2003 German Grand Prix

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2003 German Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date3 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 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW
Time 1:14.917 on lap 14
Podium
First Williams-BMW
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third Renault
Lap leaders
  • 2003 German Grand Prix

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.

Contents

Report

Friday drivers

Three teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship had the right to run a third car on Friday's additional testing. These drivers did not compete in qualifying or the race.

ConstructorNatDriver
Renault Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish
Jordan-Ford Flag of Hungary.svg Zsolt Baumgartner
Minardi-Cosworth Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Juan Pablo Montoya wins the Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya Hockenheim 2003.jpg
Juan Pablo Montoya wins the Grand Prix
Kimi Raikkonen's broken McLaren is brought back to the pits after the race Kimi Raikkonen Hockenheim 2003.jpg
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
13 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:14.6731:15.167
24 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:14.4271:15.185+0.018
32 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:15.3991:15.488+0.321
47 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Renault 1:15.0041:15.679+0.512
56 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.2761:15.874+0.707
61 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.4561:15.898+0.731
720 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Toyota 1:15.4711:16.034+0.867
88 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.2141:16.483+1.316
921 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:16.4501:16.550+1.383
105 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.5571:16.666+1.499
1114 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.0301:16.775+1.608
1211 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:17.1111:16.831+1.664
1316 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda No time1:17.090+1.923
1410 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1:15.9681:17.169+2.002
159 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:15.9851:17.557+2.390
1615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.3731:18.021+2.854
1717 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:15.7541:18.085+2.918
1812 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:17.0441:18.341+3.174
1919 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:17.7021:19.023+3.856
2018 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth No time1:19.174+4.007
Sources: [1] [2] [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 671:28:48.769110
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 67+1:05.459108
37 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Renault 67+1:09.06046
48 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Renault 67+1:09.34485
520 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Toyota 66+1 Lap74
621 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Toyota 66+1 Lap93
71 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 66+1 Lap62
817 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button BAR-Honda 66+1 Lap171
916 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 65+2 Laps13 
109 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 65+2 Laps15 
1114 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 64Accident11 
1218 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth 62+5 Laps20 
1311 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 60Engine12 
Ret19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 23Hydraulics19 
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Jaguar-Cosworth 6Gearbox16 
Ret4 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1Collision damage2 
Ret10 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1Collision damage14 
Ret2 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 0Collision3 
Ret6 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 0Collision5 
Ret12 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 0Collision18 
Source: [4]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  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.
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