The Canadian Grand Prix 2003 was the 8th round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, on June 15th.
Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Ralf Schumacher, who originally had the pole position, and Juan Pablo Montoya completing the podium.
Final results
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
The reace did not end without incidents... 11 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Justin Wilson, Jenson Button, David Coulthard, and Giancarlo Fisichella, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox, Nick Heidfeld, and Ralph Firman, both suffered an engine malfunction, Jarno Trulli, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 22, Jacques Villeneuve, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 14, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who experienced problems with the electornics of the car on lap 6.
Gearbox
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Justin WilsonLap 60
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Jenson ButtonLap 51
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David CoulthardLap 47
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 20
Engine
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Nick HeidfeldLap 47
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Ralph FirmanLap 20
Accident
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Jarno TrulliLap 22
Brakes
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Jacques VilleneuveLap 14
Electronics
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Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 6
Qualifying
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, Ralf Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:15.529 seconds, with his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya rigth behind him at 0.394 seconds, helping Williams score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.