2003 Monaco Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 2003 May 2021 F1 Monaco Monaco 1 June Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map.svg 2003 2003 Austrian Grand Prix 2003 Canadian Grand Prix 7 Grand Prix de Monaco 2003 16 Circuit de Monaco, Monaco Street circuit 2.075 3.34 78 161.85 260.52 Sunny at start, cloudy later Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:15.259 Germany Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.545 49 Finland Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Colombia Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Finland Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany MON The 2003 Monaco Grand Prix (officially known as the Grand Prix de Monaco 2003)Grand Prix de Monaco 2003 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/743/monaco/race-result.html 8 March 2023 was a Formula One motor race that took place on 1 June 2003 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the seventh round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship. Ralf Schumacher of BMW Williams took pole position for the race, but his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya won the race ahead of championship leader Kimi Räikkönen of McLaren and current World Champion Michael Schumacher of Ferrari. It was Williams's first victory in Monaco since Keke Rosberg in 1983. There were no recorded on-track overtakes during this race, one of the very few occasions in Formula One history where this has occurred. The other three races since 1981 not to feature any on-track overtakes were the controversial 2005 United States and 2021 Belgian Grands Prix, as well as the 2009 European Grand Prix.Formula One Overtaking Database http://cliptheapex.com/community/overtaking/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121017110458/http://cliptheapex.com/community/overtaking/ 17 October 2012 26 October 2012 Background Across the weekend of 29 May - 1 June, the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo hosted a Formula One Grand Prix for the 50th time in the circuit's history, with it being the 50th Monaco Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship as well. The Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship.Grands Prix Monaco https://www.statsf1.com/en/grand-prix-monaco.aspx 2 August 2025 StatsF114 January 2003 2003 F1 calendar https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2657581.stm 2 August 2025 BBC Sport Championship standings before the race Going into the weekend, McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen led the Drivers' Championship with 40 points, ahead of Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello on 38 and 26 points, respectively. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading with 64 points and McLaren were second on 63 points, with Renault third on 35 points.Drivers' and Constructors' Provisional Standings http://www.fia.com/FreePress/F1_Guide_2003/Championship.html Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 12 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20020602144615/http://www.fia.com/homepage/selection-a.html 2 June 2002 Entrants The Grand Prix was contested by 20 drivers, in ten teams of two. The teams, also known as constructors, were Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Renault, Sauber, Jordan, Jaguar, BAR, Minardi and Toyota.2003 Entry List http://www.fia.com/FreePress/F1_Guide_2003/F1_Guide.html Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 12 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20020602144615/http://www.fia.com/homepage/selection-a.html 2 June 2002 Practice Three free practice sessions were held for the event.Domenjoz Luc Formula 1 Yearbook 2003–04 Sporting regulations https://archive.org/details/formula1yearbook0000unse_x6v8 2003 Parragon Bath, Somerset 220–221 978-1-4054-2089-1 Internet Archive registrationhttps://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/monaco/main.htm 2003 Monaco Grand Prix - Results and Reports NewsOnF1.com 1 August 2025 Jaguar driver Mark Webber set the fastest time in the first session, a tenth of a second quicker than Jenson Button and David Coulthard, in second and third places respectively.Webber flies in Monaco GP first practice http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/webber-flies-in-monaco-gp-first-practice/ motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc 29 May 2003 12 July 2014 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230532/http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/webber-flies-in-monaco-gp-first-practice/ deadhttps://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/monaco/f1res.htm 2003 Monaco Grand Prix - Thursday Practice Session Results NewsOnF1.com 1 August 2025https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/743/monaco/practice/1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2003 - PRACTICE 1 Formula1.com 1 August 2025 Webber was third in the second session, which was topped by Kimi Räikkönen in the McLaren ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya in the BMW Williams.https://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/monaco/s1res.htm 2003 Monaco Grand Prix - First Saturday Practice Session Results NewsOnF1.com 1 August 2025 Finally, Coulthard led the third practice session, ahead of Montoya and World Champion Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari.https://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/monaco/s2res.htm 2003 Monaco Grand Prix - Second Saturday Practice Session Results NewsOnF1.com 1 August 2025https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/743/monaco/practice/2 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2003 - PRACTICE 2 Formula1.com 1 August 2025 Jenson Button suffered a heavy crash during Saturday morning practice and his resulting injuries meant that he took no further part in the weekend.https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/monaco-grand-prix-crashes-six-1908421 Jenson Button - 2003 Daily Mirror 24 May 2013 18 July 2015https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2952066.stm Button suffers 180mph crash BBC Sport 31 May 2003 18 July 2015 Qualifying Qualiyfing consisted of two one-hour sessions, one on Friday and one on Saturday afternoon. The first session's running order was determined by the Drivers' Championship standings, with the leading driver going first. Each driver was allowed to set one lap time. The result determined the running order in the second session: the fastest driver in the first session was allowed to go last in the second session, which usually provided the benefit of a cleaner track. Drivers were again allowed to set one lap time, which determined the order on the grid for the race on Sunday, with the fastest driver scoring pole position.https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/deciding-the-grid-a-history-of-f1-qualifying-formats.1oh1hemlnZ4x9rt2nff8vn Deciding the grid - A history of F1 qualifying formats formula1.com 25 July 2025 Ralf Schumacher scored his first pole position in nearly two years. In contrast, his brother Michael's fifth starting place was his worst qualifying performance at this circuit since he first competed there in 1992.https://www.atlasf1.com/2003/mon/elizalde.html The 2003 Monaco GP Review AtlasF1.com Elizalde Pablo Spain 4 June 2003 1 August 2025 Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid 1 4 DEU Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:17.063 1:15.259 1 2 6 FIN Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.926 1:15.295 +0.036 2 3 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:17.108 1:15.415 +0.156 3 4 7 ITA Jarno Trulli Renault 1:16.905 1:15.500 +0.241 4 5 1 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.305 1:15.644 +0.385 5 6 5 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.059 1:15.700 +0.441 6 7 2 BRA Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:16.636 1:15.820 +0.561 7 8 8 ESP Fernando Alonso Renault 1:18.370 1:15.884 +0.625 8 9 14 AUS Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:17.637 1:16.237 +0.978 9 10 21 BRA Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:20.374 1:16.744 +1.485 10 11 16 CAN Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:18.109 1:16.755 +1.496 11 12 11 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:17.080 1:16.967 +1.708 12 13 15 BRA Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth 1:18.967 1:17.103 +1.844 13 14 9 DEU Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:17.912 1:17.176 +1.917 14 15 10 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas No time 1:17.402 +2.143 15 16 12 IRE Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:18.286 1:17.452 +2.193 16 17 20 FRA Olivier Panis Toyota 1:19.903 1:17.464 +2.205 17 18 19 NED Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:19.421 1:18.706 +3.447 18 19 18 GBR Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth 1:19.680 1:20.063 +4.804 19 20 17 GBR Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:16.685 No time1 1— 20 Sources:2003 Monaco GP – 1st Qualification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=2003&gp=Monaco%20GP&r=1&type=warm ChicaneF1 30 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20240719024131/https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=2003&gp=Monaco%20GP&r=1&type=warm 19 July 2024 dead2003 Monaco GP – 2nd Qualification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=2003&gp=Monaco%20GP&r=1&type=qual ChicaneF1 30 September 20232003 Monaco Grand Prix Classification Grid https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2003/monaco-grand-prix/classification/grid Motorsport Stats 30 September 2023 Notes 1 1 – Jenson Button was left without a time in Q2 after a spin in Saturday's practice. Race The race was held on 1 June 2003 and was run for 78 laps.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2003-monaco-grand-prix/ 2003 Monaco Grand Prix MotorsportMagazine 1 August 2025 Race report Ralf Schumacher led the pack through the first corner without incidents. His teammate Juan Pablo Montoya was the first to follow, having overtaken Kimi Räikkönen in the McLaren. Behind them came Jarno Trulli, Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, the Spaniard overtaking two drivers on the getaway. Heinz-Harald Frentzen did not finish the first lap, after going wide over the kerbs at the swimming pool chicane, losing control of his Sauber and crashing it hard into the armco barrier.https://www.grandprix.com/races/monaco-gp-2003-race-report-montys-python.html Monaco GP 2003 - Race Report - Monty's python GrandPrix.com 2 June 2003 1 August 2025 After four laps behind the safety car to let the marshals clear the track, the race continued and the top three escaped from the rest of the pack, mainly due to Trulli's cautious pace. Montoya put heavy pressure on his leading teammate, running less than half a second behind when Schumacher made his pit stop. The Colombian made use of the clean air on just one lap. He immediately set the fastest lap time of the race and after his stop, rejoined just in front of his teammate. To make matters worse for the German, Räikkönen also appeared ahead him after the Finn had pitted. Michael Schumacher overtook Trulli through the pit stop phase and David Coulthard got ahead of Alonso. When Montoya made his second stop, Räikkönen set the fastest lap in an effort to jump his rival, but he rejoined just behind the Williams. Meanwhile, Ralf Schumacher had fallen back to fourth position, behind his brother, and almost crashed at Rascasse corner. Alonso on the other hand, took advantage of an alternative strategy to jump both Coulthard and teammate Trulli in the pit stops. With fifteen laps to go, Montoya had Räikkönen continuously right behind him and Michael Schumacher closing in by seven tenths per lap, but he held on to take his first victory in nearly two years. Post-race Räikkönen outscored Michael Schumacher by two points, thus extending his points advantage to four points, while Alonso reclaimed third spot in the standings with 29 points, two ahead of Barrichello and four behind Montoya, who advanced to fifth following his first win of the season.Jones Bruce https://archive.org/details/formulaonegrandp0000jone_i0o1/ The Official ITV Sport Guide: 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship Carlton Books 2004 1-84442-811-7 100–101 Final Tables 2003 registration Internet Archive Meanwhile, McLaren reclaimed their lead in the Constructors' Championship, leading Ferrari by two points, whilst Williams overtook Renault to enter the next round in third place with 50 points, 23 behind McLaren. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 78 1:42:19.010 3 10 2 6 FIN Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 78 + 0.602 2 8 3 1 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 78 + 1.720 5 6 4 4 DEU Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Michelin 78 + 28.518 1 5 5 8 ESP Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 78 + 36.251 8 4 6 7 ITA Jarno Trulli Renault Michelin 78 + 40.972 4 3 7 5 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 78 + 41.227 6 2 8 2 BRA Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 78 + 53.266 7 1 9 21 BRA Cristiano da Matta Toyota Michelin 77 + 1 Lap 10   10 11 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 77 + 1 Lap 12   11 9 DEU Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 76 + 2 Laps 14   12 12 IRE Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 76 + 2 Laps 16   13 20 FRA Olivier Panis Toyota Michelin 74 + 4 Laps 17   Ret Retired 16 CAN Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda Bridgestone 63 Engine 11   Ret Retired 18 GBR Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 29 Fuel system 19   Ret Retired 19 NED Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 28 Fuel system 18   Ret Retired 14 AUS Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 16 Hydraulics 9   Ret Retired 15 BRA Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 10 Electrical 13   Ret Retired 10 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 0 Accident 15   DNS Did not start 17 GBR Jenson Button BAR-Honda Bridgestone — Driver injured —  Source:2003 Monaco Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/24/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226073611/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/24/ 26 December 2014 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 48 10px 2 Germany Michael Schumacher 44 10px 1 3 Spain Fernando Alonso 29 10px 1 4 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 27 10px 2 5 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 25Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/monaco/championnat.aspx Monaco 2003 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 19 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 1 UK McLaren-Mercedes 73 10px 1 2 Italy Ferrari 71 10px 1 3 UK Williams-BMW 50 10px 1 4 France Renault 42 10px 5 Ireland Jordan-Ford 11Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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