2003 United States Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 28 September 2003 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 73 laps |
| Round | 15 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 2003 United States Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +6 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 73 | 1hr 33m 35.997s | 10 |
| 2 | -1 |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 73 | +18.258s | 8 |
| 3 | +12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 73 | +37.964s | 6 |
| 4 | +6 |  Jarno Trulli | Renault | 73 | +48.329s | 5 |
| 5 | +8 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 73 | +56.403s | 4 |
| 6 | -2 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 72 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 7 | +10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 72 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 8 | +8 |  Justin Wilson | Jaguar-Cosworth | 71 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 9 |  Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 71 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | +9 |  Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 69 | +4 laps | |
| 11 | +9 |  Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi-Cosworth | 69 | +4 laps | |
| R |  Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 63 | DNF | ||
| R |  Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 45 | DNF | ||
| R |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 41 | DNF | ||
| R |  Olivier Panis | Toyota | 27 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Mark Webber ended lap 21 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Toyota |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 9 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Renault |
| 11 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas |
| 16 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford |
| 18 | Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth |
| 20 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi-Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:11.670 | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:11.794 | 0.124 |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:11.920 | 0.250 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:11.948 | 0.278 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:12.078 | 0.408 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:12.087 | 0.417 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:12.194 | 0.524 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.297 | 0.627 |
| 9 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:12.326 | 0.656 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:12.566 | 0.896 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:12.695 | 1.025 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 1:13.050 | 1.380 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 1:13.083 | 1.413 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:13.269 | 1.599 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 1:13.447 | 1.777 |
| 16 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:13.585 | 1.915 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 1:13.798 | 2.128 |
| 18 | Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 1:14.027 | 2.357 |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:15.360 | 3.690 |
| 20 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:15.644 | 3.974 |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth |
| Allan McNish | Renault |
 Bjorn Wirdheim | Jordan-Ford |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2003 United States Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 92 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | 83 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 82 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | 58 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | 55 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | 55 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | 45 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | 29 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | 17 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 13 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 12 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | 12 |
| 13 | Cristiano da Matta | 8 |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | 6 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | 6 |
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | 6 |
| 17 | Marc Gene | 4 |
| 18 | Ralph Firman | 1 |
| 19 | Justin Wilson | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 147 |
| 2 | Williams-BMW | 144 |
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 128 |
| 4 | Renault | 84 |
| 5 |  Sauber-Petronas | 19 |
| 6 | BAR-Honda | 18 |
| 7 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 18 |
| 8 |  Toyota | 14 |
| 9 | Jordan-Ford | 13 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 70th for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to win 70 races, 1st German driver)
- 166th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 122nd for Michael Schumacher, 18th and last for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (first podium since 2000), 13th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 523rd for Ferrari, 361st for McLaren, 6th for Sauber (last until 2006)
- Poles
- 2nd for Kimi Raikkonen
- 114th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 56th for Michael Schumacher
- 167th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 20th for Rubens Barrichello (31st driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 3rd Brazilian driver), 5th for Kimi Raikkonen
- Points finishes
- 56th and last for Heinz-Harald Frentzen, 1st and only for Justin Wilson (291st different point scorer, 56th British driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 35th for Michael Schumacher