| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | May 18, 2003 | |
| Official name | XXVII A1 Grand Prix of Austria | |
| Location | A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.326 km (2.684 mi) | |
| Distance | 69 laps, 298.494 km (185.196 mi) | |
| Weather | Clear | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari |
| Time | 1:09.150 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari |
| Time | 1:08.337 on lap 41 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari |
| Second |  Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes |
| Third |  Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari |
The 2003 Austrian Grand Prix (formally the XXVII A1 Grand Prix of Austria) was a Formula One race held on 18 May 2003 at the A1-Ring. It was the sixth round of the 2003 Formula One season. The race, contested over 69 laps, was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. Kimi Raikkonen finished second driving for McLaren, with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. It was the last Austrian Grand Prix until 2014, when the track had been renamed the Red Bull Ring.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 1:07.908 | 1:09.150 | |
| 2 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:08.978 | 1:09.189 | +0.039 |
| 3 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Williams-BMW | 1:08.839 | 1:09.391 | +0.241 |
| 4 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:09.479 | 1:09.725 | +0.575 |
| 5 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | 1:08.187 | 1:09.784 | +0.634 |
| 6 | 7 |  Jarno Trulli
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Renault | 1:09.450 | 1:09.890 | +0.740 |
| 7 | 17 |  Jenson Button
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BAR-Honda | 1:08.831 | 1:09.935 | +0.785 |
| 8 | 15 | Antônio Pizzonia
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:09.024 | 1:10.045 | +0.895 |
| 9 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Jordan-Ford | 1:09.281 | 1:10.105 | +0.955 |
| 10 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher
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Williams-BMW | No Time | 1:10.279 | +1.129 |
| 11 | 20 |  Olivier Panis
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Toyota | 1:09.764 | 1:10.402 | +1.252 |
| 12 | 16 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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BAR-Honda | 1:08.680 | 1:10.618 | +1.468 |
| 13 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta
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Toyota | 1:10.370 | 1:10.834 | +1.684 |
| 14 | 5 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:08.947 | 1:10.893 | +1.743 |
| 15 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:10.055 | 1:11.307 | +2.157 |
| 16 | 12 |  Ralph Firman
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Jordan-Ford | 1:11.171 | 1:11.505 | +2.355 |
| 17 | 14 |  Mark Webber
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:08.512 | 1:11.662 | +2.512 |
| 18 | 18 | Justin Wilson
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Minardi-Cosworth | 1:11.056 | 1:14.508 | +5.358 |
| 19 | 8 |  Fernando Alonso
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Renault | 1:09.680 | 1:20.113 | +10.963 |
| 20 | 19 |  Jos Verstappen
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Minardi-Cosworth | 1:10.894 | No Time |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 69 | 1:24:04.888 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +3.362 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Ferrari | 69 | +3.951 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 | Jenson Button
|
BAR-Honda | 69 | +42.243 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +59.740 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Williams-BMW | 68 | +1 Lap | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Mark Webber
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 68 | +1 Lap | 17 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Jarno Trulli
|
Renault | 68 | +1 Lap | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | Antônio Pizzonia
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 68 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 10 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta
|
Toyota | 68 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 11 | 12 | Ralph Firman
|
Jordan-Ford | 68 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 12 | 16 | Jacques Villeneuve
|
BAR-Honda | 68 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 13 | 18 | Justin Wilson
|
Minardi-Cosworth | 67 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Jordan-Ford | 60 | Fuel system | 9 | |
| Ret | 9 | Nick Heidfeld
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Sauber-Petronas | 46 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 8 | Fernando Alonso
|
Renault | 44 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Williams-BMW | 32 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 20 | Olivier Panis
|
Toyota | 6 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jos Verstappen
|
Minardi-Cosworth | 0 | Clutch | 20 | |
| DNS | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
Sauber-Petronas | 0 | Clutch | 15 |
Notes[]
- Michael Schumacher took pole position in this race despite a huge slide on his qualifying lap.
- Cristiano da Matta's faulty launch control caused two aborted starts.
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen did not take part in the race start, as the field set off on the final parade lap, the Sauber driver was left behind. He rushed off to get the T-car but there was not enough time to get everything switched over from Nick Heidfeld's settings and so Frentzen's day was over.
- During Michael Schumacher's pit stop, his Ferrari car briefly caught fire due to a leak from the refuelling nozzle, costing him about 15–20 seconds.
- The last few laps were memorable for a battle between Kimi Räikkönen and Rubens Barrichello for second place, Räikkönen successfully keeping his McLaren ahead of the clearly faster Ferrari of Barrichello.
- As of 2013, this was the last Austrian Grand Prix.
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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Next race: 2003 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 2002 Austrian Grand Prix |
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