The 2003 1000 km of Spa was the sixth race for the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship season (running under SR1 and SR2 classes) and the ninth race for the 2003 British GT Championship season (running under GTO and GT Cup classes), running in combination at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It took place on August 31, 2003.[1]

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1995-2003)

Official results

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 SR1 25   Audi Sport Japan Team Goh   Tom Kristensen
  Seiji Ara
Audi R8 M 144
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2 SR1 16   Pescarolo Sport   Franck Lagorce
  Stéphane Sarrazin
Courage C60 G 140
Peugeot A32 3.2L Turbo V6
3 SR1 2   Racing for Holland   Beppe Gabbiani
  Felipe Ortiz
Dome S101 D 138
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
4 SR1 6   Taurus Sports Racing   Justin Keen
  Giovanni Lavaggi
  Larry Oberto
Lola B2K/10 D 138
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
5 SR2 52   Lucchini Engineering   Mirko Savoldi
  Piergiuseppe Peroni
  Filippo Francioni
Lucchini SR2002 A 129
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
6 GTO 122   Rollcentre Racing   Martin Short
  Tom Herridge
  João Barbosa
Mosler MT900R D 127
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
7 SR2 63   Equipe Palmyr   Philippe Favre
  Christophe Ricard
Lucchini SR2000 A 127
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6
8 GTO 133   Balfe Motorsport   Shaun Balfe
  Jamie Derbyshire
  Thomas Erdos
Mosler MT900R D 127
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
9 GTO 192   DeWALT Motorsport Salisbury   Rob Barff
  Richard Hay
  Michael Caine
TVR Tuscan T400R D 126
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
10 Guest 121   Belgian Racing   Renaud Kuppens
  Sébastien Ugeux
Gillet Vertigo Streiff D 123
Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6
11 GTO 123   Peninsula TVR Racesport   John Hartshorne
  Daniel Eagling
  Graeme Mundy
TVR Tuscan T400R D 122
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
12 GTO 169   Eclipse Motorsport   Piers Johnson
  Simon Pullan
  Shane Lynch
TVR Tuscan T400R D 121
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
13 Guest 110   Christophe Lemée
  Riverside
  Christophe Lemée
  Jonathan Cochet
  Jean-François Hemroulle
Lamborghini Diablo GTR P 120
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
14 GTO 150   Xero Competition   Ricky Cole
  Paula Cook
  Peter Le Bas
Chevrolet Corvette LM-GT D 120
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
15 GT Cup 177   GruppeM / Tech9 Motorsport   Liz Halliday
  Amanda Stretton
  Tom Shrimpton
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup D 117
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16 GTO 140   Point Preparation   Franck Pelle
  Peter Cook
Porsche 911 Turbo D 116
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
17 GTO 120   Master Motorsport
  Damax
  Nick Adams
  Marco Attard
  Steven Brady
  Robin Ward
Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT D 116
Ferrari 3.6L V8
18 GT Cup 146   Team Aero   Keith Ahlers
  Rob Wells
  Christian Bock
Morgan Aero 8-R D 114
BMW (Mader) 4.0L V8
19 GT Cup 166   Richard Thorne Motorsport   Adam Sharpe
  Aaron Scott
  Neil Cunningham
Morgan Aero 8-R D 114
BMW (Mader) 4.0L V8
20 GTO 111   Graham Nash Motorsport   Armand Fumal
  Manfred Jurasz
  Mauro Casadei
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 109
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 GT Cup 147   Atlanta Motorsport   Rob Croydon
  Rob Durrant
  Andy Ward
Renault Clio V6 D 100
Renault 3.0L V6
NC GTO 127   CDL Racing   Steve Hyde
  Gareth Evans
  Carl Hansen
TVR Tuscan T400R D 93
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
NC GT Cup 143   Scuderia Grifo Corse   Michelangelo Segatori
  Walter Colacino
Lotus Elise Sport 200 D 93
Rover K18 1.8L I4
NC SR2 99   PiR Compétition   Pierre Bruneau
  Marc Rostan
Pilbeam MP84 A 90
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
DNF SR1 5   RN Motorsport   Andy Wallace
  Hayanari Shimoda
DBA4 03S D 104
Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8
DNF GT Cup 176   Gruppe M / Tech9 Motorsport   Patrick Pearce
  Bob Berridge
  Matt Griffin
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup D 87
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF GTO 191   DeWALT Motorsport Salisbury   Lee Caroline
  Mike Jordan
  Richard Stanton
TVR Tuscan T400R D 84
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
DNF GT Cup 144   ISL Motorsport   Stuart Turvey
  Alan Bonner
  Alun Edwards
Marcos Mantis D 63
Ford 4.6L V8
DNF Guest 130   Marcos Racing International   Cor Euser
  Jos Menten
  Calum Lockie
Marcos Mantara LM600 D 62
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
DNF GT Cup 142   Glenvarigill Racing   Hector Lester
  Keith Robinson
  John Greasley
Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge D 61
Ferrari 3.6L V8
DNF SR2 61   Team Jota   Sam Hignett
  Nigel Taylor
  John Stack
Pilbeam MP84 A 60
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
DNF GT Cup 149   Brunswick Endurance Racing   Peter Cate
  Rupert Bullock
  Graham Saunders
Lotus Elise D 48
Rover K18 1.8L I4
DNF SR2 55   GP Racing   Gianni Collini
  Fabio Mancini
  Massimo Saccomanno
Lucchini SR2001 A 43
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6
DNF SR1 1   Racing for Holland   Jan Lammers
  John Bosch
Dome S101 D 42
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
DNF GT Cup 129   GulfAir Racing   Steve Wood
  Mark Sumpter
  Stuart Scott
Volkswagen Golf GTI D 38
Volkswagen 1.8L Turbo I4

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #25 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh - 2:14.889
  • Fastest Lap - #25 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh - 2:18.074
  • Average Speed - 172.558 km/h

References

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  1. ^ "Race: Kristensen and Ara victorious". Autosport. 2003-08-31. Retrieved 2018-01-04.


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