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Michael Schumacher won the 2003 United States Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2003 United States Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Heinz-Harald Frentzen at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Race date
September 28, 2003
Pole
Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for McLaren, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 for Sauber.

Grid to finish

Heinz-Harald Frentzen from P15 to P3 (+12), Giancarlo Fisichella from P17 to P7 (+10), and Jos Verstappen from P19 to P10 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Kimi Räikkönen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 +4 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:11.473 on lap 13. 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 SchumacherFerrari1:33:35.99710
2Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:33:54.2558
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber1:34:13.9616
4Jarno TrulliRenault1:34:24.3265
5Nick HeidfeldSauber1:34:32.4004
6Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams+1 lap3
7Giancarlo FisichellaJordan+1 lap2
8Justin WilsonJaguar+2 laps1
9Cristiano da MattaToyota+2 laps0
10Jos VerstappenMinardi+4 laps0
11Nicolas KiesaMinardi+4 laps0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBAREngine0
DNFRalph FirmanJordanSpun off0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenGearbox0
DNFFernando AlonsoRenaultEngine0
DNFJenson ButtonBAREngine0
DNFOlivier PanisToyotaAccident0
DNFMark WebberJaguarSpin0
DNFRalf SchumacherWilliamsAccident0
DNFRubens BarrichelloFerrariCollision0