The 2003 Grand Prix Americas was the eighth race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on a temporary street circuit[permanent dead link] in Miami, Florida on September 27, 2003.
The race was scheduled for 2 hours and 45 minutes, but was ended several minutes early due to heavy rains causing multiple accidents.
Official results edit
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 | LMP900 | 38 |  ADT Champion Racing
|
 Johnny Herbert JJ Lehto
|
Audi R8 | M | 157 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP900 | 1 |  Infineon Team Joest
|
Marco Werner Frank Biela
|
Audi R8 | M | 157 |
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP900 | 10 | JML Team Panoz
|
 Olivier Beretta David Saelens
|
Panoz LMP01 Evo | M | 155 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GTS | 80 | Prodrive
|
 David Brabham Darren Turner
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 154 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | GTS | 88 | Prodrive
|
 Tomáš Enge Peter Kox
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 154 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP675 | 20 | Dyson Racing
|
Chris Dyson Andy Wallace
|
MG-Lola EX257 | G | 152 |
| MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 7 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing
|
Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 151 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP675 | 16 | Dyson Racing
|
Butch Leitzinger James Weaver
|
MG-Lola EX257 | G | 150 |
| MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 9 | GT | 35 | Risi Competizione
|
Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | M | 150 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT | 60 | P.K. Sport
|
Robin Liddell Alex Caffi
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 149 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | LMP900 | 30 | Intersport Racing
|
Clint Field Mike Durand
|
Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 149 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | LMP900 | 12 | American Spirit Racing
|
Michael Lewis Tomy Drissi
|
Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 148 |
| Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 31 | Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing
|
Craig Stanton Johnny Mowlem
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 148 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 28 | JMB Racing USA
|
 Stéphane Grégoire Eliseo Salazar
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 146 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GTS | 0 | Team Olive Garden
|
Emanuele Naspetti Mimmo Schiattarella
|
Ferrari 550 Maranello | P | 145 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 16 DNF |
GT | 24 | Alex Job Racing
|
Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 143 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT | 33 | ZIP Racing
|
Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly Romeo Kapudija
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 143 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 63 | ACEMCO Motorsports
|
Terry Borcheller Shane Lewis
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Y | 143 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 19 | LMP675 | 18 | Essex Racing
|
Scott Bradley Jason Workman
|
Lola B2K/40 | P | 142 |
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 20 | LMP675 | 37 | Intersport Racing
|
Jon Field Duncan Dayton
|
MG-Lola EX257 | G | 142 |
| MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 21 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group
|
Kevin Buckler Cort Wagner
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 142 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 | GT | 42 | Orbit Racing
|
Joe Policastro Joe Policastro Jr.
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 138 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group
|
Jeff Zwart Pierre Ehret
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 136 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 DNF |
LMP900 | 11 | JML Team Panoz
|
 Scott Maxwell Gunnar Jeannette
|
Panoz LMP01 Evo | M | 135 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 25 DNF |
GT | 29 | JMB Racing USA
|
Stephen Earle Mark Neuhaus
|
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 133 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 26 | GT | 68 | The Racer's Group
|
Marc Bunting Chris Gleason
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 125 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 27 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing
|
Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell
|
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 122 |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 28 NC |
GT | 79 | J3 Racing
|
David Murry Justin Jackson
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 113 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF |
GT | 61 | P.K. Sport
|
David Warnock Ron Atapattu
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 107 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 DNF |
GT | 03 | Hyper Sport
|
Rick Skelton Brad Nyberg
|
Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 68 |
| Élan 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 31 DNF |
GTS | 2 | Konrad Motorsport
|
 Franz Konrad Richard Nearn
|
Saleen S7-R | D | 62 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 32 DNF |
GT | 40 | Alegra Motorsports
|
Bill Auberlen Niclas Jönsson
|
BMW M3 | Y | 58 |
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| 33 DNF |
GT | 43 | Orbit Racing
|
Marc Lieb Peter Baron
|
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 41 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 34 DNF |
LMP675 | 56 | Team Bucknum Racing
|
Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman Chris McMurry
|
Pilbeam MP91 | D | 40 |
| Willman (JPX) 3.4L V6 | |||||||
| 35 DNF |
GTS | 71 | Carsport America
|
Tom Weickardt Jean-Philippe Belloc
|
Dodge Viper GTS-R | P | 16 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 36 DNF |
GT | 41 | Alegra Motorsports
|
Ross Bluestein Carlos DeQuesada
|
BMW M3 | Y | 15 |
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| DNS | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing
|
Kelly Collins Oliver Gavin
|
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | - |
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 |
Statistics edit
- Pole Position - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 0:47.848
- Fastest Lap - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 0:49.260
- Distance - 290.567 km
- Average Speed - 107.544 km/h
External links edit
- "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-21. Retrieved 2007-10-21. (32.1 KiB)
- Race Results