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2003 Season - Overview



Changes were made in the points awarded for finishes with the Top 8 instead of the Top 6 scoring points from 2003 onwards |  Kimi Raikkonen registered his maiden F1 victory at the 2003 Malaysian GP |  Fernando Alonso became the youngest ever GP winner at the 2003 Hungarian GP |  Giancarlo Fisichella, in his 110th race, registered his maiden GP victory at a mayhem-filled 2003 Brazilian GP |  Ferrari's dominance came under challenge from Williams and McLaren in 2003 but the Italian outfit clinched its thirteenth Constructors' title |  Three drivers - Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya went into the final race of the 2003 season with a chance of winning the title |  Michael Schumacher won the 2003 Drivers' title by two points from Kimi Raikkonen and became the first driver in F1 history to win six Drivers' titles

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 10
No. of Drivers: 24
No. of Races: 16
No. of Race Winners: 8
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Michael Schumacher - 5 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
Ferrari
Ferrari
   
 
 158
2 Williams
144
3 McLaren
142
4 Renault
88
5 BAR
26
Complete Standings

2003 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor












13
Aug 24
Hungary
 F.Alonso
 Renault

14
Sep 14
Italy
 M.Schumacher
 Ferrari

15
Sep 28
USA
 M.Schumacher
 Ferrari


2003 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

BAR
Jacques Villeneuve
Jenson Button
Takuma Sato
Ferrari
Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello
Jaguar
Antonio Pizzonia
Justin Wilson
Mark Webber
Jordan
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ralph Firman
Zsolt Baumgartner
McLaren
David Coulthard
Kimi Raikkonen
Minardi
Jos Verstappen
Justin Wilson
Nicolas Kiesa
Renault
Fernando Alonso
Jarno Trulli
Sauber
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Nick Heidfeld
Toyota
Cristiano Da Matta
Olivier Panis
Williams
Juan Pablo Montoya
Marc Gene
Ralf Schumacher

TOP PERFORMERS IN 2003

According to stats...

  • Changes were made in the points awarded for finishes with the Top 8 instead of the Top 6 scoring points from 2003 onwards
  • Kimi Raikkonen registered his maiden F1 victory at the 2003 Malaysian GP
  • Fernando Alonso became the youngest ever GP winner at the 2003 Hungarian GP
  • Giancarlo Fisichella, in his 110th race, registered his maiden GP victory at a mayhem-filled 2003 Brazilian GP
  • Ferrari's dominance came under challenge from Williams and McLaren in 2003 but the Italian outfit clinched its thirteenth Constructors' title
  • Three drivers - Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya went into the final race of the 2003 season with a chance of winning the title
  • Michael Schumacher won the 2003 Drivers' title by two points from Kimi Raikkonen and became the first driver in F1 history to win six Drivers' titles



DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 2003 season.
Giancarlo Fisichella
Giancarlo
Fisichella (9)
Justin Wilson
Justin
Wilson (9)
Olivier Panis
Olivier
Panis (9)
Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques
Villeneuve (7)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Heinz-Harald
Frentzen (6)
Jos Verstappen
Jos
Verstappen (6)