2003 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2003 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the inaugural year for a multi-event,
Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC
centrepiece.
This season was the inaugural
2003 British Touring Car Championship
.
Barry Horne became the first drivers' champion, competing with Team Parker Racing, while Team BCR won the Teams' Championship.
Race calendar and winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland).
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | Mondello Park | 21 April | Damien Faulkner | Barry Horne |
R2 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 5 May | Richard Westbrook | Richard Westbrook |
R3 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 26 May | David Pinkney | David Pinkney Barry Horne |
R4 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 8 June | Richard Westbrook | Richard Westbrook Barry Horne |
R5 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Long), Northamptonshire |
22 June | Barry Horne | Barry Horne |
R6 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 13 July | Mike Rockenfeller | Richard Westbrook |
R7 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
|
9 August | Jason Templeman | Patrick Long |
R8 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 25 August | Richard Westbrook | Richard Westbrook |
R9 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 7 September | Richard Westbrook | Barry Horne Tim Harvey |
R10 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 21 September | Richard Westbrook | Jason Templeman |
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
Points were awarded on a 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 15 finishers in each race, with 1 point for the fastest lap in each race and 1 point for pole position in the first race of each meeting.
|
Bold – Pole |
Teams' Championship
Pos | Team[1] | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Team BCR | 511 |
2 | Redline Racing | 402 |
3 | Team Parker Racing | 333 |
4 | Team SAS/VLR | 310 |
5 | Total Control Racing | 277 |
6 | Barwell Motorsport | 199 |
7 | High Tech | 86 |
8 | Pegasus Motorsport/RPM | 71 |
9 | Tech 9 | 21 |
References
- ^ "Porsche Motorsport Archiv". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2013-06-29.