2003 Grand Prix Americas (ALMS)

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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.

Florida U.S. state in the United States

Florida is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.

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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.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1LMP90038 Flag of the United States.svg ADT Champion Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert
Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto
Audi R8 M 157
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2LMP9001 Flag of Germany.svg Infineon Team Joest Flag of Germany.svg Marco Werner
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela
Audi R8 M 157
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3LMP90010 Flag of the United States.svg JML Team Panoz Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Saelens
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 155
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
4GTS80 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prodrive Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 154
Ferrari 5.9L V12
5GTS88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prodrive Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 154
Ferrari 5.9L V12
6LMP67520 Flag of the United States.svg Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg Chris Dyson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wallace
MG-Lola EX257 G 152
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
7GT23 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr
Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 151
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
8LMP67516 Flag of the United States.svg Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver
MG-Lola EX257 G 150
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
9GT35 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Lazzaro
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Kelleners
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC M 150
Ferrari 3.6L V8
10GT60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P.K. Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Liddell
Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 149
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
11LMP90030 Flag of the United States.svg Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg Clint Field
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Durand
Riley & Scott Mk III C D 149
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
12LMP90012 Flag of the United States.svg American Spirit Racing Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Tomy Drissi
Riley & Scott Mk III C D 148
Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8
13GT31 Flag of the United States.svg Petersen Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg White Lightning Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stanton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Mowlem
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 148
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14GT28 Flag of the United States.svg JMB Racing USA Flag of France.svg Stéphane Grégoire
Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 146
Ferrari 3.6L V8
15GTS0 Flag of Italy.svg Team Olive Garden Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Naspetti
Flag of Italy.svg Mimmo Schiattarella
Ferrari 550 Maranello P 145
Ferrari 6.0L V12
16
DNF
GT24 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 143
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17GT33 Flag of the United States.svg ZIP Racing Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Flag of the United States.svg Romeo Kapudija
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 143
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18GT63 Flag of the United States.svg ACEMCO Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Y 143
Ferrari 3.6L V8
19LMP67518 Flag of the United States.svg Essex Racing Flag of the United States.svg Scott Bradley
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Workman
Lola B2K/40 P 142
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
20LMP67537 Flag of the United States.svg Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jon Field
Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Dayton
MG-Lola EX257 G 142
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
21GT66 Flag of the United States.svg The Racer's Group Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Buckler
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 142
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
22GT42 Flag of the United States.svg Orbit Racing Flag of the United States.svg Joe Policastro
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Policastro Jr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 138
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
23GT67 Flag of the United States.svg The Racer's Group Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Zwart
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Ehret
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 136
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24
DNF
LMP90011 Flag of the United States.svg JML Team Panoz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Maxwell
Flag of the United States.svg Gunnar Jeannette
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 135
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
25
DNF
GT29 Flag of the United States.svg JMB Racing USA Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Earle
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Neuhaus
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 133
Ferrari 3.6L V8
26GT68 Flag of the United States.svg The Racer's Group Flag of the United States.svg Marc Bunting
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Gleason
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 125
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27GTS3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 122
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
28
NC
GT79 Flag of the United States.svg J3 Racing Flag of the United States.svg David Murry
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Jackson
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 113
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29
DNF
GT61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P.K. Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Warnock
Flag of the United States.svg Ron Atapattu
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 107
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
30
DNF
GT03 Flag of the United States.svg Hyper Sport Flag of the United States.svg Rick Skelton
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Nyberg
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 68
Élan 5.0L V8
31
DNF
GTS2 Flag of Germany.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Franz Konrad
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Nearn
Saleen S7-R D 62
Ford 7.0L V8
32
DNF
GT40 Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Jönsson
BMW M3 Y 58
BMW 3.2L I6
33
DNF
GT43 Flag of the United States.svg Orbit Racing Flag of Germany.svg Marc Lieb
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Baron
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 41
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
34
DNF
LMP67556 Flag of the United States.svg Team Bucknum Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Bucknum
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Willman
Flag of the United States.svg Chris McMurry
Pilbeam MP91 D 40
Willman (JPX) 3.4L V6
35
DNF
GTS71 Flag of the United States.svg Carsport America Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weickardt
Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Belloc
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 16
Dodge 8.0L V10
36
DNF
GT41 Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ross Bluestein
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos DeQuesada
BMW M3 Y 15
BMW 3.2L I6
DNSGTS4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Collins
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G -
Chevrolet 7.0L V8

Statistics

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