Season 2003 · Round 15

United States Grand Prix

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2003-09-28 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA · United States Grand Prix · 73Lap · 306.016km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:33:35.997
Team win 10pt P1 · P20
6 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren +18.258
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber +37.964
Team win 10pt P3 · P5
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
9
Jacques Villeneuve L63 Ralph Firman L48 David Coulthard L45 Fernando Alonso L44 Jenson Button L41 Olivier Panis L27 Mark Webber L21 Ralf Schumacher L21 Rubens Barrichello L2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/19 26.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P2
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, USA
73Lap 306.016km 19 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:10.399 · Rubens Barrichello (2004)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Michael Schumacher 5 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P10 Rubens Barrichello 1 wins · → Ayrton Senna -1
P10 Kimi Räikkönen 1 wins · → Ayrton Senna -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Kimi Räikkönen 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P5 Jenson Button 13 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 73 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Wilson WIL Wilson WIL da Matta DA da Matta DA Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Kiesa KIE Kiesa KIE Villeneuve · retired L63 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Firman · retired L48 Firman FIR Firman FIR Coulthard · retired L45 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Alonso · retired L44 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Button · retired L41 Button BUT Button BUT Panis · retired L27 Panis PAN Panis PAN Webber · retired L21 Webber WEB Webber WEB Schumacher · retired L21 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Barrichello · retired L2 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 7 73 1:33:35.997 10
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1 73 +18.258 8
3 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 15 73 +37.964 6
4 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 10 73 +48.329 5
5 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 13 73 +56.403 4
6 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 4 72 +1 Lap 3
7 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 17 72 +1 Lap 2
8 15 Justin Wilson Jaguar 16 71 +2 Laps 1
9 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 9 71 +2 Laps
10 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 19 69 +4 Laps
11 18 Nicolas Kiesa Minardi 20 69 +4 Laps
R 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 12 63 Engine
R 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 18 48 Spun off
R 5 David Coulthard McLaren 8 45 Gearbox
R 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 6 44 Engine
R 17 Jenson Button BAR 11 41 Engine
R 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 3 27 Accident
R 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 14 21 Accident
R 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 5 21 Accident
R 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 2 2 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:11.670 — — POLE Q1
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:11.794 — — +0.124 Q1
3 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:11.920 — — +0.250 Q1
4 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:11.948 — — +0.278 Q1
5 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:12.078 — — +0.408 Q1
6 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.087 — — +0.417 Q1
7 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:12.194 — — +0.524 Q1
8 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:12.297 — — +0.627 Q1
9 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:12.326 — — +0.656 Q1
10 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:12.566 — — +0.896 Q1
11 17 Jenson Button BAR 1:12.695 — — +1.025 Q1
12 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:13.050 — — +1.380 Q1
13 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:13.083 — — +1.413 Q1
14 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:13.269 — — +1.599 Q1
15 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:13.447 — — +1.777 Q1
16 15 Justin Wilson Jaguar 1:13.585 — — +1.915 Q1
17 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:13.798 — — +2.128 Q1
18 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 1:14.027 — — +2.357 Q1
19 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 1:15.360 — — +3.690 Q1
20 18 Nicolas Kiesa Minardi 1:15.644 — — +3.974 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Kimi Räikkönen
2
2 Rubens Barrichello
3
20 Olivier Panis
4
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
5
4 Ralf Schumacher
6
8 Fernando Alonso
7
1 Michael Schumacher
8
5 David Coulthard
9
21 Cristiano da Matta
10
7 Jarno Trulli
11
17 Jenson Button
12
16 Jacques Villeneuve
13
9 Nick Heidfeld
14
14 Mark Webber
15
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
16
15 Justin Wilson
17
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
18
12 Ralph Firman
19
19 Jos Verstappen
20
18 Nicolas Kiesa
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.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 1 Michael Schumacher 1:11.473 L13
2 8 Fernando Alonso 1:11.525 L9
3 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:11.595 L9
4 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:11.617 L9
5 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:11.655 L13
6 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:11.682 L11
7 8 Fernando Alonso 1:11.780 L10
8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:11.789 L13
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:11.835 L14
10 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:11.894 L14
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
15
Justin Wilson
+21
P16→P8
10
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+20
P15→P3
17
Jenson Button
+18
P11→P—
1
Michael Schumacher
+17
P7→P1
9
Nick Heidfeld
+16
P13→P5
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
+16
P4→P6
19
Jos Verstappen
+16
P19→P10
5
David Coulthard
+16
P8→P—
Most positions lost
David Coulthard −22 Olivier Panis −17 Juan Pablo Montoya −15
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