2003 Formula One World Championship

The 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 57th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It began on 9 March 2003 and ended on 12 October after sixteen races. World Championship titles were awarded for both drivers and constructors with Michael Schumacher winning the former and Ferrari awarded the latter.[1]

Michael Schumacher was F1 world champion for the fourth time in a row (and sixth time overall) for Ferrari with 93 points.

Kimi Räikkönen was just two points behind Schumacher with 91 for McLaren.

Juan Pablo Montoya was third with the Williams team and 82 points.

Rubens Barrichello (pictured in 2002) placed fourth

Ralf Schumacher (pictured in 2004) placed fifth, missing one race

The 2003 season saw the introduction of new regulations intended to increase F1's excitement, halt falling global TV audiences that had occurred during the previous season, and to help alleviate the financial difficulties of the smaller teams. One-lap qualifying was introduced as a way for smaller teams to get more television exposure. Optional Friday testing at Grand Prix events was introduced in exchange for fewer miles on stand-alone test days. This was intended to give smaller teams a cheaper alternative to these test days, which were to be banned in 2004. Only one type of wet weather tyre was allowed to be used in wet weather races. The points system for both the Constructors' and Drivers' titles was changed from 10–6–4–3–2–1 for the first six finishers at each round to 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the first eight finishers[2] in an attempt to make the title contests closer.

While Ferrari's Michael Schumacher had won the 2002 championship by 67 points from his teammate Rubens Barrichello, the 2003 season was much closer. For a great part of the 2003 season, several drivers from several teams had mathematical chances of winning the world championship. Eight different drivers won a Grand Prix, amongst them three first time winners. Kimi Räikkönen, driving for McLaren-Mercedes, and Juan Pablo Montoya, driving for BMW Williams, both had a chance of claiming the 2003 championship until late in the season, with Räikkönen still mathematically in contention at the final race, the Japanese Grand Prix. Räikkönen lost the championship to Schumacher by two points, although he won only one race to Schumacher's six. It was Schumacher's sixth World Drivers' title overall, breaking Juan Manuel Fangio's 46-year-old record of five World Drivers' titles. Ferrari's defence of the Constructors' title was challenged throughout the year by Williams and McLaren, one of the few seasons where there were three front-running teams but in the end, Ferrari emerged victorious once again and the team clinched their fifth consecutive World Constructors' title since 1999.

Notable races include the chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix which was hampered by monsoon conditions and resulted in the wet weather tyre rule being reversed after just three races, and the British Grand Prix where the track was invaded by the now-defrocked priest Neil Horan, who ran onto the Hangar straight, running towards the 250 km/h train of cars, wearing a green kilt and waving religious banners.

After failing to complete the 2002 season due to financial difficulties, the Arrows team had their application for admission to the 2003 championship rejected by the FIA prior to the season start date. No reason was publicly given by the FIA and Arrows subsequently folded after 25 years in Formula One since 1978.

2003 also saw a major leap forward in Formula One safety, with the HANS device being made a mandatory requirement for drivers to wear at all races beginning from the Australian Grand Prix onwards. However, this was not without controversy, as many drivers voiced their complaints about the device, including Barrichello, Jacques Villeneuve, Justin Wilson and Nick Heidfeld.[3][4]

The 2003 season is also notable for being the third and last season that fully-automatic gearboxes and launch control were allowed to be used in Formula One, since they were reintroduced in 2001. Both electronic driver aids had been used since the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix, and a rule-change in the technical regulations saw the FIA banning both systems for 2004.[5]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine^†	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2002B F2003-GA	Ferrari 051B Ferrari 052	B	1	Michael Schumacher	All
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2002B F2003-GA	Ferrari 051B Ferrari 052	B	2	Rubens Barrichello	All
BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams-BMW	FW25	BMW P83	M	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	All
					4	Ralf Schumacher[lower-alpha 1]	All
					4	Marc Gené	14
West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-17D	Mercedes FO110M Mercedes FO110P	M	5	David Coulthard	All
West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-17D	Mercedes FO110M Mercedes FO110P	M	6	Kimi Räikkönen	All
Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault	R23 R23B	Renault RS23	M	7	Jarno Trulli	All
Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault	R23 R23B	Renault RS23	M	8	Fernando Alonso	All
Sauber Petronas	Sauber-Petronas	C22	Petronas 03A	B	9	Nick Heidfeld	All
Sauber Petronas	Sauber-Petronas	C22	Petronas 03A	B	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	All
Benson & Hedges Jordan Ford	Jordan-Ford	EJ13	Ford RS1	B	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	All
					12	Ralph Firman[lower-alpha 2]	1–13, 15–16
					12	Zsolt Baumgartner	13–14
HSBC Jaguar Racing	Jaguar-Cosworth	R4	Cosworth CR-5	M	14	Mark Webber	All
					15	Antônio Pizzonia	1–11
					15	Justin Wilson	12–16
Lucky Strike BAR Honda	BAR-Honda	005	Honda RA003E	B	16	Jacques Villeneuve	1–15
					16	Takuma Sato	16
					17	Jenson Button	All
Trust Minardi Cosworth[lower-alpha 3]	Minardi-Cosworth	PS03	Cosworth CR-3	B	18	Justin Wilson	1–11
					18	Nicolas Kiesa	12–16
					19	Jos Verstappen	All
Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF103	Toyota RVX-03	M	20	Olivier Panis	All
Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF103	Toyota RVX-03	M	21	Cristiano da Matta	All
Sources:[7][8][9]

^† All engines were required to have ten cylinders and an engine capacity not exceeding 3000 cc,[10] and all were of V10 configuration.[11]

Free practice drivers

Three constructors entered free practice only drivers over the course of the season.

Drivers that took part in free practice sessions during the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship
Constructor	Practice drivers
Constructor	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Renault	34	Allan McNish	1–9, 11–16
Renault	44	Franck Montagny	10
Jordan–Ford	36	Zsolt Baumgartner Björn Wirdheim Satoshi Motoyama	12 15 16
Minardi–Cosworth	39	Matteo Bobbi Gianmaria Bruni	4 12–16

Team changes

The Arrows team folded several days after the 2002 German Grand Prix due to financial issues without contesting another Grand Prix.
Jordan switched to Ford engines for 2003, after their previous suppliers, Honda, opted to focus on their partnership with BAR. Jordan's contract with the Japanese engine manufacturer was due to expire at the end of the 2003 season, but Honda were no longer willing to provide Jordan with free engines. A link-up with, and possible buy-out by, Asiatech was rumoured,[12] although this did not prove to be the case, and, when funding was withdrawn from the company, Asiatech was wound down. Minardi, who had been using Asiatech engines in 2002, switched to Cosworth units for 2003.

Driver changes

Fernando Alonso, the team's test driver in 2002, was promoted to a full-time drive at Renault, replacing Jenson Button. Button moved to BAR, where he took the seat vacated by the Toyota-bound Olivier Panis. Panis joined Formula One debutant, and reigning CART champion, Cristiano da Matta at the Japanese team, in an all-new lineup for 2003. Allan McNish, one of the drivers replaced at Toyota, signed with Renault as a test driver, while his teammate from 2002, Mika Salo, left Formula One altogether.
Felipe Massa left his Sauber drive to assume the duties of test driver for Ferrari. His place at Sauber was taken by Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who had replaced Massa on a one-off basis for the United States Grand Prix (by which time Frentzen was already confirmed as a Sauber driver for 2003), after having driven for Arrows before the team's collapse.
Takuma Sato left the Jordan team to take the place of several others (Anthony Davidson, Darren Manning, Ryo Fukuda and Patrick Lemarié) as the sole test driver for BAR, being replaced by 2002 Formula Nippon champion Ralph Firman.
Jaguar replaced both Eddie Irvine and Pedro de la Rosa for 2003. Their new drivers were Mark Webber, who signed from Minardi, and debutant Antônio Pizzonia, who drove in the International Formula 3000 series in 2002 whilst also performing test driver duties for Williams. Webber's vacated seat at Minardi was filled by Justin Wilson, who had won the International Formula 3000 title in 2001. Alex Yoong's Minardi contract from 2002 was not renewed and he moved to the CART series, albeit only for a brief stint, in 2003. He was replaced at Minardi by Jos Verstappen, who had spent a season on the sidelines after losing his Arrows drive to Heinz-Harald Frentzen in 2002.

Mid-season changes

Minardi's Justin Wilson joined Jaguar from the German Grand Prix onwards, filling in for the under-performing Antônio Pizzonia, who was offered a test driving role at the team but turned it down. He would later resurface as a test driver at Williams. Wilson's seat at Minardi was taken by the Danish driver Nicolas Kiesa, who joined Formula One from the International Formula 3000 series.
Ralph Firman suffered injuries as a result of a crash during practice in Hungary. He was replaced by Zsolt Baumgartner for two races before returning to finish the season for Jordan. Baumgartner, another driver who had been competing in the International Formula 3000 series, was the first Hungarian driver to race in Formula One.
Ralf Schumacher was unable to race in Italy, due to concussion. He was replaced at Williams by Marc Gené, the team's test driver, for that particular race, before returning for the following Grand Prix.
After a string of disappointing results in 2003, Jacques Villeneuve elected to end his season one race early, and was replaced at BAR by test driver Takuma Sato for the Japanese Grand Prix. Villeneuve would later drive for Renault in 2004 as a replacement driver, and sign a multi-year contract at Sauber for 2005 (though he was replaced in 2006).

Season calendar

The 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship was contested over the following sixteen races:

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	9 March
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	23 March
3	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	6 April
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	20 April
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	4 May
6	Austrian Grand Prix	A1-Ring, Spielberg	18 May
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	1 June
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	15 June
9	European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	29 June
10	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	6 July
11	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	20 July
12	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	3 August
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	24 August
14	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	14 September
15	United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	28 September
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	12 October
Sources:[13][14]

The Belgian Grand Prix scheduled for 31 August was cancelled due to a row over tobacco advertising, despite multiple races taking place without such advertising. [15]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
3	Brazilian Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
6	Austrian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Ralf Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	Report
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Ralf Schumacher	Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
9	European Grand Prix	Kimi Räikkönen	Kimi Räikkönen	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	Report
10	French Grand Prix	Ralf Schumacher	Juan Pablo Montoya	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	Report
11	British Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Report
12	German Grand Prix	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	Report
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Juan Pablo Montoya	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
15	United States Grand Prix	Kimi Räikkönen	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Ralf Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Report
Source:[16]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top eight finishing drivers and constructors as follows:[17]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Points	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

World Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	AUS	MAL	BRA	SMR	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ITA	USA	JPN	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	4^P	6^F	Ret	1^P^F	1^P	1^P^F	3	1	5	3	4	7	8	1^P^F	1^F	8	93
2	Kimi Räikkönen	3^F	1	2	2	Ret	2	2^F	6	Ret^P^F	4	3	Ret	2	4	2^P	2	91
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	2	12	Ret	7	4	Ret	1	3	2	2^F	2	1^P^F	3^F	2	6	Ret	82
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ret	2	Ret^P^F	3	3^F	3	8	5	3	7	1^P^F	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	1^P	65
5	Ralf Schumacher	8	4	7	4	5	6	4^P	2^P	1	1^P	9	Ret	4	WD	Ret	12^F	58
6	Fernando Alonso	7	3^P	3	6	2	Ret	5	4^F	4	Ret	Ret	4	1^P	8	Ret	Ret	55
7	David Coulthard	1	Ret	4	5	Ret	5	7	Ret	15^†	5	5	2	5	Ret	Ret	3	51
8	Jarno Trulli	5	5	8	13	Ret	8	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	3	7	Ret	4	5	33
9	Jenson Button	10	7	Ret	8	9	4	DNS	Ret	7	Ret	8	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	17
10	Mark Webber	Ret	Ret	9^†	Ret	7	7	Ret	7	6	6	14	11^†	6	7	Ret	11	17
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	9	5	11	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	9	12	12	Ret	Ret	13^†	3	Ret	13
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	12^†	Ret	1	15^†	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	13^†	Ret	10	7	Ret	12
13	Cristiano da Matta	Ret	11	10	12	6	10	9	11^†	Ret	11	7	6	11	Ret	9	7	10
14	Nick Heidfeld	Ret	8	Ret	10	10	Ret	11	Ret	8	13	17	10	9	9	5	9	6
15	Olivier Panis	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	13	8	Ret	8	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	6
16	Jacques Villeneuve	9	DNS	6	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	10	9	Ret	6	Ret		6
17	Marc Gené														5			4
18	Takuma Sato																6	3
19	Ralph Firman	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	8	11	12	Ret	11	15	13	Ret	WD		Ret	14	1
20	Justin Wilson	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	13	Ret	Ret	13	14	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	13	1
21	Antônio Pizzonia	13^†	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	9	Ret	10^†	10	10	Ret						0
22	Jos Verstappen	11	13	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	9	14	16	15	Ret	12	Ret	10	15	0
23	Nicolas Kiesa												12	13	12	11	16	0
24	Zsolt Baumgartner													Ret	11			0
Pos.	Driver	AUS	MAL	BRA	SMR	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ITA	USA	JPN	Points
Source:[17]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap

Notes:

† – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings

Ferrari won the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors

Williams-BMW placed second in the Constructors' Championship

McLaren-Mercedes finished third in the Constructors' Championship, only two points behind Williams

Pos.	Constructor	No.	AUS	MAL	BRA	SMR	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ITA	USA	JPN	Points
1	Ferrari	1	4^P	6^F	Ret	1^P^F	1^P	1^P^F	3	1	5	3	4	7	8	1^P^F	1^F	8	158
1	Ferrari	2	Ret	2	Ret^P^F	3	3^F	3	8	5	3	7	1^P^F	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	1^P	158
2	Williams-BMW	3	2	12	Ret	7	4	Ret	1	3	2	2^F	2	1^P^F	3^F	2	6	Ret	144
2	Williams-BMW	4	8	4	7	4	5	6	4^P	2^P	1	1^P	9	Ret	4	5	Ret	12^F	144
3	McLaren-Mercedes	5	1	Ret	4	5	Ret	5	7	Ret	15^†	5	5	2	5	Ret	Ret	3	142
3	McLaren-Mercedes	6	3^F	1	2	2	Ret	2	2^F	6	Ret^P^F	4	3	Ret	2	4	2^P	2	142
4	Renault	7	5	5	8	13	Ret	8	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	3	7	Ret	4	5	88
4	Renault	8	7	3^P	3	6	2	Ret	5	4^F	4	Ret	Ret	4	1^P	8	Ret	Ret	88
5	BAR-Honda	16	9	DNS	6	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	10	9	Ret	6	Ret	6	26
5	BAR-Honda	17	10	7	Ret	8	9	4	DNS	Ret	7	Ret	8	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	26
6	Sauber-Petronas	9	Ret	8	Ret	10	10	Ret	11	Ret	8	13	17	10	9	9	5	9	19
6	Sauber-Petronas	10	6	9	5	11	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	9	12	12	Ret	Ret	13^†	3	Ret	19
7	Jaguar-Cosworth	14	Ret	Ret	9^†	Ret	7	7	Ret	7	6	6	14	11^†	6	7	Ret	11	18
7	Jaguar-Cosworth	15	13^†	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	9	Ret	10^†	10	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	13	18
8	Toyota	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	13	8	Ret	8	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	16
8	Toyota	21	Ret	11	10	12	6	10	9	11^†	Ret	11	7	6	11	Ret	9	7	16
9	Jordan-Ford	11	12^†	Ret	1	15^†	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	13^†	Ret	10	7	Ret	13
9	Jordan-Ford	12	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	8	11	12	Ret	11	15	13	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	14	13
10	Minardi-Cosworth	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	13	Ret	Ret	13	14	16	12	13	12	11	16	0
10	Minardi-Cosworth	19	11	13	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	9	14	16	15	Ret	12	Ret	10	15	0
Pos.	Constructor	No.	AUS	MAL	BRA	SMR	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ITA	USA	JPN	Points
Source:[17]

Notes:

† – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Notes

Ralf Schumacher was entered into the Italian Grand Prix, but later withdrew due to illness.
Ralph Firman was entered into the Hungarian Grand Prix, but later withdrew after he was injured during free practice.
Minardi entered first six Grands Prix as "European Minardi Cosworth".[6]

References

2003 FIA Formula One World Championship – Drivers' and Constructors' Final Standings, www.fia.com via web.archive.org Retrieved 5 July 2015
2003 Formula One Sporting Regulations, www.jomenvisst.de via web.archive.org Retrieved 5 July 2015
Collings, Timothy (2003-03-06). "Formula One: Villeneuve hits out". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
McKay, Peter (2003-03-31). "Inside Line: It's close ... but Ferrari isn't panicking". drive.com.au. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
"F1 Regulations - Formula 1 Rules and Regulations for the 2004 F1 Season". newsonf1.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
"Trust increases Minardi backing". Crash.net. 22 May 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"2003 FIA Formula One World Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
Braillon, Didier (2003). "Sporting regulations". In Domenjoz, Luc (ed.). Formula 1 Yearbook 2003–04. Bath, Somerset: Parragon. pp. 22–41. ISBN 978-1-4054-2089-1 – via Internet Archive.
"Models in 2003". StatsF1. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
2003 Formula One Technical Regulations, www.fia.com via web.archive.org Retrieved 5 July 2015
2003 FIA Formula One World Championship – F1 Guide, www.fia.com via web.archive.org Retrieved 5 July 2015
"Jordan set to lose Honda deal". BBC Sport. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
"2003". Chicane F1. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"Formula One Calendar 2003". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"FIA statement on 2003 Belgian GP". Motorsport Network. 31 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
"Formula One Results 2003". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
Jones, Bruce (2004). "Final Tables 2003". The Official ITV Sport Guide: 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. Carlton Books. pp. 100–101. ISBN 1-84442-811-7 – via Internet Archive.

External links

formula1.com – 2003 drivers standings (archived)
formula1.com – 2003 teams standings (archived)

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[6] Ralf Schumacher was entered into the Italian Grand Prix, but later withdrew due to illness.

[7] Ralph Firman was entered into the Hungarian Grand Prix, but later withdrew after he was injured during free practice.

[9] Minardi entered first six Grands Prix as "European Minardi Cosworth".[6]

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