2003 Spanish Grand Prix

  2003 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One season
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	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:17.762
Fastest lap
Driver	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Time	1:20.143
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari

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	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.762
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:18.020	+0.258
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:18.233	+0.471
4	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:18.615	+0.853
5	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:18.704	+0.942
6	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:18.881	+1.049
7	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:19.006	+1.244
8	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:19.128	+1.366
9	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:19.377	+1.615
10	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.427	+1.665
11	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:19.563	+1.801
12	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:19.615	+1.853
13	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:19.623	+1.861
14	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.646	+1.884
15	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	1:20.215	+2.453
16	15	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:20.308	+2.546
17	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	1:20.976	+3.214
18	18	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	1:22.104	+4.342
19	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	1:22.237	+4.475
20	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:31.900	+14.138

Race Result

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	65	1:33:46.933	1	10
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	65	+5.716	3	8
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	65	+18.001	2	6
4	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	65	+1:02.022	9	5
5	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	64	+1 Lap	7	4
6	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	64	+1 Lap	13	3
7	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	64	+1 Lap	12	2
8	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	63	+2 Laps	15	1
9	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	63	+2 Laps	5
10	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	63	+2 Laps	14
11	18	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	63	+2 Laps	18
12	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	62	+3 Laps	19
Ret	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	43	Engine	17
Ret	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	41	Gearbox	6
Ret	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	38	Suspension	10
Ret	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	17	Collision	8
Ret	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	12	Electrical	11
Ret	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	0	Collision	4
Ret	15	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	0	Launch control	16
Ret	6	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 Kimi Räikkönen 32 2 Michael Schumacher 28 3 Fernando Alonso 25 4 Rubens Barrichello 20 5 David Coulthard 19

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Mercedes 51 2 Ferrari 48 3 Renault 34 4 Williams-BMW 32 5 Jordan-Ford 11

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". Archived

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

• "Motorsport.com". http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=121613&FS=F1. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 

External links

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2999465.stm

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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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