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LAST
YEAR, 2002 FINAL STANDING
M
SCHUMACHER 144
BARRICHELLO
77
MONTOYA,
50
R
SCHUM 42
COULTHARD
37
F3000
SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS WON 2002 CHAMPIONSHIP; HE JOINED CART SERIES IN
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2003
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX
FORMULA 3000
MICHAEL
SCHUMACHER WINS RECORD 6TH WORLD TITLE SURPASSING JUAN FANGIO'S 5
TITLES
- All
time Formula 1 winners:
- 1
Michael Schumacher - 6 world
titles (2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1995, 1994) 70 wins, 55 poles
- 2 Juan Fangio
- 5 world titles (1957,1956,1955,1954,1951) 24 wins, 28 poles
- 3 Alain Prost
- 4 world titles (1993,1989,1986,1985)
- 4 Senna, Piquet,
Lauda, Stewart, Brabham - 4 world titles
- M
SCHUMACHER ( after winning his 6th title):
"... It is a limp comparison since what Fangio achieved at
that time in F1 was simply exceptional ... Everything is different
today, just from the safety point of view alone ... You could never
have envisaged then going as fast as we do today. Comparisons are
unfair ..."
REGARDING FANGIO: " ... This man is greater than I see myself
.... You can't take a personality like Fangio and compare
him with what has happened today. There is not even the slightest
comparison ...What he did stands for itself and what we do today
is unique in another way ... I have a lot of respect for what Fangio
has achieved but I don't even want to compare myself. For me, it's
the team that's important. What we achieved today together with
the team has never happened before ...."
2003
RACE RESULTS:
R16
OF 16, JAPANESE GP, OCT 12 -
BARRICHELLO WINS ***
FINAL RACE ***
***
M SCHUMACHER WINS RECORD 6TH WORLD TITLE ***
R15
OF 16, US GP, SEP 28 -
M SCHUMACHER WINS ***
penultimate race ***
R14
OF 16, ITALIAN GP, SEP 14 -
M SCHUMACHER WINS
R13
OF 16, HUNGARIAN GP, AUG 24 - ALONSO WINS (** youngest driver
ever; age 22 **)
250th GP for HONDA ; Williams BMW takes
over the lead from Ferrari
R12
OF 16, GERMAN GP, AUG 3 - MONTOYA WINS
R11
OF 16, BRITISH GP, JULY 20 - BARRICHELLO WINS
R10
OF 16, FRENCH GP, JULY 6 - RALF SCHUMACHER WINS
R9
OF 16, EUROPEAN GP, JUNE 29 - RALF SCHUMACHER WINS
R8
OF 16, CANADIAN GP, JUNE 15 - M SCHUMACHER WINS
R7
OF 16, MONACO GP, JUNE 1 - MONTOYA WINS
R6
OF 16, AUSTRIAN GP, MAY 18 - M SCHUMACHER WINS
R5
OF 16, SPANISH GP, MAY 4 - M SCHUMACHER WINS (new
2003 Ferrari F2003-GA)
R4
OF 16, SAN MARINO GP, APR 20 - M SCHUMACHER WINS (Ferrari)
R3
OF 16, BRAZILIAN GP, APR 6 - *FISICHELLA
WINS (Jordan)
R2
OF 16, MALAYSIAN GP, MAR 23 - RAIKKONEN
WINS (McLaren Mercedes)
R1
OF 16, AUSTRALIAN GP, MAR 9 - COULTHARD
WINS (McLaren Mercedes)
(*
originally Raikkonen was awarded the win due to timing error; Fisichella
declared the winner 1 week after the race)
MAIN
RULE CHANGES IN 2003
(see new rules for 2004)
2003
CARS:
PRE
SEASON TESTING: Feb 2003 - Dec 2002 (results)
BEST
TIME @ JEREZ: Williams,
R Schumacher, 1m 17.592 (new
record)
BEST
TIME @ VALENCIA: Jaguar,
Pizzonia,1m 10.083s (new record)
BEST
TIME @ BARCELONA: Ferrari,
M Schumacher, 1m 15.02s (new
record)
BEST
TIME @ FIORANO: Ferrari,
M Schumacher, 56.786s
(new record)
QUOTES
BEFORE SEASON OPENER
CALENDAR
CHANGES
- BELGIAN GP
REMOVED (due to tobacco advertising ban)
- FRENCH &
BRITISH GP SWAPPED PLACES
- FINAL AUSTRIAN
GP in 2003 - IT WILL BE REMOVED IN 2004 & replaced with new
GP in China and Bahrain
2003
TEAM / DRIVER CHANGES: 2003
TEAMS
- RENAULT
TEAM
ALONSO JOINS RENAULT
- BAR
HONDA TEAM
BUTTON JOINS BAR
- TOYOTA
TEAM
PANIS JOINS TOYOTA; DA MATTA JOINS TOYOTA; MCNISH + SALO OUT
- JAGUAR
TEAM
IRVINE OUT; DL ROSA OUT; WEBBER JOINS JAGUAR; PIZZONIA JOINS JAGUAR
- MINARDI
TEAM
VERSTAPPEN JOINS MINARDI; WILSON JOINS MINARDI; YOONG OUT
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