2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season 2003 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 2002 2004 200 2003 World Champions Valentino Rossi 2003 Jerez 2.jpg Valentino Rossi became the MotoGP World Champion Manuel Poggiali Assen 2008.jpg Manuel Poggiali (pictured in 2008) became the 250cc World Champion Dani Pedrosa 2003 Sepang 5.jpg Daniel Pedrosa became the 125cc World Champion vertical The 2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 55th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted of 16 races, beginning with the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix on 6 April 2003 and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 2 November. Season summary Defending champion Valentino Rossi won his 3rd MotoGP championship in 2003, winning 9 races, highlighted by his win at Phillip Island where he was given a 10-second penalty for passing under a yellow flag and he overcame the penalty by winning the race with more than 10 seconds in hand. Rossi had become dissatisfied with his relationship with the Honda Racing CorporationNoyes, D. Rossi: Last Honda offer "unacceptable", but denies "signing with anybody". SpeedTV.com, 9 October 2003. and as the season progressed and HRC tried to get Rossi to sign a new contract, Rossi demurred until finally announcing at the end of the year that he would be leaving Honda. He soon signed with Yamaha and took Jeremy Burgess with him to be his crew chief. The season was marred by Daijiro Kato being killed at the first round at Suzuka. He lost control of his motorcycle on the approach to the Casio Triangle and hit a barrier at high speed. His heart was restarted by track paramedics, but he did not wake from a coma and died 2 weeks later. Controversy arose because the race was not red-flagged to allow Kato to be removed from the track with maximum care. Kato's death was the first rider to die in top-tier MotoGP class since Kevin Wrettom in 1984 500cc season. Kato's death would be the last motorsport fatality at the Suzuka Circuit until Jules Bianchi died as a result of his injuries following an accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix in Formula One.Kato inquiry: Racing accident, barriers to blame. https://web.archive.org/web/20080411175652/http://www.crash.net/feature_view~cid~6~id~4182~pid~0.htm 2008-04-11 Crash.net, 28 November 2003. Suzuka has since been removed from the MotoGP calendar. Teammate Sete Gibernau would inherit Kato's factory-spec RC211V. MotoGP rookies for 2003 included Nicky Hayden (Rookie of the Year), Troy Bayliss, Marco Melandri and Colin Edwards. A new constructor also arrived: Ducati. After much success in Superbike racing, Ducati returned to the premier-class of GP with their GP3. It made an immediate impression with its raw speed, and they finished the constructor's championship in second place, ahead of Yamaha and behind Honda. Just like in 1998, Honda motorcycles won 15 (9 for Repsol Honda, 4 for Gresini and 2 for Pons each) of 16 races in the premier MotoGP class season. 2003 Grand Prix season calendar On 12 July 2002, the FIM confirmed the 2003 pre-calendar.https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/07/12/fim-announces-2003-motogp-world-championship-pre-calendar/133604 FIM announces 2003 MotoGP World Championship Pre-Calendar MotoGP Dorna Sports www.motogp.com The South African GP was originally scheduled to run as the new season opener before the Japanese GP on this pre-calendar. On 16 October 2002, the FIM confirmed the 2003 calendar.https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/10/16/motogp-world-championship-2003-calendar/134010 MotoGP World Championship 2003 Calendar MotoGP Dorna Sports www.motogp.com In it, the South African and Japanese Grands Prix were switched around again. The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2003:https://www.yamaha-racing.com/motogp/calendar/all/2003 MotoGP Calendar www.yamaha-racing.com 2018-06-14 2018-06-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20180614221302/https://www.yamaha-racing.com/motogp/calendar/all/2003 deadhttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/motogp/2003-world-motorcycle-championship 2003 World Motorcycle Championship 12 June 2017 RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit 1 6 April JPN SKYY vodka Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka Circuit 2 27 April ZAF Arnette Africa's Grand Prix Phakisa Freeway 3 11 May ESP Gran Prémio Marlboro de España Circuito de Jerez 4 25 May FRA Grand Prix Polini de France Bugatti Circuit 5 8 June ITA Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia Mugello Circuit 6 15 June Catalonia Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya 7 28 June †† NLD Gauloises Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen 8 13 July GBR Cinzano British Grand Prix Donington Park 9 27 July DEU Cinzano Motorrad Grand Prix von Deutschland Sachsenring 10 17 August CZE Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit 11 7 September PRT Grande Prémio Marlboro de Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 12 20 September †† Rio de Janeiro Cinzano Rio Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 13 5 October Tochigi Gauloises Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi Twin Ring Motegi 14 12 October MYS Marlboro Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit 15 19 October AUS SKYY vodka Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 16 2 November Valencia Gran Premio Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo †† = Saturday race Calendar changes There were no calendar changes for the 2003 season. Regulation changes The following changes are made to the regulation for the 2003 season:https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2003/01/08/rule-changes-for-the-2003-motogp-season/134280 Rule changes for the 2003 MotoGP season MotoGP Dorna Sports www.motogp.comhttps://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71963/1/rule-change-for-exhaust-systems Rule change for exhaust systems. April 15, 2003 Crash Sporting regulations For this year, the rules changed regarding the neutralisation of a race. This only applies to the MotoGP class. If the circumstances change in such a significant way due to weather changes, a heavy accident or any other reason, a race may be neutralised either once or multiple times and the following rules will apply: A white flag with diagonal red cross (indicating damp conditions) will be shown in a still manner at each marshal post. A safety car will enter and make one sighting lap. The subsequent pit lane exit will be closed with red lights and a red flag indicating this. Riders can opt to enter the pit lane at the end of their current lap or make one more sighting lap to check the track conditions, then will have to enter the pits. All riders who opt to ride one more lap have to catch up to the safety car on track. Any overtaking of the safety car is forbidden. At the end of the safety car's run, it will enter the pit lane and the circuit will be closed with indication of the red flags. All riders following the safety car must also enter the pits. The safety car will stop ± 50 meters behind the exit of the pit lane. While in the pits, all riders are allowed to make changes to their tyres, adjustments to their motorcycles, refuel or change bikes. If the race is neutralised before the final lap, a provisional race classification will be published. The provisional classification will consist out of the results taken at the last point where the leader, as well as all other riders on the same lap as the leader, had completed a full lap without the display of any neutralisation flags being waved. Riders who were already in the pit lane before will also be included in the provisional classification. Any rider who did not complete at least 75% of the laps completed by the race leader will not be classified. The race will be resumed if possible following the procedures of article 1.28. If a race is neutralised during the final lap, the following procedure will apply: if at least one rider has completed all scheduled number of laps of the original race, the final classification will be calculated according to article 1.25.1 and the race will not be resumed. If no rider has completed the final number of laps of the original race, the provision of article 1.27.8 will apply and the race will continue based on the standards of article 1.28. If a race is neutralised more than once, the provisional race classification for positions and allowance of participation in the resumed start will always be based on the provisional race classification from the last time a race was neutralised. In all cases, the provisional race classification must be displayed on the official timekeeping monitors. In the case of a race restart after neutralisation, the following rules will apply for the MotoGP class only: The Race Direction will officially announce when the safety car will leave the pits to resume the race. The number of laps which still have to be done will be measured by the scheduled number of laps the original race had and the number of laps of the provisional race classification. If the difference is less than three, the number of laps to go will be three laps. If a race is neutralised more than once, the number of laps which still have to be done will be measured by the scheduled number of laps the original race had and the number of completed laps in all the previous parts. If the difference is less than three, the number of laps to go will be three laps. Only the riders which are included in the latest provisional race classificial are permitted to resume the race. Two minutes before the safety car exits the pits, the pit lane exit will be opened with indication of green lights and flags to allow all riders to bunch up behind the safety car in the order of the provisional race classification. Thirty seconds before the safety car exits the pits, all riders should be ready behind the safety car in the order of the provisional race classification. The pit lane exit will be closed with an indication of red flags and lights and the safety car will make one lap followed by all the riders upon announcement by the Race Direction. Overtaking the safety car is forbidden and any riders who remain in the pits will have to resume the race from there. In all cases, the time to go before the safety car leaves and the pit lane closes, must be shown on a countdown board or clock which is present in the pit lane exit or on the official timekeeping monitors. At the end of the safety car's lap, it will enter the pits whilst all riders continue on the circuit. The race will be resumed via a rolling start when the riders cross the start/finish line where two green flags will be waved on each side of the track and the green start lights will be turned on. At this time, a time penalty may be given by the Race Direction to any rider: -who is not behind the rear wheel of the motorcycle in front of him. -who is in a higher position than in the provisional race classification. -who is more than three seconds behind the rider in front of him. After the last rider in the file has passed the pit lane exit, the green lights will be turned on and the green flag will be waved to allow the riders in the pits to resume the race. The final race classification will be created according to the position and the total number of laps of each rider at the time he crossed the start/finish line at the end of the race. The procedures of article 1.23.5. will apply in this case. Technical regulations Following Yamaha decided to ditch carburetor fuel feed after 2002 season, all MotoGP motorcycle entrants would begin mandatorily utilizing fuel injection for the first time. The exposed edge of the exhaust pipe must be rounded to avoid any sharp edges. The last 30mm of the pipe must be horizontal and parallel to the center line of the bike with a tolerance of ±10 degrees. 2003 Grand Prix season results Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner MotoGP winner Report 1 6 April JPN Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Suzuka ITA Stefano Perugini SMR Manuel Poggiali ITA Valentino Rossi Report 2 27 April ZAF South African motorcycle Grand Prix Phakisa ESP Daniel Pedrosa SMR Manuel Poggiali ESP Sete Gibernau Report 3 11 May ESP Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jerez ITA Lucio Cecchinello ESP Toni Elías ITA Valentino Rossi Report 4 25 May FRA French motorcycle Grand Prix Le Mans ESP Daniel Pedrosa ESP Toni Elías ESP Sete Gibernau Report 5 8 June ITA Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Mugello ITA Lucio Cecchinello SMR Manuel Poggiali ITA Valentino Rossi Report 6 15 June Catalonia Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Catalunya ESP Daniel Pedrosa FRA Randy de Puniet ITA Loris Capirossi Report 7 28 June †† NLD Dutch TT Assen DEU Steve Jenkner AUS Anthony West ESP Sete Gibernau Report 8 13 July GBR British motorcycle Grand Prix Donington ESP Héctor Barberá ESP Fonsi Nieto ITA Max Biaggi Report 9 27 July DEU German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring ITA Stefano Perugini ITA Roberto Rolfo ESP Sete Gibernau Report 10 17 August CZE Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno ESP Daniel Pedrosa FRA Randy de Puniet ITA Valentino Rossi Report 11 7 September PRT Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Estoril ESP Pablo Nieto ESP Toni Elías ITA Valentino Rossi Report 12 20 September †† Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro ESP Jorge Lorenzo SMR Manuel Poggiali ITA Valentino Rossi Report 13 5 October Tochigi Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix Motegi ESP Héctor Barberá ESP Toni Elías ITA Max Biaggi Report 14 12 October MYS Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang ESP Daniel Pedrosa ESP Toni Elías ITA Valentino Rossi Report 15 19 October AUS Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island ITA Andrea Ballerini ITA Roberto Rolfo ITA Valentino Rossi Report 16 2 November Valencia Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Valencia AUS Casey Stoner FRA Randy de Puniet ITA Valentino Rossi Report †† = Saturday Race Participants MotoGP participants TeamConstructorMotorcycleTyreNo. Bike numberRiderRoundsITA Alice Aprilia Racing Aprilia RS Cube Michelin 41 JPN Noriyuki Haga All 45 USA Colin Edwards AllITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Desmosedici GP3 Michelin 12 AUS Troy Bayliss All 65 ITA Loris Capirossi AllGBR WCM Harris WCM Harris WCM Dunlop 35 GBR Chris Burns 1, 11–16 52 ESP José David de Gea 11–16 ROC Yamaha ROC Yamaha 35 GBR Chris Burns 8–10 Sabre V4 Sabre V4 52 ESP José David de Gea 8–10JPN Repsol Honda Honda RC211V Michelin 46 ITA Valentino Rossi All 69 USA Nicky Hayden AllESP Camel Pramac Pons 3 ITA Max Biaggi All 11 JPN Tohru Ukawa AllITA Telefónica Movistar Honda 15 ESP Sete Gibernau All 74 JPN Daijiro Kato 1 23 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari 4–16 ITA Pramac Honda Bridgestone 6 JPN Makoto Tamada AllJPN Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR Dunlop 8 AUS Garry McCoy All 88 AUS Andrew Pitt All 48 JPN Akira Yanagawa 1, 6 66 DEU Alex Hofmann 3, 5, 7, 9–10 JPN Moriwaki Racing WCM MD211VF Proto MD211VF Proto Dunlop 25 JPN Tamaki Serizawa 1 JPN Moriwaki Racing Moriwaki 13MYS/USA Proton Team KR Proton KR KR3KR5 Bridgestone 9 JPN Nobuatsu Aoki All 99 GBR Jeremy McWilliams AllJPN Suzuki Grand Prix Team Suzuki GSV-R Michelin 10 USA Kenny Roberts Jr. 1–5, 9–16 21 USA John Hopkins 1–13, 15–16 71 JPN Yukio Kagayama 7–8 43 JPN Akira Ryō 14 JPN Team Suzuki 13JPN Fortuna Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 Michelin 7 ESP Carlos Checa All 33 ITA Marco Melandri 1, 3–15 17 JPN Norifumi Abe 1–2, 16 JPN Yamaha Racing Team 4, 9FRA Gauloises Yamaha Team 4 BRA Alex Barros All 19 FRA Olivier Jacque AllESP d'Antín Yamaha Team 56 JPN Shinya Nakano All Source: http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st16741.htm Moto GP1 entry list for 2003 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider Team changes After fourteen consecutive seasons since 1989 in exception of 2000 and 2001, Kanemoto Racing officially shut down its MotoGP programme due to lack of funds and sponsorship. 250cc participants TeamConstructorMotorcycleNo. Bike numberRiderRounds Fortuna Honda Honda Honda RS250RW 3 ITA Roberto Rolfo All Telefónica Movistar Junior Team 5 ARG Sebastián Porto All Troll Honda BQR Honda Honda RS250R 6 ESP Alex Debón All 34 AND Eric Bataille All Safilo Oxydo - LCR Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 7 FRA Randy de Puniet All Yamaha Kurz Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 8 JPN Naoki Matsudo All 13 CZE Jaroslav Huleš 1–5 52 CZE Lukáš Pešek 6, 9–16 29 ITA Christian Pistoni 7 Équipe de France - Scrab GP Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 9 FRA Hugo Marchand All 36 FRA Erwan Nigon All Team Repsol Telefónica Movistar Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 10 ESP Fonsi Nieto All 24 ESP Toni Elías All Aspar Junior Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 11 ESP Joan Olivé All 33 ESP Héctor Faubel All Elit Grand Prix Honda Honda RS250R 96 CZE Jakub Smrž 1–11 13 CZE Jaroslav Huleš 12–16 Team Zoppini Abruzzo Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 14 AUS Anthony West All 16 SWE Johan Stigefelt All Kiefer Castrol-Honda Racing Honda Honda RS250R 15 GER Christian Gemmel All Dark Dog Molenaar Honda Honda RS250R 18 NED Henk van de Lagemaat All 98 GER Katja Poensgen 1–12, 14–15 96 CZE Jakub Smrž 13, 16 Campetella Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 21 ITA Franco Battaini All 50 FRA Sylvain Guintoli All 73 CZE Radomil Rous 16 Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 26 ITA Alex Baldolini All Aprilia Germany Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 28 GER Dirk Heidolf 1–4, 8–16 29 ITA Christian Pistoni 5 30 GER Klaus Nöhles 6–7 57 GBR Chaz Davies All Oscar Competition Honda Honda RS250R 31 FRA Christophe Rastel 6 Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 39 ESP Luis Castro 3 Equipo Andalucía AMF Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 40 ESP Álvaro Molina 3 MAS Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 6, 11, 16 Marina Park Mavi Sport Kurz Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 41 POR Miguel Praia 11 Equipe de France Honda Honda RS250R 42 FRA Grégory Leblanc 3, 16 Eisen Moto Team Honda Honda RS250R 44 FRA Vincent Eisen 4 Team Racer Bike Honda Honda RS250R 45 FRA Samuel Aubry 4 MRTT Honda Honda RS250R 46 NED Jan Blok 7 J&E Sport Kunstgras Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 47 NED Arie Vos 7, 10 Performance Racing Honda Honda RS250R 48 NED Hans Smees 7 De Arend Horeca Meubilair Honda Honda RS250R 49 NED Randy Gevers 7 Watz Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 51 SWE Frederik Watz 11 MS Aprilia Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 54 SMR Manuel Poggiali All Galemain Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 58 GBR Lee Dickinson 8 St. Neots Motorcycle Honda Honda RS250R 59 GBR Andrew Sawford 8 AVS/Race to Win Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 60 GBR Phillip Desborough 8 Neukirchner R.T. ADAC Sachse Honda Honda RS250R 62 GER Max Neukirchner 9 Bernd Hermann Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R 63 SWE Tomas Palander 9 KR-EATIV de Kehrer Racing Honda Honda RS250R 64 GER Nico Kehrer 9 MSC Schleizer Drejeck Honda Honda RS250R 65 GER Norman Rank 9 Raistila Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 66 FIN Vesa Kallio 9–11 SP Tadao Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 67 JPN Tomoyoshi Koyama 1, 13 71 JPN Katsuyuki Nakasuga 1 Hitman RC Koshien Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 68 JPN Tekkyu Kayo 1 J Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 69 JPN Masaki Tokudome 13 Burning Blood RT Honda Honda RS250R 70 JPN Choujun Kameya 13 Dy Do Miu Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R 72 JPN Yuki Takahashi 1, 13 KLUB Team Racing Znojmo Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 73 CZE Radomil Rous 10 TKB AMK Brno Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 74 CZE Michal Filla 10 Biro Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R 75 HUN Gábor Rizmayer 10 Team Underwood Diesel Express Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 76 AUS Brett Underwood 15 Turramurra Cyclery Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 77 AUS Mark Rowling 15 EMS Racing Honda Honda RS250R 78 AUS Peter Taplin 15 Hardcastle Communication Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 79 AUS Geoff Hardcastle 15 Awesome Discs Racing Honda Honda RS250R 80 AUS Rodney Camm 15 Madifchina d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 81 CHN Shi Zhao Huang 14 82 CHN Zi Xian He 14 Team Holland Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 83 NED Patrick Lakerveld 16 Kiefer Castrol Honda Honda Honda RS250R 84 AUT Yves Polzer 16 Team Harc-Pro Honda Honda RS250R 92 JPN Hiroshi Aoyama 1, 13 Source: http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st19450.htm 250cc entry list for 2003 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider 125cc participants TeamConstructorMotorcycleNo. Bike numberRiderRounds Red Bull KTM KTM KTM 125 FRR 1 FRA Arnaud Vincent 1–9 10 ITA Roberto Locatelli All 36 FIN Mika Kallio 10–16 Sterilgarda Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 41 JPN Youichi Ui 1–10 1 FRA Arnaud Vincent 11–16 42 ITA Gioele Pellino All Telefónica Movistar Junior Team Honda Honda RS125R 3 ESP Dani Pedrosa 1–15 Safilo Oxydo - LCR Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 4 ITA Lucio Cecchinello All 27 AUS Casey Stoner All Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 6 ITA Mirko Giansanti All 58 ITA Marco Simoncelli All Abruzzo Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 7 ITA Stefano Perugini All 11 ITA Max Sabbatani All Ajo Motorsport Honda Honda RS125R 8 JPN Masao Azuma All 36 FIN Mika Kallio 1–9 39 JPN Hiroyuki Kikuchi 10 50 ITA Andrea Ballerini 11–16 Elit Grand Prix Honda Honda RS125R 12 CHE Thomas Lüthi All Seedorf Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 14 GBR Chris Martin 1–6 88DEN Robbin Harms7, 9–16 81ESP Ismael Ortega8 19 ESP Álvaro Bautista All 81 ESP Ismael Ortega 3, 6, 11, 16 88 DEN Robbin Harms 5 Globet.com Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 15 SMR Alex de Angelis All 23 ITA Gino Borsoi All Exalt Cycle Red Devil Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 17 DEU Steve Jenkner All 79 HUN Gábor Talmácsi All MetaSystem Racing Service Honda Honda RS125R 21 GBR Leon Camier 1–9 50 ITA Andrea Ballerini 10 60ITA Mattia Angeloni 11 63 FRA Mike Di Meglio 12–16 78 HUN Péter Lénárt 1–11 28 ITA Michele Danese 12–16 Master - Mx Onda - Aspar Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 22 ESP Pablo Nieto All 80 ESP Héctor Barberá All Team Scot Honda Honda RS125R 24 ITA Simone Corsi All 34 ITA Andrea Dovizioso All Road Racing Team Hungary Honda Honda RS125R 25 HUN Imre Tóth All Caja Madrid Derbi Racing Derbi Derbi 125 GP 26 ESP Emilio Alzamora All 48 ESP Jorge Lorenzo All Semprucci - Angaia Malaguti Malaguti Malaguti 125GP 31 ESP Julián Simón All 32 ITA Fabrizio Lai All Metis Gilera Racing Gilera Gilera 125 GP 33 ITA Stefano Bianco 1–4, 7–16 50 ITA Andrea Ballerini 5–6 Freesoul Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 63 FRA Mike Di Meglio 1–10 Gilera Gilera 125 GP 41 JPN Youichi Ui 11–16 Team Costa Cálida Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 43 ESP Manuel Hernández 16 Grand Prix Training Centre Honda Honda RS125R 44 AUS Joshua Waters 15 Tassie Windscreens Simmonds Honda Honda RS125R 45 AUS Brett Simmonds 15 Matt Attack Racing Honda Honda RS125R 46 AUS Matthew Kuhne 15 Macadam Racing Honda Honda RS125R 49 GBR Lee Longden 8 Red Bull Rookies Honda Honda RS125R 50 GBR Midge Smart 8 Brooklands Autobody Racing Honda Honda RS125R 51 GBR Kris Weston 8 RZT Repsol Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 52 GER Jarno Müller 9 ADAC Sachsen e.V. Honda Honda RS125R 53 GER Manuel Mickan 9 ADAC Sachsenring Jr. Racing Services Honda Honda RS125R 54 GER Patrick Unger 9 OMV Team Hanusch Honda Honda RS125R 55 CZE Igor Kaláb 10 91 GER Jascha Büch 9 Elcom-IPC Heron Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 56 CZE Markéta Janáková 10 Lines Racing Honda Honda RS125R 57 SVK Luka Nedog 10 Honda Hamamatsu Escargot Honda Honda RS125R 59 JPN Hiroaki Kuzuhara 13 Team Leardni Honda Honda RS125R 60 ITA Mattia Angeloni 5 RCGM Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 61 ITA Michele Pirro 5 Engines Engineering Malaguti Malaguti 125GP 62 ITA Alessio Aldrovandi 5 Cheung Wing Team Honda Honda RS125R 64 CHN Cheung Wai On 1 S-Way & Revive Honda Honda RS125R 65 JPN Toshika Kuzuhara 1 Honda Kumamoto Racing Honda Honda RS125R 13 Team Harc Pro Honda Honda RS125R 66 JPN Shuhei Aoyama 1, 13 Team Life HatadaTeam Life Honda Honda RS125R 67 JPN Akio Tanaka 1 68 JPN Sadahito Suma 1 94 13 4 Racing TSR Honda RS125R 69 ESP David Bonache 3 Honda 6, 11, 16 Racing Team Gadea Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 70 ESP Sergio Gadea 3, 6, 11, 16 Mir Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 71 ESP Rubén Catalán 3 Equipe de France Espoir Honda Honda RS125R 72 FRA Alexis Masbou 4 73 FRA William Gautier 4 Racing Moto Sport Honda Honda RS125R 74 FRA Jimmy Petit 4 DB Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 75 NED Adri den Bekker 7 Tennen Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 76 NED Jarno van der Marel 7 Schouten Racing Honda Honda RS125R 77 NED Raymond Schouten 7 TMR Competició Honda Honda RS125R 82 ESP Jordi Carchano 6 SP125Racing.com Honda Honda RS125R 83 GBR Chester Lusk 8 Banks Racing/GR Motorsport Honda Honda RS125R 84 GBR Paul Veazey 8 Mob 77 Honda Honda RS125R 85 FRA Xavier Herouin 4 Provence Moto Sport Honda Honda RS125R 86 FRA Gregory Lefort 4 BNT Racing Honda Honda RS125R 87 ITA Michele Conti 5 Racing Team MVK Honda Honda RS125R 89 NED Mark van Kreij 7 ADAC Berlin Honda Honda RS125R 90 GER Dario Giuseppetti 9, 16 BRC Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 92 CZE Václav Bittman 10 Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 93 ITA Manuel Manna 11 JHA Racing Honda Honda RS125R 95 JPN Yuki Hatano 13 Source: http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st19478.htm 125cc entry list for 2003 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider Standings List of FIM World Championship points scoring systems MotoGP standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Riders' standings Pos Rider Bike Team JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 ITA Valentino Rossi HondaRepsol Honda 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 357 2 ESP Sete Gibernau HondaTelefónica Movistar Honda 4 1 Ret 1 7 3 1 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 277 3 ITA Max Biaggi HondaCamel Pramac Pons 2 3 2 5 3 14 2 1 Ret 5 2 4 1 3 17 4 228 4 ITA Loris Capirossi DucatiDucati Marlboro Team 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 1 6 4 4 Ret 3 6 8 6 2 3 177 5 USA Nicky Hayden HondaRepsol Honda 7 7 Ret 12 12 9 11 8 5 6 9 5 3 4 3 16 130 6 AUS Troy Bayliss DucatiDucati Marlboro Team 5 4 3 Ret Ret 10 9 5 3 3 6 10 Ret 9 Ret 7 128 7 ESP Carlos Checa YamahaFortuna Yamaha Team 10 9 Ret Ret 8 4 4 6 8 4 8 9 Ret 5 8 5 123 8 JPN Tohru Ukawa HondaCamel Pramac Pons 20 6 4 7 6 6 12 Ret 6 8 5 7 7 7 5 Ret 123 9 BRA Alex Barros YamahaGauloises Yamaha Team 8 5 5 3 Ret 8 8 DNS Ret 7 11 12 6 15 Ret 6 101 10 JPN Shinya Nakano Yamahad'Antín Yamaha Team 9 11 8 14 5 5 13 9 7 14 12 8 9 8 7 Ret 101 11 JPN Makoto Tamada HondaPramac Honda Ret 14 6 Ret 4 7 16 13 13 9 10 3 DSQ 10 10 10 87 12 FRA Olivier Jacque YamahaGauloises Yamaha Team 15 10 10 4 10 Ret 5 Ret 9 11 13 Ret 13 Ret 6 Ret 71 13 USA Colin Edwards ApriliaAlice Aprilia Racing 6 Ret 14 10 9 Ret 7 10 14 12 14 13 17 13 16 8 62 14 JPN Noriyuki Haga ApriliaAlice Aprilia Racing 12 Ret 11 8 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 13 15 14 12 12 14 15 47 15 ITA Marco Melandri YamahaFortuna Yamaha Team WD 17 15 11 13 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 11 5 11 Ret 45 16 JPN Norifumi Abe YamahaFortuna Yamaha Team 11 8 9 31Yamaha Racing Team 11 10 17 USA John Hopkins SuzukiSuzuki Grand Prix Team 13 13 7 Ret Ret 15 15 11 Ret 17 18 DNS Ret 12 13 29 18 GBR Jeremy McWilliams Proton KRProton Team KR Ret Ret 12 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 19 16 Ret 17 11 12 27 19 USA Kenny Roberts Jr. SuzukiSuzuki Grand Prix Team 14 15 13 16 Ret 15 20 17 17 15 14 9 11 22 20 JPN Ryuichi Kiyonari HondaTelefónica Movistar Honda 13 13 11 17 14 18 15 16 15 11 21 19 14 22 21 JPN Nobuatsu Aoki Proton KRProton Team KR Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 16 Ret 15 11 Ret 20 Ret 14 18 18 17 19 22 AUS Garry McCoy KawasakiKawasaki Racing Team 16 17 18 9 15 17 18 16 16 18 Ret Ret Ret 19 13 19 11 23 DEU Alex Hofmann KawasakiKawasaki Racing Team 16 14 10 17 19 8 24 JPN Akira Ryō SuzukiTeam Suzuki 10 6Suzuki Grand Prix Team 20 25 JPN Yukio Kagayama SuzukiSuzuki Grand Prix Team Ret 12 4 26 AUS Andrew Pitt KawasakiKawasaki Racing Team 17 16 15 Ret 16 Ret 14 17 19 16 21 18 16 16 15 18 4 JPN Tamaki Serizawa MD211VF ProtoMoriwaki Racing WCM 19 0 MoriwakiMoriwaki Racing 18 JPN Akira Yanagawa KawasakiKawasaki Racing Team 18 Ret 0 ESP José David de Gea Sabre V4WCM Ret 20 DNS 0 Harris WCM 22 19 19 Ret Ret 20 GBR Chris Burns Harris WCMWCM DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret 20 WD 0 ROC Yamaha Ret WD Ret JPN Daijiro Kato† HondaTelefónica Movistar Honda Ret† 0 Pos Rider Bike Team JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap † – Daijiro Kato was fatally injured in an accident during the Japanese Grand Prix. Constructors' standings Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 JPN Honda 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 395 2 ITA Ducati 3 4 3 Ret 2 1 6 4 3 3 3 6 8 6 2 3 248 3 JPN Yamaha 8 5 5 3 5 4 4 6 7 4 7 8 5 5 6 5 175 4 ITA Aprilia 6 Ret 11 8 9 12 7 7 14 12 14 13 12 12 14 8 81 5 JPN Suzuki 13 13 7 16 Ret 15 15 11 15 17 17 17 10 14 9 11 43 6 MYS/USA Proton KR Ret 12 9 6 Ret 16 Ret 15 11 Ret 19 16 14 17 11 12 38 7 JPN Kawasaki 16 16 15 9 14 17 10 16 16 16 21 18 16 16 13 18 19 Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts Teams' standings Each team got the total points scored by their two riders, including replacement riders. In one rider team, only the points scored by that rider was counted. Wildcard riders did not score points. Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Pos Team BikeNo. JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 JPN Repsol Honda 46 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 487 69 7 7 Ret 12 12 9 11 8 5 6 9 5 3 4 3 16 2 ESP Camel Pramac Pons 3 2 3 2 5 3 14 2 1 Ret 5 2 4 1 3 17 4 351 11 20 6 4 7 6 6 12 Ret 6 8 5 7 7 7 5 Ret 3 ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 12 5 4 3 Ret Ret 10 9 5 3 3 6 10 Ret 9 Ret 7 305 65 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 1 6 4 4 Ret 3 6 8 6 2 3 4 ITA Telefónica Movistar Honda 15 4 1 Ret 1 7 3 1 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 299 23 13 13 11 17 14 18 15 16 15 11 21 19 14 74 Ret† 5 JPN Fortuna Yamaha Team 7 10 9 Ret Ret 8 4 4 6 8 4 8 9 Ret 5 8 5 188 17 11 8 9 33 WD 17 15 11 13 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 11 5 11 Ret 6 FRA Gauloises Yamaha Team 4 8 5 5 3 Ret 8 8 DNS Ret 7 11 12 6 15 Ret 6 172 19 15 10 10 4 10 Ret 5 Ret 9 11 13 Ret 13 Ret 6 Ret 7 ITA Alice Aprilia Racing 41 12 Ret 11 8 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 13 15 14 12 12 14 15 109 45 6 Ret 14 10 9 Ret 7 10 14 12 14 13 17 13 16 8 8 ESP d'Antín Yamaha Team 56 9 11 8 14 5 5 13 9 7 14 12 8 9 8 7 Ret 101 9 ITA Pramac Honda 6 Ret 14 6 Ret 4 7 16 13 13 9 10 3 DSQ 10 10 10 87 10 JPN Suzuki Grand Prix Team 10 14 15 13 16 Ret 15 20 17 17 15 14 9 11 55 21 13 13 7 Ret Ret 15 15 11 Ret 17 18 DNS Ret 12 13 43 20 71 Ret 12 11 MAS/USA Proton Team KR 9 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 16 Ret 15 11 Ret 20 Ret 14 18 18 17 46 99 Ret Ret 12 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 19 16 Ret 17 11 12 12 JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 8 16 17 18 9 15 17 18 16 16 18 Ret Ret Ret 19 13 19 15 88 17 16 15 Ret 16 Ret 14 17 19 16 21 18 16 16 15 18 GBR WCM 35 DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret 20 WD 0 Ret WD Ret 52 Ret 20 DNS 22 19 19 Ret Ret 20 Pos Team BikeNo. JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts † – #74 Daijiro Kato was fatally injured in an accident during the Japanese Grand Prix. 250cc standings http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2003/250cc/VAL/world+standing.pdf Standings resources.motogp.com Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Riders' standings Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 SMR Manuel Poggiali Aprilia 1 1 4 Ret 1 Ret 4 2 8 3 2 1 3 2 9 3 249 2 ITA Roberto Rolfo Honda 7 5 2 3 4 9 6 5 1 4 4 2 2 4 1 7 235 3ESP Toni Elías Aprilia Ret 8 1 1 6 4 13 4 7 2 1 18 1 1 11 2 226 4 FRA Randy de Puniet Aprilia Ret 2 3 2 Ret 1 Ret 8 3 1 3 3 6 5 Ret 1 208 5 ESP Fonsi Nieto Aprilia 6 7 7 4 2 2 Ret 1 2 6 9 Ret 8 3 3 5 194 6 ITA Franco Battaini Aprilia 5 3 11 18 3 6 2 7 5 7 6 Ret Ret 6 4 8 148 7 AUS Anthony West Aprilia Ret 6 5 7 9 3 1 3 6 Ret 10 8 Ret 9 2 Ret 145 8 ARG Sebastián Porto Honda 4 4 6 Ret 8 7 5 6 4 5 5 Ret Ret 8 Ret 6 127 9 JPN Naoki Matsudo Yamaha 8 10 8 5 7 5 Ret 9 Ret 9 8 5 7 7 6 11 11910 FRA Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia 10 9 Ret 6 5 8 3 Ret Ret 8 7 4 Ret DNS Ret 4 101 11ESP Alex Debón Honda 11 DSQ 9 8 12 11 11 10 9 DNS 11 11 9 Ret 5 10 81 12 ESP Joan Olivé Aprilia 13 Ret 10 10 10 10 23 Ret 17 16 Ret 7 19 14 18 Ret 38 13 ESP Héctor Faubel Aprilia Ret 11 Ret 11 15 Ret 17 12 Ret 10 13 6 Ret Ret 16 Ret 34 14 GBR Chaz DaviesAprilia 18 15 18 Ret 13 Ret 24 13 12 14 20 9 11 20 15 13 33 15 JPN Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 2 5 31 16 FRA Erwan Nigon Aprilia 12 17 Ret 17 17 14 7 Ret 14 Ret 16 12 17 Ret 7 Ret 30 17 ITA Alex Baldolini Aprilia Ret 12 12 13 Ret Ret 14 17 10 Ret 14 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret 30 18 JPN Yuki Takahashi Honda 3 4 29 19 FRA Eric Bataille Honda 16 13 13 15 DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 12 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 28 20 SWE Johan Stigefelt Aprilia 14 14 Ret 12 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret Ret DNS 13 Ret Ret 10 17 26 21 DEU Dirk Heidolf Aprilia Ret Ret 15 Ret 15 11 13 17 14 14 11 13 12 26 22 DEU Christian Gemmel Honda Ret 18 14 9 16 15 8 Ret Ret 15 15 16 12 16 Ret Ret 24 23 FRA Hugo Marchand Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 14 11 Ret 9 16 Ret 11 Ret Ret 16 13 14 Ret 24 24 CZE Jakub Smrž Honda 15 Ret 17 19 14 Ret 12 14 13 Ret Ret 18 14 14 25 CZE Jaroslav Huleš Yamaha 17 16 16 16 DNS 10 Honda 15 Ret 15 8 Ret 26 JPN Tekkyu Kayo Yamaha 9 7 27 JPN Choujun Kameya Honda 10 6 28 GBR Jay Vincent Aprilia 11 5 29 DEU Klaus Nöhles Aprilia 12 15 5 30 CZE Lukáš Pešek Yamaha 16 16 17 Ret 17 Ret Ret 12 19 4 31 DEU Max Neukirchner Honda 15 1 32 JPN Masaki Tokudome Yamaha 15 1 33 CZE Radomil Rous Aprilia Ret 15 1 NLD Henk van de Lagemaat Honda 19 19 20 20 18 18 16 18 Ret Ret 23 19 20 18 17 18 0 ESP Álvaro Molina Aprilia 19 DNS 19 16 0 DEU Katja Poensgen Honda 20 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 18 19 18 20 Ret DNS 17 Ret 0 FIN Vesa Kallio Yamaha 19 18 18 0 ITA Christian Pistoni Aprilia 19 0 Yamaha 20 NLD Jan Blok Honda 19 0 CZE Michal Filla Yamaha 19 0 CHN Shi Zhao Huang Yamaha 19 0 NLD Patrick Lakerveld Aprilia 20 0 NLD Arie Vos Yamaha 21 21 0 ESP Luis Castro Yamaha 21 0 SWE Frederik Watz Yamaha 21 0NLD Hans Smees Honda 22 0 HUN Gábor Rizmayer Honda 22 0 PRT Miguel Praia Yamaha 22 0 JPN Tomoyoshi Koyama Yamaha Ret Ret 0 JPN Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Ret 0 FRA Samuel Aubry Honda Ret 0 FRA Christophe Rastel Honda Ret 0 GBR Lee Dickinson Yamaha Ret 0 GBR Phillip Desborough Yamaha Ret 0 SWE Tomas Palander Honda Ret 0 DEU Norman Rank Honda Ret 0 AUS Geoff Hardcastle Yamaha Ret 0 FRA Grégory Leblanc Honda DNS DNQ 0 FRA Vincent Eisen Honda DNQ 0 NLD Randy Gevers Honda DNQ 0 GBR Andrew Sawford Honda DNQ 0 DEU Nico Kehrer Honda DNQ 0 CHN Zi Xian He Yamaha DNQ 0 AUS Mark Rowling Yamaha DNQ 0 AUS Peter Taplin Honda DNQ 0 AUS Rodney Camm Honda DNQ 0 AUS Brett Underwood Yamaha DNQ 0 AUT Yves Polzer Honda DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Constructors' standings Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 ITA Aprilia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 390 2 JPN Honda 2 4 2 3 4 7 5 5 1 4 4 2 2 4 1 6 252 3 JPN Yamaha 8 10 8 5 7 5 20 9 16 9 8 5 7 7 6 11 119 Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 125cc standings http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2003/125cc/VAL/world+standing.pdf Standings resources.motogp.com Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Riders' standings Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 ESP Daniel Pedrosa Honda 8 1 4 1 2 1 8 Ret 4 1 4 4 6 1 WD 223 2 SMR Alex de Angelis Aprilia Ret 6 3 Ret 5 3 6 4 3 3 3 3 9 6 7 Ret 166 3 ESP Héctor Barberá Aprilia Ret 13 7 11 9 Ret 3 1 14 5 2 9 1 8 6 3 164 4 ITA Stefano Perugini Aprilia 1 Ret 5 7 7 5 5 3 1 2 Ret 7 4 Ret Ret 13 162 5 ITA Andrea Dovizioso Honda 5 2 9 3 4 Ret 10 2 7 6 8 6 3 13 Ret 8 157 6 DEU Steve Jenkner Aprilia 3 3 2 8 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 5 Ret 3 2 151 7 ESP Pablo Nieto Aprilia 7 5 Ret 5 3 17 2 6 5 Ret 1 5 8 9 Ret 7 148 8 AUS Casey Stoner Aprilia Ret 10 6 4 18 Ret Ret 5 2 DNS DNS 2 2 Ret Ret 1 125 9 ITA Lucio Cecchinello Aprilia 4 8 1 2 1 Ret 16 10 8 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 9 11210 ITA Mirko Giansanti Aprilia 2 15 10 12 11 12 15 11 11 7 10 14 11 7 Ret 5 93 11 FIN Mika Kallio Honda 11 7 16 Ret 13 7 11 7 10 88 KTM 4 DSQ 19 7 2 Ret Ret 12 ESP Jorge Lorenzo Derbi Ret 24 15 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 21 12 6 1 Ret 3 8 11 79 13 JPN Youichi Ui Aprilia 6 4 8 6 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 76 Gilera DNS 21 17 18 11 Ret 14 HUN Gábor TalmácsiAprilia 14 Ret 19 16 16 9 9 9 6 11 7 8 14 14 9 12 70 15 CHE Thomas Lüthi Honda 9 17 12 9 15 2 7 22 Ret Ret Ret 15 10 4 16 DNS 68 16 JPN Masao Azuma Honda 17 9 11 10 14 22 Ret 13 Ret 13 13 Ret 13 5 2 15 64 17 ITA Gino Borsoi Aprilia 10 11 13 13 8 8 13 19 17 8 Ret 12 Ret 20 Ret 10 54 18 FRA Arnaud Vincent KTM Ret 12 22 Ret 21 14 Ret 8 Ret 39 Aprilia 5 13 19 16 5 Ret 19 ITA Simone Corsi Honda 12 14 21 14 12 15 12 Ret 9 Ret 9 22 15 DNS DNS Ret 32 20 ESP Álvaro Bautista Aprilia 18 25 17 Ret 28 28 Ret 14 Ret 16 15 16 12 15 4 6 31 21 ITA Marco Simoncelli Aprilia 21 20 14 Ret 17 16 20 16 12 14 DNS 11 Ret 11 Ret 4 31 22 ITA Andrea Ballerini Gilera 19 18 25 Honda Ret Ret Ret 20 19 1 Ret 23 ITA Gioele Pellino Aprilia 15 16 20 Ret 10 11 Ret 12 13 10 Ret 26 Ret Ret Ret Ret 25 24 ITA Roberto Locatelli KTM 23 28 Ret 15 20 10 Ret Ret 18 17 11 17 Ret 10 Ret 17 18 25 ITA Fabrizio Lai Malaguti 16 18 23 Ret Ret 19 14 Ret 15 18 12 24 18 17 13 18 10 26 DNK Robbin Harms Aprilia 25 DSQ 16 19 Ret 23 22 21 10 14 8 27 ITA Stefano Bianco Gilera Ret 21 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 20 14 20 16 12 15 21 7 28 FRA Mike Di Meglio Aprilia 22 22 28 17 Ret 13 19 15 Ret 15 5 Honda Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret 29 ESP Julián Simón Malaguti 19 27 Ret 20 Ret 24 17 18 20 22 Ret 25 24 25 12 19 4 30 ITA Max Sabbatani Aprilia 13 Ret 24 18 23 21 22 Ret DNS Ret 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 3 31 ESP Emilio Alzamora Derbi Ret 23 18 19 Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret 21 19 Ret Ret 23 14 24 2 ITA Mattia Angeloni Honda 24 16 0 HUN Imre Tóth Honda 24 Ret 26 23 27 20 23 17 Ret 23 Ret Ret 26 24 Ret 0 Aprilia 22 ITA Michele Danese Honda 27 Ret 26 17 Ret 0ITA Manuel MannaAprilia 17 0ESP Sergio GadeaAprilia 25 23 18 20 0NED Adri den BekkerHonda 18 0GER Dario GiuseppettiHonda 19 Ret 0 ESP Ismael Ortega Aprilia 27 WD 21 20 23 0 HUN Péter Lénárt Honda Ret 29 Ret 22 31 26 Ret 20 22 Ret Ret 0JPN Toshika KuzuharaHonda 20 Ret 0GBR Christopher Martin Honda 25 26 Ret 21 Ret Ret 0JPN Shuhei AoyamaHonda Ret 21 0ITA Michele ContiHonda 22 0 GBR Leon Camier Honda 26 Ret 30 24 30 27 Ret Ret 23 0GBR Paul VeazeyHonda 23 0JPN Hiroaki KuzuharaHonda 23 0NED Jarno van der MarelHonda 24 0GBR Midge SmartHonda 24 0CZE Igor KalábHonda 24 0 JPN Sadahito Suma Honda Ret 25 0FRA Jimmy PetitHonda 25 0ESP Jordi CarchanoHonda 25 0GBR Lee LongdenHonda 25 0CZE Markéta JanákováHonda 25 0ITA Alessio AldrovandiMalaguti 26 0GBR Chester LuskHonda 26 0SVK Luka NedogHonda 26 0JPN Akio TanakaHonda 27 0ESP Rubén CatalánAprilia 29 0ITA Michele PirroAprilia 29 0ESP David BonacheHonda Ret Ret Ret DNS 0FRA William GautierHonda Ret 0FRA Gregory LefortAprilia Ret 0FRA Xavier HerouinHonda Ret 0FRA Alexis MasbouHonda Ret 0NED Raymond SchoutenHonda Ret 0NED Mark van KreijHonda Ret 0GER Patrick UngerHonda Ret 0GER Jarno MüllerHonda Ret 0GER Jascha BüchHonda Ret 0GER Manuel MickanHonda Ret 0CZE Václav BittmanHonda Ret 0JPN Yuki HatanoHonda Ret 0AUS Matthew KuhneHonda Ret 0AUS Joshua WatersHonda Ret 0CHN Cheung Wai OnHonda DNQ 0GBR Kris WestonHonda DNS 0 JPN Hiroyuki Kikuchi Honda DNS 0AUS Brett SimmondsHonda DNQ 0ESP Manuel HernándezAprilia DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Manufacturers' standings Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 ITA Aprilia 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 6 3 1 343 2 JPN Honda 5 1 4 1 2 1 7 2 4 1 4 4 3 1 1 8 286 3 ESP Derbi Ret 23 15 19 Ret 6 21 Ret 21 12 6 1 Ret 3 8 11 79 4 AUT KTM 23 12 22 15 20 10 Ret 8 18 4 11 17 7 2 Ret 17 66 5 ITA Gilera Ret 21 Ret DNS 19 18 Ret Ret Ret 20 14 20 16 12 11 21 11 6 ITA Malaguti 16 18 23 20 26 19 14 18 15 18 12 24 18 17 12 18 11 Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts References Michael Scott (2003) Motocourse 2003-2004: The World's Leading Grand Prix and Superbike Annual Hazelton Publishing 978-1903135303 Sources The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2003/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 2010-07-07 2022-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123010147/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2003/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons MotoGP racing season