The 2003 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 September 2003 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy.[1] It was the fourteenth race of the 2003 Formula One season and the eighty-seventh Italian Grand Prix. The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher driving for Ferrari after starting from pole position. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second in a Williams car, with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. Marc Gené replaced the injured Ralf Schumacher in the Williams for this race, scoring his highest ever Formula One finish and his last points. Until the 2023 race, this was the shortest-duration fully completed Formula One World Championship race. The race was completed with the fastest ever average race speed of 247.585 km/h.
| 2003 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | September 14, 2003 | ||||
| Official name | Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003 | ||||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.793 km (3.600 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.587 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:20.963 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:21.832 on lap 14 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Report
editFriday drivers
editThree 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.
| Constructor | Nat | Driver |
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| Renault | 
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Allan McNish |
| Jordan-Ford | - | |
| Minardi-Cosworth | 
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Gianmaria Bruni |
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Diff. |
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| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 1:21.268 | 1:20.963 | |
| 2 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Williams-BMW | 1:20.656 | 1:21.014 | +0.051 |
| 3 | 2 |  Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | 1:20.784 | 1:21.242 | +0.279 |
| 4 | 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.966 | 1:21.466 | +0.503 |
| 5 | 4 |  Marc Gené
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Williams-BMW | - | 1:21.834 | +0.871 |
| 6 | 7 | Jarno Trulli
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Renault | 1:22.034 | 1:21.944 | +0.981 |
| 7 | 17 | Jenson Button
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BAR-Honda | 1:22.495 | 1:22.301 | +1.338 |
| 8 | 5 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.154 | 1:22.471 | +1.508 |
| 9 | 20 |  Olivier Panis
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Toyota | 1:22.372 | 1:22.488 | +1.525 |
| 10 | 16 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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BAR-Honda | 1:22.858 | 1:22.717 | +1.754 |
| 11 | 14 |  Mark Webber
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:21.966 | 1:22.754 | +1.791 |
| 12 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta
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Toyota | 1:21.829 | 1:22.914 | +1.951 |
| 13 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Jordan-Ford | 1:24.179 | 1:22.992 | +2.029 |
| 14 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:22.203 | 1:23.216 | +2.253 |
| 15 | 15 | Justin Wilson
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:23.609 | 1:23.484 | +2.521 |
| 16 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:22.547 | 1:23.803 | +2.840 |
| 17 | 19 |  Jos Verstappen
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Minardi-Cosworth | No Time | 1:25.078 | +4.115 |
| 18 | 12 |  Zsolt Baumgartner
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Jordan-Ford | 1:24.872 | 1:25.881 | +4.918 |
| 19 | 18 |  Nicolas Kiesa
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Minardi-Cosworth | 1:26.299 | 1:26.778 | +5.815 |
| 20 | 8 | Fernando Alonso
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Renault | 1:22.103 | 1:40.405 | +19.442 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher
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Williams-BMW | No Time | - | ||
| Sources:[2][3][4] | ||||||
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 53 | 1:14:19.838 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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Williams-BMW | 53 | +5.294 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | 53 | +11.835 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +12.834 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Marc Gené
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Williams-BMW | 53 | +27.891 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Jacques Villeneuve
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BAR-Honda | 52 | +1 Lap | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Mark Webber
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 52 | +1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Fernando Alonso
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Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 20 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld
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Sauber-Petronas | 52 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 10 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Jordan-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 11 | 12 | Zsolt Baumgartner
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Jordan-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 18 | Nicolas Kiesa
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Minardi-Cosworth | 51 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Petronas | 50 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 45 | Fuel pressure | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Olivier Panis
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Toyota | 35 | Brakes | 9 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jos Verstappen
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Minardi-Cosworth | 27 | Oil leak | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jenson Button
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BAR-Honda | 24 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 21 | Cristiano da Matta
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Toyota | 3 | Tyre/Spun off | 12 | |
| Ret | 15 | Justin Wilson
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 2 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jarno Trulli
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Renault | 0 | Hydraulics | 6 | |
Source:[5]
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Championship standings after the race
edit- Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "2003 Italian Grand Prix F1 Final Results". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003 – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003 – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "2003 Italian Grand Prix Classification Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "2003 Italian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Italy 2003 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.