2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

The 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix, otherwise officially known as the 2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, was the second round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia, on 23 March 2003.'Malaysian GP, 2003', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr699.html, (Accessed 08/12/2019) The race would see two drivers make their breakthroughs, one by claiming a maiden pole position, and one taking his maiden victory.
The first emerging star of the weekend would be Fernando Alonso, who delivered a stunning run in qualifying to claim pole for , their first since the 1984 French Grand Prix. Teammate Jarno Trulli subsequently made it a front-row lock-out for the French squad, with defending Champion Michael Schumacher sharing the second row with Championship leader David Coulthard.
The start saw Alonso sprint away to secure an early lead, while Trulli did his best to fend off a charging Schumacher. Somewhat inevitably the German's attempts to force the issue resulted in contact, with the Italian sent spinning while Schumacher sustained heavy wing damage.
With that Alonso was away, as behind avoiding action from Juan Pablo Montoya resulted in the getting whacked by Antônio Pizzonia. David Coulthard hence emerged from the chaos in second ahead of Nick Heidfeld, with Kimi Räikkönen chasing the for third.
Coulthard's race came to an end a lap later after an electronics failure, just as Räikkönen dived past Heidfeld in the sister . Alonso, meanwhile, would continue to break away at the head of the field, knowing that he was set to make an early stop having opted to start on a lighter fuel load.
The Spaniard's stop came on lap fourteen, by which time Rubens Barrichello, the first of the "old guard", had secured third from Heidfeld, who began a slow tumble down the field. Alonso rejoined in third but lacked immediate pace due to his fuel load, and hence was unable to prevent Räikkönen from leap-frogging him when the Finn stopped five laps later.
With that Räikkönen was the man to watch, the Finn easing away as Barrichello stopped and rejoined behind Alonso. Elsewhere, Trulli was back up to sixth and fighting with Jenson Button, Ralf Schumacher ran in a lonely fourth, while Michael Schumacher was steadily catching all three, having served a penalty for causing his first corner collision.
The second wave of stops began with Alonso on lap 35, which duly resulted in him being dumped back to third as Barrichello delivered three quick laps. Trulli, meanwhile, looked set to jump Button until a sticking fuel nozzle ruined his stop, while Schumacher briefly moved ahead of both before making his final stop.
Out front, meanwhile, Räikkönen was left all on his own, completing his second and final stop without issue before cruising to his maiden victory. Barrichello finished a distant second ahead of Alonso, while Trulli and Schumacher would both elbow their way past Button in the closing stages to finish behind Ralf Schumacher.
Among the other feats achieved in the race, Alonso would set a new record for the youngest driver to lead a lap (21 years 237 days), breaking Jimmy Davies' mark from the 1951 Indianapolis 500. The Spaniard also claimed the record for youngest ever pole setter from Barrichello, set in 1994. Räikkönen, meanwhile, would become the fourth youngest race winner in F1 history at 23 years, 157 days.
==Background==
Victory on the opening day left David Coulthard at the head of the early hunt, two points ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya as a result of the revised points scoring scheme. Kimi Räikkönen was next ahead of defending Champion Michael Schumacher, while Jarno Trulli completed the top five. The rest of the opening day scorers were Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Fernando Alonso and Ralf Schumacher.
In the Constructors Championship it was who led the early charge, a double podium putting them on 16 points after the opening bout. were next up on nine ahead of , with and the only other scorers.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2002 	 	051 3.0 V10 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2002 	 	051 3.0 V10 	
3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW25 	 	P83 3.0 V10 	
4 	Ralf Schumacher 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW25 	 	P80 3.0 V10 	
5 	David Coulthard 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-17D 	 	FO 110P 3.0 V10 	
6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-17D 	 	FO 110P 3.0 V10 	
7 	Jarno Trulli 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R23 	 	RS23 3.0 V10 	
8 	Fernando Alonso 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R23 	 	RS23 3.0 V10 	
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C22 	 	03A 3.0 V10 	
10 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C22 	 	03A 3.0 V10 	
11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Jordan Ford 	 	EJ13 	 	RS1 3.0 V10 	
12 	Ralph Firman 	Jordan Ford 	 	EJ13 	 	RS1 3.0 V10 	
14 	Mark Webber 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R4 	 	CR-5 3.0 V10 	
15 	Antônio Pizzonia 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R4 	 	CR-5 3.0 V10 	
16 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	005 	 	RA003E 3.0 V10 	
17 	Jenson Button 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	005 	 	RA003E 3.0 V10 	
18 	Justin Wilson 	European Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS03 	 	CR-3 3.0 V10 	
19 	Jos Verstappen 	European Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS03 	 	CR-3 3.0 V10 	
20 	Olivier Panis 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF103 	 	RVX-03 3.0 V10 	
21 	Cristiano da Matta 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF103 	 	RVX-03 3.0 V10 	
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34 	Allan McNish 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R23 	 	RS23 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Malaysia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
==Pre-Race Testing==
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Gap 	Laps
1 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:37.693 	 	40
2 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:37.815 	+0.122 	29
3 	7 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:37.851 	+0.158 	41
4 	34 	Allan McNish 	 	1:38.851 	+1.158 	36
5 	12 	Ralph Firman 	 	1:40.296 	+2.603 	20
6 	15 	Antonio Pizzonia 	 	1:40.784 	+3.091 	33
7 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:40.923 	+3.230 	19
8 	18 	Justin Wilson 	 	1:41.929 	+4.236 	23
9 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	1:49.907 	+12.214 	8
Source:'Malaysia 2003: Friday Testing', pitpass.com, (Pitpass, 2003), https://web.archive.org/web/20211103233801/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2003/gp/malaysia/times/fri_test.html, (Accessed 04/11/2021)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Friday Testing', pitpass.com, (Pitpass, 2003), https://web.archive.org/web/20211103233801/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2003/gp/malaysia/times/fri_test.html, (Accessed 04/11/2021)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Friday Testing', pitpass.com, (Pitpass, 2003), https://web.archive.org/web/20211103233801/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2003/gp/malaysia/times/fri_test.html, (Accessed 04/11/2021)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Friday Testing', pitpass.com, (Pitpass, 2003), https://web.archive.org/web/20211103233801/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2003/gp/malaysia/times/fri_test.html, (Accessed 04/11/2021)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Friday Testing', pitpass.com, (Pitpass, 2003), https://web.archive.org/web/20211103233801/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2003/gp/malaysia/times/fri_test.html, (Accessed 04/11/2021)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Friday Testing', pitpass.com, (Pitpass, 2003), https://web.archive.org/web/20211103233801/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2003/gp/malaysia/times/fri_test.html, (Accessed 04/11/2021)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Friday Testing', pitpass.com, (Pitpass, 2003), https://web.archive.org/web/20211103233801/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2003/gp/malaysia/times/fri_test.html, (Accessed 04/11/2021)
==Practice==
===Report===
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	P1 	 	P2 	 	Warm-Up 	
No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Pos. 	Time 	Pos. 	Time 	Pos.
1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:37.313 	7 	1:36.990 	4 	1:39.483 	16
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:37.497 	9 	1:37.422 	9 	1:38.060 	3
3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:36.998 	4 	1:37.218 	7 	1:38.615 	8
4 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:37.045 	5 	1:37.436 	10 	1:38.640 	10
5 	David Coulthard 	 	1:36.102 	1 	1:36.777 	2 	1:37.848 	2
6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:38.515 	15 	1:36.557 	1 	1:37.506 	1
7 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:36.372 	3 	1:37.198 	6 	1:38.443 	6
8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:36.231 	2 	1:36.849 	3 	1:38.122 	4
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:37.906 	12 	1:38.090 	16 	1:38.700 	12
10 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:37.951 	13 	1:37.751 	13 	1:38.933 	15
11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:37.847 	11 	1:37.443 	11 	1:41.202 	18
12 	Ralph Firman 	 	1:38.516 	16 	1:38.282 	17 	1:42.884 	20
14 	Mark Webber 	 	1:38.870 	18 	1:37.980 	15 	1:38.680 	11
15 	Antônio Pizzonia 	 	1:38.839 	17 	1:37.947 	14 	1:38.907 	14
16 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:37.357 	8 	1:38.329 	18 	1:38.621 	9
17 	Jenson Button 	 	1:37.060 	6 	1:37.418 	8 	1:38.468 	7
18 	Justin Wilson 	 	1:39.695 	20 	1:40.638 	20 	1:40.588 	17
19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:39.183 	19 	1:40.382 	19 	1:41.458 	19
20 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:37.748 	10 	1:37.623 	12 	1:38.187 	5
21 	Cristiano da Matta 	 	1:37.992 	14 	1:37.093 	5 	1:38.876 	13
Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html	Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html	Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html	Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html	Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html	Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html	Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html	Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html	Source:'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Practice 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-2.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Warm-Up', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/practice-0.html
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:36.693 	1:37.044 	—
2 	7 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:36.301 	1:37.217 	+0.173s
3 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:34.980 	1:37.393 	+0.349s
4 	5 	David Coulthard 	 	1:36.297 	1:37.454 	+0.410s
5 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:36.297 	1:37.454 	+0.410s
6 	9 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:36.407 	1:37.766 	+0.722s
7 	6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:36.038 	1:37.858 	+0.814s
8 	3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:35.939 	1:37.974 	+0.930s
9 	17 	Jenson Button 	 	1:36.632 	1:38.073 	+1.029s
10 	20 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:36.995 	1:38.094 	+1.050s
11 	21 	Cristiano da Matta 	 	1:36.706 	1:38.097 	+1.053s
12 	16 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:37.585 	1:38.289 	+1.245s
13 	10 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:36.615 	1:38.291 	+1.247s
14 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:36.759 	1:38.416 	+1.372s
15 	15 	Antônio Pizzonia 	 	— 	1:38.516 	+1.472s
16 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	1:37.669 	1:38.624 	+1.580s
17 	4 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:36.805 	1:38.789 	+1.745s
18 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:38.904 	1:40.417 	+3.373s
19 	18 	Justin Wilson 	 	1:39.354 	1:40.599 	+3.555s
20 	12 	Ralph Firman 	 	1:38.240 	1:40.910 	+3.866s
107% Time: 1:43.837 	107% Time: 1:43.837 	107% Time: 1:43.837 	107% Time: 1:43.837 	107% Time: 1:43.837 	107% Time: 1:43.837 	107% Time: 1:43.837
Source:'Malaysia 2003: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-2.html	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-2.html	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-2.html	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-2.html	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-2.html	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-2.html	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 1', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-1.html'2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix - Qualifying 2', formula1.com, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/738/malaysia/qualifying-2.html
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
** da Matta started the race from the pitlane.
*† Villeneuve was unable to start due to an electrical failure on the formation lap.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	56 	1:32:22.195 	7 	10
2 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	56 	+39.286s 	5 	8
3 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	56 	+1:04.007 	1 	6
4 	4 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	56 	+1:28.026 	17 	5
5 	7 	Jarno Trulli 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	2 	4
6 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	3 	3
7 	17 	Jenson Button 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	9 	2
8 	9 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	6 	1
9 	10 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	13 	
10 	12 	Ralph Firman 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	20 	
11 	21 	Cristiano da Matta 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	11 	
12 	3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	53 	+3 Laps 	8 	
13 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	52 	+4 Laps 	18 	
Ret 	15 	Antônio Pizzonia 	 	42 	Brakes 	15 	
Ret 	18 	Justin Wilson 	 	41 	Fatigue 	19 	
Ret 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	35 	Engine 	16 	
Ret 	20 	Olivier Panis 	 	12 	Fuel pressure 	10 	
Ret 	5 	David Coulthard 	 	2 	Electrical 	4 	
Ret 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	0 	Electrical 	14 	
DNS 	16 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Malaysia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)	Source:'Malaysia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* made their 150th appearance at a Grand Prix as an engine supplier.'2. Malaysia 2003', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
* Maiden pole position for Fernando Alonso.
** Alonso became the youngest ever pole-sitter at 21 years 236 days.
** 25th pole for a car registered with #8 as its race number.'2003 Malaysian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2003&gp=Malaysian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
* claimed their first pole position since the 1984 French Grand Prix.
* Maiden victory for Kimi Räikkönen.
* secured their 137th win as a constructor.
** secured their 42nd win as an engine supplier.
* Maiden podium finish for Alonso.
** Alonso set a new record for youngest ever podium finisher 21 years 237 days.
** The Spaniard also became the youngest ever driver to lead a race lap.
* Michael Schumacher recorded the 160th fastest lap for a chassis and engine.
==Standings==
Kimi Räikkönen moved to the head of the Championship after his maiden victory, leaving Malaysia with a six point advantage. Teammate David Coulthard had made way for him, but had retained second despite failing to score, while no fewer than five drivers trailed them on eight points. Head of that pack were Juan Pablo Montoya and Rubens Barrichello after their second places, while Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Jarno Trulli completed the quintet.
In the Constructors Championship ' strong start had left them with a small lead at the head of the field, leaving the second round with ten points in hand. , meanwhile, had moved into second, albeit level with , while had slipped to fourth. Behind, had retained fifth, while had become the sixth scorer of the campaign.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	16 	2
2 	David Coulthard 	10 	1
3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	8 	1
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	8 	10
5 	Fernando Alonso 	8 	2
6 	Michael Schumacher 	8 	2
7 	Jarno Trulli 	8 	2
8 	Ralf Schumacher 	6 	
9 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	3 	3
10 	Jenson Button 	2 	
11 	Nick Heidfeld 	1 	3
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	26 	
2 	 	16 	2
3 	 	16 	
4 	 	14 	2
5 	 	3 	
6 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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