Gridpedia2003 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 6 Jul 2003
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
- Round
- 10 of 16
- Winner
- Ralf Schumacher (Williams)
- Pole position
- Ralf Schumacher (1:15.019)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 1 | 70 | 1:30:49.213 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 70 | +13.813 | 1:15.512 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | +19.568 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 4 | 70 | +38.047 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 5 | 70 | +40.289 | 4 | |
| 6 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 9 | 70 | +66.380 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 8 | 69 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 20 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 10 | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 16 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 12 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | PIZAntônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 11 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 21 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 13 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 16 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 15 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | WILJustin Wilson | Minardi | 20 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 12 | FIRRalph Firman | Jordan | 18 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Minardi | 19 | 66 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 6 | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 7 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 17 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 14 | 23 | Fuel | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Ralf Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 18, 35, 51), stints of 18, 17, 16, 19 laps
- 2nd
- Juan Pablo Montoya: 3 stops (laps 17, 34, 50), stints of 17, 17, 16, 20 laps
- 3rd
- Michael Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 17, 35, 52), stints of 17, 18, 17, 18 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 4 · 3 or more: 12
- First stops
- median lap 17 of 70
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 3 | 18 (19.6 s), 35 (20.5 s), 51 (20.9 s) | 18171619 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 17 (23.6 s), 34 (21.0 s), 50 (21.3 s) | 17171620 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 17 (20.5 s), 35 (20.3 s), 52 (20.7 s) | 17181718 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 3 | 16 (20.2 s), 31 (20.8 s), 47 (21.1 s) | 16151623 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 15 (20.0 s), 32 (19.4 s), 48 (34.0 s) | 15171622 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 16 (21.5 s), 31 (20.9 s), 48 (23.5 s) | 16151722 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 20 (22.4 s), 45 (22.3 s) | 202524 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 16 (21.5 s), 34 (20.6 s), 52 (20.2 s) | 16181817 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 3 | 18 (22.3 s), 37 (21.0 s), 53 (21.8 s) | 18191616 |
| PIZAntônio Pizzonia | 3 | 14 (22.2 s), 30 (24.0 s), 43 (22.8 s) | 14161326 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 2 | 19 (22.5 s), 45 (22.0 s) | 192624 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 16 (21.6 s), 32 (22.2 s), 48 (25.6 s) | 16161620 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 19 (21.9 s), 42 (23.3 s) | 192326 |
| WILJustin Wilson | 2 | 22 (25.2 s), 42 (23.7 s) | 222025 |
| FIRRalph Firman | 3 | 15 (23.5 s), 40 (24.5 s), 46 (27.6 s) | 1525621 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 5 | 11 (21.7 s), 29 (22.3 s), 48 (22.2 s), 61 (36.3 s), 64 (37.6 s) | 111819133 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 16 (20.6 s), 34 (19.5 s) | 161811 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 17 (21.3 s), 36 (20.1 s) | 17197 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 21 (22.8 s) | 2121 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 17 (25.7 s) | 176 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:15.019 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:15.136 | +0.117 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.480 | +0.461 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:15.533 | +0.514 Q1 | ||
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:15.628 | +0.609 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:15.967 | +0.948 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.087 | +1.068 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:16.166 | +1.147 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:16.308 | +1.289 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:16.345 | +1.326 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:16.965 | +1.946 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:16.990 | +1.971 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:17.068 | +2.049 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:17.077 | +2.058 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:17.445 | +2.426 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:17.562 | +2.543 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:18.431 | +3.412 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:18.514 | +3.495 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:18.709 | +3.690 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:19.619 | +4.600 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 64 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | 56 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | 53 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1 | 47 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1 | 10 |