2003 French Grand Prix
| Date | |
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Magny-Cours, 70 laps |
| Round | 10 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 2003 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 70 | 1hr 30m 49.213s | 10 | |
| 2 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 70 | +13.813s | 8 | |
| 3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 70 | +19.568s | 6 | |
| 4 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +38.047s | 5 | |
| 5 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +40.289s | 4 | |
| 6 | +3 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 70 | +1m 06.380s | 3 |
| 7 | +1 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 8 | +2 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Toyota | 69 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 9 | +3 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 69 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +1 | (BRA) Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +2 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 69 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +4 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 68 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +2 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 68 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | PL | (GBR) Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | 67 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | +3 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 67 | +3 laps | |
| 16 | +3 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 66 | +4 laps | |
| R | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Renault | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 21 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW |
| 2 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
| 3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 4 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 5 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 6 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Renault |
| 7 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 8 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 9 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 10 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Toyota |
| 11 | (BRA) Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 12 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda |
| 13 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | Toyota |
| 14 | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
| 15 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas |
| 16 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas |
| 17 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford |
| 18 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford |
| 19 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth |
| 20 | ||
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| (GBR) Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| (FRA) Franck Montagny | Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 64 |
| 2 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 56 |
| 3 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 53 |
| 4 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | 47 |
| 5 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 39 |
| 6 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 39 |
| 7 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 29 |
| 8 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 13 |
| 9 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 12 |
| 10 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 |
| 11 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 10 |
| 12 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7 |
| 13 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 3 |
| 14 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | 3 |
| 15 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 2 |
| 16 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 2 |
| 17 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 150th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (21st driver to start 150 races, 2nd German driver)
- 100th for Jos Verstappen (52nd driver to start 100 races, 1st Dutch driver)
- 150th for Renault (15th constructor to start 150 races)
- Wins
- 6th and last for Ralf Schumacher
- 111th for Williams
- Race 1-2
- 33rd for Williams
- Podiums
- 120th for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to score 120 podiums, 1st German driver)
- 23rd for Ralf Schumacher
- 16th for Juan Pablo Montoya
- 519th for Ferrari
- 280th & 281st for Williams
- Poles
- 4th for Ralf Schumacher
- 122nd for Williams
- 1-2 start
- 60th for Williams (1st constructor to start 1-2 in 60 races)
- Fastest laps
- 7th for Juan Pablo Montoya
- 123rd for Williams
- Front row starts
- 15th for Juan Pablo Montoya
- 14th for Ralf Schumacher
- Points finishes
- 25th for Olivier Panis
- Pole & win
- 1st and only for Ralf Schumacher (48th different driver to win from pole, 2nd German driver)