2003 Monaco Grand Prix
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 2003 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Grand Prix de Monaco 2003)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was a Formula One motor race held on 1 June 2003 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the seventh race of the 2003 Formula One World Championship. The 78-lap race was won by Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya, driving a Williams-BMW (the first victory of Williams in Monaco since 1983 with Keke Rosberg), with Finn Kimi Räikkönen second in a McLaren-Mercedes and German Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari.
There were no recorded on-track overtakes during this race, one of the very few occasions in Formula One history where this has occurred. The other three races since 1981 not to feature any on-track overtakes were the controversial 2005 United States and 2021 Belgian Grands Prix, as well as the 2009 European Grand Prix.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BackgroundEdit
The Grand Prix was contested by 20 drivers, in ten teams of two.<ref name="entrants">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The teams, also known as constructors, were Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Renault, Sauber, Jordan, Jaguar, BAR, Minardi and Toyota.<ref name="entrants"/>
Before the race, McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen led the Drivers' Championship with 40 points; Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher was second on 38 points. Behind them in the Drivers' Championship, Rubens Barrichello was third on 26 points in the other Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso and David Coulthard on 25 and 23 points respectively.<ref name="championships">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading with 64 points and McLaren were second on 63 points, with Renault third on 35 points.<ref name="championships"/>
PracticeEdit
Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—Two on Thursday, and two on Saturday. The Thursday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted an hour. The third and final practice sessions were held on Saturday morning and lasted 45 minutes.<ref name="regulations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Jaguar driver Mark Webber set the fastest time in the first session, posting a lap of 1:16.373, one-tenth of a second quicker than Jenson Button and Coulthard, in second and third places respectively. The Renault cars were fourth and fifth fastest; Alonso ahead of Jarno Trulli, with Michael Schumacher rounding out the top six.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
QualifyingEdit
The qualifying session was run as a one-lap session and took place on Thursday and Saturday afternoon. The cars were run one at a time; the Thursday running order was determined with the Championship leading heading out first. The Saturday running order was determined by times set in Friday afternoon qualifying with the fastest heading out last and the slowest running first. The lap times from the Thursday afternoon session did not determine the grid order.<ref name="regulations"/>
Jenson Button suffered a heavy crash during Saturday morning practice and his resulting injuries meant that he took no further part in the weekend.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Qualifying classificationEdit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap | |||
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| 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:17.063 | 1:15.259 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.926 | 1:15.295 | +0.036 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:17.108 | 1:15.415 | +0.156 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:16.905 | 1:15.500 | +0.241 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.305 | 1:15.644 | +0.385 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Template:Flagicon David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.059 | 1:15.700 | +0.441 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:16.636 | 1:15.820 | +0.561 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:18.370 | 1:15.884 | +0.625 | |||
| 9 | 14 | Template:Flagicon Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:17.637 | 1:16.237 | +0.978 | |||
| 10 | 21 | Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:20.374 | 1:16.744 | +1.485 | |||
| 11 | 16 | Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 1:18.109 | 1:16.755 | +1.496 | |||
| 12 | 11 | Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 1:17.080 | 1:16.967 | +1.708 | |||
| 13 | 15 | Template:Flagicon Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:18.967 | 1:17.103 | +1.844 | |||
| 14 | 9 | Template:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 1:17.912 | 1:17.176 | +1.917 | |||
| 15 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | No time | 1:17.402 | +2.143 | |||
| 16 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 1:18.286 | 1:17.452 | +2.193 | |||
| 17 | 20 | Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:19.903 | 1:17.464 | +2.205 | |||
| 18 | 19 | Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:19.421 | 1:18.706 | +3.447 | |||
| 19 | 18 | Template:Flagicon Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:19.680 | 1:20.063 | +4.804 | |||
| 20 | 17 | Template:Flagicon Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:16.685 | No time | — | |||
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RaceEdit
Race classificationEdit
Championship standings after the raceEdit
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| +/– | Template:Abbr | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen | 48 | |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 2 | Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher | 44 | |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso | 29 | |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello | 27 | |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 2 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya | 25 | |
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- Constructors' Championship standings
| +/– | Template:Abbr | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 1 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes | 73 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 71 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Williams-BMW | 50 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Renault | 42 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 5 | Template:Flagicon Jordan-Ford | 11 |
| Source: <ref name="Championship"/> | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
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