| 2003 San Marino Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 4 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship
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 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit configuration | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | April 20, 2003 | ||||
| Official name | Gran Premio Foster's di San Marino 2003 | ||||
| Location | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.933 km (3.065 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 62 laps, 305.609 km (189.897 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy with maximum ambient temperatures reaching 13 degrees during the day. | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:22.327 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:22.491 on lap 17 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2003 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the Gran Premio Foster's di San Marino 2003) was a Formula One motor race held on 20 April 2003 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with the race taking place on Easter Sunday. It was the fourth round of the 2003 Formula One season The 62-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team after starting from pole position. Kimi Räikkönen, driving for McLaren, finished second with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. The remaining points-scoring positions were filled by Ralf Schumacher (Williams), David Coulthard (McLaren), Fernando Alonso (Renault), Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) and Jenson Button (BAR). Schumacher's victory for Ferrari was his and the team's first of the season.
Schumacher and his brother Ralf raced despite the death of their mother Elisabeth before the Grand Prix. The brothers led the field at the start with Ralf leading having overtaken Michael and held the lead until the first round of pit stops.
As a consequence of the race, Räikkönen increased his lead in the World Drivers' Championship, over teammate David Coulthard to 13 points with Michael Schumacher climbing to third. In the World Constructors Championship, McLaren increased their lead to 19 points with Ferrari overtaking Renault for second.