# 2003 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2003 British Formula Three season was the 53rd British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 6 April, and ended on 28 September after twenty-four races.

## Drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2003 British Formula Three Championship. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars. Teams in the Invitation class are not series regulars, and do not compete for championship points.
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Championship Class ||||||
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | Will Davison | 1-9 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | Adam Carroll | 10 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | João Paulo de Oliveira | 11 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | Robbie Kerr | 12 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Scott Speed | 1-8, 12 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Joel Nelson | 9-10 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Reinhard Kofler | 11 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 3 | Richard Antinucci | 1-8 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 3 | Michael Keohane | 9, 11-12 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 3 | Álvaro Parente | 10 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 4 | Jamie Green | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 21 | Alan van der Merwe | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 22 | Ronnie Bremer | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Renault Sodemo | 5 | Will Power | 6-12 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Renault Sodemo | 6 | Robert Dahlgren | All |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 7 | Michael Keohane | 1-5 |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 7 | Richard Antinucci | 9-12 |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 8 | Ernani Judice | 1-5 |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | 7-12 |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | Clivio Piccione | All |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 10 | Stefano Fabi | 1-9 |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 23 | Tor Graves | All |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 35 | Lewis Hamilton | 12 |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 11 | Rob Austin | 1-7 |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 11 | Robert Doornbos | 10, 12 |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 12 | Adam Carroll | 5-9 |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 12 | Will Davison | 10-12 |
| Lola Cars | Lola-Dome F106-03 | Opel Spiess | 15 | Adam Carroll | 1-2 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F303 | Renault Sodemo | 16 | Andrew Thompson | All |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F303 | Renault Sodemo | 17 | Danny Watts | All |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F303 | Renault Sodemo | 24 | Fabio Carbone | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F303 | Renault Sodemo | 24 | Eric Salignon | 2-12 |
| Team SYR | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 18 | Rizal Ramli | All |
| Team SYR | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 19 | Fairuz Fauzy | 1-6 |
| Team SYR | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 19 | Jesper Carlsen | 7 |
| Team SYR | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 19 | Tuka Rocha | 8 |
| Team SYR | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 19 | Masato Shimoyama | 9-12 |
| Team SYR | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 26 | Farriz Fauzy | 1-6 |
| Team SYR | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 26 | Katherine Legge | 7-8 |
| Diamond Racing | Ralt F303 | Mugen-Honda | 25 | Will Power | 1-5 |
| P1 Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 27 | Billy Asaro | 3-12 |
| Piquet Sports | Dallara F303 | Mugen-Honda | 33 | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | All |
| Scholarship Class ||||||
| P1 Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 51 | Ernesto Viso | All |
| Meritus Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 56 | Ivor McCullough | 1-5 |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 57 | Christian England | 1-5 |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 57 | Can Artam | 7-9 |
| T-Sport | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 58 | Steven Kane | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 59 | Karun Chandhok | All |
| Essential Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Toyota | 61 | Alex Pozzobon | 1-3 |
| Azteca Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 62 | Sergio Hernández | 1-2, 5 |
| Performance Racing Europe | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 63 | Justin Sherwood | 1-3, 5-6, 9-12 |
| Performance Racing Europe | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 64 | Jesse Mason | 1, 3, 5 |
| Invitation Entries ||||||
| Lucidi Motors | Dallara F302 | Opel Spiess | 43 | Gregory Franchi | 10 |
| Prema Powerteam | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 44 | Ryan Briscoe | 10 |
| Prema Powerteam | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 45 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | 10 |
| Prema Powerteam | Dallara F303 | Opel Spiess | 46 | Robert Kubica | 10 |
| JB Motorsports | Dallara F302 | Opel Spiess | 47 | João Paulo de Oliveira | 10 |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Scholarship Class Winner |
| 1 | Donington Park | 6 April | Jamie Green | Alan van der Merwe | Jamie Green | Carlin Motorsport | Karun Chandhok |
| 2 | Donington Park | 6 April | Jamie Green | Jamie Green | Jamie Green | Carlin Motorsport | Steven Kane |
| 3 | Snetterton | 20 April | Alan van der Merwe | Richard Antinucci | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Ernesto Viso |
| 4 | Snetterton | 20 April | Alan van der Merwe | Richard Antinucci | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Steven Kane |
| 5 | Croft | 4 May | Will Davison | Will Davison | Will Davison | Alan Docking Racing | Karun Chandhok |
| 6 | Croft | 4 May | Alan van der Merwe | Alan van der Merwe | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Christian England |
| 7 | Knockhill | 11 May | Clivio Piccione | Clivio Piccione | Clivio Piccione | Manor Motorsport | Steven Kane |
| 8 | Knockhill | 11 May | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Steven Kane |
| 9 | Silverstone | 25 May | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Karun Chandhok |
| 10 | Silverstone | 26 May | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Alan van der Merwe | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Karun Chandhok |
| 11 | Castle Combe | 22 June | Danny Watts | Adam Carroll | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Ernesto Viso |
| 12 | Castle Combe | 22 June | Danny Watts | Danny Watts | Danny Watts | Hitech Racing | Ernesto Viso |
| 13 | Oulton Park | 13 July | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Danny Watts | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Karun Chandhok |
| 14 | Oulton Park | 13 July | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Alan van der Merwe | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Karun Chandhok |
| 15 | Rockingham | 3 August | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Karun Chandhok |
| 16 | Rockingham | 3 August | Jamie Green | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Jamie Green | Carlin Motorsport | Ernesto Viso |
| 17 | Thruxton | 17 August | Danny Watts | Robert Dahlgren | Robert Dahlgren | Fortec Motorsport | Steven Kane |
| 18 | Thruxton | 17 August | Eric Salignon | Eric Salignon | Jamie Green | Carlin Motorsport | Ernesto Viso |
| 19* | Spa-Francorchamps | 30 August | Alan van der Merwe | Jamie Green | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Ernesto Viso |
| 20 | Spa-Francorchamps | 31 August | Robert Doornbos | Jamie Green | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Ernesto Viso |
| 21 | Donington Park | 6 September | Alan van der Merwe | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Steven Kane |
| 22 | Donington Park | 7 September | Rob Austin | Jamie Green | Rob Austin | Menu Motorsport | Ernesto Viso |
| 23 | Brands Hatch | 28 September | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Robert Doornbos | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Ernesto Viso |
| 24 | Brands Hatch | 28 September | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Karun Chandhok |
* * Round 19 stopped after 5 of 11 laps, half points awarded.

## Standings

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | CRO | CRO | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | CAS | CAS | OUL | OUL | ROC | ROC | THR | THR | SPA | SPA | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| 1 | Alan van der Merwe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 11 | 4 | 308 |
| 2 | Jamie Green | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 237 |
| 3 | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | EX | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 231 |
| 4 | Richard Antinucci | 5 | 11 | NC | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 125.5 |
| 5 | Danny Watts | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | DNS | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | DNS | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 125 |
| 6 | Ronnie Bremer | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 9 | 10 | 121 |
| 7 | Rob Austin | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | 110 |
| 8 | Will Davison | 12 | 12 | 22 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 5 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 103 |
| 9 | Robert Dahlgren | 11 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 1 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 102 |
| 10 | Adam Carroll | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | | | | | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 10 | Ret | | | | | 90 |
| 11 | Clivio Piccione | 8 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 19 | 84 |
| 12 | Eric Salignon | | | 14 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 |
| 13 | Michael Keohane | 3 | 17 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 3 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | Ret | 22 | 10 | 21 | 42 |
| 14 | Will Power | 17 | 23 | Ret | 19 | | | | | | | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 15 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| 15 | Billy Asaro | | | | | 18 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 34 |
| 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | 7 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 30.5 |
| 17 | Robert Doornbos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 5 | | | Ret | 2 | 26 |
| 18 | Andrew Thompson | 16 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 21 | DNS | 13 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 19 | Stefano Fabi | 20 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 27 | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | 19 |
| 20 | Ernani Judice | 9 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 21 | Rizal Ramli | 21 | 24 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 9 |
| 22 | Álvaro Parente | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | | | 7 |
| 23 | Scott Speed | 26 | 27 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 17 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 3 |
| 24 | Tuka Rocha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 25 | Fabio Carbone | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 26 | João Paulo de Oliveira | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 10 | 17 | 12 | | | 0 |
| 27 | Reinhard Kofler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 16 | | | 0 |
| 28 | Joel Nelson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | Ret | 13 | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Robbie Kerr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Tor Graves | Ret | 22 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 15 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 19 | 20 | Ret | 0 |
| 31 | Masato Shimoyama | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 21 | DNS | 25 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 0 |
| 32 | Katherine Legge | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Farriz Fauzy | 24 | Ret | 20 | 18 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 22 | 27 | 25 | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jesper Carlsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Lewis Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Ryan Briscoe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | | 0 |
| | Robert Kubica | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Gregory Franchi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 20 | | | | | 0 |
| Scholarship Class |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ernesto Viso | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 323 |
| 2 | Steven Kane | 18 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 15 | Ret | 316.5 |
| 3 | Karun Chandhok | 10 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 8 | 14 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 15 | 314.5 |
| 4 | Justin Sherwood | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 15 | | | 25 | 19 | 18 | 21 | | | | | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 176 |
| 5 | Christian England | 14 | 26 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 |
| 6 | Ivor McCullough | 25 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 23 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 79 |
| 7 | Can Artam | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | DNS | Ret | 12 | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | 35 |
| 8 | Sergio Hernández | 22 | Ret | 19 | Ret | | | | | 24 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 9 | Alex Pozzobon | 23 | DNS | 21 | Ret | DNS | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 10 | Jesse Mason | Ret | 25 | | | Ret | Ret | | | 26 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | CRO | CRO | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | CAS | CAS | OUL | OUL | ROC | ROC | THR | THR | SPA | SPA | DON | DON | BRH | BRH | 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) |