Jaguar Formula One - Albert Park Race Summary

By Steve
March 12 2003

The Jaguar Drivers started on dry tyres in todays Formula One race. They struggled for pace in the early stages, prior to the development of a dry line.

When the track did dry the Jaguar of Mark Webber made his way up to 4th place. Antonio Pizzonia was struggling with his car on a track that he has very little experience on.

Da Matta brought the pace car out, bunching the field up and severely reducing any advantage made by the guys who started on dry tyres.
When the race was restarted Webber lost two positions, in two corners, before realising that he was supposed to be racing. He Put his head down and was closing on Michael Schumacher in 5th position, before a rear suspension failure ended his race.

Antonio spun off the track on lap 28, but managed to continue on. He made two pit-stops before retiring in the later stages of the race.

Race Results

P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Gaps/Laps Average Stops
1. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1h34'42"124 194.868 Km/h 2
2. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M + 0'08"675 194.571 Km/h 2
3. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M + 0'09"192 194.554 Km/h 2
4. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B + 0'09"482 194.544 Km/h 3
5. 7 TRULLI Renault M + 0'38"801 193.547 Km/h 2
6. 10 FRENTZEN Sauber Petronas B + 0'43"928 193.373 Km/h 2
7. 8 ALONSO Renault M + 0'45"074 193.335 Km/h 2
8. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M + 0'45"745 193.312 Km/h 2
9. 16 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda B + 1'05"536 192.646 Km/h 3
10. 17 BUTTON BAR Honda B + 1'05"974 192.632 Km/h 3
11. 19 VERSTAPPEN Minardi Cosworth B 1 lap(s) 1
12. 11 FISICHELLA Jordan Ford B 6 lap(s) 3
13. 15 PIZZONIA Jaguar Cosworth M 6 lap(s) 2
14. 20 PANIS Toyota M 27 lap(s) 2
15. 9 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas B 38 lap(s) 1
16. 18 WILSON Minardi Cosworth B 42 lap(s) 2
17. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 43 lap(s) 0
18. 21 DA MATTA Toyota M 51 lap(s) 0
19. 12 FIRMAN Jordan Ford B 52 lap(s) 0
20. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 53 lap(s) 0