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Ralf Schumacher won the 2003 European Grand Prix

Ralf Schumacher won the 2003 European Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Rubens Barrichello at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Ralf Schumacher
Team
Williams
Top listed
Ralf Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Rubens Barrichello
Race date
June 29, 2003
Pole
Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Heinz-Harald Frentzen from P15 to P9 (+6), Antônio Pizzonia from P16 to P10 (+6), and Justin Wilson from P19 to P13 (+6) 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 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 2 Engine, and 1 +3 laps. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.621 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
1Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:34:43.62210
2Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:35:00.4438
3Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:35:23.2956
4Fernando AlonsoRenault1:35:49.3535
5Michael SchumacherFerrari1:35:49.7844
6Mark WebberJaguar+1 lap3
7Jenson ButtonBAR+1 lap2
8Nick HeidfeldSauber+1 lap1
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap0
10Antônio PizzoniaJaguar+1 lap0
11Ralph FirmanJordan+2 laps0
12Giancarlo FisichellaJordan+2 laps0
13Justin WilsonMinardi+2 laps0
14Jos VerstappenMinardi+3 laps0
15David CoulthardMcLarenSpun off0
DNFCristiano da MattaToyotaEngine0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBARGearbox0
DNFJarno TrulliRenaultFuel pressure0
DNFOlivier PanisToyotaBrakes0
DNFKimi RäikkönenMcLarenEngine0