2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series


The 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series was a motor racing series for V8 Supercars. The series, which was the seventh V8 Supercar Championship Series, began on 22 March 2003 in Adelaide and ended on 30 November at Eastern Creek Raceway after 13 rounds. It ended with the awarding of the 44th Australian Touring Car Championship title by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to Tasmanian driver Marcos Ambrose. It was the first time a Stone Brothers Racing driver had won the championship and marked the first title win by a Ford driver since Glenn Seton in 1997, ending a five-year run by Holden Racing Team drivers.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The series consisted of eleven rounds of sprint racing and two rounds of endurance racing with each car piloted by two drivers.
* = Drove in Sandown 500 only
** = Drove in Bathurst 1000 only

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included eleven sprint rounds of one, two or three races and two longer distance endurance races requiring two drivers per car.
Rd.Round Name,
Circuit		City / StateDateFormatWinnerTeamReport
1Clipsal 500 Adelaide,
Adelaide Street Circuit		Adelaide, South Australia18–22 Mar2 racesMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamReport
2Phillip IslandPhillip Island, Victoria11–13 Apr1 raceCraig LowndesFord Performance Racing
3Eastern Creek RacewayEastern Creek, New South Wales2–4 May1 raceMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers Racing
4Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria23–25 May1 raceMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers Racing
5VB 300,
Barbagallo Raceway		Perth, Western Australia6–8 Jun3 racesMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers Racing
6Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern Territory27–29 Jun3 racesMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers Racing
7BigPond 300,
Queensland Raceway		Ipswich, Queensland18–20 Jul1 raceRussell IngallStone Brothers Racing
8Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales15–17 Aug1 raceMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers Racing
9Betta Electrical Sandown 500,
Sandown International Raceway		Melbourne, Victoria11–13 Sep1 raceMark Skaife
Todd Kelly		Holden Racing TeamReport
10Bob Jane T-Marts 1000,
Mount Panorama Circuit		Bathurst, New South Wales9–12 Oct1 raceGreg Murphy
Rick Kelly		K-mart Racing TeamReport
11Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge,
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit		Surfers Paradise, Queensland23–26 Oct2 racesRussell IngallStone Brothers Racing
12Placemakers V8 International,
Pukekohe Park Raceway		Pukekohe, New Zealand7–9 Nov3 racesGreg MurphyK-mart Racing TeamReport
13VIP Petfoods Main Event,
Eastern Creek Raceway		Eastern Creek, New South Wales28–30 Nov2 racesMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers Racing

Drivers championship

Drivers were required to drop the points earned at their worst round from their total, regardless of how many rounds were entered. Drivers who only entered one round lost all their points.