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The 2003 Formula Volkswagen Germany supported by ZF Sachs was the inaugural season of the Formula Volkswagen Germany. All drivers competed in Volkswagen powered, Dunlop shod Reynard chassis.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Oschersleben, Germany | May 3 |  | | |
| 2 | May 4 | |  | | ||
| 3 | | Hockenheim, Germany | June 14 | | | |
| 4 | June 15 | | | | ||
| 5 | | Nürburg, Germany | July 12 | | | |
| 6 | July 13 | | | | ||
| 7 | | Salzburg, Austria | August 9 | | | |
| 8 | August 10 | | | | ||
| 9 | | Lausitz, Germany | September 27 | | | |
| 10 | September 28 | | | | ||
| 11 | | Oschersleben, Germany | October 11 | | | |
| 12 | October 12 |  | | |
| Color | Result |
|---|---|
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Driver replacement (Rpl) | |
| Injured (Inj) | |
| No race held (NH) |
| Rank | Driver | OSC | HOC | NUR | SAL | LAU | OSC | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | DNS | 2 | 5 | 336 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 277 | ||
| 3 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 208 | ||
| 4 | | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 177 | |||
| 5 | | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 176 | ||
| 6 | | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 7 | 174 | |
| 7 | | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 171 | ||
| 8 | | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 169 | ||||
| 9 | | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 156 | |||
| 10 |  | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 149 | |||
| 11 | | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 136 | |||||
| 12 | | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 132 | ||||||||
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| 15 | | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 105 | ||||||
| 16 | | 12 | 10 | Ret | 86 | |||||||||
| 17 | | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | 3 | 1 | 69 | ||||||||||
| 19 |  | 62 | ||||||||||||
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