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Home / Seasons / 2003 F1 World Championship Season / 2003 Australian Grand Prix

2003 Australian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 9 March 2003
Winner
  • David Coulthard
  • McLaren-Mercedes
Pole position
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Kimi Raikkonen
  • McLaren-Mercedes
CircuitMelbourne, 58 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 2003 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 698th World Championship race
  • 19th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Melbourne
More 2003 season
More Australian Grands Prix
Previous race2002 Japanese Grand Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Free practice appearances
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+10(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes581hr 34m 42.124s10
2+1(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW58+8.675s8
3PL(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes58+9.192s6
4-3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari58+9.482s5
5+7(ITA) Jarno TrulliRenault58+38.801s4
6-2(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Petronas58+43.928s3
7+3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault58+45.074s2
8+1(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW58+45.745s1
9-3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda58+1m 05.536s 
10-2(GBR) Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda58+1m 05.974s 
11PL(NLD) Jos VerstappenMinardi-Cosworth57+1 lap 
12+1(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Ford52DNF 
13+5(BRA) Antonio PizzoniaJaguar-Cosworth52DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisToyota31DNF 
R (DEU) Nick HeidfeldSauber-Petronas20DNF 
R (GBR) Justin WilsonMinardi-Cosworth16DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth15DNF 
R (BRA) Cristiano da MattaToyota7DNF 
R (IRL) Ralph FirmanJordan-Ford6DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari5DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari
3(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW
4(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Petronas
5(FRA) Olivier PanisToyota
6(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda
7(DEU) Nick HeidfeldSauber-Petronas
8(GBR) Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda
9(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW
10(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault
11(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
12(ITA) Jarno TrulliRenault
13(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Ford
14(AUS) Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth
15  
16(BRA) Cristiano da MattaToyota
17(IRL) Ralph FirmanJordan-Ford
18(BRA) Antonio PizzoniaJaguar-Cosworth
19  
20(GBR) Justin WilsonMinardi-Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (NLD) Jos VerstappenMinardi-Cosworth
 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27.173 
2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:27.4180.245
3(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW1:28.1010.928
4(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Petronas1:28.2741.101
5(FRA) Olivier PanisToyota1:28.2881.115
6(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda1:28.4201.247
7(DEU) Nick HeidfeldSauber-Petronas1:28.4641.291
8(GBR) Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda1:28.6821.509
9(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW1:28.8301.657
10(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:28.9281.755
11(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:29.1051.932
12(ITA) Jarno TrulliRenault1:29.1361.963
13(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Ford1:29.3442.171
14(AUS) Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth1:29.3672.194
15(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:29.4702.297
16(BRA) Cristiano da MattaToyota1:29.5382.365
17(IRL) Ralph FirmanJordan-Ford1:31.2424.069
18(BRA) Antonio PizzoniaJaguar-Cosworth1:31.7234.550
19(NLD) Jos VerstappenMinardi-Cosworth– 
20(GBR) Justin WilsonMinardi-Cosworth– 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Allan McNishRenault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) David Coulthard10
2(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya8
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen6
4(DEU) Michael Schumacher5
5(ITA) Jarno Trulli4
6(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen3
7(ESP) Fernando Alonso2
8(DEU) Ralf Schumacher1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes16
2Williams-BMW9
3Renault6
4Ferrari5
5Sauber-Petronas3

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)

See also

  • Australian Grand Prix
  • Melbourne circuit
  • 2003 World Championship season

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