Malaysia 2003: Race analysis

At a glance

Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Alonso	Renault	1:37.044
2	Trulli	Renault	1:37.217	+0.173
3	Schumacher	Ferrari	1:37.393	+0.349
4	Coulthard	McLaren	1:37.454	+0.410
5	Barrichello	Ferrari	1:37.579	+0.535
6	Heidfeld	Sauber	1:37.766	+0.722
7	Räikkönen	McLaren	1:37.858	+0.814
8	Montoya	Williams	1:37.974	+0.930
9	Button	BAR	1:38.073	+1.029
10	Panis	Toyota	1:38.094	+1.050
11	Da Matta	Toyota	1:38.097	+1.053
12	Villeneuve	BAR	1:38.289	+1.245
13	Frentzen	Sauber	1:38.291	+1.247
14	Fisichella	Jordan	1:38.416	+1.372
15	Pizzonia	Jaguar	1:38.516	+1.472
16	Webber	Jaguar	1:38.624	+1.580
17	Schumacher	Williams	1:38.789	+1.745
18	Verstappen	Minardi	1:40.417	+3.373
19	Wilson	Minardi	1:40.599	+3.555
20	Firman	Jordan	1:40.910	+3.866

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	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	7	56	1:32:22.195	2	Mercedes	Michelin
2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	5	56	+39.286	2	Ferrari	Bridgestone
3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1	56	+1:04.007	2	Renault	Michelin
4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	17	56	+1:28.026	2	BMW	Michelin
5	Jarno Trulli	Renault	2	55	+1 lap	2	Renault	Michelin
6	Michael SchumacherFastest lap	Ferrari	3	55	+1 lap	4	Ferrari	Bridgestone
7	Jenson Button	BAR	9	55	+1 lap	2	Honda	Bridgestone
8	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	6	55	+1 lap	2	Petronas	Bridgestone
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	13	55	+1 lap	2	Petronas	Bridgestone
10	Ralph Firman	Jordan	20	55	+1 lap	1	Ford	Bridgestone
11	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	PL	55	+1 lap	3	Toyota	Michelin
12	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	8	53	+3 laps	2	BMW	Michelin
13	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	18	52	+4 laps	3	Cosworth	Bridgestone
DNF	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar	15	42	Brakes	3	Cosworth	Michelin
DNF	Justin Wilson	Minardi	19	41	Unwell	2	Cosworth	Bridgestone
DNF	Mark Webber	Jaguar	16	35	Engine	1	Cosworth	Michelin
DNF	Olivier Panis	Toyota	10	12	Fuel pressure	1	Toyota	Michelin
DNF	David Coulthard	McLaren	4	2	Electrical	0	Mercedes	Michelin
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	14	0	Launch control	0	Ford	Bridgestone
DNS	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	12		Electrical	0	Honda	Bridgestone

Race

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Places gained

Schumacher17→4+13
Firman20→10+10
Räikkönen7→1+6
Verstappen18→13+5
Frentzen13→9+4
Barrichello5→2+3
Button9→7+2
Da MattaPL→110
Alonso1→3-2
Heidfeld6→8-2
Trulli2→5-3
Schumacher3→6-3
Montoya8→12-4

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

Fastest pit stops

1Schumacher24.113R9
2Panis34.161R12
3Schumacher34.311R40
4Schumacher34.705R26
5Barrichello34.879R38
6Schumacher35.099R22
7Schumacher35.171R43
8Räikkönen35.234R40
9Barrichello35.338R22
10Frentzen35.623R35

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

Stints of the top 10

Räikkönen1921162 stops
Barrichello2216182 stops
Alonso1421212 stops
Schumacher2218162 stops
Trulli1620192 stops · +1 lap
Schumacher361717124 stops · +1 lap
Button1717212 stops · +1 lap
Heidfeld1321212 stops · +1 lap
Frentzen1718202 stops · +1 lap
Firman22331 stop · +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

PizzoniaBrakesJaguar
WilsonUnwellMinardi
WebberEngineJaguar
PanisFuel pressureToyota
CoulthardElectricalMcLaren
FisichellaLaunch controlJordan
VilleneuveElectricalBAR

This race in history

4 races here since 1999Won from pole: 2 of 4

Win from furthest back (P4): Ralf Schumacher 2002

Most wins here

2 Michael Schumacher

Previous winners 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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