Gridpedia2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
- Date
- 23 Mar 2003
- Circuit
- Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Round
- 2 of 16
- Winner
- Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Fernando Alonso (1:37.044)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 7 | 56 | 1:32:22.195 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +39.286 | 8 | |
| 3 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 56 | +64.007 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 17 | 56 | +88.026 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 2 | 55 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1:36.412 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 9 | 55 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 6 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 10 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | FIRRalph Firman | Jordan | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 21 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 11 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 8 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Minardi | 18 | 52 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | PIZAntônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 15 | 42 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | WILJustin Wilson | Minardi | 19 | 41 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 16 | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 10 | 12 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| R | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 2 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 0 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 16 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 12 | 0 | Electrical | 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
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 19, 40), stints of 19, 21, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 22, 38), stints of 22, 16, 18 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 14, 35), stints of 14, 21, 21 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 9 · 3 or more: 3
- First stops
- median lap 17 of 56
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 19 (37.4 s), 40 (35.2 s) | 192116 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 22 (35.3 s), 38 (34.9 s) | 221618 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 14 (36.5 s), 35 (36.4 s) | 142121 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 22 (35.1 s), 40 (34.3 s) | 221816 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 16 (35.9 s), 36 (50.0 s) | 162019 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 4 | 3 (37.5 s), 9 (24.1 s), 26 (34.7 s), 43 (35.2 s) | 36171712 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 17 (35.9 s), 34 (38.4 s) | 171721 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 13 (50.3 s), 34 (35.7 s) | 132121 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 17 (46.1 s), 35 (35.6 s) | 171820 |
| FIRRalph Firman | 1 | 22 (55.5 s) | 2233 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 3 | 17 (37.5 s), 33 (42.5 s), 48 (36.4 s) | 1716157 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 1 (246.3 s), 28 (38.5 s) | 2725 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 3 | 1 (166.9 s), 10 (37.9 s), 31 (39.1 s) | 92121 |
| PIZAntônio Pizzonia | 3 | 1 (54.5 s), 19 (37.0 s), 38 (37.2 s) | 18194 |
| WILJustin Wilson | 2 | 13 (50.3 s), 35 (39.6 s) | 13226 |
| WEBMark Webber | 1 | 15 (67.6 s) | 1520 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 12 (34.2 s) | 12 |
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 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:37.044 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:37.217 | +0.173 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:37.393 | +0.349 Q1 | ||
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:37.454 | +0.410 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:37.579 | +0.535 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:37.766 | +0.722 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:37.858 | +0.814 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:37.974 | +0.930 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:38.073 | +1.029 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:38.094 | +1.050 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:38.097 | +1.053 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:38.289 | +1.245 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:38.291 | +1.247 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:38.416 | +1.372 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:38.516 | +1.472 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:38.624 | +1.580 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:38.789 | +1.745 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:40.417 | +3.373 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:40.599 | +3.555 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:40.910 | +3.866 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 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 2 |