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  2003 European Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One season
The Nürburgring
Date	June 29, 2003 (2003-06-29)
Official name	Allianz Grand Prix of Europe
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.148 km (3.2 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 308.88 km (192 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:31.523
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:32.621
Podium
First	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari

The 2003 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 29, 2003 at the Nürburgring.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	60	1:34:43.622	3	10
2	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	60	+16.821	4	8
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	60	+39.673	5	6
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	60	+1:05.731	8	5
5	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	60	+1:06.162	2	4
6	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	59	+1 Lap	11	3
7	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	59	+1 Lap	12	2
8	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	59	+1 Lap	20	1
9	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	59	+1 Lap	15
10	15	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	59	+1 Lap	16
11	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	58	+2 Laps	14
12	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	58	+2 Laps	13
13	18	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	58	+2 Laps	19
14	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	57	+3 Laps	18
15	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	56	+4 Laps	9
Ret	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	53	Engine	10
Ret	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	51	Gearbox	17
Ret	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	37	Fuel pressure	6
Ret	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	37	Spin	7
Ret	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	25	Engine	1

Notes

• Kimi Räikkönen was heading to his second win until his Mercedes engine blew up in lap 25, which later cost him the driver's championship, won by Michael Schumacher by only 2 points.
• This was also Räikkönen's only mechanical failure of the year.

Standings after Grand Prix

• 1. Michael Schumacher - 58
• 2. Kimi Räikkönen - 51
• 3. Ralf Schumacher - 43
• 4. Juan Pablo Montoya - 39
• 5. Fernando Alonso - 39
• 6. Rubens Barrichello - 37
• 7. David Coulthard - 25
• 8. Jarno Trulli - 13

Constructors

• 1. Ferrari - 95
• 2. Williams-BMW - 82
• 3. McLaren-Mercedes - 76
• 4. Renault - 52