2003 24 Hours of Daytona

The 2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, 2003 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the first round of the 2003 Rolex Sports Car Series. The race saw the debut of the Daytona Prototype as the new top class of the series. However, the new cars proved only marginally faster than the lower classes and suffered frequent mechanical failures during the race, allowing a car from the GT class to take overall victory. Overall victory and victory in the GT class went to the No. 66 Porsche 996 GT3-RS from The Racer's Group, driven by Kevin Buckler, Michael Schrom, Jörg Bergmeister, and Timo Bernhard. The Daytona Prototype class was won by the No. 88 Multimatic MDP1 from Multimatic driven by Scott Maxwell, David Brabham, and David Empringham. The SRP II class was won by the No. 5 Lola-Nissan from Team Seattle/Essex Racing, driven by Ross Bentley, Don Kitch Jr., Joe Pruskowski, and Justin Pruskowski. Finally, the GTS class was won by the No. 24 Mosler MT900 from Perspective Racing, driven by Jérôme Policand, Michel Neugarten, João Barbosa, and Andy Wallace.

Track map of Daytona International Speedway

Race results

Class winners in bold.^[1]^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tire	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tire	Laps
1	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Michael Schrom Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	695
1	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Michael Schrom Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	695
2	GT	35	Risi Competizione	Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	D	686
2	GT	35	Risi Competizione	Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	D	686
3	GT	83	Rennwerks Motorsports	David Murry Dave Standridge Johannes van Overbeek Richard Steranka	Porsche 996 GT3-R	D	684
3	GT	83	Rennwerks Motorsports		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	684
4	DP	88	Multimatic	Scott Maxwell David Brabham David Empringham	Multimatic MDP1	G	679
4	DP	88	Multimatic	Scott Maxwell David Brabham David Empringham	Ford 5.0 L V8	G	679
5	DP	59	Brumos Racing	J. C. France Hurley Haywood Scott Goodyear Scott Sharp	Fabcar FDSC/03	G	661
5	DP	59	Brumos Racing	J. C. France Hurley Haywood Scott Goodyear Scott Sharp	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	G	661
6	GT	43	Orbit Racing	Peter Baron Leo Hindery Marc Lieb Kyle Petty	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	656
6	GT	43	Orbit Racing	Peter Baron Leo Hindery Marc Lieb Kyle Petty	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	656
7	SRP II	5	Team Seattle/Essex Racing	Ross Bentley Don Kitch Jr. Joe Pruskowski Justin Pruskowski	Lola B2K/40	D	652
7	SRP II	5	Team Seattle/Essex Racing	Ross Bentley Don Kitch Jr. Joe Pruskowski Justin Pruskowski	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	652
8	SRP II	15	Team Seattle/Essex Racing	Wade Gaughran Steve Gorriaran Peter MacLeod Dave Gaylord	Lola B2K/40	D	648
8	SRP II	15	Team Seattle/Essex Racing	Wade Gaughran Steve Gorriaran Peter MacLeod Dave Gaylord	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	648
9	GTS	24	Perspective Racing	Jérôme Policand João Barbosa Michel Neugarten Andy Wallace	Mosler MT900 R	G	641
9	GTS	24	Perspective Racing	Jérôme Policand João Barbosa Michel Neugarten Andy Wallace	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8	G	641
10	GTS	46	Morgan-Dollar Motorsports	Charles Morgan Lance Norick Jim Pace Rob Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette	G	639
10	GTS	46	Morgan-Dollar Motorsports	Charles Morgan Lance Norick Jim Pace Rob Morgan	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	G	639
11	GT	34	Ferri Competizione	Mauro Baldi Justin Keen Eric van de Poele Ryan Hampton	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	D	638
11	GT	34	Ferri Competizione	Mauro Baldi Justin Keen Eric van de Poele Ryan Hampton	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	D	638
12	GTS	31	Rollcentre Racing	Richard Stanton Rob Barff Andy Britnell Rick Sutherland	Mosler MT900 R	G	635
12	GTS	31	Rollcentre Racing	Richard Stanton Rob Barff Andy Britnell Rick Sutherland	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8	G	635
13	GT	69	Marcus Racing	Brian Cunningham Hugh Plumb Cory Friedman Craig Stanton	BMW M3	D	633
13	GT	69	Marcus Racing	Brian Cunningham Hugh Plumb Cory Friedman Craig Stanton	BMW 3.2 L I6	D	633
14	GT	20	JMB Racing	Augusto Farfus Emmanuel Collard Max Papis Andrea Garbagnati	Ferrari 360 Modena	D	621
14	GT	20	JMB Racing	Augusto Farfus Emmanuel Collard Max Papis Andrea Garbagnati	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	D	621
15	GTS	30	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Tom Herridge John Burton David Shep	Mosler MT900 R	G	601
15	GTS	30	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Tom Herridge John Burton David Shep	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8	G	601
16	GTS	7	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Airton Daré Jean-François Yvon	Saleen S7-R	G	600
16	GTS	7	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Airton Daré Jean-François Yvon	Ford 6.0 L V8	G	600
17	GT	49	Pit Bull/MAC Racing	Bepo Orlandi Michele Merendino Derek Clark Ron Atapattu	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	595
17	GT	49	Pit Bull/MAC Racing	Bepo Orlandi Michele Merendino Derek Clark Ron Atapattu	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	595
18 DNF	SRP II	21	Archangel Motorsport Services	Larry Oberto Chris Bingham Derrike Cope Brian DeVries	Lola B2K/40	D	589
18 DNF	SRP II	21	Archangel Motorsport Services	Larry Oberto Chris Bingham Derrike Cope Brian DeVries	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	589
19	GT	44	Orbit Racing	Mike Fitzgerald Manuel Matos Joe Policastro Joe Policastro Jr.	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	566
19	GT	44	Orbit Racing		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	566
20 DNF	SRP II	97	Lucchini Engineering	Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni Filippo Francioni	Lucchini SR2002	D	548
20 DNF	SRP II	97	Lucchini Engineering	Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni Filippo Francioni	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	548
21	GTS	09	Flis Motorsports	Doug Goad Paul Menard Paul Mears Jr. Jim Briody	Chevrolet Corvette	G	542
21	GTS	09	Flis Motorsports	Doug Goad Paul Menard Paul Mears Jr. Jim Briody	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	G	542
22 DNF	GT	68	The Racer's Group	Jim Michaelian R. J. Valentine Tom Hessert Jr. Tom Hessert III	Porsche 996 GT3-R	D	501
22 DNF	GT	68	The Racer's Group		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	501
23 DNF	GT	03	Marcos USA	Cor Euser Rob Knook Donny Crevels Peter van der Kolk	Marcos Mantis Plus	D	465
23 DNF	GT	03	Marcos USA	Cor Euser Rob Knook Donny Crevels Peter van der Kolk	Ford 4.6 L V8	D	465
24	DP	8	G&W Motorsports	Dieter Quester Boris Said Darren Law Luca Riccitelli	Picchio DP2	G	451
24	DP	8	G&W Motorsports	Dieter Quester Boris Said Darren Law Luca Riccitelli	BMW 4.9 L V8	G	451
25 DNF	DP	3	Cegwa Sport	Darius Grala Oswaldo Negri Jr. Josh Rehm Guy Cosmo	Fabcar FDSC/03	G	403
25 DNF	DP	3	Cegwa Sport	Darius Grala Oswaldo Negri Jr. Josh Rehm Guy Cosmo	Toyota 4.3 L V8	G	403
26 DNF	GTS	19	ACP Motorsports	Anthony Puleo Kerry Hitt Robert Dubler Mark Kennedy	Chevrolet Corvette	G	391
26 DNF	GTS	19	ACP Motorsports	Anthony Puleo Kerry Hitt Robert Dubler Mark Kennedy	Chevrolet 6.1 L V8	G	391
27 DNF	GTS	05	RE/MAX Racing	Craig Conway John Metcalf Rick Carelli Dave Linger	Chevrolet Corvette	G	378
27 DNF	GTS	05	RE/MAX Racing	Craig Conway John Metcalf Rick Carelli Dave Linger	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	G	378
28 DNF	GTS	77	RWS Motorsport	Alexey Vasilyev Tetsuya Tanaka Nikolai Fomenko Walter Lechner Jr.	Porsche 996 GT3-R	G	361
28 DNF	GTS	77	RWS Motorsport		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	G	361
29 DNF	GT	99	NETTTS Racing	Jim Hamblin Barry Brensinger James Nelson Mark Greenberg	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	316
29 DNF	GT	99	NETTTS Racing	Jim Hamblin Barry Brensinger James Nelson Mark Greenberg	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	316
30 DNF	GTS	40	Derhaag Motorsports	Justin Bell Derek Bell Ken Wilden Simon Gregg	Chevrolet Corvette	G	260
30 DNF	GTS	40	Derhaag Motorsports	Justin Bell Derek Bell Ken Wilden Simon Gregg	Chevrolet 6.1 L V8	G	260
31 DNF	GT	33	Scuderia Ferrari of Washington	Cort Wagner Brent Martini Sylvain Tremblay Selby Wellman	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	D	214
31 DNF	GT	33	Scuderia Ferrari of Washington	Cort Wagner Brent Martini Sylvain Tremblay Selby Wellman	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	D	214
32 DNF	GT	73	Graham Nash Motorsport	Rob Wilson Mike Newton David Gooding Martyn Konig	Porsche 996 GT3-R	D	211
32 DNF	GT	73	Graham Nash Motorsport	Rob Wilson Mike Newton David Gooding Martyn Konig	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	211
33 DNF	GT	10	MAC Racing	David Terrien Gianluca de Lorenzi Didier Moinel Delalande Marco Saviozzi	Porsche 996 GT3-R	D	206
33 DNF	GT	10	MAC Racing		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	206
34 DNF	DP	58	Brumos Racing	David Donohue Mike Borkowski Randy Pobst Chris Bye	Fabcar FDSC/03	G	160
34 DNF	DP	58	Brumos Racing	David Donohue Mike Borkowski Randy Pobst Chris Bye	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	G	160
35 DNF	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Andrew Davis Robert Julian Tom Nastasi Dave Lacey	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	151
35 DNF	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Andrew Davis Robert Julian Tom Nastasi Dave Lacey	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	151
36 DNF	GT	98	Schumacher Racing	Sascha Maassen Martin Snow Lucas Luhr Larry Schumacher	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	135
36 DNF	GT	98	Schumacher Racing	Sascha Maassen Martin Snow Lucas Luhr Larry Schumacher	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	135
37 DNF	SRP II	80	G&W Motorsports	Shawn Bayliff Steve Marshall Robert Prilika Andy Lally	Picchio D-USA	D	121
37 DNF	SRP II	80	G&W Motorsports	Shawn Bayliff Steve Marshall Robert Prilika Andy Lally	BMW 3.0 L I6	D	121
38 DNF	GT	57	Seikel Motorsport	Alex Caffi Gabrio Rosa Fabio Rosa Andrea Chiesa	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	101
38 DNF	GT	57	Seikel Motorsport	Alex Caffi Gabrio Rosa Fabio Rosa Andrea Chiesa	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	101
39 DNF	DP	54	Bell Motorsports	Didier Theys Forest Barber Terry Borcheller Christian Fittipaldi	Doran JE4	G	67
39 DNF	DP	54	Bell Motorsports		Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	G	67
40 DNF	GT	22	JMB Racing	Stephen Earle Philip Shearer Stéphane Grégoire Ludovico Manfredi	Ferrari 360 Modena	D	54
40 DNF	GT	22	JMB Racing		Ferrari 3.6 L V8	D	54
41 DNF	GTS	48	Heritage Motorsports	Tommy Riggins David Machavern Kevin Lepage Scott Lagasse	Ford Mustang	G	49
41 DNF	GTS	48	Heritage Motorsports	Tommy Riggins David Machavern Kevin Lepage Scott Lagasse	Ford 5.9 L V8	G	49
42 DNF	GTS	18	Boston Motorsports Group	Ken Stiver Scott Deware Don Bell Jeff Kline	Mosler MT900 R	G	14
42 DNF	GTS	18	Boston Motorsports Group	Ken Stiver Scott Deware Don Bell Jeff Kline	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8	G	14
43 DNF	GTS	6	Gunnar Racing	Gunnar Jeannette Duncan Dayton Peter Kitchak Ronald Zitza	Porsche 911 GT1	G	9
43 DNF	GTS	6	Gunnar Racing	Gunnar Jeannette Duncan Dayton Peter Kitchak Ronald Zitza	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	G	9
44 DNF	GTS	51	Proton Competition	Mauro Casadei Christian Reid Gerold Reid Manfred Jurasz	Porsche 911 GT2	G	2
44 DNF	GTS	51	Proton Competition	Mauro Casadei Christian Reid Gerold Reid Manfred Jurasz	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	2
DNS	GT	61	System Force Motorsports	Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Charles Brugman Frans Munsterhuis Cougar Jacobsen	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	D	-
DNS	GT	61	System Force Motorsports		Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	-

References

^ "2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ "Official Results – Rolex Sports Car Series" (PDF). Rolex Sports Car Series. February 2, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

External links

Car Information & Images

[1] "2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[2] "Official Results – Rolex Sports Car Series" (PDF). Rolex Sports Car Series. February 2, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

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