France 2003: Race analysis

At a glance

Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Schumacher	Williams	1:15.019
2	Montoya	Williams	1:15.136	+0.117
3	Schumacher	Ferrari	1:15.480	+0.461
4	Räikkönen	McLaren	1:15.533	+0.514
5	Coulthard	McLaren	1:15.628	+0.609
6	Trulli	Renault	1:15.967	+0.948
7	Alonso	Renault	1:16.087	+1.068
8	Barrichello	Ferrari	1:16.166	+1.147
9	Webber	Jaguar	1:16.308	+1.289
10	Panis	Toyota	1:16.345	+1.326
11	Pizzonia	Jaguar	1:16.965	+1.946
12	Villeneuve	BAR	1:16.990	+1.971
13	Da Matta	Toyota	1:17.068	+2.049
14	Button	BAR	1:17.077	+2.058
15	Heidfeld	Sauber	1:17.445	+2.426
16	Frentzen	Sauber	1:17.562	+2.543
17	Fisichella	Jordan	1:18.431	+3.412
18	Firman	Jordan	1:18.514	+3.495
19	Verstappen	Minardi	1:18.709	+3.690
20	Wilson	Minardi	1:19.619	+4.600

Gap to the fastest time in the last session the driver took part in. Yellow: fastest time of the session.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Gap	Stops	Engine	Tyres
1	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1	70	1:30:49.213	3	BMW	Michelin
2	Juan Pablo MontoyaFastest lap	Williams	2	70	+13.813	3	BMW	Michelin
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	70	+19.568	3	Ferrari	Bridgestone
4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	4	70	+38.047	3	Mercedes	Michelin
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	70	+40.289	3	Mercedes	Michelin
6	Mark Webber	Jaguar	9	70	+1:06.380	3	Cosworth	Michelin
7	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	8	69	+1 lap	2	Ferrari	Bridgestone
8	Olivier Panis	Toyota	10	69	+1 lap	3	Toyota	Michelin
9	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	12	69	+1 lap	3	Honda	Bridgestone
10	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar	11	69	+1 lap	3	Cosworth	Michelin
11	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	13	69	+1 lap	2	Toyota	Michelin
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	16	68	+2 laps	3	Petronas	Bridgestone
13	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	15	68	+2 laps	2	Petronas	Bridgestone
14	Justin Wilson	Minardi	20	67	+3 laps	2	Cosworth	Bridgestone
15	Ralph Firman	Jordan	18	67	+3 laps	3	Ford	Bridgestone
16	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	19	66	+4 laps	5	Cosworth	Bridgestone
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Renault	6	45	Engine	2	Renault	Michelin
DNF	Fernando Alonso	Renault	7	43	Engine	2	Renault	Michelin
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	17	42	Engine	1	Ford	Bridgestone
DNF	Jenson Button	BAR	14	21	Out of fuel	1	Honda	Bridgestone

Race

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Places gained

Wilson20→14+6
Frentzen16→12+4
Webber9→6+3
Villeneuve12→9+3
Firman18→15+3
Verstappen19→16+3
Panis10→8+2
Da Matta13→11+2
Heidfeld15→13+2
Barrichello8→7+1
Pizzonia11→10+1
Schumacher1→10
Montoya2→20
Schumacher3→30
Räikkönen4→40
Coulthard5→50

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Fastest pit stops

1Coulthard19.407R32
2Trulli19.539R34
3Schumacher19.642R18
4Coulthard19.953R15
5Alonso20.101R36
6Panis20.151R52
7Räikkönen20.173R16
8Schumacher20.325R35
9Schumacher20.532R17
10Schumacher20.536R35

Time in the pit lane from entry to exit, in seconds.

Stints of the top 10

Schumacher181716193 stops
Montoya171716203 stops
Schumacher171817183 stops
Räikkönen161516233 stops
Coulthard151716223 stops
Webber161517223 stops
Barrichello2025242 stops · +1 lap
Panis161818173 stops · +1 lap
Villeneuve181916163 stops · +1 lap
Pizzonia141613263 stops · +1 lap

Stint length in laps, worked out from the pit stops. Which tyre compound was used per stint needs a licence for timing data, so it is not shown here. Lapped drivers covered fewer laps, so their bar ends earlier.

Retirements

This race in history

12 races here since 1991Won from pole: 2 of 12

Win from furthest back (P5): Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1999

Most wins here

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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.

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