2003 Spanish Grand Prix
The 2003 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the XLV Gran Premio Marlboro de España) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 May 2003 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. It was the fifth round of the 2003 Formula One season and the forty-fifth Spanish Grand Prix, and also the last held on this layout of the circuit. The 65-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. Fernando Alonso finished second driving for the Renault team with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari.
| 2003 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 5 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 May 2003 | ||
| Official name | XLV Gran Premio Marlboro de España | ||
| Location | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.730 km (2.939 mi) | ||
| Distance | 65 laps, 307.324 km (190.962 mi) | ||
| Weather | Clear | ||
| Attendance | 96,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:17.762 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:20.143 on lap 52 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders
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The start of the 2003 Spanish Grand Prix
Classification
Qualifying
The slowest time across both sessions indicated the time used to determine the qualifying order. These times are shown in bold.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 time | Q2 time | Gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  |
Ferrari | 1:17.130 | 1:17.762 | |||
| 2 | 2 | |
Ferrari | 1:17.218 | 1:18.020 | +0.258 | ||
| 3 | 8 |  |
Renault | 1:18.100 | 1:18.233 | +0.471 | ||
| 4 | 7 |  |
Renault | 1:17.149 | 1:18.615 | +0.853 | ||
| 5 | 17 |  |
BAR-Honda | 1:17.613 | 1:18.704 | +0.942 | ||
| 6 | 20 |  |
Toyota | 1:17.746 | 1:18.881 | +1.049 | ||
| 7 | 4 | |
Williams-BMW | 1:18.409 | 1:19.006 | +1.244 | ||
| 8 | 5 | |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:18.060 | 1:19.128 | +1.366 | ||
| 9 | 3 |  |
Williams-BMW | 1:18.607 | 1:19.377 | +1.615 | ||
| 10 | 10 | |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:18.909 | 1:19.427 | +1.665 | ||
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BAR-Honda | 1:18.461 | 1:19.563 | +1.801 | ||
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:17.793 | 1:19.615 | +1.853 | ||
| 13 | 21 | |
Toyota | 1:17.443 | 1:19.623 | +1.861 | ||
| 14 | 9 | |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:19.050 | 1:19.646 | +1.884 | ||
| 15 | 12 |  |
Jordan-Ford | 1:19.195 | 1:20.215 | +2.453 | ||
| 16 | 15 | |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:18.528 | 1:20.308 | +2.546 | ||
| 17 | 11 | |
Jordan-Ford | 1:18.879 | 1:20.976 | +3.214 | ||
| 18 | 18 | |
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:21.100 | 1:22.104 | +4.342 | ||
| 19 | 19 |  |
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:20.822 | 1:22.237 | +4.475 | ||
| 20 | 6 |  |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.862 | 1:31.900 | +14.138 | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |
Ferrari | 65 | 1:33:46.933 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | |
Renault | 65 | +5.716 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | |
Ferrari | 65 | +18.001 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | |
Williams-BMW | 65 | +1:02.022 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | |
Williams-BMW | 64 | +1 Lap | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 21 | |
Toyota | 64 | +1 Lap | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 64 | +1 Lap | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | |
Jordan-Ford | 63 | +2 Laps | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | |
BAR-Honda | 63 | +2 Laps | 5 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
Sauber-Petronas | 63 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
| 11 | 18 | |
Minardi-Cosworth | 63 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 19 | |
Minardi-Cosworth | 62 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 | |
Jordan-Ford | 43 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 20 | |
Toyota | 41 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 10 | |
Sauber-Petronas | 38 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 5 | |
McLaren-Mercedes | 17 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 16 | |
BAR-Honda | 12 | Electrical | 11 | |
| Ret | 7 | |
Renault | 0 | Collision | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 | |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 0 | Launch control/Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 6 | |
McLaren-Mercedes | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
Source:[2] | |||||||
Notes
- This was the first double retirement of the season for McLaren.
- Ferrari debuted their new car, the F2003-GA at this race. GA was added to the cars name as a tribute to Gianni Agnelli, head of Fiat, who died shortly before the car's unveiling.
- First points: Cristiano da Matta.
- Only point: Ralph Firman.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2003 - Overall Qualifying". f1.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- "2003 Spanish Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "Spain 2003 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links
| Previous race: 2003 San Marino Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 2003 season |
Next race: 2003 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 2002 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish Grand Prix | Next race: 2004 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 2003 |
Succeeded by 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix |
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