Australia

Australian Grand Prix 2003

9 March 2003

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia

Location
Melbourne, Australia
Laps
58
Fastest time

1:24.125
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Previously

Michael Schumacher won last year's drivers championship.

Ferrari won last year's constructors championship.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27.173
2Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:27.418
3Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:28.101
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber1:28.274
5Olivier PanisToyota1:28.288
6Jacques VilleneuveBAR1:28.420
7Nick HeidfeldSauber1:28.464
8Jenson ButtonBAR1:28.682
9Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:28.830
10Fernando AlonsoRenault1:28.928
11David CoulthardMcLaren1:29.105
12Jarno TrulliRenault1:29.136
13Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:29.344
14Mark WebberJaguar1:29.367
15Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:29.470
16Cristiano da MattaToyota1:29.538
17Ralph FirmanJordan1:31.242
18Antônio PizzoniaJaguar1:31.723
19Justin WilsonMinardi
20Jos VerstappenMinardi

51st

pole

Michael Schumacher

3rd

consecutive pole

Michael Schumacher

164th

pole

Ferrari

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    1:27.173

  2. 2

    Rubens Barrichello

    Ferrari

    1:27.418

  3. 3

    Juan Pablo Montoya

    Williams

    1:28.101

  4. 4

    Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    Sauber

    1:28.274

  5. 5

    Olivier Panis

    Toyota

    1:28.288

  6. 6

    Jacques Villeneuve

    BAR

    1:28.420

  7. 7

    Nick Heidfeld

    Sauber

    1:28.464

  8. 8

    Jenson Button

    BAR

    1:28.682

  9. 9

    Ralf Schumacher

    Williams

    1:28.830

  10. 10

    Fernando Alonso

    Renault

    1:28.928

  11. 11

    David Coulthard

    McLaren

    1:29.105

  12. 12

    Jarno Trulli

    Renault

    1:29.136

  13. 13

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Jordan

    1:29.344

  14. 14

    Mark Webber

    Jaguar

    1:29.367

  15. 15

    Kimi Räikkönen

    McLaren

    1:29.470

  16. 16

    Cristiano da Matta

    Toyota

    1:29.538

  17. 17

    Ralph Firman

    Jordan

    1:31.242

  18. 18

    Antônio Pizzonia

    Jaguar

    1:31.723

  19. 19

    Justin Wilson

    Minardi

    No time set

  20. 20

    Jos Verstappen

    Minardi

    No time set

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Michael Schumacher 10 laps
  • Juan Pablo Montoya 21 laps
  • David Coulthard 11 laps
  • Kimi Räikkönen 16 laps

Results

1+10 David Coulthard McLaren58 laps1:34:42.110pts
2+1 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams58 laps+8.6758pts
3+12 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren58 laps+9.1926pts
4-3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari58 laps+9.4825pts
5+7 Jarno Trulli Renault58 laps+38.8014pts
6-2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber58 laps+43.9283pts
7+3 Fernando Alonso Renault58 laps+45.0742pts
8+1 Ralf Schumacher Williams58 laps+45.7451pts
9-3 Jacques Villeneuve BAR58 laps+1:05.536
10-2 Jenson Button BAR58 laps+1:05.974
11+9 Jos Verstappen Minardi57 laps
R- Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan52 laps
R- Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar52 laps
R- Olivier Panis Toyota31 laps
R- Nick Heidfeld Sauber20 laps
R- Justin Wilson Minardi16 laps
R- Mark Webber Jaguar15 laps
R- Cristiano da Matta Toyota7 laps
R- Ralph Firman Jordan6 laps
R- Rubens Barrichello Ferrari5 laps

Post Race

David Coulthard now leads the drivers championship by 2pts.

McLaren now leads the constructors championship by 7pts.

  1. 1
    David CoulthardMcLaren10 pts
  2. 2
    Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams8 pts
  3. 3
    Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren6 pts
  4. 4
    Michael SchumacherFerrari5 pts
  5. 5
    Jarno TrulliRenault4 pts
  6. 6
    Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber3 pts
  7. 7
    Fernando AlonsoRenault2 pts
  8. 8
    Ralf SchumacherWilliams1 pts
  9. 9
    Jacques VilleneuveBAR0 pts
  10. 10
    Jenson ButtonBAR0 pts

  1. 1
    McLaren16 pts
  2. 2
    Williams9 pts
  3. 3
    Renault6 pts
  4. 4
    Ferrari5 pts
  5. 5
    Sauber3 pts
  6. 6
    BAR0 pts
  7. 7
    Minardi0 pts