The 2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 15th British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at Snetterton on 19 April and ended on 21 September at Oulton Park, after seventeen rounds held in England, with 5 events only staging one race and the rest staging two.

Main Series

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
Fortec Motorsport1United Kingdom Robert ScottAll
26United Kingdom Mike ConwayAll
38Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahoney1–2, 5–11
43Republic of Ireland James Murphy1–8
United Kingdom Fulvio Mussi9
Italy Luca Filippi10
46United Kingdom James RossiterAll
83United Kingdom Tom Tremayne3
Team DFR2United Kingdom Barry Sime1
United Kingdom Aaron Stroud6, 10
United Kingdom Jonathan Adam7, 9, 11
10Sweden Stefan SöderbergAll
Manor Motorsport3United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton1–10
4Brazil Sérgio Jimenez1–10
Brazil Allam Khodair11
5United Kingdom Matthew WilsonAll
66New Zealand Fabian Coulthard1–8
United Kingdom Ryan Lewis9, 11
Canada Andrew Ranger10
Team JVA6United Kingdom Charlie HollingsAll
7United Kingdom Phil Glew1–4
United Kingdom Paul di Resta8–11
8France Vasilije Calasan1–9
18Peru Juan Manuel Polar1–4, 8–11
Jensen Motorsport9Hong Kong Paul Lau1
United Kingdom Wayne Clarke2–5
United Kingdom Jensen Lunn6
United Kingdom Jamie Morrow7, 10
United Kingdom Neil Doran8–9
United Kingdom Shane Kelly11
19United Kingdom Fulvio Mussi2–8, 10
Eurotek Motorsport10United Kingdom Tim Sisley1–9
11United Kingdom Paul di Resta1–7
24United Kingdom Marc McLoughlin8
Russia Vitaly Petrov10
Paston Racing12Canada Brandon Thomas2–11
20United Kingdom Ben Reeves2–11
Motaworld Racing14Italy Matteo Meneghello2–10
15United Kingdom Susie StoddartAll
16United Kingdom Brandon ThomasAll
17United Kingdom Alex LloydAll
Mark Burdett Motorsport21Turkey Jason TahinciAll
22Sweden Alexander StorckenfeldtAll
Hill Speed Racing23China Cheng Congfu6–11
Scorpio Motorsport25United Kingdom David EptonAll
88United Kingdom James Gornall5
Falcon Motorsport27United Kingdom Nik Goodfellow1–2
United Kingdom John Byrne4, 6–11
Welch Motorsport34United Kingdom Daniel Welch2–5, 7–11
Status Motorsport55Republic of Ireland Philip Kershaw1–10

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk19 AprilUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayFortec Motorsport
R220 AprilUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayUnited Kingdom Alex LloydMotaworld Racing
2R3Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent5 MayUnited Kingdom Tom SisleyUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayUnited Kingdom Tom SisleyEurotek Motorsport
3R4Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire26 MayUnited Kingdom James RossiterUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom James RossiterFortec Motorsport
4R5Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire8 JuneUnited Kingdom Tom SisleyUnited Kingdom Tom SisleyUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
5R6Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire22 JuneUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
6R7Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire12 JulyUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Brandon ThomasUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
R813 JulyUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
7R9Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire26 JulyUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Brandon ThomasUnited Kingdom Tom SisleyEurotek Motorsport
R1027 JulyUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
8R11Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk9 AugustUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
9R12Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent24 AugustUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
R1325 AugustUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
10R14Donington Park (National), Leicestershire9 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
R1510 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
11R16Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire20 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Paul di RestaUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayUnited Kingdom Paul di RestaTeam JVA
R1721 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Paul di RestaUnited Kingdom Alex LloydMotaworld Racing

Drivers' Championship

  • Points were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 15 best results counted towards the championship.
PosDriverSNEBRHTHRSILROCCRODONSNEBRHDONOULPts
Pos Driver SNE BRH THR SIL ROC CRO DON SNE BRH DON OUL Pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 2 3 Ret 2 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 419 2 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd 4 1 2 5 4 3 3 4 2 4 Ret 2 3 7 5 5 1 371 3 United Kingdom James Rossiter 3 4 5 1 3 2 Ret 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 24 DNS 8 347 4 United Kingdom Mike Conway 1 2 3 4 11 8 7 7 11 5 23 5 5 6 23 2 3 312 5 United Kingdom Tom Sisley 5 7 1 7 2 4 6 5 1 2 4 17 2 288 6 Sweden Stefan Söderberg 6 6 8 3 12 6 12 10 5 12 5 10 8 5 3 11 4 255 7 United Kingdom Paul di Resta 8 22 6 13 13 Ret 10 9 6 9 6 8 6 19 6 1 2 233 8 United Kingdom Brandon Thomas 9 10 Ret 6 7 5 2 3 7 11 12 7 Ret 3 Ret Ret 10 221 9 United Kingdom Susie Stoddart 10 9 12 11 Ret 7 13 11 9 10 3 4 7 Ret 4 10 5 215 10 Sweden Alexander Storckenfeldt 18 15 7 Ret 6 11 8 12 15 14 14 9 17 4 2 3 Ret 187 11 Brazil Sérgio Jimenez 13 12 Ret 12 8 Ret 4 6 4 8 7 6 Ret DNS DNS 150 12 United Kingdom Robert Scott 11 13 10 8 5 17 9 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 6 133 13 United Kingdom Charlie Hollings 16 Ret 11 14 14 9 18 15 10 15 Ret 14 15 16 13 4 12 124 14 Italy Matteo Meneghello 14 9 Ret 24 11 14 8 7 9 11 9 10 11 121 15 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard 7 8 9 Ret 9 10 14 13 Ret 6 25 98 16 Republic of Ireland James Murphy Ret 5 Ret 15 10 12 5 8 Ret 16 10 96 17 United Kingdom David Epton 14 17 13 18 Ret 16 Ret 21 13 Ret 20 18 10 11 12 Ret 7 85 18 United Kingdom Matthew Wilson 19 16 Ret 16 17 13 16 17 12 21 13 12 11 Ret 22 Ret 13 77 19 United Kingdom John Byrne 23 24 22 17 24 18 13 16 8 9 7 Ret 62 20 United Kingdom Phil Glew 12 11 4 10 Ret 52 21 Turkey Jason Tahinci 20 14 Ret Ret 22 19 15 16 18 18 16 Ret 22 Ret 17 15 14 49 22 United Kingdom Daniel Welch Ret 17 Ret Ret NC 17 11 15 23 Ret 16 6 Ret 47 23 Peru Juan Manuel Polar 15 Ret Ret 23 19 Ret 24 12 Ret 14 16 11 39 24 Republic of Ireland Philip Kershaw Ret 19 Ret 20 Ret Ret 17 Ret 16 Ret 17 16 13 15 Ret 35 25 Canada Brandon Thomas 18 22 21 23 19 18 14 19 Ret 22 21 Ret 18 8 Ret 34 26 United Kingdom Ben Reeves Ret Ret 16 15 23 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 19 9 Ret 31 27 Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahony 22 23 DNS 20 20 23 20 23 15 20 20 13 Ret 14 Ret 26 28 Russia Vitaly Petrov 12 8 23 29 Brazil Allam Khodair 13 9 20 30 China Cheng Congfu Ret Ret 21 21 18 21 15 17 15 19 31 Canada Andrew Ranger 14 10 18 32 United Kingdom Marc McLoughlin 8 14 33 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam 21 22 19 19 12 Ret 13 34 United Kingdom Wayne Clarke 16 24 15 22 11 35 France Vasilije Calasan 21 21 17 21 20 18 22 20 Ret 20 22 DNS DNS 10 36 United Kingdom Fulvio Mussi DNS 19 18 21 21 Ret 19 Ret 24 DNS DNS 22 20 8 37 United Kingdom James Gornall 14 7 38 United Kingdom Ryan Lewis Ret 14 Ret Ret 7 39 United Kingdom Nik Goodfellow 23 20 15 7 40 United Kingdom Barry Sime 17 18 7 41 United Kingdom Aaron Stroud 25 Ret 18 Ret 3 42 United Kingdom Neil Doran 19 23 Ret 2 43 United Kingdom Shane Kelly 20 21 1 – United Kingdom Jamie Morrow Ret Ret DNS DNS 0 – Hong Kong Paul Lau Ret DNS 0 – United Kingdom Jensen Lunn Ret DNS 0 – Italy Luca Filippi Ret DNS 0 – United Kingdom Tom Tremayne DNS 0 Pos Driver SNE BRH THR SIL ROC CRO DON SNE BRH DON OUL PtsColour 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) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
1234567891011121314151617
1United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton23Ret21111Ret111111419
2United Kingdom Alex Lloyd4125433424Ret237551371
3United Kingdom James Rossiter345132Ret233234224DNS8347
4United Kingdom Mike Conway123411877115235562323312
5United Kingdom Tom Sisley57172465124172288
6Sweden Stefan Söderberg66831261210512510853114255
7United Kingdom Paul di Resta82261313Ret1096968619612233
8United Kingdom Brandon Thomas910Ret67523711127Ret3RetRet10221
9United Kingdom Susie Stoddart1091211Ret71311910347Ret4105215
10Sweden Alexander Storckenfeldt18157Ret611812151414917423Ret187
11Brazil Sérgio Jimenez1312Ret128Ret464876RetDNSDNS150
12United Kingdom Robert Scott11131085179RetRet13RetRetRet97Ret6133
13United Kingdom Charlie Hollings16Ret111414918151015Ret14151613412124
14Italy Matteo Meneghello149Ret2411148791191011121
15New Zealand Fabian Coulthard789Ret9101413Ret62598
16Republic of Ireland James MurphyRet5Ret15101258Ret161096
17United Kingdom David Epton14171318Ret16Ret2113Ret2018101112Ret785
18United Kingdom Matthew Wilson1916Ret16171316171221131211Ret22Ret1377
19United Kingdom John Byrne2324221724181316897Ret62
20United Kingdom Phil Glew1211410Ret52
21Turkey Jason Tahinci2014RetRet22191516181816Ret22Ret17151449
22United Kingdom Daniel WelchRet17RetRetNC17111523Ret166Ret47
23Peru Juan Manuel Polar15RetRet2319Ret2412Ret14161139
24Republic of Ireland Philip KershawRet19Ret20RetRet17Ret16Ret17161315Ret35
25Canada Brandon Thomas1822212319181419Ret2221Ret188Ret34
26United Kingdom Ben ReevesRetRet16152319RetRetRetRetRet17199Ret31
27Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahony2223DNS202023202315202013Ret14Ret26
28Russia Vitaly Petrov12823
29Brazil Allam Khodair13920
30China Cheng CongfuRetRet2121182115171519
31Canada Andrew Ranger141018
32United Kingdom Marc McLoughlin814
33United Kingdom Jonathan Adam2122191912Ret13
34United Kingdom Wayne Clarke1624152211
35France Vasilije Calasan2121172120182220Ret2022DNSDNS10
36United Kingdom Fulvio MussiDNS19182121Ret19Ret24DNSDNS22208
37United Kingdom James Gornall147
38United Kingdom Ryan LewisRet14RetRet7
39United Kingdom Nik Goodfellow2320157
40United Kingdom Barry Sime17187
41United Kingdom Aaron Stroud25Ret18Ret3
42United Kingdom Neil Doran1923Ret2
43United Kingdom Shane Kelly20211
United Kingdom Jamie MorrowRetRetDNSDNS0
Hong Kong Paul LauRetDNS0
United Kingdom Jensen LunnRetDNS0
Italy Luca FilippiRetDNS0
United Kingdom Tom TremayneDNS0
PosDriverSNEBRHTHRSILROCCRODONSNEBRHDONOULPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Winter Series

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
Manor Motorsport1Venezuela Rodolfo GonzálezAll
2United Kingdom Jonathan KennardAll
3United Kingdom John ByrneAll
5United Kingdom Pippa MannAll
Fortec Motorsport4United Kingdom Mike ConwayAll
16Netherlands Danny Bleek1
United Kingdom James Gornall2
19Netherlands Yelmer BuurmanAll
27United Kingdom Stuart HallAll
Team Nasamax6United Kingdom Dean StirlingAll
Falcon Motorsport7United Kingdom Paul ReesAll
29United Kingdom Alex BuncombeAll
Comtec Racing8United Kingdom Westley BarberAll
Team JLR9United Kingdom James JakesAll
10United Kingdom Tom Kimber-SmithAll
Team JVA11United Kingdom Matt HarrisAll
12United Kingdom Brandon ThomasAll
14United Kingdom Sean EdwardsAll
Team Firstair15Republic of Ireland James MurphyAll
24Canada Sean McIntoshAll
Team DFR17Republic of Ireland Patrick HoganAll
20Sweden Stefan SöderbergAll
Eurotek Motorsport18United Kingdom Jay HowardAll
43Russia Vitaly Petrov1
Brazil Ruben Carrapatoso2
44Italy Luca Filippi1
United Kingdom Marc McLoughlin2
Motaworld Racing21United Kingdom Joey FosterAll
25United Kingdom Susie StoddartAll
26United Kingdom Tim BridgmanAll
28United Kingdom Oliver JarvisAll
Mark Burdett Motorsport22United Kingdom Oliver TurveyAll
30Peru Juan Manuel PolarAll
2Win23Belgium Stephanie Boden1
Welch Motorsport33United Kingdom Matt Nicoll-JonesAll
Hillspeed Racing39United Kingdom Josh WeberAll
tatus Motorsport55Mexico Mauricio GodanezAll
Virtulli Racing88United Kingdom Michael VirtulliAll

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1H1Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire25 OctoberUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayFortec Motorsport
H2United Kingdom Joey FosterUnited Kingdom John ByrneUnited Kingdom Jay HowardEurotek Motorsport
LC26 OctoberUnited Kingdom James JakesUnited Kingdom Joey FosterUnited Kingdom Joey FosterMotaworld Racing
FUnited Kingdom Mike ConwayRussia Vitaly PetrovRussia Vitaly PetrovEurotek Motorsport
2H1Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire1 NovemberUnited Kingdom Joey FosterBrazil Ruben CarrapatosoUnited Kingdom Westley BarberComtec Racing
H2Netherlands Yelmer BuurmanNetherlands Yelmer BuurmanNetherlands Yelmer BuurmanFortec Motorsport
LCUnited Kingdom James JakesUnited Kingdom John ByrneUnited Kingdom John ByrneManor Motorsport
FUnited Kingdom Westley BarberUnited Kingdom Westley BarberUnited Kingdom Westley BarberComtec Racing

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverDONCROPts
Pos Driver DON CRO Pts H1 H2 LC F H1 H2 LC F 1 United Kingdom Jay Howard 1 2 5 5 57 2 United Kingdom Westley Barber 6 11 1 1 52 3 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman 5 8 1 3 49 4 Russia Vitaly Petrov 2 1 44 5 United Kingdom Alex Buncombe 3 5 2 6 44 6 United Kingdom Joey Foster Ret 1 14 3 2 34 7 Sweden Stefan Söderberg 2 3 13 2 Ret 32 8 United Kingdom Mike Conway 1 DNS 2 Ret 29 9 Republic of Ireland James Murphy 4 4 6 12 29 10 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman 3 6 4 Ret 29 11 Canada Sean McIntosh 4 7 7 7 28 12 United Kingdom Brandon Thomas 8 13 4 4 27 13 United Kingdom John Byrne 6 10 11 1 8 15 14 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 5 9 6 Ret 15 15 United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith 7 12 3 13 14 16 United Kingdom Marc McLoughlin 8 9 7 17 United Kingdom Susie Stoddart Ret 2 16 5 Ret 6 18 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey 9 18 7 17 6 19 Venezuela Rodolfo González 9 17 9 10 6 20 United Kingdom Dean Stirling 7 Ret 16 13 DNS 4 21 Brazil Ruben Carrapatoso 9 Ret 4 22 United Kingdom Pippa Mann 8 27 15 14 DNS 3 23 United Kingdom Sean Edwards Ret 4 23 8 18 3 24 Republic of Ireland Patrick Hogan 10 Ret 13 3 Ret 1 25 United Kingdom Michael Virtulli 10 26 16 12 DNS 1 26 United Kingdom Josh Weber Ret 5 19 10 Ret 1 27 United Kingdom Matt Nicoll-Jones Ret Ret DNS 10 Ret 1 United Kingdom James Jakes 11 3 24 11 4 14 0 United Kingdom Stuart Hall Ret 6 15 Ret 6 11 0 United Kingdom Matt Harris 12 9 25 12 7 16 0 United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard Ret 11 21 12 9 DNS 0 Peru Juan Manuel Polar Ret Ret DNS 14 5 Ret 0 United Kingdom Paul Rees Ret 12 DNS 14 10 DNS 0 United Kingdom James Gornall 15 8 15 0 Mexico Mauricio Godanez Ret 10 20 17 11 DNS 0 Belgium Stephanie Boden Ret 8 22 0 Italy Luca Filippi Ret 7 Ret 0 Netherlands Danny Bleek Ret 13 DNS 0 Pos Driver H1 H2 LC F H1 H2 LC F Pts DON CROColour 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) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
H1H2LCFH1H2LCF
1United Kingdom Jay Howard125557
2United Kingdom Westley Barber6111152
3Netherlands Yelmer Buurman581349
4Russia Vitaly Petrov2144
5United Kingdom Alex Buncombe352644
6United Kingdom Joey FosterRet1143234
7Sweden Stefan Söderberg23132Ret32
8United Kingdom Mike Conway1DNS2Ret29
9Republic of Ireland James Murphy4461229
10United Kingdom Tim Bridgman364Ret29
11Canada Sean McIntosh477728
12United Kingdom Brandon Thomas8134427
13United Kingdom John Byrne610111815
14United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis596Ret15
15United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith71231314
16United Kingdom Marc McLoughlin897
17United Kingdom Susie StoddartRet2165Ret6
18United Kingdom Oliver Turvey9187176
19Venezuela Rodolfo González9179106
20United Kingdom Dean Stirling7Ret1613DNS4
21Brazil Ruben Carrapatoso9Ret4
22United Kingdom Pippa Mann8271514DNS3
23United Kingdom Sean EdwardsRet4238183
24Republic of Ireland Patrick Hogan10Ret133Ret1
25United Kingdom Michael Virtulli10261612DNS1
26United Kingdom Josh WeberRet51910Ret1
27United Kingdom Matt Nicoll-JonesRetRetDNS10Ret1
United Kingdom James Jakes11324114140
United Kingdom Stuart HallRet615Ret6110
United Kingdom Matt Harris12925127160
United Kingdom Jonathan KennardRet1121129DNS0
Peru Juan Manuel PolarRetRetDNS145Ret0
United Kingdom Paul ReesRet12DNS1410DNS0
United Kingdom James Gornall158150
Mexico Mauricio GodanezRet10201711DNS0
Belgium Stephanie BodenRet8220
Italy Luca FilippiRet7Ret0
Netherlands Danny BleekRet13DNS0
PosDriverH1H2LCFH1H2LCFPts
DONCRO
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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