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2003 Formula 3 Euro Series

Ryan Briscoe
Teams' Champion: ASM Formule 3
Nations Cup Champion: FRA France Rookie Cup Champion: Christian Klien

The 2003 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the first championship year of Europe's premier Formula Three series. The championship consisted of ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits. Each weekend consisted of 1 hour and 30 minutes of free practice on Friday – in either one or two sessions – and two 30-minute qualifying sessions. This was followed by a c.110 km race on Saturday and a c.80 km race on Sunday. Each qualifying session awarded one bonus point for pole position and each race awarded points for the top eight finishers, with ten points per win. It commenced on April 26, 2003 at Hockenheimring and ended on October 26 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.

Teams and drivers

2003 Entry ListTeam#DriverRookieChassisEngineRounds
DEU Team Rosberg3GER Nico RosbergF303/005OpelAll
4AUT Andreas ZuberF303/006All
FRA ASM F35FRA Alexandre PrématF303/015MercedesAll
6FRA Olivier PlaF303/014All
34CAN Bruno SpenglerF303/0164–10
39GBR Jamie Green3
ITA Prema Powerteam7JPN Katsuyuki HiranakaF303/007OpelAll
8AUS Ryan BriscoeF303/008All
33BRA Lucas di GrassiF303/0222–3
POL Robert Kubica4–10
FRA Signature Plus9FRA Nicolas LapierreF302/043SodemoAll
10BRA Fabio CarboneF302/018All
42PRT César CampaniçoF302/06710
CHE Opel Team KMS11DEU Timo GlockF303/009OpelAll
12DEU Maro EngelF302/0091–5
DEU Hendrik Vieth6
GBR Adam Carroll7–10
FRA Saulnier Racing14CHE Harold PrimatF302/021SodemoAll
15FRA Simon AbadieF302/0601–5
PRT Nicolas Armindo9–10
ITA Team Ghinzani16NLD Robert DoornbosF302/052MugenAll
17PRT Álvaro ParenteF302/003All
38AUT Philipp BaronF302/0423–10
FRA LD Autosport18ITA Stefano ProettoF302/065Mugen1–6
FRA Patrice Manopoulos7–10
19FRA Simon AbadieF302/0636–10
CHE Swiss Racing Team20CHE Gilles TinguelyF302/061Opel1–5
21PRT César CampaniçoF302/0111–7
35AUS James MandersonF302/0621–4
ITA Stefano Proetto9–10
41DEU Marcel Lasée5–7, 9
DEU Mücke Motorsport22DEU Markus WinkelhockF302/012MercedesAll
23AUT Christian KlienF302/032All
DEU Kolles24NLD Charles Zwolsman Jr.F303/012MercedesAll
25BEL Jan HeylenF302/0761–7
GBR Jamie Green8–10
DEU MB Racing Performance28nowrapGRC Alexandros MargaritisF303/021OpelAll
36DEU Daniel la RosaF302/083All
LUX Superfund TME29JPN Sakon YamamotoF303/001ToyotaAll
30AUT Bernhard AuingerF302/088All
AUT HBR Motorsport31AUT Richard LietzF302/030OpelAll
32ITA Claudio TorreF302/0335–9
ITA Drumel Motorsport37KOR Dong-Wook LeeF303/004Mugen1–2
38AUT Philipp BaronF303/0031–2
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Driver changes

; Entering Formula 3 Euro Series

  • Simon Abadie: French Formula Three Championship (Saulnier Racing) → Saulnier Racing
  • Nicolas Armindo: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (ASM Elf) → Saulnier Racing
  • Bernhard Auinger: German Formula Three Championship (Opel Team BSR) → Superfund TME
  • Philipp Baron: Debut → Drumel Motorsport
  • Ryan Briscoe: German Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) & International Formula 3000 (Coca-Cola Nordic Racing) → Prema Powerteam
  • César Campaniço: German Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) → Swiss Racing Team
  • Fabio Carbone: British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → Signature Plus
  • Adam Carroll: British Formula 3 National Class (Sweeney Racing) → Opel Team KMS
  • Robert Doornbos: German Formula Three Championship (Team Ghinzani) → Team Ghinzani
  • Maro Engel: Formula BMW ADAC (Eifelland Racing) → Opel Team KMS
  • Timo Glock: German Formula Three Championship (Opel Team KMS) → Opel Team KMS
  • Lucas di Grassi: Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil (G Force Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam
  • Jamie Green: Formula Renault 2.0 UK (Fortec Motorsport) → ASM
  • Jan Heylen: British Formula Ford Championship (Duckhams) → Kolles
  • Katsuyuki Hiranaka: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (TOM'S) → Prema Powerteam
  • Christian Klien: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (JD Motorsport) → Mücke Motorsport
  • Robert Kubica: Formula Renault 2.0 Italy & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (RC Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam
  • Nicolas Lapierre: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Graff Racing) & French Formula Three Championship (Signature) → Signature Plus
  • Marcel Lasée: German Formula Three Championship (Mücke Motorsport) → Swiss Racing Team
  • Dong-Wook Lee: Asian Formula Three Championship (E-Rain) → Drumel Motorsport
  • Richard Lietz: German Formula Three Championship (Palfinger F3 Racing) → HBR Motorsport
  • James Manderson: Australian Formula 3 (Bronte Rundle Motorsport) → Swiss Racing Team
  • Patrice Manopoulos: Debut → LD Autosport
  • Alexandros Margaritis: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Formula BMW ADAC (Weigl Motorsport) → MB Racing Performance
  • Álvaro Parente: Spanish Formula Three Championship (Racing Engineering) → Team Ghinzani
  • Olivier Pla: French Formula Three Championship (ASM) → ASM
  • Alexandre Prémat: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (ASM Elf) → ASM
  • Harold Primat: British Formula 3 National Class (Diamond Racing) → Saulnier Racing
  • Stefano Proetto: German Formula Three Championship (Team Kolles Racing & Swiss Racing Team) → LD Autosport
  • Daniel la Rosa: Formula Volkswagen Germany (???) → MB Racing Performance
  • Nico Rosberg: Formula BMW ADAC (VIVA Racing) → Team Rosberg
  • Bruno Spengler: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Jenzer Motorsport) → ASM
  • Gilles Tinguely: German Formula Three Championship (Swiss Racing Team) → Swiss Racing Team
  • Claudio Torre: Formula BMW ADAC (Springbok Motorsport) → HBR Motorsport
  • Hendrik Vieth: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SL Formula Racing) → Opel Team KMS
  • Markus Winkelhock: German Formula Three Championship (Mücke Motorsport) → Mücke Motorsport
  • Sakon Yamamoto: German Formula Three Championship (GM Motorsport, Team Kolles Racing) → Superfund TME
  • Andreas Zuber: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (Motopark Oschersleben) → Team Rosberg
  • Charles Zwolsman Jr.: German Formula Three Championship (Team Kolles Racing) → Kolles

Midseason changes

  • César Campaniço joined Signature Plus for the Magny-Cours round
  • Simon Abadie joined LD Autosport from the Nürburgring round onwards.
  • Philipp Baron joined Team Ghinzani from the Pau round onwards.
  • Stefano Proetto joined Swiss Racing Team from the second Hockenheimring round onwards.

Calendar

  • The series supported the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at seven rounds. It was also a part of the Grand Prix Aurore at two French meetings, while at the third, it was the headline event of the Pau Grand Prix.
RoundCircuitCountryDate1R1R22R1R23R1R24R1R25R1R26R1R27R1R28R1R29R1R210R1R2
Hockenheimring26 April
27 April
Adria International Raceway10 May
11 May
Pau Circuit8 June
9 June
Norisring, Nuremberg21 June
22 June
Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans12 July
13 July
Nürburgring16 August
17 August
A1-Ring, Spielberg6 September
7 September
Circuit Park Zandvoort20 September
nowrap21 September
Hockenheimring4 October
5 October
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours25 October
26 October

Results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning rookie1R1R22R1R23R1R24R1R25R1R26R1R27R1R28R1R29R1R210R1R2
DEU HockenheimringFRA Olivier PlaDEU Markus WinkelhockAUS Ryan BriscoeITA Prema PowerteamAUT Christian Klien
FRA Olivier PlaDEU Timo GlockAUS Ryan BriscoeITA Prema PowerteamFIN Nico Rosberg
ITA Adria International RacewayAUT Christian KlienAUS Ryan BriscoeDEU Timo GlockCHE Opel Team KMSAUT Christian Klien
FIN Nico RosbergAUS Ryan BriscoeAUS Ryan BriscoeITA Prema PowerteamFIN Nico Rosberg
FRA Pau CircuitFRA Nicolas LapierreJPN Katsuyuki HiranakaAUS Ryan BriscoeITA Prema PowerteamGRC Alexandros Margaritis
AUS Ryan BriscoeFRA Alexandre PrématBRA Fabio CarboneFRA Signature PlusBRA Lucas di Grassi
DEU Norisring, NurembergFRA Alexandre PrématFRA Alexandre PrématPOL Robert KubicaITA Prema PowerteamPOL Robert Kubica
FRA Alexandre PrématPOL Robert KubicaFRA Alexandre PrématFRA ASM F3FRA Alexandre Prémat
FRA Bugatti Circuit, Le MansAUT Christian KlienFIN Nico RosbergFIN Nico RosbergDEU Team RosbergFIN Nico Rosberg
FRA Olivier PlaPOL Robert KubicaAUT Christian KlienDEU Mücke MotorsportAUT Christian Klien
DEU NürburgringAUT Christian KlienDEU Markus WinkelhockDEU Markus WinkelhockDEU Mücke MotorsportFRA Alexandre Prémat
AUT Christian KlienAUT Christian KlienAUT Christian KlienDEU Mücke MotorsportAUT Christian Klien
AUT A1-Ring, SpielbergAUS Ryan BriscoePOL Robert KubicaAUS Ryan BriscoeITA Prema PowerteamFRA Alexandre Prémat
AUS Ryan BriscoeFIN Nico RosbergAUS Ryan BriscoeITA Prema PowerteamFRA Alexandre Prémat
NLD Circuit Park ZandvoortAUT Christian KlienAUT Christian KlienAUT Christian KlienDEU Mücke MotorsportAUT Christian Klien
AUT Christian KlienAUS Ryan BriscoeAUS Ryan BriscoeITA Prema PowerteamAUT Christian Klien
DEU HockenheimringDEU Markus WinkelhockAUS Ryan BriscoeDEU Timo GlockCHE Opel Team KMSnowrapGRC Alexandros Margaritis
AUS Ryan BriscoeAUS Ryan BriscoeAUS Ryan BriscoenowrapITA Prema PowerteamAUT Christian Klien
FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursnowrapGRC Alexandros MargaritisnowrapDEU Markus WinkelhocknowrapDEU Markus WinkelhocknowrapDEU Mücke MotorsportPOL Robert Kubica
GRC Alexandros MargaritisAUT Christian KlienDEU Timo GlockCHE Opel Team KMSAUT Christian Klien

Season standings

Drivers Standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
12345678PPRace 1 & 2
1086543211
PosDriverHOC1
DEUADR
ITAPAU
FRANOR
DEULMS
FRANÜR
DEUA1R
AUTZAN
NLDHOC2
DEUMAG
FRAPoints11102893744715556557508449401034113312311323141915151613177187197206215224233242251261270280290300310320330340350360370380390PosDriverHOC1
DEUADR
ITAPAU
FRANOR
DEULMS
FRANÜR
DEUA1R
AUTZAN
NLDHOC2
DEUMAG
FRAPoints
AUS Ryan Briscoe1151124Ret3RetRet71117117*1*1414
AUT Christian Klien45321Ret7Ret1021Ret*1*55*1*223†3Ret3
FRA Olivier PlaDSQ283216†3Ret424†2927†43310627
DEU Markus Winkelhock34Ret1721†RetRet5818124644Ret219
DEU Timo Glock671133Ret23182514121291514122131
BRA Fabio Carbone11112104151262623†15122164Ret3Ret
FRA Alexandre PrématDSQ24†7522†Ret*Ret*1523†51122Ret59RetRet5
FIN Nico RosbergRet3Ret21517†8Ret111Ret3831887146Ret
NLD Robert Doornbos281068DSQ124NC83Ret1085713Ret92
CAN Bruno Spengler19†Ret113164372Ret65Ret21
FRA Nicolas Lapierre5Ret611DSQ156613511Ret1610993756
POL Robert Kubica1227†79611Ret724†24†1048
GRC Alexandros Margaritis825†927†7DNS16Ret2391014DSQ1714132426†4
FRA Simon Abadie7Ret20195517†Ret266151023146Ret88822†
AUT Bernhard Auinger25Ret134Ret1020†Ret1244Ret1311RetRetRet1318Ret
PRT César Campaniço1464RetRet87714Ret131519Ret2118
GBR Adam Carroll6Ret11155RetRet17
AUT Richard Lietz24†15158129Ret191721Ret518Ret1917Ret127Ret
NLD Charles Zwolsman Jr.1012Ret7176Ret910141213713161812911Ret
GBR Jamie GreenRet3Ret1915Ret1010
BRA Lucas di Grassi141894
JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka13Ret121261314Ret22178182616101022†232013
DEU Marcel Lasée19127817Ret11Ret
AUT Andreas Zuber179182320DNSRet1371322Ret9Ret1312Ret21†25Ret
PRT Álvaro Parente913111411RetRetRet1610DSQEX29†DSQ81118151212
DEU Daniel la Rosa18191714Ret121882116Ret1614181220Ret111615
JPN Sakon Yamamoto151022923†18Ret11926†19192215Ret16Ret181711
BEL Jan Heylen2018191510DNS11171515RetRet2021
AUS James Manderson212121Ret16141015
ITA Stefano Proetto161424161311RetRet24Ret181716Ret15Ret
DEU Maro Engel12162324Ret142020
AUT Philipp BaronRet2026Ret19DNS1316RetRetDNS21†21Ret202114171916
CHE Gilles Tinguely1917162014DNS
CHE Harold Primat2222Ret2518Ret151828†192124†2422222221Ret24Ret
ITA Claudio Torre25222020251920†16
DEU Hendrik Vieth1722†
FRA Patrice Manopoulos28†20DNS2319192320
PRT Nicolas ArmindoRet202219
KOR Dong-Wook Lee23232526

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap |} † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Rookie Cup

Rookie drivers are only eligible for the Rookie Cup title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship.

PosDriverHOC1
DEUADR
ITAPAU
FRANOR
DEULMS
FRANÜR
DEUA1R
AUTZAN
NLDHOC2
DEUMAG
FRAPoints113421023964885696667618419351028112412101310146154PosDriverHOC1
DEUADR
ITAPAU
FRANOR
DEULMS
FRANÜR
DEUA1R
AUTZAN
NLDHOC2
DEUMAG
FRAPoints
AUT Christian Klien45321Ret7Ret1021Ret*1*55*1*2233Ret3
FIN Nico RosbergRet3Ret215178Ret111Ret3831887146Ret
FRA Alexandre PrématDSQ247522Ret*Ret*152351122Ret59RetRet5
GRC Alexandros Margaritis8259277DNS16Ret2391014DSQ17141324264
POL Robert Kubica122779611Ret724241048
DEU Daniel la Rosa18191714Ret121882116Ret1614181220Ret111615
CAN Bruno Spengler19Ret113164372Ret65Ret21
BEL Jan Heylen2018191510DNS11171515RetRet2021
AUT Philipp BaronRet2026Ret19DNS1316RetRetDNS2121Ret202114171916
BRA Lucas di Grassi141894
DEU Maro Engel12162324Ret142020
FRA Patrice Manopoulos2820DNS2319192320
ITA Claudio Torre2522202025192016
PRT Nicolas ArmindoRet202219
DEU Hendrik Vieth1722

Nations Cup

NationPoints12345678910111213
166
128
107
105
60
47
45
34
31
21
14
GBR13
4

Notes

References

References

  1. Wolfgang. (2009-09-16). "2003 Entry List". formel3guide.com.
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