2003 FIA Sportscar Championship

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.

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	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal	13 April
2	German 500	EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz, Germany	10 May
3	44th Gran Premio Lotteria di Monza	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy	29 June
4	Oschersleben 2 Hours 30 Minutes	Motopark Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany	20 July
5	European Race Weekend	Donington Park, North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom	10 August
6	1000 km Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	31 August
7	Nogaro 2 Hours 30 Minutes	Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France	21 September

Entries

SR1

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Racing for Holland	Dome S101	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G D	1	Jan Lammers	1–6
				1	John Bosch	1–6
				2	Beppe Gabbiani	All
				2	Filipe Ortiz	All
GLV Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	3	Giovanni Lavaggi	2–3
GLV Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	3	Xavier Pompidou	2–3
RN Motorsport	DBA4 03S	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	D	5	Hayanari Shimoda	1, 4–6
					John Nielsen	1
					Andy Wallace	4–6
Taurus Sports Racing	Lola B2K/10	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	6	Christian Vann	1, 3
					Justin Keen	1, 5–6
					Phil Andrews	3, 5
					Giovanni Lavaggi	6
					Larry Oberto	6
Automotive Durango	Durango LMP1	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	8	Michele Rugolo	1–5, 7
					Leonardo Maddalena	1–5, 7
					Fulvio Cavicchi	3–5
Earl Goddard	Reynard 01Q	Ford Cosworth 3.4 L V8	D	11	Earl Goddard	3, 5
Earl Goddard	Reynard 01Q	Ford Cosworth 3.4 L V8	D	11	Steve Arnold	3, 5
Gianfranco Trombetti	Promec PJ119	Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6	G	12	"Gianfranco"	1, 3, 5
					Alex Caffi	1, 3, 5
					Enrico Muscioni	5
Pescarolo Sport	Courage C60	Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6	G M	16	Jean-Christophe Boullion	1, 3
					Stéphane Sarrazin	1, 5–6
					Franck Lagorce	3, 5–7
					Nicolas Minassian	4
					Eric Hélary	4
					Soheil Ayari	7
Team Ascari	Ascari KZR-1	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	21	Klaas Zwart	3, 5
					Werner Lupberger	3, 5
					Charles Hall	3
R&M	R&M SR01	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	22	Mauro Baldi	3
					Filippo Francioni	3
					Ezio Mazza	3
Audi Sport Japan	Audi R8	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	25	Tom Kristensen	6
Audi Sport Japan	Audi R8	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	25	Seiji Ara	6
Speedsport	Lola B98/10	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	28	Bob Berridge	5
Speedsport	Lola B98/10	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	28	Amanda Stretton	5

SR2

All SR2 competitors used Avon tyres.

Entrant	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2002	Nissan 3.0 L V6	52	Mirko Savoldi	All
				Pieuguiseppe Peroni	All
				Filippo Francioni	6
Ranieri Randaccio	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	54	Ranieri Randaccio	1, 3
				Paul Daniels	1
				Jacopo Sebastiani	3
GP Racing	Lucchini SR2001	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	55	Fabio Mancini	1–6
				Gianni Collini	1–6
				Massimo Saccomanno	1–6
Team Jota	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan 3.0 L V6	61	Sam Hignett	1–6
				John Stack	1–6
				Nigel Taylor	6
Team Sovereign	Rapier 6	Nissan 3.0 L V6	62	Ian Flux	5, 7
Team Sovereign	Rapier 6	Nissan 3.0 L V6	62	Mike Millard	5, 7
Palmyr	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	63	Christophe Ricard	5–7
Palmyr	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	63	Philippe Favre	5–7
Pierre Bruneau	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan 3.0 L V6	99	Pierre Bruneau	All
Pierre Bruneau	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan 3.0 L V6	99	Marc Rostan	All

Results and standings

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	SR1 Winning Team	SR2 Winning Team	Report
Rnd	Circuit	SR1 Winning Drivers	SR2 Winning Drivers	Report
1	Estoril	No. 16 Pescarolo Sport	No. 52 Lucchini Engineering	Report
1	Estoril	Jean-Christophe Boullion Stéphane Sarrazin	Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni	Report
2	Lausitz	No. 1 Racing for Holland	No. 52 Lucchini Engineering	Report
2	Lausitz	Jan Lammers John Bosch	Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni	Report
3	Monza	No. 1 Racing for Holland	No. 61 Team Jota	Report
3	Monza	Jan Lammers John Bosch	John Stack Sam Hignett	Report
4	Oschersleben	No. 5 RN Motorsport	No. 52 Lucchini Engineering	Report
4	Oschersleben	Andy Wallace Hayanari Shimoda	Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni	Report
5	Donington	No. 1 Racing for Holland	No. 52 Lucchini Engineering	Report
5	Donington	Jan Lammers John Bosch	Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni	Report
6	Spa	No. 25 Audi Sport Japan	No. 52 Lucchini Engineering	Report
6	Spa	Tom Kristensen Seiji Ara	Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni Filippo Francioni	Report
7	Nogaro	No. 16 Pescarolo Sport	No. 52 Team Sovereign	Report
7	Nogaro	Franck Lagorce Soheil Ayari	Ian Flux Mike Millard	Report

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.	Driver	Team	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	SPA		NOG	Total points
Pos.	Driver	Team	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	500 km	1000 km	NOG	Total points
1	Jan Lammers	Racing for Holland	3	1	1	2	1	Ret	Ret		44
1	John Bosch	Racing for Holland	3	1	1	2	1	Ret	Ret		44
2	Beppe Gabbiani	Racing for Holland	5	2	Ret	3	Ret	5	3	2	36
2	Filipe Ortiz	Racing for Holland	5	2	Ret	3	Ret	5	3	2	36
3	Hayanari Shimoda	RN Motorsport	2			1	Ret	2	Ret		26
4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Pescarolo Sport	1				Ret	3	2		24
4	Franck Lagorce	Pescarolo Sport			Ret		Ret	3	2	1	24
5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Japan						1	1		20
5	Seiji Ara	Audi Sport Japan						1	1		20
6	Andy Wallace	RN Motorsport				1	Ret	2	Ret		18
7	Giovanni Lavaggi	GLV Racing		3	Ret						16
7	Giovanni Lavaggi	Taurus Sports Racing						4	4		16
8	Gianfranco Trombetti	Gianfranco Trombetti	6		Ret		2				11
8	Alex Caffi	Gianfranco Trombetti	6		Ret		2				11
9	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo Sport	1		Ret						10
9	Soheil Ayari	Pescarolo Sport								1	10
10	Michele Rugolo	Automotive Durango	4	Ret	Ret	4	DSQ			Ret	10
10	Leonardo Maddalena	Automotive Durango	4	Ret	Ret	4	DSQ			Ret	10
11	Justin Keen	Taurus Sports Racing	DNS				Ret	4	4		10
11	Larry Oberto	Taurus Sports Racing						4	4		10
12	John Nielsen	RN Motorsport	2								8
12	Klaas Zwart	Team Ascari			2		Ret				8
12	Werner Lupberger	Team Ascari			2		Ret				8
12	Charles Hall	Team Ascari			2						8
12	Enrico Muscioni	Gianfranco Trombetti					2				8
13	Xavier Pompidou	GLV Racing		3	Ret						6
13	Christian Vann	Taurus Sports Racing	DNS		3						6
13	Phil Andrews	Taurus Sports Racing			3		Ret				6
14	Mauro Baldi	R&M			4						5
14	Filippo Francioni	R&M			4						5
14	Ezio Mazza	R&M			4						5
14	Fulvio Cavicchi	Automotive Durango			Ret	4	DSQ				5
15	Earl Goddard	Earl Goddard			5						4
15	Steve Arnold	Earl Goddard			5						4

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

SR2 championship

Pos.	Driver	Team	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	SPA		NOG	Total points
Pos.	Driver	Team	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	500 km	1000 km	NOG	Total points
1	Mirko Savoldi	Lucchini Engineering	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	Ret	60
1	Pierguiseppe Peroni	Lucchini Engineering	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	Ret	60
2	Pierre Bruneau	Pierre Bruneau	NC	3	Ret	2	5	3	NC	2	32
2	Marc Rostan	Pierre Bruneau	NC	3	Ret	2	5	3	NC	2	32
3	Fabio Mancini	GP Racing	2	2	Ret	NC	2	Ret	Ret		24
3	Gianni Collini	GP Racing	2	2	Ret	NC	2	Ret	Ret		24
3	Massimo Saccomanno	GP Racing	2	2	Ret	NC	2	Ret	Ret		24
4	Sam Hignett	Team Jota	4	4	1	Ret	6	Ret	Ret		23
4	John Stack	Team Jota	4	4	1	Ret	6	Ret	Ret		23
5	Philippe Favre	Palmyr					4	2	2	Ret	21
5	Christophe Ricard	Palmyr					4	2	2	Ret	21
6	Filippo Francioni	Lucchini Engineering						1	1		20
7	Ian Flux	Team Sovereign					3			1	16
7	Mike Millard	Team Sovereign					3			1	16
8	Ranieri Randaccio	Ranieri Randaccio	3		2						14
9	Jacopo Sebastiani	Ranieri Randaccio			2						8
10	Paul Daniels	Ranieri Randaccio	3								6

Team championships

SR1 championship

Pos.	Team	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	SPA		NOG	Total points
Pos.	Team	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	500 km	1000 km	NOG	Total points
1	Racing for Holland	3	1	1	2	1	5	3	2	62
2	Pescarolo Sport	1		Ret	Ret	Ret	3	2	1	34
3	RN Motorsport	2			1	Ret	2	Ret		26
4	Audi Sport Japan						1	1		20
5	Taurus Sports Racing	DNS		3		Ret	4	4		16
6	Gianfranco Trombetti	6		Ret		2				11
7	Automotive Durango	4	Ret	Ret	4	DSQ			Ret	10
8	Team Ascari			2		Ret				8
9	GLV Racing		3	Ret						6
10	R&M			4						5
11	Earl Goddard			5						4

SR2 championship

Pos.	Team	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	SPA		NOG	Total points
Pos.	Team	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	500 km	1000 km	NOG	Total points
1	Lucchini Engineering	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	Ret	60
2	Pierre Bruneau	NC	3	Ret	2	5	3	NC	2	32
3	GP Racing	2	2	Ret	NC	2	Ret	Ret		24
4	Team Jota	4	4	1	Ret	6	Ret	Ret		23
5	Palmyr					4	2	2	Ret	21
6	Team Sovereign					3			1	16
7	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.	Constructor	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	SPA		NOG	Total points
Pos.	Constructor	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	500 km	1000 km	NOG	Total points
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.	Constructor	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	SPA		NOG	Total points
Pos.	Constructor	EST	LAU	MON	OSC	DON	500 km	1000 km	NOG	Total points
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