2003 Monaco Grand Prix

2003 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 1 June 2003
Official name Grand Prix de Monaco 2003
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.34 km (2.075 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 260.52 km (161.85 miles)
Weather Sunny at start, cloudy later
Pole position
Driver
Williams-BMW
Time 1:15.259
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:14.545 on lap 49
Podium
First
Williams-BMW
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2003 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Grand Prix de Monaco 2003)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 1 June 2003 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the seventh race of the 2003 Formula One World Championship. The 78-lap race was won by Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya, driving a Williams-BMW (the first victory of Williams in Monaco since 1983 with Keke Rosberg), with Finn Kimi Räikkönen second in a McLaren-Mercedes and German Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari.

There were no recorded on-track overtakes during this race, one of the very few occasions in Formula One history where this has occurred. The other three races since 1981 not to feature any on-track overtakes were the controversial 2005 United States and 2021 Belgian Grands Prix, as well as the 2009 European Grand Prix.[2]

Background

The Grand Prix was contested by 20 drivers, in ten teams of two.[3] The teams, also known as constructors, were Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Renault, Sauber, Jordan, Jaguar, BAR, Minardi and Toyota.[3]

Before the race, McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen led the Drivers' Championship with 40 points; Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher was second on 38 points. Behind them in the Drivers' Championship, Rubens Barrichello was third on 26 points in the other Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso and David Coulthard on 25 and 23 points respectively.[4] In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading with 64 points and McLaren were second on 63 points, with Renault third on 35 points.[4]

Practice

Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—Two on Thursday, and two on Saturday. The Thursday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted an hour. The third and final practice sessions were held on Saturday morning and lasted 45 minutes.[5] Jaguar driver Mark Webber set the fastest time in the first session, posting a lap of 1:16.373, one-tenth of a second quicker than Jenson Button and Coulthard, in second and third places respectively. The Renault cars were fourth and fifth fastest; Alonso ahead of Jarno Trulli, with Michael Schumacher rounding out the top six.[6]

Qualifying

The qualifying session was run as a one-lap session and took place on Thursday and Saturday afternoon. The cars were run one at a time; the Thursday running order was determined with the Championship leading heading out first. The Saturday running order was determined by times set in Friday afternoon qualifying with the fastest heading out last and the slowest running first. The lap times from the Thursday afternoon session did not determine the grid order.[5]

Jenson Button suffered a heavy crash during Saturday morning practice and his resulting injuries meant that he took no further part in the weekend.[7][8]

Qualifying classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
1 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:17.063 1:15.259
2 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.926 1:15.295 +0.036
3 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:17.108 1:15.415 +0.156
4 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:16.905 1:15.500 +0.241
5 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.305 1:15.644 +0.385
6 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.059 1:15.700 +0.441
7 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:16.636 1:15.820 +0.561
8 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:18.370 1:15.884 +0.625
9 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:17.637 1:16.237 +0.978
10 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:20.374 1:16.744 +1.485
11 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:18.109 1:16.755 +1.496
12 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:17.080 1:16.967 +1.708
13 15 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth 1:18.967 1:17.103 +1.844
14 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:17.912 1:17.176 +1.917
15 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas No time 1:17.402 +2.143
16 12 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:18.286 1:17.452 +2.193
17 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:19.903 1:17.464 +2.205
18 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:19.421 1:18.706 +3.447
19 18 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth 1:19.680 1:20.063 +4.804
20 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:16.685 No time —
Sources:[9][10][11]

Race

Race classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW M 78 1:42:19.010 3 10
2 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes M 78 + 0.602 2 8
3 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 78 + 1.720 5 6
4 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW M 78 + 28.518 1 5
5 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault M 78 + 36.251 8 4
6 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault M 78 + 40.972 4 3
7 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes M 78 + 41.227 6 2
8 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B 78 + 53.266 7 1
9 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota M 77 + 1 Lap 10  
10 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford B 77 + 1 Lap 12  
11 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas B 76 + 2 Laps 14  
12 12 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford B 76 + 2 Laps 16  
13 20 France Olivier Panis Toyota M 74 + 4 Laps 17  
Ret 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda B 63 Engine 11  
Ret 18 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth B 29 Fuel system 19  
Ret 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth B 28 Fuel system 18  
Ret 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth M 16 Hydraulics 9  
Ret 15 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth M 10 Electrical 13  
Ret 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas B 0 Accident 15  
DNS 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda B   Driver injured 20  
Source:[12]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Grand Prix de Monaco 2003". Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Formula One Overtaking Database". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "2003 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Drivers' and Constructors' Provisional Standings". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "2003 Formula One Sporting Regulations". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Webber flies in Monaco GP first practice". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Jenson Button - 2003". Daily Mirror. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Button suffers 180mph crash". BBC Sport. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  9. ^ "2003 Monaco GP – 1st Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. ^ "2003 Monaco GP – 2nd Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  11. ^ "2003 Monaco Grand Prix Classification Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  12. ^ "2003 Monaco Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Monaco 2003 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.


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