Gridpedia2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 6 Apr 2003
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 3 of 16
- Winner
- Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)
- Pole position
- Rubens Barrichello (1:13.807)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | 54 | 1:31:17.748 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 4 | 54 | +0.945 | 8 | |
| 3 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 10 | 54 | +6.348 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 54 | +8.096 | 5 | |
| 5 | 10 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 14 | 54 | +8.642 | 4 | |
| 6 | 16 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 13 | 54 | +16.054 | 3 | |
| 7 | 4 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 6 | 54 | +38.526 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 5 | 54 | +45.927 | 1 | |
| 9 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 3 | 53 | Accident | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 47 | Fuel system | 1:22.032 | 0 |
| R | 17 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 11 | 33 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Minardi | 19 | 31 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 7 | 27 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 9 | 25 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | PIZAntônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 17 | 25 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 15 | 18 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | FIRRalph Firman | Jordan | 16 | 18 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 18 | WILJustin Wilson | Minardi | 20 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 12 | 8 | Engine | 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
- Giancarlo Fisichella: 1 stop (lap 7), stints of 7, 47 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 1 stop (lap 27), stints of 27, 27 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 19, 20, 42), stints of 19, 1, 22, 12 laps
- Finishers
- no stop: 1 · 1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 3 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 19 of 54
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 7 (40.7 s) | 747 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 27 (38.4 s) | 2727 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 19 (39.0 s), 20 (36.1 s), 42 (24.1 s) | 192212 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 19 (33.5 s), 52 (35.0 s) | 1933 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 19 (45.3 s) | 1935 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 19 (36.9 s), 48 (35.6 s) | 19296 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 19 (56.1 s) | 1935 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 19 (41.0 s), 33 (36.7 s) | 191420 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 3 | 27 (41.2 s), 35 (45.2 s), 45 (37.2 s) | 278108 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 19 (36.6 s) | 1928 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 19 (41.3 s) | 1914 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 19 (36.1 s) | 198 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 19 (38.5 s) | 196 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 1 (36.7 s) | 17 |
| FIRRalph Firman | 1 | 8 (41.7 s) | 810 |
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 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:13.807 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:13.818 | +0.011 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:13.851 | +0.044 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:13.866 | +0.059 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:13.953 | +0.146 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:14.124 | +0.317 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.130 | +0.323 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:14.191 | +0.384 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:14.223 | +0.416 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:14.384 | +0.577 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:14.504 | +0.697 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:14.631 | +0.824 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:14.668 | +0.861 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:14.839 | +1.032 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:14.839 | +1.032 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:15.240 | +1.433 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:15.317 | +1.510 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:15.641 | +1.834 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:16.542 | +2.735 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:16.586 | +2.779 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 | 24 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 0 | 7 |