2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series

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The 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series was an Australian motor racing competition held for V8 Supercars. It was the fourth V8 Supercar Development Series. The series began on 23 February 2003 at Wakefield Park and finished on 31 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park after sixteen races at six rounds held across three different states.

Series winner Mark Winterbottom won eight of the 16 races and four of the six rounds. The new points system placed an increased emphasis on finishing races and series runner up Matthew White scored just 58 points less than Winterbottom, despite taking only two race wins and six top three race finishes.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series. This was the last season that the Holden VS Commodore and Ford EL Falcon was eligible.

TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 12, 46
Imrie Motor Sport Holden VX Commodore 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full12
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 46
Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford AU Falcon 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Wanless13, 56
Terry Wyhoon Racing Ford AU Falcon 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry WyhoonAll
M3 Motorsport Holden VT Commodore
Holden VX Commodore
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob McDonald1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman45
Howard Racing Ford AU Falcon 27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall 45
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim GordonAll
94 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark HowardAll
Matthew White Racing Holden VX Commodore
Ford AU Falcon
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew WhiteAll
Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden All
Clyde Lawrence Racing Holden VS Commodore
Holden VX Commodore
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clyde Lawrence13, 56
South Pacific Motor Sport Holden VS Commodore 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Hunt3
Peters Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett PetersAll
Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom All
Holden Young Lions Holden VX Commodore 46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede All
96 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto 36
Craig Bastian Ford AU Falcon 47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig BastianAll
Fernández Racing Ford AU Falcon 55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg José Fernández 14, 6
Kevin Mundy Racing Ford AU Falcon 56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin MundyAll
Motorsport Engineering Services Holden VT Commodore 58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Derek van Zelm45
Phoenix Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 59 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie MillerAll
Independent Race Cars Australia Holden VX Commodore 64 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Porter All
Shane Beikoff Racing Holden VS Commodore
Ford EL Falcon
68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Beikoff13, 5
Spiess Heckler Racing Holden VX Commodore 69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones26
Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Ricciardello 15
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 6
Robert Smith Racing Holden VX Commodore 72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly All
V8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Mork1, 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Simpson2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Rowse45
Graham Crawford Ford EL Falcon 87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Crawford12, 4
Halliday Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter GazzardAll
Sydney Star Racing Ford AU Falcon 89 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis46
Holden VS Commodore 98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant ElliottAll
Peter Best Holden VS Commodore 90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Best34
Thexton Motor Racing Ford AU Falcon 100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Thexton46
Chance of a Lifetime Ford AU Falcon 110 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell All
A.N.T. Racing Holden VS Commodore 300 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Evangelou12, 45
Nichols Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 666 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Nichols1, 34

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver
12223 February Flag of New South Wales.svg Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
22021 March Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
334 May Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
456 July Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White
523 August Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones
63031 August Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom

Points system

The series consisted of six rounds across three different states. Rounds 1 and 3–6 consisted of three races. The second race of each weekend saw the finishing order of race 1 reversed to form the grid, a 'reverse grid' race. Round 2 consisted of a single race. Points were awarded for all cars who finished each race in finishing order. Points may have been offered beyond the 29th position but at no point during the series did more than 29 cars finish a race. Round 2's single race carried three times the points of a single race elsewhere in the series. The pointscore also saw the worst round result deducted, although the worst result had to be a round the competitor had entered.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th
Rounds 1 & 3–6
Points
646260585654525048464442403836343230282624222018161412108
Round 2
Points
19218618017416816215615014413813212612011410810296908478726660544842363024

Series standings

Points table referenced, in part, as follows: [1]

Pos.DriverNo. WAK
Flag of New South Wales.svg
ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
EAS
Flag of New South Wales.svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
MAL
Flag of South Australia.svg
Pen.Points
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom 41161131216713321110922 (1084)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White 2848646716312942820864 (1026)
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Porter 6481243132Ret499242Ret4730780 (876)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Peters40141788Ret1171131122891270718 (812)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 30735202472312413619Ret1050688 (766)
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede 46Ret416251343RetDNS3Ret77Ret60680 (740)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly 72292111153262Ret2513RetDNSDNS0680 (702)
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Gazzard88Ret13857952156612Ret6RetDNS0658 (712)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Bastian4717711Ret951092310147101813190626
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Mundy5691410715662024148Ret911RetDNS0612 (684)
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 126292424Ret1513Ret40604 (658)
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell 110RetDNSDNS131211913711101811Ret17Ret0542 (560)
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Miller59191917161412141618131915221511110536 (622)
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Wyhoon25RetDNSDNS1217Ret1212RetDNS12415124170510
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg José Fernández 551010DNS91638141017RetDNS130496 (536)
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Wanless225151414108Ret5Ret20163150470 (552)
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Ricciardello 7135321410RetRet1718Ret8Ret0440 (490)
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones6915Ret17138RetDNS18111410990434 (484)
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Howard94111715RetRet161618191622141617Ret160432
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Elliott9816RetDNS1011RetDNS28RetRet919Ret13Ret140370 (380)
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto 96Ret141510218RetDNSDNS14580338
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Gordon492220Ret2322Ret1729Ret21232018Ret14Ret0322 (354)
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clyde Lawrence351316191720RetDNSRetDNSDNS2016200310
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Evangelou300211113182413Ret2016230278 (336)
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Beikoff681821121921181821RetDNS0264 (288)
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 142785Ret65810Ret0238 (348)
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis89171422151021212120234 (326)
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Thexton100191615172317Ret15180182 (248)
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Crawford8715Ret18222220200160 (226)
30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall 275254717Ret0130 (232)
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Rowse7715151216Ret130114 (188)
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman2611121926Ret120114 (170)
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Mork772018Ret18RetRet056 (86)
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Derek van Zelm58RetRetDNSRet2119052
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Best90RetRet192522DNS048 (86)
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full1412RetRetRet042
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 7156500 (166)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Simpson77600 (162)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Hunt381919Ret00 (78)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob McDonald26Ret22Ret00 (66)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Nichols666DNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSRetDNSDNS00
Pos.DriverNo. WAK
Flag of New South Wales.svg
ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
EAS
Flag of New South Wales.svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
MAL
Flag of South Australia.svg
Pen.Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (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)

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