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|date = March 9
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|date = March 9{{!}}9 March
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|number = 698
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|officialname = LXVIII Australian Grand Prix
  
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|officialname = [[Australian Grand Prix|LXVIII Foster's Australian Grand Prix]]
 
|circuit = Albert Park Circuit
  
|circuit = Albert Park Circuit
 
|location = Melbourne, Australia
  
|location = Melbourne, Australia
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|circuittype = Temporary Street Circuit
 
|lapdistance = 5.303
  
|lapdistance = 5.303
 
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|pole = Michael Schumacher
  
|pole = Michael Schumacher
 
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|polenation = GER
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|poleteam = {{Ferrari-CON}}
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|poleteam = {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
 
|poletime = 1:27.173
  
|poletime = 1:27.173
 
|fastestlap = 1:27.724
  
|fastestlap = 1:27.724
 
|fastestlapdriver = Kimi Räikkönen
  
|fastestlapdriver = Kimi Räikkönen
 
|fastestlapnation = FIN
  
|fastestlapnation = FIN
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|fastestlapteam = {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
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|fastestlapteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
 
|fastestlapnumber = 32
  
|fastestlapnumber = 32
 
|winner = David Coulthard
  
|winner = David Coulthard
 
|winnernation = GBR
  
|winnernation = GBR
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|winnerteam = {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
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|winnerteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
 
|second = Juan Pablo Montoya
  
|second = Juan Pablo Montoya
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|secondteam = {{Williams-BMW}}
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|secondteam = {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
 
|secondnation = COL
  
|secondnation = COL
 
|third = Kimi Räikkönen
  
|third = Kimi Räikkönen
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|thirdteam = {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
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|thirdteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
 
|thirdnation = FIN
  
|thirdnation = FIN
 
}}
  
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The '''2003 Australian Grand Prix''' (officially LXVIII Australian Grand Prix) was race number 1 of the [[2003 Formula One Season]]. It took place at the [[Albert Park Circuit]] on [[March 9]] 2003. The race was won by {{McLaren-Mercedes}} driver [[David Coulthard]] with [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] for {{Williams-BMW}} in second and [[Kimi Räikkönen]] of {{McLaren-Mercedes}} in third.
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The '''2003 Australian Grand Prix''', officially the [[Australian Grand Prix|LXVIII 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>
   
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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>
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It turned out to be Coulthard's last Formula One win.
  
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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==
  
==Background==
   
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==Testing==
  
   
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===Entry list===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:659px;font-size:11px;"
  
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The full entry list for the {{PAGENAME}} is outlined below:
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! style="width:23.600000381469727px;"|Pos.
  
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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
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! style="width:25.600000381469727px;"|No.
  
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!<span style="cursor:help" title="Number">No.</span>
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! style="width:142.60000610351563px;"|Driver
  
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!Driver
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! style="width:143.60000610351563px;"|Team
  
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!Entrant
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! style="width:143.60000610351563px;"|'''Time'''
  
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!Constructor
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!Chassis
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!Engine
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!Model
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!Tyre
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|-
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! 1
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| {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
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| {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro]]
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| {{Ferrari-CON}}
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| [[Ferrari F2002|F2002B]]
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| {{Ferrari-ENG}}
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| [[Ferrari 051|051]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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! 2
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| {{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
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| {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro]]
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| {{Ferrari-CON}}
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| [[Ferrari F2002|F2002B]]
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| {{Ferrari-ENG}}
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| [[Ferrari 051|051]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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! 3
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| {{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Williams F1|BMW Williams F1 Team]]
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| {{Williams-CON}}
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| [[Williams FW25|FW25]]
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| {{BMW-ENG}}
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| [[BMW P84|P84]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 4
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| {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Williams F1|BMW Williams F1 Team]]
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| {{Williams-CON}}
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| [[Williams FW25|FW25]]
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| {{BMW-ENG}}
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| [[BMW P84|P84]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 5
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| {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
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| {{GBR}} [[McLaren Racing|West McLaren Mercedes]]
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| {{McLaren-CON}}
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| [[McLaren MP4-17|MP4-17D]]
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| {{Mercedes-ENG}}
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| [[Mercedes-Benz FO 110P|FO 110P]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 6
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| {{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
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| {{GBR}} [[McLaren Racing|West McLaren Mercedes]]
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| {{McLaren-CON}}
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| [[McLaren MP4-17|MP4-17D]]
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| {{Mercedes-ENG}}
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| [[Mercedes-Benz FO 110P|FO 110P]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 7
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| {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
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| {{FRA}} [[Renault F1|Mild Seven Renault F1 Team]]
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| {{Renault-CON}}
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| [[Renault R23|R23]]
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| {{Renault-ENG}}
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| [[Renault RS23|RS23]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 8
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| {{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
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| {{FRA}} [[Renault F1|Mild Seven Renault F1 Team]]
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| {{Renault-CON}}
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| [[Renault R23|R23]]
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| {{Renault-ENG}}
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| [[Renault RS23|RS23]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 9
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| {{GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
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| {{SUI}} [[Sauber|Sauber Petronas]]
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| {{Sauber-CON}}
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| [[Sauber C22|C22]]
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| {{Petronas-ENG}}
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| [[Petronas 03A|03A]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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! 10
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| {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
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| {{SUI}} [[Sauber|Sauber Petronas]]
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| {{Sauber-CON}}
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| [[Sauber C22|C22]]
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| {{Petronas-ENG}}
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| [[Petronas 03A|03A]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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! 11
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| {{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
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| {{IRE}} [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan Ford]]
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| {{Jordan-CON}}
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| [[Jordan EJ13|EJ13]]
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| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
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| [[Cosworth RS1|RS1]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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! 12
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| {{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
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| {{IRE}} [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan Ford]]
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| {{Jordan-CON}}
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| [[Jordan EJ13|EJ13]]
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| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
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| [[Cosworth RS1|RS1]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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! 14
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| {{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Jaguar Racing]]
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| {{Jaguar-CON}}
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| [[Jaguar R4|R4]]
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| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
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| [[Cosworth CR-5|CR-5]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 15
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| {{BRA}} [[Antônio Pizzonia]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Jaguar Racing]]
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| {{Jaguar-CON}}
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| [[Jaguar R4|R4]]
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| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
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| [[Cosworth CR-5|CR-5]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 16
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| {{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
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| {{GBR}} [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
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| {{BAR-CON}}
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| [[BAR 005|005]]
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| {{Honda-ENG}}
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| [[Honda RA003E|RA003E]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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! 17
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| {{GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
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| {{GBR}} [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
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| {{BAR-CON}}
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| [[BAR 005|005]]
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| {{Honda-ENG}}
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| [[Honda RA003E|RA003E]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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! 18
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| {{GBR}} [[Justin Wilson]]
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| {{ITA}} [[Minardi|European Minardi Cosworth]]
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| {{Minardi-CON}}
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| [[Minardi PS03|PS03]]
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| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
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| [[Cosworth CR-3|CR-3]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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| {{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
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| {{ITA}} [[Minardi|European Minardi Cosworth]]
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| {{Minardi-CON}}
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| [[Minardi PS03|PS03]]
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| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
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| [[Cosworth CR-3|CR-3]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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| {{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
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| {{JPN}} [[Toyota Racing|Panasonic Toyota Racing]]
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| {{Toyota-CON}}
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| [[Toyota TF103|TF103]]
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| {{Toyota-ENG}}
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| [[Toyota RVX-03|RVX-03]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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| {{BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
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| {{JPN}} [[Toyota Racing|Panasonic Toyota Racing]]
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| {{Toyota-CON}}
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| [[Toyota TF103|TF103]]
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| {{Toyota-ENG}}
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| [[Toyota RVX-03|RVX-03]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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| {{BRA}} [[Enrique Bernoldi]]
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| {{GBR}} [[Arrows|Team Arrows F1]]
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| {{Arrows-CON}}
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| [[Arrows A23|A23]]
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| {{Asiatech-ENG}}
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| [[Asiatech]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Bridgestone}}
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|-
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!colspan=8| [[Test Driver]]s for Practice Sessions Only
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|-
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| {{GBR}} [[Allan McNish]]
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| {{FRA}} [[Renault F1|Mild Seven Renault F1 Team]]
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| {{Renault-CON}}
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| [[Renault R23|R23]]
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| {{Renault-ENG}}
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| [[Renault RS23|RS23]] 3.0 [[V10]]
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| align=center| {{Michelin}}
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|-
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! 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>
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==Pre-Race Testing==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Pos.
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! No.
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! Driver
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! Team
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! '''Time'''
 
|-
  
|-
 
|1
  
|1
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|7
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!7
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|{{ITA}}[[Jarno Trulli]]
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|{{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
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| {{FRA}}[[Renault]]
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|{{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
 
|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|-
  
|-
 
|2
  
|2
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|14
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!14
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|{{AUS}}[[Mark Webber]]
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|{{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
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| {{GBR}}[[Jaguar]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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|{{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
 
|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|-
  
|-
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|3
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!3
 
|11
  
|11
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|{{ITA}}[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
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|{{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
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| {{GBR}}[[Jordan]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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|{{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
 
|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|-
  
|-
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|4
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!4
 
|8
  
|8
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|{{ESP}}[[Fernando Alonso]]
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|{{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
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| {{FRA}}[[Renault]]
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|{{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
 
|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|-
  
|-
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|5
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!5
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| -
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|34
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|{{GBR}}[[Allan McNish]]
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|{{GBR}} [[Allan McNish]]
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| {{FRA}}[[Renault]]
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|{{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
 
|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|-
  
|-
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|6
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!6
 
|12
  
|12
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|{{IRE}}[[Ralph Firman]]
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|{{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
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|{{GBR}}[[Jordan]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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|{{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
 
|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|-
  
|-
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|7
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!7
 
|15
  
|15
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|{{BRA}}[[Antonio Pizzonia]]
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|{{BRA}} [[Antonio Pizzonia]]
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|{{GBR}}[[Jaguar]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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|{{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
 
|Unknown
  
|Unknown
 
|}
  
|}
   
 
==Practice==
  
==Practice==
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===Practice Results===
  
===Practice Results===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:659px;font-size:12px;"
 
! rowspan="2" style="width:20.33333396911621px;"|No.
  
! rowspan="2" style="width:20.33333396911621px;"|No.
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|1
  
|1
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|{{GER}}[[Michael Schumacher]]
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|{{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{ITA}}[[Ferrari]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
 
|6
  
|6
 
| +1.157
  
| +1.157
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|-
 
|2
  
|2
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|{{BRA}}[[Rubens Barrichello]]
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|{{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
 
|4
  
|4
 
| +0.950
  
| +0.950
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|-
 
|3
  
|3
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|{{COL}}[[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
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|{{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}}[[Williams]]-[[BMW]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
 
|9
  
|9
 
| +1.420
  
| +1.420
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|-
  
|-
 
|4
  
|4
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|{{GER}}[[Ralf Schumacher]]
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|{{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
 
|10
  
|10
 
| +1.473
  
| +1.473
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|-
 
|5
  
|5
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|{{GBR}}[[David Coulthard]]
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|{{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}}[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
 
|2
  
|2
 
| +0.479
  
| +0.479
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|-
 
|6
  
|6
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|{{FIN}}[[Kimi Räikkönen]]
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|{{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
 
|'''1'''
  
|'''1'''
 
|'''1.26.509'''
  
|'''1.26.509'''
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|-
  
|-
 
|7
  
|7
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|{{ITA}}[[Jarno Trulli]]
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|{{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{FRA}}[[Renault]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
 
|3
  
|3
 
| +0.777
  
| +0.777
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|-
  
|-
 
|8
  
|8
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|{{ESP}}[[Fernando Alonso]]
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|{{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
 
|7
  
|7
 
| +1.162
  
| +1.162
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|-
  
|-
 
|9
  
|9
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|{{GER}}[[Nick Heidfeld]]
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|{{GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{SUI}}[[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
 
|8
  
|8
 
| +1.409
  
| +1.409
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|-
  
|-
 
|10
  
|10
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|{{GER}} [[Heinz-Harold Frentzen]]
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|{{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
 
|12
  
|12
 
| +1.698
  
| +1.698
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|-
  
|-
 
|11
  
|11
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|{{ITA}}[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
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|{{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}}[[Jordan]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
 
|16
  
|16
 
| +2.818
  
| +2.818
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|-
 
|12
  
|12
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|{{IRE}}[[Ralph Firman]]
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|{{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
 
|17
  
|17
 
| +3.022
  
| +3.022
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|-
  
|-
 
|14
  
|14
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|{{AUS}}[[Mark Webber]]
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|{{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}}[[Jaguar]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
 
|5
  
|5
 
| +1.145
  
| +1.145
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|-
  
|-
 
|15
  
|15
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|{{BRA}}[[Antonio Pizzonia]]
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|{{BRA}} [[Antônio Pizzonia]]
 
|11
  
|11
 
| +1.583
  
| +1.583
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|-
  
|-
 
|16
  
|16
−
|{{CAN}}[[Jacques Villeneuve]]
 +
|{{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
−
| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}}[[BAR]]-[[Honda]]
 +
| rowspan="2"| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
 
|20
  
|20
 
| +5.020
  
| +5.020
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|-
  
|-
 
|18
  
|18
−
|{{GBR}}[[Justin Wilson]]
 +
|{{GBR}} [[Justin Wilson]]
−
| rowspan="2"| {{ITA}}[[Minardi]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
 +
| rowspan="2"| {{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
 
|19
  
|19
 
| +4.097
  
| +4.097
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|-
  
|-
 
|19
  
|19
−
|{{NED}}[[Jos Verstappen]]
 +
|{{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
 
|18
  
|18
 
| +3.689
  
| +3.689
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|-
  
|-
 
|20
  
|20
−
|{{FRA}}[[Olivier Panis]]
 +
|{{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
−
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"| {{JPN}} [[Toyota]]
 +
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
 
| style="width:1px;"|
  
| style="width:1px;"|
 
|13
  
|13
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|-
  
|-
 
|21
  
|21
−
|{{BRA}}[[Cristiano da Matta]]
 +
|{{BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
 
| style="width:1px;"|
  
| style="width:1px;"|
 
|15
  
|15
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==Qualifying==
  
==Qualifying==
   
−
===Qualifying Results===
 +
===Q1 Report===
   
  +
===Q2 Report===
   
  +
===Qualifying Results===
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:659px;font-size:11px;"
  
  +
The full qualifying results for the {{PAGENAME}} are outlined below:
−
! rowspan="2" style="width:23.600000381469727px;"|Pos.
  
  +
{| class=wikitable
−
! rowspan="2" style="width:25.600000381469727px;"|No.
  
−
! rowspan="2" style="width:142.60000610351563px;"|Driver
 +
!rowspan=2| <span style="cursor:help" title="Position">Pos.</span>
−
! rowspan="2" style="width:143.60000610351563px;"|Team
 +
!rowspan=2| <span style="cursor:help" title="Number">No.</span>
−
| rowspan="22" style="width:1px;"|
 +
!rowspan=2| Driver
  +
!rowspan=2| Constructor
−
! colspan="2" style="width:79.5999984741211px;"|Q1
  
  +
!colspan=2| Time
−
| rowspan="22" style="width:1px;"|
  
  +
!rowspan=2| Gap
−
! colspan="2" style="width:79.5999984741211px;"|Q2
  
−
| rowspan="22" style="width:1px;"|
  
−
! rowspan="2" style="width:26.600000381469727px;"|Grid
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Qualifying 1">Q1</span>
−
! style="width:20.600000381469727px;"|Pos
  
  +
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Qualifying 2">Q2</span>*
−
! style="width:53.599998474121094px;"|Time
  
−
! style="width:20.600000381469727px;"|Pos
  
−
! style="width:53.599998474121094px;"|Time
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|1
 +
! 1
  +
| align=center| 1
−
|1
  
−
|{{GER}}[[Michael Schumacher]]
 +
| {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
−
|{{ITA}}[[Ferrari]]
 +
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
  +
| 1:27.103
−
|4
  
−
|1:27.103
 +
| '''1:27.173'''
  +
| align=center| —
−
|'''1'''
  
−
|1:27.173
  
−
|'''1'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|2
 +
! 2
  +
| align=center| 2
−
|2
  
−
|{{BRA}}[[Rubens Barrichello]]
 +
| {{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
−
|{{ITA}}[[Ferrari]]
 +
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
  +
| 1:26.372
−
|'''1'''
  
−
|'''1:26.372'''
 +
| '''1:27.418'''
  +
| align=right| +0.245s
−
|2
  
−
|1:27.418
  
−
|'''2'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|3
 +
! 3
  +
| align=center| 3
−
|3
  
−
|{{COL}}[[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
 +
| {{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Williams]]-[[BMW]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
  +
| 1:27.450
−
|10
  
−
|1:27.450
 +
| '''1:28.101'''
  +
| align=right| +0.928s
−
|3
  
−
|1:28.101
  
−
|'''3'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|4
 +
! 4
  +
| align=center| 10
−
|10
  
−
|{{GER}}[[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
 +
| {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
−
|{{SUI}}[[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
 +
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
  +
| 1:27.563
−
|13
  
−
|1:27.563
 +
| '''1:28.274'''
  +
| align=right| +1.101s
−
|4
  
−
|1:28.274
  
−
|'''4'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|5
 +
! 5
  +
| align=center| 20
−
|20
  
−
|{{FRA}}[[Olivier Panis]]
 +
| {{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
−
|{{JPN}}[[Toyota]]
 +
| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
  +
| 1:27.352
−
|8
  
−
|1:27.352
 +
| '''1:28.288'''
  +
| align=right| +1.115s
−
|5
  
−
|1:28.288
  
−
|'''5'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|6
 +
! 6
  +
| align=center| 16
−
|16
  
−
|{{CAN}}[[Jacques Villeneuve]]
 +
| {{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[BAR]]-[[Honda]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
  +
| 1:26.832
−
|3
  
−
|1:26.832
 +
| '''1:28.420'''
  +
| align=right| +1.247s
−
|6
  
−
|1:28.420
  
−
|'''6'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|7
 +
! 7
  +
| align=center| 9
−
|9
  
−
|{{GER}}[[Nick Heidfeld]]
 +
| {{GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
−
|{{SUI}}[[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
 +
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
  +
| 1:27.510
−
|12
  
−
|1:27.510
 +
| '''1:28.464'''
  +
| align=right| +1.291s
−
|7
  
−
|1:28.464
  
−
|'''7'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|8
 +
! 8
  +
| align=center| 17
−
|17
  
−
|{{GBR}}[[Jenson Button]]
 +
| {{GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[BAR]]-[[Honda]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
  +
| 1:27.159
−
|5
  
−
|1:27.159
 +
| '''1:28.682'''
  +
| align=right| +1.509s
−
|8
  
−
|1:28.682
  
−
|'''8'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|9
 +
! 9
  +
| align=center| 4
−
|4
  
−
|{{GER}}[[Ralf Schumacher]]
 +
| {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Williams]]-[[BMW]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
  +
| 1:28.266
−
|16
  
−
|1:28.266
 +
| '''1:28.830'''
  +
| align=right| +1.657s
−
|9
  
−
|1:28.830
  
−
|'''9'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|10
 +
! 10
  +
| align=center| 8
−
|8
  
−
|{{ESP}}[[Fernando Alonso]]
 +
| {{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
−
|{{FRA}}[[Renault]]
 +
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
  +
| 1:27.255
−
|7
  
−
|1:27.352
 +
| '''1:28.928'''
  +
| align=right| +1.755s
−
|10
  
−
|1:28..928
  
−
|'''10'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|11
 +
! 11
  +
| align=center| 5
−
|5
  
−
|{{GBR}}[[David Coulthard]]
 +
| {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
  +
| 1:27.242
−
|6
  
−
|1:27.242
 +
| '''1:29.105'''
  +
| align=right| +1.932s
−
|11
  
−
|1:29.105
  
−
|'''11'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|12
 +
! 12
  +
| align=center| 7
−
|7
  
−
|{{ITA}}[[Jarno Trulli]]
 +
| {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
−
|{{FRA}}[[Renault]]
 +
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
  +
| 1:27.411
−
|9
  
−
|1:27.411
 +
| '''1:29.136'''
  +
| align=right| +1.963s
−
|12
  
−
|1:29.136
  
−
|'''12'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|13
 +
! 13
  +
| align=center| 11
−
|11
  
−
|{{ITA}}[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
 +
| {{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Jordan]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
 +
| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
  +
| 1:27.633
−
|14
  
−
|1:27.633
 +
| '''1:29.344'''
  +
| align=right| +2.171s
−
|13
  
−
|1:29.344
  
−
|'''13'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|14
 +
! 14
  +
| align=center| 14
−
|14
  
−
|{{AUS}}[[Mark Webber]]
 +
| {{AUS}} [[Mark Webber]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Jaguar]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
  +
| 1:27.675
−
|15
  
  +
| '''1:29.367'''
−
|1:27,675
  
  +
| align=right| +2.194s
−
|14
  
−
|1:29:367
  
−
|'''14'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|15
 +
! 15
  +
| align=center| 6
−
|6
  
−
|{{FIN}}[[Kimi Räikkönen]]
 +
| {{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
  +
| 1:26.551
−
|2
  
−
|1:26.551
 +
| '''1:29.470'''
  +
| align=right| +2.297s
−
|15
  
−
|1:29.470
  
−
|'''15'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|16
 +
! 16
  +
| align=center| 21
−
|21
  
−
|{{BRA}}[[Cristiano da Matta]]
 +
| {{BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
−
|{{JPN}}[[Toyota]]
 +
| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
  +
| 1:27.478
−
|11
  
−
|1:27.478
 +
| '''1:29.538'''
  +
| align=right| +2.365s
−
|16
  
−
|1:29.538
  
−
|'''16'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|17
 +
! 17
  +
| align=center| 12
−
|12
  
−
|{{IRE}}[[Ralph Firman]]
 +
| {{IRE}} [[Ralph Firman]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Jordan]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
 +
| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Ford Cosworth}}
  +
| 1:29.977
−
|17
  
−
|1:29.977
 +
| '''1:31.242'''
  +
| align=right| +4.069s
−
|17
  
−
|1:31.242
  
−
|'''17'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|18
 +
! 18
  +
| align=center| 15
−
|15
  
−
|{{BRA}}[[Antonio Pizzonia]]
 +
| {{BRA}} [[Antônio Pizzonia]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Jaguar]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{Jaguar-Ford Cosworth}}
  +
| 1:30.092
−
|19
  
−
|1:30.092
 +
| '''1:31.733'''
  +
| align=right| +4.550s
−
|18
  
−
|1:31.723
  
−
|'''18'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
! colspan="7"| [[107% Time]]: 1:33.275<ref name=QR></ref>
−
|19
  
−
|19
  
−
|{{NED}}[[Jos Verstappen]]
  
−
|{{ITA}}[[Minardi]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
  
−
|18
  
−
|1:30.053
  
−
|19
  
−
|''no time''
  
−
|'''19'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Not Classified">NC</span>
−
|20
  
  +
| align=center| 19
−
|18
  
−
|{{GBR}}[[Justin Wilson]]
 +
| {{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
−
|{{ITA}}[[Minardi]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
 +
| {{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford Cosworth}}
  +
| 1:30.053
−
|20
  
  +
| colspan="2" align=center|—
−
|1:30.479
  
−
|20
 +
|-
  +
! <span style="cursor:help" title="Not Classified">NC</span>
−
|''no time''
  
  +
| align=center| 18
−
|'''20'''
  
  +
| {{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>
  +
  +
===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>
   
 
==Race==
  
==Race==
  +
  +
===Report===
   
 
===Results===
  
===Results===
  +
The full results for the {{PAGENAME}} are outlined below:
−
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:12px;width:659px;"
  
  +
{| class=wikitable
−
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
  
−
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Car number">No.</span>
 +
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Position">Pos.</span>
  +
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Car number">No.</span>
−
!Driver
  
  +
! Driver
−
!Constructor
  
  +
! 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=" Laps completed">Laps</span>
−
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Grid position">Grid</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="Points gained from race">Pts</span>
 +
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Grid position">Grid</span>
  +
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Points gained from race">Points</span>
 
|-
  
|-
−
|1
 +
! 1
  +
| align=center| 5
−
|5
  
−
|{{GBR}}[[David Coulthard]]
 +
| {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
−
|1:34.48.124
 +
| 1:34.48.124
−
|11
 +
| 11
−
|10
 +
! 10
 
|-
  
|-
−
|2
 +
! 2
  +
| align=center| 3
−
|3
  
−
|{{COL}}[[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
 +
| {{COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Williams]]-[[BMW]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
−
| +8.675
 +
| +8.675s
−
|3
 +
| 3
−
|8
 +
! 8
 
|-
  
|-
−
|3
 +
! 3
  +
| align=center| 6
−
|6
  
−
|{{FIN}}[[Kimi Räikkönen]]
 +
| {{FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Williams]]-[[BMW]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
−
| +9.192
 +
| +9.192s
−
|15
 +
| 15
−
|6
 +
! 6
 
|-
  
|-
−
|4
 +
! 4
  +
| align=center| 1
−
|1
  
−
|{{GER}}[[Michael Schumacher]]
 +
| {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
−
|{{ITA}}[[Ferrari]]
 +
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
−
| +9.482
 +
| +9.482s
−
|1
 +
| 1
−
|5
 +
! 5
 
|-
  
|-
−
|5
 +
! 5
  +
| align=center| 7
−
|7
  
−
|{{ITA}}[[Jarno Trulli]]
 +
| {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
−
|{{FRA}}[[Renault]]
 +
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
−
| +38.801
 +
| +38.801s
−
|12
 +
| 12
−
|4
 +
! 4
 
|-
  
|-
−
|6
 +
! 6
  +
| align=center| 10
−
|10
  
−
|{{GER}}[[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
 +
| {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
−
|{{SUI}}[[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
 +
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
−
| +43.928
 +
| +43.928s
−
|4
 +
| 4
−
|3
 +
! 3
 
|-
  
|-
−
|7
 +
! 7
  +
| align=center| 8
−
|8
  
−
|{{ESP}}[[Fernando Alonso]]
 +
| {{ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
−
|{{FRA}}[[Renault]]
 +
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
−
| +45.074
 +
| +45.074s
−
|10
 +
| 10
−
|2
 +
! 2
 
|-
  
|-
−
|8
 +
! 8
  +
| align=center| 4
−
|4
  
−
|{{GER}}[[Ralf Schumacher]]
 +
| {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[Williams]]-[[BMW]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-BMW}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
−
| +45.745
 +
| +45.745s
−
|9
 +
| 9
−
|1
 +
! 1
 
|-
  
|-
−
|9
 +
! 9
  +
| align=center| 16
−
|16
  
−
|{{CAN}}[[Jacques Villeneuve]]
 +
| {{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[BAR]]-[[Honda]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
 
| +1:05.536
  
| +1:05.536
−
|6
 +
| 6
  +
! rowspan="13"|
−
|
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|10
 +
! 10
  +
| align=center| 17
−
|17
  
−
|{{GBR}}[[Jenson Button]]
 +
| {{GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
−
|{{GBR}}[[BAR]]-[[Honda]]
 +
| {{GBR}} {{BAR-Honda}}
−
|58
 +
| 58
 
| +1:05.974
  
| +1:05.974
−
|8
 +
| 8
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|{{ITA}}[[Minardi]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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|{{ITA}}[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
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|{{BRA}}[[Antonio Pizzonia]]
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|{{GBR}}[[Jaguar]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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|52
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|Suspension
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| Suspension
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|18
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|{{FRA}}[[Olivier Panis]]
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| {{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
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|{{JPN}}[[Toyota]]
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| {{JPN}} {{Toyota-CON}}
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|Fuel Pressure
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|5
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|{{GER}}[[Nick Heidfeld]]
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| {{GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
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|{{SUI}}[[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
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| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
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|20
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|Suspension
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| Suspension
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|7
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|{{GBR}}[[Justin Wilson]]
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|{{ITA}}[[Minardi]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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|Radiator
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|19
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|{{GBR}}[[Jaguar]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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|{{BRA}}[[Cristiano da Matta]]
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|{{IRE}}[[Ralph Firman]]
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|{{GBR}}[[Jordan]]-[[Ford Cosworth]]
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* {{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>
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** {{Mercedes-ENG}} claimed their 41st win as an engine supplier.<ref name=Stats></ref>
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* First race since the [[2001 Italian Grand Prix]] that [[Michael Schumacher]] had failed to finish on the podium.<ref name=GP></ref>
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The 2003 Australian Grand Prix, officially the LXVIII Foster's Australian Grand Prix, was the opening round of the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on 9 March 2003.[1] The race, which saw several new rules implemented to try to create closer Championship/race battles, would see Michael Schumacher and Ferrari open their respective title defences.[1]

Over the winter of 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.[1] 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.[1]

On the driver front, meanwhile, it had been a fairly stable winter, with no changes at either Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes nor Williams-BMW.[1] Further down there were several swaps for F1's next generation of drivers, with Fernando Alonso joining Renault, Jenson Button moving to BAR-Honda and Mark Webber taking a seat at Jaguar-Ford Cosworth.[1]

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.[1] Behind, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, in the Ferrari engined Sauber-Petronas secured fourth ahead of Olivier Panis' Toyota, while the two McLarens of David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen were down in eleventh and fifteenth respectively.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1]

The start itself proved very clean, with Barrichello almost beating Schumacher, albeit only because he had jumped the lights.[1] 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.[1]

Barrichello was soon slapped with a penalty, although that would become academic as the Brazilian crashed out of the race early on.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1] That left Montoya in the lead ahead of Räikkönen and Schumacher, with Jarno Trulli and Coulthard completing the top five.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1] With that the race was won, with Coulthard easing away to secure victory ahead of Montoya, with Räikkönen completing the podium.[1] Schumacher, Trulli and Heinz-Harald Frentzen claimed the remaining points.[1]

Incredibly, the 2003 Australian Grand Prix was the first race since the 2001 Italian Grand Prix that Schumacher had not finished on the podium.[1] It also marked the end of a 53 race podium streak for Ferrari, and would be the final victory for Coulthard in F1.[1]

Background

Entry list

The full entry list for the 2003 Australian Grand Prix is outlined below:

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 Germany Michael Schumacher Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2002B Ferrari 051 3.0 V10 B
2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2002B Ferrari 051 3.0 V10 B
3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya United Kingdom BMW Williams F1 Team Williams FW25 BMW P84 3.0 V10 M
4 Germany Ralf Schumacher United Kingdom BMW Williams F1 Team Williams FW25 BMW P84 3.0 V10 M
5 United Kingdom David Coulthard United Kingdom West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-17D Mercedes FO 110P 3.0 V10 M
6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen United Kingdom West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-17D Mercedes FO 110P 3.0 V10 M
7 Italy Jarno Trulli France Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R23 Renault RS23 3.0 V10 M
8 Spain Fernando Alonso France Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R23 Renault RS23 3.0 V10 M
9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Switzerland Sauber Petronas Sauber C22 Petronas 03A 3.0 V10 B
10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Switzerland Sauber Petronas Sauber C22 Petronas 03A 3.0 V10 B
11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ireland Jordan Ford Jordan EJ13 Ford Cosworth RS1 3.0 V10 B
12 Ireland Ralph Firman Ireland Jordan Ford Jordan EJ13 Ford Cosworth RS1 3.0 V10 B
14 Australia Mark Webber United Kingdom Jaguar Racing Jaguar R4 Ford Cosworth CR-5 3.0 V10 M
15 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia United Kingdom Jaguar Racing Jaguar R4 Ford Cosworth CR-5 3.0 V10 M
16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve United Kingdom Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR 005 Honda RA003E 3.0 V10 B
17 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR 005 Honda RA003E 3.0 V10 B
18 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Italy European Minardi Cosworth Minardi PS03 Ford Cosworth CR-3 3.0 V10 B
19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Italy European Minardi Cosworth Minardi PS03 Ford Cosworth CR-3 3.0 V10 B
20 France Olivier Panis Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF103 Toyota RVX-03 3.0 V10 M
21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF103 Toyota RVX-03 3.0 V10 M
23 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi United Kingdom Team Arrows F1 Arrows A23 Asiatech Asiatech 3.0 V10 B
Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only
34 United Kingdom Allan McNish France Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R23 Renault RS23 3.0 V10 M
Source:[2]

Pre-Race Testing

Pos. No. Driver Team Time
1 7 Italy Jarno Trulli France Renault Unknown
2 14 Australia Mark Webber United Kingdom Jaguar-Ford Cosworth Unknown
3 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth Unknown
4 8 Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault Unknown
5 34 United Kingdom Allan McNish France Renault Unknown
6 12 Ireland Ralph Firman Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth Unknown
7 15 Brazil Antonio Pizzonia United Kingdom Jaguar-Ford Cosworth Unknown

Practice

Practice Results

No. Driver Team FP1 FP2
Pos Time Pos Time
1 Germany Michael Schumacher Italy Ferrari 6 +1.157 4 1:27.517
2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 4 +0.950 5 1:27.558
3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya United Kingdom Williams-BMW 9 +1.420 6 1:27.700
4 Germany Ralf Schumacher 10 +1.473 7 1:27.814
5 United Kingdom David Coulthard United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 2 +0.479 9 1:28.090
6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 1 1.26.509 14 1:28.564
7 Italy Jarno Trulli France Renault 3 +0.777 1 1:26.928
8 Spain Fernando Alonso 7 +1.162 3 1:27.424
9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Switzerland Sauber-Petronas 8 +1.409 8 1:28.049
10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 12 +1.698 15 1:28.590
11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth 16 +2.818 16 1:28.619
12 Ireland Ralph Firman 17 +3.022 17 1:28.814
14 Australia Mark Webber United Kingdom Jaguar-Ford Cosworth 5 +1.145 12 1:28.421
15 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia 11 +1.583 18 1:30.551
16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve United Kingdom BAR-Honda 20 +5.020 13 1:28.509
17 United Kingdom Jenson Button 14 +1.984 2 1:27.416
18 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 19 +4.097 19 1:30.857
19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen 18 +3.689 20 1:31.066
20 France Olivier Panis Japan Toyota 13 +1.853 11 1:28.360
21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta 15 +2.189 10 1:28.177

Qualifying

Q1 Report

Q2 Report

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 2003 Australian Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
Q1 Q2*
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Italy Ferrari 1:27.103 1:27.173 —
2 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Italy Ferrari 1:26.372 1:27.418 +0.245s
3 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya United Kingdom Williams-BMW 1:27.450 1:28.101 +0.928s
4 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Switzerland Sauber-Petronas 1:27.563 1:28.274 +1.101s
5 20 France Olivier Panis Japan Toyota 1:27.352 1:28.288 +1.115s
6 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve United Kingdom BAR-Honda 1:26.832 1:28.420 +1.247s
7 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Switzerland Sauber-Petronas 1:27.510 1:28.464 +1.291s
8 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom BAR-Honda 1:27.159 1:28.682 +1.509s
9 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher United Kingdom Williams-BMW 1:28.266 1:28.830 +1.657s
10 8 Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault 1:27.255 1:28.928 +1.755s
11 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.242 1:29.105 +1.932s
12 7 Italy Jarno Trulli France Renault 1:27.411 1:29.136 +1.963s
13 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth 1:27.633 1:29.344 +2.171s
14 14 Australia Mark Webber United Kingdom Jaguar-Ford Cosworth 1:27.675 1:29.367 +2.194s
15 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.551 1:29.470 +2.297s
16 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Japan Toyota 1:27.478 1:29.538 +2.365s
17 12 Ireland Ralph Firman Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth 1:29.977 1:31.242 +4.069s
18 15 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia United Kingdom Jaguar-Ford Cosworth 1:30.092 1:31.733 +4.550s
107% Time: 1:33.275[3]
NC 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 1:30.053 —
NC 18 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 1:30.479 —
WD 23 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi United Kingdom Arrows-Asiatech Withdrawn
Source:[4][5][3]
  • T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
  • * Grid order based on times set during the second qualifying session.[3]

Grid

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
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Row 1 1 ______________
Michael Schumacher 2
______________ Rubens Barrichello
Row 2 3 ______________
Juan Pablo Montoya 4
______________ Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Row 3 5 ______________
Olivier Panis 6
______________ Jacques Villeneuve
Row 4 7 ______________
Nick Heidfeld 8
______________ Jenson Button
Row 5 9 ______________
Ralf Schumacher 10
______________ Fernando Alonso
Row 6 11 ______________
David Coulthard 12
______________ Jarno Trulli
Row 7 13 ______________
Giancarlo Fisichella 14
______________ Mark Webber
Row 8 15 ______________
Kimi Räikkönen* 16
______________ Cristiano da Matta
Row 9 17 ______________
Ralph Firman 18
______________ Antônio Pizzonia
Row 10 19 ______________
Jos Verstappen* 20
______________ Justin Wilson
  • * Räikkönen and Verstappen started from the pitlane after stopping for slicks at the end of the formation lap.[3]

Race

Report

Results

The full results for the 2003 Australian Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 58 1:34.48.124 11 10
2 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya United Kingdom Williams-BMW 58 +8.675s 3 8
3 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 58 +9.192s 15 6
4 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Italy Ferrari 58 +9.482s 1 5
5 7 Italy Jarno Trulli France Renault 58 +38.801s 12 4
6 10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Switzerland Sauber-Petronas 58 +43.928s 4 3
7 8 Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault 58 +45.074s 10 2
8 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher United Kingdom Williams-BMW 58 +45.745s 9 1
9 16 Canada Jacques Villeneuve United Kingdom BAR-Honda 58 +1:05.536 6
10 17 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom BAR-Honda 58 +1:05.974 8
11 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 57 +1 Lap 19
12 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth 52 Gearbox 13
13 15 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia United Kingdom Jaguar-Ford Cosworth 52 Suspension 18
Ret 20 France Olivier Panis Japan Toyota 31 Fuel Pressure 5
Ret 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Switzerland Sauber-Petronas 20 Suspension 7
Ret 18 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 16 Radiator 19
Ret 14 Australia Mark Webber United Kingdom Jaguar-Ford Cosworth 15 Suspension 14
Ret 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Japan Toyota 7 Spin 16
Ret 12 Ireland Ralph Firman Ireland Jordan-Ford Cosworth 6 Accident 17
Ret 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Italy Ferrari 5 Accident 2
WD 23 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi United Kingdom Arrows-Asiatech
Source:[6]
  • T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.

Milestones

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, with Ferrari and Sauber-Petronas the only other scorers.

World Championship for Drivers
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
1 United Kingdom David Coulthard 10 —
2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 8 —
3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 6 —
4 Germany Michael Schumacher 5 —
5 Italy Jarno Trulli 4 —
6 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 —
7 Spain Fernando Alonso 2 —
8 Germany Ralf Schumacher 1 —
World Championship for Constructors
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
1 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 16 —
2 United Kingdom Williams-BMW 9 —
3 France Renault 6 —
4 Italy Ferrari 5 —
5 Switzerland Sauber-Petronas 3 —

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References:

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 'Australian GP, 2003', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr698.html, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
  2. ↑ 'Australia 2003: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 'Australia 2003: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
  4. ↑ '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)
  5. ↑ '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)
  6. ↑ 'Australia 2003: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
  7. ↑ '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)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 '1. Australia 2003', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2003/australie.aspx, (Accessed 08/12/2019)
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Drivers 1 M. Schumacher • 2 Barrichello • 3 Montoya • 4 R. Schumacher • 4 Gené • 5 Coulthard • 6 Räikkönen • 7 Trulli • 8 Alonso • 9 Heidfeld • 10 Frentzen • 11 Fisichella • 12 Firman • 12 Baumgartner • 14 Webber • 15 Pizzonia • 15 Wilson • 16 Villeneuve • 16 Sato • 17 Button • 18 Wilson • 18 Kiesa • 19 Verstappen • 20 Panis • 21 Da Matta
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Cars Ferrari F2002B • Ferrari F2003-GA • Williams FW25 • McLaren MP4-17D • Renault R23 • Renault R23B • Sauber C22 • Jordan EJ13 • Jaguar R4 • BAR 005 • Minardi PS03 • Toyota TF103
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