2003 SEAT Cupra Championship

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The 2003 SEAT Cupra Championship season was the inaugural running of the one-make championship. The championship consisted of ten rounds at five meetings held in England, beginning on 4 May at Croft, and finishing at Thruxton on 17 August. The championship winner was rewarded with a drive in the British Touring Car Championship for the SEAT Sport UK team. Robert Huff would eventually win the championship, holding off both Gordon Shedden and Stefan Hodgetts, as those three drivers shared nine of the ten race victories between them. Huff would go on to finish seventh in the 2004 British Touring Car Championship with his prize-winning drive.

Teams and drivers

All entries ran the Mk1 SEAT León entered by SEAT themselves.

No.DriversRounds
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts All
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karl GoshawkAll
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Charles StewartAll
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Natalie BarrattAll
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Emmet O'Brien All
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Pickford All
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Spencer MarshAll
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hamish GordonAll
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff All
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Cook All
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen ColbertAll
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andre D'CruzeAll
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Winrow1-4
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian WestwoodAll
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Murray1-2
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden All
23 Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Smith All

Calendar

RoundTrackDatePole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Croft 4 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Colbert Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff
3 Silverstone 27 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts
5 Oulton Park 13 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Pickford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden
7 Rockingham 3 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Pickford Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Smith Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Smith
9 Thruxton 17 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Pickford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts

Championship Standings

Pos123456789101112 FL
Race 1151210865432101
Race 2201715131197543211
PosDriver CRO SIL OUL ROC THR Pts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff 412212NC31Ret122
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden 33636127DSQ2107
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts 1711RetDNS16121105
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Smith 6254143Ret111Ret78
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Pickford 7435815Ret22Ret70
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Colbert5Ret4924Ret513369
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Westwood1558736Ret83566
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Spencer Marsh2971347RetDNSRet448
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andre D'Cruze9101081583410747
10 Flag of Ireland.svg Emmet O'Brien 8615Ret557Ret4945
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Cook Ret1212Ret99595632
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hamish Gordon1214131010116106824
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karl Goshawk1313141112124117Ret17
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Murray1089617
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Winrow11111112710RetRet10
16 Flag of Scotland.svg Charles Stewart1616171513148129118
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Natalie Barratt141516141113RetRet8106
PosDriver CRO SIL OUL ROC THU Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)