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IMOLA
Track
length: 4.933 km
Number of laps: 62 (305.609 Km)
Best lap: M. Schumacher - 1'22''491 (2002, Ferrari)
Record Pole: M. Schumacher - 1'21''091 (2002, Ferrari)
2003 Pole: M. Schumacher - 1'22''327 (Ferrari)
2003 Podium
1. M. Schumacher
2. K. Raikkonen
3. R. Barrichello
The first
San Marino Grand Prix was held at Imola in 1979, a week after the
Italian Grand Prix. It was a non-championship event, as Formula One used
to adhere to the rule that there was only one race per country, with
only the odd exception.
The track was built in the 1950's and it was originally 3.1 miles in
length. It rarely hosted any major events, and as with a lot of the
other new circuits appearing in F1, it had to be reconstructed to suit.
Niki Lauda won the first championship race that was held in 1980, when
after some political manoeuvring, it saw the Italian Grand Prix held
here, instead of Monza. From that year forward, to solve the political
unrest, Italy has hosted two GP events. The track is immensely popular
with the drivers, set in wooded countryside, featuring wonderful up and
down sweeps.
Imola has seen its fair share of dramas, starting back in 1982, when a
feud started between Didier Pironi, and Giles Villeneuve, to 1987 and
Nelson Piquet's massive accident during qualifying. Sad to say, the one
event that Imola will always be remembered for was the tragic death of
the late, great Ayrton Senna in 1994.
Michael Schumacher won the 2000 event, even though McLaren driver, Mika
Hakkinen took pole position. The Finn didn't finish far behind the
German, claiming second place while teammate David Coulthard took third.
In 2001 the Scotsman claimed pole, but the win went to Ralf Schumacher,
his first ever career victory, but brother Michael was back on the top
step of the podium in 2002.
Michael Schumacher wins the race once again in 2003. The German crossed
the line in front of McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen and Rubens Barrichello is
third. Ralf Schumacher finishes fourth, David Coulthard fifth and
Fernando Alonso sixth.
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