The 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 23, 2003 at the Sepang International Circuit. It was the second race of the 2003 season, and it was won by Kimi Räikkönen, driving a McLaren Mercedes, his first ever Grand Prix victory. Fernando Alonso became the youngest ever pole-sitter at this race and the first Spaniard to earn a podium finish [1], [2], [3]. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... First included in the Formula One World Championship in 1999, the Malaysian Grand Prix is held at the hyper-modern Sepang International Circuit at Sepang, Malaysia, near Kuala Lumpur. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sepang F1 International Circuit is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, A1 Grand Prix as well as the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix. ... Kimi Matias Räikkönen (pronounced ), born October 17, 1979) is a Finnish Formula One racing car driver for Scuderia Ferrari. ... 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. ...

Race

Both the BAR of Jacques Villeneuve and the Toyota of Cristiano da Matta failed on the grid, causing them to start from the pit lane. Alonso lead the all-Renault front row and lead the cars into the first corner, but Michael Schumacher, who started from third position, tangled whilst attempting to pass Jarno Trulli, knocking Trulli into a spin and causing him to lose many places. Schumacher was forced to pit for a new nosecone and after serving a stop-go penalty for the incident, dropped to the rear of the field. He later accepted blame for the incident [4]. British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve [IPA: ʒak 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... Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. ... Cristiano Monteiro da Matta (born September 19, 1973) is a Brazilian auto racing driver, winner of the American CART Championship in 2002, and former Toyota Formula One driver. ... Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974) is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently in the employ of the Toyota team. ...

A chain reaction further back in the field causes Jaguar driver Antônio Pizzonia to rear-end Juan Pablo Montoya, removing the latter's rear wing. Montoya was forced to pit, losing two laps having a rear-wing replacement. As a result, David Coulthard of McLaren-Mercedes was left in second position, but his prospects were ended on the second lap with an electronics failure, later criticising the team[5]. His team-mate Raikkonen had moved into second place by passing the Sauber of Nick Heidfeld, as well as the positions gained by the incidents involving other cars which had started higher up the grid. On the tenth lap, Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello passed Heidfeld for third place. Antônio Reginaldo Pizzonia Júnior (born in Manaus, Brazil) is one of two test drivers for the Williams Formula One team. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... David Marshall Coulthard (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway)(Kirkcudbrightshire), is a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Nick Heidfeld (born May 10, 1977) is a German Formula One auto racing driver for the BMW Sauber factory team. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 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...

The podium positions stayed that way with Raikkonen cutting into the lead until Alonso pitted first out of the three on lap 14, a sign that he was carrying a lighter fuel load during qualifying. Raikkonen, circulated until lap 19, using the his lighter fuel load to post faster times, and after his pit stop emerged ahead of Barrichello.

Barrichello also made up time before pitting on the 21st lap, but did not clear Alonso upon his return to the track, with a deficit of over three seconds. By this stage, Trulli had recovered to 6th place, challenging the BAR of Jenson Button for fifth position. Raikkonen gradually extended his lead, reaching 17.8s by the 33rd lap. Button pitted on the 34th lap, allowing Trulli claen air to post faster lap times. Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jens, (born 19 January 1980) is a British Formula One racing driver from England. ...

Alonso then pitted on the 35th lap, freeing Barrichello, who did not pit until the 38th lap and re-entered the race ahead of Alonso. Raikkonen was the last of the contenders to pit on the 40th lap, further extending his lead. Meanwhile, a delay with a fuel nozzle had denied Trulli the opportunity to jump Button in the pits. Michael Schumacher, with a light car at the end of his stint, passed Trulli and Button in quick succession before conceding his gains with a final pit stop.

On the 51st lap, Trulli spun attempting to pass Button. He and Schumacher eventually passed Button on the final corner after the Briton made a mistake. Raikkonen eventually earned his maiden Grand Prix victory with a large margin of 39s.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	56	1:32'22.195	7	10
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	56	+39.286 s	5	8
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	56	+64.007 s	1	6
4	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	56	+88.026 s	17	5
5	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	55	+1 Lap	2	4
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	55	+1 Lap	3	3
7	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	55	+1 Lap	9	2
8	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	55	+1 Lap	6	1
9	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	55	+1 Lap	13
10	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	55	+1 Lap	20
11	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	55	+1 Lap	11
12	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	53	+3 Laps	8
13	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	52	+4 Laps	18
Ret	15	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	42	Spin	15
Ret	18	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	41	Retired	19
Ret	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	35	Engine	16
Ret	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	12	Fuel pressure	10
Ret	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	2	Electrical	4
Ret	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	0	Electrical	14
Ret	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	0	Electrical	12

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Notes

• Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher 1'36.412
• Records:
  • Drivers: Fernando Alonso became the youngest driver to take pole position at a Grand Prix.

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External links

• BBC online commentary
• BBC online race report