2003 American Le Mans Series


The 2003 American Le Mans Series season was the fifth season for the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and the 33rd overall season of the IMSA GT Championship. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes and Grand Touring race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP900, LMP675, GTS, and GT. It began March 15, 2003 and ended October 18, 2003 after 9 races.
Dyson Racing's overall win at Sonoma Raceway was the first time in ALMS history that the overall win was captured by a vehicle not from the LMP900 class.

Schedule

Little was changed between the 2002 and 2003 schedules; the Grand Prix of Washington, D. C. and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course did not return, but both were instead replaced by the return of the Grand Prix of Atlanta at Road Atlanta. The Grand Prix of Mexico was originally scheduled for April 6 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez but was canceled
RndRaceCircuitDate
1Mobil 1 12 Hours of SebringSebring International RacewayMarch 15
CGrand Prix of MexicoAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezApril 6
2Chevy Grand Prix of AtlantaRoad AtlantaJune 29
3Infineon Grand Prix of SonomaSonoma RacewayJuly 27
4Le Grand Prix de Trois-RivièresCircuit Trois-RivièresAugust 3
5Toronto Grand Prix of MosportMosportAugust 17
6Road America 500Road AmericaAugust 24
7Fry's Electronics Sports Car ChampionshipsMazda Raceway Laguna SecaSeptember 7
8Grand Prix AmericasMiami street circuitSeptember 27
9Petit Le MansRoad AtlantaOctober 18

Season results

Overall winner in bold.
RndCircuitLMP900 Winning TeamLMP675 Winning TeamGTS Winning TeamGT Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitLMP900 Winning DriversLMP675 Winning DriversGTS Winning DriversGT Winning DriversResults
1Sebring #1 Infineon Team Joest #20 Dyson Racing #3 Corvette Racing #23 Alex Job RacingResults
1Sebring Frank Biela
Marco Werner
Philipp Peter
Didier de Radiguès
Chad Block
Chris Dyson
Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Franck Fréon
Sascha Maassen
Lucas Luhr
Results
2Road Atlanta #38 ADT Champion Racing #37 Intersport Racing #4 Corvette Racing #24 Alex Job RacingResults
2Road Atlanta JJ Lehto
Johnny Herbert
Duncan Dayton
Jon Field
Kelly Collins
Oliver Gavin
Jörg Bergmeister
Timo Bernhard
Results
3Sonoma #1 Infineon Team Joest #16 Dyson Racing #3 Corvette Racing #23 Alex Job RacingResults
3Sonoma Frank Biela
Marco Werner
Butch Leitzinger
James Weaver
Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Sascha Maassen
Lucas Luhr
Results
4Trois-Rivières #1 Infineon Team Joest #37 Intersport Racing #4 Corvette Racing #23 Alex Job RacingResults
4Trois-Rivières Frank Biela
Marco Werner
Jon Field
Duncan Dayton
Kelly Collins
Oliver Gavin
Sascha Maassen
Lucas Luhr
Results
5Mosport #1 Infineon Team Joest #20 Dyson Racing #3 Corvette Racing #24 Alex Job RacingResults
5Mosport Frank Biela
Marco Werner
Andy Wallace
Chris Dyson
Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Jörg Bergmeister
Timo Bernhard
Results
6Road America #38 ADT Champion Racing #20 Dyson Racing #80 Prodrive #31 Petersen/White LightningResults
6Road America JJ Lehto
Johnny Herbert
Andy Wallace
Chris Dyson
Jan Magnussen
David Brabham
Craig Stanton
Johnny Mowlem
Results
7Laguna Seca #1 Infineon Team Joest #16 Dyson Racing #80 Prodrive #23 Alex Job RacingResults
7Laguna Seca Frank Biela
Marco Werner
Butch Leitzinger
James Weaver
Jan Magnussen
David Brabham
Sascha Maassen
Lucas Luhr
Results
8Miami #38 ADT Champion Racing #20 Dyson Racing #80 Prodrive #23 Alex Job RacingResults
8Miami JJ Lehto
Johnny Herbert
Andy Wallace
Chris Dyson
Darren Turner
David Brabham
Sascha Maassen
Lucas Luhr
Results
9Road Atlanta #38 ADT Champion Racing #37 Intersport Racing #88 Prodrive #24 Alex Job RacingResults
9Road Atlanta JJ Lehto
Johnny Herbert
Jon Field
Clint Field
Larry Connor
Alain Menu
Tomáš Enge
Peter Kox
Jörg Bergmeister
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Results

Teams Championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:
Exceptions being for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

LMP900 Standings

LMP675 Standings

GTS Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Total
1 Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C5-RChevrolet 7.0L V8262020202016161019167
2 ProdriveFerrari 550-GTS MaranelloFerrari 6.0L V12221613101620202026163
3 Team Olive GardenFerrari 550 MaranelloFerrari 6.0L V1288131010101372
4 Carsport AmericaDodge Viper GTS-R
Pagani Zonda GR
Dodge 8.0L V10
Mercedes-AMG 6.3L V12
16684842
5 Konrad MotorsportSaleen S7-RFord 7.0L V866

GT Standings