2003 World Series by Nissan

The 2003 Telefónica World Series by Nissan was contested over 9 race weekends/18 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to use the Dallara chassis (Dallara SN01) and Nissan engines (Nissan VQ). 11 different teams and 28 different drivers competed.^[1]

Drivers and Teams

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Racing Engineering	1	Stéphane Sarrazin	All
Racing Engineering	2	Bas Leinders	All
Gabord Competición	3	Franck Montagny	All
Gabord Competición	4	Heikki Kovalainen	All
KTR	5	Paul Edwards	All
KTR	6	Félix Porteiro	All
Epsilon Euskadi	7	Jean-Christophe Ravier	All
Epsilon Euskadi	8	Ander Vilariño	All
Campos Motorsport	9	Marc Gené	1-5
		José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	6-8
		Antonio García	9
	10	Santiago Porteiro	All
Repsol RFS Vergani Racing	11	Ricardo Gonzalez	1-4
Repsol RFS Vergani Racing	12	Ángel Burgueño	All
Superfund Zele Racing	14	Norbert Siedler	1-6
	14	Guy Smith	8
	15	Tuka Rocha	1-5
RC Motorsport	18	Enrique Bernoldi	1
		Carlos Pereira	2-5
		Vitantonio Liuzzi	6
		Norbert Siedler	7-8
		Enrico Toccacelo	9
	19	Polo Villaamil	All
GD Racing	20	Jonathan Cochet	1
	20	Enrique Bernoldi	2-9
	21	Mathieu Zangarelli	3-4
	21	Pablo Donoso	9
Saulnier Racing	22	Didier Andre	All
Saulnier Racing	23	Bruno Besson	All
Tata Carlin Motorsport	24	Narain Karthikeyan	All
Tata Carlin Motorsport	25	Bruce Jouanny	All
Sources:^[1]^[2]

Calendar

Round		Circuit/Location	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Circuito Permanente Del Jarama	30 March	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
1	R2	Circuito Permanente Del Jarama	30 March	Enrique Bernoldi	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
2	R1	Circuit Zolder	27 April	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Marc Gené	Campos Motorsport	Report
2	R2	Circuit Zolder	27 April	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
3	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	18 May	Bruce Jouanny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
3	R2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	18 May	Bruno Besson	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
4	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	22 June	Stéphane Sarrazin	Stéphane Sarrazin	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
4	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	22 June	Stéphane Sarrazin	Franck Montagny	Stéphane Sarrazin	Racing Engineering	Report
5	R1	Lausitzring	20 July	Heikki Kovalainen	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
5	R2	Lausitzring	20 July	Heikki Kovalainen	Stéphane Sarrazin	Heikki Kovalainen	Gabord Competición	Report
6	R1	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Styria	21 September	Bas Leinders	Franck Montagny	Bas Leinders	Racing Engineering	Report
6	R2	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Styria	21 September	Bruce Jouanny	Bas Leinders	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
7	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	5 October	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Gabord Competición	Report
7	R2	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	5 October	Ander Vilariño	Jean-Christophe Ravier	Ander Vilariño	Epsilon by Graff	Report
8	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	19 October	Bas Leinders	Stéphane Sarrazin	Enrique Bernoldi	GD Racing	Report
8	R2	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	19 October	Ander Vilariño	Jean-Christophe Ravier	Polo Villaamil	RC Motorsport	Report
9	R1	Circuito Permanente Del Jarama	30 November	Enrique Bernoldi	Franck Montagny	Enrique Bernoldi	GD Racing	Report
9	R2	Circuito Permanente Del Jarama	30 November	Heikki Kovalainen	Heikki Kovalainen	Bas Leinders	Racing Engineering	Report
Sources:^[3]^[4]

Every second race saw a mandatory pit stop.

Final points standings

Driver

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, 12 for third place, 10 for fourth place, 8 for fifth place, 6 for sixth place, 4 for seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 10th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap (2 points). The best 14 race results count, but all additional points count. One driver had a point deduction, which is given in ().^[5]

Points System:^[5]

Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	FL
Pts	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	2

Pos	Driver	JAR		ZOL		MAG		MNZ		LAU		A1R		BAR		VAL		JAR		Pts
1	Franck Montagny	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	13	1	2	7	1	1	5	3	DNS	Ret	Ret	241
2	Heikki Kovalainen	4	3	Ret	7	5	6	Ret	Ret	2	1	8	6	6	8	6	4	2	5	131
3	Bas Leinders	Ret	4	2	14†	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	4	5	1	2	7	Ret	5	5	Ret	1	128
4	Narain Karthikeyan	Ret	5	4	3	Ret	4	3	3	6	4	Ret	4	4	2	Ret	9	7	Ret	121
5	Jean-Christophe Ravier	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	Ret	Ret	4	7	3	Ret	16	3	4	Ret	3	3	2	116
6	Enrique Bernoldi	3	9	16†	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	6	4	8	5	3	1	8	1	3	112
7	Stéphane Sarrazin	7	11	15	Ret	Ret	2	2	1	3	Ret	2	7	11	6	10	7	5	Ret	110
8	Ander Vilariño	2	10	8	10	9	12	9	14	5	8	3	15	2	1	4	6	Ret	Ret	98
9	Bruno Besson	5	7	10	4	2	3	7	8	12	9	5	5	9	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	8	95
10	Bruce Jouanny	6	12	Ret	5	6	8	5	2	Ret	10	Ret	3	15	13	9	Ret	Ret	10	62
11	Polo Villaamil	9	Ret	5	8	3	7	10	9	11	15	9	13	8	14	Ret	1	Ret	7	61
12	Marc Gené	Ret	2	1	13†	Ret	Ret	4	6	8	Ret									54
13	Paul Edwards	Ret	6	6	Ret	10	10	11	10	9	11	Ret	Ret	13	7	Ret	10	4	9	34
14	Félix Porteiro	Ret	DNS	7	Ret	11	Ret	12	11	13	7	12	11	10	Ret	Ret	2	9	11	26
15	Norbert Siedler	Ret	Ret	3	6	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	17	6	10	DNS	DNS	Ret	12			25
16	Santiago Porteiro	Ret	13	12	11	15	Ret	Ret	5	18	13	Ret	DNS	16	9	11	Ret	6	Ret	16
17	Tuka Rocha	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	9	6	Ret	14	Ret									12
18	Enrico Toccacelo																	10	4	11
19	Ángel Burgueño	10	8	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	14	11	14	17	11	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
20	Carlos Pereira			11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	7	17	16									7
21	Antonio García																	Ret	6	6
22	Didier Andre	11	15	13	12	13	11	15	12	15	12	10	12	14	12	7	11	11	Ret	5
23	Pablo Donoso																	8	12†	3
24	Ricardo González	8	Ret	14	15	Ret	Ret	14	Ret											3
25	Vitantonio Liuzzi											Ret	9							2
26	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart											13	Ret	12	10	Ret	13			1
27	Mathieu Zangarelli					14	Ret	13	Ret											0
28	Jonathan Cochet	Ret	14																	0
NC	Guy Smith															DNS	DNS			0
Pos	Driver	JAR		ZOL		MAG		MNZ		LAU		A1R		BAR		VAL		JAR		Pts
Sources:^[2]^[6]

Escuderías

Pos	Team	No.	JAR		ZOL		MAG		MNZ		LAU		A1R		BAR		VAL		JAR		Pts
1	Gabord Competición	3	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	13	1	2	7	1	1	5	3	DNS	Ret	Ret	375
1	Gabord Competición	4	4	3	Ret	7	5	6	Ret	Ret	2	1	8	6	6	8	6	4	2	5	375
2	Racing Engineering	1	7	11	15	Ret	Ret	2	2	1	3	Ret	2	7	11	6	10	7	5	Ret	238
2	Racing Engineering	2	Ret	4	2	14†	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	4	5	1	2	7	Ret	5	5	Ret	1	238
3	Epsilon Euskadi	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	Ret	Ret	4	7	3	Ret	16	3	4	Ret	3	3	2	214
3	Epsilon Euskadi	8	2	10	8	10	9	12	9	14	5	8	3	15	2	1	4	6	Ret	Ret	214
4	Tata Carlin Motorsport	24	Ret	5	4	3	Ret	4	3	3	6	4	Ret	4	4	2	Ret	9	7	Ret	183
4	Tata Carlin Motorsport	25	6	12	Ret	5	6	8	5	2	Ret	10	Ret	3	15	13	9	Ret	Ret	10	183
5	GD Racing	20	Ret	14	16†	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	6	4	8	5	3	1	8	1	3	101
5	GD Racing	21					14	Ret	13	Ret									8	12†	101
6	Saulnier Racing	22	11	15	13	12	13	11	15	12	15	12	10	12	14	12	7	11	11	Ret	100
6	Saulnier Racing	23	5	7	10	4	2	3	7	8	12	9	5	5	9	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	8	100
7	RC Motorsport	18	3	'9	11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	7	17	16	Ret	9	DNS	DNS	Ret	12	10	4	95
7	RC Motorsport	19	9	Ret	5	8	3	7	10	9	11	15	9	13	8	14	Ret	1	Ret	7	95
8	Campos Motorsport	9	Ret	2	1	13†	Ret	Ret	4	6	8	Ret	13	Ret	12	10	Ret	13	Ret	6	77
8	Campos Motorsport	10	Ret	13	12	11	15	Ret	Ret	5	18	13	Ret	DNS	16	9	11	Ret	6	Ret	77
9	KTR	5	Ret	6	6	Ret	10	10	11	10	9	11	Ret	Ret	13	7	Ret	10	4	9	60
9	KTR	6	Ret	DNS	7	Ret	11	Ret	12	11	13	7	12	11	10	Ret	Ret	2	9	11	60
10	Superfund Zele Racing	14	Ret	Ret	3	6	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	17	6	10			DNS	DNS			37
10	Superfund Zele Racing	15	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	9	6	Ret	14	Ret									37
11	Repsol RFS Vergani Racing	11	8	Ret	14	15	Ret	Ret	14	Ret											14
11	Repsol RFS Vergani Racing	12	10	8	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	14	11	14	17	11	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	14
Pos	Team	No.	JAR		ZOL		MAG		MNZ		LAU		A1R		BAR		VAL		JAR		Pts
Sources:^[2]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2003: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - Season 2003: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "2003 Dallara Nissan World Series". Speedfreaks. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2003: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2003: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "2003 Dallara Nissan V6 World Series". Motor Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

External links

[2003Entrylist-1] "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2003: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[2003Results-2] "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - Season 2003: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[3] "2003 Dallara Nissan World Series". Speedfreaks. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[4] "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2003: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[2003Points-5] "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2003: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[6] "2003 Dallara Nissan V6 World Series". Motor Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

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