News On F1 - 2003 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix - Main Page

Session	2003		2002
Friday Practice	Results	Report	Results
Friday Qualifying	Results	Report	Results
First Saturday Practice	Results	Report	Results
Second Saturday Practice	Results	Report	Results
Saturday Qualifying	Results	Report	Results
Race	Results	Report	Results
What the teams and drivers said Friday - Saturday - Sunday

Year	Pole Position	Fastest Race Lap	Race Winner
2008	Lewis Hamilton McLaren - 1:26.714	Heikki Kovalainen McLaren - 1:27.418	L Hamilton McLaren
2007	Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari - 1:26.072	K Raikkonen Ferrari - 1:25.235	K Raikkonen Ferrari
2006	Jenson Button Honda - 1:25.229	K Raikkonen McLaren - 1:26.045	F Alonso Renault
2005	Giancarlo Fisichella Renault - 1:33.171 & 1:28.289	F Alonso Renault - 1:25.683	G Fisichella Renault
2004	M Schumacher Ferrari - 1:24.408	M Schumacher Ferrari - 1:24.125	M Schumacher Ferrari
2003	M Schumacher Ferrari - 1:27.173	K Raikkonen McLaren - 1:27.724	D Coulthard McLaren
2002	R Barrichello Ferrari - 1:25.843	K Raikkonen McLaren - 1:28.541	M Schumacher Ferrari
2001	M Schumacher Ferrari - 1:26.892	M Schumacher Ferrari - 1:28.214	M Schumacher Ferrari
2000	M Hakkinen McLaren - 1:30.556	R Barrichello Ferrari - 1:31.481	M Schumacher Ferrari
1999	M Hakkinen McLaren - 1:30.462	M Schumacher Ferrari - 1:32.112	E Irvine Ferrari
1998	M Hakkinen McLaren - 1:30.010	M Hakkinen McLaren - 1:31.649	M Hakkinen McLaren
1997	J Villeneuve Williams - 1:29.369	H Frentzen Williams - 1:30.585	D Coulthard McLaren

	Top 6	Highlights
1.	Michael Schumacher - Ferrari	At the start of the race Ralf Schumacher hits the back of Rubens Barrichello, the incident causes a pile-up at the first corner but the race isn't restarted and 8 cars retire. Michael Schumacher wins the race with Juan Pablo Montoya in second with Kimi Raikkonen in 3rd. Only 8 cars managed to finish the race. Minardi and Jaguar managed to finish both their cars. Renault, BAR, Arrows, Sauber and Jordan failed to finish either of their cars .
2.	Juan Pablo Montoya - Williams
3.	Kimi Raikkonen - McLaren
4.	Eddie Irvine - Jaguar
5.	Mark Webber - Minardi
6.	Mika Salo - Toyota

	Top 6	Highlights
1.	Michael Schumacher - Ferrari	Ferrari, Sauber, and Jaguar managed to finish both cars. Williams were the only team that neither car failed to finish. Only 13 cars managed to cross the finish line. The lap times have dropped by more than 2 seconds a lap as a result of competing tyre manufacturers. Jacques Villeneuve hits the back of Ralf Schumacher on lap 5 at high speed and crashes into the retaining wall. He is not hurt but a safety marshal is killed by flying debris. Olivier Panis finishes 4th but is penalised 25 seconds for passing under yellow flags. He is classified 7th.
2.	David Coulthard - McLaren
3.	Rubens Barrichello - Ferrari
4.	Nick Heidfeld - Sauber
5.	Heinz Harald Frentzen - Jordan
6.	Kimi Raikkonen - Sauber