2003 Road America 500

Last updated August 01, 2023

The 2003 Road America 500 was the sixth race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road America, Wisconsin on August 24, 2003.

Official results

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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP900	38	ADT Champion Racing	Johnny Herbert JJ Lehto	Audi R8	M	79
1	LMP900	38	ADT Champion Racing	Johnny Herbert JJ Lehto	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	79
2	LMP675	20	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Andy Wallace	MG-Lola EX257	G	78
2	LMP675	20	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Andy Wallace	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	G	78
3	LMP900	10	JML Team Panoz	Olivier Beretta David Saelens	Panoz LMP01 Evo	M	78
3	LMP900	10	JML Team Panoz	Olivier Beretta David Saelens	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	78
4	GTS	80	Prodrive	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	75
4	GTS	80	Prodrive	David Brabham Jan Magnussen	Ferrari 5.9L V12	M	75
5	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	75
5	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	75
6	GTS	88	Prodrive	Tomáš Enge Peter Kox	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	74
6	GTS	88	Prodrive	Tomáš Enge Peter Kox	Ferrari 5.9L V12	M	74
7	LMP900	1	Infineon Team Joest	Marco Werner Frank Biela	Audi R8	M	73
7	LMP900	1	Infineon Team Joest	Marco Werner Frank Biela	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	73
8	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Emanuele Naspetti Mimmo Schiattarella	Ferrari 550 Maranello	P	73
8	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Emanuele Naspetti Mimmo Schiattarella	Ferrari 6.0L V12	P	73
9	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Kelly Collins Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	73
9	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Kelly Collins Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	73
10	LMP900	11	JML Team Panoz	Benjamin Leuenberger Gunnar Jeannette	Panoz LMP01 Evo	M	73
10	LMP900	11	JML Team Panoz	Benjamin Leuenberger Gunnar Jeannette	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	73
11	GTS	2	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Wolfgang Kaufmann	Saleen S7-R	D	73
11	GTS	2	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Wolfgang Kaufmann	Ford 7.0L V8	D	73
12	LMP900	30	Intersport Racing	Clint Field Rick Sutherland	Riley & Scott Mk III C	D	72
12	LMP900	30	Intersport Racing	Clint Field Rick Sutherland	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	D	72
13	GT	31	Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing	Craig Stanton Johnny Mowlem	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	72
13	GT	31	Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing	Craig Stanton Johnny Mowlem	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	72
14	LMP900	12	American Spirit Racing	Michael Lewis Tomy Drissi	Riley & Scott Mk III C	D	72
14	LMP900	12	American Spirit Racing	Michael Lewis Tomy Drissi	Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8	D	72
15	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Cort Wagner	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	71
15	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Cort Wagner	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	71
16	GT	33	ZIP Racing	Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	71
16	GT	33	ZIP Racing	Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	71
17	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	71
17	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	71
18	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Michael Schrom Pierre Ehret	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	70
18	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Michael Schrom Pierre Ehret	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	70
19	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Philip Collin John Lloyd	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	70
19	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Philip Collin John Lloyd	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	70
20	GT	68	The Racer's Group	Marc Bunting Chris Gleason	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	70
20	GT	68	The Racer's Group	Marc Bunting Chris Gleason	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	70
21	GT	63	ACEMCO Motorsports	Terry Borcheller Shane Lewis	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	Y	69
21	GT	63	ACEMCO Motorsports	Terry Borcheller Shane Lewis	Ferrari 3.6L V8	Y	69
22	GT	79	J3 Racing	David Murry Justin Jackson	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	69
22	GT	79	J3 Racing	David Murry Justin Jackson	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	69
23	GT	61	P.K. Sport	Piers Masarati Vic Rice	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	69
23	GT	61	P.K. Sport	Piers Masarati Vic Rice	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	69
24	GT	42	Orbit Racing	Leo Hindery Joe Policastro Joe Policastro Jr.	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	68
24	GT	42	Orbit Racing	Leo Hindery Joe Policastro Joe Policastro Jr.	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	68
25	LMP675	18	Essex Racing	James Gue Jason Workman	Lola B2K/40	P	68
25	LMP675	18	Essex Racing	James Gue Jason Workman	Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6	P	68
26	LMP675	64	Downing Atlanta Inc.	Jim Downing Howart Katz	WR LMP-02	D	67
26	LMP675	64	Downing Atlanta Inc.	Jim Downing Howart Katz	Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor	D	67
27	GTS	17	Carsport America	Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis Romeo Kapudija	Dodge Viper GTS-R	P	64
27	GTS	17	Carsport America	Tom Weickardt Joe Ellis Romeo Kapudija	Dodge 8.0L V8	P	64
28	LMP675	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Duncan Dayton	MG-Lola EX257	G	60
28	LMP675	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Duncan Dayton	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	G	60
29	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman Chris McMurry	Pilbeam MP91	D	59
29	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman Chris McMurry	Willman (JPX) 3.4L V6	D	59
30 DNF	GT	35	Risi Competizione	Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	M	57
30 DNF	GT	35	Risi Competizione	Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners	Ferrari 3.6L V8	M	57
31 NC	GT	24	Alex Job Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	57
31 NC	GT	24	Alex Job Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	57
32 DNF	GT	60	P.K. Sport	Robin Liddell Alex Davison	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	P	51
32 DNF	GT	60	P.K. Sport	Robin Liddell Alex Davison	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	51
33 DNF	GT	43	Orbit Racing	Marc Lieb Peter Baron	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	37
33 DNF	GT	43	Orbit Racing	Marc Lieb Peter Baron	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	37
34 DNF	GT	29	JMB Racing USA	Peter Kutemann Philip Shearer	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	P	26
34 DNF	GT	29	JMB Racing USA	Peter Kutemann Philip Shearer	Ferrari 3.6L V8	P	26
35 DNF	GT	28	JMB Racing USA	Stéphane Grégoire Iradj Alexander	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	P	26
35 DNF	GT	28	JMB Racing USA	Stéphane Grégoire Iradj Alexander	Ferrari 3.6L V8	P	26
36 DNF	LMP675	16	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	MG-Lola EX257	G	8
36 DNF	LMP675	16	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	G	8
DNS	GTS	71	Carsport America	Jeff Altenburg Jean-Philippe Belloc	Dodge Viper GTS-R	P	-
DNS	GTS	71	Carsport America	Jeff Altenburg Jean-Philippe Belloc	Dodge 8.0L V10	P	-

Statistics

Pole Position - #1 Infineon Team Joest - 1:52.265
Fastest Lap - #1 Infineon Team Joest - 1:54.613
Distance - 514.655 km
Average Speed - 185.623 km/h

External links

"Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2007-10-21. (30.3 KiB)
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2003 Road America 500

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