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.
Entry List [ ]
Driver Changes [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Mid-season [ ]
Team Changes [ ]
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:
Movements around the calendar:
Results, Standings and Statistics [ ]
Testing [ ]
Standings and Statistics [ ]
Drivers [ ]
World Championship for Drivers
Pos.
Driver
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Pts.
1st
M. Schumacher
4thP
6th
Ret
1st P
1st P
1st P
3rd
1st
5th
3rd
4th
7th
8th
1st P
1st
8th
93
2nd
Räikkönen
3rd
1st
2nd
2nd
Ret
2nd
2nd
6th
Ret P
4th
3rd
Ret
2nd
4th
2nd P
2nd
91
3rd
Montoya
2nd
12th
Ret
7th
4th
Ret
1st
3rd
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st P
3rd
2nd
6th
Ret
82
4th
Barrichello
Ret
2nd
Ret P
3rd
3rd
3rd
8th
5th
3rd
7th
1st P
Ret
Ret
3rd
Ret
1st P
65
5th
R. Schumacher
8th
4th
7th
4th
5th
6th
4thP
2nd
1st
1st P
9th
Ret
4th
DNS
Ret
12th
58
6th
Alonso
7th
3rd P
3rd †
6th
2nd
Ret
5th
4th
4th
Ret
Ret
4th
1st P
8th
Ret
Ret
55
7th
Coulthard
1st
Ret
4th
5th
Ret
5th
7th
Ret
15th†
5th
5th
2nd
5th
Ret
Ret
3rd
51
8th
Trulli
5th
5th
8th
13th
Ret
8th
6th
Ret
Ret
Ret
6th
3rd
7th
Ret
4th
5th
33
9th
Button
10th
7th
Ret
8th
9th
4th
DNS
Ret
7th
Ret
8th
8th
10th
Ret
Ret
4th
17
10th
Webber
Ret
Ret
9th†
Ret
7th
7th
Ret
7th
6th
6th
14th
11th†
6th
7th
Ret
11th
17
11th
Frentzen
6th
9th
5th
11th
Ret
DNS
Ret
Ret
9th
12th
12th
Ret
Ret
13th†
3rd
Ret
13
12th
Fisichella
12th†
Ret
1st
15th†
Ret
Ret
10th
Ret
12th
Ret
Ret
13th†
Ret
10th
7th
Ret
12
13th
da Matta
Ret
11th
10th
12th
6th
10th
9th
11th†
Ret
11th
7th
6th
11th
Ret
9th
7th
10
14th
Heidfeld
Ret
8th
Ret
10th
10th
Ret
11th
Ret
8th
13th
17th
10th
9th
9th
5th
9th
6
15th
Panis
Ret
Ret
Ret
9th
Ret
Ret
13th
8th
Ret
8th
11th
5th
Ret
Ret
Ret
10th
6
16th
Villeneuve
9th
DNS
6th
Ret
Ret
12th
Ret
Ret
Ret
9th
10th
9th
Ret
6th
Ret
6
17th
Gené
5th
4
18th
Sato
6th
3
19th
Firman
Ret
10th
Ret
Ret
8th
11th
12th
Ret
11th
15th
13th
Ret
DNP
INJ
Ret
14th
1
20th
Wilson
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
11th
13th
Ret
Ret
13th
14th
16th
Ret
Ret
Ret
8th
13th
1
21st
Pizzonia
13th†
Ret
Ret
14th
Ret
9th
Ret
10th†
10th
10th
Ret
0
22nd
Verstappen
11th
13th
Ret
Ret
12th
Ret
Ret
9th
14th
16th
15th
Ret
12th
Ret
10th
15th
0
23rd
Kiesa
12th
13th
12th
11th
16th
0
24th
Baumgartner
TD
Ret
11th
0
—
McNish
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
—
Bobbi
TD
—
Montagny
TD
—
Bruni
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
—
Wirdheim
TD
—
Motoyama
TD
Pos.
Driver
Pts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
P 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
Pos.
Team
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Pts.
1st
Ferrari
1
4thP
6th
Ret
1st P
1st P
1st P
3rd
1st
5th
3rd
4th
7th
8th
1st P
1st
8th
158
2
Ret
2nd
Ret P
3rd
3rd
3rd
8th
5th
3rd
7th
1st P
Ret
Ret
3rd
Ret
1st P
2nd
Williams -BMW
3
2nd
12th
Ret
7th
4th
Ret
1st
3rd
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st P
3rd
2nd
6th
Ret
144
4
8th
4th
7th
4th
5th
6th
4thP
2nd
1st
1st P
9th
Ret
4th
5th
Ret
12th
3rd
McLaren -Mercedes
5
1st
Ret
4th
5th
Ret
5th
7th
Ret
15th
5th
5th
2nd
5th
Ret
Ret
3rd
142
6
3rd
1st
2nd
2nd
Ret
2nd
2nd
6th
Ret P
4th
3rd
Ret
2nd
4th
2nd P
2nd
4th
Renault
7
5th
5th
8th
13th
Ret
8th
6th
Ret
Ret
Ret
6th
3rd
7th
Ret
4th
5th
88
8
7th
3rd P
3rd
6th
2nd
Ret
5th
4th
4th
Ret
Ret
4th
1st P
8th
Ret
Ret
34
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
44
TD
5th
BAR -Honda
16
9th
DNS
6th
Ret
Ret
12th
Ret
Ret
Ret
9th
10th
9th
Ret
6th
Ret
6th
26
17
10th
7th
Ret
8th
9th
4th
DNS
Ret
7th
Ret
8th
8th
10th
Ret
Ret
4th
6th
Sauber -Petronas
9
Ret
8th
Ret
10th
10th
Ret
11th
Ret
8th
13th
17th
10th
9th
9th
5th
9th
19
10
6th
9th
5th
11th
Ret
DNS
Ret
Ret
9th
12th
12th
Ret
Ret
13th
3rd
Ret
7th
Jaguar -Cosworth
14
Ret
Ret
9th
Ret
7th
7th
Ret
7th
6th
6th
14th
11th
6th
7th
Ret
11th
18
15
13th
Ret
Ret
14th
Ret
9th
Ret
10th
10th
10th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
8th
13th
8th
Toyota
20
Ret
Ret
Ret
9th
Ret
Ret
13th
8th
Ret
8th
11th
5th
Ret
Ret
Ret
10th
16
21
Ret
11th
10th
12th
6th
10th
9th
11th
Ret
11th
7th
6th
11th
Ret
9th
7th
9th
Jordan -Ford
11
Ret
Ret
9th
Ret
7th
7th
Ret
7th
6th
6th
14th
11th
6th
7th
Ret
11th
13
12
Ret
10th
Ret
Ret
8th
11th
12th
Ret
11th
15th
13th
Ret
Ret
11th
Ret
14th
36
TD
TD
TD
10th
Minardi -Cosworth
18
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
11th
13th
Ret
Ret
13th
14th
16th
12th
13th
12th
11th
16th
0
19
11th
13th
Ret
Ret
12th
Ret
Ret
9th
14th
16th
15th
Ret
12th
Ret
10th
15th
39
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
Pos.
Team
No.
Pts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Head-to-Head: Teammate Comparisons [ ]
Notes [ ]