2003 German Grand Prix

F1 Germany German 3 August 2003 2003 British Grand Prix 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix Hockenheim2012.svg Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003 12 16 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany Permanent racing facility 2.842 4.574 67 190.424 306.458 Sunny and warm, Track: 50 C F Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:15.167 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:14.917 14 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Colombia David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes UK Jarno Trulli Renault Italy GER The 2003 German Grand Prix (officially known as the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 3 August 2003 at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. It was the twelfth round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship. Juan Pablo Montoya took pole position for the race in the BMW Williams and went on to take the race win, ahead of David Coulthard for McLaren and Jarno Trulli for Renault. Background The event was held at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim for the 27th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 1–3 August. The Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship and the 56th running of the German Grand Prix as part of the Formula One World Championship.Grands Prix Germany https://www.statsf1.com/en/grand-prix-germany.aspx 10 August 2025 StatsF1 Championship standings before the race Going into the weekend, Michael Schumacher led the Drivers' Championship with 69 points, 7 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen in second and 14 ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya 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 Ferrari, with 118 points, led the Constructors' Championship from BMW Williams and McLaren, who were second and third with 108 and 95 points, respectively. Driver changes After a string of disappointing results, Antônio Pizzonia was dropped by the Jaguar team. They hired Minardi driver Justin Wilson to replace him, with the Italian team attracting Formula 3000 driver Nicolas Kiesa to complete their line-up.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3083881.stm Wilson moves to Jaguar 21 July 2003 BBC Sport live https://web.archive.org/web/20040603175814/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3083881.stm 3 June 2004 23 October 2019https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2408660/Wilson-now-a-big-cat-after-night-prowl.html Wilson now a big cat after night prowl Rowlinson Anthony 31 July 2003 The Daily Telegraph 21 October 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20191021195146/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2408660/Wilson-now-a-big-cat-after-night-prowl.html 21 October 2019 Pizzonia would return to Formula One in 2004 as a test driver for Williams.10 February 2004 Pizzonia confirmed at Williams https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/pizzonia-confirmed-at-williams-5017569/5017569/ 10 August 2025 Autosport 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/germany/main.htm 2003 German Grand Prix - Results and Reports NewsOnF1.com 6 August 2025 McLaren driver David Coulthard set the fastest time in the first session, ahead of the Renaults of Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso, in second and third places respectively.https://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/germany/f1res.htm 2003 German Grand Prix - Friday Practice Session Results NewsOnF1.com 6 August 2025https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/748/germany/practice/1 GROSSER MOBIL 1 PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2003 - PRACTICE 1 Formula1.com 6 August 2025 The second session was topped by Juan Pablo Montoya in the BMW Williams, ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher.https://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/germany/s1res.htm 2003 German Grand Prix - First Saturday Practice Session Results NewsOnF1.com 6 August 2025https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/748/germany/practice/2 GROSSER MOBIL 1 PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2003 - PRACTICE 2 Formula1.com 6 August 2025 The same three led the third practice session, but now in the order Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya.https://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/germany/s2res.htm 2003 German Grand Prix - Second Saturday Practice Session Results NewsOnF1.com 6 August 2025https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/748/germany/practice/3 GROSSER MOBIL 1 PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2003 - PRACTICE 3 Formula1.com 6 August 2025 Friday drivers Three teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship had the right to run a third car during an additional private testing session on Friday. These drivers did not compete in qualifying or the race. Constructor Nat Driver Renault GBR Allan McNish Jordan-Ford HUN Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth ITA Gianmaria Bruni 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 Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid 1 3Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:14.673 1:15.167 — 1 2 4Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:14.427 1:15.185 +0.018 2 3 2Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:15.399 1:15.488 +0.321 3 4 7Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:15.004 1:15.679 +0.512 4 5 6Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.276 1:15.874 +0.707 5 6 1Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.456 1:15.898 +0.731 6 7 20France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:15.471 1:16.034 +0.867 7 8 8Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.214 1:16.483 +1.316 8 9 21Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:16.450 1:16.550 +1.383 9 10 5UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.557 1:16.666 +1.499 10 11 14Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.030 1:16.775 +1.608 11 12 11Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:17.111 1:16.831 +1.664 12 13 16Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda No time1 1 1:17.090 +1.923 13 14 10Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1:15.968 1:17.169 +2.002 14 15 9Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:15.985 1:17.557 +2.390 15 16 15UK Justin Wilson Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.373 1:18.021 +2.854 16 17 17UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:15.754 1:18.085 +2.918 17 18 12Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:17.044 1:18.341 +3.174 18 19 19the Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:17.702 1:19.023 +3.856 19 20 18Denmark Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth No time2 2 1:19.174 +4.007 20 Sources:Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003 – Qualifying 1 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/748/germany/qualifying-1.html Formula1.com 30 September 2023Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003 – Qualifying 2 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/748/germany/qualifying-2.html Formula1.com 30 September 20232003 German Grand Prix Classification Grid https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2003/german-grand-prix/classification/grid Motorsport Stats 30 September 2023 Notes 1 1 – Jacques Villeneuve was left without time in Q1 after spinning off the track and abandoning the attempt.https://www.atlasf1.com/2003/ger/elizalde.html The 2003 German GP Review AtlasF1 Elizalde Pablo 6 August 2003 6 August 2025 2 2 – Nicolas Kiesa was left without a time in Q1, due to an anti-stall system issue in the car. Race The race was held on 3 August 2003 and was run for 67 laps.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2003-german-grand-prix/ 2003 German Grand Prix MotorsportMagazine 6 August 2025StatsF1 10. Germany 2003 https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/allemagne.aspx 6 August 2025 Race report thumb|Kimi Räikkönen and Ralph Firman were among the six drivers that retired on the first lap. thumb|Juan Pablo Montoya wins the Grand Prix. At the start, Juan Pablo Montoya kept his lead but teammate Ralf Schumacher with a bad start was under threat from Rubens Barrichello and Kimi Räikkönen. The German moved to the left and, knowingly or not, squeezed his rivals. The two collided and crashed out of the race, before Schumacher retired at the end of the lap with damage to his sidepod. In a reaction to the frontrunners braking, Heinz-Harald Frentzen was hit from behind by Ralph Firman and Jacques Villeneuve was spun by Justin Wilson. Wilson and Firman then collided to complete the mayhem.https://www.autosport.com/general/news/2003-german-gp-sunday-4974947/4974947/ 2003 German GP Sunday Autosport.com 12 March 2011 6 August 2025https://www.grandprix.com/races/german-gp-2003-race-notes-montoya-dominates-german-gp.html Race Notes - Montoya dominates German GP GrandPrix.com 3 August 2003 6 August 2025 The safety car was deployed to clear the track and after four laps the race resumed. Montoya was leading the Renaults of Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso. After the first round of pit stops, Montoya had stretched his lead to over twelve seconds, despite experiencing issues with his throttle. Michael Schumacher overtook Alonso on lap 30, but the pack was now more than 20 seconds behind the leader. After two more rounds of pit stops, Schumacher also passed Trulli, but with four laps to go, his rear left tyre burst and he retreated to the pits for a replacement. Montoya won the race, over a minute ahead of tenth-starting David Coulthard in second and Trulli in third. The Italian was treated by the doctors for suffering a heat stroke.https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2003/races/748/germany/race-result GROSSER MOBIL 1 PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2003 - RACE RESULT formula1.com 6 August 2025https://www.newsonf1.com/2003/races/germany/rres.htm 2003 German Grand Prix Race Results NewsOnF1.com 6 August 2025 This was Montoya's second win, Coulthard's second podium and Trulli's first podium of the season. With Olivier Panis and Cristiano da Matta finishing fifth and sixth, respectively, this was Toyota's first double points finish. Finally, it was Michael Schumacher's worst race since his retirement in Brazil, decreasing his lead in the Drivers' Championship to just six points over Montoya. Post-race Montoya's second win of the season elevated him to second in the championship behind Michael Schumacher, not even a victory of points behind him. Montoya overtook Räikkönen for second, three points clear from him. With four races remaining, the top five drivers were covered by only 22 points. Meanwhile, Williams and McLaren were able to decrease their respective points disadvantage towards Ferrari, only being two and seventeen points behind the latter in the championship. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 67 1:28:48.769 1 10 2 5 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 67 +1:05.459 10 8 3 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault Michelin 67 +1:09.060 4 6 4 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 67 +1:09.344 8 5 5 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota Michelin 66 +1 Lap 7 4 6 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota Michelin 66 +1 Lap 9 3 7 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 66 +1 Lap 6 2 8 17 UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda Bridgestone 66 +1 Lap 17 1 9 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda Bridgestone 65 +2 Laps 13   10 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 65 +2 Laps 15   11 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 64 Accident 11   12 18 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 62 +5 Laps 20   13 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 60 Engine 12   Ret Retired 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 23 Hydraulics 19   Ret Retired 15 UK Justin Wilson Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 6 Gearbox 16   Ret Retired 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Michelin 1 Collision damage 2   Ret Retired 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 1 Collision damage 14   Ret Retired 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 0 Collision 3   Ret Retired 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 0 Collision 5   Ret Retired 12 Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 0 Collision 18  Source:2003 German Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/29/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226073003/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/29/ 26 December 2014 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 Germany Michael Schumacher* 71 10px 1 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya* 65 10px 1 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen* 62 10px 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher* 53 10px 5 Brazil Rubens Barrichello* 49Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/allemagne/championnat.aspx Germany 2003 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 Italy Ferrari* 120 10px 2 UK Williams-BMW* 118 10px 3 UK McLaren-Mercedes* 103 10px 4 France Renault* 66 10px 5 UK BAR-Honda 15Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References German Grand Prix 2003 2003 British Grand Prix 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix 2002 German Grand Prix 2004 German Grand Prix 49 19 40 N 8 33 57 E source:kolossus-nowiki title German Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:German Grand Prix German Grand Prix