2003 Formula 3 Euro Series

March 2026 Formula 3 Euro Series 2003 none Drivers' Champion: Ryan Briscoe Teams' Champion: ASM Formule 3 Nations Cup Champion: FRA France Rookie Cup Champion: Christian Klien The 2003 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the first championship year of Europe's premier Formula Three series. The championship consisted of ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits. Each weekend consisted of 1 hour and 30 minutes of free practice on Friday – in either one or two sessions – and two 30-minute qualifying sessions. This was followed by a c.110 km race on Saturday and a c.80 km race on Sunday. Each qualifying session awarded one bonus point for pole position and each race awarded points for the top eight finishers, with ten points per win. It commenced on April 26, 2003 at Hockenheimring and ended on October 26 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. Teams and drivers 2003 Entry Listhttp://www.formel3guide.com/images/starter/2003-starter-es.pdf PDF 2003 Entry List formel3guide.com 2009-09-16 2009-09-16 Wolfgang https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014712/http://www.formel3guide.com/images/starter/2003-starter-es.pdf 2015-09-24 live Team # Driver Rookie ChassisAll drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed. "N" Engine Rounds DEU Team Rosberg 3 GER Nico RosbergN Rosberg is a German driver who raced under Finnish license. Rookie F303/005 Opel All 4 AUT Andreas Zuber F303/006 All FRA ASM F3 5 FRA Alexandre Prémat Rookie F303/015 Mercedes All 6 FRA Olivier Pla F303/014 All 34 CAN Bruno Spengler Rookie F303/016 4–10 39 GBR Jamie Green 3 ITA Prema Powerteam 7 JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka F303/007 Opel All 8 AUS Ryan Briscoe F303/008 All 33 BRA Lucas di Grassi Rookie F303/022 2–3 POL Robert Kubica Rookie 4–10 FRA Signature Plus 9 FRA Nicolas Lapierre F302/043 Sodemo All 10 BRA Fabio Carbone F302/018 All 42 PRT César Campaniço F302/067 10 CHE Opel Team KMS 11 DEU Timo Glock F303/009 Opel All 12 DEU Maro Engel Rookie F302/009 1–5 DEU Hendrik Vieth Rookie 6 GBR Adam Carroll 7–10 FRA Saulnier Racing 14 CHE Harold Primat F302/021 Sodemo All 15 FRA Simon Abadie F302/060 1–5 PRT Nicolas ArmindoN Armindo is a French driver who raced this year under Portuguese racing license. Rookie 9–10 ITA Team Ghinzani 16 NLD Robert Doornbos F302/052 Mugen All 17 PRT Álvaro Parente F302/003 All 38 AUT Philipp Baron Rookie F302/042 3–10 FRA LD Autosport 18 ITA Stefano Proetto F302/065 Mugen 1–6 FRA Patrice Manopoulos Rookie 7–10 19 FRA Simon Abadie F302/063 6–10 CHE Swiss Racing Team 20 CHE Gilles Tinguely F302/061 Opel 1–5 21 PRT César Campaniço F302/011 1–7 35 AUS James Manderson F302/062 1–4 ITA Stefano Proetto 9–10 41 DEU Marcel Lasée 5–7, 9 DEU Mücke Motorsport 22 DEU Markus Winkelhock F302/012 Mercedes All 23 AUT Christian Klien Rookie F302/032 All DEU Kolles 24 NLD Charles Zwolsman Jr. F303/012 Mercedes All 25 BEL Jan Heylen Rookie F302/076 1–7 GBR Jamie Green 8–10 DEU MB Racing Performance 28 GRC Alexandros Margaritis Rookie F303/021 Opel All 36 DEU Daniel la Rosa Rookie F302/083 All LUX Superfund TME 29 JPN Sakon Yamamoto F303/001 Toyota All 30 AUT Bernhard Auinger F302/088 All AUT HBR Motorsport 31 AUT Richard Lietz F302/030Opel All 32 ITA Claudio Torre Rookie F302/033 5–9 ITA Drumel Motorsport 37 KOR 1997 Dong-Wook Lee Rookie F303/004 Mugen 1–2 38 AUT Philipp Baron Rookie F303/003 1–2 Icon Legend Rookie Rookie Driver changes Entering Formula 3 Euro Series Simon Abadie: French Formula Three Championship (Saulnier Racing) → Saulnier Racing Nicolas Armindo: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (ASM Elf) → Saulnier Racing Bernhard Auinger: German Formula Three Championship (Opel Team BSR) → Superfund TME Philipp Baron: Debut → Drumel Motorsport Ryan Briscoe: German Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) & International Formula 3000 (Coca-Cola Nordic Racing) → Prema Powerteam César Campaniço: German Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) → Swiss Racing Team Fabio Carbone: British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → Signature Plus Adam Carroll: British Formula 3 National Class (Sweeney Racing) → Opel Team KMS Robert Doornbos: German Formula Three Championship (Team Ghinzani) → Team Ghinzani Maro Engel: Formula BMW ADAC (Eifelland Racing) → Opel Team KMS Timo Glock: German Formula Three Championship (Opel Team KMS) → Opel Team KMS Lucas di Grassi: Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil (G Force Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam Jamie Green: Formula Renault 2.0 UK (Fortec Motorsport) → ASM Jan Heylen: British Formula Ford Championship (Duckhams) → Kolles Katsuyuki Hiranaka: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (TOM'S) → Prema Powerteam Christian Klien: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (JD Motorsport) → Mücke Motorsport Robert Kubica: Formula Renault 2.0 Italy & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (RC Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam Nicolas Lapierre: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Graff Racing) & French Formula Three Championship (Signature) → Signature Plus Marcel Lasée: German Formula Three Championship (Mücke Motorsport) → Swiss Racing Team Dong-Wook Lee: Asian Formula Three Championship (E-Rain) → Drumel Motorsport Richard Lietz: German Formula Three Championship (Palfinger F3 Racing) → HBR Motorsport James Manderson: Australian Formula 3 (Bronte Rundle Motorsport) → Swiss Racing Team Patrice Manopoulos: Debut → LD Autosport Alexandros Margaritis: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Formula BMW ADAC (Weigl Motorsport) → MB Racing Performance Álvaro Parente: Spanish Formula Three Championship (Racing Engineering) → Team Ghinzani Olivier Pla: French Formula Three Championship (ASM) → ASM Alexandre Prémat: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (ASM Elf) → ASM Harold Primat: British Formula 3 National Class (Diamond Racing) → Saulnier Racing Stefano Proetto: German Formula Three Championship (Team Kolles Racing & Swiss Racing Team) → LD Autosport Daniel la Rosa: Formula Volkswagen Germany (???) → MB Racing Performance Nico Rosberg: Formula BMW ADAC (VIVA Racing) → Team Rosberg Bruno Spengler: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Jenzer Motorsport) → ASM Gilles Tinguely: German Formula Three Championship (Swiss Racing Team) → Swiss Racing Team Claudio Torre: Formula BMW ADAC (Springbok Motorsport) → HBR Motorsport Hendrik Vieth: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SL Formula Racing) → Opel Team KMS Markus Winkelhock: German Formula Three Championship (Mücke Motorsport) → Mücke Motorsport Sakon Yamamoto: German Formula Three Championship (GM Motorsport, Team Kolles Racing) → Superfund TME Andreas Zuber: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (Motopark Oschersleben) → Team Rosberg Charles Zwolsman Jr.: German Formula Three Championship (Team Kolles Racing) → Kolles Midseason changes César Campaniço joined Signature Plus for the Magny-Cours round Simon Abadie joined LD Autosport from the Nürburgring round onwards. Philipp Baron joined Team Ghinzani from the Pau round onwards. Stefano Proetto joined Swiss Racing Team from the second Hockenheimring round onwards. Calendar The series supported the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at seven rounds. It was also a part of the Grand Prix Aurore at two French meetings, while at the third, it was the headline event of the Pau Grand Prix. Round Circuit Country Date 1 R1 Hockenheimring 26 April R2 27 April 2 R1 Adria International Raceway 10 May R2 11 May 3 R1 Pau Circuit 8 June R2 9 June 4 R1 Norisring, Nuremberg 21 June R2 22 June 5 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 12 July R2 13 July 6 R1 Nürburgring 16 August R2 17 August 7 R1 A1-Ring, Spielberg 6 September R2 7 September 8 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 20 September R2 21 September 9 R1 Hockenheimring 4 October R2 5 October 10 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 25 October R2 26 October Results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning rookie 1 R1 DEU Hockenheimring FRA Olivier Pla DEU Markus Winkelhock AUS Ryan Briscoe ITA Prema Powerteam AUT Christian Klien R2 FRA Olivier Pla DEU Timo Glock AUS Ryan Briscoe ITA Prema Powerteam FIN Nico Rosberg 2 R1 ITA Adria International Raceway AUT Christian Klien AUS Ryan Briscoe DEU Timo Glock CHE Opel Team KMS AUT Christian Klien R2 FIN Nico Rosberg AUS Ryan Briscoe AUS Ryan Briscoe ITA Prema Powerteam FIN Nico Rosberg 3 R1 FRA Pau Circuit FRA Nicolas Lapierre JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka AUS Ryan Briscoe ITA Prema Powerteam GRC Alexandros Margaritis R2 AUS Ryan Briscoe FRA Alexandre Prémat BRA Fabio Carbone FRA Signature Plus BRA Lucas di Grassi 4 R1 DEU Norisring, Nuremberg FRA Alexandre Prémat FRA Alexandre Prémat POL Robert Kubica ITA Prema Powerteam POL Robert Kubica R2 FRA Alexandre Prémat POL Robert Kubica FRA Alexandre Prémat FRA ASM F3 FRA Alexandre Prémat 5 R1 FRA Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans AUT Christian Klien FIN Nico Rosberg FIN Nico Rosberg DEU Team Rosberg FIN Nico Rosberg R2 FRA Olivier Pla POL Robert Kubica AUT Christian Klien DEU Mücke Motorsport AUT Christian Klien 6 R1 DEU Nürburgring AUT Christian Klien DEU Markus Winkelhock DEU Markus Winkelhock DEU Mücke Motorsport FRA Alexandre Prémat R2 AUT Christian Klien AUT Christian Klien AUT Christian Klien DEU Mücke Motorsport AUT Christian Klien 7 R1 AUT A1-Ring, Spielberg AUS Ryan Briscoe POL Robert Kubica AUS Ryan Briscoe ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Alexandre Prémat R2 AUS Ryan Briscoe FIN Nico Rosberg AUS Ryan Briscoe ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Alexandre Prémat 8 R1 NLD Circuit Park Zandvoort AUT Christian Klien AUT Christian Klien AUT Christian Klien DEU Mücke Motorsport AUT Christian Klien R2 AUT Christian Klien AUS Ryan Briscoe AUS Ryan Briscoe ITA Prema Powerteam AUT Christian Klien 9 R1 DEU Hockenheimring DEU Markus Winkelhock AUS Ryan Briscoe DEU Timo Glock CHE Opel Team KMS GRC Alexandros Margaritis R2 AUS Ryan Briscoe AUS Ryan Briscoe AUS Ryan Briscoe ITA Prema Powerteam AUT Christian Klien 10 R1 FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours GRC Alexandros Margaritis DEU Markus Winkelhock DEU Markus Winkelhock DEU Mücke Motorsport POL Robert Kubica R2 GRC Alexandros Margaritis AUT Christian Klien DEU Timo Glock CHE Opel Team KMS AUT Christian Klien Season standings Drivers Standings Points are awarded as follows: 12345678PPRace 1 & 21086543211 Pos Driver HOC1DEU ADRITA PAUFRA NORDEU LMSFRA NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOC2DEU MAGFRA Points 1 AUS Ryan Briscoe 1 1 5 1 1 2 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret 7 1 1 17 1 17 1 14 14 110 2 AUT Christian Klien 4 5 3 21 Ret 7 Ret 10 2 1 Ret 1 5 5 1 2 23† 3 Ret 3 89 3 FRA Olivier Pla DSQ 2 8 3 2 16† 3 Ret 4 24† 2 9 27† 4 3 3 10 6 2 7 74 4 DEU Markus Winkelhock 3 4 Ret 17 21† Ret Ret 5 8 18 1 2 4 6 4 4 Ret 2 1 9 71 5 DEU Timo Glock 6 7 1 13 3 Ret 2 3 18 25 14 12 12 9 15 14 1 22 13 1 55 6 BRA Fabio Carbone 11 11 2 10 4 1 5 12 6 2 6 23† 15 12 21 6 4 Ret 3 Ret 55 7 FRA Alexandre Prémat DSQ 24† 7 5 22† Ret Ret 1 5 23† 5 11 2 2 Ret 5 9 Ret Ret 5 50 8 FIN Nico Rosberg Ret 3 Ret 2 15 17† 8 Ret 1 11 Ret 3 8 3 18 8 7 14 6 Ret 44 9 NLD Robert Doornbos 2 8 10 6 8 DSQ 12 4 NC 8 3 Ret 10 8 5 7 13 Ret 9 2 40 10 CAN Bruno Spengler 19† Ret 11 3 16 4 3 7 2 Ret 6 5 Ret 21 34 11 FRA Nicolas Lapierre 5 Ret 6 11 DSQ 15 6 6 13 5 11 Ret 16 10 9 9 3 7 5 6 33 12 POL Robert Kubica 1 2 27† 7 9 6 11 Ret 7 24† 24† 10 4 8 31 13 GRC Alexandros Margaritis 8 25† 9 27† 7 DNS 16 Ret 23 9 10 14 DSQ 17 14 13 2 4 26† 4 23 14 FRA Simon Abadie 7 Ret 20 19 5 5 17† Ret 26 6 15 10 23 14 6 Ret 8 8 8 22† 19 15 AUT Bernhard Auinger 25 Ret 13 4 Ret 10 20† Ret 12 4 4 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 18 Ret 15 16 PRT César Campaniço 14 6 4 Ret Ret 8 7 7 14 Ret 13 15 19 Ret 21 18 13 17 GBR Adam Carroll 6 Ret 11 15 5 Ret Ret 17 7 18 AUT Richard Lietz 24† 15 15 8 12 9 Ret 19 17 21 Ret 5 18 Ret 19 17 Ret 12 7 Ret 7 19 NLD Charles Zwolsman Jr. 10 12 Ret 7 17 6 Ret 9 10 14 12 13 7 13 16 18 12 9 11 Ret 7 20 GBR Jamie Green Ret 3 Ret 19 15 Ret 10 10 6 21 BRA Lucas di Grassi 14 18 9 4 5 22 JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka 13 Ret 12 12 6 13 14 Ret 22 17 8 18 26 16 10 10 22† 23 20 13 4 23 DEU Marcel Lasée 19 12 7 8 17 Ret 11 Ret 3 24 AUT Andreas Zuber 17 9 18 23 20 DNS Ret 13 7 13 22 Ret 9 Ret 13 12 Ret 21† 25 Ret 2 25 PRT Álvaro Parente 9 13 11 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 16 10 DSQ EX 29† DSQ 8 11 18 15 12 12 1 26 DEU Daniel la Rosa 18 19 17 14 Ret 12 18 8 21 16 Ret 16 14 18 12 20 Ret 11 16 15 1 27 JPN Sakon Yamamoto 15 10 22 9 23† 18 Ret 11 9 26† 19 19 22 15 Ret 16 Ret 18 17 11 0 28 BEL Jan Heylen 20 18 19 15 10 DNS 11 17 15 15 Ret Ret 20 21 0 29 AUS James Manderson 21 21 21 Ret 16 14 10 15 0 30 ITA Stefano Proetto 16 14 24 16 13 11 Ret Ret 24 Ret 18 17 16 Ret 15 Ret 0 31 DEU Maro Engel 12 16 23 24 Ret 14 20 20 0 32 AUT Philipp Baron Ret 20 26 Ret 19 DNS 13 16 Ret Ret DNS 21† 21 Ret 20 21 14 17 19 16 0 33 CHE Gilles Tinguely 19 17 16 20 14 DNS 0 34 CHE Harold Primat 22 22 Ret 25 18 Ret 15 18 28† 19 21 24† 24 22 22 22 21 Ret 24 Ret 0 35 ITA Claudio Torre 25 22 20 20 25 19 20† 16 0 36 DEU Hendrik Vieth 17 22† 0 37 FRA Patrice Manopoulos 28† 20DNS 23 19 19 23 20 0 38 PRT Nicolas Armindo Ret 20 22 19 0 39 KOR 1997 Dong-Wook Lee 23 23 25 26 0 Pos Driver HOC1DEU ADRITA PAUFRA NORDEU LMSFRA NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOC2DEU MAGFRA PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Rookie Cup Rookie drivers are only eligible for the Rookie Cup title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship. Pos Driver HOC1DEU ADRITA PAUFRA NORDEU LMSFRA NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOC2DEU MAGFRA Points 1 AUT Christian Klien 4 5 3 21 Ret 7 Ret 10 2 1 Ret 1 5 5 1 2 23 3 Ret 3 134 2 FIN Nico Rosberg Ret 3 Ret 2 15 17 8 Ret 1 11 Ret 3 8 3 18 8 7 14 6 Ret 102 3 FRA Alexandre Prémat DSQ 24 7 5 22 Ret Ret 1 5 23 5 11 2 2 Ret 5 9 Ret Ret 5 96 4 GRC Alexandros Margaritis 8 25 9 27 7 DNS 16 Ret 23 9 10 14 DSQ 17 14 13 2 4 26 4 88 5 POL Robert Kubica 1 2 27 7 9 6 11 Ret 7 24 24 10 4 8 69 6 DEU Daniel la Rosa 18 19 17 14 Ret 12 18 8 21 16 Ret 16 14 18 12 20 Ret 11 16 15 66 7 CAN Bruno Spengler 19 Ret 11 3 16 4 3 7 2 Ret 6 5 Ret 21 61 8 BEL Jan Heylen 20 18 19 15 10 DNS 11 17 15 15 Ret Ret 20 21 41 9 AUT Philipp Baron Ret 20 26 Ret 19 DNS 13 16 Ret Ret DNS 21 21 Ret 20 21 14 17 19 16 35 10 BRA Lucas di Grassi 14 18 9 4 28 11 DEU Maro Engel 12 16 23 24 Ret 14 20 20 24 12 FRA Patrice Manopoulos 28 20DNS 23 19 19 23 20 10 13 ITA Claudio Torre 25 22 20 20 25 19 20 16 10 14 PRT Nicolas Armindo Ret 20 22 19 6 15 DEU Hendrik Vieth 17 22 4 Pos Driver HOC1DEU ADRITA PAUFRA NORDEU LMSFRA NÜRDEU A1RAUT ZANNLD HOC2DEU MAGFRA Points Nations Cup Nation Points 1 166 2 128 3 107 4 105 5 60 6 47 7 45 8 34 9 31 10 21 11 14 12 GBR 13 13 4 Notes N References External links Forix.autosport.com Speedsport Magazine Formel3guide.com (German language) F1Prospects.com Category:Formula 3 Euro Series seasons Formula 3 Euro Series Euro Series Formula 3 Euro Series