2003 Spanish Grand Prix

2003 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 4 May 2003 (2003-05-04)
Official name XLV Gran Premio Marlboro de España
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain[1]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.730 km (2.939 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 307.324 km (190.962 miles)
Weather Clear
Attendance 96,000
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:17.762
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari
Time 1:20.143 on lap 52
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Renault
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
The start of the 2003 Spanish Grand Prix

The 2003 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the XLV Gran Premio Marlboro de España) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 May 2003 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the fifth round of the 2003 Formula One season and the forty-fifth Spanish Grand Prix, and also the last held on this layout. The 65-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. 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. Fernando Alonso finished second driving for the Renault team with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. Ralph Firman scored his one and only point by finishing eighth.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 time Q2 time Gap
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.130 1:17.762
2 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:17.218 1:18.020 +0.258
3 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:18.100 1:18.233 +0.471
4 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:17.149 1:18.615 +0.853
5 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:17.613 1:18.704 +0.942
6 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:17.746 1:18.881 +1.049
7 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:18.409 1:19.006 +1.244
8 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.060 1:19.128 +1.366
9 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:18.607 1:19.377 +1.615
10 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1:18.909 1:19.427 +1.665
11 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:18.461 1:19.563 +1.801
12 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:17.793 1:19.615 +1.853
13 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:17.443 1:19.623 +1.861
14 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:19.050 1:19.646 +1.884
15 12 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:19.195 1:20.215 +2.453
16 15 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth 1:18.528 1:20.308 +2.546
17 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:18.879 1:20.976 +3.214
18 18 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth 1:21.100 1:22.104 +4.342
19 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:20.822 1:22.237 +4.475
20 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.862 1:31.900 +14.138
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Race

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

Championship standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ "2003 Spanish Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2003 – Overall Qualifying". Formula1.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  3. ^ "2003 Spanish Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Spain 2003 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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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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