2003 International Formula 3000 Championship

Motor racing competition December 2025 International Formula 3000 Championship FIA International Formula 3000 Championship 2003 Drivers' Champion: Björn Wirdheim Teams' Champion: Arden International Parent series:Formula OneSupport series:Porsche Supercup The 2003 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-seventh season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also nineteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. It featured the 2003 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship with titles awarded for both Drivers and Teams.2003 FIA F3000 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 19 March 2010 The championship was contested over ten events from 19 April to 13 September 2003.2003 F3000 Results from www.teamdan.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120224114648/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/2003/f3000.html 2012-02-24 Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 19 March 2010 thumb|right|The Drivers Championship was won by Björn Wirdheim (pictured in 2008), and the Teams Championship was awarded to Arden International Ltd. Teams and drivers right|300px|thumb|Björn Wirdheim, pictured at the Hungaroring round, won the Drivers' Championship. Vitantonio Liuzzi, driving the car behind him, placed fourth. The following teams and drivers contested the championship. TeamNo. Car number Driver Rounds GBR Arden International 1 SWE Björn WirdheimAll 2 USA Townsend BellAll ITA Coloni Motorsport 3 BRA Ricardo SperaficoAll4 HUN Zsolt Baumgartner1–9 SMR 1862 Christian Montanari10 GBR Super Nova Racing 5 ITA Enrico ToccaceloAll 6 USA Derek Hill1–6 DNK Nicolas Kiesa7 GBR Sam Hancock8–10 DNK Den Blå Avis 7 DNK Nicolas Kiesa1–68 GBR Robbie Kerr1 USA Philip Giebler2–6 ITA Durango 9 ITA Giorgio PantanoAll 10 ITA Raffaele GiammariaAll BEL Team Astromega 11 DEU Tony SchmidtAll12 BEL Jeffrey van Hooydonk1–2, 4–6, 10 IRL Michael Keohane7–8 CZE Superfund ISR – Charouz 14 CZE Jaroslav JanišAll 15 FRA Yannick Schroeder1–8 AUT Red Bull Junior Team 16 ITA Vitantonio LiuzziAll17 AUT Patrick Friesacher1–2, 5–10 AUT Bernhard Auinger3–4ESP BCN F300018AUS Rob Nguyen1–3USA Will Langhorne4–8ITA Ferdinando Monfardini9–10 19 ITA Valerio Scassellati1, 5–6, 8 ITA Alessandro Piccolo2–4, 10 GBR Marc Hynes7 ITA Giovanni Berton9 GBR Brand Motorsport 20 FRA Nicolas Minassian1 21 GBR Gary Paffett1Sources:FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship – 2003: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/2003-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 30 December 2023F3000 International Championship Entry List 2003 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/summary/2003 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023 Calendar The 2003 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was contested over a ten event series. The round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was cancelled due to the FIA banning tobacco advertising, which cancelled the F1 race.2003 FIA F3000 Championship Classifications Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 April 2010 Event Circuit Date Distance Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report 1 ITA Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 20 April 31 laps / 152.686 km SWE Björn Wirdheim SWE Björn Wirdheim SWE Björn Wirdheim UK Arden International Report 2 ESP Circuit de Catalunya 3 May 33 laps / 152.565 km ITA Giorgio Pantano ITA Giorgio Pantano ITA Giorgio Pantano ITA Durango Report 3 AUT A1-Ring 17 May 35 laps / 151.410 km BRA Ricardo Sperafico SWE Björn Wirdheim BRA Ricardo Sperafico ITA Coloni Motorsport Report 4 MON Circuit de Monaco 31 May 45 laps / 150.3 km SWE Björn Wirdheim SWE Björn Wirdheim DEN Nicolas Kiesa DEN Den Blå Avis Report 5 DEU Nürburgring 28 June 30 laps / 154.423 km SWE Björn Wirdheim SWE Björn Wirdheim ITA Enrico Toccacelo UK Super Nova Racing Report 6 FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 5 July 35 laps / 154.201 km ITA Giorgio Pantano ITA Giorgio Pantano ITA Giorgio Pantano ITA Durango Report 7 UK Silverstone Circuit 19 July 30 laps / 154.125 km SWE Björn Wirdheim SWE Björn Wirdheim SWE Björn Wirdheim UK Arden International Report 8 GER Hockenheimring 2 August 33 laps / 150.942 km BRA Ricardo Sperafico SWE Björn Wirdheim BRA Ricardo Sperafico ITA Coloni Motorsport Report 9 HUN Hungaroring 23 August 35 laps / 153.440 km ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi AUT Patrick Friesacher AUT Patrick Friesacher AUT Red Bull Junior Team Report 10 ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza 13 September 26 laps / 150.353 km SWE Björn Wirdheim SWE Björn Wirdheim SWE Björn Wirdheim UK Arden International ReportSource:F3000 International Championship Results 2003 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/results/2003 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023 Drivers' Championship Pos Driver IMOItaly CATSpain A1RAustria MONMonaco NÜRGermany MAGFrance SILUK HOCGermany HUNHungary MNZItaly Points 1 Sweden Björn Wirdheim 1 2 2 2 13 2 1 2 2 1 78 2 Brazil Ricardo Sperafico 3 Ret 1 DSQ 14 3 4 1 Ret 3 43 3 Italy Giorgio Pantano Ret 1 3 Ret 16 1 2 7 4 Ret 41 4 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 4 Ret 4 Ret 2 4 3 4 9 4 39 5 Austria Patrick Friesacher 2 Ret Ret 11 5 3 1 2 36 6 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 5 3 5 Ret 1 13 6 Ret 7 8 30 7 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa 12 10 6 1 3 Ret 8 20 8 CZE Jaroslav Janiš DNS 4 9 4 6 Ret 10 8 5 7 20 9 USA Townsend Bell 9 12 7 6 Ret 12 7 5 3 Ret 17 10 Italy Raffaele Giammaria 7 Ret 14 3 7 8 Ret 10 6 Ret 14 11 Germany Tony Schmidt Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 5 Ret 6 8 6 14 12 France Yannick Schroeder 6 8 Ret 7 4 7 9 11 13 13 Belgium Jeffrey van Hooydonk Ret Ret 8 8 6 5 9 14 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner 10 7 10 5 11 9 11 9 DNS 6 15 Australia Rob Nguyen 8 5 13 5 16 USA Derek Hill 15 11 Ret DSQ 5 10 4 17 USA Phil Giebler Ret 8 Ret 9 DNS 1 18 Italy Alessandro Piccolo 9 12 DNS 11 0 19 Austria Bernhard Auinger 11 9 0 20 San Marino 1862 Christian Montanari 9 0 21 USA Will Langhorne 10 12 14 13 12 0 22 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Ret 10 0 23 Italy Giovanni Berton 10 0 24 UK Sam Hancock 13 11 DNS 0 25 France Nicolas Minassian 11 0 26 Ireland Michael Keohane 12 Ret 0 27 Italy Valerio Scassellati 13 15 15 14 0 28 UK Marc Hynes 14 0 29 UK Gary Paffett 14 0 – UK Robbie Kerr DNS 0 Pos Driver IMOItaly CATSpain A1RAustria MONMonaco NÜRGermany MAGFrance SILUK HOCGermany HUNHungary MNZItaly PointsSources:F3000 International Championship Standings 2003 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/standings/2003 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship – Season 2003: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/2003-results.html Speedsport Magazine 30 December 20232003 FIA International F3000 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2003-fia-international-f3000-championship/ Motor Sport 30 December 2023Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap All drivers used Lola B02/50 chassis with Zytek-Judd KV engines and Avon tyres. Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers at each event. If two or more drivers had the same number of points (including 0 points), their positions in the Championship was fixed according to the quality of their places. Under this system one first place was better than any number of second places, one second place was better than any number of third places and so on. Teams Championship Points for the 2003 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship for Teams were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight places at each event. Results from both team cars were taken into account. Position Team IMOITA CATESP A1RAUT MONMON NURGER MAGFRA SILGBR HOCGER HUNHUN MNZITA Total 1 GBR Arden International Ltd 10 8 10 11 0 8 12 12 14 10 95 2 AUT Red Bull Junior Team F3000 13 0 5 0 8 5 10 11 10 13 75 3 ITA Durango Formula 2 10 6 6 2 11 8 2 8 0 55 4 ITA Coloni Motorsport 6 2 10 4 0 6 5 10 0 6 49 5 GBR Super Nova Racing Ltd 4 6 4 0 14 0 4 0 2 1 35 6 CZE ISR – Charouz 3 6 0 7 8 2 0 1 4 2 33 7 BEL Team Astromega 0 3 0 1 1 7 0 3 1 7 23 8 DEN Den Blå Avis 0 0 4 10 6 0 – – – – 20 9 ESP BCN F3000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 GBR Brand Motorsports 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 See also 2003 Euro Formula 3000 season References Further reading Automobile Year, 2003/04 External links FIA F3000 Season Guide Barcelona testing images from www.motorsport.com Category:International Formula 3000 seasons Formula 3000