2003 British Formula 3 International Series
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The 2003 British Formula Three season was the 53rd British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 6 April, and ended on 28 September after twenty-four races.
The scoring system was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first ten finishers, with one extra point added to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race. If a Class B driver finished among the top finishers, he would not score points for the main championship, and the points would be awarded to the next driver in the standings.
Drivers and teams
The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2003 British Formula Three Championship. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars. Teams in the Invitation class are not series regulars, and do not compete for championship points.
Results
- * Round 19 stopped after 5 of 11 laps, half points awarded.
Standings
| Pos | Driver | DON United Kingdom | SNE United Kingdom | CRO United Kingdom | KNO United Kingdom | SIL United Kingdom | CAS United Kingdom | OUL United Kingdom | ROC United Kingdom | THR United Kingdom | SPA Belgium | DON United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | Pts | ||||||||||||
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| Pos Driver DON United Kingdom SNE United Kingdom CRO United Kingdom KNO United Kingdom SIL United Kingdom CAS United Kingdom OUL United Kingdom ROC United Kingdom THR United Kingdom SPA Belgium DON United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom Pts 1 South Africa Alan van der Merwe 2 2 1 1 3 1 6 4 7 1 1 4 1 1 4 3 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 2 11 4 308 2 United Kingdom Jamie Green 1 1 5 2 Ret 2 Ret 2 11 4 7 10 4 3 7 1 3 1 2 3 7 4 Ret 3 236,5 3 Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet EX 3 2 5 8 12 2 1 1 6 9 8 Ret 4 1 2 Ret 12 3 7 1 6 1 1 231 4 United States Richard Antinucci 5 11 NC 4 5 3 3 11 5 2 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 9 Ret 6 9 Ret 2 8 8 9 125.5 5 United Kingdom Danny Watts 13 8 4 7 6 DNS 17 10 3 5 Ret 1 2 7 19 DNS 6 13 12 6 15 3 3 12 125 6 Denmark Ronnie Bremer 6 5 3 Ret 4 6 4 8 10 10 4 5 8 15 3 Ret 7 4 5 Ret DNS 5 9 10 121 7 United Kingdom Rob Austin 4 4 16 3 2 5 Ret Ret 6 3 20 7 10 11 3 1 110 8 Australia Will Davison 12 12 22 Ret 1 Ret 5 5 4 7 Ret 16 5 8 9 Ret Ret 7 14 11 4 7 2 7 103 9 Sweden Robert Dahlgren 11 7 6 Ret 12 7 18 6 19 16 3 2 6 Ret Ret 6 1 Ret 18 9 6 17 6 6 102 10 United Kingdom Adam Carroll Ret 6 12 Ret 2 12 2 3 3 2 10 Ret Ret 3 10 Ret 90 11 Monaco Clivio Piccione 8 14 7 9 14 Ret 1 14 9 9 6 6 Ret 6 2 4 12 19 27 12 9 Ret 12 19 84 12 France Eric Salignon 14 11 22 17 16 16 16 13 8 14 16 14 11 Ret 5 11 8 2 Ret 13 5 8 43 13 Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane 3 17 Ret 8 Ret 4 11 3 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 22 10 21 42 14 Australia Will Power 17 23 Ret 19 5 12 12 9 5 15 Ret 2 4 17 Ret 11 23 17 39 15 Canada Billy Asaro 18 8 9 21 18 22 13 Ret 9 19 8 8 18 Ret 19 22 Ret Ret 4 5 34 16 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 7 13 8 Ret 10 Ret 10 15 15 18 16 17 11 10 20 5 4 18 11 15 11 Ret 17 13 30.5 17 Netherlands Robert Doornbos 15 5 Ret 2 26 18 United Kingdom Andrew Thompson 16 16 11 Ret 11 11 Ret 13 20 20 11 22 Ret 16 21 DNS 13 5 23 23 10 10 7 11 19 19 Italy Stefano Fabi 20 20 15 Ret 7 10 8 Ret 13 27 15 13 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 9 19 20 Brazil Ernani Judice 9 9 Ret 6 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 15 21 Malaysia Rizal Ramli 21 24 Ret DNS Ret 18 20 20 21 21 17 Ret 17 18 18 14 14 16 25 24 5 18 21 16 9 22 Portugal Álvaro Parente 7 8 7 23 United States Scott Speed 26 27 9 Ret 13 16 14 18 14 11 10 18 13 17 DNS DNS 16 Ret 3 24 Brazil Tuka Rocha 15 11 2 25 Brazil Fabio Carbone 15 10 1 26 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira 17 10 17 12 0 27 Austria Reinhard Kofler 12 16 0 28 United States Joel Nelson Ret 17 Ret 13 0 29 United Kingdom Robbie Kerr 14 14 0 30 United Kingdom Tor Graves Ret 22 Ret 14 Ret Ret 21 19 Ret Ret Ret 19 15 Ret 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret 19 Ret 19 20 Ret 0 31 Japan Masato Shimoyama 17 21 DNS 25 16 20 22 20 0 32 United Kingdom Katherine Legge 19 Ret 16 Ret 0 33 Malaysia Farriz Fauzy 24 Ret 20 18 Ret 19 Ret 22 27 25 19 Ret 0 Denmark Jesper Carlsen Ret Ret 0 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Ret Ret 0 guest drivers ineligible for championship points Australia Ryan Briscoe 6 4 0 Poland Robert Kubica 13 Ret 0 Belgium Gregory Franchi 22 14 0 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka 16 20 0 Scholarship Class 1 Venezuela Ernesto Viso Ret Ret 10 12 16 14 13 9 22 26 12 11 Ret 13 13 7 9 8 20 16 13 9 13 Ret 323 2 United Kingdom Steven Kane 18 15 18 10 17 Ret 7 7 12 15 14 15 20 Ret 14 13 8 10 26 21 8 21 15 Ret 316.5 3 India Karun Chandhok 10 18 13 15 15 Ret 15 Ret 8 14 Ret 20 14 12 12 10 11 14 21 18 Ret 14 18 15 314.5 4 United Kingdom Justin Sherwood 19 21 17 17 20 15 25 19 18 21 15 20 24 26 14 15 19 18 176 5 United Kingdom Christian England 14 26 Ret 16 19 9 19 12 17 Ret 94 6 United Kingdom Ivor McCullough 25 19 Ret 13 21 13 Ret 17 23 17 79 7 Turkey Can Artam 18 DNS Ret 12 16 Ret 35 8 Spain Sergio Hernández 22 Ret 19 Ret 24 23 30 9 Brazil Alex Pozzobon 23 DNS 21 Ret DNS 20 20 10 Canada Jesse Mason Ret 25 Ret Ret 26 24 17 Pos Driver DON United Kingdom SNE United Kingdom CRO United Kingdom KNO United Kingdom SIL United Kingdom CAS United Kingdom OUL United Kingdom ROC United Kingdom THR United Kingdom SPA Belgium DON United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom Pts | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Africa Alan van der Merwe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 11 | 4 | 308 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Jamie Green | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 236,5 |
| 3 | Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet | EX | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 231 |
| 4 | United States Richard Antinucci | 5 | 11 | NC | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 125.5 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Danny Watts | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | DNS | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | DNS | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 125 |
| 6 | Denmark Ronnie Bremer | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 9 | 10 | 121 |
| 7 | United Kingdom Rob Austin | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 110 | ||||||||
| 8 | Australia Will Davison | 12 | 12 | 22 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 5 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 103 |
| 9 | Sweden Robert Dahlgren | 11 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 1 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 102 |
| 10 | United Kingdom Adam Carroll | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 10 | Ret | 90 | ||||||||
| 11 | Monaco Clivio Piccione | 8 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 19 | 84 |
| 12 | France Eric Salignon | 14 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | ||
| 13 | Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane | 3 | 17 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 10 | 21 | 42 | ||||||||
| 14 | Australia Will Power | 17 | 23 | Ret | 19 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 15 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 23 | 17 | 39 | ||||||
| 15 | Canada Billy Asaro | 18 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 34 | ||||
| 16 | Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy | 7 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 30.5 |
| 17 | Netherlands Robert Doornbos | 15 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | United Kingdom Andrew Thompson | 16 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 21 | DNS | 13 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 19 | Italy Stefano Fabi | 20 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 27 | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 19 | ||||||
| 20 | Brazil Ernani Judice | 9 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | Malaysia Rizal Ramli | 21 | 24 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 9 |
| 22 | Portugal Álvaro Parente | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | United States Scott Speed | 26 | 27 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 17 | DNS | DNS | 16 | Ret | 3 | ||||||
| 24 | Brazil Tuka Rocha | 15 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Brazil Fabio Carbone | 15 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira | 17 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Austria Reinhard Kofler | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | United States Joel Nelson | Ret | 17 | Ret | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | United Kingdom Robbie Kerr | 14 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | United Kingdom Tor Graves | Ret | 22 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 15 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 19 | 20 | Ret | 0 |
| 31 | Japan Masato Shimoyama | 17 | 21 | DNS | 25 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | United Kingdom Katherine Legge | 19 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Malaysia Farriz Fauzy | 24 | Ret | 20 | 18 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 22 | 27 | 25 | 19 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark Jesper Carlsen | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Ryan Briscoe | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland Robert Kubica | 13 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Gregory Franchi | 22 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka | 16 | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scholarship Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Venezuela Ernesto Viso | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 323 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Steven Kane | 18 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 15 | Ret | 316.5 |
| 3 | India Karun Chandhok | 10 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 8 | 14 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 15 | 314.5 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Justin Sherwood | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 176 | ||||||
| 5 | United Kingdom Christian England | 14 | 26 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | United Kingdom Ivor McCullough | 25 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 23 | 17 | 79 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Turkey Can Artam | 18 | DNS | Ret | 12 | 16 | Ret | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Spain Sergio Hernández | 22 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 24 | 23 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Brazil Alex Pozzobon | 23 | DNS | 21 | Ret | DNS | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Canada Jesse Mason | Ret | 25 | Ret | Ret | 26 | 24 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | DON United Kingdom | SNE United Kingdom | CRO United Kingdom | KNO United Kingdom | SIL United Kingdom | CAS United Kingdom | OUL United Kingdom | ROC United Kingdom | THR United Kingdom | SPA Belgium | DON United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Colour | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silver | Second place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green | Points classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (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) |