2003 German Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 3 August 2003
Official name Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003
Location Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.574 km (2.842 miles)
Distance 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver
Williams-BMW
Time 1:15.167
Fastest lap
Driver Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW
Time 1:14.917 on lap 14
Podium
First
Williams-BMW
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Renault
Lap leaders

The 2003 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 August 2003 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany. It was the twelfth race of the 2003 Formula One season and the sixty-fifth German Grand Prix. The 67-lap race was won by Juan Pablo Montoya driving for the Williams team after starting from pole position. David Coulthard finished second in a McLaren car, with Jarno Trulli third in a Renault.

Report

Friday drivers

The 3 teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship had the right to drive a third car on Friday that were involved in additional training. These drivers did not compete in qualifying or the race.

ConstructorNatDriver
Renault United Kingdom Allan McNish
Jordan-Ford Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner
Minardi-Cosworth Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Juan Pablo Montoya wins the Grand Prix
Kimi Räikkönen's broken McLaren is brought back to the pits after the race

Race

Montoya's victory promoted him to second place in the Drivers' Championship, after McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen retired from a collision on the first lap of the race. Montoya also reduced the gap from Championship leader Michael Schumacher to six points. Williams reduced the gap to Ferrari in the Constructors Championship to two points.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 TimeQ2 TimeGap
1 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:14.673 1:15.167 —
2 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:14.427 1:15.185 +0.018
3 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:15.399 1:15.488 +0.321
4 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:15.004 1:15.679 +0.512
5 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.276 1:15.874 +0.707
6 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.456 1:15.898 +0.731
7 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:15.471 1:16.034 +0.867
8 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.214 1:16.483 +1.316
9 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:16.450 1:16.550 +1.383
10 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.557 1:16.666 +1.499
11 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.030 1:16.775 +1.608
12 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:17.111 1:16.831 +1.664
13 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda No time 1:17.090 +1.923
14 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1:15.968 1:17.169 +2.002
15 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:15.985 1:17.557 +2.390
16 15 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.373 1:18.021 +2.854
17 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:15.754 1:18.085 +2.918
18 12 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:17.044 1:18.341 +3.174
19 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:17.702 1:19.023 +3.856
20 18 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth No time 1:19.174 +4.007
Sources:[1][2][3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 67 1:28:48.769 1 10
2 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 67 +1:05.459 10 8
3 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 67 +1:09.060 4 6
4 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 67 +1:09.344 8 5
5 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota 66 +1 Lap 7 4
6 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 66 +1 Lap 9 3
7 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 66 +1 Lap 6 2
8 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 66 +1 Lap 17 1
9 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 65 +2 Laps 13  
10 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 65 +2 Laps 15  
11 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 64 Accident 11  
12 18 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth 62 +5 Laps 20  
13 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 60 Engine 12  
Ret 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 23 Hydraulics 19  
Ret 15 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Jaguar-Cosworth 6 Gearbox 16  
Ret 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1 Collision damage 2  
Ret 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1 Collision damage 14  
Ret 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 0 Collision 3  
Ret 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Collision 5  
Ret 12 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 0 Collision 18  
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. ↑ "Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003 – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003 – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "2003 German Grand Prix Classification Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "2003 German Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Germany 2003 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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