2003 FIA GT Championship
The 2003 FIA GT Championship was the seventh FIA GT Championship . It comprised the FIA GT Championship for Drivers, the N-GT Cup for Drivers, the FIA GT Championship for Teams and the N-GT Cup for Teams.[ 1] The four titles were contested over a ten event series open to Grand Touring cars broken into two classes, GT and N-GT,[ 1] based on power and manufacturer involvement.[citation needed ] The championship began on 6 April 2003 and ended on 19 October 2003.
Schedule
Entries
GT
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
Larbre Compétition
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
M
1
Christophe Bouchut
1–2, 6
Jean-Philippe Belloc
1–2
Sébastien Dumez
6
Vincent Vosse
6
Patrick Huisman
6
17
Jean-Luc Blanchemain
6
Vanina Ickx
6
Stefano Zonca
6
Pertti Kuismanen
6
Konrad Motorsport
Saleen S7-R
Ford 6.9 L V8
D
2
Franz Konrad
All
Toni Seiler
All
Jean-Marc Gounon
2–5
Walter Lechner Jr.
6–10
Eric van de Poele
6
Force One Racing Festina
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
P
4
Philippe Alliot
1–8
Steve Zacchia
1–5, 7
David Hallyday
1–2, 4–5, 8
Mike Hezemans
6
David Hart
6
Anthony Kumpen
6
5
Mike Hezemans
1–5, 7–10
Anthony Kumpen
1–5, 7–10
Steve Zacchia
6
David Hallyday
6
François Jakubowski
6
Julien Gilbert
6
Philippe Alliot
9–10
Creation Autosportif
Lister Storm GTM
Jaguar 7.0 L V12
D
6
Bobby Verdon-Roe
All
Peter Snowdon
1
Marco Zadra
2–10
Duncan Huisman
6
Jean-Marc Gounon
6
19
Paul Knapfield
7–10
Jean-Marc Gounon
7–10
Graham Nash Motorsport
Saleen S7-R
Ford 6.9 L V8
D
7
Mike Newton
All
Thomas Erdos
All
Miguel Ramos
6
Pedro Chaves
6
8
Miguel Ramos
1–5, 7–10
Ni Amorim
1–5, 7–10
Pedro Chaves
1–5, 7–8
António Coimbra
9–10
JMB Racing
Ferrari 550 Millennio Ferrari 550 GT Ferrari 575 GTC
Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12
P
9
Philipp Peter
All
Fabio Babini
All
Boris Derichebourg
6
10
Boris Derichebourg
1–5, 7–10
Christian Pescatori
1–5, 7–10
David Terrien
1–5
Roos Optima Racing Team
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
D
11
Henrik Roos
All
Magnus Wallinder
All
Vincent Dupont
6
Peter Snowdon
6
Proton Competition
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
Y
12
Gerold Ried
1–3
Christian Ried
1–3
Mauro Casadei
4
Moreno Soli
4
Maciej Marcinkiewicz
4
Lister Racing
Lister Storm GTM
Jaguar 7.0 L V12
D
14
Jamie Campbell-Walter
All
Nathan Kinch
All
Tom Coronel
5–6
Robert Schirle
6
15
Andrea Piccini
All
Jean-Denis Délétraz
1–5
David Sterckx
6–10
Gabriele Lancieri
6, 10
Gavin Pickering
6
Wieth Racing
Ferrari 550 GTS
Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12
D
16
Wolfgang Kaufmann
All
Niko Wieth
1–4, 6, 9
Vittorio Zoboli
1–3, 5, 10
Elmar Grimm
6, 8
Thierry Stépec
6
Tony Ring
7
Paolo Biglieri
8
Massimo Carli
10
Zwaan's Racing
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
D
18
Arjan van der Zwaan
All
Rob van der Zwaan
All
Klaus Abbelen
All
Marc Goossens
6
Care Racing
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello
Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12
M
21
Lilian Bryner
1–5, 7–10
Enzo Calderari
1–5, 7–10
Stefano Livio
1–5, 7–10
Jean-Marc Gounon
6
Jérôme Policand
6
Nicola Cadei
6
BMS Scuderia Italia
22
Fabrizio Gollin
All
Luca Cappellari
All
Enzo Calderari
6
Lilian Bryner
6
23
Matteo Bobbi
All
Thomas Biagi
All
Stefano Livio
6
Ettore Bonaldi
6
Paul Belmondo Racing
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
P
24
Paul Belmondo
6
Yann Clairay
6
Emmanuel Clérico
6
Pierre-Yves Corthals
6
25
Claude-Yves Gosselin
6
Olivier Dupard
6
Marco Saviozzi
6
Pierre Ragues
6
Reiter Engineering
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT
Lamborghini 6.0 L V12
M
36
Tom Kristensen
10
Rinaldo Capello
10
Megadrive
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
P
37
Stefano Zonca
10
Pierguiseppe Perrazzini
10
Gabriele Matteuzzi
10
Alda Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
D
38
Maciej Stanco
10
Mauro Casadei
10
Moreno Soli
10
Sources:[ 3] [ 4]
N-GT
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
Freisinger Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
50
Marc Lieb
All
Sascha Maassen
1
Stéphane Ortelli
2–10
Romain Dumas
6
51
Gabriele Gardel
All
Bert Longin
All
Jeffrey van Hooydonk
6
Guillaume Gomez
6
JMB Racing
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT Ferrari 360 Modena GT
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
P
52
Andrea Bertolini
All
Fabrizio de Simone
1–5, 7–10
Christian Pescatori
6
David Terrien
6
53
Peter Kutemann
1–5, 7–10
Antoine Gosse
1–5, 7–10
Iradj Alexander
6
Fabrizio de Simone
6
Luciano Burti
6
Peter Kutemann
68
Peter Kutemann
6
Antoine Gosse
6
Stephen Earle
6
Batti Pregliasco
6
Cirtek Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
54
Mark Mayall
1, 4
Marco Zadra
1
Xavier Pompidou
2
Richard Kaye
2
Ian Khan
4
55
Ian Khan
1–2
Adam Jones
1–2
Alda Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
56
Andrzej Dziurka
1–4
Wojciech Dobrzanski
1–4
MenX
Ferrari 360 Modena GT
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
D
57
Robert Pergl
1–4, 6–10
Tomáš Enge
1–4, 8
Jaroslav Janiš
6–7, 9–10
Yannick Schroeder
6
Auto Palace
Ferrari 360 Modena GT
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
P
58
Steeve Hiesse
1–4, 10
Guillaume Gomez
1–4
Gianluca Ermolli
10
EMKA Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
61
Tim Sugden
All
Martin Short
1–4
Emmanuel Collard
5–10
Chris Goodwin
6
G-Tec
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
62
Richard Kaye
1
Rustem Teregulov
1
Motor Competición
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
63
Luis Villalba
1
Francesc Gutiérrez
1
AB Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
64
Renato Premoli
1–2, 10
Bruno Barbaro
1–2, 10
Antonio De Castro
1–2, 10
Protonic Desbruères
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
65
Christopher Campbell
2
Philippe Brocard
2
Daniel Desbruères
2
Autorlando Sport
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
66
Diego Alessi
6, 9
Edy Gay
6, 9
Maurizio Mediani
6, 9
Michael Orts
6
67
Bruno Corradi
6
Moreno Soli
6
Marco Facchetti
6
Giampaolo Tenchini
6
Marco Spinelli
10
Gabriele Sabatini
10
Proton Competition
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
69
Christian Ried
4–10
Gerold Ried
4–10
Maciej Marcinkiewicz
5, 10
Horst Felbermayr
6
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
6
Yellow Racing
Ferrari 360 Modena
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
P
70
Fabio Venier
9–10
Pedro Névoa
9
Jonathan Cochet
10
Mastercar
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
Y
71
Franco Bertoli
10
Andrea Montermini
10
"Base Up"
10
Seikel Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
Y
72
Andrea Chiesa
6
Alex Caffi
6
Luca Drudi
6
Gabrio Rosa
6
73
Tony Burgess
6
John Lloyd
6
Philip Collin
6
Tim Bergmeister
6
Team Eurotech
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
74
Mike Jordan
1–5, 8–10
Mark Sumpter
1–5, 8–9
Mark Mayall
6–7
Jürgen von Gartzen
6–7
Ian Khan
6
Nigel Smith
6
Rob Barff
10
75
David Jones
1–6, 8–10
Godfrey Jones
1–6, 8–10
Mike Jordan
6
Mark Sumpter
6
RWS Yukos Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
77
Aleksey Vasilyev
All
Nikolai Fomenko
All
Adam Jones
6
Stéphane Daoudi
6
99
Stéphane Daoudi
1–5, 7–10
Walter Lechner Jr.
1–4
Johnny Mowlem
5
Adam Jones
7
Toto Wolff
8–10
Veloqx Racing
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT Ferrari 360 Modena GT
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
D
80
Andrew Kirkaldy
5
Guy Smith
5
Team Maranello Concessionaires
88
Tim Mullen
1–6
Jamie Davies
1–5, 7–10
Andrew Kirkaldy
6
Kelvin Burt
6
Darren Turner
7–10
89
Darren Turner
1–6
Kelvin Burt
1–5, 7–10
Guy Smith
6
Jamie Davies
6
Tim Mullen
7–10
T2M – Kaneko
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
D
84
Frank Hahn
6
Paul Daniels
6
Christophe Geoffroy
6
Wim Coekelberghs
6
JVG Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
85
Ian Khan
8–10
Mark Mayall
8–10
Michel Neugarten
10
86
Jürgen van Gartzen
8, 10
Horst Felbermayr
8, 10
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
8, 10
MAC Racing
Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
90
Olivier Dupard
10
Pierre Bes
10
Marco Saviozzi
10
Sources:[ 3] [ 4]
Season results
Overall winners in bold .
Drivers' Championship
FIA GT Championship for Drivers
The 2003 FIA GT Championship for Drivers was won by Matteo Bobbi & Thomas Biagi driving a Ferrari 550 Maranello for BMS Scuderia Italia.
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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)
N-GT Cup for Drivers
The 2003 N-GT Cup for Drivers was won by Marc Lieb & Stéphane Ortelli driving a Porsche 911 GT3-RS for Freisinger Motorsport.
Teams Championship
Points were awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours, where an additional allocation of half points were awarded to the leaders at both the six-hour mark and the twelve-hour mark.[ 1] Both cars scored points towards the championship regardless of finishing position.
FIA GT Championship for Teams
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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)
N-GT Cup for Teams
References
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