# 2003 Italian Grand Prix

The 2003 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2003) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 September 2003 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy. It was the fourteenth race of the 2003 Formula One season and the eighty-seventh Italian Grand Prix. The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher driving for Ferrari after starting from pole position. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second in a Williams car, with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. Marc Gené replaced the injured Ralf Schumacher in the Williams for this race, scoring his highest ever Formula One finish and his last points. Until the 2023 race, this was the shortest-duration fully completed Formula One World Championship race. The race was completed with the fastest ever average race speed of 247.585 km/h.

## Report
### Friday drivers

Three teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship had the right to run a third car on Friday's additional testing. These drivers did not compete in qualifying or the race.
| Constructor | Driver |
| Renault | Allan McNish |
| Jordan-Ford | - |
| Minardi-Cosworth | Gianmaria Bruni |

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Diff. |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.268 | 1:20.963 | |
| 2 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:20.656 | 1:21.014 | +0.051 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:20.784 | 1:21.242 | +0.279 |
| 4 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.966 | 1:21.466 | +0.503 |
| 5 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | - | 1:21.834 | +0.871 |
| 6 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:22.034 | 1:21.944 | +0.981 |
| 7 | 17 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:22.495 | 1:22.301 | +1.338 |
| 8 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.154 | 1:22.471 | +1.508 |
| 9 | 20 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:22.372 | 1:22.488 | +1.525 |
| 10 | 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 1:22.858 | 1:22.717 | +1.754 |
| 11 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:21.966 | 1:22.754 | +1.791 |
| 12 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:21.829 | 1:22.914 | +1.951 |
| 13 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 1:24.179 | 1:22.992 | +2.029 |
| 14 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 1:22.203 | 1:23.216 | +2.253 |
| 15 | 15 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:23.609 | 1:23.484 | +2.521 |
| 16 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 1:22.547 | 1:23.803 | +2.840 |
| 17 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | No Time | 1:25.078 | +4.115 |
| 18 | 12 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Jordan-Ford | 1:24.872 | 1:25.881 | +4.918 |
| 19 | 18 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:26.299 | 1:26.778 | +5.815 |
| 20 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:22.103 | 1:40.405 | +19.442 |
| | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | No Time | - | |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 53 | 1:14:19.838 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 53 | +5.294 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 53 | +11.835 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +12.834 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 53 | +27.891 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 52 | +1 Lap | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 52 | +1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 20 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 52 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 10 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 11 | 12 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Jordan-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 18 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi-Cosworth | 51 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 50 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 45 | Fuel pressure | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 35 | Brakes | 9 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 27 | Oil leak | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 24 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 3 | Tyre/Spun off | 12 | |
| Ret | 15 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar-Cosworth | 2 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | Hydraulics | 6 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

* Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
| +/– | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Michael Schumacher* | 82 |
| | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya* | 79 |
| | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen* | 75 |
| | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | 58 |
| 1 | 5 | Rubens Barrichello | 55 |
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| +/– | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Williams-BMW* | 141 |
| | 2 | Ferrari* | 137 |
| | 3 | McLaren-Mercedes* | 120 |
| | 4 | Renault | 79 |
| | 5 | BAR-Honda | 18 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.