2003 Australian Grand Prix

Date	Sunday, 9 March 2003
Winner	David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Pole position	Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Fastest lap	Kimi Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes
Circuit	Melbourne, 58 laps
Round	1 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
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Previous race	2002 Japanese Grand Prix

Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
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.

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	(DEU) Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:27.173
2	(BRA) Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:27.418	0.245
3	(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:28.101	0.928
4	(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.274	1.101
5	(FRA) Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:28.288	1.115
6	(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:28.420	1.247
7	(DEU) Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.464	1.291
8	(GBR) Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:28.682	1.509
9	(DEU) Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:28.830	1.657
10	(ESP) Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:28.928	1.755
11	(GBR) David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:29.105	1.932
12	(ITA) Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:29.136	1.963
13	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	1:29.344	2.171
14	(AUS) Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:29.367	2.194
15	(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:29.470	2.297
16	(BRA) Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:29.538	2.365
17	(IRL) Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	1:31.242	4.069
18	(BRA) Antonio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:31.723	4.550
19	(NLD) Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	–
20	(GBR) Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	–

Driver	Constructor
(GBR) Allan McNish	Renault

How the championship standings stood post-race.

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)