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Michael Schumacher won the 2003 Italian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2003 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Rubens Barrichello at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Rubens Barrichello
Race date
September 14, 2003
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Juan Pablo Montoya is listed 2 for Williams, with Rubens Barrichello 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Fernando Alonso from P20 to P8 (+12), Nick Heidfeld from P16 to P9 (+7), and Zsolt Baumgartner from P18 to P11 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 Gearbox, and 1 Brakes. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.832 on lap 14. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:14:19.83810
2Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:14:25.1328
3Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:14:31.6736
4Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:14:32.6725
5Marc GenéWilliams1:14:47.7294
6Jacques VilleneuveBAR+1 lap3
7Mark WebberJaguar+1 lap2
8Fernando AlonsoRenault+1 lap1
9Nick HeidfeldSauber+1 lap0
10Giancarlo FisichellaJordan+1 lap0
11Zsolt BaumgartnerJordan+2 laps0
12Nicolas KiesaMinardi+2 laps0
13Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauberTransmission0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenFuel pressure0
DNFOlivier PanisToyotaBrakes0
DNFJos VerstappenMinardiOil leak0
DNFJenson ButtonBARGearbox0
DNFCristiano da MattaToyotaTyre0
DNFJustin WilsonJaguarGearbox0
DNFJarno TrulliRenaultHydraulics0