2003 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition January 2020 March 2014 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship 2002 2004 The 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Formula 4000 regulations.Sporting Regulations – 2003 Holden Australian Drivers’ Championship for the CAMS Gold Star Retrieved on 5 May 2012 The title was contested over a six-round, twelve race series which was promoted as the 2003 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship for the CAMS Gold Star. It was the 47th Australian Drivers' Championship.http://www.formula3.com.au/files/09files/series/goldstar.asp Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009 formula3.com.au 10 June 2010 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234043/http://www.formula3.com.au/files/09files/series/goldstar.asp dead New Zealander Daniel Gaunt won the championship driving three different Reynards for two different teams over the course of the season. Gaunt only won two of the twelve races but achieved a race finishing consistency his rivals lacked and finished eight points ahead of his nearest rivals. Second place was tied between Jonny Reid and Paul Trengove,Gold Star Glory for Dreamchaser - 01.12.03, www.f4000.com, as archived at web.archive.org both driving Reynards. Apart from the seven wins claimed by Gaunt and Reid, three wins were taken by another New Zealander, Nelson Hartley (Reynard 94D & Reynard 97D), and two wins by Ricky Occhipinti (Reynard 97D and 98D). Teams and drivers Entrant Chassis No Drivers Rounds Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 94D 4 AUS Peter Hill 6 Fremder Automotive Reynard 92D 5 AUS Simon Kane 6 Ralt Australia Reynard 90D 10 AUS Brett Campbell 1 Reynard 94D 11 NZL Nelson Hartley 1 AUS Michael Caruso 2 AUS Christian Jones 3 NZL Ken Smith 4 NZL Daniel Gaunt 5–6 Reynard 96D 12 NZL Jonny Reid All Mantis Racing Reynard 96D 17 AUS Mark Ellis 4 AUS Michael Joannou 5–6 Peters Racing Reynard 91D 24 AUS Ian Peters All The Family Car Centre Reynard 92D 27 AUS Terry Clearihan All Listec Racing Reynard 31 AUS Ryan Campbell 6 Formula Uno Racing Reynard 97D 32 AUS Ricky Occhipinti All CPA Australia Reynard 95D 34 AUS Paul Trengove 2–6 ARLEC Reynard 92D 49 AUS Rohan Carrig All Pure Power Racing Reynard 92D 69 NZL Daniel Gaunt 1–2 AUS Chris Hocking 3 Reynard 96D 76 NZL Daniel Gaunt 3–4 Hocking Motorsport Reynard 97D 74 JPN Akihiro Asai 1 AUS Darren Hossack 4 NZL Ken Smith 5 AUS Derek Pingel 6 Reynard 97D 75 USA Mikel Miller 1 NZL Nelson Hartley 2–6 Reynard 97D 76 USA Mikel Miller 2 Race calendar The 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship was contested over a six-round series with two races per round. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Wakefield Park RacewayGoulburn, New South Wales 21–23 February JPN Akihiro Asai NZL Jonny Reid AUS Ricky Occhipinti Hocking Motorsport R2 NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid Ralt Australia 2 R1 Winton Motor Raceway(Benalla, Victoria) 23–25 May NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid AUS Ricky Occhipinti Hocking Motorsport R2 AUS Ricky Occhipinti NZL Nelson Hartley Hocking Motorsport 3 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit(Phillip Island, Victoria) 4–6 July AUS Ricky Occhipinti NZL Nelson Hartley NZL Nelson Hartley Hocking Motorsport R2 NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Nelson Hartley Hocking Motorsport 4 R1 Winton Motor Raceway(Benalla, Victoria) 1–3 August NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid Ralt Australia R2 NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid Ralt Australia 5 R1 Mallala Motor Sport Park(Mallala, South Australia) 29–31 August NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid NZL Daniel Gaunt Ralt Australia R2 AUS Paul Trengove NZL Daniel Gaunt Ralt Australia 6 R1 Eastern Creek International Raceway(Eastern Creek, New South Wales) 28–30 November NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid Ralt Australia R2 NZL Jonny Reid NZL Jonny Reid Ralt Australia Points system Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten positions in each race. The round winner for each round was determined by the aggregation of championship points awarded in that round. Where more than one driver had been awarded equal points, the round result was determined by the placings in Race 2. Results           Wakefield Park Winton Phillip Island Winton Mallala Eastern Creek Position2003 Holden Australian Drivers Championship – Points Allocation, Retrieved from www.f4000.com circa 2004. Website no longer current. Driver No2003 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz https://web.archive.org/web/20070321095903/http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi 21 March 2007 Retrieved on 5 May 2012 Car Entrant Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Total 1 Daniel Gaunt 69 & 12 Reynard 92D, 96D & 94D Holden Pure Power Racing & Ralt Australia 8 8 6 10 8 15 15 - 20 20 15 15 140 2 Jonny Reid 12 Reynard 96D Holden Ralt Australia 12 20 - - 10 - 20 20 10 - 20 20 132 2 Paul Trengove 34 Reynard 95D Holden CPA Australia - - 15 15 12 12 12 15 12 15 12 12 132 4 Ricky Occhipinti 32 Reynard 97D & 98D Holden Formula Uno Racing 20 12 20 8 - - 10 12 15 12 8 8 125 5 Nelson Hartley 11 & 75 Reynard 94D & 97D Holden Ralt Australia & Hocking Motorsport 15 15 8 20 20 20 - - - - - 6 104 6 Ian Peters 24 Reynard 91D Holden EDS 10 6 4 6 - 6 6 8 3 8 10 4 71 7 Terry Clearihan 27 Reynard 92D Holden National Neon Signs Canberra 6 - 10 - 15 10 - 6 - 10 6 - 63 8 Rohan Carrig 49 Reynard 92D Holden Arlec / CRD Motorsport - 4 - 4 6 8 - - 6 6 3 2 39 9 Mikel Miller 75 Reynard 97D Holden Hocking Motorsport - 10 12 - - - - - - - - - 22 10 Darren Hossack 74 Reynard Holden Hocking Motorsport - - - - - - 8 10 - - - - 18 11 Michael Caruso 11 Reynard Holden Ralt Australia - - - 12 - - - - - - - - 12 12 Michael Joannou 17 Reynard 96D Holden Mantis Racing - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 3 11 13 Peter Hill 4 Reynard 94D Holden Greg Murphy Racing - - - - - - - - - - - 10 10 14 Mark Ellis 17 Reynard Holden Mantis Racing - - - - - - 3 4 - - - - 7 15 Ken Smith 11 Reynard 97D Holden Ralt Australia - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 Note: All cars were required to be fitted with a 3.8-litre Holden V6 engine.Grant Rowley, Fortune formula, program, Konica V8 Supercar Series, Round 6, 30–31 August 2003, Mallala, pages 30 & 31 Silver Star Position'03 Silver Star, www.f4000.com, as archived at web.archive.org Driver No Car Entrant Points 1 Ian Peters 24 Reynard 91D Holden EDS 197 2 Terry Clearihan 27 Reynard 92D Holden National Neon Signs Canberra 125 3 Rohan Carrig 49 Reynard 92D Holden Arlec / CRD Motorsport 117 Note: Approved competitors were awarded points towards a Silver Star Trophy based on their finishing positions in each race relative to other such nominated competitors. These points had no reflection on the Australian Drivers' Championship classification. Yokohama Rookie of the Year Award The Yokohama Rookie of the Year Award was won by Daniel Gaunt. The award was open to drivers who had contested less than two races for the Australian Drivers' Championship since 1989. References Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Formula Holden Australian Drivers