The Australian Grand Prix 2003 was the 1st round of the 2003 F1 season, and took place at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 9th.
David Coulthard won the race with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 11th position of the grid, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya, and Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 15th position of the grid.
Michael Schumacher started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 4th.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
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Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 9 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Giancarlo Fisichella, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 52, Antônio Pizzonia, Nick Heidfeld, and Mark Webber, all of whom suffered a suspension problem, Olivier Panis, who suffered a fuel pressure loss on lap 31, Justin Wilson, who had a problem with the radiator of the car on lap 16, Cristiano da Matta, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 7, and Ralph Firman, and Rubens Barrichello, both had to retire due to an accident.
Gearbox
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 52
Suspension
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Antônio PizzoniaLap 52
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Nick HeidfeldLap 20
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Mark WebberLap 15
Fuel pressure
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Olivier PanisLap 31
Radiator
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Justin WilsonLap 16
Spun off
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Cristiano da MattaLap 7
Accident
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Ralph FirmanLap 6
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 5
Qualifying
From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.
This time around, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:27.173 seconds, with his teammate Rubens Barrichello rigth behind him at 0.245 seconds, helping Ferrari score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.