2003 Australian Grand Prix
| 2003 Australian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 1 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 9 March 2003 | ||||
| Official name | 2003 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.303 km (3.295 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Damp at beginning, dry later, cloudy, mild | ||||
| Attendance | 118,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:27.173 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:27.724 on lap 32 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2003 Australian Grand Prix (formally the 2003 Foster's Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 9 March 2003 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. The race was won by McLaren driver David Coulthard, who took the 13th and final race victory of his Formula One career.