2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Nogaro
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The 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Nogaro was the seventh and final race for the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship season
, as well as the final race for the FIA Sportscar Championship
series overall. It was held at Circuit Paul Armagnac
and ran for two hours and thirty minutes. It took place on September 21, 2003.
This race also marked one of the smallest fields in FIA Sportscar history.
2003 FIA Sportscar Championship season
The 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship season was the seventh season of FIA Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the third and final series to carry the FIA Sportscar Championship name. The series was open to prototype style sportscars competing in two classes, SR1 and SR2, based on power...
, as well as the final race for the FIA Sportscar Championship
FIA Sportscar Championship
The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating on two classes of open-cockpit sports prototypes in...
series overall. It was held at Circuit Paul Armagnac
Circuit Paul Armagnac
Circuit Paul Armagnac is a motorsport race track near Nogaro in southwestern France. The track was built in 1960. The venue hosted the French round of the Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world championship in 1978 and 1982, as well as the 2003 round of the FIA Sportscar Championship. It also...
and ran for two hours and thirty minutes. It took place on September 21, 2003.
This race also marked one of the smallest fields in FIA Sportscar history.
Official results
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 |
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1 | SR1 | 16 | Early Modern France Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Sport is a motorsport team based in Le Mans, France and founded in 2000 by French racing driver Henri Pescarolo. They race in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In October 2007, Henri Pescarolo purchased Jacques Nicolet's Saulnier Racing and created Pescarolo Automobiles,... |
Early Modern France Franck Lagorce Franck Lagorce Franck Lagorce is a racing driver driver from France. He participated in 2 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on November 6, 1994. He scored no championship points.... Early Modern France Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari is a French race car driver born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, from an Iranian father and a French mother. He won the French Formula Ford championship of 1994, Formula Three championship of 1996 and the Macau Grand Prix of 1997... |
Courage Courage Compétition Courage Compétition was a racing team and chassis constructor company now owned by Oreca, based in Le Mans, France near the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was founded by Yves Courage, a French race driver who ran hillclimbs before founding the company... C60 |
103 | |
Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion... A32 3.2L Turbo V6 |
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2 | SR1 | 2 | Netherlands Racing for Holland Racing for Holland Racing for Holland is a Dutch motor racing team started by Jan Lammers in 1999. The team is initially specialised in endurance races such as 24 hours of Le Mans and FIA sportscars series. The team is now also participating in the A1 Grand Prix as the A1 Team The Netherlands.-History:Racing for... |
Italy Beppe Gabbiani Beppe Gabbiani Giuseppe "Beppe" Gabbiani is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 17 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 October 1978, and scored no championship points... Bolivia Felipe Ortiz |
Dome Dome (constructor) , literally "child's dream", is a Japanese-based racing car constructor, involved mainly in open wheel and sports car racing.-Background:In 1965 Minoru Hayashi built his first racing car, a rebodied Honda S600 coupe. Belonging to Tojiro Ukiya, it was called the "Karasu" , due to its shape... S101 |
102 | |
Judd Judd (engine) Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd., a company founded in 1971 by John Judd and Jack Brabham in Rugby, Warwickshire, England... GV4 4.0L V10 |
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3 | SR2 | 62 | United Kingdom Team Sovereign | United Kingdom Mike Millard United Kingdom Ian Flux |
Rapier 6 | 95 | |
Nissan (AER Advanced Engine Research Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. is an auto racing engine manufacturer based in Basildon, Essex, England... ) VQL 3.0L V6 |
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4 | SR2 | 99 | Early Modern France PiR Bruneau | Early Modern France Pierre Bruneau Early Modern France Marc Rostan |
Pilbeam Pilbeam Racing Designs Pilbeam Racing Designs is a British company which designs and constructs racing cars, based in the Lincolnshire town of Bourne. The company was founded in 1975 by Mike Pilbeam.-Early career:... MP84 |
74 | |
Nissan 3.0L V6 | |||||||
5 DNF |
SR2 | 52 | Italy Lucchini Engineering Lucchini Engineering Lucchini Engineering is an Italian sports car constructor and racing team. Founded by Giorgio Lucchini in Porto Mantovano in 1980, the company has built a wide variety of open-cockpit prototypes for use in hillclimbs as well as Le Mans Prototypes for endurance racing... |
Italy Mirko Savoldi Italy Piergiuseppe Peroni |
Lucchini Lucchini Engineering Lucchini Engineering is an Italian sports car constructor and racing team. Founded by Giorgio Lucchini in Porto Mantovano in 1980, the company has built a wide variety of open-cockpit prototypes for use in hillclimbs as well as Le Mans Prototypes for endurance racing... SR2002 |
40 | |
Nissan (AER Advanced Engine Research Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. is an auto racing engine manufacturer based in Basildon, Essex, England... ) VQL 3.0L V6 |
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6 DNF |
SR2 | 63 | Switzerland Equipe Palmyr | Switzerland Philippe Favre Switzerland Christophe Ricard |
Lucchini Lucchini Engineering Lucchini Engineering is an Italian sports car constructor and racing team. Founded by Giorgio Lucchini in Porto Mantovano in 1980, the company has built a wide variety of open-cockpit prototypes for use in hillclimbs as well as Le Mans Prototypes for endurance racing... SR2000 |
40 | |
Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo in motorsport During its history, Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Grand Prix motor racing, Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies. They have competed both as a constructor and an engine supplier, via works entries and private... 3.0L V6 |
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7 DNF |
SR1 | 8 | Italy Automotive Durango SRL | Italy Michele Rugolo Italy Leonardo Maddalena |
Durango LMP1 | 8 | |
Judd Judd (engine) Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd., a company founded in 1971 by John Judd and Jack Brabham in Rugby, Warwickshire, England... GV4 4.0L V10 |
Statistics
- Pole Position - #2 Racing for Holland - 1:23.235
- Fastest Lap - #2 Racing for Holland - 1:23.906
- Distance - 374.508 km
- Average Speed - 149.195 km/h