2003 Grand Prix Americas (ALMS)

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The 2003 Grand Prix Americas was the eighth race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on a temporary street circuit[permanent dead link] in Miami, Florida on September 27, 2003.

Bayfront Park circuit

The race was scheduled for 2 hours and 45 minutes, but was ended several minutes early due to heavy rains causing multiple accidents.

Official results

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP900 38   ADT Champion Racing   Johnny Herbert
  JJ Lehto
Audi R8 M 157
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2 LMP900 1   Infineon Team Joest   Marco Werner
  Frank Biela
Audi R8 M 157
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3 LMP900 10   JML Team Panoz   Olivier Beretta
  David Saelens
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 155
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
4 GTS 80   Prodrive   David Brabham
  Darren Turner
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 154
Ferrari 5.9L V12
5 GTS 88   Prodrive   Tomáš Enge
  Peter Kox
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 154
Ferrari 5.9L V12
6 LMP675 20   Dyson Racing   Chris Dyson
  Andy Wallace
MG-Lola EX257 G 152
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
7 GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Lucas Luhr
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 151
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
8 LMP675 16   Dyson Racing   Butch Leitzinger
  James Weaver
MG-Lola EX257 G 150
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
9 GT 35   Risi Competizione   Anthony Lazzaro
  Ralf Kelleners
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC M 150
Ferrari 3.6L V8
10 GT 60   P.K. Sport   Robin Liddell
  Alex Caffi
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 149
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
11 LMP900 30   Intersport Racing   Clint Field
  Mike Durand
Riley & Scott Mk III C D 149
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
12 LMP900 12   American Spirit Racing   Michael Lewis
  Tomy Drissi
Riley & Scott Mk III C D 148
Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8
13 GT 31   Petersen Motorsports
  White Lightning Racing
  Craig Stanton
  Johnny Mowlem
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 148
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 GT 28   JMB Racing USA   Stéphane Grégoire
  Eliseo Salazar
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 146
Ferrari 3.6L V8
15 GTS 0   Team Olive Garden   Emanuele Naspetti
  Mimmo Schiattarella
Ferrari 550 Maranello P 145
Ferrari 6.0L V12
16
DNF
GT 24   Alex Job Racing   Jörg Bergmeister
  Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 143
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 GT 33   ZIP Racing   Andy Lally
  Spencer Pumpelly
  Romeo Kapudija
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 143
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18 GT 63   ACEMCO Motorsports   Terry Borcheller
  Shane Lewis
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Y 143
Ferrari 3.6L V8
19 LMP675 18   Essex Racing   Scott Bradley
  Jason Workman
Lola B2K/40 P 142
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
20 LMP675 37   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Duncan Dayton
MG-Lola EX257 G 142
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
21 GT 66   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 142
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
22 GT 42   Orbit Racing   Joe Policastro
  Joe Policastro Jr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 138
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
23 GT 67   The Racer's Group   Jeff Zwart
  Pierre Ehret
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 136
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24
DNF
LMP900 11   JML Team Panoz   Scott Maxwell
  Gunnar Jeannette
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 135
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
25
DNF
GT 29   JMB Racing USA   Stephen Earle
  Mark Neuhaus
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 133
Ferrari 3.6L V8
26 GT 68   The Racer's Group   Marc Bunting
  Chris Gleason
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 125
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27 GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Ron Fellows
  Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 122
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
28
NC
GT 79   J3 Racing   David Murry
  Justin Jackson
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 113
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29
DNF
GT 61   P.K. Sport   David Warnock
  Ron Atapattu
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 107
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
30
DNF
GT 03   Hyper Sport   Rick Skelton
  Brad Nyberg
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 68
Élan 5.0L V8
31
DNF
GTS 2   Konrad Motorsport   Franz Konrad
  Richard Nearn
Saleen S7-R D 62
Ford 7.0L V8
32
DNF
GT 40   Alegra Motorsports   Bill Auberlen
  Niclas Jönsson
BMW M3 Y 58
BMW 3.2L I6
33
DNF
GT 43   Orbit Racing   Marc Lieb
  Peter Baron
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 41
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
34
DNF
LMP675 56   Team Bucknum Racing   Jeff Bucknum
  Bryan Willman
  Chris McMurry
Pilbeam MP91 D 40
Willman (JPX) 3.4L V6
35
DNF
GTS 71   Carsport America   Tom Weickardt
  Jean-Philippe Belloc
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 16
Dodge 8.0L V10
36
DNF
GT 41   Alegra Motorsports   Ross Bluestein
  Carlos DeQuesada
BMW M3 Y 15
BMW 3.2L I6
DNS GTS 4   Corvette Racing   Kelly Collins
  Oliver Gavin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G -
Chevrolet 7.0L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 0:47.848
  • Fastest Lap - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 0:49.260
  • Distance - 290.567 km
  • Average Speed - 107.544 km/h
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  • "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-21. Retrieved 2007-10-21. (32.1 KiB)
  • Race Results


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