The 2003 Grand Prix Americas was the eighth race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on a temporary street circuit in Miami, Florida on September 27, 2003.
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The race was scheduled for 2 hours and 45 minutes, but was ended several minutes early due to heavy rains causing multiple accidents.
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 |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | LMP900 | 38 | Audi R8 | M | 157 | ||
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP900 | 1 | Audi R8 | M | 157 | ||
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
3 | LMP900 | 10 | Panoz LMP01 Evo | M | 155 | ||
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
4 | GTS | 80 | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 154 | ||
Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
5 | GTS | 88 | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 154 | ||
Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
6 | LMP675 | 20 | MG-Lola EX257 | G | 152 | ||
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
7 | GT | 23 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 151 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
8 | LMP675 | 16 | MG-Lola EX257 | G | 150 | ||
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
9 | GT | 35 | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | M | 150 | ||
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
10 | GT | 60 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 149 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | LMP900 | 30 | Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 149 | ||
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
12 | LMP900 | 12 | Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 148 | ||
Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
13 | GT | 31 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 148 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | GT | 28 | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 146 | ||
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
15 | GTS | 0 | Ferrari 550 Maranello | P | 145 | ||
Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
16 DNF | GT | 24 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 143 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | GT | 33 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 143 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
18 | GT | 63 | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Y | 143 | ||
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
19 | LMP675 | 18 | Lola B2K/40 | P | 142 | ||
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
20 | LMP675 | 37 | MG-Lola EX257 | G | 142 | ||
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
21 | GT | 66 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 142 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
22 | GT | 42 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 138 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
23 | GT | 67 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 136 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
24 DNF | LMP900 | 11 | Panoz LMP01 Evo | M | 135 | ||
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
25 DNF | GT | 29 | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 133 | ||
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
26 | GT | 68 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 125 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
27 | GTS | 3 | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 122 | ||
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
28 NC | GT | 79 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 113 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
29 DNF | GT | 61 | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 107 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
30 DNF | GT | 03 | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 68 | ||
Élan 5.0L V8 | |||||||
31 DNF | GTS | 2 | Saleen S7-R | D | 62 | ||
Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
32 DNF | GT | 40 | BMW M3 | Y | 58 | ||
BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
33 DNF | GT | 43 | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 41 | ||
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
34 DNF | LMP675 | 56 | Pilbeam MP91 | D | 40 | ||
Willman (JPX) 3.4L V6 | |||||||
35 DNF | GTS | 71 | Dodge Viper GTS-R | P | 16 | ||
Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
36 DNF | GT | 41 | BMW M3 | Y | 15 | ||
BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
DNS | GTS | 4 | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | - | ||
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 |
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