 58 |
| 2 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 51 |
| 3 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 43 |
| 4 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | 39 |
| 5 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 39 |
| 6 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 37 |
| 7 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 25 |
| 8 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 13 |
| 9 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 |
| 10 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 10 |
| 11 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 9 |
| 12 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7 |
| 13 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | 3 |
| 14 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 3 |
| 15 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 2 |
| 16 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 1 |
| 17 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 150th for David Coulthard (20th driver to start 150 races, 6th British driver)
- Wins
- 5th for Ralf Schumacher
- 110th for Williams
- Race 1-2
- 32nd for Williams
- Podiums
- 40th for Rubens Barrichello (13th driver to score 40 podiums, 3rd Brazilian driver)
- 22nd for Ralf Schumacher
- 15th for Juan Pablo Montoya
- 518th for Ferrari
- 278th & 279th for Williams
- Poles
- 1st for Kimi Raikkonen (84th different polesitter, 3rd Finnish driver; first Finnish polesitter since 2000)
- 113th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 4th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 112th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 88th for Michael Schumacher
- 4th for Kimi Raikkonen