2003 жылғы Малайзия Гран-при: Райкконеннің тұңғыш жеңісі

The 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix (officially the 2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 March 2003 at the Sepang International Circuit. It was the second race of the 2003 Formula One season, and it was won by Kimi Räikkönen driving the MP4 17 for McLaren Mercedes. This was Räikkönen's first Formula One Grand Prix victory. As well, Fernando Alonso scored his first pole position and podium finish. Before the race, McLaren's David Coulthard was leading the championship however the Scot retired on lap three, handing the championship lead to his teammate, Kimi Räikkönen who finished third in the previous race.

David Coulthard was leading the championship after winning the first race of the season. Montoya was second. Kimi Räikkönen, Michael Schumacher and Jarno Trulli were in Third, Fourth and Fifth respectively. Before the race rain was predicted with the likelihood of heavy showers at 60 per cent. High humidity was also predicted by some people however, causing the teams to be split in terms of tactics.

The first Friday practice session saw Fernando Alonso fastest with a time of 1:37.693 and his teammate, Jarno Trulli, two tenths of a second slower putting him in third. Giancarlo Fisichella separated the Renault's with second fastest in the Jordan EJ13. The second session saw Ferrari take over with Michael Schumacher completely eclipsing the efforts of Alonso in the previous session. He went fastest with a 1:34.980. His teammate, Rubens Barrichello, managed second with a 1:35.681 lap at the end of the session.

Both the BAR of Jacques Villeneuve and the Toyota of Cristiano da Matta failed on the grid, causing them to start from the pit lane; however, this caused confusion after the warm up lap, forcing Giancarlo Fisichella to reverse into his grid spot, the second time the Italian took up the wrong position at this circuit. Alonso led the all Renault front row and led the cars into the first corner, but Michael Schumacher, who started from third position, tangled whilst attempting to pass Jarno Trulli, knocking Trulli into a spin and dropping him to last. Schumacher was forced to pit for a new nosecone and after serving a drive through penalty for the incident, dropped to the rear of the field. He later accepted blame for the incident. A chain reaction further back in the field caused Jaguar driver Antônio Pizzonia to rear end Juan Pablo Montoya, removing the latter's rear wing. Montoya was forced to pit, losing two laps during a rear wing replacement. As a result, David Coulthard of McLaren Mercedes was left in second position, but his prospects were ended on the second lap with an electronics failure. He later criticised the team. His team mate Räikkönen had moved into second place by passing the Sauber of Nick Heidfeld. On the tenth lap, Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello passed Heidfeld for third place. The podium positions stayed that way with Räikkönen cutting into the lead when Alonso pitted first out of the front three on lap 14, a sign that he was carrying a lighter fuel load during qualifying. Alonso did break the record for youngest driver to lead a race (the previous record having remained since 1951). Räikkönen circulated until lap 19, using the lighter fuel load to post faster lap times, and after his pit stop emerged ahead of Alonso. Barrichello also made up time before pitting on the 21st lap, but did not clear Alonso upon his return to the track, with a deficit of over three seconds. By this stage, Trulli had recovered to 6th place, challenging the BAR of Jenson Button for fifth position. Räikkönen gradually extended his lead, which reached 17.8 s by the 33rd lap. Button pitted on the 34th lap, allowing Trulli clean air to post faster lap times. Alonso then pitted on the 35th lap, freeing Barrichello, who did not pit until the 38th lap and re entered the race ahead of Alonso. Räikkönen was the last of the contenders to pit, doing so on lap 40 and further extending his lead. Meanwhile, a delay with a fuel nozzle had denied Trulli the opportunity to jump Button in the pits. Michael Schumacher, with a light car at the end of his stint, passed Trulli and Button in quick succession before conceding his gains with a final pit stop. On lap 41 Justin Wilson pulled into the Minardi garage to retire, as the straps on his HANS device worked loose and pinched his shoulders, resulting in temporary paralysis of both his arms. It took the team nearly 10 minutes to ease Wilson out of the car before he was taken to hospital. He recovered before the next race. On the 51st lap, Trulli spun attempting to pass Button. He and Schumacher eventually passed Button on the final corner after the Briton made a mistake. Räikkönen eventually earned his maiden Grand Prix victory with a large margin of 39s.

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap 1 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.693 1:37.044 2 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:36.301 1:37.217 +0.173 3 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:34.980 1:37.393 +0.349 4 5 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 1:36.297 1:37.454 +0.410 5 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:35.681 1:37.579 +0.535 6 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber Petronas 1:36.407 1:37.766 +0.722 7 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren Mercedes 1:36.038 1:37.858 +0.814 8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams BMW 1:35.939 1:37.974 +0.930 9 17 Jenson Button BAR Honda 1:36.632 1:38.073 +1.029 10 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:36.995 1:38.094 +1.050 11 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:36.706 1:38.097 +1.053 12 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 1:37.585 1:38.289 +1.245 13 10 Heinz Harald Frentzen Sauber Petronas 1:36.615 1:38.291 +1.247 14 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Ford 1:36.759 1:38.416 +1.372 15 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar Cosworth no time 1:38.516 +1.472 16 14 Mark Webber Jaguar Cosworth 1:37.669 1:38.624 +1.580 17 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams BMW 1:36.805 1:38.789 +1.745 18 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi Cosworth 1:38.904 1:40.417 +3.373 19 18 Justin Wilson Minardi Cosworth 1:39.354 1:40.599 +3.555 20 12 Ralph Firman Jordan Ford 1:38.240 1:40.910 +3.866 Sources:

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren Mercedes 56 1:32:22.195 7 10 2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 56 +39.286 5 8 3 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 56 +1:04.007 1 6 4 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams BMW 56 +1:28.026 17 5 5 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 55 +1 Lap 2 4 6 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 3 3 7 17 Jenson Button BAR Honda 55 +1 Lap 9 2 8 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber Petronas 55 +1 Lap 6 1 9 10 Heinz Harald Frentzen Sauber Petronas 55 +1 Lap 13   10 12 Ralph Firman Jordan Ford 55 +1 Lap 20   11 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 55 +1 Lap PL (Pit lane)   12 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams BMW 53 +3 Laps 8   13 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi Cosworth 52 +4 Laps 18   Ret 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar Cosworth 42 Brakes/Spin 15   Ret 18 Justin Wilson Minardi Cosworth 41 Fatigue 19   Ret 14 Mark Webber Jaguar Cosworth 35 Engine 16   Ret 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 12 Fuel pressure 10   Ret 5 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 2 Electrical 4   Ret 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Ford 0 Launch control 14   DNS 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 0 Electrical 12  Source: