The British Grand Prix 2003 was the 11th round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, UK, on July 20th.

Rubens Barrichello won the race from the pole, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya, and Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
1:28:37.554
Finished
2
5
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+5.462
Finished
3
-
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
+10.656
Finished
4
1
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+25.648
Finished
5
7
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+36.827
Finished
6
4
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
+43.067
Finished
7
1
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
+45.085
Finished
8
12
BUT
Jenson Button
BAR
+45.478
Finished
9
5
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
+58.032
Finished
10
1
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
+1:03.569
Finished
11
2
Olivier Panis
Toyota
+1:05.207
Finished
12
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
+1:05.564
Finished
13
4
Ralph Firman
Jordan
+1 Lap
14
3
WEB
Mark Webber
Jaguar
+1 Lap
15
4
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
+2 Laps
16
2
Justin Wilson
Minardi
+2 Laps
17
1
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+2 Laps
18
10
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Gearbox
19
4
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
Suspension
20
10
PIZ
Antônio Pizzonia
Jaguar
Engine
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

There race went on mostly with no incidents. Only 3 divers were involved in circumstances that were severe enough to prevented them from finishing the race.

These included, Fernando Alonso, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 52, Giancarlo Fisichella, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 44, and Antônio Pizzonia, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 32.

Gearbox

  • Fernando Alonso
    Lap 52

Suspension

  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 44

Engine

  • Antônio Pizzonia
    Lap 32

Qualifying

#1
BAR
#2
TRU
#3
RAI
#4
SCH
#5
MSC
#6
#7
MON
#8
ALO
#9
VIL
#10
PIZ
#11
WEB
#12
COU
#13
#14
#15
FIS
#16
HEI
#17
#18
#19
#20
BUT

From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.

This time around, Rubens Barrichello managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:21.209 seconds, 0.172 seconds faster than Jarno Trulli, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:21.209
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:21.381
    + 0.172
    + 0.172
  • Kimi Räikkönen
    1:21.695
    + 0.314
    + 0.486
  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:21.727
    + 0.032
    + 0.518
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:21.867
    + 0.14
    + 0.658
  • Cristiano da Matta
    1:22.081
    + 0.214
    + 0.872
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:22.214
    + 0.133
    + 1.005
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:22.404
    + 0.19
    + 1.195
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:22.591
    + 0.187
    + 1.382
  • Antônio Pizzonia
    1:22.634
    + 0.043
    + 1.425
  • Mark Webber
    1:22.647
    + 0.013
    + 1.438
  • David Coulthard
    1:22.811
    + 0.164
    + 1.602
  • Olivier Panis
    1:23.042
    + 0.231
    + 1.833
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:23.187
    + 0.145
    + 1.978
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:23.574
    + 0.387
    + 2.365
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:23.844
    + 0.27
    + 2.635
  • Ralph Firman
    1:24.385
    + 0.541
    + 3.176
  • Justin Wilson
    1:25.468
    + 1.083
    + 4.259
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:25.759
    + 0.291
    + 4.55