The Malaysian Grand Prix 2003 was the 2nd round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 23rd.
Kimi Räikkönen won the race after starting in the 7th position, followed by Rubens Barrichello, and Fernando Alonso, who originally had the pole position, 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... 8 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Antônio Pizzonia, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 42, Justin Wilson, who suffered from an unidentified mechanical problem on lap 41, Mark Webber, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 35, Olivier Panis, who suffered a fuel pressure loss on lap 12, and David Coulthard, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Jacques Villeneuve, all of whom suffered from electrical problems.
Spun off
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Antônio PizzoniaLap 42
Mechanical
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Justin WilsonLap 41
Engine
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Mark WebberLap 35
Fuel pressure
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Olivier PanisLap 12
Electrical
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David CoulthardLap 2
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 0
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Jacques VilleneuveLap 0
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, Fernando Alonso managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:37.044 seconds, with his teammate Jarno Trulli rigth behind him at 0.173 seconds, helping Renault score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.