2003 German Grand Prix

  2003 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One season
Date	3 August 2003
Official name	LXV Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 306.458 km (190.414 mi)
Weather	Fine
Pole position
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:15.167
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:14.917
Podium
First	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Second	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Jarno Trulli	Renault
Lap leaders

The 2003 German Grand Prix (formally the Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 August 2003 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany. It was the twelfth race of the 2003 Formula One season and the sixty-fifth German Grand Prix. The 67-lap race was won by Juan Pablo Montoya driving for the Williams team after starting from pole position. David Coulthard finished second in a McLaren car, with Jarno Trulli third in a Renault.

Race report

Montoya's victory promoted him to second place in the Drivers' Championship, after McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen retired from a collision on the first lap of the race. Montoya also reduced the gap from Championship leader Michael Schumacher to six points. Williams reduced the gap to Ferrari in the Constructors Championship to two points.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1 Time	Q2 Time	Gap
1	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:14.673	1:15.167	—
2	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:14.427	1:15.185	+0.018
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:15.399	1:15.488	+0.321
4	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:15.004	1:15.679	+0.512
5	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.276	1:15.874	+0.707
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:15.456	1:15.898	+0.731
7	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:15.471	1:16.034	+0.867
8	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:15.214	1:16.483	+1.316
9	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:16.450	1:16.550	+1.383
10	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.557	1:16.666	+1.499
11	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:15.030	1:16.775	+1.608
12	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	1:17.111	1:16.831	+1.664
13	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	No time	1:17.090	+1.923
14	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.968	1:17.169	+2.002
15	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.985	1:17.557	+2.390
16	15	Justin Wilson	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:15.373	1:18.021	+2.854
17	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:15.754	1:18.085	+2.918
18	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	1:17.044	1:18.341	+3.174
19	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	1:17.702	1:19.023	+3.856
20	18	Nicolas Kiesa	Minardi-Cosworth	No time	1:19.174	+4.007

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	67	1:28:48.769	1	10
2	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	67	+1:05.459	10	8
3	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	67	+1:09.060	4	6
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	67	+1:09.344	8	5
5	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	66	+1 Lap	7	4
6	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	66	+1 Lap	9	3
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	66	+1 Lap	6	2
8	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	66	+1 Lap	17	1
9	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	65	+2 Laps	13
10	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	65	+2 Laps	15
11	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	64	Accident	11
12	18	Nicolas Kiesa	Minardi-Cosworth	62	+5 Laps	20
13	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	60	Engine	12
Ret	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	23	Hydraulics	19
Ret	15	Justin Wilson	Jaguar-Cosworth	6	Gearbox	16
Ret	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1	Collision damage	2
Ret	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	1	Collision damage	14
Ret	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	0	Collision	3
Ret	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	0	Collision	5
Ret	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	0	Collision	18
Source:[1]

Notes

• A number of cars were eliminated in a first corner pile up due to a collision with Kimi Räikkönen, Ralf Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.
• First Hat Trick (win, pole, and fastest lap): Juan Pablo Montoya
• This race marks the last time Williams locked out the front row on qualifying until the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

• Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 71 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 65 3 Kimi Räikkönen 62 4 Ralf Schumacher 53 5 Rubens Barrichello 49

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 120 2 Williams-BMW 118 3 McLaren-Mercedes 103 4 Renault 66 5 BAR-Honda 15

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "2003 German Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

Coordinates: 49°19′40″N 8°33′57″E / 49.32778°N 8.56583°E