2003 Formula One Season

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.
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===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===
Round	Race Title 	Grand Prix 	Date 	Location
1 	Foster's Australian Grand Prix 	Australian GP 	March 9 	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
2 	Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix 	Malaysian GP 	March 23 	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
3 	Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil 	Brazilian GP 	April 6 	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
4 	Warsteiner Grand Prix of San Marino 	San Marino GP 	April 20 	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
5 	Gran Premio Marlboro de España 	Spanish GP 	May 4 	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
6 	Großer A1 Preis von Österreich 	Austrian GP 	May 18 	A1-Ring, Spielburg
7 	Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco 	Monaco GP 	June 1 	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
8 	Grand Prix Air Canada 	Canadian GP 	June 15 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
9 	Allianz Grand Prix of Europe 	European GP 	June 29 	Nürburgring, Nürburg
10 	Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 	French GP 	July 6 	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours
11 	Foster's British Grand Prix 	British GP 	July 20 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
12 	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	German GP 	August 3 	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim
13 	Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 	Hungarian GP 	August 24 	Hungaroring, Budapest
14 	Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 	Italian GP 	September 14	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
15 	SAP United States Grand Prix 	United States GP	September 28	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
16 	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix 	Japanese GP 	October 12 	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
===Calendar changes===
* Races on the 2002 calendar, but not on the 2003 calendar:
** The Belgian Grand Prix was removed, due to a Tobacco sponsorship dispute, as several teams (Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, BAR and Jordan) were in violation of the country's laws. This was resolved by 2004.
* Movements around the calendar:
** The British Grand Prix and French Grand Prix's positions in the calendar were swapped.
==Results, Standings and Statistics==
===Testing===
Test 	Track 	Date 	Fastest Driver 	Team	Time
2003 Jerez Test 1 	Circuito de Jerez 	Jan 6 - Jan 8 	Luca Badoer 	 	
2003 Barcelona Test 1 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Jan 13 - Jan 17	David Coulthard 	 	
2003 Silverstone Test 	Silverstone Circuit 	Jan 15 	Giancarlo Fisichella	 	
2003 Barcelona Test 2 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Jan 21 	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Valencia Test 1 	Circuit Ricardo Tormo 	Jan 21 	Alexander Wurz 	 	
2003 Paul Ricard Test 1	Circuit Paul Ricard 	Jan 21 	Fernando Alonso 	 	
2003 Valencia Test 2 	Circuit Ricardo Tormo 	Jan 23 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	
2003 Barcelona Test 3 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Jan 23 	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Valencia Test 3 	Circuit Ricardo Tormo 	Jan 28 - Jan 31	David Coulthard 	 	1:10.997
2003 Barcelona Test 4 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Feb 3 - Feb 6 	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Valencia Test 4 	Circuit Ricardo Tormo 	Feb 10 - Feb 13	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:10.55
2003 Fiorano Test 2 	Fiorano Circuit 	Feb 11 	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Barcelona Test 5 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Feb 17 - Feb 20	Fernando Alonso 	 	
2003 Jerez Test 2 	Circuito de Jerez 	Feb 25 - Feb 28	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Imola Test 1 	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Feb 25 - Feb 27	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	
2003 Silverstone Test 1	Silverstone Circuit 	Feb 25 - Feb 27	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	
2003 Mugello Test 1 	Mugello Circuit 	Mar 13 	Luca Badoer 	 	
2003 Jerez Test 3 	Circuito de Jerez 	Mar 12 - Mar 15	Takuma Sato 	 	
2003 Fiorano Test 3 	Fiorano Circuit 	Mar 12 - Mar 15	Felipe Massa 	 	57.066
2003 Vairano Test 1 	Vairano Airfield 	Apr 22 	Neel Jani 	 	
2003 Fiorano Test 4 	Fiorano Circuit 	Apr 22, Apr 25 	Felipe Massa 	 	58.944
2003 Mugello Test 2 	Mugello Circuit 	Apr 23 - Apr 25	Rubens Barrichello 	 	
2003 Silverstone Test 2	Silverstone Circuit 	Apr 23 - Apr 25	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	
2003 Monza Test 1 	Autodromo Nazionale Monza 	May 6 - May 8 	Felipe Massa 	 	
2003 Fiorano Test 5 	Fiorano Circuit 	May 6 - May 8 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	
2003 Paul Ricard Test 2	Circuit Paul Ricard 	May 6 - May 9 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:11.221
2003 Mugello Test 3 	Mugello Circuit 	May 7 - May 10 	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Paul Ricard Test 3	Circuit Paul Ricard 	May 20 - May 22	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:10.815
2003 Valencia Test 5 	Circuit Ricardo Tormo 	May 20 - May 22	Jenson Button 	 	1:11.79
2003 Fiorano Test 6 	Fiorano Circuit 	May 20 - May 22	Michael Schumacher 	 	56.591
2003 Monza Test 2 	Autodromo Nazionale Monza 	Jun 3 - Jun 5 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	
2003 Silverstone Test 3	Silverstone Circuit 	Jun 3 - Jun 5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	
2003 Barcelona Test 6 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Jun 3 - Jun 5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	
2003 Fiorano Test 7 	Fiorano Circuit 	Jun 3 - Jun 5 	Luca Badoer 	 	
2003 Jerez Test 4 	Circuito de Jerez 	Jun 17 - Jun 19	Fernando Alonso 	 	
2003 Silverstone Test 4	Silverstone Circuit 	Jun 17 - Jun 19	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	
2003 Paul Ricard Test 4	Circuit Paul Ricard 	Jun 17 - Jun 19	Ricardo Zonta 	 	
2003 Barcelona Test 7 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Jul 10 - Jul 13	Alexander Wurz 	 	
2003 Mugello Test 4 	Mugello Circuit 	Jul 10 - Jul 12	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Fiorano Test 8 	Fiorano Circuit 	Jul 10 - Jul 12	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Ladoux Test 1 	Ladoux Circuit 	Jul 12 	Olivier Beretta 	 	
2003 Fiorano Test 9 	Fiorano Circuit 	Jul 25 	Nicolas Kiesa 	 	
2003 Monza Test 3 	Autodromo Nazionale Monza 	Sep 2 - Sep 5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Fiorano Test 10 	Fiorano Circuit 	Sep 2 - Sep 5 	Felipe Massa 	 	
2003 Lurcy Test 1 	Lurcy Airfield 	Sep 5 	Townsend Bell 	 	
2003 Jerez Test 5 	Circuito de Jerez 	Sep 16 - Sep 19	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Barcelona Test 8 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Sep 16 - Sep 19	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	
2003 Silverstone Test 5	Silverstone Circuit 	Sep 16 - Sep 19	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	
2003 Mugello Test 5 	Mugello Circuit 	Sep 16 	Jos Verstappen 	 	
2003 Mugello Test 6 	Mugello Circuit 	Oct 1 - Oct 4 	Michael Schumacher 	 	
2003 Silverstone Test 6	Silverstone Circuit 	Oct 1 - Oct 2 	Alexander Wurz 	 	
2003 Jerez Test 6 	Circuito de Jerez 	Oct 1 - Oct 3 	Antônio Pizzonia 	 	
===Standings and Statistics===
====Drivers====
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
Pos. 	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
 	M. Schumacher 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	93
 	Räikkönen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	91
 	Montoya 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	82
4th 	Barrichello 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	65
5th 	R. Schumacher 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	12th 	58
6th 	Alonso 	 	 	† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	55
7th 	Coulthard 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	51
8th 	Trulli 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	33
9th 	Button 	10th 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	17
10th 	Webber 	 	 	9th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	11th† 	 	 	 	11th 	17
11th 	Frentzen 	 	9th 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	9th 	12th 	12th 	 	 	13th† 	 	 	13
12th 	Fisichella 	12th† 	 	 	15th† 	 	 	10th 	 	12th 	 	 	13th† 	 	10th 	 	 	12
13th 	da Matta 	 	11th 	10th 	12th 	 	10th 	9th 	11th† 	 	11th 	 	 	11th 	 	9th 	 	10
14th 	Heidfeld 	 	 	 	10th 	10th 	 	11th 	 	 	13th 	17th 	10th 	9th 	9th 	 	9th 	6
15th 	Panis 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	10th 	6
16th 	Villeneuve 	9th 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	9th 	10th 	9th 	 	 	 	 	6
17th 	Gené 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4
18th 	Sato 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3
19th 	Firman 	 	10th 	 	 	 	11th 	12th 	 	11th 	15th 	13th 	 	 	 	 	14th 	1
20th 	Wilson 	 	 	 	 	11th 	13th 	 	 	13th 	14th 	16th 	 	 	 	 	13th 	1
21st 	Pizzonia 	13th† 	 	 	14th 	 	9th 	 	10th† 	10th 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
22nd 	Verstappen 	11th 	13th 	 	 	12th 	 	 	9th 	14th 	16th 	15th 	 	12th 	 	10th 	15th 	0
23rd 	Kiesa 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	13th 	12th 	11th 	16th 	0
24th 	Baumgartner 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	0
— 	McNish 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
— 	Bobbi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
— 	Montagny 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
— 	Bruni 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
— 	Wirdheim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
— 	Motoyama 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pos. 	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
Pos. 	Driver 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
* 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	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	No. 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
Pos. 	Team 	No. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
rowspan="2" 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	158
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	158
rowspan="2" 	 	3 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	144
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	144
rowspan="2" 	 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	142
6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	142
4th 	 	7 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	88
4th 	 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	88
4th 	 	34 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	88
4th 	 	44 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	88
5th 	 	16 	9th 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	9th 	10th 	9th 	 	 	 	 	26
5th 	 	17 	10th 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	26
6th 	 	9 	 	 	 	10th 	10th 	 	11th 	 	 	13th 	17th 	10th 	9th 	9th 	 	9th 	19
6th 	 	10 	 	9th 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	9th 	12th 	12th 	 	 	13th 	 	 	19
7th 	 	14 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	11th 	 	 	 	11th 	18
7th 	 	15 	13th 	 	 	14th 	 	9th 	 	10th 	10th 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	18
8th 	 	20 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	10th 	16
8th 	 	21 	 	11th 	10th 	12th 	 	10th 	9th 	11th 	 	11th 	 	 	11th 	 	9th 	 	16
9th 	 	11 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	11th 	 	 	 	11th 	13
9th 	 	12 	 	10th 	 	 	 	11th 	12th 	 	11th 	15th 	13th 	 	 	11th 	 	14th 	13
9th 	 	36 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
10th 	 	18 	 	 	 	 	11th 	13th 	 	 	13th 	14th 	16th 	12th 	13th 	12th 	11th 	16th 	0
10th 	 	19 	11th 	13th 	 	 	12th 	 	 	9th 	14th 	16th 	15th 	 	12th 	 	10th 	15th 	0
10th 	 	39 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos. 	Team 	No. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
Pos. 	Team 	No. 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
===Head-to-Head: Teammate Comparisons===
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===Notes===
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