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The French Grand Prix 2003 was the 10th round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny Cours, France, on July 6th.

Ralf Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya, and Michael Schumacher completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
1:30:49.213
Finished
2
-
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+13.813
Finished
3
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+19.568
Finished
4
-
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
+38.047
Finished
5
-
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+40.289
Finished
6
3
WEB
Mark Webber
Jaguar
+1:06.380
Finished
7
1
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+1 Lap
8
2
Olivier Panis
Toyota
+1 Lap
9
3
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
+1 Lap
10
1
PIZ
Antônio Pizzonia
Jaguar
+1 Lap
11
2
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
+1 Lap
12
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
+2 Laps
13
2
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+2 Laps
14
6
Justin Wilson
Minardi
+3 Laps
15
3
Ralph Firman
Jordan
+3 Laps
16
3
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
+4 Laps
17
11
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
Engine
18
11
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Engine
19
2
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
Engine
20
6
BUT
Jenson Button
BAR
Fuel
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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 were some incidents during the race, with 5 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Jarno Trulli, Fernando Alonso, and Giancarlo Fisichella, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, and Jenson Button, who had fuel related problems on lap 23.

Engine

  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 45
  • Fernando Alonso
    Lap 43
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 42

Fuel

  • Jenson Button
    Lap 23

Qualifying

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

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 1:15.019 seconds, with his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya rigth behind him at 0.117 seconds, helping Williams score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:15.019
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:15.136
    + 0.117
    + 0.117
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:15.480
    + 0.344
    + 0.461
  • Kimi Räikkönen
    1:15.533
    + 0.053
    + 0.514
  • David Coulthard
    1:15.628
    + 0.095
    + 0.609
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:15.967
    + 0.339
    + 0.948
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:16.087
    + 0.12
    + 1.068
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:16.166
    + 0.079
    + 1.147
  • Mark Webber
    1:16.308
    + 0.142
    + 1.289
  • Olivier Panis
    1:16.345
    + 0.037
    + 1.326
  • Antônio Pizzonia
    1:16.965
    + 0.62
    + 1.946
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:16.990
    + 0.025
    + 1.971
  • Cristiano da Matta
    1:17.068
    + 0.078
    + 2.049
  • Jenson Button
    1:17.077
    + 0.009
    + 2.058
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:17.445
    + 0.368
    + 2.426
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:17.562
    + 0.117
    + 2.543
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:18.431
    + 0.869
    + 3.412
  • Ralph Firman
    1:18.514
    + 0.083
    + 3.495
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:18.709
    + 0.195
    + 3.69
  • Justin Wilson
    1:19.619
    + 0.91
    + 4.6