The 2003 V8Star Series season was the third and final V8Star Series season. It featured ten races at four European racing circuits, in Germany and the Netherlands. Portuguese ex-Formula One driver Pedro Lamy was crowned champion of the series, taking five wins in all and beating Germans Thomas Mutsch and Michael Bartels to the title.
Teams and drivers edit
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 Irmscher Motorsport
|
2 |  Yves Olivier
|
1–2 |
| Roland Asch
|
3–4, 6–7 | ||
 MB Performance
|
5 |  Marco du Pau
|
5 |
| Michael Vergers
|
9 | ||
| 33 | Michael Bartels
|
All | |
| V8STAR
|
8 | Altfried Heger *
|
5, 9 |
| Jan Lammers *
|
7 | ||
| Jetstream Motorsport
|
9 | Marcel Kesseler
|
All |
| 10 | Simon Frederiks
|
All | |
| MRS Workshop
|
11 |  Kurt Thiim
|
1, 4–5, 9 |
| Jaap Kielman
|
7 | ||
| Grohs Motorsport
|
14 | Dennis Rostek
|
1–3, 6–8 |
| MIS Mönninghoff
|
16 | Thomas Mutsch
|
All |
| 17 | Klaus Panchryz
|
1 | |
| Roland Rehfeld
|
5 | ||
| Ryll Racing ASL
|
22 | Siegfried Ryll
|
All |
| 23 | Sascha Bert
|
2–7 | |
| Ronny Melkus
|
8 | ||
| Kevin Clarke
|
9 | ||
| Ryll Racing
|
24 | Steffen Widmann
|
1–8 |
| Marco du Pau
|
9 | ||
| 25 | Ronny Melkus
|
1–7, 9 | |
| Cor Euser
|
8 | ||
| GAG Racing Team
|
27 | Patrick Michels
|
1–6 |
| Donny Crevels
|
7–9 | ||
| 28 | Harald Becker
|
All | |
| Sagarage
|
36 | Dirk Adorf
|
1, 3 |
| Zakspeed Racing
|
88 |  Pedro Lamy
|
All |
| 99 |  Robert Lechner
|
All |
* Guest driver, no points awarded.
Race calendar and results edit
| Round | Circuit | Country | Date | Pole Position | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | Nürburgring
|
Germany | April 20 | Robert Lechner
|
Robert Lechner
|
Zakspeed Racing
|
| 2 | R | EuroSpeedway Lausitz
|
Germany | May 11 | Pedro Lamy
|
Pedro Lamy
|
Zakspeed Racing
|
| 3 | R | Nürburgring
|
Germany | May 31 | Pedro Lamy
|
Pedro Lamy
|
Zakspeed Racing
|
| 4 | R | Sachsenring
|
Germany | June 15 | Pedro Lamy
|
Pedro Lamy
|
Zakspeed Racing
|
| 5 | R | EuroSpeedway Lausitz
|
Germany | July 6 | Thomas Mutsch
|
Pedro Lamy
|
Zakspeed Racing
|
| 6 | R | Nürburgring
|
Germany | July 20 | Michael Bartels
|
Roland Asch
|
Irmscher Motorsport
|
| 7 | R | Circuit Park Zandvoort
|
Netherlands | August 10 | Donny Crevels
|
Donny Crevels
|
GAG Racing Team
|
| 8 | R | Circuit Park Zandvoort
|
Netherlands | September 7 | Robert Lechner
|
Robert Lechner
|
Zakspeed Racing
|
| 9 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz
|
Germany | September 13 | Donny Crevels
|
Robert Lechner
|
Zakspeed Racing
|
| R2 | September 14 | Robert Lechner
|
Pedro Lamy
|
Zakspeed Racing
| |||
Championship standings edit
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| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |