Gridpedia2003 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Jun 2003
- Circuit
- Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
- Round
- 9 of 16
- Winner
- Ralf Schumacher (Williams)
- Pole position
- Kimi Räikkönen (1:31.523)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 3 | 60 | 1:34:43.622 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 4 | 60 | +16.821 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | +39.673 | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 8 | 60 | +65.731 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 60 | +66.162 | 4 | |
| 6 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 11 | 59 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 7 | 17 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 12 | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 20 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 10 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 15 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | PIZAntônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 16 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | FIRRalph Firman | Jordan | 14 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 13 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | WILJustin Wilson | Minardi | 19 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Minardi | 18 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 56 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 21 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 10 | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 17 | 51 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 6 | 37 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| R | 20 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 7 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | 25 | Engine | 1:32.621 | 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: 2 stops (laps 21, 41), stints of 21, 20, 19 laps
- 2nd
- Juan Pablo Montoya: 2 stops (laps 18, 40), stints of 18, 22, 20 laps
- 3rd
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 17, 37), stints of 17, 20, 23 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 3
- First stops
- median lap 17 of 60
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 21 (32.1 s), 41 (33.0 s) | 212019 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 18 (32.9 s), 40 (32.5 s) | 182220 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 17 (33.0 s), 37 (33.3 s) | 172023 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 18 (32.4 s), 38 (32.5 s) | 182022 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 16 (32.6 s), 36 (34.1 s) | 162024 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 14 (34.8 s), 38 (33.4 s) | 142421 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 15 (34.0 s), 37 (36.0 s) | 152222 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 20 (32.5 s), 37 (32.9 s) | 201722 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 14 (32.6 s), 31 (30.9 s), 44 (30.8 s) | 14171315 |
| PIZAntônio Pizzonia | 3 | 16 (35.5 s), 40 (34.0 s), 43 (22.0 s) | 1624316 |
| FIRRalph Firman | 2 | 26 (32.9 s), 41 (33.2 s) | 261517 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 27 (31.6 s), 43 (33.6 s), 53 (40.9 s) | 2716105 |
| WILJustin Wilson | 2 | 16 (35.4 s), 36 (34.6 s) | 162022 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 15 (36.8 s), 37 (34.6 s) | 152220 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 18 (33.3 s), 42 (33.8 s) | 182414 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 3 | 16 (33.2 s), 24 (39.2 s), 43 (32.1 s) | 1681910 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 14 (38.2 s), 41 (33.4 s) | 142710 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 15 (32.7 s) | 1522 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 15 (34.2 s), 36 (33.8 s) | 1521 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 16 (33.9 s) | 169 |
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 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:31.523 | fastest Q1 | |||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.555 | +0.032 Q1 | |||
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:31.619 | +0.096 Q1 | |||
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:31.765 | +0.242 Q1 | |||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.780 | +0.257 Q1 | |||
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:31.976 | +0.453 Q1 | |||
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:32.350 | +0.827 Q1 | |||
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32.424 | +0.901 Q1 | |||
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.742 | +1.219 Q1 | |||
| 10 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:32.949 | +1.426 Q1 | |||
| 11 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:33.066 | +1.543 Q1 | |||
| 12 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:33.395 | +1.872 Q1 | |||
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.553 | +2.030 Q1 | |||
| 14 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:33.827 | +2.304 Q1 | |||
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:34.000 | +2.477 Q1 | |||
| 16 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:34.159 | +2.636 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:34.596 | +3.073 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:36.318 | +4.795 Q1 | |||
| 19 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:36.485 | +4.962 Q1 | |||
| 20 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber |
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 | 58 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | 51 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1 | 43 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1 | 39 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 10 |