The 2003 Formula One season was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The season commenced on March 9th in Australia, and ended on October 12th in Japan, after sixteen races.
The Drivers Championship was won by Michael Schumacher for a sixth time, beating Juan Manuel Fangio's record, which had stood since 1957. This championship was also Schumacher's fourth in a row. The Constructors Championship was won by Ferrari for the fifth consecutive time, and their thirteenth overall.
It was a season of change, after the 2002 season, where Ferrari dominated. One-lap qualifying was introduced, as well as a new points system, 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the first eight finishers, replacing the old 10-6-4-3-2-1 system for the first six finishers.
Entry List[]
Driver Changes[]
Pre-season[]
- Fernando Alonso: Renault (reserve) → Renault (driver)
- Enrique Bernoldi: Arrows (driver) → World Series by Nissan
- Jenson Button: Renault (driver) → BAR (driver)
- Cristiano da Matta: CART → Toyota (driver)
- Ralph Firman: Formula Nippon → Jordan (driver)
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen: Arrows (driver) → Sauber (driver)
- Eddie Irvine: Jaguar (driver) → Retirement
- Felipe Massa: Sauber (driver) → Ferrari (reserve)
- Allan McNish: Toyota (driver) → Renault (reserve)
- Olivier Panis: BAR (driver) → Toyota (driver)
- Antônio Pizzonia: Williams (reserve) → Jaguar (driver) / Williams (reserve)
- Pedro de la Rosa: Jaguar (driver) → McLaren (reserve)
- Mika Salo: Toyota (driver) → CART
- Takuma Sato: Jordan (driver) → BAR (reserve)
- Jos Verstappen: Sauber (reserve) → Minardi (driver)
- Mark Webber: Minardi (driver) → Jaguar (driver)
- Justin Wilson: World Series by Renault → Minardi (driver)
- Alex Yoong: Minardi (driver) → Champ Car
Mid-season[]
- Antônio Pizzonia was dropped by Jaguar at the German GP, and was replaced by Minardi's Justin Wilson. Wilson was replaced by Nicolas Kiesa.
- Ralph Firman was injured for Hungary and Italy, and was replaced by Zsolt Baumgartner.
- Ralf Schumacher was injured the Italian GP, and was replaced by Marc Gené.
- Jacques Villeneuve was dropped by BAR at the Japanese GP, and was replaced by Takuma Sato.
Team Changes[]
- Arrows left the sport, after an application to race in 2003 was rejected.
- Honda stopped supplying engines to Jordan, who took Ford Cosworth engines as a replacement.
- Minardi switched engine suppliers from Asiatech to Ford Cosworth.
Calendar[]
Calendar changes[]
- Races on the 2002 calendar, but not on the 2003 calendar:
- Movements around the calendar:
- The British Grand Prix and French Grand Prix's positions in the calendar were swapped.
Results, Standings and Statistics[]
Testing[]
Standings and Statistics[]
Drivers[]
World Championship for Drivers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. |
1st | M. Schumacher | 4thP | 6th | Ret | 1stP | 1stP | 1stP | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 8th | 1stP | 1st | 8th | 93 |
2nd | Räikkönen | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | Ret | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | RetP | 4th | 3rd | Ret | 2nd | 4th | 2ndP | 2nd | 91 |
3rd | Montoya | 2nd | 12th | Ret | 7th | 4th | Ret | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1stP | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | Ret | 82 |
4th | Barrichello | Ret | 2nd | RetP | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 1stP | Ret | Ret | 3rd | Ret | 1stP | 65 |
5th | R. Schumacher | 8th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4thP | 2nd | 1st | 1stP | 9th | Ret | 4th | DNS | Ret | 12th | 58 |
6th | Alonso | 7th | 3rdP | 3rd† | 6th | 2nd | Ret | 5th | 4th | 4th | Ret | Ret | 4th | 1stP | 8th | Ret | Ret | 55 |
7th | Coulthard | 1st | Ret | 4th | 5th | Ret | 5th | 7th | Ret | 15th† | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | Ret | Ret | 3rd | 51 |
8th | Trulli | 5th | 5th | 8th | 13th | Ret | 8th | 6th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6th | 3rd | 7th | Ret | 4th | 5th | 33 |
9th | Button | 10th | 7th | Ret | 8th | 9th | 4th | DNS | Ret | 7th | Ret | 8th | 8th | 10th | Ret | Ret | 4th | 17 |
10th | Webber | Ret | Ret | 9th† | Ret | 7th | 7th | Ret | 7th | 6th | 6th | 14th | 11th† | 6th | 7th | Ret | 11th | 17 |
11th | Frentzen | 6th | 9th | 5th | 11th | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9th | 12th | 12th | Ret | Ret | 13th† | 3rd | Ret | 13 |
12th | Fisichella | 12th† | Ret | 1st | 15th† | Ret | Ret | 10th | Ret | 12th | Ret | Ret | 13th† | Ret | 10th | 7th | Ret | 12 |
13th | da Matta | Ret | 11th | 10th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 11th† | Ret | 11th | 7th | 6th | 11th | Ret | 9th | 7th | 10 |
14th | Heidfeld | Ret | 8th | Ret | 10th | 10th | Ret | 11th | Ret | 8th | 13th | 17th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 6 |
15th | Panis | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9th | Ret | Ret | 13th | 8th | Ret | 8th | 11th | 5th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10th | 6 |
16th | Villeneuve | 9th | DNS | 6th | Ret | Ret | 12th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9th | 10th | 9th | Ret | 6th | Ret | 6 | |
17th | Gené | 5th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
18th | Sato | 6th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
19th | Firman | Ret | 10th | Ret | Ret | 8th | 11th | 12th | Ret | 11th | 15th | 13th | Ret | DNP | INJ | Ret | 14th | 1 |
20th | Wilson | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11th | 13th | Ret | Ret | 13th | 14th | 16th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8th | 13th | 1 |
21st | Pizzonia | 13th† | Ret | Ret | 14th | Ret | 9th | Ret | 10th† | 10th | 10th | Ret | 0 | |||||
22nd | Verstappen | 11th | 13th | Ret | Ret | 12th | Ret | Ret | 9th | 14th | 16th | 15th | Ret | 12th | Ret | 10th | 15th | 0 |
23rd | Kiesa | 12th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 16th | 0 | |||||||||||
24th | Baumgartner | TD | Ret | 11th | 0 | |||||||||||||
— | McNish | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | ||
— | Bobbi | TD | ||||||||||||||||
— | Montagny | TD | ||||||||||||||||
— | Bruni | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | ||||||||||||
— | Wirdheim | TD | ||||||||||||||||
— | Motoyama | TD | ||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Pts. | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
- P Indicates a driver who qualified pole position.
- Italic donates as the fastest lap.
- † Indicates a driver who was still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
Constructors[]
World Championship for Constructors | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Team | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. |
1st | Ferrari | 1 | 4thP | 6th | Ret | 1stP | 1stP | 1stP | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 8th | 1stP | 1st | 8th | 158 |
2 | Ret | 2nd | RetP | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 1stP | Ret | Ret | 3rd | Ret | 1stP | |||
2nd | Williams-BMW | 3 | 2nd | 12th | Ret | 7th | 4th | Ret | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1stP | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | Ret | 144 |
4 | 8th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4thP | 2nd | 1st | 1stP | 9th | Ret | 4th | 5th | Ret | 12th | |||
3rd | McLaren-Mercedes | 5 | 1st | Ret | 4th | 5th | Ret | 5th | 7th | Ret | 15th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | Ret | Ret | 3rd | 142 |
6 | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | Ret | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | RetP | 4th | 3rd | Ret | 2nd | 4th | 2ndP | 2nd | |||
4th | Renault | 7 | 5th | 5th | 8th | 13th | Ret | 8th | 6th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6th | 3rd | 7th | Ret | 4th | 5th | 88 |
8 | 7th | 3rdP | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | Ret | 5th | 4th | 4th | Ret | Ret | 4th | 1stP | 8th | Ret | Ret | |||
34 | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | ||||
44 | TD | ||||||||||||||||||
5th | BAR-Honda | 16 | 9th | DNS | 6th | Ret | Ret | 12th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9th | 10th | 9th | Ret | 6th | Ret | 6th | 26 |
17 | 10th | 7th | Ret | 8th | 9th | 4th | DNS | Ret | 7th | Ret | 8th | 8th | 10th | Ret | Ret | 4th | |||
6th | Sauber-Petronas | 9 | Ret | 8th | Ret | 10th | 10th | Ret | 11th | Ret | 8th | 13th | 17th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 19 |
10 | 6th | 9th | 5th | 11th | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9th | 12th | 12th | Ret | Ret | 13th | 3rd | Ret | |||
7th | Jaguar-Cosworth | 14 | Ret | Ret | 9th | Ret | 7th | 7th | Ret | 7th | 6th | 6th | 14th | 11th | 6th | 7th | Ret | 11th | 18 |
15 | 13th | Ret | Ret | 14th | Ret | 9th | Ret | 10th | 10th | 10th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8th | 13th | |||
8th | Toyota | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9th | Ret | Ret | 13th | 8th | Ret | 8th | 11th | 5th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10th | 16 |
21 | Ret | 11th | 10th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 11th | Ret | 11th | 7th | 6th | 11th | Ret | 9th | 7th | |||
9th | Jordan-Ford | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9th | Ret | 7th | 7th | Ret | 7th | 6th | 6th | 14th | 11th | 6th | 7th | Ret | 11th | 13 |
12 | Ret | 10th | Ret | Ret | 8th | 11th | 12th | Ret | 11th | 15th | 13th | Ret | Ret | 11th | Ret | 14th | |||
36 | TD | TD | TD | ||||||||||||||||
10th | Minardi-Cosworth | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11th | 13th | Ret | Ret | 13th | 14th | 16th | 12th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 16th | 0 |
19 | 11th | 13th | Ret | Ret | 12th | Ret | Ret | 9th | 14th | 16th | 15th | Ret | 12th | Ret | 10th | 15th | |||
39 | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | TD | |||||||||||||
Pos. | Team | No. | Pts. | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Notes[]
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