2003 Macau Grand Prix

Formula Three motor race July 2018 July 2018 Race details200x200pxDate16 November 2003LocationGuia Circuit, MacauCourseTemporary street circuit 6.120 km mi onDistance25 laps, 152.925 km mi onFirst legPoleDriverBRA Fábio CarboneSignature TeamTime2:13.016Fastest LapDriverAUS James CourtneyTOM'STime2:13.381PodiumFirstAUS James CourtneyTOM'SSecondFRA Nicolas LapierreSignature TeamThirdUSA Richard AntinucciHitech RacingSecond legDriverAUS James CourtneyTOM'SFastest LapDriverAUS James CourtneyTOM'STime2:12.937PodiumFirstFRA Nicolas LapierreSignature TeamSecondBRA Fábio CarboneSignature TeamThirdJPN Katsuyuki HiranakaPrema Powerteam The 2003 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 50th Macau Grand Prix) was a Formula Three (F3) motor race held on the streets of Macau on 16 November 2003. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2003 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any F3 championship, but was open to entries from all F3 championships. The race was divided into two legs: the first leg, which lasted ten laps, was held in the morning. The afternoon leg lasted fifteen laps. The driver who completed all 25 laps in the shortest time was declared the overall winner. The 2003 event was the 50th Macau Grand Prix and the 21st for F3 cars. Nicolas Lapierre of Signature Plus won the event after finishing second in the first leg, which was won by James Courtney of TOM'S. Four laps from the finish, Lapierre took the lead after Courtney suffered a puncture running over carbon fibre debris and crashed into the wall at the Melco hairpin. Lapierre became the first rookie to win in Macau since David Coulthard in 1991. Fábio Carbone's sister Signature Plus car finished second and Prema Powerteam's Katsuyuki Hiranaka was third. Background and entry list The Macau Grand Prix is a Formula Three (F3) race that has been dubbed the territory's most prestigious international sporting event and a stepping stone to higher motorsport categories such as Formula One.http://en.macaotourism.gov.mo/events/majorevent_detail.php?id=7 Macau Grand Prix Macao Government Tourism Office https://web.archive.org/web/20180211155754/http://en.macaotourism.gov.mo/events/majorevent_detail.php?id=7 11 February 2018 live 28 October 2018https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/the-macau-grand-prix.html The Macau Grand Prix – A look back through time Carino JP 7 December 2007 AutoIndustriya.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171116065247/https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/the-macau-grand-prix.html 16 November 2017 15 November 2017 The 2003 Macau Grand Prix was the race's 50th edition and the 21st to be held to F3 rules. It took place on the 6.2 km mi on 22-turn Guia Circuit on 16 November 2003 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying.50th Macau Grand Prix – Fast Facts http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/en/index.php?cat=news&file=show_news.php&id=514 Macau Grand Prix Committee 16 October 2003 17 July 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180719130653/http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/en/index.php?cat=news&file=show_news.php&id=514 19 July 2018 dmy-all Drivers were required to compete in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship race during the calendar year, either in the Formula 3 Euro Series or one of the domestic championships, with the highest-placed drivers receiving priority in receiving an invitation to the race.http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/Formula%203%20Sporting%20Regulations%20for%20the%2050th%20MGP.pdf 2003 FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup – Sporting Regulations 6 June 2003 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2–3, 11, 16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180717081055/http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/Formula%203%20Sporting%20Regulations%20for%20the%2050th%20MGP.pdf 17 July 2018 17 July 2018 Three of the four major F3 series were represented on the Macau 30-car grid by their respective champions.50th Macau Grand Prix – FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup: Nennungsliste Lauf 1 https://www.formel3guide.com/images/ergebnisse/2003/2003-macau-nl1.pdf Formel 3 Guide 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160414234338/http://www.formel3guide.com/images/ergebnisse/2003/2003-macau-nl1.pdf 14 April 2016 live dmy-all Ryan Briscoe, the F3 Euro Series champion, was joined in Macau by Japanese F3 series winner James Courtney and Italian champion Fausto Ippoliti. The best ranked British F3 Championship representative was Nelson Piquet Jr. and he was joined by its scholarship champion E. J. Viso.Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix – FIA Intercontinental Cup of Formula 3: Next Generation of Future World Champions Set for Guia Showdown http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/en/index.php?cat=news&file=show_news.php&id=510 Macau Grand Prix Committee 18 October 2003 17 July 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180719130654/http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/en/index.php?cat=news&file=show_news.php&id=510 19 July 2018 dmy-all Race organisers invited five drivers from outside of F3 to enter the race. They were Lewis Hamilton, the Formula Renault 2.0 UK champion,Baldwin Alan F1 talent spotters keep an eye on Macau http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/f1/20031113.htm Rediff.com Reuters 13 November 2003 17 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180719130650/http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/f1/20031113.htm 19 July 2018 dmy-all who had been entered after improving his performance at the British series round at Brands Hatch.van de Burgt Andrew https://archive.org/details/lewishamiltonpor0000vand/ Lewis Hamilton: A Portrait of Britain's New F1 Star Haynes Publishing October 2007 978-1-84425-480-4 Yevoil, Somerset 42–43 registration Internet Archive World Series by Nissan driver Narain Karthikeyan and Macau natives Lei Kit Meng, Michael Ho and Jo Merszei. Practice and qualifying There were two one-hour practice sessions preceding Sunday's race: one on Thursday morning and one on Friday morning.http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/Supplementary%20Regulations%20for%2050th%20MGP%20-July%202003_for%20before%20Sep12.pdf 50th Macau Grand Prix: 8 – 9 and 13 – 16 November 2003: Supplementary Regulations September 2003 Macau Grand Prix Committee 17 & 24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180716201525/http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/Supplementary%20Regulations%20for%2050th%20MGP%20-July%202003_for%20before%20Sep12.pdf 16 July 2018 18 July 2018 Courtney, a pre-race favourite, lapped fastest early in the first practice session at 2:14.724, 0.744 seconds quicker than Pierre Kaffer in second.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/25272 Courtney sets practice pace 13 November 2003 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20180719130650/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/25272 19 July 2018 live 17 July 2018 dmy-all Richard Antinucci, Tatsuya Kataoka, Karthikeyan, Fábio Carbone, Briscoe, Katsuyuki Hiranaka, Robert Kubica and Paolo Montin made up positions three through ten.Formula 3 Grand Prix – Circuto de Guia: 13th – 16th November 2003 http://www.mst-group.co.uk:80/fiagt/2003/34609fm3.pdf MST World 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20031118042741/http://www.mst-group.co.uk/fiagt/2003/34609fm3.pdf 18 November 2003 dead dmy-all Three incidents occurred during the session. Hamilton collided with Kataoka at Fisherman's Bend corner and spun into a barrier. Marco Bonanomi hit a wall at Dona Maria Bend corner and Fairuz Fauzy braked too late for Lisboa turn and struck the barrier. thumb|upright|James Courtney (pictured in 2002) held provisional pole position on Friday but lost it to Fábio Carbone the following day because of changes to his gear ratio that slowed him. Qualifying was divided into two 45-minute sessions; the first was held on Thursday afternoon, and the second on Friday afternoon. Each driver's fastest time from either session was used to determine their starting position for Sunday's race. The first qualifying session was delayed by 35 minutes due to an incident during practice for the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race in which an unknown driver dented an Armco barrier at the pit lane exit, requiring course officials to repair it.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-first-qualifying-report/?s=1 Macau GP first qualifying report Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 13 November 2003 motorsport.com Motorsport Network https://archive.today/20180717071242/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-first-qualifying-report/?s=1 17 July 2018 live 17 July 2018 dmy-all When the session did start in overcast but warm weather, several drivers occupied provisional pole position, until Courtney avoided using new tyres to go fastest at 2:13.232.http://www.crash.net:80/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=11&nid=81085 Courtney secures provisional pole at Macau 13 November 2003 crash.net Crash Media Group https://web.archive.org/web/20031231062845/http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=11&nid=81085 31 December 2003 dead 17 July 2018 dmy-all Carbone was six-tenths of a second behind in second after leading for much of the session. Kaffer was consistently in the top four and was provisionally third. Kataoka took fourth and Robert Doornbos fifth. Nicolas Lapierre took sixth after correcting a ride height issue that had slowed him in practice, ahead of Montin and Piquet. Karthikeyan and César Campaniço were ninth and tenth. Antinucci was the fastest driver who did not enter the top ten, after briefly holding provisional pole. Following Antinucci were Nico Rosberg, Álvaro Parente and Hiranaka. Briscoe was 15th after failing to replicate a faster pace. Fauzy, Pedro Barral, Andrew Thompson, Hamilton, Ronnie Quintarelli. Danny Watts, Viso, Naoki Yokomizo, Bonanomi, Ho, Rob Austin, Hiroki Yoshimoto, Kubica, Lei and Merszei completed the order. The session was disrupted with two red flags as some drivers ventured off the track. Viso spun on the approach to Police Bend and landed sideways on a narrow section of track. Kubica was nearby and attempted to avoid Viso, but he hit the wall and ricocheted off his nose cone. As a result, the circuit became impassable, and the session was halted to allow officials to move the damaged cars. The second stoppage came after Barral spun entering the Melco hairpin and blocked the track. Yellow flags were later needed at the R-Bend turn after Piquet removed his left-rear wheel striking the wall. In the second half an hour practice session, Courtney lapped fastest at 2:13.566, three-tenths of a second ahead of Antinucci.Courtney tops practice http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/25285 Autosport 14 November 2003 17 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180719130650/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/25285 19 July 2018 dmy-all Kataoka, Lapierre, Doornbos, Montin, Rosberg, Kaffer, Yoshimoto and Carbone placed third through tenth. The session's first stoppage happened when Austin had an accident and Yokomizo crashed heavily at San Francisco Bend corner. Piquet, Barral, Briscoe and Hiranaka also sustained car damage. The start of the second qualifying session was delayed by 25 minutes due to multiple incidents and crashes in second practice and qualifying for the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race. When it did start, most drivers saved two sets of tyres for Sunday's race but nobody went faster early on. Although heavy traffic prevented Courtney from going laster, he maintained pole position until Carbone took it late on with a 2:13.016 lap.Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne Macau GP second qualifying report https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-second-qualifying-report/?s=1 motorsport.com Motorsport Network 14 November 2003 17 July 2018 https://archive.today/20180717070816/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-second-qualifying-report/?s=1 17 July 2018 live dmy-allRevved up in Macau http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A110135436/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=cfe47e98 The Weekend Australian 15 November 2003 17 July 2018 048 Gale Power Search subscriptionhttp://www.crash.net:80/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=11&nid=81147 Carbone grabs pole for 50th Macau GP 14 November 2003 crash.net Crash Media Group https://web.archive.org/web/20031231063238/http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=11&nid=81147 31 December 2003 dead 17 July 2018 dmy-all However, Carbone's session ended early spinning into the wall at San Francisco Bend corner trying to lap quicker. Briscoe pushed hard and joined Carbone on the grid's front row despite replacing a wishbone on his suspension after spinning into a barrier at Fisherman's Bend early on. Courtney dropped to third after a gear ratio change slowed him. Lapierre improved to fourth while Kaffer fell to fifth. Antinucci also went faster and gained five places to qualify sixth despite going off at Lisboa turn. Rosberg, seventh, clipped the wall at Police bend. Kataoka was eighth and Montin ninth. Doornbos crashed at Lisboa corner and fell five places to tenth. Parente, Fauzy, Piquet, Kubica, Campaniço, Watts, Karthikeyan, Hamilton, Yoshimoto, Quintarelli, Thompson, Barral, Hiranaka, Viso, Austin, Ho, Yokomizo, Bonanomi, Lei and Merszei completed the starting order. Another major incident occurred during the session, as other drivers went off the track: the ill Karthiekyan could not control his car and pulled over at Police bend. Qualifying classification Each of the driver's fastest lap times from the two qualifying sessions are denoted in bold. +Final qualifying classificationPos PositionNo. Car number Driver TeamQ1 Time Best lap time recorded during first qualifyingRank Ranking of first qualifying timesQ2 Time Best lap time recorded during second qualifyingRank Ranking of second qualifying timesGap Gap to first-placed driverGrid Final grid position 116BRA Fábio CarboneSignature Team2:13.83522:13.0161—1 21AUS Ryan BriscoePrema Powerteam2:15.894152:13.2232+0.2072 39AUS James CourtneyTOM'S2:13.23212:13.2373+0.2163 417FRA Nicolas LapierreSignature Team2:14.90062:13.2704 +0.2544 537DEU Pierre KafferTME Racing2:14.12632:13.5065+0.4905 611USA Richard AntinucciHitech Racing2:15.572112:13.5146+0.4986 76DEU Nico RosbergCarlin Motorsport2:15.644122:13.9067+0.8907 810JPN Tatsuya KataokaTOM'S2:14.21242:14.9108+0.8948 923ITA Paolo MontinThreeBond Racing2:15.07172:13.9589+0.9429 1020NED Robert DoornbosMenu Motorsport2:14.71952:14.14610+1.13010 115POR Álvaro ParenteCarlin Motorsport2:15.686132:14.59311+1.57711 1236MYS Fairuz FauzyPromatecme2:15.922162:14.72812+1.71212 1312BRA Nelson Piquet Jr.Hitech Racing2:15.07582:14.94913+1.93313 1425POL Robert KubicaTarget Racing2:20.406282:14.96514+1.94914 1518POR César CampaniçoSignature Team2:15.506102:15.00115+1.98515 1630GBR Danny WattsAlan Docking Racing2:17.218212:15.05016+2.03416 174IND Narain KarthikeyanCarlin Motorsport2:15.13592:15.38119+2.11917 1827GBR Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport2:16.636192:15.16017+2.14418 1932JPN Hiroki YoshimotoSwiss Racing Team2:19.483272:15.18918+2.17319 2021ITA Ronnie QuintarelliJB Motorsport with Inging2:17.069202:15.47820+2.46220 2115GBR Andrew ThompsonHitech Racing2:16.597182:15.51521+2.49921 2231ESP Pedro BarralSwiss Racing Team2:16.568172:15.78222+2.76622 232JPNKatsuyuki HiranakaPrema Powerteam2:15.854142:16.11424+2.83823 2433VEN E. J. VisoPromatecme2:18.163222:16.00623+2.99024 2519GBR Rob AustinMenu Motorsport2:18.934262:16.36825+3.35225 2638MAC Michael HoTME Racing2:18.896252:16.87726+3.86126 2722JPN Naoki YokomizoJB Motorsport with Inging2:18.18323No Time+5.16727 2826ITA Marco BonanomiTarget Racing2:18.247242:20.73028+5.23128 2928MAC Lei Kit MengManor Motorsport2:22.298292:20.53727+7.52129 3029MAC Jo MerszeiAlan Docking Racing2:29.289302:24.50329+11.48730110% qualifying time: 2:26.317Source:Bold time indicates the faster of the two times that determined the grid order. Warm-up A 20-minute warm-up session was held on the morning of the race. Antinucci led with a lap time of 2:14.048 seconds, faster than he had been in any previous session. Carbone was a tenth of a second behind in second and Piquet followed close behind in third. Kataoka, Doornbos, Kaffer, Briscoe, Montin, Rosberg and Kubica completed warm-up's top ten drivers. The field was reduced to 29 cars after warm-up but before the first leg of the race because Karthikeyan was withdrawn after the FIA medical delegate diagnosed him with glandular fever.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-leg-one-report/ Macau GP leg one report Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 16 November 2003 motorsport.com Motorsport Network https://archive.today/20180716210238/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-leg-one-report/ 16 July 2018 live 17 July 2018 dmy-all Race Sunday's race was divided into two aggregate legs totalling 30 laps. The first 15-lap leg took place in the morning, and the results determined the starting order for the second leg, with the winner starting from pole position. Following that, a five-hour interval was observed to allow for the intervening support races. The second 15-lap leg began later in the afternoon. The driver who completed all 30 laps in the quickest time took overall victory. Leg 1 left|thumb|upright|Ryan Briscoe (pictured in 2009) took the lead from Carbone entering Reservoir Bend turn but lost it when he went wide at Lisboa corner and failed to return to the top three. The race's first leg began in overcast but dry weather at 09:15 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 16 November. On the formation lap, one of Piquet's tyres shredded up into Moorish Hill, detached and shattered his front wing. Piquet stopped in the pit lane and ran to the grid to seek a mechanic from his team; repairs could not be completed before the start. Briscoe got off to a quick start, drawing alongside pole sitter Carbone on the inside into Reservoir Bend. Briscoe took the lead after touching wheels with Carbone. Briscoe maintained the lead for a short time, but ran wide approaching the Lisboa turn after overspeeding, allowing Carbone back through. Lapierre and Courtney used the situation to claim second and third from Briscoe. Further down the order, Kaffer tried to pass Montin on the inside but hit a barrier on the outside. As Kaffer ricocheted across the track, Rosberg rolled over one of the stricken vehicles and rested upside down on the circuit. Parente also got caught up in the incident and retired. Watts then sustained front wing damage but returned to the pit lane for a new nose cone before retiring a lap later.Courtney wins first leg http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/25304 Autosport 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180719130650/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/25304 19 July 2018 dmy-all Because of the wreckage, the safety car was used to allow a crane to remove all of the damaged vehicles. The safety car remained on the track until the third lap began. Lapierre immediately challenged Carbone, causing Carbone's right-side front wing endplate to break and launch into the air.Courtney secures race one win in Macau http://crash.net:80/uk/en/feature_view.asp?cid=11&fid=4121 crash.net Crash Media Group 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20031211221228/http://crash.net/uk/en/feature_view.asp?cid=11&fid=4121 11 December 2003 dead dmy-all Lapierre consequently took the lead passing Carbone into Lisboa corner and Courtney followed suit. Carbone then fell behind Briscoe, who had moved to fourth, and Antinucci challenged him. Meanwhile, Austin advanced to 13th after starting 25th. At the front, Lapierre withstood Courtney's pressure and responded by setting the race's fastest lap at the time, a circuit of 2:15.704 on the fifth lap. Courtney was unfazed by Lapierre and took the lead on lap six by passing him on the outside at Lisboa corner. Meanwhile, Kataoka passed Doornbos and Hamilton overtook Kubica. On lap seven, Katoka and Hamilton gained another position when a frustrated Briscoe collided with Carbone in an attempt to pass for third after Carbone spun after braking 30 ft m on earlier at Lisboa corner. Briscoe was stuck in the Lisboa turn's escape road, attempting to restart his car, and Antinucci moved into third. Kataoka was now duelling Carbone, but a traffic error while attempting to overtake Carbone into the Lisboa turn forced him to abandon the duel and drive onto the escape road to avoid colliding with Carbone. Katoka was now pressured by Hamilton who overtook Doornbos on lap nine but re-passed him at Lisboa corner on the final lap before Doornbos' drive shaft broke and lost positions. Courtney increased his lead to 4.6 seconds to win and begin the second leg from pole position, joined by Lapierre on the grid's front row. The last of the finishers were Antinucci, Carbone, Hamilton, Kubica, Fauzy, Thompson, Quintarelli, Hiranaka, Austin, Viso, Yoshimoto, Doornbos, Briscoe, Ho, Bonanomi, Lei, Merszei and Barral. Other retirements included Campaniço, Kataoka and Piquet who damaged their cars after hitting the wall. Leg 2 The race's second leg began later that day at 15:55 local time in cloudy weather and on a dry track. Yoshimoto removed his front wing and replaced it before the second leg began. Courtney led a close behind Lapierre into Reservoir Bend . Hamilton advanced to third place but was involved in a multi-car accident.Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne Macau GP leg two report https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-leg-two-report/ motorsport.com Motorsport Network 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 https://archive.today/20180717064454/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-leg-two-report/ 17 July 2018 live dmy-all Hamilton was slow leaving the turn, causing him to run wide, and Kubica challenged him on the inside approaching San Francisco Bend. Kubica hit a tyre wall and ricocheted into the approaching field. Following a minor collision with Hamilton's right-rear tyre, Antnucci drifted into a wall, and his front wing broke Hamilton's front track rod.Hamilton misses podium http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/25310 Autosport 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180719130650/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/25310 19 July 2018 dmy-allLapierre survives to claim 50th Macau Grand Prix http://crash.net:80/uk/en/feature_view.asp?cid=11&fid=4111 crash.net Crash Media Group 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20031211220949/http://crash.net/uk/en/feature_view.asp?cid=11&fid=4111 11 December 2003 dead dmy-all Thompson, Antinucci's teammate, also hit a barrier. The incidents necessitated the safety car's deployment for two laps while track marshals removed the wrecked cars. At the restart, Courtney was first, followed by Lapierre, whose series of initial attacks on Courtney to take the lead were unsuccessful. Under the safety car, Hamilton noticed he had a punctured tyre from the contact with Antinucci. He allowed Carbone through just before the start/finish line to alert race officials to the puncture; he retired in the pit lane at the end of lap three. Meanwhile, Viso retired on the lap with car damage caused by debris. thumb|upright|Nicolas Lapierre (pictured in 2007) won the Grand Prix overall after James Courtney picked up a puncture that put him into the wall at the Melco hairpin on lap eleven. Lapierre was underneath Courtney's car each time he entered the Melco hairpin; Courtney gained a small advantage on the circuit's straights because his engine was more powerful than Lapierre's. This was true until Lapierre drew closer to Courtney by setting the race's fastest lap and Courtney responded by doing the same lap after lap. It gave Courtney a small lead, negating the slipstream effect that Lapierre would have had if he had been nearby. Meanwhile, Carbone received a drive-through penalty for passing Hamilton before the start/finish line. It was rescinded after race officials realised Hamilton's puncture prevented Carbone from backing out of the manoeuvre.Grande Prémio de Macau: Lapierre venceu segunda manga de F3 e ganhou a prova https://www.publico.pt/2003/11/16/desporto/noticia/grande-premio-de-macau-lapierre-venceu-segunda-manga-de-f3-e-ganhou-a-prova-1175696/amp Público Lusa News Agency Portuguese 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180717084012/https://www.publico.pt/2003/11/16/desporto/noticia/grande-premio-de-macau-lapierre-venceu-segunda-manga-de-f3-e-ganhou-a-prova-1175696/amp 17 July 2018 live Carbone responded by lapping faster than the top two, but Lapierre reacted almost immediately and began to close the gap on Courtney. Lapierre got close enough to overtake entering the Lisboa turn but Courtney stopped him. Parente was forced to retire in the pit lane on lap seven due to an oil leak. Meanwhile, Austin lost part of his front wing and led a group of cars that included Rosberg who sought a way past but Piquet was close by. Piquet then stopped attacking, allowing Rosberg to focus on Austin. He drew alongside Austin, only to see him pull back before the latter stopped for a new front wing. Courtney focused on increasing his lead at the front, recording the weekend's fastest lap of 2:12.937 on the tenth lap, and it appeared he would win the race easily.Lapierre wins on Macau debut https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/3275079.stm BBC Sport 16 November 2003 17 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20031216043702/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/3275079.stm 16 December 2003 dmy-all On lap 11, however, Courtney was two seconds ahead of Lapierre when stray carbon fibre debris from an earlier incident punctured his right-rear tyre.https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/17/1069027049307.html Macau smash-up derby leaves Courtney deflated Davis Tony 18 November 2003 The Sydney Morning Herald 17 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20080623034119/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/17/1069027049307.html 23 June 2008 live dmy-all That rendered Courtney unable to steer and he struck a barrier leaving the Melco hairpin, removing his front-right suspension and damaged the bodywork. Although Courtney was unhurt, Lapierre took the lead. Kaffer was hassling Kataoka for sixth but this became fifth when Doornbos' gearbox failed on lap 14. Doornbos' retirement promoted Hiranaka to third as Kaffer overtook Kataoka for fifth. On the final lap, Kataoka crashed against a trackside wall and retired. On his maiden appearance in Macau, it was Lapierre's overall victory, completing the second leg in a time of 37:0.078, and achieving the first win for a rookie in Macau since David Coulthard in the 1991 edition.https://www.motorsport-total.com/news/vorschau-formel-3-weltfinale-in-macao-08111201 Vorschau: Formel-3-Weltfinale in Macao Fink Pete 12 November 2008 motorsport-total.com German https://web.archive.org/web/20180711090654/https://www.motorsport-total.com/news/vorschau-formel-3-weltfinale-in-macao-08111201 11 July 2018 live 19 July 2018 dmy-all Lapierre was 5.416 seconds ahead of his teammate Carbone in second and Hiranaka finished third overall. Quintarelli had a quiet race in fourth with Briscoe fifth. Yoshimoto was sixth, Ho seventh, Austin eighth, Fauzy ninth and Barral tenth. The Macanese duo of Lei and Merszei were 11th and 12th. Bonanomi, Piquet, Kataoka and Doornbos were the final overall classified finishers after Lapierre lapped them. Nine of the 29 drivers finished all 25 laps. Race classification +Final race classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Final grid position 117FRA Nicolas LapierreSignature Team25—4 216BRA Fábio CarboneSignature Team25+5.4161 32JPN Katsuyuki HiranakaPrema Powerteam25+15.38223 421ITA Ronnie QuintarelliJB Motorsport with Inging25+16.61120 51AUS Ryan BriscoePrema Powerteam25 +27.6492 632JPN Hiroki YoshimotoSwiss Racing Team25 +51.81319 738MAC Michael HoTME Racing25+1.49.24926 819GBR Rob AustinMenu Motorsport25 +2.05.59625 936MYS Fairuz FauzyPromatecme25 +2.11.75111 1031ESP Pedro BarralSwiss Racing Team24 +1 Lap22 1128MAC Lei Kit MengManor Motorsport24 +1 Lap29 1229MAC Jo MerszeiAlan Docking Racing24 +1 Lap30 1326ITA Marco BonanomiTarget Racing23 +2 Laps28 1412BRA Nelson Piquet Jr.Hitech Racing22 +3 Laps13 1510JPN Tatsuya KataokaTOM'S22 +3 Laps8 1620NED Robert DoornbosMenu Motorsport22 +3 Laps10 Ret Retired9AUS James CourtneyTOM'S20Accident in leg two3 Ret Retired18POR César CampaniçoSignature Team18Accident in leg two15 Ret Retired30GBR Danny WattsAlan Docking Racing16Accident damage16 Ret Retired37DEU Pierre KafferTME Racing15Accident in leg one5 Ret Retired23ITA Paolo MontinThreeBond Racing15Accident in leg one9 Ret Retired22JPN Naoki YokomizoJB Motorsport with Inging15Retired27 Ret Retired33VEN E. J. VisoPromatecme13Accident damage24 Ret Retired27GBR Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport13Puncture in leg two18 Ret Retired11USA Richard AntinucciHitech Racing10Accident in leg two6 Ret Retired25POL Robert KubicaTarget Racing10Accident in leg two14 Ret Retired15GBR Andrew ThompsonHitech Racing10Accident in leg two21 Ret Retired6DEU Nico RosbergCarlin Motorsport6Not classified7 Ret Retired5POR Álvaro ParenteCarlin Motorsport6Accident/Oil leak11 WD Withdrew4IND Narain KarthikeyanCarlin Motorsport0Illness17Fastest lap: James Courtney, 2:12.937, 165.73 km/h mph on on lap 10Source: References 30em External links http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp50/en/index.php Sports Category:Macau Grand Prix Category:2003 in Formula Three Grand Macau