Brazilian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 6th April 2003 12:00am Local
Sun 6th April 2003 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2003

Round
Round 3

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Location

Interlagos Circuit

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The 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2003) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 April 2003 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos). It was the third round of the 2003 Formula One World Championship, the 32nd Brazilian Grand Prix and the 700th Formula One World Championship race.

The race was scheduled to run for 71 laps, but was stopped on lap 56 after two major crashes blocked the circuit. Due to confusion about the timing of the red flag, the win was initially awarded to Kimi Räikkönen of McLaren, with Giancarlo Fisichella of Jordan in second and Fernando Alonso of Renault in third. However, following a post-race appeal by the Jordan team, eventually heard in court, it was established that Fisichella was leading when the race results were declared, and he was awarded the win with Räikkönen demoted to second.
The race was Fisichella's first Grand Prix victory. It was also Jordan's fourth and final victory, and the team's 200th Grand Prix. This was the first victory for a Ford engine since the 1999 European Grand Prix, and the first victory for an Italian driver since Riccardo Patrese won the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix. This was also the last victory for a Ford-powered car to date, and marked the last time the Brazilian Grand Prix was held during the opening rounds of a Formula One season.

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Result List

01	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:31:18.2
02	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:00.945
03	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	+0:06.348
04	David Coulthard	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:08.096
05	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	+0:08.642
06	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+0:16.054
07	Ralf Schumacher	Williams Racing	+0:38.526
08	Jarno Trulli	Renault F1 Team	+0:45.927
09	Mark Webber	Jaguar Cosworth	DNF
10	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	+1 Lap
11	Rubens Barrichello	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
12	Jenson Button	BAR	DNF
13	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	DNF
14	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
15	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams Racing	DNF
16	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar Cosworth	DNF
17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	DNF
18	Ralph Firman	Jordan	DNF
19	Justin Wilson	Minardi	DNF
20	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	DNF