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+ | The '''2003 Formula One season''' was the 54th season of [[Formula One]]. The season marked the beginning of the mid-2000s [[Formula One]] crisis, with the cancellations of the [[French Grand Prix]] being the first signs of trouble. Despite this, the racing proved to be more competitive than the previous season; defending champions [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Ferrari]] found their astonishing advantage had been dramatically reduced in the off-season. The season would also be the first in the sport's history to feature only 10 teams, as [[Prost Grand Prix]] folded in late 2002. | ||
==Teams and drivers== | ==Teams and drivers== |
Revision as of 09:14, 2 December 2017
2003 Formula One season | |
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Michael Schumacher entered the season as reigning champion | |
Season | |
Races | 15 |
Start date | 9 March |
Start Event | Australian Grand Prix |
End date | 12 October |
End Event | Japanese Grand Prix |
Awards | |
Seasons | |
Previous season | Next season |
2002 | 2004 |
The 2003 Formula One season was the 54th season of Formula One. The season marked the beginning of the mid-2000s Formula One crisis, with the cancellations of the French Grand Prix being the first signs of trouble. Despite this, the racing proved to be more competitive than the previous season; defending champions Michael Schumacher and Ferrari found their astonishing advantage had been dramatically reduced in the off-season. The season would also be the first in the sport's history to feature only 10 teams, as Prost Grand Prix folded in late 2002.
Teams and drivers
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | # | Driver | Rounds | Test/Reserve Drivers |
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Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro [?] | Ferrari | F2002B F2003-GA |
Ferrari 051B Ferrari 052 |
1 | Michael Schumacher | 1- | ||
2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1- | ||||||
BMW WilliamsF1 Team [?] | Williams-BMW | FW25 | BMW P83 | 3 | Rhys Davies | 1- | ||
4 | Ralf Schumacher | 1- | ||||||
West McLaren Mercedes [?] | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-17D | Mercedes FO110M Mercedes FO110P |
5 | James James Davies | 1- | ||
6 | Nick Heidfeld | 1- | ||||||
Mild Seven Renault F1 Team [?] | Renault | R23 | Renault RS23 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | 1- | ||
8 | Mark Webber | 1- | ||||||
Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?] | Sauber-Petronas | C22 | Petronas 03A | 9 | Sebastién Bourdais | 1- | ||
10 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1- | ||||||
Jordan Honda [?] | Jordan-Honda | EJ13 | Honda RA003E | 11 | Sammy Jones | 1- | ||
12 | Takuma Sato | 1- | ||||||
Lucky Strike BAR Honda [?] | BAR-Honda | 005 | Honda RA003E | 14 | Justin Wilson | 1- | ||
15 | Pedro de la Rosa | 1- | ||||||
Panasonic Toyota Racing [?] | Toyota | TF103 | Toyota RVX-03 | 16 | Jenson Button | 1- | ||
17 | Jack Christopherson | 1- | ||||||
Minardi F1 Team [?] | Minardi-TBA | PS03 | TBA 050 | TBA | 18 | TBA | 1- | |
19 | TBA | 1- | ||||||
Jaguar Racing F1 Team [?] | Jaguar-Cosworth | R4 | Cosworth CR-5 | TBA | 20 | TBA | 1- | |
21 | TBA | 1- |
Season Calendar
Race | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Drive of the Race | Reject of the Race | |
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1 | Foster's Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | 9 March | ||||||
2 | Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit | 23 March | ||||||
3 | Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 6 April | ||||||
4 | Gran Premio Marlboro de España | Circuit de Catalunya | 20 April | ||||||
5 | Großer A1 Preis von Österreich | A1-Ring | 4 May | ||||||
6 | Grand Prix de Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 18 May | ||||||
7 | Grand Prix Air Canada | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 June | ||||||
8 | Foster's British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | 15 June | ||||||
9 | Großer Allianz Preis von Europa | Nürburgring | 29 June | ||||||
10 | Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | Hockenheimring | 6 July | ||||||
11 | Marlboro Magyar Nagydij | Hungaroring | 20 July | ||||||
12 | Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 3 August | ||||||
13 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 17 August | ||||||
14 | Grande Prêmio Nextel do Brasil | Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura | 7 September | ||||||
15 | SAP United States Grand Prix | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 21 September | ||||||
16 | Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit | 12 October |
- The French Grand Prix was dropped from the 2003 season because of unpaid hosting fees.