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The 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Donington was the fifth race for the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship season held at Donington Park and ran for two hours and thirty minutes. It took place on August 10, 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 | 1 |  Racing for Holland | Jan Lammers John Bosch | Dome S101 | D | 97 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| 2 | SR1 | 12 |  Gianfranco Trombetti | Alex Caffi Enrico Muscioni | Promec PJ119 | G | 94 |
| Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 3 | SR2 | 52 | Lucchini Engineering | Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni | Lucchini SR2002 | A | 93 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 4 | SR2 | 55 | GP Racing | Fabio Mancini Gianni Collini Massimo Saccomanno | Lucchini SR2001 | A | 92 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 5 | SR2 | 62 |  Team Sovereign | Ian Flux Mike Millard | Rapier 6 | A | 90 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 6 | SR2 | 63 |  Equipe Palmyr | Christophe Ricard Philippe Favre | Lucchini SR2000 | A | 90 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 7 | SR2 | 99 |  PiR Bruneau | Pierre Bruneau Marc Rostan | Pilbeam MP84 | A | 71 |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 8 | SR2 | 61 | Team Jota | Sam Hignett John Stack | Pilbeam MP84 | A | 60 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| DSQ | SR1 | 8 | Automotive Durango SRL | Leonardo Maddalena Michele Rugolo Fulvio Cavicchi | Durango LMP1 | D | 59 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 28 | Speedsport | Bob Berridge Amanda Stretton | Lola B98/10 | ? | 88 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 5 | RN Motorsport | Andy Wallace  Hayanari Shimoda | DBA4 03S | D | 86 |
| Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 21 | Team Ascari | Klaas Zwart Werner Lupberger | Ascari KZR-1 | D | 83 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 11 | Fred Goddard | Fred Goddard Steve Arnold | Reynard 01Q | D | 63 |
| Ford Cosworth 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 6 | Taurus Sports Racing | Phil Andrews Justin Keen | Lola B2K/10 | D | 56 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 2 | Racing for Holland | Beppe Gabbiani  Felipe Ortiz | Dome S101 | D | 50 |
| Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | SR1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Franck Lagorce Stéphane Sarrazin | Courage C60 | G | 16 |
| Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6 |
† - #8 was disqualified for being pushed back onto the track by a marshall.
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