# 2003 Petit Le Mans

The 2003 Petit Le Mans was the ninth and final race in the 2003 American Le Mans Series season and was held at Road Atlanta. It took place on October 18, 2003.

## Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP900 | 38 | ADT Champion Racing | JJ Lehto Johnny Herbert | Audi R8 | M | 394 |
| 1 | LMP900 | 38 | ADT Champion Racing | JJ Lehto Johnny Herbert | Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 394 |
| 2 | LMP900 | 10 | JML Team Panoz | Olivier Beretta David Saelens Max Papis | Panoz LMP01 Evo | M | 386 |
| 2 | LMP900 | 10 | JML Team Panoz | Olivier Beretta David Saelens Max Papis | Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | M | 386 |
| 3 | LMP900 | 1 | Infineon Team Joest | Frank Biela Marco Werner | Audi R8 | M | 385 |
| 3 | LMP900 | 1 | Infineon Team Joest | Frank Biela Marco Werner | Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 385 |
| 4 | LMP900 | 11 | JML Team Panoz | Scott Maxwell Gunnar Jeannette Benjamin Leuenberger | Panoz LMP01 Evo | M | 379 |
| 4 | LMP900 | 11 | JML Team Panoz | Scott Maxwell Gunnar Jeannette Benjamin Leuenberger | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | M | 379 |
| 5 | GTS | 88 | Prodrive | Alain Menu Peter Kox Tomáš Enge | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 375 |
| 5 | GTS | 88 | Prodrive | Alain Menu Peter Kox Tomáš Enge | Ferrari 5.9 L V12 | M | 375 |
| 6 | GTS | 80 | Prodrive | David Brabham Jan Magnussen Anthony Davidson | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 375 |
| 6 | GTS | 80 | Prodrive | David Brabham Jan Magnussen Anthony Davidson | Ferrari 5.9 L V12 | M | 375 |
| 7 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 366 |
| 7 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim | Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8 | G | 366 |
| 8 | GT | 24 | Alex Job Racing | Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister Romain Dumas | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 360 |
| 8 | GT | 24 | Alex Job Racing | Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister Romain Dumas | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 360 |
| 9 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 360 |
| 9 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 360 |
| 10 | LMP900 | 12 | American Spirit Racing | Mike Lewis Tomy Drissi Melanie Paterson | Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 360 |
| 10 | LMP900 | 12 | American Spirit Racing | Mike Lewis Tomy Drissi Melanie Paterson | Lincoln 5.0 L V8 | D | 360 |
| 11 | GTS | 08 | Prodrive | Frédéric Dor Jan Lammers Jérôme Policand | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 357 |
| 11 | GTS | 08 | Prodrive | Frédéric Dor Jan Lammers Jérôme Policand | Ferrari 5.9 L V12 | M | 357 |
| 12 | LMP675 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Duncan Dayton Larry Connor | Lola B01/60 | G | 357 |
| 12 | LMP675 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Duncan Dayton Larry Connor | Judd KV675 3.4 L V8 | G | 357 |
| 13 | GT | 35 | Risi Competizione | Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | M | 355 |
| 13 | GT | 35 | Risi Competizione | Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro | Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | M | 355 |
| 14 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Franck Fréon | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 353 |
| 14 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Franck Fréon | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | G | 353 |
| 15 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Cort Wagner Patrick Long | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 352 |
| 15 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Cort Wagner Patrick Long | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 352 |
| 16 | GT | 79 | J3 Racing | Justin Jackson David Murray Brian Cunningham | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 351 |
| 16 | GT | 79 | J3 Racing | Justin Jackson David Murray Brian Cunningham | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 351 |
| 17 | GT | 6 | Yokohama/ADVAN Prototype Technology Group (PTG) | Bill Auberlen Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 GTR | Y | 350 |
| 17 | GT | 6 | Yokohama/ADVAN Prototype Technology Group (PTG) | Bill Auberlen Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW 3.2 L I6 | Y | 350 |
| 18 | GT | 63 | ACEMCO Motorsports | Terry Borcheller Darren Law Shane Lewis | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | Y | 350 |
| 18 | GT | 63 | ACEMCO Motorsports | Terry Borcheller Darren Law Shane Lewis | Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | Y | 350 |
| 19 | GT | 60 | PK Sport | Robin Liddell Alex Caffi David Warnock | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 344 |
| 19 | GT | 60 | PK Sport | Robin Liddell Alex Caffi David Warnock | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | P | 344 |
| 20 | GT | 42 | Orbit Racing | Randy Pobst Joe Policastro Joe Policastro Jr. | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 342 |
| 20 | GT | 42 | Orbit Racing | Randy Pobst Joe Policastro Joe Policastro Jr. | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 342 |
| 21 | LMP675 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Didier de Radigues Chad Block | MG-Lola EX257 | M | 320 |
| 21 | LMP675 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Didier de Radigues Chad Block | MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M | 320 |
| 22 | LMP675 | 64 | Downing Atlanta, Inc. | Jim Downing Yojiro Terada Howard Katz | WR LM2001 | D | 318 |
| 22 | LMP675 | 64 | Downing Atlanta, Inc. | Jim Downing Yojiro Terada Howard Katz | Mazda R26B 4-rotor | D | 318 |
| 23 DNF | GT | 43 | Orbit Racing | Leo Hindery Peter Baron Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 313 |
| 23 DNF | GT | 43 | Orbit Racing | Leo Hindery Peter Baron Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 313 |
| 24 | GT | 61 | PK Sport | Vic Rice John Groom Romeo Kapudija Ron Attapatu | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 300 |
| 24 | GT | 61 | PK Sport | Vic Rice John Groom Romeo Kapudija Ron Attapatu | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | P | 300 |
| 25 DNF | LMP675 | 18 | Essex Racing | Andrew Davis Jason Workman Scott Bradley | Lola B2K/40 | P | 286 |
| 25 DNF | LMP675 | 18 | Essex Racing | Andrew Davis Jason Workman Scott Bradley | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 | P | 286 |
| 26 | GT | 89 | Inline Cunningham Racing | Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Burt Frisselle | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 280 |
| 26 | GT | 89 | Inline Cunningham Racing | Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Burt Frisselle | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 280 |
| 27 DNF | GTS | 71 | Carsport America | Tom Wieckardt Jean-Philippe Belloc Éric Cayrolle | Dodge Viper GTS-R | P | 239 |
| 27 DNF | GTS | 71 | Carsport America | Tom Wieckardt Jean-Philippe Belloc Éric Cayrolle | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | P | 239 |
| 28 DNF | GT | 68 | The Racer's Group | Chris Gleason Pierre Ehret Marc Bunting | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 217 |
| 28 DNF | GT | 68 | The Racer's Group | Chris Gleason Pierre Ehret Marc Bunting | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 217 |
| 29 DNF | LMP675 | 56 | Team Bucknum Racing | Bryan Willman Chris McMurray Alan Rudolph | Pilbeam MP91 | D | 194 |
| 29 DNF | LMP675 | 56 | Team Bucknum Racing | Bryan Willman Chris McMurray Alan Rudolph | Willman 6 (JPX) 3.4 L V6 | D | 194 |
| 30 DNF | GT | 03 | Hyper Sport Competition | Joe Foster Brad Nyberg Rick Skelton | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 186 |
| 30 DNF | GT | 03 | Hyper Sport Competition | Joe Foster Brad Nyberg Rick Skelton | Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8 | P | 186 |
| 31 DNF | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Tony Burgess Philip Collin Andrew Bagnall | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Y | 159 |
| 31 DNF | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Tony Burgess Philip Collin Andrew Bagnall | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 159 |
| 32 DNF | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group | Tom Nastasi Jeff Zwart | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 129 |
| 32 DNF | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group | Tom Nastasi Jeff Zwart | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 129 |
| 33 DNF | LMP900 | 30 | Intersport Racing | Clint Field Michael Durand Larry Oberto | Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 73 |
| 33 DNF | LMP900 | 30 | Intersport Racing | Clint Field Michael Durand Larry Oberto | Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | D | 73 |
| 34 DNF | GT | 31 | Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing | Johnny Mowlem Craig Stanton Michael Petersen | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 35 |
| 34 DNF | GT | 31 | Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing | Johnny Mowlem Craig Stanton Michael Petersen | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 35 |
| 35 DNF | GTS | 0 | Team Olive Garden | Mimmo Schiattarella Emanuele Naspetti Joël Camathias | Ferrari 550 Maranello | M | 28 |
| 35 DNF | GTS | 0 | Team Olive Garden | Mimmo Schiattarella Emanuele Naspetti Joël Camathias | Ferrari 6.0 L V12 | M | 28 |
| 36 DNF | LMP675 | 16 | Dyson Racing | James Weaver Andy Wallace Butch Leitzinger | MG-Lola EX257 | M | 6 |
| 36 DNF | LMP675 | 16 | Dyson Racing | James Weaver Andy Wallace Butch Leitzinger | MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M | 6 |
| DNS | GT | 28 | JMB Racing USA | Stéphane Grégoire Stephen Earle Phillip Shearer | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | P | - |
| DNS | GT | 28 | JMB Racing USA | Stéphane Grégoire Stephen Earle Phillip Shearer | Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | P | - |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #1 Infineon Team Joest - 1:11.738
* Fastest Lap - #38 Champion Racing - 1:12.624
* Distance - 1,000.76 miles (1,610.57 km)
* Average Speed - 105.126 mph (169.184 km/h)