Warning: scandir(/var/www/vhosts/f1boxbox.com/httpdocs/uploads/circuits/indianapolis/): Failed to open directory: No such file or directory in /var/www/vhosts/f1boxbox.com/httpdocs/functions.php on line 489
Warning: scandir(): (errno 2): No such file or directory in /var/www/vhosts/f1boxbox.com/httpdocs/functions.php on line 489
Warning: foreach() argument must be of type array|object, false given in /var/www/vhosts/f1boxbox.com/httpdocs/functions.php on line 489
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
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 VilleneuveLap 63
-
Fernando AlonsoLap 44
-
Jenson ButtonLap 41
Spun off
-
Ralph FirmanLap 48
Gearbox
-
David CoulthardLap 45
Accident
-
Olivier PanisLap 27
-
Mark WebberLap 21
-
Ralf SchumacherLap 21
Collision
-
Rubens BarrichelloLap 2
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, 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.