The Spanish Grand Prix 2003 was the 5th round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain, on May 4th.

Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Fernando Alonso, and Rubens Barrichello completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:33:46.933
Finished
2
1
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Renault
+5.7
Finished
3
1
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+18.0
Finished
4
5
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+1:02.0
Finished
5
2
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
+1 Lap
6
7
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
+1 Lap
7
5
WEB
Mark Webber
Jaguar
+1 Lap
8
7
Ralph Firman
Jordan
+2 Laps
9
4
BUT
Jenson Button
BAR
+2 Laps
10
4
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+2 Laps
11
7
Justin Wilson
Minardi
+2 Laps
12
7
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
+3 Laps
13
4
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
Engine
14
8
Olivier Panis
Toyota
Gearbox
15
5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
Suspension
16
8
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
Collision
17
6
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Electrical
18
14
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
Collision
19
3
PIZ
Antônio Pizzonia
Jaguar
Launch control
20
-
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
Collision
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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, Giancarlo Fisichella, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 43, Olivier Panis, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 41, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 38, David Coulthard, Jarno Trulli, and Kimi Räikkönen, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Jacques Villeneuve, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 12, and Antônio Pizzonia, who had problems with the launch control on lap 0.

Engine

  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 43

Gearbox

  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 41

Suspension

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 38

Collision

  • David Coulthard
    Lap 17
  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 0
  • Kimi Räikkönen
    Lap 0

Electrical

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 12

Launch control

  • Antônio Pizzonia
    Lap 0

Qualifying

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

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 1:17.762 seconds, with his teammate Rubens Barrichello rigth behind him at 0.258 seconds, helping Ferrari score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Michael Schumacher
    1:17.762
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:18.020
    + 0.258
    + 0.258
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:18.233
    + 0.213
    + 0.471
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:18.615
    + 0.382
    + 0.853
  • Jenson Button
    1:18.704
    + 0.089
    + 0.942
  • Olivier Panis
    1:18.811
    + 0.107
    + 1.049
  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:19.006
    + 0.195
    + 1.244
  • David Coulthard
    1:19.128
    + 0.122
    + 1.366
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:19.377
    + 0.249
    + 1.615
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:19.427
    + 0.05
    + 1.665
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:19.563
    + 0.136
    + 1.801
  • Mark Webber
    1:19.615
    + 0.052
    + 1.853
  • Cristiano da Matta
    1:19.623
    + 0.008
    + 1.861
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:19.646
    + 0.023
    + 1.884
  • Ralph Firman
    1:20.215
    + 0.569
    + 2.453
  • Antônio Pizzonia
    1:20.308
    + 0.093
    + 2.546
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:20.976
    + 0.668
    + 3.214
  • Justin Wilson
    1:22.104
    + 1.128
    + 4.342
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:22.237
    + 0.133
    + 4.475