The 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 24, 2003 at the Hungaroring. It was won the Renault's Fernando Alonso from pole, becoming the youngest ever driver to win a Grand Prix, beating the previous record of Bruce McLaren [1]. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first Hungarian Grand Prix (Magyar Nagydij) was held on June 21, 1936 over a 3. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hungaroring is a Formula One race-track near Budapest, Hungary, location of the Hungarian Grand Prix. ... Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... Fernando Alonso Díaz (born on July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and reigning, two-time, world champion. ... Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937–2 June 1970), born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor. ...

It was the first to be held under the newly revamped Hungaroring, with the main straight lengthened and the first hairpin tightened, as well are further alterations near the latter stages of the lap in order to encourage more overtaking.

During practice Jordan driver Ralph Firman suffered a horrendus crash when his rear wing failed, causing him to swap ends immediately and collide with the crash barriers with such force that he was knocked unconscious and had to sit out the race. He was replaced by Zsolt Baumgartner. Ralph Firman (born 20 May 1975) is a racing driver from Britain, although racing under Irish citizenship (his mother Angela is Irish) and an Irish-issued racing licence. ... Zsolt Baumgartner (born January 1, 1981, Debrecen, Hungary) is a Formula One racing driver currently in the employ of the Minardi team. ...

Race report

Alonso, starting from pole on the clean side of the track, made a clean start and lead into the first corner, while the two Williams of Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya, who had started second and fourth respectively on the dirty line had difficulty getting away and were down to around tenth place by the first corner, being compounded by Schumacher's spin at the second corner. Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967. ... Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing. ...

The McLaren-Mercedes of Kimi Räikkönen managed to climb to third on the opening lap from his grid position of seventh. With Mark Webber struggling in second place, Alonso managed to gain 7s in the first three laps and 21s in the first 13 laps before being forced to pit for fuel. Webber, who had also light-fueled to a gain a high qualifying position, also pitted. Alonso reentered the track in second place, just behind Räikkönen, while Webber dropped much further down the field. At the end of the 16th lap, Räikkönen, Barrichello and Montoya all pitted, allowing Alonso to resume his lead. McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Kimi Matias Räikkönen (pronounced ), born October 17, 1979) is a Finnish Formula One racing car driver for Scuderia Ferrari. ... Mark Alan Webber (born August 27, 1976) is an Australian Formula One driver. ...

On lap 17 Jacques Villeneuve's BAR came to a halt with a hydraulic failure before Michael Schumacher pitted, and was passed by Montoya while in the pits, who had been able to do a quicker lap while not being held up by Schumacher. On the following lap, David Coulthard, the last of the front-runners, who had been in front of both Schumacher and Montoya, pitted for a very long fuel stop, re-entering behind both. On lap 19, the Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello suffered a left rear suspension failure, sending him straight on at the first corner hairpin, into the wall. The race stewards decide against deploying the safety car, preserving Alonso's 24s lead over Räikkönen, who rejoined ahead of Webber and is dropping him. Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve [IPA: Ê’ak vilnɶv] (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One (1997) and Champ Car (1995) championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only three drivers to accomplish all three feats (the others being Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... David Marshall Coulthard (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway)(Kirkcudbrightshire), is a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland. ... Barrichello in his Ferrari at the 2003 US GP. Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23, 1972) is a Brazilian Formula One race driver of Italian ancestry[1][2]. And the birthday of his father, Rubens (Rubens Júnior), is on the same day as Rubinho s, May 23[3...

Alonso's teammate Jarno Trulli is leading a train of Montoya, Michael and Ralf Schumacher in a train of cars battling for fourth place, when Ralf overtakes his brother on the 28th lap. Alonso and Webber are again the first to have a second fuel stop, on lap 30 and 31 respectively but this time Alonso has enough of a lead to re-enter the track ahead of Räikkönen while Webber drops to ninth after his stop. Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974) is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently in the employ of the Toyota team. ...

Trulli pitted on the next lap, allowing the faster Williams duo of Montoya and Ralf Schumacher the clear air to set fast laps required to jump him, after Räikkönen rejoined after his pit stop behind them, therefore not causing any impedance. Ralf Schumacher immediately pits on the next lap and rejoins ahead of Trulli but behind Webber after setting a fast lap. Montoya sets the fastest lap of the race on the next lap, and then pits, exiting in front of Webber as well as Ralf Schumacher and with clear track in front, becomes the fastest driver circulating. On lap 38 this leaves Michael Schumacher in third, with Coulthard in fourth, followed by Montoya, Webber, Ralf Schumacher and Trulli. Michael Schumacher then pits, rejoining close behind Trulli, while Webber is attempting to hold off Ralf Schumacher.

After a long first stop, third-placed Coulthard is the last to pit on lap 43, again with a long stop, indicating that he has switched to a two-stop strategy and rejoins between Trulli and Michael Schumacher. On lap 46, Ralf Schumacher finally passes Webber for fourth place, but is now far behind third-placed Montoya who has not been held up by Webber. The third round of pit stops saw no change in the order, aside from Coulthard who moves up to fifth behind Ralf Schumacher as a result of not having to pit. Alonso eventually laps Schumacher, while Montoya spins in the latter stages of the race and has to fend off teammate Ralf Schumacher in the final laps. Alonso ended with a comfortable 16.8s lead over the second-placed Räikkönen.

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In the process, world champion and the championship leader Michael Schumacher suffered the indignity of being lapped by the Spaniard, and only managed to salvage one point for an eighth place finish. The second and third place finish Räikkönen and Montoya respectively cut his championship lead over his two rivals to just two and one point respectively Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ...

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Reaction

After the race, Alonso described the win as "..a dream come true. I am 22 years old and I have my first victory. I hope I have a long career with lots more victories" [4]. Jean Todt the team leader of Ferrari, referred to his team's performance as "disappointing" [5]. Jean Todt at Spanish GP 2001. ...

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	70	1:39'01.460	1	10
2	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+16.768 secs	7	8
3	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	70	+34.537 secs	4	6
4	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	70	+35.620 secs	2	5
5	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+56.535 secs	9	4
6	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	70	+72.643 secs	3	3
7	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	69	+1 Lap	6	2
8	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	69	+1 Lap	8	1
9	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	69	+1 Lap	11
10	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	69	+1 Lap	14
11	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	68	+2 Laps	15
12	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	67	+3 Laps	18
13	18	Nicolas Kiesa	Minardi-Cosworth	66	+4 Laps	20
Ret	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	47	Ran out of fuel	17
Ret	15	Justin Wilson	Jaguar-Cosworth	42	Engine	12
Ret	12	Zsolt Baumgartner	Jordan-Ford	34	Engine	19
Ret	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	33	Gearbox	10
Ret	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	28	Engine	13
Ret	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	19	Suspension	5
Ret	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	14	Hydraulics	16

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Notes

• Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1:22.095
• With the win, Fernando Alonso became the youngest driver ever to win a Formula One Grand Prix, at the age of 22 years and 26 days.
• First Grand Prix: Zsolt Baumgartner.