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Kimi Räikkönen won the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

Kimi Räikkönen won the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Kimi Räikkönen
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Kimi Räikkönen, Rubens Barrichello, and Fernando Alonso
Race date
March 23, 2003
Pole
Fernando Alonso
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Kimi Räikkönen finished first for McLaren. Rubens Barrichello is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Ralf Schumacher from P17 to P4 (+13), Ralph Firman from P20 to P10 (+10), and Kimi Räikkönen from P7 to P1 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Fernando Alonso started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 2 Electrical, 1 +3 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.412 on lap 45. 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
1Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:32:22.19510
2Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:33:01.4818
3Fernando AlonsoRenault1:33:26.2026
4Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:33:50.2215
5Jarno TrulliRenault+1 lap4
6Michael SchumacherFerrari+1 lap3
7Jenson ButtonBAR+1 lap2
8Nick HeidfeldSauber+1 lap1
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap0
10Ralph FirmanJordan+1 lap0
11Cristiano da MattaToyota+1 lap0
12Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams+3 laps0
13Jos VerstappenMinardi+4 laps0
DNFAntônio PizzoniaJaguarBrakes0
DNFJustin WilsonMinardiUnwell0
DNFMark WebberJaguarEngine0
DNFOlivier PanisToyotaFuel pressure0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenElectrical0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaJordanLaunch control0
DNSJacques VilleneuveBARElectrical0