2003 Speed World Challenge

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The 2003 Speed World Challenge season was the 14th season of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. The series' title sponsor was television network Speed Channel, who televised all the races. Championships were awarded for grand touring and touring cars. It began on March 14 and ran for ten rounds. Randy Pobst and Audi won the championships in GT, and Bill Auberlen and BMW won in Touring Car. [1] The series would head to Puerto Rico for 2003, their first race outside of North America (i.e. the United States and Canada) since 1991 when they went to Mexico.

Schedule

RndDateCircuitSupportingDistanceGT Winning CarTC Winning Car
GTTCGT Winning DriverTC Winning Driver
11March 14 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida American Le Mans Series
(12 Hours of Sebring)
63 mi (101 km) (TC)
67 mi (108 km) (GT)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 BMW 325i
Flag of the United States.svg Phil McClure Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
22May 17
May 18
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario Stand-alone event (with Trans-Am Series)69 mi (111 km) (TC)
73 mi (117 km) (GT)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Acura RSX Type-S
Flag of the United States.svg Phil McClure Flag of Brazil.svg Pierre Kleinubing
3May 24 Flag of the United States.svg Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut Stand-alone event (with Trans-Am Series)64 mi (103 km) (GT) BMW M3 did not participate
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
43May 2658 mi (93 km) (TC)
61 mi (98 km) (GT)
BMW M3 Acura RSX Type-S
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen Flag of Brazil.svg Pierre Kleinubing
54June 29
June 28
Flag of the United States.svg Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia American Le Mans Series
(Grand Prix of Atlanta)
64 mi (103 km) (TC)
69 mi (111 km) (GT)
Porsche 911 Cup BMW 325i
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Fitzgerald Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
67July 27 Flag of the United States.svg Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California American Le Mans Series
(Grand Prix of Sonoma)
58 mi (93 km) (TC)
63 mi (101 km) (GT)
BMW M3 BMW 325i
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
7August 3 Flag of the United States.svg Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Champ Car World Series
(Mario Andretti Grand Prix)
73 mi (117 km) (GT) Porsche 911 Cup did not participate
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Fitzgerald
6August 10 Flag of the United States.svg Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio Champ Car World Series
(Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio)
59 mi (95 km) (TC)did not participate Acura RSX Type-S
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Endicott
7August 23 Flag of the United States.svg Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin American Le Mans Series
(Road America 500)
69 mi (111 km) (TC)did not participate Nissan Sentra SE-R
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Cunningham
88September 8
September 7
Flag of the United States.svg Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California American Le Mans Series
(Monterey Sports Car Championships)
58 mi (93 km) (TC)
63 mi (101 km) (GT)
Dodge Viper Mazda Protege ES
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Mumford Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Altenburg
99October 17 Flag of the United States.svg Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia American Le Mans Series
(Petit Le Mans)
64 mi (103 km) (TC)
69 mi (111 km) (GT)
Audi RS6 Acura RSX Type-S
Flag of the United States.svg Randy Pobst Flag of Brazil.svg Pierre Kleinubing
1010October 26 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Isla Grande Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico Stand-alone event (with Trans-Am Series)50 mi (80 km) (TC)
58 mi (93 km) (GT)
Audi RS6 BMW 325i
Flag of the United States.svg Randy Pobst Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
[2]

References

  1. Box scores , p. 21–25
  2. Box scores , p. 1–20