The Monaco Grand Prix 2003 was the 7th round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on June 1st.

Juan Pablo Montoya won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Kimi Räikkönen, and Michael Schumacher completing the podium.

Ralf Schumacher started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 4th.

Final results

1
2
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
1:42:19.010
Finished
2
-
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
+0.602
Finished
3
2
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+1.720
Finished
4
3
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
+28.518
Finished
5
3
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Renault
+36.251
Finished
6
2
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
+40.972
Finished
7
1
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+41.227
Finished
8
1
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+53.266
Finished
9
1
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
+1 Lap
10
2
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
+1 Lap
11
3
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+2 Laps
12
4
Ralph Firman
Jordan
+2 Laps
13
4
Olivier Panis
Toyota
+4 Laps
14
3
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Engine
15
4
Justin Wilson
Minardi
Fuel system
16
2
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
Fuel system
17
8
WEB
Mark Webber
Jaguar
Hydraulics
18
5
PIZ
Antônio Pizzonia
Jaguar
Electrical
19
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
Accident
20
-
BUT
Jenson Button
BAR
Injured
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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, Jacques Villeneuve, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 63, Justin Wilson, and Jos Verstappen, both had a fuel system failure, Mark Webber, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 16, Antônio Pizzonia, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 10, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 0, and Jenson Button, who was injured on lap 0.

Engine

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 63

Fuel system

  • Justin Wilson
    Lap 29
  • Jos Verstappen
    Lap 28

Hydraulics

  • Mark Webber
    Lap 16

Electrical

  • Antônio Pizzonia
    Lap 10

Accident

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 0

Injured

  • Jenson Button
    Lap 0

Qualifying

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

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 1:15.259 seconds, 0.036 seconds faster than Kimi Räikkönen, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:15.259
  • Kimi Räikkönen
    1:15.295
    + 0.036
    + 0.036
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:15.415
    + 0.12
    + 0.156
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:15.500
    + 0.085
    + 0.241
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:15.644
    + 0.144
    + 0.385
  • David Coulthard
    1:15.700
    + 0.056
    + 0.441
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:15.820
    + 0.12
    + 0.561
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:15.884
    + 0.064
    + 0.625
  • Mark Webber
    1:16.237
    + 0.353
    + 0.978
  • Cristiano da Matta
    1:16.744
    + 0.507
    + 1.485
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:16.755
    + 0.011
    + 1.496
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:16.967
    + 0.212
    + 1.708
  • Antônio Pizzonia
    1:17.103
    + 0.136
    + 1.844
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:17.176
    + 0.073
    + 1.917
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:17.402
    + 0.226
    + 2.143
  • Ralph Firman
    1:17.452
    + 0.05
    + 2.193
  • Olivier Panis
    1:17.464
    + 0.012
    + 2.205
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:18.706
    + 1.242
    + 3.447
  • Justin Wilson
    1:20.063
    + 1.357
    + 4.804