2003 Rolex Sports Car Series

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The 2003 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the fourth season of the Rolex Sports Car Series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The season involved four classes, Daytona Prototypes (DP), Sports Racing Prototype II (SRPII), Grand Touring Sport (GTS), and Grand Touring (GT). 12 races were run from February 1, 2003 to November 2, 2003. Barber Motorsports Park was added.

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Schedule

RndRaceLength/DurationCircuitDate
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 Hours Daytona International Speedway February 1
February 2
2 Nextel Grand Prix of Miami250 Miles Homestead-Miami Speedway March 1
3 AJ's Fine Foods 250250 Miles Phoenix International Raceway May 3
4Barber 250250 Miles Barber Motorsports Park May 18
5Grand American 400400 km California Speedway June 8
6Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen6 Hours Watkins Glen International June 22
7Mid-Ohio Road Racing Classic400 km Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 28
8 Paul Revere 250 250 Miles Daytona International Speedway July 3
9 Bully Hill Vineyards 250250 Miles Watkins Glen International August 8
106 Hours of Mont-Tremblant6 Hours Circuit Mont-Tremblant September 21
11VIR 400400 km Virginia International Raceway October 5
12Grand American Champions Weekend3 Hours Daytona International Speedway November 2

Results

Overall winners in bold.

RndCircuitDP Winning TeamsSRPII Winning TeamsGTS Winning TeamsGT Winning Teams
DP Winning DriversSRPII Winning DriversGTS Winning DriversGT Winning Drivers
1 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #88 Multimatic Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #5 Team Seattle/Essex Racing Flag of France.svg #24 Perspective Racing Flag of the United States.svg #66 The Racers Group
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Maxwell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham
Flag of the United States.svg Ross Bentley
Flag of the United States.svg Don Kitch
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Pruskowski
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Pruskowski
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Policand
Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Neugarten
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wallace
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Buckler
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Schrom
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
2 Homestead Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Racing Flag of the United States.svg #80 G&W Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #18 Murray's Speed & Custom Flag of the United States.svg #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
Flag of the United States.svg J. C. France
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Bayliff
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Leavy
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Bupp
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Brent Martini
3 Phoenix Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Racing Flag of the United States.svg #80 G&W Motorsports1 Flag of the United States.svg #48 Heritage Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
Flag of the United States.svg J. C. France
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Bayliff
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Riggins
Flag of the United States.svg David Machavern
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Brent Martini
4 Barber Flag of the United States.svg #54 Bell MotorsportsNo Entries Flag of the United States.svg #31 Mosler Automotive Flag of the United States.svg #69 Marcus Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Forest Barber
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Cunningham
Flag of the United States.svg Hugh Plumb
5 California Flag of the United States.svg #58 Brumos Racing Flag of the United States.svg #48 Heritage Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
Flag of the United States.svg David Donohue
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Borkowski
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Riggins
Flag of the United States.svg David Machavern
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Brent Martini
6 Watkins Glen Flag of the United States.svg #58 Brumos Racing Flag of the United States.svg #80 G&W Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #48 Heritage Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #83 Rennwerks Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg David Donohue
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Borkowski
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Goodyear
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Prilika
Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Bayliff
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Riggins
Flag of the United States.svg David Machavern
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lagasse
Flag of the United States.svg Seth Neiman
Flag of the United States.svg Johannes van Overbeek
Flag of the United States.svg Lonnie Pechnik
7 Mid-Ohio Flag of the United States.svg #54 Bell Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #80 G&W Motorsports1 Flag of the United States.svg #48 Heritage Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #98 Schumacher Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Forest Barber
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Bayliff
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Riggins
Flag of the United States.svg David Machavern
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Schumacher
Flag of the United States.svg B. J. Zacharias
8 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #54 Bell Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #80 G&W Motorsports1 Flag of the United States.svg #48 Heritage Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
Flag of the United States.svg Forest Barber
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Prilika
Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Bayliff
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Riggins
Flag of the United States.svg David Machavern
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Brent Martini
9 Watkins Glen Flag of the United States.svg #54 Bell MotorsportsNo Entries Flag of the United States.svg #05 Team Re/Max Racing Flag of the United States.svg #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
Flag of the United States.svg Forest Barber
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Carelli
Flag of the United States.svg John Metcalf
Flag of the United States.svg David Liniger
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Brent Martini
10 Mont-Tremblant Flag of the United States.svg #58 Brumos Racing Flag of the United States.svg #48 Heritage Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
Flag of the United States.svg David Donohue
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Borkowski
Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Riggins
Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Flag of the United States.svg David Machavern
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Brent Martini
11 Virginia Flag of the United States.svg #54 Bell Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #12 G&W Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #06 ICY/SL Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
Flag of the United States.svg Forest Barber
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Pilgrim
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Prilika
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Alderman
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Rosenblum
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lisa
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Brent Martini
12 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #54 Bell Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #80 G&W Motorsports1 Flag of the United States.svg #40 Derhaag Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
Flag of the United States.svg Forest Barber
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Prilika
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Masessa
Flag of the United States.svg Simon Gregg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Brent Martini

1 - did not finish the race.

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