2003 Australian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Melbourne, 58 laps |
Round | 1 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 2003 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 2002 Japanese Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +10 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | 1hr 34m 42.124s | 10 |
2 | +1 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 58 | +8.675s | 8 |
3 | PL | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | +9.192s | 6 |
4 | -3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 58 | +9.482s | 5 |
5 | +7 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Renault | 58 | +38.801s | 4 |
6 | -2 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 58 | +43.928s | 3 |
7 | +3 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | 58 | +45.074s | 2 |
8 | +1 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 58 | +45.745s | 1 |
9 | -3 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 58 | +1m 05.536s | |
10 | -2 | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 58 | +1m 05.974s | |
11 | PL | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | |
12 | +1 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 52 | DNF | |
13 | +5 | (BRA) Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth | 52 | DNF | |
R | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Toyota | 31 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 7 | DNF | ||
R | (IRL) Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 5 | DNF |
Notes
- Giancarlo Fisichella ended lap 52 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
- Antonio Pizzonia ended lap 52 in P12 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
2 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
3 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
4 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas |
5 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Toyota |
6 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda |
7 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas |
8 | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
9 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW |
10 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault |
11 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
12 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Renault |
13 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford |
14 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth |
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16 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | Toyota |
17 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford |
18 | (BRA) Antonio Pizzonia | Jaguar-Cosworth |
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20 | (GBR) Justin Wilson | Minardi-Cosworth |
Started from the pit lane | ||
(NLD) Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | |
(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
Free practice appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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(GBR) Allan McNish | Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 10 |
2 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | 8 |
3 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 6 |
4 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 5 |
5 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 4 |
6 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 |
7 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 2 |
8 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Cristiano da Matta
- Ralph Firman (first Irish driver to start a race since 1982)
- Antonio Pizzonia
- Justin Wilson
- Wins
- 13th and last for David Coulthard (last British winner until 2006)
- 136th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 58th for David Coulthard
- 12th for Juan Pablo Montoya
- 5th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 351st & 352nd for McLaren
- 274th for Williams
- Poles
- 51st for Michael Schumacher
- 159th for Ferrari
- 1-2 start
- 55th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Kimi Raikkonen
- 110th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 84th for Michael Schumacher
- 16th for Rubens Barrichello
- Points finishes
- 50th for Ralf Schumacher
- 1st for Fernando Alonso (288th different point scorer, 6th Spanish driver)