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2003 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 71st Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 14 and 15 2003.

Race[]

After three consecutive wins, the Audi factory team officially did not field a team, although several privateers did use R8 chassis. Bentley, with an Audi engine and support from Audi works team Joest Racing, won its first Le Mans title since 1930 in the Bentley Speed 8 and Danish driver Tom Kristensen set a record with his fourth straight victory. The Bentley team of David Brabham, Mark Blundell and Johnny Herbert finished second, ahead of the customer Audis.

In GTS-class, the Prodrive Ferraris went on to beat the fastest Corvette by a margin of 10 laps, ending their streak of class wins. American Alex Job Racing took the GT-class victory, while Noel del Bello survived to take LMP675.

Official results[]

Class winners marked in bold. Cars not completing 75% of the winner's distance are listed as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMGTP 7 25px United Kingdom Team Bentley 25px Italy Rinaldo Capello
25px Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen
25px United Kingdom Guy Smith
Bentley Speed 8 M 377
Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8
2 LMGTP 8 25px United Kingdom Team Bentley 25px United Kingdom Mark Blundell
25px Australia David Brabham
25px United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
Bentley Speed 8 M 375
Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8
3 LMP900 6 25px United States Champion Racing 25px Finland JJ Lehto
25px Italy Emanuele Pirro
25px Sweden Stefan Johansson
Audi R8 M 372
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
4 LMP900 5 25px Japan Audi Sport Japan Team Goh 25px Japan Seiji Ara
25px Flag of Denmark Jan Magnussen
25px Germany Marco Werner
Audi R8 M 370
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
5 LMP900 11 25px United States JML Team Panoz 25px Monaco Olivier Beretta
25px United States Gunnar Jeanette
25px Italy Max Papis
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 360
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
6 LMP900 15 25px Netherlands Racing for Holland 25px Netherlands Jan Lammers
25px Netherlands John Bosch
25px United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Dome S101 M 360
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
7 LMP900 13 25px France Courage Compétition 25px France Jonathan Cochet
25px France Stéphane Grégoire
25px France Jean-Marc Gounon
Courage C60 M 360
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
8 LMP900 17 25px France Pescarolo Sport 25px France Jean-Christophe Boullion
25px France Franck Lagorce
25px France Stéphane Sarrazin
Courage C60 M 356
Peugeot 3.2L Turbo V6
9 LMP900 18 25px France Pescarolo Sport 25px France Eric Hélary
25px France Nicolas Minassian
25px France Soheil Ayari
Courage C60 M 352
Peugeot 3.2L Turbo V6
10 GTS 88 25px United Kingdom Veloqx Prodrive Racing 25px Template:Country alias Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
25px Netherlands Peter Kox
25px United Kingdom Jamie Davies
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 336
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12
11 GTS 50 25px United States Corvette Racing 25px United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
25px United States Kelly Collins
25px United States Andy Pilgrim
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 326
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
12 GTS 53 25px United States Corvette Racing 25px Canada Ron Fellows
25px United States Johnny O'Connell
25px France Franck Freon
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 326
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
13 LMP900 9 25px Japan Kondo Racing 25px Japan Masahiko Kondo
25px Japan Ukyo Katayama
25px Japan Ryo Fukuda
Dome S101 Y 322
Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8
14 GT 93 25px United States Alex Job Racing
25px United States Petersen Motorsports
25px Germany Sascha Maassen
25px France Emmanuel Collard
25px Germany Lucas Luhr
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 320
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
15 LMP675 29 25px France Noël del Bello Racing 25px France Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
25px Switzerland Christophe Pillon
25px France Didier André
Reynard 2KQ-LM M 319
Volkswagen HPT16 2.0L Turbo I4
16 GTS 86 25px France Larbre Compétition 25px France Patrice Goueslard
25px France Christophe Bouchut
25px Switzerland Steve Zacchia
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 317
Chrysler 8.0L V10
17 GT 87 25px United States Orbit Racing 25px United States Leo Hindery, Jr.
25px United States Peter Baron
25px Germany Marc Lieb
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 314
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18 GT 75 25px France Thierry Perrier
25px France Perspective Racing
25px Belgium Michel Neugarten
25px United Kingdom Nigel Smith
25px United Kingdom Ian Khan
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 305
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19 GT 77 25px Japan Team Taisan Advan 25px Japan Atsushi Yogo
25px Japan Akira Iida
25px Japan Kazuyuki Nishizawa
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 304
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 GT 81 25px United States The Racer's Group 25px United States Kevin Buckler
25px Germany Timo Bernhard
25px Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 304
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 GTS 72 25px France Luc Alphand Aventures 25px France Luc Alphand
25px France Jérôme Policand
25px France Frédéric Dor
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 298
Ferrari F133 6.0L V12
22 LMP675 26 25px United Kingdom RN Motorsport Ltd. 25px Flag of Denmark John Nielsen
25px Japan Hayanari Shimoda
25px Flag of Denmark Casper Elgaard
DBA4 03S D 288
Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8
23 GT 78 25px United Kingdom PK Sport, Ltd. 25px United Kingdom Robin Liddell
25px United Kingdom David Warnock
25px United Kingdom Piers Masarati
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 285
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24 LMP900 19 25px Italy Automotive Durango SRL 25px France Sylvain Boulay
25px Italy Michele Rugolo
25px France Jean-Bernard Bouvet
Durango LMP1 D 277
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
25 GT 70 25px France JMB Racing 25px France David Terrien
25px Italy Fabrizio de Simone
25px Italy Fabio Babini
Ferrari 360 Modena GT P 273
Ferrari F131 3.6L V8
26 GT 94 25px United States Risi Competizione 25px United States Anthony Lazzaro
25px Germany Ralf Kelleners
25px United States Terry Borcheller
Ferrari 360 Modena GT M 269
Ferrari F131 3.6L V8
27 GT 84 25px Japan T2M Motorsport 25px Belgium Vanina Ickx
25px France Roland Bervillé
25px France Patrick Bourdais
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 264
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
28
NC
GTS 64 25px United Kingdom Graham Nash Motorsport
25px United Kingdom Ray Mallock Ltd.
25px The flag of Portugal Pedro Chaves
25px Brazil Thomas Erdos
25px United Kingdom Mike Newton
Saleen S7-R D 292
Ford 7.0L V8
29
NC
GT 85 25px Netherlands ST Team Orange Spyker 25px Germany Norman Simon
25px Netherlands Tom Coronel
25px Netherlands Hans Hugenholtz
Spyker C8 Double-12R D 229
Audi 4.0L V8
30
NC
LMP675 24 25px France Rachel Welter 25px Japan Yojiro Terada
25px France Olivier Porta
25px United Kingdom Gavin Pickering
WR LMP01 M 235
Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4
31
DNF
LMP900 16 25px Netherlands Racing for Holland [[Image:Template:Country flag alias Bolivia 22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Bolivia]] Felipe Ortiz
25px Italy Beppe Gabbiani
25px France Tristan Gommendy
Dome S101 M 316
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
32
DNF
LMP900 12 25px United States JML Team Panoz 25px Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger
25px Belgium David Saelens
25px Canada Scott Maxwell
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 233
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
33
DNF
GTS 68 25px France Scorp Motorsport Communication 25px France Luis Marques
25px France Olivier Thévenin
25px France Denis Dupuis
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 229
Chrysler 8.0L V10
34
DNF
GT 99 25px France XL Racing 25px France Ange Barde
25px France Michel Ferté
25px France Gaël Lasoudier
Ferrari 550 Maranello P 227
Ferrari F131 5.5L V12
35
DNF
LMP900 4 25px United States Riley & Scott Racing 25px United States Jim Matthews
25px Belgium Marc Goossens
25px France Christophe Tinseau
Riley & Scott Mk III C M 214
Ford (Yates) 6.0L V8
36
DNF
LMP675 25 25px France Gerard Welter 25px France Bastien Brière
25px France Jean-René de Fournoux
25px France Stéphane Daoudi
WR LMP02 M 176
Peugeot 3.0L V6
37
DNF
GTS 80 25px United Kingdom Veloqx Prodrive Racing 25px United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
25px United Kingdom Kelvin Burt
25px United Kingdom Darren Turner
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 176
Ferrari F131 5.9L V12
38
DNF
LMP900 14 25px United Kingdom Team Nasamax
25px United Kingdom McNeil Engineering
25px France Romain Dumas
25px Canada Robbie Sterling
25px South Africa Werner Lupberger
Reynard 01Q G 138
Cosworth XDE 2.7L Turbo V8
(Bioethanol)
39
DNF
GT 95 25px United States Risi Competizione 25px United States Shane Lewis
25px United States Butch Leitzinger
25px United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
Ferrari 360 Modena GT Y 138
Ferrari F133 3.6L V8
40
DNF
GT 83 25px Germany Seikel Motorsport 25px Canada Anthony Burgess
25px Canada David Shep
25px New Zealand Andrew Bagnall
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 134
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
41
DNF
LMP675 27 25px United States Intersport Racing 25px United States Jon Field
25px United States Duncan Dayton
25px United States Rick Sutherland
MG-Lola EX257 G 107
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
42
DNF
GT 92 25px United Kingdom Dewalt Racesports Salisbury 25px United Kingdom Mike Jordan
25px United Kingdom Michael Caine
25px United Kingdom Tim Sugden
TVR Tuscan T400R D 93
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
43
DNF
GTS 66 25px Germany Konrad Motorsport 25px Austria Franz Konrad
25px Switzerland Toni Seiler
25px Switzerland Walter Brun
Saleen S7-R D 91
Ford 7.0L V8
44
DNF
LMP900 21 25px France Edouard Sezionale 25px France Patrice Roussel
25px France Edouard Sezionale
25px France Lucas Lasserre
Norma M2000-2 D 82
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
45
DNF
LMP675 31 25px France Courage Compétition 25px France David Hallyday
25px France Philippe Alliot
25px Sweden Carl Rosenblad
Courage C65 M 41
JPX 3.4L V6
46
DNF
LMP900 10 25px United Kingdom Audi Sport UK
25px United Kingdom Arena Motorsport
25px Germany Frank Biela
25px United Kingdom Perry McCarthy
25px Finland Mika Salo
Audi R8 M 28
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
47
DNF
LMP675 23 25px United States Team Bucknum Racing 25px United States Jeff Bucknum
25px United States Bryan Willman
25px United States Chris McMurry
Pilbeam MP91 D 27
JPX 3.4L V6
48
DNF
GT 91 25px United Kingdom Dewalt Racesport Salisbury 25px United Kingdom Rob Barff
25px United Kingdom Richard Hay
25px United Kingdom Richard Stanton
TVR Tuscan T400R D 11
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
49
DNF
GTS 61 25px United States Carsport America 25px Netherlands Mike Hezemans
25px Belgium Anthony Kumpen
25px Netherlands David Hart
Pagani Zonda GR P 10
Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.0L V12
DNS LMP900 20 25px United Kingdom Lister Racing 25px United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
25px United Kingdom Nathan Kinch
25px Belgium Vincent Vosse
Lister Storm LMP D -
Chevrolet LS1 6.0L V8

Statistics[]

  • Pole Position — #7 Team Bentley — 3:32.843
  • Fastest Lap — #8 Team Bentley — 3:35.529
  • Distance — 5146.05 km
  • Average Speed — 214.33 km/h
  • Highest Trap Speed - Dome Mugen & Dome Judd - 337 km/h (qualifying)
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