2003 Canadian Grand Prix

The 2003 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 15 June 2003 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

2003 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 8 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	15 June 2003
Official name	XLI Grand Prix Air Canada
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Street circuit
Course length	4.361 km (2.710 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles)
Weather	Partly cloudy and mild with temperatures reaching a maximum of 19.3 °C (66.7 °F) Wind speeds up to 12.9 km/h (8.0 mph)[1] Track 32 °C (90 °F)[2]
Attendance	112,000[3]
Pole position
Driver	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Time	1:15.529
Fastest lap
Driver	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Time	1:16.040 on lap 53
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Third	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Lap leaders

Michael Schumacher took the win, despite nursing an ailing car home towards the end of the race, with the Williamses of Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya right behind him, and the Renault of Fernando Alonso not far behind them.

This was the fourth time that the Schumacher brothers had finished 1-2, having become the first siblings to do so at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1 Time	Q2 Time	Gap
1	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:38.210	1:15.529
2	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:37.479	1:15.923	+0.394
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.969	1:16.047	+0.518
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:35.173	1:16.048	+0.519
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:30.925	1:16.143	+0.614
6	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:36.699	1:16.182	+0.653
7	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:37.313	1:16.598	+1.069
8	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:41.413	1:16.718	+1.189
9	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:38.244	1:16.826	+1.297
10	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	1:35.776	1:16.939	+1.410
11	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:36.463	1:17.024	+1.495
12	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:32.778	1:17.086	+1.557
13	15	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:38.255	1:17.337	+1.808
14	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:44.702	1:17.347	+1.818
15	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	1:37.426	1:18.014	+2.485
16	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	1:38.617	1:18.036	+2.507
17	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:38.109	1:18.205	+2.676
18	18	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	1:38.088	1:18.560	+3.031
19	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	1:34.759	1:18.692	+3.163
20	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.373	No Time	+19.844
Sources:[4][5][6]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	1:31:13.591	3	10
2	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	70	+0.784	1	8
3	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	70	+1.355	2	6
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	70	+4.481	4	5
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	70	+1:04.261	5	4
6	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+1:10.502	20	3
7	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	69	+1 Lap	6	2
8	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	69	+1 Lap	7	1
9	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	68	+2 Laps	15
10	15	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	66	Brakes	13
11	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	64	Suspension	9
Ret	18	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	60	Gearbox	18
Ret	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	51	Gearbox	17
Ret	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	47	Gearbox	11
Ret	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	47	Engine	12
Ret	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	22	Collision damage	8
Ret	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	20	Gearbox	16
Ret	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	20	Engine	19
Ret	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	14	Brakes	14
Ret	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	6	Electronics	10
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Driver Points 1 1 Michael Schumacher 54 1 2 Kimi Räikkönen 51 3 Fernando Alonso 34 3 4 Ralf Schumacher 33 5 Juan Pablo Montoya 31 Source: [8]

Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos Constructor Points 1 1 Ferrari 85 1 2 McLaren-Mercedes 76 3 Williams-BMW 64 4 Renault 47 5 Jordan-Ford 11 Source: [8]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "Weather information for the "2003 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
2. F1 Racing. July 2003.
3. F1 Racing. July 2003.
4. "2003 Canadian GP – 1st Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
5. "2003 Canadian GP – 2nd Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
6. "2003 Canadian Grand Prix Classification Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
7. "2003 Canadian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
8. "Canada 2003 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

Previous race: 2003 Monaco Grand Prix	FIA Formula One World Championship 2003 season	Next race: 2003 European Grand Prix
Previous race: 2002 Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian Grand Prix	Next race: 2004 Canadian Grand Prix

45°30′2.08″N 73°31′20.86″W