# 2003 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2003 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the inaugural year for a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Ireland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
This season was the inaugural Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. The season began on 21 April at Mondello Park and concluded on 21 September at Oulton Park, after ten races, all in support of the 2003 British Touring Car Championship.
Barry Horne became the first drivers' champion, competing with Team Parker Racing, while Team BCR won the Teams' Championship.

## Race calendar and winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland).
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| R1 | Mondello Park | 21 April | Damien Faulkner | Barry Horne |
| R2 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 5 May | Richard Westbrook | Richard Westbrook |
| R3 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 26 May | David Pinkney | David Pinkney Barry Horne |
| R4 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 8 June | Richard Westbrook | Richard Westbrook Barry Horne |
| R5 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Long), Northamptonshire | 22 June | Barry Horne | Barry Horne |
| R6 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 13 July | Mike Rockenfeller | Richard Westbrook |
| R7 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 9 August | Jason Templeman | Patrick Long |
| R8 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 25 August | Richard Westbrook | Richard Westbrook |
| R9 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 7 September | Richard Westbrook | Barry Horne Tim Harvey |
| R10 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 21 September | Richard Westbrook | Jason Templeman |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded on a 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 15 finishers in each race, with 1 point for the fastest lap in each race and 1 point for pole position in the first race of each meeting.
| Pos | Driver | MON | MON | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | Pts |
| 1 | Barry Horne | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 333 |
| 2 | Richard Westbrook | | | 1 | 1 | DSQ | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 306 |
| 3 | Jason Templeman | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | NC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 277 |
| 4 | Jonathan Cocker | | | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 228 |
| 5 | David Pinkney | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | NC | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | 11 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 199 |
| 6 | Andy Britnell | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 169 |
| 7 | David Cuff | | | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 157 |
| 8 | Jeremy Smith | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | 5 | Ret | | | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 145 |
| 9 | Gary Britnell | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 141 |
| 10 | Jonathan Rowland | | | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 15 | Ret | 86 |
| 11 | Jason Young | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 79 |
| 12 | Colin Broster | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 13 | Mark Cole | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 6 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Paul Mace | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 8 | 10 | Ret | | | 26 |
| 15 | Phil Hindley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 16 | Simon Moulton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | 14 | 11 | 18 |
| 17 | Nigel Kelly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | | | 9 |
| | Richard Marsh | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Nigel Rice | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Patrick Long | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Damien Faulkner | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tim Harvey | | | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | 0 |
| | Richard Meadon | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mike Rockenfeller | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 2 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Aaron Slight | | | | | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Piers Maserati | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ian Flux | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gavin Pyper | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| | Jonny Kane | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| | Steve Sutcliffe | | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Chris Harris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 9 | | | 0 |
| | Gareth Howell | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | James Mills | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Vicki Butler-Henderson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | | | | | 0 |
| | Stuart Gallagher | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tiff Needell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MON | MON | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | 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) |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Team BCR | 511 |
| 2 | Redline Racing | 402 |
| 3 | Team Parker Racing | 333 |
| 4 | Team SAS/VLR | 310 |
| 5 | Total Control Racing | 277 |
| 6 | Barwell Motorsport | 199 |
| 7 | High Tech | 86 |
| 8 | Pegasus Motorsport/RPM | 71 |
| 9 | Tech 9 | 21 |