The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari, with teammate Rubens Barrichello second and Fernando Alonso third in a Renault.

The win was Michael Schumacher's twelfth of the season and his seventh in succession, equalling Alberto Ascari's record.

[5] Ferrari had dominated the championship; Michael Schumacher had won eleven races for the team, while Trulli had clinched the victory in the Monaco Grand Prix.

Barrichello, Button, Alonso, Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Räikkönen had finished in second and third positions during the season.

[6] The bottom 6 teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday.