2003 Italian Grand Prix

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Flag of Italy svg.png 2003 Italian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 2003 Alternate Formula One season
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Date August 3, 2003
Official Name Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia
Location Monza, Italy
Course Autodromo Nazionale Monza
5.793 km (3.600 mi)
Distance 53 laps, 306.719 km (190.586 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of Germany svg.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:20.349
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Brazil svg.png Rubens Barrichello Minardi-Mercedes
Time 1:21.904
Podium
First Flag of Germany svg.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Second Flag of Germany svg.png André Lotterer Jaguar
Third Flag of Italy svg.png Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari


The 2003 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3rd August, 2003 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy. The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher driving for Ferrari after starting from pole position. André Lotterer finished second for Jaguar, with Giancarlo Fisichella third in the other Ferrari.

The weekend is notable for the absence of all Michelin-shod teams, including Williams and McLaren, from the Grand Prix after a disagreement over the legality of their tyres. The French tyre manufacturer announced a boycott in the wake of the Hungarian Grand Prix after a change in the sporting regulations effectively ruled their tyres illegal.