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

1
2
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:31:13.591
Finished
2
1
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
+0.784
Finished
3
1
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+1.355
Finished
4
-
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Renault
+4.481
Finished
5
-
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+1:04.261
Finished
6
14
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
+1:10.502
Finished
7
1
WEB
Mark Webber
Jaguar
+1 Lap
8
1
Olivier Panis
Toyota
+1 Lap
9
6
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
+2 Laps
10
3
PIZ
Antônio Pizzonia
Jaguar
+4 Laps
11
2
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
+6 Laps
12
6
Justin Wilson
Minardi
Gearbox
13
4
BUT
Jenson Button
BAR
Gearbox
14
3
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
Gearbox
15
3
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
Engine
16
8
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
Accident
17
1
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
Gearbox
18
1
Ralph Firman
Jordan
Engine
19
5
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Brakes
20
10
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
Electronics
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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

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

  • Justin Wilson
    Lap 60
  • Jenson Button
    Lap 51
  • David Coulthard
    Lap 47
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 20

Engine

  • Nick Heidfeld
    Lap 47
  • Ralph Firman
    Lap 20

Accident

  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 22

Brakes

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 14

Electronics

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 6

Qualifying

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

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.

Times table

  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:15.529
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:15.923
    + 0.394
    + 0.394
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:16.047
    + 0.124
    + 0.518
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:16.048
    + 0.001
    + 0.519
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:16.143
    + 0.095
    + 0.614
  • Mark Webber
    1:16.182
    + 0.039
    + 0.653
  • Olivier Panis
    1:16.598
    + 0.416
    + 1.069
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:16.718
    + 0.12
    + 1.189
  • Cristiano da Matta
    1:16.826
    + 0.108
    + 1.297
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:16.939
    + 0.113
    + 1.41
  • David Coulthard
    1:17.024
    + 0.085
    + 1.495
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:17.086
    + 0.062
    + 1.557
  • Antônio Pizzonia
    1:17.337
    + 0.251
    + 1.808
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:17.347
    + 0.01
    + 1.818
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:18.014
    + 0.667
    + 2.485
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:18.036
    + 0.022
    + 2.507
  • Jenson Button
    1:18.205
    + 0.169
    + 2.676
  • Justin Wilson
    1:18.560
    + 0.355
    + 3.031
  • Ralph Firman
    1:18.692
    + 0.132
    + 3.163