2003 Road America 500

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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.

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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 79
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2LMP67520 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 78
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
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 78
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
4GTS80 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prodrive Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 75
Ferrari 5.9L V12
5GTS3 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 75
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6GTS88 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 74
Ferrari 5.9L V12
7LMP9001 Flag of Germany.svg Infineon Team Joest Flag of Germany.svg Marco Werner
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela
Audi R8 M 73
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
8GTS0 Flag of Italy.svg Team Olive Garden Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Naspetti
Flag of Italy.svg Mimmo Schiattarella
Ferrari 550 Maranello P 73
Ferrari 6.0L V12
9GTS4 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 73
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
10LMP90011 Flag of the United States.svg JML Team Panoz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benjamin Leuenberger
Flag of the United States.svg Gunnar Jeannette
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 73
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
11GTS2 Flag of Germany.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Franz Konrad
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Kaufmann
Saleen S7-R D 73
Ford 7.0L V8
12LMP90030 Flag of the United States.svg Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg Clint Field
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Sutherland
Riley & Scott Mk III C D 72
Élan 6L8 6.0L 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 72
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14LMP90012 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 72
Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8
15GT66 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 71
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16GT33 Flag of the United States.svg ZIP Racing Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 71
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17GT23 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 71
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18GT67 Flag of the United States.svg The Racer's Group Flag of the United States.svg Michael Schrom
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Ehret
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 70
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19GT52 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Philip Collin
Flag of the United States.svg John Lloyd
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 70
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20GT68 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 70
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21GT63 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 69
Ferrari 3.6L V8
22GT79 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 69
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
23GT61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P.K. Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Masarati
Flag of the United States.svg Vic Rice
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 69
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24GT42 Flag of the United States.svg Orbit Racing Flag of the United States.svg Leo Hindery
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Policastro
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Policastro Jr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 68
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25LMP67518 Flag of the United States.svg Essex Racing Flag of the United States.svg James Gue
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Workman
Lola B2K/40 P 68
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
26LMP67564 Flag of the United States.svg Downing Atlanta Inc. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Downing
Flag of the United States.svg Howart Katz
WR LMP-02 D 67
Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor
27GTS17 Flag of the United States.svg Carsport America Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weickardt
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ellis
Flag of the United States.svg Romeo Kapudija
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 64
Dodge 8.0L V8
28LMP67537 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 60
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
29LMP67556 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 59
Willman (JPX) 3.4L V6
30
DNF
GT35 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 57
Ferrari 3.6L V8
31
NC
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 57
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
32
DNF
GT60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P.K. Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Liddell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 51
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
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 37
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
34
DNF
GT29 Flag of the United States.svg JMB Racing USA Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kutemann
Flag of the United States.svg Philip Shearer
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 26
Ferrari 3.6L V8
35
DNF
GT28 Flag of the United States.svg JMB Racing USA Flag of France.svg Stéphane Grégoire
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Iradj Alexander
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 26
Ferrari 3.6L V8
36
DNF
LMP67516 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 8
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
DNSGTS71 Flag of the United States.svg Carsport America Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Altenburg
Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Belloc
Dodge Viper GTS-R P -
Dodge 8.0L V10

Statistics

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