2003 Spanish Formula Three Championship Explained

The 2003 Spanish Formula Three Championship was the third Spanish Formula Three season. It began on 27 April at Albacete and ended on 9 November at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after thirteen races.^[1] Ricardo Mauricio was crowned series champion.^[2]

Teams and drivers

• All teams were Spanish-registered. All cars were powered by Toyota engines, Dallara F300 chassis and Dunlop tyres.^[3]

Team		Driver	Rounds
EV Racing	1	Emilio de Villota Jr.	All
	2	Ricardo Risatti	1–5
		Alejandro Núñez	6
		Víctor Ordoñez	7
	3	Andy Soucek	All
Racing Engineering	4	Pedro Barral	All
	5	Ricardo Mauricio	All
	6	Dennis Furchheim	1–3
		Juan Antonio del Pino	4–6
		Jan Heylen	7
	7	Lorenço Beirão	All
Meycom Sport	8	nowrap		1–6
		Adrián Vallés	7
	9	Álvaro Barba	All
ECA Racing	10	Roc Mas	5–7
	11	Daniel Martín	All
	12	Ricardo Ferrando	1–2
		Roldán Rodríguez	4–7
GTA Motor Competición	14	Borja García	All
	15	María de Villota	All
	16	Angelo Serafim	All
Azteca Motorsport	17	Sergio Hernández	All
	18	Marc McLoughlin	1
		Alejandro Núñez	2–5
G-Tec Sport	19	Victor Ordóñez	1
		Henri Niskanen	2
		Francisco J. Reina	3
		Juan Antonio del Pino	7
	20	Ángel Romero	3
Elide Racing	21	Alejandro Núñez	All
	22	Roldán Rodríguez	1–3
		Ricardo Risatti	6–7
Skualo Competición	23	Roc Mas	1–3

Calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Circuito de Albacete, Albacete	27 April	Borja García	Borja García	Borja García	GTA Motor Competición
	R2			José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Angelo Serafim	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Meycom Sport
2	R1	Circuito del Jarama, Madrid	18 May	Daniel Martín	Angelo Serafim	Daniel Martín	ECA Racing
	R2			nowrap	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Pedro Barral	nowrap	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Meycom Sport
3	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	31 May	Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	ECA Racing
	R2	Ricardo Mauricio		Ricardo Mauricio	Ricardo Mauricio	Racing Engineering
4	R1	Circuito do Estoril, Estoril	6 July	Ricardo Mauricio	Daniel Martín	Ricardo Mauricio	Racing Engineering
	R2			Ricardo Mauricio	Daniel Martín	Ricardo Mauricio	Racing Engineering
5	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	14 September	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	nowrap	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Ricardo Mauricio	Racing Engineering
	R2		Andy Soucek	Daniel Martín	Borja García	nowrap	GTA Motor Competición
6		Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	12 October	Ricardo Mauricio	Ricardo Mauricio	Ricardo Mauricio	Racing Engineering
7	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	10 November	Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	Ricardo Mauricio	Racing Engineering
	R2			Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	ECA Racing

Standings

Drivers' standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

Pos Driver ALB JAR JER EST VAL JER CAT Pts 1 Ricardo Mauricio 9 4 Ret 15 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 5 2 Daniel Martín 2 Ret 1 3 1 6 2 2 12 6 Ret 4 1 184 3 Borja García 1 Ret 9 2 8 2 3 5 2 1 4 6 2 4 Andy Soucek 6 2 4 4 4 3 Ret 7 10 Ret 2 5 13 136 5 align=left nowrap José Manuel Pérez-Aicart 3 1 Ret 1 2 12 NC 4 13 4 3 130 6 Angelo Serafim 8 5 2 6 14 Ret 4 3 4 Ret Ret 11 9 110 7 Sergio Hernández 11 DNS 6 5 7 5 6 9 3 7 9 10 Ret 103 8 Pedro Barral 4 Ret 10 7 6 10 5 15 7 3 Ret 12 11 94 9 Lourenço Beirão 10 7 5 10 5 4 Ret 12 8 DNS Ret 8 8 87 10 Juan Antonio del Pino 7 Ret 5 2 7 3 6 74 11 Ricardo Risatti 5 3 7 11 18 DNS 8 8 Ret Ret Ret 16† 7 70 12 Álvaro Barba NC DNS 14 16 9 7 10 Ret DSQ Ret 6 2 4 68 13 María de Villota Ret 10 8 8 12 Ret Ret 10 9 DNS 5 13 10 63 14 Roldán Rodríguez 12 6 Ret 9 13 Ret 9 6 6 8 Ret DNS Ret 59 15 Emilio de Villota Jr. 14 9 11 17† 11 8 12 13 DSQ Ret Ret 15 12 42 16 Dennis Furchheim 13 Ret 3 13 10 DSQ 28 17 Alejandro Núñez Ret DNS 13 12 Ret 13 11 11 DNS DNS 8 28 18 Roc Mas 15 11 15 14 16 DNS 13 14 11 9 Ret Ret Ret 26 19 Marc McLoughlin 7 8 17 20 Ángel Romero 17 9 7 21 Francisco J. Reina 15 11 6 22 Henri Niskanen 12 Ret 4 23 Victor Ordóñez Ret Ret 14 Ret 2 Ricardo Ferrando Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 Guest driver ineligible for points Jan Heylen 7 3 0 Adrián Vallés 9 DNS 0 Pos Driver ALB JAR JER EST VAL JER CAT Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

Pos	Team	Car No.	ALB		JAR		JER		EST		VAL		JER	CAT		Pts
1	Racing Engineering	4	4	Ret	10	7	6	10	5	15	7	3	Ret	12	11
	5	9	4	Ret	15	3	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	5
	6	13	Ret	3	13	10	DSQ	7	Ret	5	2	7	7	3
	7	10	7	5	10	5	4	Ret	12	8	DNS	Ret	8	8
2	align=left rowspan=3 nowrap	GTA Motor Competición	14	1	Ret	9	2	8	2	3	5	2	1	4	6	2
	15	Ret	10	8	8	12	Ret	Ret	10	9	DNS	5	13	10
	16	8	5	2	6	14	Ret	4	3	4	Ret	Ret	11	9
3	align=left rowspan=3	ECA Racing	10									11	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	64
	11	2	Ret	1	3	1	6	2	2	12	6	Ret	4	1
	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS			9	6	6	8	Ret	DNS	Ret
4	align=left rowspan=2	Meycom Sport	8	3	1	Ret	1	2	12	NC	4	13	4	3	9	DNS	60
	9	NC	DNS	14	16	9	7	10	Ret	DSQ	Ret	6	2	4
5	align=left rowspan=3	EV Racing	1	14	9	11	17†	11	8	12	13	DSQ	Ret	Ret	15	12	46
	2	5	3	7	11	18	DNS	8	8	Ret	Ret	8	14	Ret
	3	6	2	4	4	4	3	Ret	7	10	Ret	2	5	13
6	align=left rowspan=2	Azteca Motorsport	17	11	DNS	6	5	7	5	6	9	3	7	9	10	Ret	9
	18	7	8	13	12	Ret	13	11	11	DNS	DNS
7	align=left rowspan=2	G-TEC Sport	19	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	15	11						3	6	6
	20					17	9
8	align=left rowspan=2	Elide Racing	21	Ret	DNS												0
	22	12	6	Ret	9	13	Ret						16†	7
9	Skualo Competición	23	15	11	15	14	16	DNS	13	14						0
Pos	Team	Car No.	ALB		JAR		JER		EST		VAL		JER	CAT		Pts

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race Calendar: Spanish Formula 3 Championship – Season 2003. speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. 27 January 2013.
2. Web site: Campeonato de España de Fórmula 3 2003. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 27 January 2013.
3. Web site: Entrylist: Spanish Formula 3 Championship – Season 2003. speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. 27 January 2013.