David Coulthard won the Australian Grand Prix 2003 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 9 March 2003, starting from P11 on the grid. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second for Williams, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 58 | 1:34:42.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | Williams | 58 | +8.675 | 8 | |
| 3 | 15 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 58 | +9.192 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 58 | +9.482 | 5 | |
| 5 | 12 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Renault | 58 | +38.801 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 58 | +43.928 | 3 | |
| 7 | 10 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 58 | +45.074 | 2 | |
| 8 | 9 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Williams | 58 | +45.745 | 1 | |
| 9 | 6 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BAR | 58 | +1:05.536 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Jenson ButtonBUT | BAR | 58 | +1:05.974 | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Jos VerstappenVER | Minardi | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan | 52 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Antônio PizzoniaPIZ | Jaguar | 52 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Olivier PanisPAN | Toyota | 31 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Sauber | 20 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Justin WilsonWIL | Minardi | 16 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Mark WebberWEB | Jaguar | 15 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Cristiano da MattaDAM | Toyota | 7 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Ralph FirmanFIR | Jordan | 6 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:27.173 | - | - |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:27.418 | - | - |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:28.101 | - | - |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:28.274 | - | - |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:28.288 | - | - |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:28.420 | - | - |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:28.464 | - | - |
| 8 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:28.682 | - | - |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:28.830 | - | - |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.928 | - | - |
| 11 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:29.105 | - | - |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:29.136 | - | - |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:29.344 | - | - |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:29.367 | - | - |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:29.470 | - | - |
| 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:29.538 | - | - |
| 17 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:31.242 | - | - |
| 18 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:31.723 | - | - |
| 19 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | - | - | - |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | - | - | - |