Season 2003 · Round 10

French Grand Prix

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2003-07-06 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 70Lap · 308.586km
4 Ralf Schumacher
Williams 1:30:49.213
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams +13.813
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari +19.568
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
4
Jarno Trulli L45 Fernando Alonso L43 Giancarlo Fisichella L42 Jenson Button L23
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
70Lap 308.586km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P15 Fernando Alonso 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P15 David Coulthard 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Webber WEB Webber WEB Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Panis PAN Panis PAN Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Pizzonia PIZ Pizzonia PIZ da Matta DA da Matta DA Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Wilson WIL Wilson WIL Firman FIR Firman FIR Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Trulli · retired L45 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Alonso · retired L43 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Fisichella · retired L42 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Button · retired L21 Button BUT Button BUT
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1 70 1:30:49.213 10
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 2 70 +13.813 8
3 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 70 +19.568 6
4 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 4 70 +38.047 5
5 5 David Coulthard McLaren 5 70 +40.289 4
6 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 9 70 +1:06.380 3
7 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 8 69 +1 Lap 2
8 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 10 69 +1 Lap 1
9 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 12 69 +1 Lap
10 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar 11 69 +1 Lap
11 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 13 69 +1 Lap
12 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 16 68 +2 Laps
13 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 15 68 +2 Laps
14 15 Justin Wilson Minardi 20 67 +3 Laps
15 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 18 67 +3 Laps
16 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 19 66 +4 Laps
R 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 6 45 Engine
R 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 7 43 Engine
R 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 17 42 Engine
R 17 Jenson Button BAR 14 23 Fuel
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:15.019 — — POLE Q1
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:15.136 — — +0.117 Q1
3 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.480 — — +0.461 Q1
4 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:15.533 — — +0.514 Q1
5 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:15.628 — — +0.609 Q1
6 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:15.967 — — +0.948 Q1
7 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:16.087 — — +1.068 Q1
8 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:16.166 — — +1.147 Q1
9 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:16.308 — — +1.289 Q1
10 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:16.345 — — +1.326 Q1
11 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar 1:16.965 — — +1.946 Q1
12 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:16.990 — — +1.971 Q1
13 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:17.068 — — +2.049 Q1
14 17 Jenson Button BAR 1:17.077 — — +2.058 Q1
15 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:17.445 — — +2.426 Q1
16 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:17.562 — — +2.543 Q1
17 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:18.431 — — +3.412 Q1
18 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 1:18.514 — — +3.495 Q1
19 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 1:18.709 — — +3.690 Q1
20 15 Justin Wilson Minardi 1:19.619 — — +4.600 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
4 Ralf Schumacher
2
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
3
1 Michael Schumacher
4
6 Kimi Räikkönen
5
5 David Coulthard
6
7 Jarno Trulli
7
8 Fernando Alonso
8
2 Rubens Barrichello
9
14 Mark Webber
10
20 Olivier Panis
11
15 Antônio Pizzonia
12
16 Jacques Villeneuve
13
21 Cristiano da Matta
14
17 Jenson Button
15
9 Nick Heidfeld
16
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
17
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
18
12 Ralph Firman
19
19 Jos Verstappen
20
15 Justin Wilson
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:15.512 L36
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:15.660 L19
3 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:15.698 L37
4 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:15.703 L20
5 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:15.967 L37
6 5 David Coulthard 1:15.981 L17
7 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:16.031 L20
8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:16.142 L48
9 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:16.283 L48
10 5 David Coulthard 1:16.292 L18
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
2
Rubens Barrichello
+19
P8→P7
20
Olivier Panis
+13
P10→P8
16
Jacques Villeneuve
+13
P12→P9
15
Justin Wilson
+11
P20→P14
12
Ralph Firman
+11
P18→P15
5
David Coulthard
+10
P5→P5
14
Mark Webber
+9
P9→P6
15
Antônio Pizzonia
+9
P11→P10
Most positions lost
Rubens Barrichello −18 David Coulthard −10 Olivier Panis −10
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15