The 2003 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 1, 2003 at the Circuit de Monaco. Juan Pablo Montoya won the race ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Michael Schumacher who were less than two seconds behind Montoya at the finish. The last time previous to this that a Williams won the Monaco Grand Prix was with Keke Rosberg in 1983. Ralf Schumacher, who had started from pole position, finished in fourth place.
The race is known to be one of a few Formula One Grand Prix which featured zero overtakes.
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