2003 FIA Sportscar Championship

June 2026 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship 2002 none The 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship was the third season of FIA Sportscar Championship, an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and organized by the International Racing Series Ltd. It was the seventh and final season of the series dating back to the International Sports Racing Series of 1997. The series featured sports prototypes divided into two categories, SR1 and SR2, and awarded championships for drivers, constructors, and teams in both classes. The series began on 13 April 2003 and ended on 21 September 2003 after seven races in Europe. Jan Lammers of the Netherlands won his second consecutive drivers championship for his Racing for Holland Dome outfit, sharing the championship with countryman John Bosch. Mirko Savolid and Pierguiseppe Peroni also earned a repeat drivers championship in the SR2 category for Lucchini Engineering after winning in five of seven events. thumb|right|250px|Jan Lammers (pictured in 2011) won the FIA Sportscar Championship for Drivers for the second consecutive year Schedule The 2003 calendar for the championship featured seven events, six in the traditional 2-hour 30-minute format plus the addition of the 1000 km Spa run in conjunction with the British GT Championship, a return to the 1000 km format last utilized in 1988. Circuito do Estoril began the season in the first visit to Portugal for the series, while Autodromo Nazionale Monza and Donington Park both returned to the series with events held in conjunction with the International Formula 3000 series; Donington would also serve as the first race in the championship to be held at night. The EuroSpeedway Lausitz would share its event with the Champ Car World Series, while Circuit Paul Armagnac and Motopark Oschersleben were also new events to the series. Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Estoril 2 Hours 30 Minutes PRT Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal 13 April 2 German 500 DEU EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz, Germany 10 May 3 44th Gran Premio Lotteria di Monza ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy 29 June 4 Oschersleben 2 Hours 30 Minutes DEU Motopark Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany 20 July 5 European Race Weekend GBR Donington Park, North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom 10 August 6 1000 km Spa BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 31 August 7 Nogaro 2 Hours 30 Minutes FRA Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France 21 September Entries SR1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds NLD Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 GoodyearDunlop 1 NLD Jan Lammers 1–6 NLD John Bosch 1–6 2 ITA Beppe Gabbiani All BOL Filipe Ortiz All MON GLV Racing Ferrari 333 SP Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Goodyear 3 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 2–3 FRA Xavier Pompidou 2–3 DNK RN Motorsport DBA4 03S Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 Dunlop 5 JPN Hayanari Shimoda 1, 4–6 DNK John Nielsen 1 GBR Andy Wallace 4–6 GBR Taurus Sports Racing Lola B2K/10 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Dunlop 6 GBR Christian Vann 1, 3 GBR Justin Keen 1, 5–6 GBR Phil Andrews 3, 5 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 6 USA Larry Oberto 6 ITA Automotive Durango Durango LMP1 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Dunlop 8 ITA Michele Rugolo 1–5, 7 ITA Leonardo Maddalena 1–5, 7 ITA Fulvio Cavicchi 3–5 GBR Earl Goddard Reynard 01Q Ford Cosworth 3.4 L V8 Dunlop 11 RSA Earl Goddard 3, 5 GBR Steve Arnold 3, 5 ITA Gianfranco Trombetti Promec PJ119 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 Goodyear 12 ITA "Gianfranco" 1, 3, 5 ITA Alex Caffi 1, 3, 5 ITA Enrico Muscioni 5 FRA Pescarolo Sport Courage C60 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 GoodyearMichelin 16 FRA Jean-Christophe Boullion 1, 3 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin 1, 5–6 FRA Franck Lagorce 3, 5–7 FRA Nicolas Minassian 4 FRA Eric Hélary 4 FRA Soheil Ayari 7 GBR Team Ascari Ascari KZR-1 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Dunlop 21 NLD Klaas Zwart 3, 5 RSA Werner Lupberger 3, 5 GBR Charles Hall 3 ITA R&M R&M SR01 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Goodyear 22 ITA Mauro Baldi 3 ITA Filippo Francioni 3 ITA Ezio Mazza 3 JPN Audi Sport Japan Audi R8 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 Michelin 25 DNK Tom Kristensen 6 JPN Seiji Ara 6 GBR Speedsport Lola B98/10 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 Goodyear 28 GBR Bob Berridge 5 GBR Amanda Stretton 5 SR2 All SR2 competitors used Avon tyres. Entrant Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Rounds ITA Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2002 Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6 52 ITA Mirko Savoldi All ITA Pieuguiseppe Peroni All ITA Filippo Francioni 6 ITA Ranieri Randaccio Lucchini SR2000 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 54 ITA Ranieri Randaccio 1, 3 GBR Paul Daniels 1 ITA Jacopo Sebastiani 3 ITA GP Racing Lucchini SR2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 55 ITA Fabio Mancini 1–6 ITA Gianni Collini 1–6 ITA Massimo Saccomanno 1–6 GBR Team Jota Pilbeam MP84 Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6 61 GBR Sam Hignett 1–6 GBR John Stack 1–6 GBR Nigel Taylor 6 GBR Team Sovereign Rapier 6 Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6 62 GBR Ian Flux 5, 7 GBR Mike Millard 5, 7 CHE Palmyr Lucchini SR2000 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 63 CHE Christophe Ricard 5–7 CHE Philippe Favre 5–7 FRA Pierre Bruneau Pilbeam MP84 Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6 99 FRA Pierre Bruneau All FRA Marc Rostan All Results and standings Race results Rnd Circuit SR1 Winning Team SR2 Winning Team Report SR1 Winning Drivers SR2 Winning Drivers 1 Estoril FRA No. 16 Pescarolo Sport ITA No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report FRA Jean-Christophe BoullionFRA Stéphane Sarrazin ITA Mirko SavoldiITA Piergiuseppe Peroni 2 Lausitz NLD No. 1 Racing for Holland ITA No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report NLD Jan LammersNLD John Bosch ITA Mirko SavoldiITA Piergiuseppe Peroni 3 Monza NLD No. 1 Racing for Holland GBR No. 61 Team Jota Report NLD Jan LammersNLD John Bosch GBR John StackGBR Sam Hignett 4 Oschersleben GBR No. 5 RN Motorsport ITA No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report GBR Andy WallaceJPN Hayanari Shimoda ITA Mirko SavoldiITA Piergiuseppe Peroni 5 Donington NLD No. 1 Racing for Holland ITA No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report NLD Jan LammersNLD John Bosch ITA Mirko SavoldiITA Piergiuseppe Peroni 6 Spa JPN No. 25 Audi Sport Japan ITA No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report DNK Tom KristensenJPN Seiji Ara ITA Mirko SavoldiITA Piergiuseppe PeroniITA Filippo Francioni 7 Nogaro FRA No. 16 Pescarolo Sport GBR No. 52 Team Sovereign Report FRA Franck LagorceFRA Soheil Ayari GBR Ian FluxGBR Mike Millard Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry. For the 1000 km Spa points were also awarded to the top eight in each category at half distance. +Points system Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Races 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Driver championships SR1 championship Pos. Position Driver Team ESTPRT LAUDEU MONITA OSCDEU DONGBR SPA BEL NOGFRA Totalpoints 500 km 1000 km 1 NLD Jan Lammers NLD Racing for Holland 3 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret 44 1 NLD John Bosch NLD Racing for Holland 3 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret 44 2 ITA Beppe Gabbiani NLD Racing for Holland 5 2 Ret 3 Ret 5 3 2 36 2 BOL Filipe Ortiz NLD Racing for Holland 5 2 Ret 3 Ret 5 3 2 36 3 JPN Hayanari Shimoda DNK RN Motorsport 2 1 Ret 2 Ret 26 4 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin FRA Pescarolo Sport 1 Ret 3 2 24 4 FRA Franck Lagorce FRA Pescarolo Sport Ret Ret 3 2 1 24 5 DNK Tom Kristensen JPN Audi Sport Japan 1 1 20 5 JPN Seiji Ara JPN Audi Sport Japan 1 1 20 6 GBR Andy Wallace DNK RN Motorsport 1 Ret 2 Ret 18 7 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi MCO GLV Racing 3 Ret 16 GBR Taurus Sports Racing 4 4 8 ITA Gianfranco Trombetti ITA Gianfranco Trombetti 6 Ret 2 11 8 ITA Alex Caffi ITA Gianfranco Trombetti 6 Ret 2 11 9 FRA Jean-Christophe Boullion FRA Pescarolo Sport 1 Ret 10 9 FRA Soheil Ayari FRA Pescarolo Sport 1 10 10 ITA Michele Rugolo ITA Automotive Durango 4 Ret Ret 4 DSQ Ret 10 10 ITA Leonardo Maddalena ITA Automotive Durango 4 Ret Ret 4 DSQ Ret 10 11 GBR Justin Keen GBR Taurus Sports Racing DNS Ret 4 4 10 11 USA Larry Oberto GBR Taurus Sports Racing 4 4 10 12 DNK John Nielsen DNK RN Motorsport 2 8 12 NLD Klaas Zwart GBR Team Ascari 2 Ret 8 12 RSA Werner Lupberger GBR Team Ascari 2 Ret 8 12 GBR Charles Hall GBR Team Ascari 2 8 12 ITA Enrico Muscioni ITA Gianfranco Trombetti 2 8 13 FRA Xavier Pompidou MCO GLV Racing 3 Ret 6 13 GBR Christian Vann GBR Taurus Sports Racing DNS 3 6 13 GBR Phil Andrews GBR Taurus Sports Racing 3 Ret 6 14 ITA Mauro Baldi ITA R&M 4 5 14 ITA Filippo Francioni ITA R&M 4 5 14 ITA Ezio Mazza ITA R&M 4 5 14 ITA Fulvio Cavicchi ITA Automotive Durango Ret 4 DSQ 5 15 RSA Earl Goddard GBR Earl Goddard 5 4 15 GBR Steve Arnold GBR Earl Goddard 5 4 SR2 championship Pos. Position Driver Team ESTPRT LAUDEU MONITA OSCDEU DONGBR SPA BEL NOGFRA Totalpoints 500 km 1000 km 1 ITA Mirko Savoldi ITA Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 60 1 ITA Pierguiseppe Peroni ITA Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 60 2 FRA Pierre Bruneau FRA Pierre Bruneau NC 3 Ret 2 5 3 NC 2 32 2 FRA Marc Rostan FRA Pierre Bruneau NC 3 Ret 2 5 3 NC 2 32 3 ITA Fabio Mancini ITA GP Racing 2 2 Ret NC 2 Ret Ret 24 3 ITA Gianni Collini ITA GP Racing 2 2 Ret NC 2 Ret Ret 24 3 ITA Massimo Saccomanno ITA GP Racing 2 2 Ret NC 2 Ret Ret 24 4 GBR Sam Hignett GBR Team Jota 4 4 1 Ret 6 Ret Ret 23 4 GBR John Stack GBR Team Jota 4 4 1 Ret 6 Ret Ret 23 5 CHE Philippe Favre CHE Palmyr 4 2 2 Ret 21 5 CHE Christophe Ricard CHE Palmyr 4 2 2 Ret 21 6 ITA Filippo Francioni ITA Lucchini Engineering 1 1 20 7 GBR Ian Flux GBR Team Sovereign 3 1 16 7 GBR Mike Millard GBR Team Sovereign 3 1 16 8 ITA Ranieri Randaccio ITA Ranieri Randaccio 3 2 14 9 ITA Jacopo Sebastiani ITA Ranieri Randaccio 2 8 10 GBR Paul Daniels ITA Ranieri Randaccio 3 6 Team championships SR1 championship Pos. Position Team ESTPRT LAUDEU MONITA OSCDEU DONGBR SPA BEL NOGFRA Totalpoints 500 km 1000 km 1 NLD Racing for Holland 3 1 1 2 1 5 3 2 62 2 FRA Pescarolo Sport 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 2 1 34 3 DNK RN Motorsport 2 1 Ret 2 Ret 26 4 JPN Audi Sport Japan 1 1 20 5 GBR Taurus Sports Racing DNS 3 Ret 4 4 16 6 ITA Gianfranco Trombetti 6 Ret 2 11 7 ITA Automotive Durango 4 Ret Ret 4 DSQ Ret 10 8 GBR Team Ascari 2 Ret 8 9 MCO GLV Racing 3 Ret 6 10 ITA R&M 4 5 11 GBR Earl Goddard 5 4 SR2 championship Pos. Position Team ESTPRT LAUDEU MONITA OSCDEU DONGBR SPA BEL NOGFRA Totalpoints 500 km 1000 km 1 ITA Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 60 2 FRA Pierre Bruneau NC 3 Ret 2 5 3 NC 2 32 3 ITA GP Racing 2 2 Ret NC 2 Ret Ret 24 4 GBR Team Jota 4 4 1 Ret 6 Ret Ret 23 5 CHE Palmyr 4 2 2 Ret 21 6 GBR Team Sovereign 3 1 16 7 ITA Ranieri Randaccio 3 2 14 Constructors championships Constructor champions are open to chassis constructors only. Engine manufacturers are not considered in the constructor entries. SR1 championship Pos. Position Constructor ESTPRT LAUDEU MONITA OSCDEU DONGBR SPA BEL NOGFRA Totalpoints 500 km 1000 km 1 Dome 3 1 1 2 1 5 3 2 62 2 Courage 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 2 1 34 3 DBA 2 1 Ret 2 Ret 26 4 Audi 1 1 20 5 Lola DNS 3 Ret 4 4 16 6 Promec 6 Ret 2 11 7 Durango 4 Ret Ret 4 DSQ Ret 10 8 Ascari 2 Ret 8 9 Ferrari 3 Ret 6 10 R&M 4 5 11 Reynard 5 4 SR2 championship Pos. Position Constructor ESTPRT LAUDEU MONITA OSCDEU DONGBR SPA BEL NOGFRA Totalpoints 500 km 1000 km 1 Lucchini 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Ret 68 2 Pilbeam 4 3 1 2 5 3 NC 2 48 3 Rapier 3 1 16 References External links Sporting Regulations for the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 14 February 2009 Race results for the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 1 November 2009 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from wsrp.ic.cz on 1 November 2009 Photo Gallery of FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 1 November 2009 Category:FIA Sportscar Championship Category:2003 in European sport Category:2003 in motorsport