2003 24 Hours of Le Mans

2003 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Index: Races \| Winners

The winning Bentley, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2009

The 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 71st Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 14 and 15 June 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 with a Bentley Speed 8, driven by Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Guy Smith. In the process, Danish driver Kristensen set a record with his fourth straight victory. The other Team Bentley entry, driven by 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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMGTP	7	Team Bentley	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Guy Smith	Bentley Speed 8	M	377
1	LMGTP	7	Team Bentley	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Guy Smith	Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8	M	377
2	LMGTP	8	Team Bentley	Mark Blundell David Brabham Johnny Herbert	Bentley Speed 8	M	375
2	LMGTP	8	Team Bentley	Mark Blundell David Brabham Johnny Herbert	Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8	M	375
3	LMP900	6	Champion Racing	JJ Lehto Emanuele Pirro Stefan Johansson	Audi R8	M	372
3	LMP900	6	Champion Racing	JJ Lehto Emanuele Pirro Stefan Johansson		M	372
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
4	LMP900	5	Audi Sport Japan Team Goh	Seiji Ara Jan Magnussen Marco Werner	Audi R8	M	370
4	LMP900	5	Audi Sport Japan Team Goh	Seiji Ara Jan Magnussen Marco Werner	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	370
5	LMP900	11	JML Team Panoz	Olivier Beretta Gunnar Jeannette Max Papis	Panoz LMP01 Evo	M	360
5	LMP900	11	JML Team Panoz	Olivier Beretta Gunnar Jeannette Max Papis	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	360
6	LMP900	15	Racing for Holland	Jan Lammers John Bosch Andy Wallace	Dome S101	M	360
6	LMP900	15	Racing for Holland	Jan Lammers John Bosch Andy Wallace	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	M	360
7	LMP900	13	Courage Compétition	Jonathan Cochet Stéphane Grégoire Jean-Marc Gounon	Courage C60	M	360
7	LMP900	13	Courage Compétition	Jonathan Cochet Stéphane Grégoire Jean-Marc Gounon	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	M	360
8	LMP900	17	Pescarolo Sport	Jean-Christophe Boullion Franck Lagorce Stéphane Sarrazin	Courage C60	M	356
8	LMP900	17	Pescarolo Sport	Jean-Christophe Boullion Franck Lagorce Stéphane Sarrazin	Peugeot 3.2L Turbo V6	M	356
9	LMP900	18	Pescarolo Sport	Éric Hélary Nicolas Minassian Soheil Ayari	Courage C60	M	352
9	LMP900	18	Pescarolo Sport	Éric Hélary Nicolas Minassian Soheil Ayari	Peugeot 3.2L Turbo V6	M	352
10	GTS	88	Veloqx Prodrive Racing	Tomáš Enge Peter Kox Jamie Davies	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	336
10	GTS	88	Veloqx Prodrive Racing	Tomáš Enge Peter Kox Jamie Davies	Ferrari F133 5.9L V12	M	336
11	GTS	50	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	326
11	GTS	50	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	326
12	GTS	53	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Franck Fréon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	326
12	GTS	53	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Franck Fréon	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	G	326
13	LMP900	9	Kondo Racing	Masahiko Kondo Ukyo Katayama Ryo Fukuda	Dome S101	Y	322
13	LMP900	9	Kondo Racing	Masahiko Kondo Ukyo Katayama Ryo Fukuda	Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8	Y	322
14	GT	93	Alex Job Racing Petersen Motorsports	Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	320
14	GT	93	Alex Job Racing Petersen Motorsports	Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard Lucas Luhr	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	320
15	LMP675	29	Noël del Bello Racing	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Christophe Pillon Didier André	Reynard 2KQ-LM	M	319
15	LMP675	29	Noël del Bello Racing	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Christophe Pillon Didier André	Volkswagen HPT16 2.0L Turbo I4	M	319
16	GTS	86	Larbre Compétition	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut Steve Zacchia	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	317
16	GTS	86	Larbre Compétition	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut Steve Zacchia	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	317
17	GT	87	Orbit Racing	Leo Hindery, Jr. Peter Baron Marc Lieb	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	314
17	GT	87	Orbit Racing	Leo Hindery, Jr. Peter Baron Marc Lieb	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	314
18	GT	75	Thierry Perrier Perspective Racing	Michel Neugarten Nigel Smith Ian Khan	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	P	305
18	GT	75	Thierry Perrier Perspective Racing	Michel Neugarten Nigel Smith Ian Khan	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	305
19	GT	77	Team Taisan Advan	Atsushi Yogo Akira Iida Kazuyuki Nishizawa	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	304
19	GT	77	Team Taisan Advan	Atsushi Yogo Akira Iida Kazuyuki Nishizawa	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	304
20	GT	81	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	304
20	GT	81	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	304
21	GTS	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Luc Alphand Jérôme Policand Frédéric Dor	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	298
21	GTS	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Luc Alphand Jérôme Policand Frédéric Dor	Ferrari F133 6.0L V12	M	298
22	LMP675	26	RN Motorsport Ltd.	John Nielsen Hayanari Shimoda Casper Elgaard	DBA4 03S	D	288
22	LMP675	26	RN Motorsport Ltd.	John Nielsen Hayanari Shimoda Casper Elgaard	Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8	D	288
23	GT	78	PK Sport, Ltd.	Robin Liddell David Warnock Piers Masarati	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	P	285
23	GT	78	PK Sport, Ltd.	Robin Liddell David Warnock Piers Masarati	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	285
24	LMP900	19	Automotive Durango SRL	Sylvain Boulay Michele Rugolo Jean-Bernard Bouvet	Durango LMP1	D	277
24	LMP900	19	Automotive Durango SRL	Sylvain Boulay Michele Rugolo Jean-Bernard Bouvet	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	D	277
25	GT	70	JMB Racing	David Terrien Fabrizio de Simone Fabio Babini	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	P	273
25	GT	70	JMB Racing	David Terrien Fabrizio de Simone Fabio Babini	Ferrari F131 3.6L V8	P	273
26	GT	94	Risi Competizione	Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners Terry Borcheller	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	M	269
26	GT	94	Risi Competizione	Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners Terry Borcheller	Ferrari F131 3.6L V8	M	269
27	GT	84	T2M Motorsport	Vanina Ickx Roland Bervillé Patrick Bourdais	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	264
27	GT	84	T2M Motorsport	Vanina Ickx Roland Bervillé Patrick Bourdais	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	264
28 NC	GTS	64	Graham Nash Motorsport Ray Mallock Ltd.	Pedro Chaves Thomas Erdos Mike Newton	Saleen S7-R	D	292
28 NC	GTS	64	Graham Nash Motorsport Ray Mallock Ltd.	Pedro Chaves Thomas Erdos Mike Newton	Ford 7.0L V8	D	292
29 NC	GT	85	ST Team Orange Spyker	Norman Simon Tom Coronel Hans Hugenholtz	Spyker C8 Double-12R	D	229
29 NC	GT	85	ST Team Orange Spyker	Norman Simon Tom Coronel Hans Hugenholtz	Audi 4.0L V8	D	229
30 NC	LMP675	24	Rachel Welter	Yojiro Terada Olivier Porta Gavin Pickering	WR LMP01	M	235
30 NC	LMP675	24	Rachel Welter	Yojiro Terada Olivier Porta Gavin Pickering	Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4	M	235
31 DNF	LMP900	16	Racing for Holland	Felipe Ortiz Beppe Gabbiani Tristan Gommendy	Dome S101	M	316
31 DNF	LMP900	16	Racing for Holland	Felipe Ortiz Beppe Gabbiani Tristan Gommendy	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	M	316
32 DNF	LMP900	12	JML Team Panoz	Benjamin Leuenberger David Saelens Scott Maxwell	Panoz LMP01 Evo	M	233
32 DNF	LMP900	12	JML Team Panoz	Benjamin Leuenberger David Saelens Scott Maxwell	Élan 6L8 6.0L V8	M	233
33 DNF	GTS	68	Scorp Motorsport Communication	Luis Marques Olivier Thévenin Denis Dupuis	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	D	229
33 DNF	GTS	68	Scorp Motorsport Communication	Luis Marques Olivier Thévenin Denis Dupuis	Chrysler 8.0L V10	D	229
34 DNF	GT	99	XL Racing	Ange Barde Michel Ferté Gaël Lasoudier	Ferrari 550 Maranello	P	227
34 DNF	GT	99	XL Racing	Ange Barde Michel Ferté Gaël Lasoudier	Ferrari F131 5.5L V12	P	227
35 DNF	LMP900	4	Riley & Scott Racing	Jim Matthews Marc Goossens Christophe Tinseau	Riley & Scott Mk III C	M	214
35 DNF	LMP900	4	Riley & Scott Racing	Jim Matthews Marc Goossens Christophe Tinseau	Ford (Yates) 6.0L V8	M	214
36 DNF	LMP675	25	Gerard Welter	Bastien Brière Jean-René de Fournoux Stéphane Daoudi	WR LMP02	M	176
36 DNF	LMP675	25	Gerard Welter	Bastien Brière Jean-René de Fournoux Stéphane Daoudi	Peugeot 3.0L V6	M	176
37 DNF	GTS	80	Veloqx Prodrive Racing	Anthony Davidson Kelvin Burt Darren Turner	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	176
37 DNF	GTS	80	Veloqx Prodrive Racing	Anthony Davidson Kelvin Burt Darren Turner	Ferrari F131 5.9L V12	M	176
38 DNF	LMP900	14	Team Nasamax McNeil Engineering	Romain Dumas Robbie Sterling Werner Lupberger	Reynard 01Q	G	138
38 DNF	LMP900	14	Team Nasamax McNeil Engineering	Romain Dumas Robbie Sterling Werner Lupberger	Cosworth XDE 2.7L Turbo V8 (Bioethanol)	G	138
39 DNF	GT	95	Risi Competizione	Shane Lewis Butch Leitzinger Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	Y	138
39 DNF	GT	95	Risi Competizione	Shane Lewis Butch Leitzinger Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari F133 3.6L V8	Y	138
40 DNF	GT	83	Seikel Motorsport	Anthony Burgess David Shep Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	134
40 DNF	GT	83	Seikel Motorsport	Anthony Burgess David Shep Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	134
41 DNF	LMP675	27	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Duncan Dayton Rick Sutherland	MG-Lola EX257	G	107
41 DNF	LMP675	27	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Duncan Dayton Rick Sutherland	MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4	G	107
42 DNF	GT	92	Dewalt Racesports Salisbury	Mike Jordan Michael Caine Tim Sugden	TVR Tuscan T400R	D	93
42 DNF	GT	92	Dewalt Racesports Salisbury	Mike Jordan Michael Caine Tim Sugden	TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6	D	93
43 DNF	GTS	66	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Walter Brun	Saleen S7-R	D	91
43 DNF	GTS	66	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Walter Brun	Ford 7.0L V8	D	91
44 DNF	LMP900	21	Edouard Sezionale	Patrice Roussel Edouard Sezionale Lucas Lasserre	Norma M2000-2	D	82
44 DNF	LMP900	21	Edouard Sezionale	Patrice Roussel Edouard Sezionale Lucas Lasserre	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	D	82
45 DNF	LMP675	31	Courage Compétition	David Hallyday Philippe Alliot Carl Rosenblad	Courage C65	M	41
45 DNF	LMP675	31	Courage Compétition	David Hallyday Philippe Alliot Carl Rosenblad	JPX 3.4L V6	M	41
46 DNF	LMP900	10	Audi Sport UK Arena Motorsport	Frank Biela Perry McCarthy Mika Salo	Audi R8	M	28
46 DNF	LMP900	10	Audi Sport UK Arena Motorsport	Frank Biela Perry McCarthy Mika Salo	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	M	28
47 DNF	LMP675	23	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman Chris McMurry	Pilbeam MP91	D	27
47 DNF	LMP675	23	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman Chris McMurry	JPX 3.4L V6	D	27
48 DNF	GT	91	Dewalt Racesport Salisbury	Rob Barff Richard Hay Richard Stanton	TVR Tuscan T400R	D	11
48 DNF	GT	91	Dewalt Racesport Salisbury	Rob Barff Richard Hay Richard Stanton	TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6	D	11
49 DNF	GTS	61	Carsport America	Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen David Hart	Pagani Zonda GR	P	10
49 DNF	GTS	61	Carsport America	Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen David Hart	Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.0L V12	P	10
DNS	LMP900	20	Lister Racing	Jamie Campbell-Walter Nathan Kinch Vincent Vosse	Lister Storm LMP	D	-
DNS	LMP900	20	Lister Racing	Jamie Campbell-Walter Nathan Kinch Vincent Vosse	Chevrolet LS1 6.0L V8	D	-

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, Source?), #15 Dome-Judd S101 Racing for Holland 331 km/h (race)^[1]

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References

↑ Le Mans Trap Speeds 2003: mulsannecorner.com

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