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  Australian Grand Prix - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park as part of the annual Formula One championship season.
Australian Grands Prix, not part of the World Championship but featuring F1 open-wheeler racing vehicles, were held at various circuits around Australia for many years.
The race was struck by tragedy in 2001, when a flying tyre from a crash between Ralf Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve flew through a gap in the barrier fence and killed a volunteer track marshal.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Australian_Grand_Prix   (732 words)

  
 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 23, 2003 at the Sepang International Circuit.
It was the second race of the 2003 season, and it was won by Kimi Räikkönen, driving a McLaren Mercedes, his first ever Grand Prix victory.
Raikkonen eventually earned his maiden Grand Prix victory with a large margin of 39s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2003_Malaysian_Grand_Prix   (592 words)

  
 Motegi Moto GP 2003, motogp calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Phillip Island is expected to bring a welcome relief from the heat and humidity of last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, where Pitt finished just outside the World Championship points.
Track knowledge and cooler conditions are expected to provide a platform for both Kawasaki riders to aim for a points scoring finish in their home Grand Prix.
As the ambitious and constantly evolving Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR project enters its second year of GP racing there is no lack of motivation to aim for the best possible result at Phillip Island with the support of family, friends and home fans alike.
www.stickyrubber.com /motogp/2003/aus_qual.html   (1188 words)

  
 Australian Grand Prix - F1 Tickets and Hotels - Grand Prix Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Australian Grand Prix is staged at the climax of what is probably the world`s greatest sporting summer: the Australian Open golf and tennis, the international cricket series…and then Albert Park comes alive as the venue of perhaps the best Grand Prix of them all.
There is something energizing about the Australian Grand Prix, something that distinguishes it from the rest of the F1 calendar.
When you have your fill of the showroom stock events, the formula races and the historic cars - not to mention the celebrities and sporting heroes who arrive by the air conditioned-van-load - you can retreat to one of the hundreds of "Grand Prix" bars and restaurants downtown or in St. Kilda, by the water.
www.gptours.com /new/race.php?id=3033   (486 words)

  
 Saltire : Blogging by Steve MacLaughlin
In a reversal of last year's French Grand Prix it was Raikkonen who this time pushed Schumacher wide.
Juan Pablo Montoya looked to be racing to victory in his Williams BMW until he spun coming out of turn 1 of the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.
McLaren is not expected to unveil their new MP4-18 challenger until at least the San Marino Grand Prix on April 20th.
saltire.weblogger.com /2003/03/09   (616 words)

  
 Stateside F1
David Coulthard won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia this week in a thriller that saw Formula One history as Ferrari failed to earn a podium position for the first time since September 1999.
It was a battle reminiscent of the 2002 French Grand Prix that Kimi lost when he slipped on some oil and ran onto the grass to avoid a full-press by Michael, who gained the lead.
Some have said (this writer included) that Kimi's efforts to fend off Michael Schumacher like that was sweet revenge for the incident in the 2002 French Grand Prix that left Kimi in the dust.
wave.prohosting.com /haveblue/US-F1/09mar2003.html   (1395 words)

  
 Foster´s Australian Grand Prix 2003
Scotland´s David Coulthard is the first winner of the 2003 Grand Prix season.
Also Ferrari brought modified 2002 cars to the Albert Park Circuit, while Williams BMW was the only top performance team to decide for their 2003 car, the FW25, that brought both their drivers into the points with Montoya second and Ralf Schumacher eighth.
Rubens Barrichello had crashed the second Ferrari very early in the race in lap 5, because he had got problems with his HANS system, that is demanded by the regulations from the 2003 Australian Grand Prix on.
www.research-racing.de /GP03-1-1.htm   (655 words)

  
 Saltire : Blogging by Steve MacLaughlin
A Lap of the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit with McLaren's David Coulthard:
With this maiden race, also came the shift of the Australian race to the beginning of the Formula One calendar.
Ferrari doesn't plan to use their new F2003-GA until the fourth round of the Championship, the San Marino Grand Prix, on April 20th.
saltire.weblogger.com /2003/03/06   (839 words)

  
 SI.com - Motor Sports - Coulthard wins thrilling Australian Grand Prix - Sunday March 09, 2003 12:30 PM
Schumacher, winner of 11 races last season while his Ferrari team took 15 of 17, had not missed a podium appearance for first, second or third places since the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in 2001.
Ferrari had been on every podium since September 1999, and Schumacher had not relinquished a lead in Formula One since the U.S. Grand Prix in September 2000.
It was McLaren's first victory since Coulthard won the Monaco Grand Prix last year.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /motorsports/news/2003/03/09/australia_gp_ap   (752 words)

  
 United States Grand Prix
I was on my way to Melbourne, Australia, for the first of 16 Grand Prix races this season.
They get two extra hours of testing on each Grand Prix weekend by agreeing to limit the amount of private testing they do during the season.
The next race on the schedule is the Malaysian Grand Prix.
www.usgpindy.com /news/story.php?story_id=1092   (1104 words)

  
 SPORT ON THE INTERNET: Formula One boasts top-of-the-range websites Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
The results last week showed 49 per cent thought that the FIA's rule changes were "great", 38 per cent were unsure and a mere 13 per cent registered their votes at the curmudgeonly end of the scale.
It should be interesting to see if events on the track at Melbourne in Sunday's opening grand prix of the season will modify opinions.
Its 2003 calendar is particularly informative, including maps and a potted history of each circuit.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_200303/ai_n12673215   (594 words)

  
 Taipei Times - archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Michael Schumacher took pole position with a lap record and paced another Ferrari 1-2 finish in qualifying yesterday for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Australian Mark Webber pushed his Jaguar into sixth place, while Japanese driver Takuma Sato got the second BAR car into seventh in 1:25.851.
Kimi Raikkonen, second in the 2003 drivers' standings, was 10th and David Coulthard, 2003 Australian Grand Prix winner, cornered too wide coming out of the last turn, sliding onto the grass and getting his McLaren airborne before finishing in 12th place.
www.taipeitimes.com /News/sport/archives/2004/03/07/2003101566/wiki   (1128 words)

  
 Australian Grand Prix: Facts & Figures || Williams F1 - Unofficial Williams F1 News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 2003, Montoya spun while in the lead, just ten laps from the finish, forfeiting his chances of winning but still coming home in second place.
Pole position in 2003 was claimed by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher with a lap time of 1:27.173m.
At the Bahrain Grand Prix, the third round of the World Championship season, experienced marshals from Australia will be in attendance.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s107/st46660.htm   (701 words)

  
 Yarra Trams :: Grand Prix - Public Transport Gets You Trackside   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Catch public transport to the Grand Prix and you'll save time and money, Transport Minister Peter Batchelor said today as he unveiled the public transport options available for the 2003 Australian Grand Prix from March 6 to 9.
Mr Batchelor said public transport was the most convenient and efficient option for most of the 350,000 fans expected to attend the first fixture on this year's international Grand Prix calendar.
Grand Prix ticket holders will benefit from free tram shuttle services between the City and the Circuit, however normal fares will apply to all tram, train and bus services that feed into the City.
www.yarratrams.com.au /default.jsp?xcid=705   (657 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Motor Sport - Australian Grand Prix - Ferrari shuts Minardi out, Red Bulls fastest
In a sensation at the Melbourne Grand Prix, Minardi missed today's first practice session with Ferrari refusing to allow the team to compete.
McLaren's test driver Pedro de la Rosa was second fastest ahead of Liuzzi's team-mate and 2003 Australian Grand Prix winner David Coulthard.
But as is often the case during the initial practice sessions, a number of the top performers, including world champion Michael Schumacher, did not perform a flying lap during the session.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200503/s1315886.htm   (401 words)

  
 Olympus sponsor Ferrari F1 team: Digital Photography Review
The Olympus logo will be prominently displayed on the nose of Ferrari F1 cars beginning with the 2003 Australian Gand Prix (March 9, 2003).
Under the terms of the three-year contract, which begins in 2003 and extends through 2005, Olympus will become one of six official sponsors of the Ferrari team.
As a result, the Olympus logo will be prominently displayed on the nose of Ferrari F1 racing cars beginning with the 2003 Australian Grand Prix, scheduled to be held on March 9, 2003 in Melbourne Australia.
www.dpreview.com /news/0303/03030402olympusferrari.asp   (490 words)

  
 F1 Memorabilia
Autographed by Michael Schumacher in the Paddock at the 2005 Foster's Australian Grand Prix.
Paul-Henri Cahier photograph of Kimi Raikkonen at the 2003 Australian Grand Prix.
Autographed by Kimi Raikkonen in the Paddock at the 2005 Foster's Australian Grand Prix.
www.users.bigpond.com /weltmeister/f1memorabilia.htm   (649 words)

  
 F1 2003 Part 1, Australia & Malaysia quiz -- free game
Which driver had to serve a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pit lane at the 2003 Australian GP?
Michael Schumacher was given a drive-through penalty at the 2003 Malaysian GP for causing an avoilable accident on the first lap, who did he crash in to?
After the Malaysian GP in 2003, who was top of the 2003 Drivers' Championship?
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=123932   (211 words)

  
 Australian Grand Prix 125 Support Race 2003
The newest addition to the racing program at the Skyy Vodka Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix may be the least powerful, but it’s packed with personality.
Sponsored by the Glen Cameron Group — an Australian leader in transport logistics, operating a fleet of more than 300 vehicles and now in its sixth year as a GP sponsor — the Aussie 125s will have four races at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit over the three-day event.
Last year Josh Waters became the youngest Australian to race in an Australian GP at only 15 years and 269 days and the youngest Aussie GP rider a week earlier in Malaysia.
mcnews.com.au /MotorcycleRacing2003/MotoGP/Aus/Preview_125_Support.htm   (3580 words)

  
 Glenn Coad Racing: Home: 2005 Foster's Australian Grand Prix, Australian Grand Prix, Glenn Coad Racing, Australian ...
Glenn Coad Racing corporate hospitality is renowned at the Australian Grand Prix, providing the best in trackside entertainment Formula 1 Racing has to offer.
Fuelled by the breathtaking action that Albert Park Circuit is now famous for, the Australian Grand Prix has clearly re-established itself over the last 10 years as an integral part of this nation's sporting and corporate entertainment calendar.
Foster’s Australian Grand Prix will undoubtedly be yet again an unforgettable experience.
www.gcracing.com.au /home.htm   (121 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Coulthard takes Melbourne thriller   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Coulthard drove a controlled, mature race to finish 8.6 seconds ahead of Williams' Juan Pablo Montoya, who had to hold off the McLaren of Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher's Ferrari for the last few laps.
It was the first time Schumacher had not been on the podium at a Grand Prix since July 2001.
Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn admitted that his team had got it wrong this time having failed to read the track conditions when the race started on a wet track but under clearing skies and a strong wind.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2832441.stm   (462 words)

  
 F1 GP 2003 Quizzes and Trivia -- FunTrivia
This is a quiz about Rounds 5 & 6, of the F1 2003 season at Catalunya and Spielberg.
The 2003 season was one of the most exciting in recent years.
This is a quiz about Rounds 3 and 4 of the F1 2003 season at Interlagos and Imola.
www.funtrivia.com /ql.cfm?cat=10684   (601 words)

  
 Formula 1 Books - F1 Specialties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
All the crucial information such as the complete line-ups and profiles of the teams and drivers, race timetable, circuit map, other race car events, great articles can be found...
Ultimate Speed Comparison The chase is on: Grand Prix greyhound versus V8 charger versus prestige road car.
Albert Park 1953: 50 Years On Australian motor racing prepared to reach unprecedented heights when Albert Park staged its first Australian Grand Prix in 1953.
www.f1specialties.com /main/books/au03.php   (417 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 2003 Results > Australian GP
GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 2003 Results > Australian GP Location: GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 2003 Results > Australian GP Supplier of the motorsport database to the FIA
The intention of the FIA's rules regarding fuel meant that the races would help to explain what had happened in qualifying.
From an image point of view the racers could not have done better.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr698.html   (1555 words)

  
 Stateside F1
In the morning practice session, BAR driver, Jacques Villeneuve, crashed his racecar, and just moments later, his teammate, Jenson Button, suffered a blown engine.
BAR-Honda’s 2003 hopes seemed to be imploding in front of the Melbourne faithful.
It might have been time to write BAR’s obituary for the weekend, but fortunes soon turned promising during Provisional Qualifying.
wave.prohosting.com /haveblue/US-F1/07mar2003.html   (653 words)

  
 Foster's Trackside
The Face of Foster's for the 2003 Australian Grand Prix, GRACE McCLURE, gets up close and personal with Formula One ace, Juan Pablo Montoya, of the Williams team.
Michael Klim with the Face of Foster's for the 2003 Australian Grand Prix, Grace McClure
The Foster's Grid Girls are a popular attraction at this year's Australian Grand Prix
www.fosterstrackside.com /photos/2003/gal_1.html   (117 words)

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