Season 2003 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2003-03-09 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
5 David Coulthard
McLaren 1:34:42.100
Team win 16pt P1 · P3 1-3
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams +8.675
6 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren +9.192
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
9
Giancarlo Fisichella L52 Antônio Pizzonia L52 Olivier Panis L31 Nick Heidfeld L20 Justin Wilson L16 Mark Webber L15 Cristiano da Matta L7 Ralph Firman L6 Rubens Barrichello L5
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 David Coulthard 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Button BUT Button BUT Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Fisichella · retired L52 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Pizzonia · retired L52 Pizzonia PIZ Pizzonia PIZ Panis · retired L31 Panis PAN Panis PAN Heidfeld · retired L20 Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Wilson · retired L16 Wilson WIL Wilson WIL Webber · retired L15 Webber WEB Webber WEB da Matta · retired L7 da Matta DA da Matta DA Firman · retired L6 Firman FIR Firman FIR Barrichello · retired L5 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 David Coulthard McLaren 11 58 1:34:42.100 10
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 3 58 +8.675 8
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 15 58 +9.192 6
4 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 58 +9.482 5
5 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 12 58 +38.801 4
6 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 4 58 +43.928 3
7 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 10 58 +45.074 2
8 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 9 58 +45.745 1
9 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 6 58 +1:05.536
10 17 Jenson Button BAR 8 58 +1:05.974
11 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 20 57 +1 Lap
R 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 13 52 Gearbox
R 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar 18 52 Suspension
R 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 5 31 Fuel pressure
R 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 7 20 Suspension
R 15 Justin Wilson Minardi 19 16 Radiator
R 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 14 15 Suspension
R 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 16 7 Spun off
R 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 17 6 Accident
R 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 2 5 Accident
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:27.173 — — POLE Q1
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:27.418 — — +0.245 Q1
3 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:28.101 — — +0.928 Q1
4 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:28.274 — — +1.101 Q1
5 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:28.288 — — +1.115 Q1
6 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:28.420 — — +1.247 Q1
7 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:28.464 — — +1.291 Q1
8 17 Jenson Button BAR 1:28.682 — — +1.509 Q1
9 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:28.830 — — +1.657 Q1
10 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.928 — — +1.755 Q1
11 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:29.105 — — +1.932 Q1
12 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:29.136 — — +1.963 Q1
13 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:29.344 — — +2.171 Q1
14 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:29.367 — — +2.194 Q1
15 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:29.470 — — +2.297 Q1
16 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:29.538 — — +2.365 Q1
17 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 1:31.242 — — +4.069 Q1
18 15 Antônio Pizzonia Jaguar 1:31.723 — — +4.550 Q1
19 15 Justin Wilson Minardi — —
20 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi — —
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
2 Rubens Barrichello
3
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
4
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
5
20 Olivier Panis
6
16 Jacques Villeneuve
7
9 Nick Heidfeld
8
17 Jenson Button
9
4 Ralf Schumacher
10
8 Fernando Alonso
11
5 David Coulthard
12
7 Jarno Trulli
13
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
14
14 Mark Webber
15
6 Kimi Räikkönen
16
21 Cristiano da Matta
17
12 Ralph Firman
18
15 Antônio Pizzonia
19
15 Justin Wilson
20
19 Jos Verstappen
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:27.724 L32
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:27.737 L30
3 1 Michael Schumacher 1:27.759 L27
4 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:27.864 L31
5 1 Michael Schumacher 1:27.900 L43
6 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:27.942 L39
7 1 Michael Schumacher 1:28.066 L31
8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:28.114 L38
9 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:28.114 L41
10 1 Michael Schumacher 1:28.128 L42
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
5
David Coulthard
+22
P11→P1
16
Jacques Villeneuve
+22
P6→P9
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
+21
P13→P—
6
Kimi Räikkönen
+20
P15→P3
8
Fernando Alonso
+19
P10→P7
4
Ralf Schumacher
+19
P9→P8
10
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+17
P4→P6
17
Jenson Button
+17
P8→P10
Most positions lost
Jacques Villeneuve −24 Jenson Button −21 Heinz-Harald Frentzen −18
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15