2003 Spanish Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 5 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 4 May 2003 | ||
| Official name | XLV Gran Premio Marlboro de España | ||
| Location | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.730 km (2.939 mi) | ||
| Distance | 65 laps, 307.324 km (190.962 mi) | ||
| Weather | Clear | ||
| Attendance | 96,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:17.762 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:20.143 on lap 52 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The start of the 2003 Spanish Grand Prix
The 2003 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the XLV Gran Premio Marlboro de España) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 May 2003 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. It was the fifth round of the 2003 Formula One season and the forty-fifth Spanish Grand Prix. The 65-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. Fernando Alonso finished second driving for the Renault team with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 65 | 1:33:46.933 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault | 65 | +5.716 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello |
Ferrari | 65 | +18.001 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya |
Williams-BMW | 65 | +1:02.022 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher |
Williams-BMW | 64 | +1 Lap | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta |
Toyota | 64 | +1 Lap | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 |  Mark Webber |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 64 | +1 Lap | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 |  Ralph Firman |
Jordan-Ford | 63 | +2 Laps | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 |  Jenson Button |
BAR-Honda | 63 | +2 Laps | 5 | |
| 10 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld |
Sauber-Petronas | 63 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
| 11 | 18 | Justin Wilson |
Minardi-Cosworth | 63 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 19 |  Jos Verstappen |
Minardi-Cosworth | 62 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 |  Giancarlo Fisichella |
Jordan-Ford | 43 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Olivier Panis |
Toyota | 41 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Petronas | 38 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 5 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 17 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
BAR-Honda | 12 | Electrical | 11 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jarno Trulli |
Renault | 0 | Collision | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 | Antônio Pizzonia |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 0 | Launch control/Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
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Notes
- This was the first double retirement of the season for McLaren.
- Ferrari debuted their new car, the F2003-GA at this race. GA was added to the cars name as a tribute to Gianni Agnelli, head of Fiat, who died shortly before the car's unveiling.
- First points: Cristiano da Matta.
- Only point: Ralph Firman.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "Spanish GP Saturday qualifying". motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "2003 Spanish Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
External links
| Previous race: 2003 San Marino Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 2003 season |
Next race: 2003 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 2002 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish Grand Prix | Next race: 2004 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 2003 |
Succeeded by 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Coordinates: 41°34′12″N 2°15′40″E / 41.57000°N 2.26111°E
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