Season 2003 · Round 2

Malaysian Grand Prix

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2003-03-23 · Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia · Malaysian Grand Prix · 56Lap · 310.408km
6 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren 1:32:22.195
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +39.286
Team win 11pt P2 · P6
8 Fernando Alonso
Renault +1:04.007
Fastest Lap
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DNF
7
Antônio Pizzonia L42 Justin Wilson L41 Mark Webber L35 Olivier Panis L12 David Coulthard L2 Giancarlo Fisichella L0 Jacques Villeneuve L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 9/19 47.4%
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
56Lap 310.408km 20 races held (1999–) Lap record 1:34.080 · Sebastian Vettel (2017)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
P1 Mark Webber 2 · GP #1
P5 Fernando Alonso 1 · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Jenson Button 17 starts · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 16 starts · → Jenson Button -1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Button BUT Button BUT Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Firman FIR Firman FIR da Matta DA da Matta DA Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Pizzonia · retired L42 Pizzonia PIZ Pizzonia PIZ Wilson · retired L41 Wilson WIL Wilson WIL Webber · retired L35 Webber WEB Webber WEB Panis · retired L12 Panis PAN Panis PAN Coulthard · retired L2 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Fisichella · retired L0 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Villeneuve · retired L0 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 7 56 1:32:22.195 10
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 5 56 +39.286 8
3 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1 56 +1:04.007 6
4 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 17 56 +1:28.026 5
5 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 2 55 +1 Lap 4
6 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 55 +1 Lap 3
7 17 Jenson Button BAR 9 55 +1 Lap 2
8 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 6 55 +1 Lap 1
9 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 13 55 +1 Lap
10 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 20 55 +1 Lap
11 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 11 55 +1 Lap
12 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 8 53 +3 Laps
13 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 18 52 +4 Laps
R 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar 15 42 Spun off
R 15 Justin Wilson Minardi 19 41 Mechanical
R 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 16 35 Engine
R 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 10 12 Fuel pressure
R 5 David Coulthard McLaren 4 2 Electrical
R 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 14 0 Electrical
R 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 12 0 Electrical
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:37.044 — — POLE Q1
2 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:37.217 — — +0.173 Q1
3 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:37.393 — — +0.349 Q1
4 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:37.454 — — +0.410 Q1
5 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:37.579 — — +0.535 Q1
6 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:37.766 — — +0.722 Q1
7 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:37.858 — — +0.814 Q1
8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:37.974 — — +0.930 Q1
9 17 Jenson Button BAR 1:38.073 — — +1.029 Q1
10 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:38.094 — — +1.050 Q1
11 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:38.097 — — +1.053 Q1
12 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:38.289 — — +1.245 Q1
13 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:38.291 — — +1.247 Q1
14 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:38.416 — — +1.372 Q1
15 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar 1:38.516 — — +1.472 Q1
16 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:38.624 — — +1.580 Q1
17 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:38.789 — — +1.745 Q1
18 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 1:40.417 — — +3.373 Q1
19 15 Justin Wilson Minardi 1:40.599 — — +3.555 Q1
20 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 1:40.910 — — +3.866 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
8 Fernando Alonso
2
7 Jarno Trulli
3
1 Michael Schumacher
4
5 David Coulthard
5
2 Rubens Barrichello
6
9 Nick Heidfeld
7
6 Kimi Räikkönen
8
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
9
17 Jenson Button
10
20 Olivier Panis
11
21 Cristiano da Matta
12
16 Jacques Villeneuve
13
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
14
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
15
15 Antônio Pizzonia
16
14 Mark Webber
17
4 Ralf Schumacher
18
19 Jos Verstappen
19
15 Justin Wilson
20
12 Ralph Firman
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 1:36.412 L45
2 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:36.542 L24
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.764 L10
4 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.774 L12
5 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.808 L13
6 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.829 L8
7 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.935 L21
8 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:36.968 L15
9 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.976 L11
10 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.991 L15
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
1
Michael Schumacher
+13
P3→P6
7
Jarno Trulli
+11
P2→P5
10
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+10
P13→P9
21
Cristiano da Matta
+10
P11→P11
12
Ralph Firman
+9
P20→P10
14
Mark Webber
+9
P16→P—
2
Rubens Barrichello
+6
P5→P2
17
Jenson Button
+6
P9→P7
Most positions lost
Nick Heidfeld −10 Jenson Button −8 Ralph Firman −8
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