2003 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain Spanish 2003 05 04 y 2003 2003 San Marino Grand Prix 2003 Austrian Grand Prix Circuit Catalunya 1995-2003.svg Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2003 5 16 Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain2003 Spanish Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2003-spanish-grand-prix/ Motor Sport 31 May 2022 Permanent racing facility 2.939 4.730 65 190.962 307.324 Clear. Track temperature: 35°C 96,000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.762 Germany Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:20.143 52 Brazil Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Fernando Alonso Renault Spain Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Brazil ESP The 2003 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2003)https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/741/spain/race-result Spanish Formula1.com 27 July 2025 was a Formula One motor race that took place on 4 May 2003 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the fifth round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship. Michael Schumacher of Scuderia Ferrari took pole position for the race and went on to win it, ahead of Fernando Alonso of Renault and teammate Rubens Barrichello. Ralph Firman scored his only career point by finishing eighth. Background The Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló hosted the Spanish Grand Prix for the thirteenth time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 2–4 May. The Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship and the 33rd running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.2003 Spanish GP – XLV Gran Premio Marlboro de España http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2003&gp=Spanish%20GP dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071209211716/http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2003&gp=Spanish%20GP 9 December 2007 31 July 2025 ChicaneF1Grands Prix Spain https://www.statsf1.com/en/grand-prix-spain.aspx 31 July 2025 StatsF1 Championship standings before the race Going into the weekend, Kimi Räikkönen led the Drivers' Championship with 32 points, 13 points ahead of his teammate David Coulthard in second and 14 ahead of Michael Schumacher in third.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 McLaren-Mercedes, with 51 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and Renault, who were second and third with 32 and 26 points, respectively. Updated Ferrari Ferrari debuted their new car, the F2003-GA, at this race. "GA" was added to the car's name as a tribute to Gianni Agnelli, head of Fiat, who died shortly before the car's unveiling.https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/formula1/year-2003 Scuderia Ferrari History - 2003 ferrari.com 31 July 2025 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/spain/main.htm 2003 Spanish Grand Prix - Results and Reports NewsOnF1.com 31 July 2025 The first session on Friday was topped by Ralf Schumacher in the BMW Williams, ahead of the Renaults of Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso.https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/741/spain/practice/1 GRAN PREMIO MARLBORO DE ESPAÑA 2003 - PRACTICE 1 Formula1.com 31 July 2025 First Saturday practice was led by championship leader Kimi Räikkönen, ahead of Antônio Pizzonia in the Jaguar and Rubens Barrichello in the Ferrari.https://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/spain/s1res.htm 2003 Spanish Grand Prix - First Saturday Practice Session Results NewsOnF1 31 July 2025 Alonso then topped the final practice session, ahead of Rubens Barrichello in the Ferrari and Trulli in third.https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/741/spain/practice/2 GRAN PREMIO MARLBORO DE ESPAÑA 2003 - PRACTICE 2 Formula1.com 31 July 2025 Qualifying Qualiyfing consisted of two one-hour sessions, one on Friday and one on Saturday afternoons. 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 Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 time Q2 time Gap Grid 1 1DEU Michael SchumacherFerrari 1:17.1301:17.762 1 2 2Brazil Rubens BarrichelloFerrari 1:17.2181:18.020 +0.258 2 3 8Spain Fernando AlonsoRenault 1:18.1001:18.233 +0.471 3 4 7ITA Jarno TrulliRenault 1:17.1491:18.615 +0.853 4 5 17GBR Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda 1:17.6131:18.704 +0.942 5 6 20France Olivier PanisToyota 1:17.7461:18.881 +1.049 6 7 4DEU Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW 1:18.4091:19.006 +1.244 7 8 5GBR David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes 1:18.0601:19.128 +1.366 8 9 3COL Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW 1:18.6071:19.377 +1.615 9 10 10Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Petronas 1:18.9091:19.427 +1.665 10 11 16Canada Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda 1:18.4611:19.563 +1.801 11 12 14AUS Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth 1:17.7931:19.615 +1.853 12 13 21Brazil Cristiano da MattaToyota 1:17.4431:19.623 +1.861 13 14 9Germany Nick HeidfeldSauber-Petronas 1:19.0501:19.646 +1.884 14 15 12IRL Ralph FirmanJordan-Ford 1:19.1951:20.215 +2.453 15 16 15BRA Antônio PizzoniaJaguar-Cosworth 1:18.5281:20.308 +2.546 16 17 11ITA Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Ford 1:18.8791:20.976 +3.214 17 18 18GBR Justin WilsonMinardi-Cosworth 1:21.1001:22.104 +4.342 18 19 19Netherlands Jos VerstappenMinardi-Cosworth 1:20.8221:22.237 +4.475 19 20 6FIN Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes 1:17.862No time1 1 20Source:https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/741/spain/qualifying-0.html Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2003 – Overall Qualifying Formula1.com 2020-02-18 Notes 1 1 - Kimi Räikkönen did not set a time in the second session after he went off the circuit in turn seven.https://atlasf1.autosport.com/2003/spn/elizalde.html The 2003 Spanish GP Review Elizalde Pablo Spain 7 May 2003 31 July 2025 Race 260px|thumb|The start of the 2003 Spanish Grand Prix The race was held on 4 May 2003 and was run for 65 laps. Race report At the start, third-starting Fernando Alonso was the fastest off the line, quickly overtaking Rubens Barrichello and pressuring Michael Schumacher, but coming to the first corner, Barrichello saw a chance round the outside. He re-overtook Alonso, while putting two wheels on the dirt to avoid clashing with his teammate. Jarno Trulli started fourth but fell back and was fighting with David Coulthard when the two touched in the first corner, leading to the Italian's immediate retirement and the Scot's need for an unscheduled pit stop. Looking back at the grid, Antônio Pizzonia had stalled his Jaguar and, while Justin Wilson had been able to avoid him, not so for championship leader Kimi Räikkönen. Both drivers retired with terminal damage.http://www.italiaspeed.com/news_2003_f1/news_015_spain_race.html SPANISH GRAND PRIX: MICHAEL SCHUMACHER TAKES SECOND CONSECUTIVE VICTORY AS F2003-GA WINS MAIDEN GRAND PRIX ItaliaSpeed 4 May 2003 31 July 2025https://maxf1.net/en/barcelona-2003-schumacher-wins-in-new-f2003-ga-alonso-splits-the-ferraris/ 2003 Spanish GP – Schumacher wins in new F2003-GA, Alonso splits the Ferraris Petric Darjan MaxF1 4 May 2022 31 July 2025 September 2026 InternetArchiveBot After five laps behind the safety car, the race resumed and the top runners slowly spread out, but Alonso did manage to jump Barrichello during the first round of pit stops. Meanwhile, Coulthard had his second accident, this time with Jenson Button. The McLaren was now too damaged to continue and Button had to change his front wing. All through the second half of the race and the final round of stops, Alonso kept pressuring Schumacher, reducing the gap to less than six seconds, but the German led his updated Ferrari to the win. Alonso became the first Spanish driver to score points at his home race. Behind Barrichello and both Williamses, Cristiano da Matta finished in sixth position to score his first points in Formula One, as did Ralph Firman, who finished in eighth position. Mark Webber in seventh scored his first points since his debut weekend more than a year ago. Post-race McLaren's first double failure to finish since the 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix saw Michael Schumacher elevated to second in the World Drivers' Championship, closing the gap to leader Räikkönen to four points, whilst Ferrari narrowed their disadvantage to McLaren to just three points. Alonso and Barrichello also moved up one place, while Coulthard was demoted from second to fifth. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 65 1:33:46.933 1 10 2 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 65 +5.716 3 8 3 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 65 +18.001 2 6 4 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 65 +1:02.022 9 5 5 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Michelin 64 +1 lap 7 4 6 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota Michelin 64 +1 lap 13 3 7 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 64 +1 lap 12 2 8 12 Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 63 +2 laps 15 1 9 17 UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda Bridgestone 63 +2 laps 5   10 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 63 +2 laps 14   11 18 UK Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 63 +2 laps 18   12 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 62 +3 laps 19   Ret Retired 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 43 Engine 17   Ret Retired 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota Michelin 41 Gearbox 6   Ret Retired 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 38 Suspension 10   Ret Retired 5 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 17 Collision 8   Ret Retired 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda Bridgestone 12 Electrical 11   Ret Retired 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault Michelin 0 Collision 4   Ret Retired 15 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 0 Launch control / collision 16   Ret Retired 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 0 Collision 20  Source:2003 Spanish Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/22/ Formula1.com 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226073601/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/22/ 26 December 2014 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 32 10px 1 2 Germany Michael Schumacher 28 10px 1 3 Spain Fernando Alonso 25 10px 1 4 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 20 10px 3 5 UK David Coulthard 19Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 2003 – Championship StatsF1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 UK McLaren-Mercedes 51 10px 2 Italy Ferrari 48 10px 3 France Renault 34 10px 4 UK Williams-BMW 32 10px 5 Ireland Jordan-Ford 11Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References External links BBC Sport race report Spanish Grand Prix 2003 2003 San Marino Grand Prix 2003 Austrian Grand Prix 2002 Spanish Grand Prix 2004 Spanish Grand Prix 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix 41 34 12 N 2 15 40 E source:kolossus-nowiki title Spanish Grand Prix Category:Spanish Grand Prix Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix