# 2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup

The 2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season began on April, 5 at Circuit de Catalunya. 2003 was the first season of this championship created by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends (ETCC and FIA GT Championship). The titles went to Argentinian driver José María López and French team ARTA-Signature.

## Entry List

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 1 | Neel Jani | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | Fredy Lienhard, Jr. | All |
| ARTA-Signature | 3 | Tristan Gommendy | All |
| ARTA-Signature | 4 | Kousuke Matsuura | All |
| RN Motorsport | 5 | Hayanari Shimoda | All |
| RD Motorsport | 7 | Ralf Dekarski | 1-7 |
| RD Motorsport | 8 | Matt Halliday | 1-7 |
| Bicar Racing | 9 | Ivan Bellarosa | All |
| DAMS | 11 | Christian Murchison | 1-7 |
| DAMS | 11 | Mike den Tandt | 8-10 |
| DAMS | 27 | Adam Khan | 1-6 |
| DAMS | 27 | Davide di Benedetto | 10 |
| DAMS | 37 | José María López | All |
| SRTS | 12 | Thed Björk | 1-2 |
| SRTS | 12 | Charles Hall | 3, 7 |
| SRTS | 12 | Marko Asmer | 4 |
| SRTS | 12 | Vanina Ickx | 9 |
| SRTS | 12 | Ryan Sharp | 10 |
| SRTS | 14 | Edward Sandström | All |
| AFC Motorsport | 15 | Andrea Belicchi | All |
| AFC Motorsport | 16 | Andrea Scafuro | All |
| Victory Engineering Cram Competition | 18 | Damien Pasini | 2-10 |
| Victory Engineering Cram Competition | 19 | Jaime Melo, Jr. | All |
| Guidare Formula | 23 | Davide di Benedetto | 1-5, 8-9 |
| Guidare Formula | 23 | Matteo Cressoni | 10 |
| EuroInternational | 50 | Can Artam | 5-6 |
| EuroInternational | 77 | Giorgio Mondini | All |

## Race calendar and results

* 31 March and 2 April were test days for all drivers and teams at the circuits of Circuito de Albacete and Circuit de Catalunya in Spain.
| Round | Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Montmeló, Spain | Circuit de Catalunya | 5 April | José María López | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Montmeló, Spain | Circuit de Catalunya | 6 April | José María López | José María López | Neel Jani | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | Magny-Cours, France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 26 April | Tristan Gommendy | Jaime Melo, Jr. | Jaime Melo, Jr. | Cram Competition |
| 2 | R2 | Magny-Cours, France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 27 April | Tristan Gommendy | Jaime Melo, Jr. | Jaime Melo, Jr. | Cram Competition |
| 3 | R | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 31 May | Matt Halliday | Jaime Melo, Jr. | Jaime Melo, Jr. | Cram Competition |
| 4 | R1 | Leicestershire, United Kingdom | Donington Park | 28 June | José María López | José María López | José María López | DAMS |
| 4 | R2 | Leicestershire, United Kingdom | Donington Park | 29 June | Kosuke Matsuura | Kosuke Matsuura | Kosuke Matsuura | ARTA-Signature |
| 5 | R | Spa, Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 26 July | Jaime Melo, Jr. | José María López | Jaime Melo, Jr. | Cram Competition |
| 6 | R1 | Spa, Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 30 August | Neel Jani | Tristan Gommendy | Andrea Belicchi | AFC Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | Spa, Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 31 August | Tristan Gommendy | Tristan Gommendy | José María López | DAMS |
| 7 | R1 | Anderstorp, Sweden | Scandinavian Raceway | 6 September | José María López | José María López | José María López | DAMS |
| 7 | R2 | Anderstorp, Sweden | Scandinavian Raceway | 7 September | José María López | Tristan Gommendy | Tristan Gommendy | ARTA-Signature |
| 8 | R1 | Oschersleben, Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 20 September | José María López | José María López | Kosuke Matsuura | ARTA-Signature |
| 8 | R2 | Oschersleben, Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 21 September | José María López | José María López | José María López | DAMS |
| 9 | R1 | Estoril, Portugal | Autódromo do Estoril | 4 October | José María López | José María López | José María López | DAMS |
| 9 | R2 | Estoril, Portugal | Autódromo do Estoril | 5 October | Kosuke Matsuura | Neel Jani | Kosuke Matsuura | ARTA-Signature |
| 10 | R1 | Monza, Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 18 October | Neel Jani | José María López | Neel Jani | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 10 | R2 | Monza, Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 19 October | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Jenzer Motorsport |

## Championship standings

Points are awarded in both race as following : 30, 24, 20, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. 2 bonus points were awarded for pole position and for the fastest lap. The French round's main race had to be stopped early, and subsequently half points were awarded.

### Drivers

| Pos | Driver | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | MON | UK | UK | BEL1 | BEL2 | BEL2 | SWE | SWE | GER | GER | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | Points |
| Pos | Driver | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | gra | spr | gra | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | Points |
| 1 | José María López | Ret | 13 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 354 |
| 2 | Neel Jani | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 350 |
| 3 | Kosuke Matsuura | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 1 | DSQ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 286 |
| 4 | Tristan Gommendy | 6 | 4 | 17† | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 286 |
| 5 | Jaime Melo, Jr. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 226 |
| 6 | Andrea Belicchi | 3 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | DNS | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 180 |
| 7 | Giorgio Mondini | 10 | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 109 |
| 8 | Matt Halliday | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 13 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 102 |
| 9 | Davide di Benedetto | 5 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | | | | | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 72 |
| 10 | Christian Murchison | 9 | 10 | 6 | DNS | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | 69 |
| 11 | Mike den Tandt | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 62 |
| 12 | Hayanari Shimoda | Ret | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 62 |
| 13 | Damien Pasini | | | 10 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 59 |
| 14 | Andrea Scafuro | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 15 | Ivan Bellarosa | 12 | Ret | 18† | 9 | 6 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 12 | 34 |
| 16 | Thed Björk | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 17 | Edward Sandström | 13 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 12 | Ret | | | 13 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 22 |
| 18 | Charles Hall | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 19 | Can Artam | | | | | | | | 15 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 20 | Marko Asmer | | | | | | 8 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 21 | Fredy Lienhard Jr. | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 6 |
| 22 | Adam Khan | 14 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 23 | Ryan Sharp | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| 24 | Ralf Dekarski | 15 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 15 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 2 |
| 25 | Vanina Ickx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | | | 0 |
| 26 | Matteo Cressoni | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | MON | UK | UK | BEL1 | BEL2 | BEL2 | SWE | SWE | GER | GER | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | Points |
| Pos | Driver | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | gra | spr | gra | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | Points |
| 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) |
* † Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

### Teams

| Pos | Team | Drivers | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | MON | UK | UK | BEL1 | BEL2 | BEL2 | SWE | SWE | GER | GER | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | Points |
| Pos | Team | Drivers | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | gra | spr | gra | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | Points |
| 1 | ARTA-Signature | Kosuke Matsuura | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 1* | DSQ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 572 |
| 1 | ARTA-Signature | Tristan Gommendy | 6 | 4 | 17† | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 4* | 2* | 4 | 1* | Ret | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 572 |
| 2 | DAMS | José María López | Ret | 13* | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 7* | 2 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 2* | 1* | 1* | 5 | 3* | Ret | 505 |
| 2 | DAMS | Davide di Benedetto | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 505 |
| 2 | DAMS | Christian Murchison | 9 | 10 | 6 | DNS | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | 505 |
| 2 | DAMS | Mike den Tandt | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 505 |
| 2 | DAMS | Adam Khan | 14 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 505 |
| 3 | Jenzer Motorsport | Neel Jani | 1* | 1 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2* | 1 | 1* | 356 |
| 3 | Jenzer Motorsport | Fredy Lienhard, Jr. | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 356 |
| 4 | Cram Competition | Jaime Melo, Jr. | 8 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1* | Ret | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 226 |
| 5 | AFC Motorsport | Andrea Belicchi | 3 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | DNS | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 220 |
| 5 | AFC Motorsport | Andrea Scafuro | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 8 | 220 |
| 6 | EuroInternational | Giorgio Mondini | 10 | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 115 |
| 6 | EuroInternational | Can Artam | | | | | | | | 15 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 115 |
| 7 | RD Motorsport | Matt Halliday | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 13 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 104 |
| 7 | RD Motorsport | Ralf Dekarski | 15 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 15 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 104 |
| 8 | SRTS | Thed Björk | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 8 | SRTS | Edward Sandström | 13 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 12 | Ret | | | 13 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 72 |
| 8 | SRTS | Charles Hall | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | 72 |
| 8 | SRTS | Marko Asmer | | | | | | 8 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 8 | SRTS | Ryan Sharp | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 14 | 72 |
| 8 | SRTS | Vanina Ickx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | | | 72 |
| 9 | RN Motorsport | Hayanari Shimoda | Ret | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 62 |
| 10 | Victory Engineering/Cram Comp. | Damien Pasini | | | 10 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 59 |
| 11 | Guidare Formula | Davide di Benedetto | 5 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | | | | | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | 54 |
| 11 | Guidare Formula | Matteo Cressoni | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 54 |
| 12 | Bicar Racing | Ivan Bellarosa | 12 | Ret | 18† | 9 | 6 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 12 | 34 |
| Pos | Team | Drivers | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | MON | UK | UK | BEL1 | BEL2 | BEL2 | SWE | SWE | GER | GER | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | Points |
| Pos | Team | Drivers | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | gra | spr | gra | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | gra | spr | Points |
| 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) |
* † Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.