2003 International Formula 3000 Championship
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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. The championship was contested over ten events from 19 April to 13 September 2003.
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Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the championship.
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.
Drivers' Championship
| Pos | Driver | IMO Italy | CAT Spain | A1R Austria | MON Monaco | NÜR Germany | MAG France | SIL United Kingdom | HOC Germany | HUN Hungary | MNZ Italy | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver IMO Italy CAT Spain A1R Austria MON Monaco NÜR Germany MAG France SIL United Kingdom HOC Germany HUN Hungary MNZ Italy 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 Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš DNS 4 9 4 6 Ret 10 8 5 7 20 9 United States 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 United States Derek Hill 15 11 Ret DSQ 5 10 4 17 United States 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 Christian Montanari 9 0 21 United States Will Langhorne 10 12 14 13 12 0 22 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Ret 10 0 23 Italy Giovanni Berton 10 0 24 United Kingdom Sam Hancock 13 11 DNS 0 25 France Nicolas Minassian 11 0 26 Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane 12 Ret 0 27 Italy Valerio Scassellati 13 15 15 14 0 28 United Kingdom Marc Hynes 14 0 29 United Kingdom Gary Paffett 14 0 – United Kingdom Robbie Kerr DNS 0 Pos Driver IMO Italy CAT Spain A1R Austria MON Monaco NÜR Germany MAG France SIL United Kingdom HOC Germany HUN Hungary MNZ Italy Points Sources: | 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) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap | |||||||||||
| 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 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš | DNS | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 | United States 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 | United States Derek Hill | 15 | 11 | Ret | DSQ | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | United States 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 Christian Montanari | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 | United States Will Langhorne | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | Italy Ferdinando Monfardini | Ret | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | Italy Giovanni Berton | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 | United Kingdom Sam Hancock | 13 | 11 | DNS | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | France Nicolas Minassian | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 | Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane | 12 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | Italy Valerio Scassellati | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | United Kingdom Marc Hynes | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 | United Kingdom Gary Paffett | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| – | United Kingdom Robbie Kerr | DNS | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Driver | IMO Italy | CAT Spain | A1R Austria | MON Monaco | NÜR Germany | MAG France | SIL United Kingdom | HOC Germany | HUN Hungary | MNZ Italy | Points |
| Sources: | ||||||||||||
| 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) |
- 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 | IMO Italy | CAT Spain | A1R Austria | MON Monaco | NUR Germany | MAG France | SIL United Kingdom | HOC Germany | HUN Hungary | MNZ Italy | Total |
| 1 | United Kingdom Arden International Ltd | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 95 |
| 2 | Austria Red Bull Junior Team F3000 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 75 |
| 3 | Italy Durango Formula | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 55 |
| 4 | Italy Coloni Motorsport | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 49 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Ltd | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Czech Republic ISR – Charouz | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Belgium Team Astromega | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Denmark Den Blå Avis | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| 9 | Spain BCN F3000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | United Kingdom Brand Motorsports | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
See also
Further reading
- Automobile Year, 2003/04