2003 Australian Grand Prix | Race Result & Stats

698th World Championship race, 19th World Championship Australian Grand Prix, 8th World Championship race at Melbourne

Fact File

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

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+10	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	58	1hr 34m 42.124s	10
2	+1	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	58	+8.675s	8
3	PL	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes	58	+9.192s	6
4	-3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	58	+9.482s	5
5	+7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	58	+38.801s	4
6	-2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	58	+43.928s	3
7	+3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	58	+45.074s	2
8	+1	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	58	+45.745s	1
9	-3	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	58	+1m 05.536s
10	-2	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	58	+1m 05.974s
11	PL	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	57	+1 lap
12	+1	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	52	DNF
13	+5	Antonio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	52	DNF
R		Olivier Panis	Toyota	31	DNF
R		Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	20	DNF
R		Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	16	DNF
R		Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	15	DNF
R		Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	7	DNF
R		Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	6	DNF
R		Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	5	DNF

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:27.173
2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:27.418
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:28.101
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.274
5	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:28.288
6	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:28.420
7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.464
8	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:28.682
9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:28.830
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:28.928
11	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:29.105
12	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:29.136
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	1:29.344
14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:29.367
15
16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:29.538
17	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	1:31.242
18	Antonio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:31.723
19
20	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Cosworth	–
Started from the pit lane
	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth
	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes

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

Driver	Constructor
Allan McNish	Renault

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Race debut: Driver: Cristiano da Matta, Ralph Firman, Antonio Pizzonia, Justin Wilson
Wins: Driver: 13th and last for David Coulthard; Constructor: 136th for McLaren
Podiums: Driver: 58th for David Coulthard, 12th for Juan Pablo Montoya, 5th for Kimi Raikkonen; Constructor: 351st & 352nd for McLaren, 274th for Williams
Poles: Driver: 51st for Michael Schumacher; Constructor: 159th for Ferrari
Qualifying 1-2: Constructor: 56th for Ferrari
Fastest laps: Driver: 2nd for Kimi Raikkonen; Constructor: 110th for McLaren
Front row starts: Driver: 84th for Michael Schumacher, 16th for Rubens Barrichello
Points finishes: Driver: 50th for Ralf Schumacher, 1st for Fernando Alonso (288th different point scorer, 6th Spanish driver)