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2003 Italian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = ITA

|Grand Prix = Italian

|Date = September 14

|Year = 2003

|Previous_round= 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix

|Next_round = 2003 United States Grand Prix

|Image = Monza_track_map.svg

|Caption =

|Race_No = 14

|Season_No = 16

|Official name = Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003

|Location = Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 3.600

|Course_km = 5.793

|Distance_laps = 53

|Distance_mi = 190.587

|Distance_km = 306.720

|Weather = Sunny

|Pole_Driver = Michael Schumacher

|Pole_Country = GER

|Pole_Team = Ferrari

|Pole_Time = 1:20.963

|Fast_Driver = Michael Schumacher

|Fast_Country = GER

|Fast_Team = Ferrari

|Fast_Time = 1:21.832

|Fast_Lap = 14

|First_Driver = Michael Schumacher

|First_Country = GER

|First_Team = Ferrari

|Second_Driver = Juan Pablo Montoya

|Second_Country = COL

|Second_Team = Williams-BMW

|Third_Driver = Rubens Barrichello

|Third_Country = BRA

|Third_Team = Ferrari

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps2003|ITA}}

}}

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.{{Cite web |title=2003 Italian Grand Prix F1 Final Results |url=https://www.espn.com/f1/race/_/id/3780 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=ESPN |language=en}} 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.

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.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
ConstructorNatDriver
Renault

| {{flagicon|GBR}}

| Allan McNish

Jordan-Ford

|

| -

Minardi-Cosworth

| {{flagicon|ITA}}

| Gianmaria Bruni

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
PosNoDriverConstructor

!Q1 Time

Q2 TimeDiff.
1

| 1

| data-sort-value="scm"|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher

| Ferrari

|1:21.268

| 1:20.963

|

2

| 3

| data-sort-value="mon"|{{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Pablo Montoya

| Williams-BMW

|1:20.656

| 1:21.014

| +0.051

3

| 2

| data-sort-value="bar"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Rubens Barrichello

| Ferrari

|1:20.784

| 1:21.242

| +0.279

4

| 6

| data-sort-value="rai"|{{flagicon|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen

| McLaren-Mercedes

|1:21.966

| 1:21.466

| +0.503

5

| 4

| data-sort-value="gen"|{{flagicon|Spain}} Marc Gené

| Williams-BMW

| data-sort-value="21"

1:21.834

| +0.871

6

| 7

| data-sort-value="tru"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Jarno Trulli

| Renault

|1:22.034

| 1:21.944

| +0.981

7

| 17

| data-sort-value="but"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jenson Button

| BAR-Honda

|1:22.495

| 1:22.301

| +1.338

8

| 5

| data-sort-value="cou"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} David Coulthard

| McLaren-Mercedes

|1:23.154

| 1:22.471

| +1.508

9

| 20

| data-sort-value="pan"|{{flagicon|France}} Olivier Panis

| Toyota

|1:22.372

| 1:22.488

| +1.525

10

| 16

| data-sort-value="vil"|{{flagicon|Canada}} Jacques Villeneuve

| BAR-Honda

|1:22.858

| 1:22.717

| +1.754

11

| 14

| data-sort-value="web"|{{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Webber

| Jaguar-Cosworth

|1:21.966

| 1:22.754

| +1.791

12

| 21

| data-sort-value="da m"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Cristiano da Matta

| Toyota

|1:21.829

| 1:22.914

| +1.951

13

| 11

| data-sort-value="fis"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Jordan-Ford

|1:24.179

| 1:22.992

| +2.029

14

| 10

| data-sort-value="fre"|{{flagicon|Germany}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen

| Sauber-Petronas

|1:22.203

| 1:23.216

| +2.253

15

| 15

| data-sort-value="wil"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Justin Wilson

| Jaguar-Cosworth

|1:23.609

| 1:23.484

| +2.521

16

| 9

| data-sort-value="hei"|{{flagicon|Germany}} Nick Heidfeld

| Sauber-Petronas

|1:22.547

| 1:23.803

| +2.840

17

| 19

| data-sort-value="ver"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jos Verstappen

| Minardi-Cosworth

|No Time

| 1:25.078

| +4.115

18

| 12

| data-sort-value="bau"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Zsolt Baumgartner

| Jordan-Ford

|1:24.872

| 1:25.881

| +4.918

19

| 18

| data-sort-value="kie"|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Nicolas Kiesa

| Minardi-Cosworth

|1:26.299

| 1:26.778

| +5.815

20

| 8

| data-sort-value="alo"|{{flagicon|Spain}} Fernando Alonso

| Renault

|1:22.103

| 1:40.405

| +19.442

|4

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Ralf Schumacher

|Williams-BMW

|data-sort-value="21"|No Time

|data-sort-value="21"| -

|data-sort-value="21"|

colspan="7"| Sources:{{cite web|title=Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003 – Qualifying 1|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/750/italy/qualifying-1.html|work=Formula1.com|access-date=30 September 2023}}{{cite web|title=Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003 – Qualifying 2|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/750/italy/qualifying-2.html|work=Formula1.com|access-date=30 September 2023}}{{cite web|title=2003 Italian Grand Prix Classification Grid|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2003/italian-grand-prix/classification/grid|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=30 September 2023}}

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher

| Ferrari

| 53

| 1:14:19.838

| 1

| 10

2

| 3

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Pablo Montoya

| Williams-BMW

| 53

| +5.294

| 2

| 8

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rubens Barrichello

| Ferrari

| 53

| +11.835

| 3

| 6

4

| 6

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 53

| +12.834

| 4

| 5

5

| 4

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Marc Gené

| Williams-BMW

| 53

| +27.891

| 5

| 4

6

| 16

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Jacques Villeneuve

| BAR-Honda

| 52

| +1 Lap

| 10

| 3

7

| 14

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Webber

| Jaguar-Cosworth

| 52

| +1 Lap

| 11

| 2

8

| 8

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Fernando Alonso

| Renault

| 52

| +1 Lap

| 20

| 1

9

| 9

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Nick Heidfeld

| Sauber-Petronas

| 52

| +1 Lap

| 16

|  

10

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Jordan-Ford

| 52

| +1 Lap

| 13

|  

11

| 12

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Zsolt Baumgartner

| Jordan-Ford

| 51

| +2 Laps

| 18

|  

12

| 18

| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nicolas Kiesa

| Minardi-Cosworth

| 51

| +2 Laps

| 19

|  

13

| 10

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen

| Sauber-Petronas

| 50

| Transmission

| 14

|  

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} David Coulthard

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 45

| Fuel pressure

| 8

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|France}} Olivier Panis

| Toyota

| 35

| Brakes

| 9

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jos Verstappen

| Minardi-Cosworth

| 27

| Oil leak

| 17

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

| BAR-Honda

| 24

| Gearbox

| 7

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cristiano da Matta

| Toyota

| 3

| Tyre/Spun off

| 12

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| Jaguar-Cosworth

| 2

| Gearbox

| 15

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Jarno Trulli

| Renault

| 0

| Hydraulics

| 6

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |title=2003 Italian Grand Prix |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/31/ |work=Formula1.com |publisher=Formula1.com Limited |access-date=26 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226073008/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2003/31/ |archive-date=26 December 2014}}}}

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos|Position}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher*

| 82

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Pablo Montoya*

| 79

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen*

| 75

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Ralf Schumacher

| 58

scope="row" | 10px 1

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rubens Barrichello

| 55

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/italie/championnat.aspx|title=Italy 2003 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos|Position}}

! scope="col" | Constructor

! scope="col" | Points

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Williams-BMW*

| 141

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Ferrari*

| 137

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Mercedes*

| 120

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Renault

| 79

scope="row" | 10px

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} BAR-Honda

| 18

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{reflist}}

{{F1 race report|

Name_of_race = Italian Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 2003 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix |

Next_race_in_season = 2003 United States Grand Prix |

Previous_year's_race = 2002 Italian Grand Prix |

Next_year's_race = 2004 Italian Grand Prix

}}

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