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The 2003 1000 km of Spa was the sixth race for the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship season (running under SR1 and SR2 classes) and the ninth race for the 2003 British GT Championship season (running under GTO and GT Cup classes), running in combination at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It took place on August 31, 2003. [1]
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | SR1 | 25 |  Audi Sport Japan Team Goh |  Tom Kristensen Seiji Ara | Audi R8 | M | 144 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | SR1 | 16 |  Pescarolo Sport | Franck Lagorce Stéphane Sarrazin | Courage C60 | G | 140 |
| Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 3 | SR1 | 2 |  Racing for Holland |  Beppe Gabbiani  Felipe Ortiz | Dome S101 | D | 138 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 4 | SR1 | 6 |  Taurus Sports Racing | Justin Keen Giovanni Lavaggi  Larry Oberto | Lola B2K/10 | D | 138 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 5 | SR2 | 52 | Lucchini Engineering | Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni Filippo Francioni | Lucchini SR2002 | A | 129 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 6 | GTO | 122 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short Tom Herridge  João Barbosa | Mosler MT900R | D | 127 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | SR2 | 63 |  Equipe Palmyr | Philippe Favre Christophe Ricard | Lucchini SR2000 | A | 127 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 8 | GTO | 133 | Balfe Motorsport | Shaun Balfe Jamie Derbyshire Thomas Erdos | Mosler MT900R | D | 127 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GTO | 192 | DeWALT Motorsport Salisbury | Rob Barff Richard Hay Michael Caine | TVR Tuscan T400R | D | 126 |
| TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 | |||||||
| 10 | Guest | 121 |  Belgian Racing | Renaud Kuppens Sébastien Ugeux | Gillet Vertigo Streiff | D | 123 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6 | |||||||
| 11 | GTO | 123 | Peninsula TVR Racesport | John Hartshorne Daniel Eagling Graeme Mundy | TVR Tuscan T400R | D | 122 |
| TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 | |||||||
| 12 | GTO | 169 | Eclipse Motorsport | Piers Johnson Simon Pullan Shane Lynch | TVR Tuscan T400R | D | 121 |
| TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 | |||||||
| 13 | Guest | 110 | Christophe Lemée Riverside | Christophe Lemée Jonathan Cochet Jean-François Hemroulle | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | P | 120 |
| Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 14 | GTO | 150 | Xero Competition | Ricky Cole Paula Cook Peter Le Bas | Chevrolet Corvette LM-GT | D | 120 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GT Cup | 177 | GruppeM / Tech9 Motorsport | Liz Halliday Amanda Stretton Tom Shrimpton | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | D | 117 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GTO | 140 | Point Preparation | Franck Pelle Peter Cook | Porsche 911 Turbo | D | 116 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GTO | 120 | Master Motorsport Damax | Nick Adams Marco Attard Steven Brady Robin Ward | Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT | D | 116 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT Cup | 146 | Team Aero | Keith Ahlers Rob Wells Christian Bock | Morgan Aero 8-R | D | 114 |
| BMW (Mader) 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 19 | GT Cup | 166 | Richard Thorne Motorsport | Adam Sharpe Aaron Scott Neil Cunningham | Morgan Aero 8-R | D | 114 |
| BMW (Mader) 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | GTO | 111 | Graham Nash Motorsport | Armand Fumal Manfred Jurasz Mauro Casadei | Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 109 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 | GT Cup | 147 | Atlanta Motorsport | Rob Croydon Rob Durrant Andy Ward | Renault Clio V6 | D | 100 |
| Renault 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| NC | GTO | 127 | CDL Racing | Steve Hyde Gareth Evans Carl Hansen | TVR Tuscan T400R | D | 93 |
| TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 | |||||||
| NC | GT Cup | 143 | Scuderia Grifo Corse | Michelangelo Segatori Walter Colacino | Lotus Elise Sport 200 | D | 93 |
| Rover K18 1.8L I4 | |||||||
| NC | SR2 | 99 | PiR Compétition | Pierre Bruneau Marc Rostan | Pilbeam MP84 | A | 90 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 5 | RN Motorsport | Andy Wallace Hayanari Shimoda | DBA4 03S | D | 104 |
| Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | GT Cup | 176 | Gruppe M / Tech9 Motorsport | Patrick Pearce Bob Berridge Matt Griffin | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | D | 87 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DNF | GTO | 191 | DeWALT Motorsport Salisbury | Lee Caroline Mike Jordan Richard Stanton | TVR Tuscan T400R | D | 84 |
| TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 | |||||||
| DNF | GT Cup | 144 | ISL Motorsport | Stuart Turvey Alan Bonner Alun Edwards | Marcos Mantis | D | 63 |
| Ford 4.6L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | Guest | 130 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Jos Menten Calum Lockie | Marcos Mantara LM600 | D | 62 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | GT Cup | 142 | Glenvarigill Racing | Hector Lester Keith Robinson John Greasley | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | D | 61 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | SR2 | 61 | Team Jota | Sam Hignett Nigel Taylor John Stack | Pilbeam MP84 | A | 60 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | GT Cup | 149 | Brunswick Endurance Racing | Peter Cate Rupert Bullock Graham Saunders | Lotus Elise | D | 48 |
| Rover K18 1.8L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | SR2 | 55 | GP Racing | Gianni Collini Fabio Mancini Massimo Saccomanno | Lucchini SR2001 | A | 43 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 1 | Racing for Holland | Jan Lammers John Bosch | Dome S101 | D | 42 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | GT Cup | 129 | GulfAir Racing | Steve Wood Mark Sumpter Stuart Scott | Volkswagen Golf GTI | D | 38 |
| Volkswagen 1.8L Turbo I4 |
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