# 2003 Euro Formula 3000 Series

The 2003 Euro Formula 3000 Series was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 10 different teams, 26 different drivers competed. All teams raced with Lola T99/50 chassis with Zytek engines.

## Driver and team lineup

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Traini Corse | 1 | Matteo Grassotto | All |
| Traini Corse | 2 | Colin Brown | 1-6 |
| Traini Corse | 2 | Matteo Cressoni | 7 |
| Traini Corse | 2 | Nicolas Dalli | 8 |
| Traini Corse | 2 | Leonardo Orecchioni | 9 |
| John Village Automotive | 3 | Peter Boss | All |
| John Village Automotive | 4 | Joel Nelson | All |
| GP Racing | 5 | Roman Rusinov | 1-7 |
| GP Racing | 5 | Maxime Hodencq | 8-9 |
| GP Racing | 6 | Fabrizio del Monte | All |
| Draco Junior Team | 7 | Sven Heidfeld | All |
| Draco Junior Team | 8 | Augusto Farfus | All |
| B & C Competition | 11 | Massimo Carli | 2 |
| B & C Competition | 12 | Paolo Leonardo Biglieri | 2 |
| Euronova Racing | 14 | Norbert Siedler | 9 |
| Euronova Racing | 15 | Vitaly Petrov | 9 |
| ADM Motorsport | 16 | Gianmaria Bruni | 1-7 |
| ADM Motorsport | 16 | Jaime Melo | 8-9 |
| ADM Motorsport | 17 | Rafael Sperafico | 1-7 |
| ADM Motorsport | 17 | Mauro Contu | 9 |
| Scuderia Famà | 18 | "Babalus" | 1-4 |
| Scuderia Famà | 18 | Jean de Pourtales | 5-9 |
| Scuderia Famà | 19 | Nicky Pastorelli | All |
| Energy Racing | 23 | Miloš Pavlović | 1-2 |
| Uboldi Corse | 34 | Gabriele Lancieri | 4 |
| Uboldi Corse | 34 | Jaime Melo | 5 |
| Uboldi Corse | 34 | Giacomo Vargiu | 9 |

## Race calendar

The season was scheduled to start at Autódromo do Estoril on 27 April, but the round was cancelled by promoter.
| Round | Circuit/Location | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Nürburgring | 4 May | 30 | 5.148=154.44 km | 0'56:20.557 | 164.465 km/h |
| 2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 11 May | 35 | 4.25=148.75 km | 0'52:45.207 | 169.183 km/h |
| 3 | Autodromo di Pergusa | 25 May | 31 | 4.950=153.45 km | 0'48:37.392 | 189.354 km/h |
| 4 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 29 June | 25 | 5.770=144.25 km | 0'42:45.086 | 202.449 km/h |
| 5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 20 July | 19 | 6.968=132.392 km | 0´46:20.006 | ? km/h |
| 6 | Donington Park | 10 August | 38 | 4.023=152.874 km | 1'05:21.400 | 140.344 km/h |
| 7 | Masaryk Circuit, Brno | 21 September | 27 | 5.403=145.881 km | 0'51:04.514 | ? km/h |
| 8 | Circuito Permanente de Jerez | 12 October | 34 | 4.428=150.552 km | 0'56:27.791 | 159.982 km/h |
| 9 | Circuito di Cagliari | 2 November | 60 | 2.414=144.84 km | 1'09:14.803 | 125.499 km/h |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Winning Team |
| 1 | Nürburgring | Roman Rusinov | Augusto Farfus | Gianmaria Bruni | ADM Motorsport |
| 2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | Augusto Farfus | Gianmaria Bruni | Gianmaria Bruni | ADM Motorsport |
| 3 | Autodromo di Pergusa | Augusto Farfus | Augusto Farfus | Augusto Farfus | Draco Junior Team |
| 4 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Augusto Farfus | Fabrizio del Monte | Augusto Farfus | Draco Junior Team |
| 5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Augusto Farfus | unknown | Augusto Farfus | Draco Junior Team |
| 6 | Donington Park | Gianmaria Bruni | Sven Heidfeld | Gianmaria Bruni | ADM Motorsport |
| 7 | Masaryk Circuit, Brno | Augusto Farfus | Fabrizio del Monte | Fabrizio del Monte | GP Racing |
| 8 | Circuito Permanente de Jerez | Joel Nelson | Augusto Farfus | Augusto Farfus | Draco Junior Team |
| 9 | Circuito di Cagliari | Jaime Melo | Jaime Melo | Jaime Melo | ADM Motorsport |

## Championships standings

| Pos | Driver | NÜR | MAG | PER | MNZ | SPA | DON | BRN | JER | CAG | Pts |
| 1 | Augusto Farfus | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 60 |
| 2 | Fabrizio del Monte | Ret | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 31 |
| 3 | Gianmaria Bruni | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 1 | Ret | | | 30 |
| 4 | Matteo Grassotto | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 10† | 3 | Ret | 12† | 23 |
| 5 | Nicky Pastorelli | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | DNS | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Jaime Melo | | | | | 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Peter Boss | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | Joel Nelson | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 12 |
| 9 | Roman Rusinov | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNS | | | 6 |
| 10 | "Babalus" | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | | | | | | 5 |
| 11 | Colin Brown | DNS | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | 4 |
| 12 | Sven Heidfeld | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11† | 4 |
| 13 | Norbert Siedler | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Matteo Cressoni | | | | | | | 4 | | | 3 |
| 15 | Gabriele Lancieri | | | | 5 | | | | | | 2 |
| 16 | Rafael Sperafico | 9 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | | | 2 |
| 17 | Jean de Pourtales | | | | | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Nicolas Dalli | | | | | | | | 6 | | 1 |
| - | Milos Pavlovic | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Giacomo Vargiu | | | | | | | | | 7 | 0 |
| - | Mauro Contu | | | | | | | | | 9 | 0 |
| - | Vitaly Petrov | | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 |
| - | Massimo Carli | | 13 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Maxime Hodencq | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| - | Leonardo Orecchioni | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Paolo Leonardo Biglieri | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | NÜR | MAG | PER | MNZ | SPA | DON | BRN | JER | CAG | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
* † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.