2003 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
Appearance
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Race 15 of 16 races in the 2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 19 October 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | SKYY vodka Australian Grand Prix[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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The 2003 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 2003 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 17–19 October 2003 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. The MotoGP race was famous after Valentino Rossi won the world title after getting a 10-second penalty after overtaking under yellow flags after Troy Bayliss had crashed.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Valentino_Rossi_and_Nicky_Hayden_2003_Phillip_Island.jpg/220px-Valentino_Rossi_and_Nicky_Hayden_2003_Phillip_Island.jpg)
MotoGP classification
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 46 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda | Honda | 27 | 41:53.543[N 1] | 1 | 25 |
2 | 65 | ![]() |
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 27 | +5.212 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 69 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda | Honda | 27 | +12.039 | 5 | 16 |
4 | 15 | ![]() |
Telefónica Movistar Honda | Honda | 27 | +12.070 | 3 | 13 |
5 | 11 | ![]() |
Camel Pramac Pons | Honda | 27 | +12.294 | 8 | 11 |
6 | 19 | ![]() |
Gauloises Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 27 | +28.017 | 15 | 10 |
7 | 56 | ![]() |
d'Antín Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 27 | +28.044 | 11 | 9 |
8 | 7 | ![]() |
Fortuna Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 27 | +40.112 | 9 | 8 |
9 | 10 | ![]() |
Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 27 | +41.410 | 14 | 7 |
10 | 6 | ![]() |
Pramac Honda | Honda | 27 | +49.902 | 17 | 6 |
11 | 99 | ![]() |
Proton Team KR | Proton KR | 27 | +51.260 | 10 | 5 |
12 | 21 | ![]() |
Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 27 | +54.101 | 13 | 4 |
13 | 8 | ![]() |
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 27 | +54.779 | 12 | 3 |
14 | 41 | ![]() |
Alice Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 27 | +1:01.520 | 19 | 2 |
15 | 88 | ![]() |
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 27 | +1:06.080 | 21 | 1 |
16 | 45 | ![]() |
Alice Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 27 | +1:06.630 | 18 | |
17 | 3 | ![]() |
Camel Pramac Pons | Honda | 27 | +1:14.003 | 6 | |
18 | 9 | ![]() |
Proton Team KR | Proton KR | 26 | +1 lap | 20 | |
19 | 23 | ![]() |
Telefónica Movistar Honda | Honda | 26 | +1 lap | 22 | |
20 | 35 | ![]() |
WCM | Harris WCM | 26 | +1 lap | 24 | |
Ret | 33 | ![]() |
Fortuna Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 14 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Gauloises Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 9 | Retirement | 16 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 3 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 52 | ![]() |
WCM | Harris WCM | 0 | Accident | 23 | |
Sources:[4][5][6] |
250 cc classification
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
Honda | 25 | 45:14.993 | 8 | 25 |
2 | 14 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +14.040 | 11 | 20 |
3 | 10 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +33.511 | 5 | 16 |
4 | 21 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +54.252 | 3 | 13 |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Honda | 25 | +1:06.895 | 13 | 11 |
6 | 8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +1:06.943 | 9 | 10 |
7 | 36 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1:13.421 | 12 | 9 |
8 | 13 | ![]() |
Honda | 25 | +1:22.119 | 10 | 8 |
9 | 54 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1:22.163 | 7 | 7 |
10 | 16 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1:25.303 | 22 | 6 |
11 | 24 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1:41.591 | 1 | 5 |
12 | 52 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +2:49.682 | 18 | 4 |
13 | 28 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +1 lap | 17 | 3 |
14 | 9 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +1 lap | 19 | 2 |
15 | 57 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +1 lap | 15 | 1 |
16 | 33 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +1 lap | 16 | |
17 | 18 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +2 laps | 25 | |
18 | 11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 22 | +3 laps | 20 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
Honda | 19 | Accident | 23 | |
Ret | 34 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | Accident | 14 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Honda | 5 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 98 | ![]() |
Honda | 4 | Accident | 24 | |
Ret | 79 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 4 | Retirement | 26 | |
Ret | 26 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 2 | Accident | 21 | |
Ret | 50 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
DNQ | 77 | ![]() |
Yamaha | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | 78 | ![]() |
Honda | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | 80 | ![]() |
Honda | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | 76 | ![]() |
Yamaha | Did not qualify | |||
Source:[7] |
125 cc classification
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 50 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | 43:41.886 | 23 | 25 |
2 | 8 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +8.849 | 17 | 20 |
3 | 17 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | +14.187 | 9 | 16 |
4 | 19 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | +14.752 | 16 | 13 |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | +16.387 | 22 | 11 |
6 | 80 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | +22.852 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 15 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | +23.167 | 2 | 9 |
8 | 48 | ![]() |
Derbi | 23 | +39.210 | 5 | 8 |
9 | 79 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | +45.888 | 14 | 7 |
10 | 88 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | +48.500 | 15 | 6 |
11 | 41 | ![]() |
Gilera | 23 | +1:07.473 | 20 | 5 |
12 | 31 | ![]() |
Malaguti | 23 | +1:08.499 | 28 | 4 |
13 | 32 | ![]() |
Malaguti | 23 | +1:25.817 | 18 | 3 |
14 | 26 | ![]() |
Derbi | 23 | +1:46.395 | 27 | 2 |
15 | 33 | ![]() |
Gilera | 23 | +1:50.845 | 25 | 1 |
16 | 12 | ![]() |
Honda | 22 | +1 lap | 12 | |
17 | 28 | ![]() |
Honda | 22 | +1 lap | 31 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | Retirement | 29 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 19 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 46 | ![]() |
Honda | 19 | Retirement | 33 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 17 | Accident | 1 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 17 | Retirement | 24 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 14 | Accident | 10 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 14 | Accident | 13 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
KTM | 12 | Accident | 19 | |
Ret | 36 | ![]() |
KTM | 9 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 8 | Retirement | 26 | |
Ret | 58 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 7 | Accident | 11 | |
Ret | 34 | ![]() |
Honda | 6 | Retirement | 8 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 5 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 44 | ![]() |
Honda | 5 | Retirement | 30 | |
Ret | 63 | ![]() |
Honda | 1 | Accident | 21 | |
Ret | 42 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 1 | Retirement | 32 | |
DNS | 24 | ![]() |
Honda | Did not start | |||
DNQ | 45 | ![]() |
Honda | Did not qualify | |||
WD | 3 | ![]() |
Honda | Withdrew | |||
Source:[8] |
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
[edit]Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.[9][10]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
[edit]- ^ 10-second penalty for overtaking under yellow flags.
References
[edit]- ^ "2003 Australian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Sports, Dorna. "Rossi wins dramatic Philip Island encounter despite ten second penalty - MotoGP". motogp.com.
- ^ "2003 Australian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "SKYY Vodka Australian Grand Prix – MotoGP – Race Classification" (PDF). Motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2003". Motogp.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "SKYY Vodka Australian Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "SKYY Vodka Australian Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "World championship standings". Crash. 19 October 2003.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2003. Retrieved 22 August 2019.