2003 Austrian Grand Prix
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| Race 6 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 18 May 2003 | ||
| Official name | A1 Grand Prix von Österreich | ||
| Location | A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.326 km (2.684 mi) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 298.494 km (185.196 mi) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 71 laps, 307.146 km (190.564 mi) | ||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy with isolated showers in the area | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:09.150 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:08.337 on lap 41 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 2003 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as A1 Grand Prix von Österreich) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 May 2003 at the A1-Ring. It was the sixth round of the 2003 Formula One season and the twenty-seventh Austrian Grand Prix. The 69-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. Kimi Räikkönen finished second driving for McLaren with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. It was the last Austrian Grand Prix to be held until it returned to the renamed Red Bull Ring in 2014.
The Grand Prix was contested by ten teams with two drivers each. The teams (also known as constructors) were Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Renault, Sauber, Jordan, Jaguar, BAR, Minardi and Toyota. It was announced in January 2003 that the Austrian Grand Prix would be dropped from the Formula One calendar in 2004, three years before the contract for the race was due to expire. This was because an exit clause was enabled in response to the European Union pushing forward a ban on tobacco advertising to 1 October 2005.
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