On 15th June 2003, the Canadian Grand Prix was run in Montreal. Williams dominated qualifying, locking out the front row courtesy of Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya. Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello were third and fifth respectively in the F2003-GA.
In the race, Ralf went off in the lead and on lap 2, Montoya made an mistake, spinning and dropping down the order. Michael tried to keep up with his brother but the Williams looked hard to catch. The only way to possibly win would be to get ahead in the pit stops. Scuderia Ferrari did just that and when Michael came out of pit lane, he was leading. However, Ralf closed on his brother and looked threatening. However, he never put a passing move on him and so Michael won ahead of the Williams duo to take his 68th win, the 163rd for Ferrari. Victory also promoted the Maranello man to the top of the standings, as previous leader Kimi Raikkonen in the McLaren finished down in sixth place.
Race result:
1.Michael Schumacher – Germany – Ferrari-Ferrari – 70 laps – 1hr 31min 13.591secs
2.Ralf Schumacher Germany Williams-BMW+00.784secs
3.Juan Montoya Colombia Williams-BMW+01.355secs
4.Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault+04.481secs
5.Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari+1min 04.261secs
6.Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes+1min 10.502secs
7.Mark Webber Australia Jaguar-Cosworth+1 lap
8.Olivier Panis France Toyota-Toyota+1 lap
9.Jos Verstappen HollandMinardi-Cosworth+2 laps
10.Antonio Pizzonia BrazilJaguar-Cosworth+4 laps
RtdCristiano da Matta BrazilToyota-Toyota64 laps completed
RtdJustin Wilson BritainMinardi-Cosworth60 laps completed
RtdJenson Button BritainBAR-Honda51 laps completed
RtdDavid Coulthard BritainMcLaren-Mercedes47 laps completed
RtdNick Heidfeld GermanySauber-Petronas47 laps completed
RtdJarno Trulli ItalyRenault-Renault22 laps completed
RtdGiancarlo Fisichella ItalyJordan-Ford20 laps completed
RtdRalph Firman BritainJordan-Ford20 laps completed
RtdJacques Villeneuve CanadaBAR-Honda14 laps completed
RtdHeinz-Harald Frentzen GermanySauber-Petronas6 laps completed
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