The race was held on 3 August 2003 and was run for 67 laps.
Race report and
Ralph Firman were among the six drivers that retired on the first lap. wins the Grand Prix. At the start,
Juan Pablo Montoya kept his lead but teammate
Ralf Schumacher with a bad start was under threat from
Rubens Barrichello and
Kimi Räikkönen. The
German moved to the left and, knowingly or not, squeezed his rivals. The two collided and crashed out of the race, before Schumacher retired at the end of the lap with damage to his
sidepod. In a reaction to the frontrunners braking,
Heinz-Harald Frentzen was hit from behind by
Ralph Firman and
Jacques Villeneuve was spun by
Justin Wilson. Wilson and Firman then collided to complete the mayhem. The
safety car was deployed to clear the track and after four laps the race resumed. Montoya was leading the
Renaults of
Jarno Trulli and
Fernando Alonso. After the first round of
pit stops, Montoya had stretched his lead to over twelve seconds, despite experiencing issues with his
throttle.
Michael Schumacher overtook Alonso on lap 30, but the pack was now more than 20 seconds behind the leader. After two more rounds of pit stops, Schumacher also passed Trulli, but with four laps to go, his rear left tyre burst and he retreated to the pits for a replacement. Montoya won the race, over a minute ahead of tenth-starting
David Coulthard in second and Trulli in third. The
Italian was treated by the doctors for suffering a
heat stroke. This was Montoya's second win, Coulthard's second podium and Trulli's first podium of the season. With
Olivier Panis and
Cristiano da Matta finishing fifth and sixth, respectively, this was
Toyota's first double points finish. Finally, it was Michael Schumacher's worst race since his retirement in
Brazil, decreasing his lead in the Drivers' Championship to just six points over Montoya.
Race classification == Championship standings after the race ==