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Race details
Race 5 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One season
Barcelona 2000
Date 4, 2003 (2003-05-04)
Official name Gran Premio Marlboro de Espana
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.730 km (2.939 mi)
Distance 65 laps, 307.324 km (190.962 mi)
Weather Clear
Pole position
Driver 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:17.762
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari
Time 1:20.143
Podium
First 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Second 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Renault
Third 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari
2003 Spanish Grand Prix grid

The start of the 2003 Spanish Grand Prix

The 2003 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 May 2003 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. It was the fifth round of the 2003 Formula One season. The race, contested over 65 laps, was won by Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. Fernando Alonso finished second driving for the Renault team with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari.

Saturday Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Q2 Time Gap
1 1 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.762
2 2 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:18.020 +0.258
3 8 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:18.233 +0.471
4 7 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:18.615 +0.853
5 17 25px Great Britain Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:18.704 +0.942
6 20 25px France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:18.881 +1.049
7 4 25px Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:19.006 +1.244
8 5 25px Great Britain David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.128 +1.366
9 3 25px Flag of Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:19.377 +1.615
10 10 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1:19.427 +1.665
11 16 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:19.563 +1.801
12 14 25px Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:19.615 +1.853
13 21 25px Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:19.623 +1.861
14 9 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:19.646 +1.884
15 12 25px Flag of Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:20.215 +2.453
16 15 25px Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth 1:20.308 +2.546
17 11 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:20.976 +3.214
18 18 25px Great Britain Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth 1:22.104 +4.342
19 19 25px Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:22.237 +4.475
20 6 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:31.900 +14.138

Race Result[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 65 1:33:46.933 1 10
2 8 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 65 +5.716 3 8
3 2 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 65 +18.001 2 6
4 3 25px Flag of Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 65 +1:02.022 9 5
5 4 25px Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 64 +1 Lap 7 4
6 21 25px Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 64 +1 Lap 13 3
7 14 25px Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 64 +1 Lap 12 2
8 12 25px Flag of the Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 63 +2 Laps 15 1
9 17 25px UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda 63 +2 Laps 5  
10 9 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 63 +2 Laps 14  
11 18 25px UK Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth 63 +2 Laps 18  
12 19 25px Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 62 +3 Laps 19  
Ret 11 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 43 Engine 17  
Ret 20 25px France Olivier Panis Toyota 41 Gearbox 6  
Ret 10 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 38 Suspension 10  
Ret 5 25px UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 17 Collision 8  
Ret 16 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 12 Electrical 11  
Ret 7 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 0 Collision 4  
Ret 15 25px Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth 0 Launch control 16  
Ret 6 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Collision 20  

Notes[]

  • This was the first double retirement of the season for McLaren.
  • Ferrari debuted their new car, the F2003-GA at this race. GA was added to the cars name as a tribute to Gianni Agnelli, head of Fiat, who died shortly before the car's unveiling.
  • First points: Cristiano da Matta.
  • Only points: Ralph Firman.

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen 32
2 25px Germany Michael Schumacher 28
3 25px Spain Fernando Alonso 25
4 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello 20
5 25px UK David Coulthard 19
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px UK McLaren-Mercedes 51
2 25px Italy Ferrari 48
3 25px France Renault 34
4 25px UK Williams-BMW 32
5 25px Flag of the Republic of Ireland Jordan-Ford 11
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

from the original on 30 September 2007. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/22/. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 



External links[]


Previous race:
2003 San Marino Grand Prix
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2003 Austrian Grand Prix
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2004 Spanish Grand Prix
Awards
Preceded by
2002 Hungarian Grand Prix
Formula One Promotional Trophy
for Race Promoter

2003
Succeeded by
2004 Bahrain Grand Prix
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