2003 German Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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
Renault	Template:Flagicon	Allan McNish
Jordan-Ford	Template:Flagicon	Zsolt Baumgartner
Minardi-Cosworth	Template:Flagicon	Gianmaria Bruni

File:Juan Pablo Montoya Hockenheim 2003.jpg

Juan Pablo Montoya wins the Grand Prix

File:Kimi Raikkonen Hockenheim 2003.jpg

Kimi Räikkönen's broken McLaren is brought back to the pits after the race

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
1	3	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:14.673	1:15.167	—
2	4	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:14.427	1:15.185	+0.018
3	2	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:15.399	1:15.488	+0.321
4	7	Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:15.004	1:15.679	+0.512
5	6	Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.276	1:15.874	+0.707
6	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:15.456	1:15.898	+0.731
7	20	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:15.471	1:16.034	+0.867
8	8	Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:15.214	1:16.483	+1.316
9	21	Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:16.450	1:16.550	+1.383
10	5	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.557	1:16.666	+1.499
11	14	Template:Flagicon Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:15.030	1:16.775	+1.608
12	11	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	1:17.111	1:16.831	+1.664
13	16	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	No time	1:17.090	+1.923
14	10	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.968	1:17.169	+2.002
15	9	Template:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.985	1:17.557	+2.390
16	15	Template:Flagicon Justin Wilson	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:15.373	1:18.021	+2.854
17	17	Template:Flagicon Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:15.754	1:18.085	+2.918
18	12	Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	1:17.044	1:18.341	+3.174
19	19	Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	1:17.702	1:19.023	+3.856
20	18	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiesa	Minardi-Cosworth	No time	1:19.174	+4.007
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	67	1:28:48.769	1	10
2	5	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	67	+1:05.459	10	8
3	7	Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli	Renault	67	+1:09.060	4	6
4	8	Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso	Renault	67	+1:09.344	8	5
5	20	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Toyota	66	+1 Lap	7	4
6	21	Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	66	+1 Lap	9	3
7	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	66	+1 Lap	6	2
8	17	Template:Flagicon Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	66	+1 Lap	17	1
9	16	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	65	+2 Laps	13
10	9	Template:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	65	+2 Laps	15
11	14	Template:Flagicon Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	64	Accident	11
12	18	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiesa	Minardi-Cosworth	62	+5 Laps	20
13	11	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	60	Engine	12
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	23	Hydraulics	19
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Justin Wilson	Jaguar-Cosworth	6	Gearbox	16
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1	Collision damage	2
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	1	Collision damage	14
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	0	Collision	3
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	0	Collision	5
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	0	Collision	18
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Championship standings after the race

• Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings

+/–	Template:Abbr	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher*	71
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya*	65
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen*	62
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher*	53
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello*	49
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Constructors' Championship standings

+/–	Template:Abbr	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari*	120
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Williams-BMW*	118
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes*	103
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Renault*	66
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon BAR-Honda	15
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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