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2003 Australian Grand Prix

Date
9 Mar 2003
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Round
1 of 16
Winner
David Coulthard (McLaren)
Pole position
Michael Schumacher (1:27.173)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 COUDavid Coulthard McLaren 11 58 1:34:42.124 10
2 3 MONJuan Pablo Montoya Williams 3 58 +8.675 8
3 6 RAIKimi Räikkönen McLaren 15 58 +9.192 1:27.724 6
4 1 MSCMichael Schumacher Ferrari 1 58 +9.482 5
5 7 TRUJarno Trulli Renault 12 58 +38.801 4
6 10 FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 4 58 +43.928 3
7 8 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 10 58 +45.074 2
8 4 SCHRalf Schumacher Williams 9 58 +45.745 1
9 16 VILJacques Villeneuve BAR 6 58 +65.536 0
10 17 BUTJenson Button BAR 8 58 +65.974 0
11 19 VERJos Verstappen Minardi 20 57 +1 Lap 0
R 11 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Jordan 13 52 Gearbox 0
R 15 PIZAntônio Pizzonia Jaguar 18 52 Suspension 0
R 20 PANOlivier Panis Toyota 5 31 Fuel pressure 0
R 9 HEINick Heidfeld Sauber 7 20 Suspension 0
R 18 WILJustin Wilson Minardi 19 16 Radiator 0
R 14 WEBMark Webber Jaguar 14 15 Suspension 0
R 21 DAMCristiano da Matta Toyota 16 7 Spun off 0
R 12 FIRRalph Firman Jordan 17 6 Accident 0
R 2 BARRubens Barrichello Ferrari 2 5 Accident 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 8 to 11Safety car, laps 16 to 20 1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 15Lap 29Lap 44Lap 58 David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 2Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 4Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 5Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 6Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 7Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 7Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 8Antônio Pizzonia: pit stop on lap 8Olivier Panis: pit stop on lap 8Justin Wilson: pit stop on lap 8Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 10Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 17Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 17Juan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 17Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 25Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 25Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 29Olivier Panis: pit stop on lap 30Jos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 31David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 32Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 33Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 33Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 36Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 39Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 39Antônio Pizzonia: pit stop on lap 39Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 41Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 41Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 42Juan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 42Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 45Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 46 MSCBARMONSCHCOURAITRUALOHEIFREFISFIRWEBPIZVILBUTWILVERPANDAM
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 8 to 11Safety car, laps 16 to 20 +0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s+60.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 34Lap 42Lap 50Lap 58 David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 2, 24.6 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 4, 25.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 5, 24.1 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 6, 27.5 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 7, 27.1 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 7, 31.5 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 8, 29.5 s in the pit laneAntônio Pizzonia: pit stop on lap 8, 31.9 s in the pit laneOlivier Panis: pit stop on lap 8, 28.6 s in the pit laneJustin Wilson: pit stop on lap 8, 26.6 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 10, 28.6 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 17, 27.8 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 17, 40.5 s in the pit laneJuan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 17, 26.8 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 25, 44.3 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 25, 31.2 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 29, 26.1 s in the pit laneOlivier Panis: pit stop on lap 30, 14.9 s in the pit laneJos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 31, 38.5 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 32, 28.4 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 33, 28.9 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 33, 41.8 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 36, 27.8 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 39, 14.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 39, 25.6 s in the pit laneAntônio Pizzonia: pit stop on lap 39, 28.9 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 41, 26.0 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 41, 26.1 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 42, 25.3 s in the pit laneJuan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 42, 25.1 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 45, 24.7 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 46, 26.5 s in the pit lane MSCBARMONSCHCOURAITRUALOHEIFREFISFIRWEBPIZVILBUTWILVERPANDAM
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 73 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
David Coulthard: 2 stops (laps 2, 32), stints of 2, 30, 26 laps
2nd
Juan Pablo Montoya: 2 stops (laps 17, 42), stints of 17, 25, 16 laps
3rd
Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 33, 39), stints of 33, 6, 19 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 7 · 3 or more: 3
First stops
median lap 10 of 58

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
COUDavid Coulthard22 (24.6 s), 32 (28.4 s)
3026
MONJuan Pablo Montoya217 (26.8 s), 42 (25.1 s)
172516
RAIKimi Räikkönen233 (28.9 s), 39 (14.7 s)
33619
MSCMichael Schumacher37 (31.5 s), 29 (26.1 s), 46 (26.5 s)
7221712
TRUJarno Trulli217 (27.8 s), 45 (24.7 s)
172813
FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen26 (27.5 s), 36 (27.8 s)
63022
ALOFernando Alonso210 (28.6 s), 42 (25.3 s)
103216
SCHRalf Schumacher217 (40.5 s), 41 (26.0 s)
172417
VILJacques Villeneuve34 (25.7 s), 25 (31.2 s), 41 (26.1 s)
4211617
BUTJenson Button35 (24.1 s), 25 (44.3 s), 39 (25.6 s)
5201419
VERJos Verstappen131 (38.5 s)
3126
FISGiancarlo Fisichella28 (29.5 s), 33 (41.8 s)
82519
PIZAntônio Pizzonia28 (31.9 s), 39 (28.9 s)
83113
PANOlivier Panis28 (28.6 s), 30 (14.9 s)
822
HEINick Heidfeld17 (27.1 s)
713
WILJustin Wilson18 (26.6 s)
88

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27.173fastest Q1
2Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:27.418+0.245 Q1
3Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:28.101+0.928 Q1
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber1:28.274+1.101 Q1
5Olivier PanisToyota1:28.288+1.115 Q1
6Jacques VilleneuveBAR1:28.420+1.247 Q1
7Nick HeidfeldSauber1:28.464+1.291 Q1
8Jenson ButtonBAR1:28.682+1.509 Q1
9Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:28.830+1.657 Q1
10Fernando AlonsoRenault1:28.928+1.755 Q1
11David CoulthardMcLaren1:29.105+1.932 Q1
12Jarno TrulliRenault1:29.136+1.963 Q1
13Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:29.344+2.171 Q1
14Mark WebberJaguar1:29.367+2.194 Q1
15Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:29.470+2.297 Q1
16Cristiano da MattaToyota1:29.538+2.365 Q1
17Ralph FirmanJordan1:31.242+4.069 Q1
18Antônio PizzoniaJaguar1:31.723+4.550 Q1
19Justin WilsonMinardi
20Jos VerstappenMinardi

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 David Coulthard McLaren 1 10
2 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 0 8
3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 0 6
4 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 0 5
5 Jarno Trulli Renault 0 4
6 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 0 3
7 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 2
8 Ralf Schumacher Williams 0 1
9 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 0 0
10 Jenson Button BAR 0 0

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 McLaren 1 16
2 Williams 0 9
3 Renault 0 6
4 Ferrari 0 5
5 Sauber 0 3
6 BAR 0 0
7 Minardi 0 0

Full 2003 standings