2003 British Formula 3 International Series

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.

Drivers and teams

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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.

Team Chassis Engine No Driver Rounds
Championship Class
United Kingdom Alan Docking Racing Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda 1 Australia Will Davison 1-9
United Kingdom Adam Carroll 10
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira 11
United Kingdom Robbie Kerr 12
2 United States Scott Speed 1-8, 12
United States Joel Nelson 9-10
Austria Reinhard Kofler 11
United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda 3 United States Richard Antinucci 1-8
Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane 9, 11-12
Portugal Álvaro Parente 10
4 United Kingdom Jamie Green All
21 South Africa Alan van der Merwe All
22 Denmark Ronnie Bremer All
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport Dallara F303 Renault Sodemo 5 Australia Will Power 6-12
6 Sweden Robert Dahlgren All
United Kingdom Promatecme UK Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda 7 Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane 1-5
United States Richard Antinucci 9-12
8 Brazil Ernani Judice 1-5
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 7-12
United Kingdom Manor Motorsport Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda 9 Monaco Clivio Piccione All
10 Italy Stefano Fabi 1-9
23 United Kingdom Tor Graves All
35 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 12
Switzerland Menu F3 Motorsport Dallara F303 Opel Spiess 11 United Kingdom Rob Austin 1-7
Netherlands Robert Doornbos 10, 12
12 United Kingdom Adam Carroll 5-9
Australia Will Davison 10-12
United Kingdom Lola Cars Lola-Dome F106-03 Opel Spiess 15 United Kingdom Adam Carroll 1-2
United Kingdom Hitech Racing Dallara F303 Renault Sodemo 16 United Kingdom Andrew Thompson All
17 United Kingdom Danny Watts All
24 Brazil Fabio Carbone 1
France Eric Salignon 2-12
United Kingdom Team SYR Dallara F303 Opel Spiess 18 Malaysia Rizal Ramli All
19 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 1-6
Denmark Jesper Carlsen 7
Brazil Tuka Rocha 8
Japan Masato Shimoyama 9-12
26 Malaysia Farriz Fauzy 1-6
United Kingdom Katherine Legge 7-8
United Kingdom Diamond Racing Ralt F303 Mugen-Honda 25 Australia Will Power 1-5
United Kingdom P1 Motorsport Dallara F303 Opel Spiess 27 Canada Billy Asaro 3-12
Brazil Piquet Sports Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda 33 Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet All
Scholarship Class
United Kingdom P1 Motorsport Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 51 Venezuela Ernesto Viso All
Malaysia Meritus Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 56 United Kingdom Ivor McCullough 1-5
United Kingdom Promatecme UK Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 57 United Kingdom Christian England 1-5
Turkey Can Artam 7-9
United Kingdom T-Sport Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 58 United Kingdom Steven Kane All
59 India Karun Chandhok All
United Kingdom Essential Motorsport Dallara F301 Toyota 61 Brazil Alex Pozzobon 1-3
Spain Azteca Motorsport Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 62 Spain Sergio Hernández 1-2, 5
Sweden Performance Racing Europe Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 63 United Kingdom Justin Sherwood 1-3, 5-6, 9-12
64 Canada Jesse Mason 1, 3, 5
Invitation Entries
Italy Lucidi Motors Dallara F302 Opel Spiess 43 Belgium Gregory Franchi 10
Italy Prema Powerteam Dallara F303 Opel Spiess 44 Australia Ryan Briscoe 10
45 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka 10
46 Poland Robert Kubica 10
Belgium JB Motorsports Dallara F302 Opel Spiess 47 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira 10

Results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Scholarship Class Winner
1 United Kingdom Donington Park 6 April United Kingdom Jamie Green South Africa Alan van der Merwe United Kingdom Jamie Green Carlin Motorsport India Karun Chandhok
2 United Kingdom Jamie Green United Kingdom Jamie Green United Kingdom Jamie Green Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Steven Kane
3 United Kingdom Snetterton 20 April South Africa Alan van der Merwe United States Richard Antinucci South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport Venezuela Ernesto Viso
4 South Africa Alan van der Merwe United States Richard Antinucci South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Steven Kane
5 United Kingdom Croft 4 May Australia Will Davison Australia Will Davison Australia Will Davison Alan Docking Racing India Karun Chandhok
6 South Africa Alan van der Merwe South Africa Alan van der Merwe South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Christian England
7 United Kingdom Knockhill 11 May Monaco Clivio Piccione Monaco Clivio Piccione Monaco Clivio Piccione Manor Motorsport United Kingdom Steven Kane
8 Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Piquet Sports United Kingdom Steven Kane
9 United Kingdom Silverstone 25 May Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Piquet Sports India Karun Chandhok
10 26 May Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet South Africa Alan van der Merwe South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport India Karun Chandhok
11 United Kingdom Castle Combe 22 June United Kingdom Danny Watts United Kingdom Adam Carroll South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport Venezuela Ernesto Viso
12 United Kingdom Danny Watts United Kingdom Danny Watts United Kingdom Danny Watts Hitech Racing Venezuela Ernesto Viso
13 United Kingdom Oulton Park 13 July Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet United Kingdom Danny Watts South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport India Karun Chandhok
14 Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet South Africa Alan van der Merwe South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport India Karun Chandhok
15 United Kingdom Rockingham 3 August Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Piquet Sports India Karun Chandhok
16 United Kingdom Jamie Green Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet United Kingdom Jamie Green Carlin Motorsport Venezuela Ernesto Viso
17 United Kingdom Thruxton 17 August United Kingdom Danny Watts Sweden Robert Dahlgren Sweden Robert Dahlgren Fortec Motorsport United Kingdom Steven Kane
18 France Eric Salignon France Eric Salignon United Kingdom Jamie Green Carlin Motorsport Venezuela Ernesto Viso
19* Belgium Spa-Francorchamps 30 August South Africa Alan van der Merwe United Kingdom Jamie Green South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport Venezuela Ernesto Viso
20 31 August Netherlands Robert Doornbos United Kingdom Jamie Green South Africa Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport Venezuela Ernesto Viso
21 United Kingdom Donington Park 6 September South Africa Alan van der Merwe Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Piquet Sports United Kingdom Steven Kane
22 7 September United Kingdom Rob Austin United Kingdom Jamie Green United Kingdom Rob Austin Menu Motorsport Venezuela Ernesto Viso
23 United Kingdom Brands Hatch 28 September Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Netherlands Robert Doornbos Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Piquet Sports Venezuela Ernesto Viso
24 Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Brazil Nelson Ângelo Piquet Piquet Sports India Karun Chandhok
  • * Round 19 stopped after 5 of 11 laps, half points awarded.

Standings

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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 3 237
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 40
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 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)

References

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http://forix.autosport.com/cp.php?l=0&d=46&r=462003&c=0

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