Editing 2003 Australian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Race
|flag = AUS
|season = 2003
|race = 1
|image = Albert Park.png
|imagesize = 240px
|caption =
|date = March 9{{!}}9 March
|number = 698
|officialname = [[Australian Grand Prix|2003 Foster's Australian Grand Prix]]
|circuit = Albert Park Circuit
|location = Melbourne, Australia
|circuittype = Temporary Street Circuit
|lapdistance = 5.303
|laps = 58
|distance = 307.574
|pole = Michael Schumacher
|polenation = GER
|poleteam = {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|poletime = 1:27.173
|fastestlap = 1:27.724
|fastestlapdriver = Kimi Räikkönen
|fastestlapnation = FIN
|fastestlapteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|fastestlapnumber = 32
|winner = David Coulthard
|winnernation = GBR
|winnerteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|second = Juan Pablo Montoya
|secondteam = {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
|secondnation = COL
|third = Kimi Räikkönen
|thirdteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|thirdnation = FIN
}}
The '''2003 Australian Grand Prix''', officially the '''[[Australian Grand Prix|2003 Foster's Australian Grand Prix]]''', was the opening round of the {{F1|2003}} [[FIA]] [[Formula One|Formula One World Championship]], staged at the [[Albert Park Circuit]] in Melbourne, Australia, on 9 March 2003.<ref name=GP>'Australian GP, 2003', ''grandprix.com'', (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr698.html, (Accessed 08/12/2019)</ref> The race, which saw several new rules implemented to try to create closer Championship/race battles, would see [[Michael Schumacher]] and {{Ferrari-CON}} open their respective title defences.<ref name=GP></ref>

Over the winter of {{F1|2002}} there had been several moves by the FIA to limit Ferrari's dominance, primarily by revising the points scoring system to award points down to eighth place.<ref name=GP></ref> [[Qualifying]] also received a format change, now down to two one-lap runs, while the lower placed teams in the Championship were given permission to run third cars in practice in order to increase the amount of data/development they could achieve.<ref name=GP></ref>

On the driver front, meanwhile, it had been a fairly stable winter, with no changes at either Ferrari, {{McLaren-Mercedes}} nor {{Williams-BMW}}.<ref name=GP></ref> Further down there were several swaps for F1's next generation of drivers, with [[Fernando Alonso]] joining {{Renault-CON}}, [[Jenson Button]] moving to {{BAR-Honda}} and [[Mark Webber]] taking a seat at {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}.<ref name=GP></ref>

Unfortunately qualifying would seem to show that the FIA's plans had failed, for Schumacher would lead teammate [[Rubens Barrichello]] to a dominant front-row lock-out for the Scuderia, almost a second clear of third placed [[Juan Pablo Montoya]].<ref name=GP></ref> Behind, [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]], in the Ferrari engined {{Sauber-Petronas}} secured fourth ahead of [[Olivier Panis]]' {{Toyota-CON}}, while the two McLarens of [[David Coulthard]] and [[Kimi Räikkönen]] were down in eleventh and fifteenth respectively.<ref name=GP></ref>

Yet come race day there were hopes of a fight, for a turbulent weather system swept over Melbourne, bringing rain and a choice of wet or slick tyres.<ref name=GP></ref> Ultimately the majority of the field would opt for wets, although Räikkönen notably abandoned his wets, and fifteenth on the grid, for slicks at the end of the formation lap.<ref name=GP></ref>

The start itself proved very clean, with Barrichello almost beating Schumacher, albeit only because he had jumped the lights.<ref name=GP></ref> They duly emerged in formation at the head of the field, and quickly built a gap over Montoya, while the rest of the field scrambled through without issue.<ref name=GP></ref>

Barrichello was soon slapped with a penalty, although that would become academic as the Brazilian crashed out of the race early on.<ref name=GP></ref> By that stage the damp circuit was drying rapidly, prompting Schumacher to pit moments before the [[Safety Car]] appeared after quick-fire accidents for [[Ralph Firman]] and [[Cristiano da Matta]].<ref name=GP></ref>

Webber would retire soon after the restart with a suspension failure, bringing out a second safety car that further shuffled the field as drivers swapped to slicks.<ref name=GP></ref> That left Montoya in the lead ahead of Räikkönen and Schumacher, with [[Jarno Trulli]] and Coulthard completing the top five.<ref name=GP></ref>

Montoya established a lead at the restart, although Räikkönen would briefly lead amid a second round of stops in the latter half of the race.<ref name=GP></ref> The Finn was subsequently slapped with a drive-through penalty for pitlane speeding, rejoining in time to duel with Schumacher, and ultimately force the German racer into a bargeboard breaking bounce across the grass.<ref name=GP></ref>

Into the closing stages and Coulthard moved into striking position behind Montoya, although it was only when the Colombian spun on his own at turn one that the Scot claimed the lead.<ref name=GP></ref> With that the race was won, with Coulthard easing away to secure [[victory]] ahead of Montoya, with Räikkönen completing the [[podium]].<ref name=GP></ref> Schumacher, Trulli and [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] claimed the remaining points.<ref name=GP></ref>

Incredibly, the '''2003 Australian Grand Prix''' was the first race since the [[2001 Italian Grand Prix]] that Schumacher had not finished on the podium.<ref name=GP></ref> It also marked the end of a 53 race podium streak for Ferrari, and would be the final victory for Coulthard in F1.<ref name=GP></ref>

==Background==
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the {{PAGENAME}} is outlined below:
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
!<span style="cursor:help" title="Number">No.</span>
!Driver
!Entrant
!Constructor
!Chassis
!Engine
!Model
!Tyre
|-
! 1
| {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro]]
| {{Ferrari-CON}}
| [[Ferrari F2002|F2002B]]
| {{Ferrari-ENG}}
| [[Ferrari 051|051]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 2
| {{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro]]
| {{Ferrari-CON}}
| [[Ferrari F2002|F2002B]]
| {{Ferrari-ENG}}
| [[Ferrari 051|051]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 3
| {{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| {{GBR}} [[Williams F1|BMW Williams F1 Team]]
| {{Williams-CON}}
| [[Williams FW25|FW25]]
| {{BMW-ENG}}
| [[BMW P84|P84]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 4
| {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| {{GBR}} [[Williams F1|BMW Williams F1 Team]]
| {{Williams-CON}}
| [[Williams FW25|FW25]]
| {{BMW-ENG}}
| [[BMW P84|P84]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 5
| {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| {{GBR}} [[McLaren Racing|West McLaren Mercedes]]
| {{McLaren-CON}}
| [[McLaren MP4-17|MP4-17D]]
| {{Mercedes-ENG}}
| [[Mercedes-Benz FO 110P|FO 110P]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 6
| {{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| {{GBR}} [[McLaren Racing|West McLaren Mercedes]]
| {{McLaren-CON}}
| [[McLaren MP4-17|MP4-17D]]
| {{Mercedes-ENG}}
| [[Mercedes-Benz FO 110P|FO 110P]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 7
| {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| {{FRA}} [[Renault F1|Mild Seven Renault F1 Team]]
| {{Renault-CON}}
| [[Renault R23|R23]]
| {{Renault-ENG}}
| [[Renault RS23|RS23]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 8
| {{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| {{FRA}} [[Renault F1|Mild Seven Renault F1 Team]]
| {{Renault-CON}}
| [[Renault R23|R23]]
| {{Renault-ENG}}
| [[Renault RS23|RS23]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 9
| {{GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| {{SUI}} [[Sauber|Sauber Petronas]]
| {{Sauber-CON}}
| [[Sauber C22|C22]]
| {{Petronas-ENG}}
| [[Petronas 03A|03A]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 10
| {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
| {{SUI}} [[Sauber|Sauber Petronas]]
| {{Sauber-CON}}
| [[Sauber C22|C22]]
| {{Petronas-ENG}}
| [[Petronas 03A|03A]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 11
| {{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| {{IRE}} [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan Ford]]
| {{Jordan-CON}}
| [[Jordan EJ13|EJ13]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth RS1|RS1]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 12
| {{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
| {{IRE}} [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan Ford]]
| {{Jordan-CON}}
| [[Jordan EJ13|EJ13]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth RS1|RS1]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 14
| {{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
| {{GBR}} [[Jaguar Racing]]
| {{Jaguar-CON}}
| [[Jaguar R4|R4]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth CR-5|CR-5]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 15
| {{BRA}} [[Antônio Pizzonia]]
| {{GBR}} [[Jaguar Racing]]
| {{Jaguar-CON}}
| [[Jaguar R4|R4]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth CR-5|CR-5]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 16
| {{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| {{GBR}} [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| {{BAR-CON}}
| [[BAR 005|005]]
| {{Honda-ENG}}
| [[Honda RA003E|RA003E]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 17
| {{GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
| {{GBR}} [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| {{BAR-CON}}
| [[BAR 005|005]]
| {{Honda-ENG}}
| [[Honda RA003E|RA003E]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 18
| {{GBR}} [[Justin Wilson]]
| {{ITA}} [[Minardi|European Minardi Cosworth]]
| {{Minardi-CON}}
| [[Minardi PS03|PS03]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth CR-3|CR-3]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 19
| {{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
| {{ITA}} [[Minardi|European Minardi Cosworth]]
| {{Minardi-CON}}
| [[Minardi PS03|PS03]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth CR-3|CR-3]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
! 20
| {{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| {{JPN}} [[Toyota Racing|Panasonic Toyota Racing]]
| {{Toyota-CON}}
| [[Toyota TF103|TF103]]
| {{Toyota-ENG}}
| [[Toyota RVX-03|RVX-03]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 21
| {{BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| {{JPN}} [[Toyota Racing|Panasonic Toyota Racing]]
| {{Toyota-CON}}
| [[Toyota TF103|TF103]]
| {{Toyota-ENG}}
| [[Toyota RVX-03|RVX-03]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 23
| {{BRA}} [[Enrique Bernoldi]]
| {{GBR}} [[Arrows|Team Arrows F1]]
| {{Arrows-CON}}
| [[Arrows A23|A23]]
| {{Asiatech-ENG}}
| [[Asiatech]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
|-
!colspan=8| [[Test Driver]]s for Practice Sessions Only
|-
! 34
| {{GBR}} [[Allan McNish]]
| {{FRA}} [[Renault F1|Mild Seven Renault F1 Team]]
| {{Renault-CON}}
| [[Renault R23|R23]]
| {{Renault-ENG}}
| [[Renault RS23|RS23]] 3.0 [[V10]]
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
! colspan="8"|Source:<ref name=EL>'Australia 2003: Entrants', ''statsf1.com'', (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)</ref>
|}

==Pre-Race Testing==
{| class="wikitable"
! Pos.
! No.
! Driver
! Team
! Time
! Gap
! Laps
|-
!1
|align=center|7
|{{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
|{{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
|1:28.125
|
|35
|-
!2
|align=center|14
|{{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
|{{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
|1:28.213
| +0.088
|40
|-
!3
|align=center|11
|{{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|{{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
|1:28.225
| +0.100
|28
|-
!4
|align=center|8
|{{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
|{{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
|1:28.339
| +0.214
|38
|-
!5
|align=center|34
|{{GBR}} [[Allan McNish]]
|{{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
|1:29.557
| +1.432
|46
|-
!6
|align=center|12
|{{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
|{{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
|1:30.325
| +2.200
|29
|-
!7
|align=center|19
|{{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
|{{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
|1:30.458
| +2.333
|25
|-
!8
|align=center|15
|{{BRA}} [[Antonio Pizzonia]]
|{{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
|1:30.502
| +2.377
|16
|-
!9
|align=center|18
|{{GBR}} [[Justin Wilson]]
|{{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
|1:31.187
| +3.062
|30
|-
! colspan="7"|Source:<ref name=EE>'Australia 2003: Friday Testing', ''pitpass.com'', (Pitpass, 2003), https://web.archive.org/web/20211103224333/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2003/gp/australia/times/fri_test.html, (Accessed 04/11/2021)</ref>
|}

==Practice==
===Practice Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:659px;font-size:12px;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:20.33333396911621px;"|No.
! rowspan="2" style="width:158.3333282470703px;"|Driver
! rowspan="2" style="width:178.3333282470703px;"|Team
| rowspan="20" style="width:1px;"|
! colspan="2" style="width:80.33333587646484px;"|FP1
| rowspan="20" style="width:1px;"|
! colspan="2" style="width:80.33333587646484px;"|FP2
|-
! style="width:21.33333396911621px;"|Pos
! style="width:53.33333206176758px;"|Time
! style="width:21.33333396911621px;"|Pos
! style="width:53.33333206176758px;"|Time
|-
|1
|{{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| rowspan="2"| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|6
| +1.157
|4
|1:27.517
|-
|2
|{{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
|4
| +0.950
|5
|1:27.558
|-
|3
|{{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
|9
| +1.420
|6
|1:27.700
|-
|4
|{{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
|10
| +1.473
|7
|1:27.814
|-
|5
|{{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|2
| +0.479
|9
|1:28.090
|-
|6
|{{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
|'''1'''
|'''1.26.509'''
|14
|1:28.564
|-
|7
|{{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| rowspan="2"| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
|3
| +0.777
|'''1'''
|'''1:26.928'''
|-
|8
|{{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
|7
| +1.162
|3
|1:27.424
|-
|9
|{{GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| rowspan="2"| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
|8
| +1.409
|8
|1:28.049
|-
|10
|{{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
|12
| +1.698
|15
|1:28.590
|-
|11
|{{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| rowspan="2"| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
|16
| +2.818
|16
|1:28.619
|-
|12
|{{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
|17
| +3.022
|17
|1:28.814
|-
|14
|{{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
|5
| +1.145
|12
|1:28.421
|-
|15
|{{BRA}} [[Antônio Pizzonia]]
|11
| +1.583
|18
|1:30.551
|-
|16
|{{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
|20
| +5.020
|13
|1:28.509
|-
|17
|{{GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
|14
| +1.984
|2
|1:27.416
|-
|18
|{{GBR}} [[Justin Wilson]]
| rowspan="2"| {{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
|19
| +4.097
|19
|1:30.857
|-
|19
|{{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
|18
| +3.689
|20
|1:31.066
|-
|20
|{{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
| style="width:1px;"|
|13
| +1.853
| style="width:1px;"|
|11
|1:28.360
|-
|21
|{{BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| style="width:1px;"|
|15
| +2.189
| style="width:1px;"|
|10
|1:28.177
|}

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[[es:Gran Premio de Australia de 2003]]

==Qualifying==

===Q1 Report===

===Q2 Report===

===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the {{PAGENAME}} are outlined below:
{| class=wikitable
!rowspan=2| <span style="cursor:help" title="Position">Pos.</span>
!rowspan=2| <span style="cursor:help" title="Number">No.</span>
!rowspan=2| Driver
!rowspan=2| Constructor
!colspan=2| Time
!rowspan=2| Gap
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Qualifying 1">Q1</span>
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Qualifying 2">Q2</span>*
|-
! 1
| align=center| 1
| {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 1:27.103
| '''1:27.173'''
| align=center| —
|-
! 2
| align=center| 2
| {{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 1:26.372
| '''1:27.418'''
| align=right| +0.245s
|-
! 3
| align=center| 3
| {{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
| 1:27.450
| '''1:28.101'''
| align=right| +0.928s
|-
! 4
| align=center| 10
| {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
| 1:27.563
| '''1:28.274'''
| align=right| +1.101s
|-
! 5
| align=center| 20
| {{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
| 1:27.352
| '''1:28.288'''
| align=right| +1.115s
|-
! 6
| align=center| 16
| {{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
| 1:26.832
| '''1:28.420'''
| align=right| +1.247s
|-
! 7
| align=center| 9
| {{GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
| 1:27.510
| '''1:28.464'''
| align=right| +1.291s
|-
! 8
| align=center| 17
| {{GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
| 1:27.159
| '''1:28.682'''
| align=right| +1.509s
|-
! 9
| align=center| 4
| {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
| 1:28.266
| '''1:28.830'''
| align=right| +1.657s
|-
! 10
| align=center| 8
| {{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 1:27.255
| '''1:28.928'''
| align=right| +1.755s
|-
! 11
| align=center| 5
| {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
| 1:27.242
| '''1:29.105'''
| align=right| +1.932s
|-
! 12
| align=center| 7
| {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 1:27.411
| '''1:29.136'''
| align=right| +1.963s
|-
! 13
| align=center| 11
| {{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:27.633
| '''1:29.344'''
| align=right| +2.171s
|-
! 14
| align=center| 14
| {{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
| {{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:27.675
| '''1:29.367'''
| align=right| +2.194s
|-
! 15
| align=center| 6
| {{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
| 1:26.551
| '''1:29.470'''
| align=right| +2.297s
|-
! 16
| align=center| 21
| {{BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
| 1:27.478
| '''1:29.538'''
| align=right| +2.365s
|-
! 17
| align=center| 12
| {{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:29.977
| '''1:31.242'''
| align=right| +4.069s
|-
! 18
| align=center| 15
| {{BRA}} [[Antônio Pizzonia]]
| {{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:30.092
| '''1:31.733'''
| align=right| +4.550s
|-
! colspan="7"| [[107% Time]]: 1:33.275<ref name=QR></ref>
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Not Classified">NC</span>
| align=center| 19
| {{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
| {{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:30.053
| colspan="2" align=center|—
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Not Classified">NC</span>
| align=center| 18
| {{GBR}} [[Justin Wilson]]
| {{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:30.479
| colspan="2" align=center|—
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Withdrawn">WD</span>
| align=center| 23
| {{BRA}} [[Enrique Bernoldi]]
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-Asiatech}}
| colspan="3"|Withdrawn
|-
! colspan="7"| Source:<ref name=Q1>'2003 Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', ''formula1.com'', (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/737/australia/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 08/12/2019)</ref><ref name=Q2>'2003 Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', ''formula1.com'', (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2003/races/737/australia/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 08/12/2019)</ref><ref name=QR>'Australia 2003: Qualifications', ''statsf1.com'', (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)</ref>
|}
*<sup>T</sup> Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*'''Bold''' indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
*<nowiki>*</nowiki> Grid order based on times set during the second qualifying session.<ref name=QR></ref>

==Race==

===Report===

===Results===
The full results for the {{PAGENAME}} are outlined below:
{| class=wikitable
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Position">Pos.</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Car number">No.</span>
! Driver
! Constructor
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Laps completed">Laps</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Time for winner, time or number laps behind leader or reason for retirement">Time/Retired</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Grid position">Grid</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Points gained from race">Points</span>
|-
! 1
| align=center| 5
| {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
| 58
| 1:34.48.124
| 11
! 10
|-
! 2
| align=center| 3
| {{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
| 58
| +8.675s
| 3
! 8
|-
! 3
| align=center| 6
| {{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
| 58
| +9.192s
| 15
! 6
|-
! 4
| align=center| 1
| {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 58
| +9.482s
| 1
! 5
|-
! 5
| align=center| 7
| {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 58
| +38.801s
| 12
! 4
|-
! 6
| align=center| 10
| {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
| 58
| +43.928s
| 4
! 3
|-
! 7
| align=center| 8
| {{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 58
| +45.074s
| 10
! 2
|-
! 8
| align=center| 4
| {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
| 58
| +45.745s
| 9
! 1
|-
! 9
| align=center| 16
| {{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
| 58
| +1:05.536
| 6
! rowspan="13"|
|-
! 10
| align=center| 17
| {{GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
| 58
| +1:05.974
| 8
|-
! 11
| align=center| 19
| {{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
| {{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
| 57
| +1 Lap
| 19
|-
! 12*
| align=center| 11
| {{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
| 52
| Gearbox
| 13
|-
! 13*
| align=center| 15
| {{BRA}} [[Antônio Pizzonia]]
| {{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
| 52
| Suspension
| 18
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Retired">Ret</span>
| align=center| 20
| {{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
| 31
| Fuel Pressure
| 5
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Retired">Ret</span>
| align=center| 9
| {{GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
| 20
| Suspension
| 7
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Retired">Ret</span>
| align=center| 18
| {{GBR}} [[Justin Wilson]]
| {{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
| 16
| Radiator
| 20
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Retired">Ret</span>
| align=center| 14
| {{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
| {{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
| 15
| Suspension
| 14
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Retired">Ret</span>
| align=center| 21
| {{BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
| 7
| Spin
| 16
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Retired">Ret</span>
| align=center| 12
| {{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
| 6
| Accident
| 17
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Retired">Ret</span>
| align=center| 2
| {{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 5
| Accident
| 2
|-
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Withdrawn">WD</span>
| align=center| 23
| {{BRA}} [[Enrique Bernoldi]]
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-Asiatech}}
| colspan="3"|
|-
! colspan="8"| Source:<ref name=RR>'Australia 2003: Result', ''statsf1.com'', (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)</ref>
|}
*<sup>T</sup> Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
*<nowiki>*</nowiki> Fisichella and Pizzonia were still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.

==Milestones==
* Debut race for [[Cristiano da Matta]], [[Ralph Firman]], [[Antônio Pizzonia]] and [[Justin Wilson]].<ref name=Chicane>'2003 Australian GP', ''chicanef1.com'', (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2003&gp=Australian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 08/12/2019)</ref>
* {{Petronas-ENG}} started their 100th [[Grand Prix]] as an engine supplier.<ref name=Stats>'1. Australia 2003', ''statsf1.com'', (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/australie.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)</ref>
* Thirteenth and final [[victory]] for [[David Coulthard]].<ref name=Stats></ref>
* {{McLaren-CON}} scored their 136th win as a constructor.<ref name=Stats></ref>
** {{Mercedes-ENG}} claimed their 41st win as an engine supplier.<ref name=Stats></ref>
* [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] registered the 50th [[podium]] finish for a {{BMW-ENG}} engine.<ref name=Stats></ref>
* Maiden points finish for [[Fernando Alonso]].
* [[Kimi Räikkönen]] recorded the 110th [[fastest lap]] for a McLaren chassis.<ref name=Stats></ref>
** Also the 50th fastest lap for a Mercedes engine.<ref name=Stats></ref>
* First race since the [[2001 Italian Grand Prix]] that [[Michael Schumacher]] had failed to finish on the podium.<ref name=GP></ref>
* {{Ferrari-CON}} failed to finish on the podium for the first time since the [[1999 European Grand Prix]].<ref name=GP></ref>

==Standings==
[[Victory]] on the opening day left [[David Coulthard]] at the head of the early hunt, two points ahead of [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] as a result of the revised points scoring scheme. [[Kimi Räikkönen]] was next ahead of defending Champion [[Michael Schumacher]], while [[Jarno Trulli]] completed the top five. The rest of the opening day scorers were [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]], [[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Ralf Schumacher]].

In the Constructors Championship it was {{McLaren-Mercedes}} who led the early charge, a double podium putting them on 16 points after the opening bout. {{Williams-BMW}} were next up on nine ahead of {{Renault-CON}}, with {{Ferrari-CON}} and {{Sauber-Petronas}} the only other scorers.
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{|class=wikitable style="width:90%"
!colspan=4|World Championship for Drivers
|-
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
!Driver
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Points">Pts.</span>
! +/-
|-
! 1
| {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| 10
| {{X}}
|-
! 2
| {{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| 8
| {{X}}
|-
! 3
| {{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| 6
| {{X}}
|-
! 4
| {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| 5
|{{X}}
|-
! 5
| {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| 4
| {{X}}
|-
! 6
| {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
| 3
| {{X}}
|-
! 7
| {{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| 2
| {{X}}
|-
! 8
| {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| 1
| {{X}}
|}
{{Col-2}}
{|class=wikitable style="width:90%"
!colspan=4|World Championship for Constructors
|-
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
!Team
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Points">Pts.</span>
! +/-
|-
! 1
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
| 16
| {{X}}
|-
! 2
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
| 9
| {{X}}
|-
! 3
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 6
| {{X}}
|-
! 4
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 5
| {{X}}
|-
! 5
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
| 3
| {{X}}
|}
{{Col-end}}
<p style="text-align:center;">''Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.''</p>

==References==
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 *<nowiki>*</nowiki> Grid order based on times set during the second qualifying session.<ref name=QR></ref>
-===Grid===
-{{Grid/2-2/34l|[[Michael Schumacher]]|[[Rubens Barrichello]]|[[Juan Pablo Montoya]]|[[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]|[[Olivier Panis]]|[[Jacques Villeneuve]]|[[Nick Heidfeld]]|[[Jenson Button]]|[[Ralf Schumacher]]|[[Fernando Alonso]]|[[David Coulthard]]|[[Jarno Trulli]]|[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]|[[Mark Webber]]|<strike>[[Kimi Räikkönen]]</strike>*|[[Cristiano da Matta]]|[[Ralph Firman]]|[[Antônio Pizzonia]]|<strike>[[Jos Verstappen]]</strike>*|[[Justin Wilson]]}}
-*<nowiki>*</nowiki> Räikkönen and Verstappen started from the pitlane after stopping for slicks at the end of the formation lap.<ref name=QR></ref>
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