Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Minardi | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Gabriele Tredozi (Technical Director) George Ryton (Chief Designer) Loïc Bigois (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||
Predecessor | PS02 | ||||||||
Successor | PS04B | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Carbon-fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Upper/lower composite-reinforced wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion springs, mechanical anti-roll bars | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Upper/lower composite-reinforced wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion rockers, mechanical anti-roll bars | ||||||||
Length | 4,548 mm (179 in) | ||||||||
Width | 1,800 mm (71 in) | ||||||||
Height | 950 mm (37 in) | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,480 mm (58 in) Rear: 1,410 mm (56 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 3,097 mm (122 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Cosworth CR-3 2,998 cc (183 cu in) V10 (72°) naturally aspirated mid-mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Minardi 6-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential | ||||||||
Battery | Midac | ||||||||
Power | 805 hp @ 17,500 rpm[1] | ||||||||
Weight | 600 kg (1,323 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | Elf | ||||||||
Lubricants | Elf/CPC | ||||||||
Brakes | Brembo 6-piston calipers, carbon discs and pads | ||||||||
Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | European Minardi Cosworth Trust Minardi Cosworth | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 18. Justin Wilson 18. Nicolas Kiesa 19. Jos Verstappen | ||||||||
Debut | 2003 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last event | 2003 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Minardi PS03 was the car with which the Minardi team competed in the 2003 Formula One World Championship.