Season 2003 · Round 9

European Grand Prix

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2003-06-29 · Nürburgring · Germany · European Grand Prix · 60Lap · 308.880km
4 Ralf Schumacher
Williams 1:34:43.622
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams +16.821
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +39.673
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
5
Cristiano da Matta L53 Jacques Villeneuve L51 Jarno Trulli L37 Olivier Panis L37 Kimi Räikkönen L25
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 15/41 36.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P21
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
60Lap 308.880km 41 races held (1951–) Lap record 1:18.354 · Juan Pablo Montoya (2001)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -3
P3 Rubens Barrichello 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -3
P3 Jenson Button 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 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Webber WEB Webber WEB Button BUT Button BUT Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Pizzonia PIZ Pizzonia PIZ Firman FIR Firman FIR Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Wilson WIL Wilson WIL Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Coulthard COU Coulthard COU da Matta · retired L53 da Matta DA da Matta DA Villeneuve · retired L51 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Trulli · retired L37 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Panis · retired L37 Panis PAN Panis PAN Räikkönen · retired L25 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 3 60 1:34:43.622 10
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 4 60 +16.821 8
3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 5 60 +39.673 6
4 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 8 60 +1:05.731 5
5 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 60 +1:06.162 4
6 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 11 59 +1 Lap 3
7 17 Jenson Button BAR 12 59 +1 Lap 2
8 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 20 59 +1 Lap 1
9 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 15 59 +1 Lap
10 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar 16 59 +1 Lap
11 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 14 58 +2 Laps
12 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 13 58 +2 Laps
13 15 Justin Wilson Minardi 19 58 +2 Laps
14 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 18 57 +3 Laps
15 5 David Coulthard McLaren 9 56 +4 Laps
R 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 10 53 Engine
R 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 17 51 Gearbox
R 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 6 37 Fuel pressure
R 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 7 37 Spun off
R 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1 25 Engine
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:31.523 — — POLE Q1
2 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:31.555 — — +0.032 Q1
3 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:31.619 — — +0.096 Q1
4 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:31.765 — — +0.242 Q1
5 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:31.780 — — +0.257 Q1
6 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:31.976 — — +0.453 Q1
7 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:32.350 — — +0.827 Q1
8 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:32.424 — — +0.901 Q1
9 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:32.742 — — +1.219 Q1
10 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:32.949 — — +1.426 Q1
11 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:33.066 — — +1.543 Q1
12 17 Jenson Button BAR 1:33.395 — — +1.872 Q1
13 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:33.553 — — +2.030 Q1
14 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 1:33.827 — — +2.304 Q1
15 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:34.000 — — +2.477 Q1
16 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar 1:34.159 — — +2.636 Q1
17 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:34.596 — — +3.073 Q1
18 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 1:36.318 — — +4.795 Q1
19 15 Justin Wilson Minardi 1:36.485 — — +4.962 Q1
20 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber — —
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Kimi Räikkönen
2
1 Michael Schumacher
3
4 Ralf Schumacher
4
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
5
2 Rubens Barrichello
6
7 Jarno Trulli
7
20 Olivier Panis
8
8 Fernando Alonso
9
5 David Coulthard
10
21 Cristiano da Matta
11
14 Mark Webber
12
17 Jenson Button
13
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
14
12 Ralph Firman
15
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
16
15 Antônio Pizzonia
17
16 Jacques Villeneuve
18
19 Jos Verstappen
19
15 Justin Wilson
20
9 Nick Heidfeld
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 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.621 L14
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.819 L13
3 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:32.826 L34
4 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:32.883 L43
5 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:32.896 L40
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:32.904 L34
7 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:32.908 L32
8 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.909 L12
9 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:32.927 L35
10 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.983 L9
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
9
Nick Heidfeld
+17
P20→P8
15
Antônio Pizzonia
+15
P16→P10
14
Mark Webber
+11
P11→P6
10
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+11
P15→P9
5
David Coulthard
+11
P9→P15
1
Michael Schumacher
+10
P2→P5
15
Justin Wilson
+10
P19→P13
21
Cristiano da Matta
+10
P10→P—
Most positions lost
Michael Schumacher −12 Cristiano da Matta −12 Olivier Panis −11
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