2003 Australian Grand Prix

2003 Australian Grand Prix
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Round	1 of 2003
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Race Details
Date	March 9, 2003
Official Name	LXVIII Australian Grand Prix
Location	Albert Park Circuit Melbourne, Australia
Distance	58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time	1:27.173
Fastest Lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:27.724 on lap 32
Podium
First	David Coulthard
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya
Third	Kimi Räikkönen
Lap Leaders

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.

It turned out to be Coulthard's last Formula One win.

Entry list

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2002B	Ferrari	051B V10 3.0	B
2	Rubens Barrichello	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2002B	Ferrari	051B V10 3.0	B
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	BMW Williams F1 Team	Williams	FW25	BMW	P83 V10 3.0	M
4	Ralf Schumacher	BMW Williams F1 Team	Williams	FW25	BMW	P83 V10 3.0	M
5	David Coulthard	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-17D	Mercedes	FO110M V10 3.0	M
6	Kimi Räikkönen	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-17D	Mercedes	FO110M V10 3.0	M
7	Jarno Trulli	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault	R23	Renault	RS23 V10 3.0	M
8	Fernando Alonso	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault	R23	Renault	RS23 V10 3.0	M
9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber Petronas	Sauber	C22	Petronas	03A V10 3.0	B
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Petronas	Sauber	C22	Petronas	03A V10 3.0	B
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan Ford	Jordan	EJ13	Ford	RS1 V10 3.0	B
12	Ralph Firman	Jordan Ford	Jordan	EJ13	Ford	RS1 V10 3.0	B
14	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	Jaguar	R4	Cosworth	CR-5 V10 3.0	M
15	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar Racing	Jaguar	R4	Cosworth	CR-5 V10 3.0	M
16	Jacques Villeneuve	Lucky Strike BAR Honda	BAR	005	Honda	RA003E V10 3.0	B
17	Jenson Button	Lucky Strike BAR Honda	BAR	005	Honda	RA003E V10 3.0	B
18	Justin Wilson	European Minardi Cosworth	Minardi	PS03	Cosworth	CR-3 V10 3.0	B
19	Jos Verstappen	European Minardi Cosworth	Minardi	PS03	Cosworth	CR-3 V10 3.0	B
20	Olivier Panis	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF103	Toyota	RVX-03 V10 3.0	M
21	Cristiano da Matta	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF103	Toyota	RVX-03 V10 3.0	M

Testing

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

Practice

Practice Results

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

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team		Q1			Q2			Grid
					Pos	Time		Pos	Time
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari		4	1:27.103		1	1:27.173		1
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari		1	1:26.372		2	1:27.418		2
3	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW		10	1:27.450		3	1:28.101		3
4	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas		13	1:27.563		4	1:28.274		4
5	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota		8	1:27.352		5	1:28.288		5
6	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda		3	1:26.832		6	1:28.420		6
7	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas		12	1:27.510		7	1:28.464		7
8	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda		5	1:27.159		8	1:28.682		8
9	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW		16	1:28.266		9	1:28.830		9
10	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault		7	1:27.352		10	1:28..928		10
11	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes		6	1:27.242		11	1:29.105		11
12	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault		9	1:27.411		12	1:29.136		12
13	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford Cosworth		14	1:27.633		13	1:29.344		13
14	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Ford Cosworth		15	1:27,675		14	1:29:367		14
15	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes		2	1:26.551		15	1:29.470		15
16	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota		11	1:27.478		16	1:29.538		16
17	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford Cosworth		17	1:29.977		17	1:31.242		17
18	15	Antonio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Ford Cosworth		19	1:30.092		18	1:31.723		18
19	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Ford Cosworth		18	1:30.053		19	no time		19
20	18	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Ford Cosworth		20	1:30.479		20	no time		20

Race

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	58	1:34.48.124	11	10
2	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	58	+8.675	3	8
3	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Williams-BMW	58	+9.192	15	6
4	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	58	+9.482	1	5
5	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	58	+38.801	12	4
6	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	58	+43.928	4	3
7	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	58	+45.074	10	2
8	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	58	+45.745	9	1
9	16	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	58	+1:05.536	6
10	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	58	+1:05.974	8
11	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	57	+1 Lap	19
12	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford Cosworth	52	Gearbox	13
13	15	Antonio Pizzonia	Jaguar-Ford Cosworth	52	Suspension	18
Ret	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	31	Fuel Pressure	5
Ret	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	20	Suspension	7
Ret	18	Justin Wilson	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	16	Radiator	19
Ret	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Ford Cosworth	15	Suspension	14
Ret	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	7	Spin	16
Ret	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford Cosworth	6	Accident	17
Ret	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	5	Accident	2

Notes

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