2003 German Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Germany
Grand Prix:German
Date:3 August
Year:2003
Previous Round:2003 British Grand Prix
Next Round:2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
Official Name:Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003
Race No:12
Season No:16
Location:Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.842
Course Km:4.574
Distance Laps:67
Distance Mi:190.424
Distance Km:306.458
Weather:Fine
Pole Driver:Juan Pablo Montoya
Pole Team:Williams-BMW
Pole Time:1:15.167
Pole Country:Colombia
Fast Driver:Juan Pablo Montoya
Fast Team:Williams-BMW
Fast Time:1:14.917
Fast Lap:14
Fast Country:Colombia
First Driver:Juan Pablo Montoya
First Team:Williams-BMW
First Country:Colombia
Second Driver:David Coulthard
Second Team:McLaren-Mercedes
Second Country:UK
Third Driver:Jarno Trulli
Third Team:Renault
Third Country:Italy

The 2003 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 August 2003 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany. It was the twelfth race of the 2003 Formula One season and the sixty-fifth German Grand Prix. The 67-lap race was won by Juan Pablo Montoya driving for the Williams team after starting from pole position. David Coulthard finished second in a McLaren car, with Jarno Trulli third in a Renault.

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.

Constructor Nat Driver
RenaultAllan McNish
Jordan-FordZsolt Baumgartner
Minardi-CosworthGianmaria Bruni

Race

Montoya's victory promoted him to second place in the Drivers' Championship, after McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen retired from a collision on the first lap of the race. Montoya also reduced the gap from Championship leader Michael Schumacher to six points. Williams reduced the gap to Ferrari in the Constructors Championship to two points.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
13data-sort-value="MON" Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW1:14.6731:15.167—
24data-sort-value="SCR" Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW1:14.4271:15.185+0.018
32data-sort-value="BAR" Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:15.3991:15.488+0.321
47data-sort-value="TRU" Jarno TrulliRenault1:15.0041:15.679+0.512
56data-sort-value="RAI" Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.2761:15.874+0.707
61data-sort-value="SCm" Michael SchumacherFerrari1:15.4561:15.898+0.731
720data-sort-value="pan" Olivier PanisToyota1:15.4711:16.034+0.867
88data-sort-value="alo" Fernando AlonsoRenault1:15.2141:16.483+1.316
921data-sort-value="da m" Cristiano da MattaToyota1:16.4501:16.550+1.383
105data-sort-value="cou" David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.5571:16.666+1.499
1114data-sort-value="web" Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth1:15.0301:16.775+1.608
1211data-sort-value="fis" Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Ford1:17.1111:16.831+1.664
1316data-sort-value="vil" Jacques VilleneuveBAR-HondaNo time1:17.090+1.923
1410data-sort-value="fre" Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Petronas1:15.9681:17.169+2.002
159data-sort-value="hei" Nick HeidfeldSauber-Petronas1:15.9851:17.557+2.390
1615data-sort-value="wil" Justin WilsonJaguar-Cosworth1:15.3731:18.021+2.854
1717data-sort-value="but" Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda1:15.7541:18.085+2.918
1812data-sort-value="fir" Ralph FirmanJordan-Ford1:17.0441:18.341+3.174
1919data-sort-value="ver" Jos VerstappenMinardi-Cosworth1:17.7021:19.023+3.856
2018data-sort-value="kie" Nicolas KiesaMinardi-CosworthNo time1:19.174+4.007
Sources:[1] [2] [3]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
13 Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW671:28:48.769110
25 David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes67+1:05.459108
37 Jarno TrulliRenault67+1:09.06046
48 Fernando AlonsoRenault67+1:09.34485
520 Olivier PanisToyota66+1 Lap74
621 Cristiano da MattaToyota66+1 Lap93
71 Michael SchumacherFerrari66+1 Lap62
817 Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda66+1 Lap171
916 Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda65+2 Laps13 
109 Nick HeidfeldSauber-Petronas65+2 Laps15 
1114 Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth64Accident11 
1218 Nicolas KiesaMinardi-Cosworth62+5 Laps20 
1311 Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Ford60Engine12 
Ret19 Jos VerstappenMinardi-Cosworth23Hydraulics19 
Ret15 Justin WilsonJaguar-Cosworth6Gearbox16 
Ret4 Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW1Collision damage2 
Ret10 Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Petronas1Collision damage14 
Ret2 Rubens BarrichelloFerrari0Collision3 
Ret6 Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes0Collision5 
Ret12 Ralph FirmanJordan-Ford0Collision18 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
+/–DriverPoints
1 Michael Schumacher*71
12 Juan Pablo Montoya*65
13 Kimi Räikkönen*62
4 Ralf Schumacher*53
5 Rubens Barrichello*49
Source: [4]
Constructors' Championship standings
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 Ferrari*120
2 Williams-BMW*118
3 McLaren-Mercedes*103
4 Renault*66
5 BAR-Honda15
Source:

References

49.3278°N 8.5658°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003 – Qualifying 1. Formula1.com. 30 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2003 – Qualifying 2. Formula1.com. 30 September 2023.
  3. Web site: 2003 German Grand Prix Classification Grid. Motorsport Stats. 30 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Germany 2003 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 18 March 2019.

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