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The United States Grand Prix 2003 was the 15th round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, USA, on September 28th.

Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 7th position, followed by Kimi Räikkönen, who originally had the pole position, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 15th position of the grid.

Final results

1
6
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:33:35.997
Finished
2
1
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
+18.258
Finished
3
12
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
+37.964
Finished
4
6
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
+48.329
Finished
5
8
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+56.403
Finished
6
2
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+1 Lap
7
10
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
+1 Lap
8
8
Justin Wilson
Jaguar
+2 Laps
9
-
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
+2 Laps
10
9
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
+4 Laps
11
9
Nicolas Kiesa
Minardi
+4 Laps
12
-
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Engine
13
5
Ralph Firman
Jordan
Spun off
14
6
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
Gearbox
15
9
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Engine
16
5
BUT
Jenson Button
BAR
Engine
17
14
Olivier Panis
Toyota
Accident
18
4
WEB
Mark Webber
Jaguar
Accident
19
14
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
Accident
20
18
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
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... 11 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jacques Villeneuve, Fernando Alonso, and Jenson Button, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Ralph Firman, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 48, David Coulthard, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 45, Olivier Panis, Mark Webber, and Ralf Schumacher, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, and Rubens Barrichello, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 2.

Engine

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 63
  • Fernando Alonso
    Lap 44
  • Jenson Button
    Lap 41

Spun off

  • Ralph Firman
    Lap 48

Gearbox

  • David Coulthard
    Lap 45

Accident

  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 27
  • Mark Webber
    Lap 21
  • Ralf Schumacher
    Lap 21

Collision

  • Rubens Barrichello
    Lap 2

Qualifying

#1
RAI
#2
BAR
#3
#4
MON
#5
SCH
#6
ALO
#7
MSC
#8
COU
#9
#10
TRU
#11
BUT
#12
VIL
#13
HEI
#14
WEB
#15
#16
#17
FIS
#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, Kimi Räikkönen managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:11.670 seconds, 0.124 seconds faster than Rubens Barrichello, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Kimi Räikkönen
    1:11.670
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:11.794
    + 0.124
    + 0.124
  • Olivier Panis
    1:11.920
    + 0.126
    + 0.25
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:11.948
    + 0.028
    + 0.278
  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:12.078
    + 0.13
    + 0.408
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:12.087
    + 0.009
    + 0.417
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:12.194
    + 0.107
    + 0.524
  • David Coulthard
    1:12.297
    + 0.103
    + 0.627
  • Cristiano da Matta
    1:12.326
    + 0.029
    + 0.656
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:12.566
    + 0.24
    + 0.896
  • Jenson Button
    1:12.695
    + 0.129
    + 1.025
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:13.050
    + 0.355
    + 1.38
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:13.083
    + 0.033
    + 1.413
  • Mark Webber
    1:13.269
    + 0.186
    + 1.599
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:13.447
    + 0.178
    + 1.777
  • Justin Wilson
    1:13.585
    + 0.138
    + 1.915
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:13.798
    + 0.213
    + 2.128
  • Ralph Firman
    1:14.027
    + 0.229
    + 2.357
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:15.360
    + 1.333
    + 3.69
  • Nicolas Kiesa
    1:15.644
    + 0.284
    + 3.974