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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2003 · qualifying

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2003 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/700-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2003 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2003 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:31:17.748 · 54 laps · ford	10
2	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:31:18.693 · 54 laps · mercedes	8
3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:31:24.096 · 54 laps · renault	6
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31:25.844 · 54 laps · mercedes	5
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:31:26.390 · 54 laps · petronas	4
6	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:31:33.802 · 54 laps · honda	3
7	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:31:56.274 · 54 laps · bmw	2
8	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:32:03.675 · 54 laps · renault	1
9	Mark Webber	Jaguar	Accident · Time not recorded · 53 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
10	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	Time not recorded · 53 laps · toyota	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jenson Button	BAR	Accident · Time not recorded · 32 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	Spin · Time not recorded · 30 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Accident · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	Accident · Time not recorded · 24 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar	Accident · Time not recorded · 24 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Panis	Toyota	Collision · Time not recorded · 17 laps · toyota	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ralph Firman	Jordan	Suspension · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Justin Wilson	Minardi	Spin · Time not recorded · 15 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	Engine · Time not recorded · 8 laps · petronas	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:13.807 · 3 laps · ferrari
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:13.818 · 3 laps · mercedes
3	Mark Webber	Jaguar	1:13.851 · 3 laps · cosworth
4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:13.866 · 3 laps · mercedes
5	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:13.953 · 3 laps · renault
6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:14.124 · 3 laps · bmw
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.130 · 3 laps · ferrari
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:14.191 · 3 laps · ford
9	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:14.223 · 3 laps · bmw
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:14.384 · 3 laps · renault
11	Jenson Button	BAR	1:14.504 · 3 laps · honda
12	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:14.631 · 3 laps · petronas
13	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:14.668 · 3 laps · honda
14	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:14.839 · 3 laps · petronas
15	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:14.839 · 3 laps · toyota
16	Ralph Firman	Jordan	1:15.240 · 3 laps · ford
17	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar	1:15.317 · 3 laps · cosworth
18	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:15.641 · 3 laps · toyota
19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	1:16.542 · 3 laps · cosworth
20	Justin Wilson	Minardi	1:16.586 · 3 laps · cosworth

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:13.807 · ferrari
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:13.818 · mercedes
3	Mark Webber	Jaguar	1:13.851 · cosworth
4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:13.866 · mercedes
5	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:13.953 · renault
6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:14.124 · bmw
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.130 · ferrari
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:14.191 · ford
9	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:14.223 · bmw
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:14.384 · renault
11	Jenson Button	BAR	1:14.504 · honda
12	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:14.631 · petronas
13	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:14.668 · honda
14	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:14.839 · petronas
15	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:14.839 · toyota
16	Ralph Firman	Jordan	1:15.240 · ford
17	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar	1:15.317 · cosworth
18	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:15.641 · toyota
19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	1:16.542 · cosworth
20	Justin Wilson	Minardi	1:16.586 · cosworth

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	24
2	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
5	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
7	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
8	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
9	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
11	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
14	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
15	Cristiano da Matta	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
16	Ralph Firman	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
17	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
18	Antônio Pizzonia	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	1	1:28.060
freePractice1Results	David Coulthard	2	1:28.188
freePractice1Results	Jenson Button	3	1:28.903
freePractice1Results	Jarno Trulli	4	1:29.607
freePractice1Results	Juan Pablo Montoya	5	1:30.885
freePractice1Results	Rubens Barrichello	6	1:31.462
freePractice1Results	Olivier Panis	7	1:31.518
freePractice1Results	Cristiano da Matta	8	1:31.548
freePractice1Results	Giancarlo Fisichella	9	1:32.603
freePractice1Results	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	10	1:33.131
freePractice1Results	Mark Webber	11	1:33.714
freePractice1Results	Ralf Schumacher	12	1:35.013
freePractice1Results	Jos Verstappen	13	1:37.226
freePractice1Results	Nick Heidfeld	14	1:38.728
freePractice1Results	Jacques Villeneuve	15	1:48.359
freePractice1Results	Ralph Firman	16	1:57.783
freePractice1Results	Kimi Räikkönen	17	Unknown
freePractice1Results	Antônio Pizzonia	18	Unknown
freePractice1Results	Justin Wilson	19	Unknown
freePractice1Results	Fernando Alonso	20	Unknown
freePractice2Results	Olivier Panis	1	1:13.457
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	2	1:13.546
freePractice2Results	Jarno Trulli	3	1:13.621
freePractice2Results	David Coulthard	4	1:13.893
freePractice2Results	Juan Pablo Montoya	5	1:13.929
freePractice2Results	Kimi Räikkönen	6	1:13.946
freePractice2Results	Rubens Barrichello	7	1:13.993
freePractice2Results	Mark Webber	8	1:14.102
freePractice2Results	Ralf Schumacher	9	1:14.192
freePractice2Results	Fernando Alonso	10	1:14.209
freePractice2Results	Giancarlo Fisichella	11	1:14.224
freePractice2Results	Jenson Button	12	1:14.464
freePractice2Results	Antônio Pizzonia	13	1:14.511
freePractice2Results	Jacques Villeneuve	14	1:14.523
freePractice2Results	Nick Heidfeld	15	1:14.744
freePractice2Results	Cristiano da Matta	16	1:14.819
freePractice2Results	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	17	1:14.921
freePractice2Results	Ralph Firman	18	1:15.475
freePractice2Results	Jos Verstappen	19	1:15.610
freePractice2Results	Justin Wilson	20	1:16.067
warmingUpResults	Kimi Räikkönen	1	1:13.886
warmingUpResults	Rubens Barrichello	2	1:14.002
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	3	1:14.166
warmingUpResults	David Coulthard	4	1:14.253
warmingUpResults	Juan Pablo Montoya	5	1:14.321
warmingUpResults	Mark Webber	6	1:14.584
warmingUpResults	Jenson Button	7	1:14.690
warmingUpResults	Ralf Schumacher	8	1:14.719
warmingUpResults	Jacques Villeneuve	9	1:14.768
warmingUpResults	Nick Heidfeld	10	1:14.773
warmingUpResults	Jarno Trulli	11	1:14.863
warmingUpResults	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	1:14.913
warmingUpResults	Fernando Alonso	13	1:14.934
warmingUpResults	Antônio Pizzonia	14	1:15.245
warmingUpResults	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	1:15.291
warmingUpResults	Cristiano da Matta	16	1:15.352
warmingUpResults	Olivier Panis	17	1:15.401
warmingUpResults	Ralph Firman	18	1:16.115
warmingUpResults	Jos Verstappen	19	1:16.744
warmingUpResults	Justin Wilson	20	1:16.935

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Olivier Panis	1	1	36.664
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	7	40.673
Ralph Firman	1	8	41.684
David Coulthard	1	19	33.545
Michael Schumacher	1	19	36.051
Juan Pablo Montoya	1	19	38.542
Rubens Barrichello	1	19	36.631
Fernando Alonso	1	19	39.002
Mark Webber	1	19	41.050
Jenson Button	1	19	41.265
Jarno Trulli	1	19	56.111
Ralf Schumacher	1	19	36.873
Jacques Villeneuve	1	19	45.299
Fernando Alonso	2	20	36.074
Kimi Räikkönen	1	27	38.447
Cristiano da Matta	1	27	41.233
Mark Webber	2	33	36.654
Cristiano da Matta	2	35	45.236
Fernando Alonso	3	42	24.129
Cristiano da Matta	3	45	37.154
Ralf Schumacher	2	48	35.639
David Coulthard	2	52	35.023