The Italian Grand Prix 2003 was the 14th round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy, on September 14th.

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

Final results

1
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:14:19.838
Finished
2
-
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+5.294
Finished
3
-
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+11.835
Finished
4
-
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
+12.834
Finished
5
-
Marc Gené
Williams
+27.891
Finished
6
4
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
+1 Lap
7
4
WEB
Mark Webber
Jaguar
+1 Lap
8
12
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Renault
+1 Lap
9
7
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+1 Lap
10
3
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
+1 Lap
11
7
Zsolt Baumgartner
Jordan
+2 Laps
12
7
Nicolas Kiesa
Minardi
+2 Laps
13
1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
+3 Laps
14
6
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
Fuel pressure
15
6
Olivier Panis
Toyota
Brakes
16
1
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
Oil leak
17
10
BUT
Jenson Button
BAR
Gearbox
18
6
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
Tyre
19
4
Justin Wilson
Jaguar
Gearbox
20
14
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
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... 7 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, David Coulthard, who suffered a fuel pressure loss on lap 45, Olivier Panis, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 35, Jos Verstappen, who had an oil leak on lap 27, Jenson Button, and Justin Wilson, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Cristiano da Matta, who experienced issues with a tyre on lap 3, and Jarno Trulli, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 0.

Fuel pressure

  • David Coulthard
    Lap 45

Brakes

  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 35

Oil leak

  • Jos Verstappen
    Lap 27

Gearbox

  • Jenson Button
    Lap 24
  • Justin Wilson
    Lap 2

Tyre

  • Cristiano da Matta
    Lap 3

Hydraulics

  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 0

Qualifying

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

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, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:20.963 seconds, 0.051 seconds faster than Juan Pablo Montoya, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Michael Schumacher
    1:20.963
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:21.014
    + 0.051
    + 0.051
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:21.242
    + 0.228
    + 0.279
  • Kimi Räikkönen
    1:21.466
    + 0.224
    + 0.503
  • Marc Gené
    1:21.834
    + 0.368
    + 0.871
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:21.944
    + 0.11
    + 0.981
  • Jenson Button
    1:22.301
    + 0.357
    + 1.338
  • David Coulthard
    1:22.471
    + 0.17
    + 1.508
  • Olivier Panis
    1:22.488
    + 0.017
    + 1.525
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:22.717
    + 0.229
    + 1.754
  • Mark Webber
    1:22.754
    + 0.037
    + 1.791
  • Cristiano da Matta
    1:22.914
    + 0.16
    + 1.951
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:22.992
    + 0.078
    + 2.029
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:23.216
    + 0.224
    + 2.253
  • Justin Wilson
    1:23.484
    + 0.268
    + 2.521
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:23.803
    + 0.319
    + 2.84
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:25.078
    + 1.275
    + 4.115
  • Zsolt Baumgartner
    1:25.881
    + 0.803
    + 4.918
  • Nicolas Kiesa
    1:26.778
    + 0.897
    + 5.815
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:40.405
    + 13.627
    + 19.442