2003 Austrian Grand Prix

F1 Austria Austrian 18 May 2003 2003 Spanish Grand Prix 2003 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit A1 Ring.svg A1 Grand Prix von Österreich 2003https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/742/austria/race-result.html A1 Grand Prix von Österreich 2003 - Race 2021-01-03 6 16 A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria Permanent racing facility 2.684 4.326 69 185.196 298.494 71 190.564 307.146 Mostly cloudy with isolated showers in the area Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:09.150 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:08.337 41 (lap record) Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Finland Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Brazil AUT The 2003 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as A1 Grand Prix von Österreich 2003) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 May 2003 at the A1-Ring. It was the sixth round of the 2003 Formula One season and the 27th Austrian Grand Prix. The 69-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. Kimi Räikkönen finished second driving for McLaren with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. It was the last Austrian Grand Prix to be held until it returned to the renamed Red Bull Ring in 2014. It was Ferrari's last win in Austria until 2022. Background The Grand Prix was contested by ten teams with two drivers each. 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 FIA.com 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 It was announced in January 2003 that the Austrian Grand Prix would be dropped from the Formula One calendar in 2004, three years before the contract for the race was due to expire. This was because an exit clause was enabled in response to the European Union pushing forward a ban on tobacco advertising to 1 October 2005.Early end for Austrian GP http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2697365.stm BBC Sport BBC 27 January 2003 13 October 2015 Before the race, McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen led the Drivers' Championship with 32 points, ahead of Michael Schumacher (28) and Fernando Alonso (25). Rubens Barrichello was fourth with 20 points, while David Coulthard was a close fifth with 19 points.Drivers' and Constructors' Final Standings http://www.fia.com/FreePress/F1_Guide_2003/Championship.html FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 13 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20031202162832/http://www.fia.com/FreePress/F1_Guide_2003/Championship.html 2 December 2003 In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren was leading with 51 points, three points ahead of their rival Ferrari. Renault (34 points) and Williams (32 points) contended for fourth place and Jordan was fifth with 11 points. Qualifying Qualifying was interesting, as there was no knowledge of what the weather would be for the race, making tyre and fuel strategy critical. Michael Schumacher qualified on pole despite a huge slide on his best qualifying lap. Championship leader Kimi Räikkönen qualified second, and was given special dispensation from the FIA to change his cracked valve, without incurring the usual penalty for changing an engine. Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid 1 1 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:07.908 1:09.150 1 2 6 FIN Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:08.978 1:09.189 +0.039 2 3 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:08.839 1:09.391 +0.241 3 4 9 DEU Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:09.479 1:09.725 +0.575 4 5 2 BRA Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:08.187 1:09.784 +0.634 5 6 7 ITA Jarno Trulli Renault 1:09.450 1:09.890 +0.740 6 7 17 GBR Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:08.831 1:09.935 +0.785 7 8 15 BRA Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth 1:09.024 1:10.045 +0.895 8 9 11 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:09.281 1:10.105 +0.955 9 10 4 DEU Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW No time1 1 1:10.279 +1.129 10 11 20 FRA Olivier Panis Toyota 1:09.764 1:10.402 +1.252 11 12 16 CAN Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:08.680 1:10.618 +1.468 12 13 21 BRA Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:10.370 1:10.834 +1.684 13 14 5 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:08.947 1:10.893 +1.743 14 15 10 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1:10.055 1:11.307 +2.157 15 16 12 IRE Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:11.171 1:11.505 +2.355 16 17 14 AUS Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:08.512 1:11.662 +2.512 17 18 18 GBR Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth 1:11.056 1:14.508 +5.358 18 19 8 ESP Fernando Alonso Renault 1:09.680 1:20.113 +10.963 19 20 19 NED Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:10.894 No time2 2 20 Sources:2003 Austrian GP – 1st Qualification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=2003&gp=Austrian%20GP&r=1&type=warm ChicaneF1 30 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20250809134232/https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=2003&gp=Austrian%20GP&r=1&type=warm 9 August 2025 dead2003 Austrian GP – 2nd Qualification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=2003&gp=Austrian%20GP&r=1&type=qual ChicaneF1 30 September 20232003 Austrian Grand Prix Classification Grid https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2003/austrian-grand-prix/classification/grid Motorsport Stats 30 September 2023 Notes 1 1 – Ralf Schumacher did not get any time in Q1 after going off the track at the fourth corner. 2 2 – Jos Verstappen did not get time in Q2 due to gearbox problems. Race Fernando Alonso chose to start from the pitlane in the spare car, and Mark Webber chose to start from the pitlane in his regular car. This meant Webber could not change tyres or add fuel until the race started, whereas Alonso could. His Jaguar broke this rule, and so Webber received a 10-second stop/go penalty. http://www.grandprix.com/race/r703racereport.html AUSTRIAN GP - SUNDAY - RACE REPORT 19 May 2003 9 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110014306/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r703racereport.html 10 January 2015 dead Cristiano da Matta had a faulty launch control, which caused 2 aborted starts, reducing the race to 69 laps. On the third (and final) formation lap, Heinz-Harald Frentzen's Sauber did not start, and he did not have time to set up the team car. At the start, Jos Verstappen's launch control broke, and he retired. This caused the safety car to be deployed. Michael eventually led Montoya and Räikkönen when the green flag came out at the end of lap 4. The field remained relatively stable for the next several laps. After 11 laps, it started to rain lightly, although it was not enough to force cars into the pits. Moments later, Jarno Trulli's Renault spun at turn one and he rejoined without problems. On lap 23, Michael pitted and there was a problem with his fuel filler, possibly caused by the fact that the team had used it to fill up Rubens Barrichello's car, which had a very slow first stop. Some of the fuel that actually did come out of the nozzle hit the bodywork on the sidepods, causing a small fire. The fire was extinguished quickly, and Michael continued in the race, losing about 12 seconds and was now running in third position. On lap 32, everything turned into Michael's favour. Räikkönen was having engine-related performance problems, and this allowed Schumacher to catch and eventually pass him. On the straight between turns two and three, leader Juan Pablo Montoya's engine blew up. He made it back to the garage, and Michael was back in the lead. Alonso was on a good run despite starting from the pit lane, and was running in the top five when he spun off course at turn one, on what turned out to be his own oil caused by a blown engine in his Renault. Michael eventually set the fastest lap of the day, at an average speed of 227.894 km/h.http://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/autriche/meilleur-tour.aspx 2003 Austrian Grand Prix fastest laps Statsf1.com 16 May 2015 After the second round of stops, Barrichello closed up on second-place Räikkönen, but was unable to pass him due to some good defensive moves by Kimi, despite his car being clearly faster. Michael eventually went on to win the race, his third successive of the season.http://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/autriche/classement.aspx 2003 Austrian Grand Prix results Statsf1.com 16 May 2015 Jenson Button finished fourth for BAR despite being disappointed in qualifying, and David Coulthard's race was uneventful in fifth place. Ralf Schumacher was sixth, Webber finished a brilliant seventh despite his penalties, and Trulli was eighth for the final point. Despite causing the aborted starts earlier in the day, da Matta finished the race, a lap down in tenth position. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 69 1:24:04.888 1 10 2 6 FIN Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 69 +3.362 2 8 3 2 BRA Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 69 +3.951 5 6 4 17 GBR Jenson Button BAR-Honda Bridgestone 69 +42.243 7 5 5 5 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 69 +59.740 14 4 6 4 DEU Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Michelin 68 +1 Lap 10 3 7 14 AUS Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 68 +1 Lap PL Pit lane3 3 2 8 7 ITA Jarno Trulli Renault Michelin 68 +1 Lap 6 1 9 15 BRA Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 68 +1 Lap 8   10 21 BRA Cristiano da Matta Toyota Michelin 68 +1 Lap 13   11 12 IRE Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 68 +1 Lap 16   12 16 CAN Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda Bridgestone 68 +1 Lap 12   13 18 GBR Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 67 +2 Laps 18   Ret Retired 11 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 60 Fuel system 9   Ret Retired 9 DEU Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 46 Engine 4   Ret Retired 8 ESP Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 44 Engine/Spin PL Pit lane3 3   Ret Retired 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 32 Engine 3   Ret Retired 20 FRA Olivier Panis Toyota Michelin 6 Suspension 11   Ret Retired 19 NED Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 0 Launch control 20   DNS Did not start 10 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 0 Clutch 15  Source:2003 Austrian Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/23/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226073606/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/23/ 26 December 2014 Notes 3 3 – Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso started from the pit lane. Championship standings after the race While Schumacher reduced the gap to Räikkönen to just two points in the Drivers' Championship, Schumacher's teammate Barrichello overtook Alonso for third in the standings following the Spaniard's retirement. Barrichello moved to 26 points, twelve shy of Schumacher and a further two behind Räikkönen, respectively. As far as the Constructors' Championship was concerned, reigning quadruple champion Ferrari emerged as the new leaders by just a single point over McLaren following their third consecutive double podium. Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 40 10px 2 Germany Michael Schumacher 38 10px 1 3 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 26 10px 1 4 Spain Fernando Alonso 25 10px 5 UK David Coulthard 23Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/autriche/championnat.aspx Austria 2003 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 8 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 1 Italy Ferrari 64 10px 1 2 UK McLaren-Mercedes 63 10px 3 France Renault 35 10px 4 UK Williams-BMW 35 10px 5 Ireland Jordan-Ford 11Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References External links Austrian Grand Prix 2003 2003 Spanish Grand Prix 2003 Monaco Grand Prix 2002 Austrian Grand Prix 2014 Austrian Grand Prix 47 13 11 N 14 45 53 E source:kolossus-nowiki title Austrian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Austrian Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix