The Hungarian Grand Prix 2003 was the 13th round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary, on August 24th.

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

Final results

1
-
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Renault
1:39:01.460
Finished
2
5
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
+16.768
Finished
3
1
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+34.537
Finished
4
2
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
+35.620
Finished
5
4
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+56.535
Finished
6
3
WEB
Mark Webber
Jaguar
+1:12.643
Finished
7
1
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
+1 Lap
8
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+1 Lap
9
2
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+1 Lap
10
4
BUT
Jenson Button
BAR
+1 Lap
11
4
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
+2 Laps
12
6
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
+3 Laps
13
7
Nicolas Kiesa
Minardi
+4 Laps
14
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
Out of fuel
15
3
Justin Wilson
Jaguar
Engine
16
3
Zsolt Baumgartner
Jordan
Engine
17
7
Olivier Panis
Toyota
Gearbox
18
5
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
Engine
19
14
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
Suspension
20
4
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Hydraulics
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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... 8 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who run out of fuel on lap 47, Justin Wilson, Zsolt Baumgartner, and Giancarlo Fisichella, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Olivier Panis, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 33, Rubens Barrichello, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 19, and Jacques Villeneuve, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 14.

Out of fuel

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 47

Engine

  • Justin Wilson
    Lap 42
  • Zsolt Baumgartner
    Lap 34
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 28

Gearbox

  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 33

Suspension

  • Rubens Barrichello
    Lap 19

Hydraulics

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 14

Qualifying

#1
ALO
#2
SCH
#3
WEB
#4
MON
#5
BAR
#6
TRU
#7
RAI
#8
MSC
#9
COU
#10
#11
HEI
#12
#13
FIS
#14
BUT
#15
#16
VIL
#17
#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, Fernando Alonso managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:21.688 seconds, 0.256 seconds faster than Ralf Schumacher, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Fernando Alonso
    1:21.688
  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:21.944
    + 0.256
    + 0.256
  • Mark Webber
    1:22.027
    + 0.083
    + 0.339
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:22.180
    + 0.153
    + 0.492
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:22.180
    + 0
    + 0.492
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:22.610
    + 0.43
    + 0.922
  • Kimi Räikkönen
    1:22.742
    + 0.132
    + 1.054
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:22.755
    + 0.013
    + 1.067
  • David Coulthard
    1:23.060
    + 0.305
    + 1.372
  • Olivier Panis
    1:23.369
    + 0.309
    + 1.681
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:23.621
    + 0.252
    + 1.933
  • Justin Wilson
    1:23.660
    + 0.039
    + 1.972
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:23.726
    + 0.066
    + 2.038
  • Jenson Button
    1:23.847
    + 0.121
    + 2.159
  • Cristiano da Matta
    1:23.982
    + 0.135
    + 2.294
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:24.100
    + 0.118
    + 2.412
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:24.569
    + 0.469
    + 2.881
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:26.423
    + 1.854
    + 4.735
  • Zsolt Baumgartner
    1:26.678
    + 0.255
    + 4.99
  • Nicolas Kiesa
    1:28.907
    + 2.229
    + 7.219