The 2003 Canadian Grand Prix (officially known as the Grand Prix Air Canada 2003) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 15 June 2003 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec. It was the eighth round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship.
Ralf Schumacher of BMW Williams took pole position for the race. His brother, World Champion Michael Schumacher, won the race, despite nursing an ailing car, ahead of Ralf and Juan Pablo Montoya in the other Williams.
This was the fourth time that the Schumacher brothers finished 1-2, having become the first siblings to do so at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix.
Background
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal hosted the Canadian Grand Prix for the 25th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 13–15 June. The Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship and the 35th running of the Canadian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
Championship standings before the race
Going into the weekend, McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen led the Drivers' Championship with 48 points, ahead of Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher on 44 and Renault's Fernando Alonso on 29 points. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren were leading with 73 points and Ferrari were second on 71 points, with BMW Williams third on 50 points.
Practice
Three free practice sessions were held for the event. Jaguar driver Antônio Pizzonia set the fastest time in the first session, six tenths of a second quicker than Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher, in second and third places respectively. The second session was topped by Rubens Barrichello in the Ferrari ahead of Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve in the BAR. Finally, the Ferraris of Schumacher and Barrichello led the third practice session, ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella in the Jordan.
Qualifying
Qualiyfing consisted of two one-hour sessions, one on Friday and one on Saturday afternoon. The first session's running order was determined by the Drivers' Championship standings, with the leading driver going first. Each driver was allowed to set one lap time. The result determined the running order in the second session: the fastest driver in the first session was allowed to go last in the second session, which usually provided the benefit of a cleaner track. Drivers were again allowed to set one lap time, which determined the order on the grid for the race on Sunday, with the fastest driver scoring pole position.
Ralf Schumacher scored his second consecutive pole position, nearly four tenths ahead of teammate Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher.
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! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Q1 Time !! Q2 Time !! Gap !! Grid
|-
! 1
| 4
| data-sort-value="scr"| Ralf Schumacher
| Williams-BMW
| style="background: silver" | 1:38.210
| 1:15.529
|
| align="center" | 1
|-
! 2
| 3
| data-sort-value="mon"| Juan Pablo Montoya
| Williams-BMW
| style="background: silver" | 1:37.479
| 1:15.923
| +0.394
| align="center" | 2
|-
! 3
| 1
| data-sort-value="scm"| Michael Schumacher
| Ferrari
| style="background: silver" | 1:31.969
| 1:16.047
| +0.518
| align="center" | 3
|-
! 4
| 8
| data-sort-value="alo"| Fernando Alonso
| Renault
| style="background: silver" | 1:35.173
| 1:16.048
| +0.519
| align="center" | 4
|-
! 5
| 2
| data-sort-value="bar"| Rubens Barrichello
| Ferrari
| style="background: silver" | 1:30.925
| 1:16.143
| +0.614
| align="center" | 5
|-
! 6
| 14
| data-sort-value="web"| Mark Webber
| Jaguar-Cosworth
| style="background: silver" | 1:36.699
| 1:16.182
| +0.653
| align="center" | 6
|-
! 7
| 20
| data-sort-value="pan"| Olivier Panis
| Toyota
| style="background: silver" | 1:37.313
| 1:16.598
| +1.069
| align="center" | 7
|-
! 8
| 7
| data-sort-value="tru"| Jarno Trulli
| Renault
| style="background: silver" | 1:41.413
| 1:16.718
| +1.189
| align="center" | 8
|-
! 9
| 21
| data-sort-value="da m"| Cristiano da Matta
| Toyota
| style="background: silver" | 1:38.244
| 1:16.826
| +1.297
| align="center" | 9
|-
! 10
| 10
| data-sort-value="fre"| Heinz-Harald Frentzen
| Sauber-Petronas
| style="background: silver" | 1:35.776
| 1:16.939
| +1.410
| align="center" | 10
|-
! 11
| 5
| data-sort-value="cou"| David Coulthard
| McLaren-Mercedes
| style="background: silver" | 1:36.463
| 1:17.024
| +1.495
| align="center" | 11
|-
! 12
| 9
| data-sort-value="hei"| Nick Heidfeld
| Sauber-Petronas
| style="background: silver" | 1:32.778
| 1:17.086
| +1.557
| align="center" | 12
|-
! 13
| 15
| data-sort-value="piz"| Antônio Pizzonia
| Jaguar-Cosworth
| style="background: silver" | 1:38.255
| 1:17.337
| +1.808
| align="center" | 13
|-
! 14
| 16
| data-sort-value="vil"| Jacques Villeneuve
| BAR-Honda
| style="background: silver" | 1:44.702
| 1:17.347
| +1.818
| align="center" | 14
|-
! 15
| 19
| data-sort-value="ver"| Jos Verstappen
| Minardi-Cosworth
| style="background: silver" | 1:37.426
| 1:18.014
| +2.485
| align="center" | 15
|-
! 16
| 11
|data-sort-value="fis"| Giancarlo Fisichella
| Jordan-Ford
| style="background: silver" | 1:38.617
| 1:18.036
| +2.507
| align="center" | 16
|-
! 17
| 17
| data-sort-value="but"| Jenson Button
| BAR-Honda
| style="background: silver" | 1:38.109
| 1:18.205
| +2.676
| align="center" | 17
|-
! 18
| 18
| data-sort-value="wil"| Justin Wilson
| Minardi-Cosworth
| style="background: silver" | 1:38.088
| 1:18.560
| +3.031
| align="center" | 18
|-
! 19
| 12
| data-sort-value="fir"| Ralph Firman
| Jordan-Ford
| style="background: silver" | 1:34.759
| 1:18.692
| +3.163
| align="center" | 19
|-
! 20
| 6
| data-sort-value="rai"| Kimi Räikkönen
| McLaren-Mercedes
| style="background: silver" | 1:35.373
| No time
| +19.844
| align="center" | 20
|-
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Notes
- – Kimi Räikkönen spun off at the second corner and did not set a time in Q2.
Montoya recovered quickly by passing Webber and Alonso, before the Williams driver opened the first round of regular pit stops on lap 19. Ralf Schumacher pitted on lap 20, leaving Michael in free air, who immediately set the fastest lap and managed to rejoin the track in what would be the lead after Alonso's stop on lap 26.
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Notes
- – Kimi Räikkönen and Ralph Firman started from the pit lane.
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;Constructors' Championship standings
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|-
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! scope="col" |
! scope="col" | Constructor
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 10px 1
| align="center"| 1
| Ferrari
| 85
|-
! scope="row" | 10px 1
| align="center"| 2
| McLaren-Mercedes
| 76
|-
! scope="row" | 10px
| align="center"| 3
| Williams-BMW
| 64
|-
! scope="row" | 10px
| align="center"| 4
| Renault
| 47
|-
! scope="row" | 10px
| align="center"| 5
| Jordan-Ford
| 11
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