Race · Round 1 of 16 · 9 March 2003

2003 Australian Grand Prix

David Coulthard won for McLaren from 11th on the grid at Albert Park. 7 of the starters were not classified.

Wet · High of 18 °C, 1.1 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit: Albert ParkMelbourne, Australia
Winner: David CoulthardMcLaren
Pole: Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap: Kimi Raikkonen
Entries: 2013 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4-17D	11	58	Finished	10
2	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	FW25	3	58	Finished	8
3	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	MP4-17D	PL	58	Finished	6	fastest lap
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	—	1	58	Finished	5
5	Jarno Trulli	Renault	—	12	58	Finished	4
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	C22	4	58	Finished	3
7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	—	10	58	Finished	2
8	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	FW25	9	58	Finished	1
9	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	5	6	58	Finished	0
10	Jenson Button	British American Racing	5	8	58	Finished	0
11	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	PS03	PL	57	Finished	0
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	EJ13	13	52	Gearbox	0
13	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar Racing	R4	18	52	Suspension	0
DNF	Olivier Panis	Toyota	TF103	5	31	Fuel pressure	0
DNF	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	C22	7	20	Suspension	0
DNF	Justin Wilson	Minardi	PS03	20	16	Radiator	0
DNF	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	R4	14	15	Suspension	0
DNF	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	TF103	16	7	Spun off	0
DNF	Ralph Firman	Jordan	EJ13	17	6	Accident	0
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	—	2	5	Accident	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout melbourne-1 · 5.303 km · 16 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
David Coulthard	11	1	58
Juan Pablo Montoya	3	2	58
Kimi Raikkonen	PL	3	58
Michael Schumacher	1	4	58
Jarno Trulli	12	5	58
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	6	58
Fernando Alonso	10	7	58
Ralf Schumacher	9	8	58
Jacques Villeneuve	6	9	58
Jenson Button	8	10	58
Jos Verstappen	PL	11	57
Giancarlo Fisichella	13	12	52
Antônio Pizzonia	18	13	52
Olivier Panis	5	DNF	31
Nick Heidfeld	7	DNF	20
Justin Wilson	20	DNF	16
Mark Webber	14	DNF	15
Cristiano da Matta	16	DNF	7
Ralph Firman	17	DNF	6
Rubens Barrichello	2	DNF	5

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:27.173	—	0 m	—
2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:27.418	+0.245	15 m	+0.245
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:28.101	+0.928	56 m	+0.683
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	10	1:28.274	+1.101	67 m	+0.173
5	Olivier Panis	Toyota	20	1:28.288	+1.115	68 m	+0.014
6	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	16	1:28.420	+1.247	76 m	+0.132
7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	9	1:28.464	+1.291	79 m	+0.044
8	Jenson Button	British American Racing	17	1:28.682	+1.509	92 m	+0.218
9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	4	1:28.830	+1.657	101 m	+0.148
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:28.928	+1.755	107 m	+0.098
11	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:29.105	+1.932	118 m	+0.177
12	Jarno Trulli	Renault	7	1:29.136	+1.963	119 m	+0.031
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	11	1:29.344	+2.171	132 m	+0.208
14	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:29.367	+2.194	133 m	+0.023
15	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:29.470	+2.297	140 m	+0.103
16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	21	1:29.538	+2.365	144 m	+0.068
17	Ralph Firman	Jordan	12	1:31.242	+4.069	248 m	+1.704
18	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar Racing	15	1:31.723	+4.550	277 m	+0.481
NC	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	19	—	—	—	—
NC	Justin Wilson	Minardi	18	—	—	—	—

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap	Pit-lane time (s)
David Coulthard	1	58	2	2, 32	24.6, 28.4
Juan Pablo Montoya	2	58	2	17, 42	26.8, 25.1
Kimi Raikkonen	3	58	2	33, 39	28.9, 14.7
Michael Schumacher	4	58	3	7, 29, 46	31.5, 26.1, 26.5
Jarno Trulli	5	58	2	17, 45	27.8, 24.7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	58	2	6, 36	27.5, 27.8
Fernando Alonso	7	58	2	10, 42	28.6, 25.3
Ralf Schumacher	8	58	2	17, 41	40.5, 26.0
Jacques Villeneuve	9	58	3	4, 25, 41	25.7, 31.2, 26.1
Jenson Button	10	58	3	5, 25, 39	24.1, 44.3, 25.6
Jos Verstappen	11	57	1	31	38.5
Giancarlo Fisichella	12	52	2	8, 33	29.5, 41.8
Antônio Pizzonia	13	52	2	8, 39	31.9, 28.9
Olivier Panis	DNF	31	2	8, 30	28.6, 14.9
Nick Heidfeld	DNF	20	1	7	27.1
Justin Wilson	DNF	16	1	8	26.6
Mark Webber	DNF	15	0	None recorded	—
Cristiano da Matta	DNF	7	0	None recorded	—
Ralph Firman	DNF	6	0	None recorded	—
Rubens Barrichello	DNF	5	0	None recorded	—

A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Juan Pablo Montoya · David Coulthard	3 · 11	2 · 1	17 · 2	David Coulthard	Swapped places
Fernando Alonso · David Coulthard	10 · 11	7 · 1	10 · 2	David Coulthard	Swapped places
David Coulthard · Jarno Trulli	11 · 12	1 · 5	2 · 17	David Coulthard	Kept their order
Juan Pablo Montoya · Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3 · 4	2 · 6	17 · 6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Kept their order
Michael Schumacher · Jarno Trulli	1 · 12	4 · 5	7 · 17	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Jarno Trulli	4 · 12	6 · 5	6 · 17	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Swapped places
Jarno Trulli · Giancarlo Fisichella	12 · 13	5 · 12	17 · 8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Fernando Alonso	4 · 10	6 · 7	6 · 10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Fernando Alonso	9 · 10	8 · 7	17 · 10	Fernando Alonso	Swapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · Ralf Schumacher	6 · 9	9 · 8	4 · 17	Jacques Villeneuve	Swapped places
Jenson Button · Ralf Schumacher	8 · 9	10 · 8	5 · 17	Jenson Button	Swapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · Jenson Button	6 · 8	9 · 10	4 · 5	Jacques Villeneuve	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Antônio Pizzonia	13 · 18	12 · 13	8 · 8	Same lap	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:26.509	—	0 m	—	18
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:26.988	+0.479	29 m	+0.479	23
3	Jarno Trulli	Renault	7	1:27.286	+0.777	48 m	+0.298	7
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:27.459	+0.950	58 m	+0.173	21
5	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:27.654	+1.145	70 m	+0.195	13
6	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:27.666	+1.157	71 m	+0.012	25
7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:27.671	+1.162	71 m	+0.005	8
8	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	9	1:27.918	+1.409	86 m	+0.247	17
9	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:27.929	+1.420	87 m	+0.011	12
10	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	4	1:27.982	+1.473	90 m	+0.053	24
11	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar Racing	15	1:28.092	+1.583	97 m	+0.110	13
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	10	1:28.207	+1.698	104 m	+0.115	19
13	Olivier Panis	Toyota	20	1:28.362	+1.853	114 m	+0.155	12
14	Jenson Button	British American Racing	17	1:28.493	+1.984	122 m	+0.131	10
15	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	21	1:28.698	+2.189	134 m	+0.205	24
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	11	1:29.327	+2.818	173 m	+0.629	6
17	Ralph Firman	Jordan	12	1:29.531	+3.022	185 m	+0.204	15
18	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	19	1:30.198	+3.689	226 m	+0.667	14
19	Justin Wilson	Minardi	18	1:30.606	+4.097	251 m	+0.408	17
20	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	16	1:31.529	+5.020	308 m	+0.923	5

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Jarno Trulli	Renault	7	1:26.928	—	0 m	—	23
2	Jenson Button	British American Racing	17	1:27.415	+0.487	30 m	+0.487	30
3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:27.424	+0.496	30 m	+0.009	29
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:27.517	+0.589	36 m	+0.093	23
5	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:27.558	+0.630	38 m	+0.041	27
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:27.700	+0.772	47 m	+0.142	32
7	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	4	1:27.814	+0.886	54 m	+0.114	29
8	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	9	1:28.049	+1.121	68 m	+0.235	18
9	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:28.090	+1.162	71 m	+0.041	18
10	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	21	1:28.177	+1.249	76 m	+0.087	23
11	Olivier Panis	Toyota	20	1:28.360	+1.432	87 m	+0.183	29
12	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:28.421	+1.493	91 m	+0.061	26
13	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	16	1:28.509	+1.581	96 m	+0.088	16
14	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:28.564	+1.636	100 m	+0.055	10
15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	10	1:28.590	+1.662	101 m	+0.026	27
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	11	1:28.619	+1.691	103 m	+0.029	28
17	Ralph Firman	Jordan	12	1:29.814	+2.886	176 m	+1.195	26
18	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar Racing	15	1:30.551	+3.623	221 m	+0.737	10
19	Justin Wilson	Minardi	18	1:30.857	+3.929	240 m	+0.306	20
20	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	19	1:31.066	+4.138	252 m	+0.209	19

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:27.738	—	0 m	—	7
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:27.844	+0.106	6 m	+0.106	7
3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:28.142	+0.404	24 m	+0.298	4
4	Jarno Trulli	Renault	7	1:28.654	+0.916	55 m	+0.512	4
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:28.692	+0.954	58 m	+0.038	5
6	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	16	1:28.694	+0.956	58 m	+0.002	6
7	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	4	1:28.895	+1.157	70 m	+0.201	6
8	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:28.903	+1.165	70 m	+0.008	4
9	Jenson Button	British American Racing	17	1:29.205	+1.467	89 m	+0.302	7
10	Olivier Panis	Toyota	20	1:29.346	+1.608	97 m	+0.141	5
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	10	1:29.485	+1.747	106 m	+0.139	4
12	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	9	1:29.653	+1.915	116 m	+0.168	6
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	11	1:29.888	+2.150	130 m	+0.235	6
14	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:29.991	+2.253	136 m	+0.103	4
15	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	19	1:30.288	+2.550	154 m	+0.297	3
16	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:30.325	+2.587	156 m	+0.037	4
17	Justin Wilson	Minardi	18	1:31.063	+3.325	201 m	+0.738	4
18	Ralph Firman	Jordan	12	1:32.229	+4.491	271 m	+1.166	5
19	Antônio Pizzonia	Jaguar Racing	15	1:32.414	+4.676	283 m	+0.185	4
20	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	21	—	—	—	—	1

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

2 more photographs

Where this comes from

Round: 1 of 2003
Grand Prix: Australian Grand Prix
Dates: 9 Mar 2003
Layout raced: Original layout · 5.303 km · 16 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: McLaren
Entrant: McLaren-Mercedes
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.