 the 2003 san marino grand prix (formally the xxiii grand prix of san marino) was a formula one motor race held on april 20, 2003 at the autodromo enzo e dino ferrari, imola, emilia-romagna, italy. it was the fourth round of the 2003 formula one season the race, contested over 62 laps, was won by ferrari driver michael schumacher for the ferrari team after starting from pole position. kimi rÃ¤ikkÃ¶nen, driving for mclaren, finished second with rubens barrichello third in the other ferrari. the remaining points-scoring positions were filled by ralf schumacher (williams), david coulthard (mclaren), fernando alonso (renault), juan pablo montoya (williams) and jenson button (bar). schumacher's victory for ferrari was his and the team's first of the season. schumacher and his brother ralf raced despite the death of their mother elisabeth before the grand prix. the brothers led the field at the start with ralf leading having overtaken michael and held the lead until the first round of pit stops. as a consequence of the race, rÃ¤ikkÃ¶nen increased his lead in the world drivers' championship, over team-mate david coulthard to 13 points with schumacher climbing to third. in the world constructors championship, mclaren increased their lead to 16 points with ferrari overtaking renault for second. ==report== ===background=== heading into the fourth race of the season, mclaren driver kimi rÃ¤ikkÃ¶nen was leading the world drivers' championship with 24
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