The 2003 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. 14 different teams and 24 different drivers competed. All drivers were able to score points. The Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama Drivers' Champion was A. J. Allmendinger driving for RuSPORT.
Teams and drivers TeamNoDriversRacesRahal-Letterman Racing1 Jon Fogarty11–1224 Danica PatrickAllJensen MotorSport2 Eric Jensen1–2, 4–128 Philip Fayer1–2, 5–6, 8–10, 12RuSPORT3 Aaron JustusAll4 A. J. AllmendingerAllP-1 Racing6 Tony Ave316 Stéphan Roy2–10Sierra Sierra Racing7 Hoover Orsi3 Kyle Krisiloff8–1228 Ryan DalzielAll67 Marc de Vellis1–2Transnet Racing9 Alex GarciaAllBrooks Associates Racing12 Marc Breuers9, 11–12Cameron Motorsports13 Kyle Krisiloff1–2Lynx Racing17 Bryan Sellers4–5, 7, 9 Louis-Philippe Dumouilin8, 1019 Michael ValianteAllDSTP Motorsports27 Joey HandAllDorricott Racing31 Kyle Krisiloff3–733 Luis DíazAllPolestar Racing Group49 Dan Selznick2, 984 Jonathan MacriAllPacific Coast Motorsports69 Alex FiggeAllScuderia Fortia86 Eduardo Figueroa188 Romain Dumas1
Schedule RdDateRace nameTrackLocation1March 23 2003 Atlantic Grand Prix of MonterreyFundidora ParkMonterrey, Mexico2April 13 2003 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic RaceStreets of Long BeachLong Beach, California3June 1 2003 Atlantic Milwaukee RaceMilwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin4June 15 2003 Atlantic Monterey RaceMazda Raceway Laguna SecaMonterey, California5June 22 2003 Atlantic Portland RacePortland International RacewayPortland, Oregon6July 6 2003 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic 100KCleveland Burke Lakefront AirportCleveland, Ohio7July 13 2003 Atlantic Toronto RaceExhibition PlaceToronto, Ontario8August 3 2003 Grand Prix de Trois-RivièresCircuit Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières, Quebec9August 17 2003 Atlantic Mid-Ohio RaceMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio10August 23 2003 Atlantic Montréal RaceCircuit Gilles VilleneuveMontreal, Quebec11August 31 2003 Argent Mortgage ChallengeStreets of DenverDenver, Colorado12September 28 2003 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic 100KBayfront Park Street CircuitMiami, Florida
Race results RdRace namePole PositionFastest LapLead most lapsRace winnerWinning driverWinning team1Fundidora Park Luis Díaz Luis Díaz Michael Valiante Michael ValianteLynx Racing2Streets of Long Beach A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT3Milwaukee Mile Ryan Dalziel Kyle Krisiloff Ryan Dalziel Ryan DalzielSierra Sierra Racing4Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT5Portland International Raceway Ryan Dalziel Ryan Dalziel Ryan Dalziel Ryan DalzielSierra Sierra Racing6Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT7Exhibition Place A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT8Circuit Trois-Rivières A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT9Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course A. J. Allmendinger Jonathan Macri Michael Valiante Michael ValianteLynx Racing10Circuit Gilles Villeneuve A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT11Streets of Denver A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger Michael Valiante A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT12Bayfront Park Street Circuit A. J. Allmendinger Ryan Dalziel Michael Valiante Michael ValianteLynx Racing
Championship standings
PosDriverMTYLBHMILLAGPORCLETORTRRMOHMTLDENMIAPts 1 A. J. Allmendinger 81*31*41*1*1*171*111201 2 Ryan Dalziel4151*21*3522233175 3 Michael Valiante1*411 DNS34431*42*1*161 4 Jonathan Macri 2343 82375665145 5 Aaron Justus5254513214 33137123 6 Danica Patrick3146136510510752109 7 Joey Hand157910210644596108 8 Luis Díaz1061369119 67118988 9 Alex Figge65 757148158814887 10 Kyle Krisiloff DNS 9 2712714139 9 71277 11 Alex Garcia11 1012813612121113111360 12 Eric Jensen12119 14813111314121049 13 Stéphan Roy 88121112118161048 14 Bryan Sellers11107630 15 Jon Fogarty4424 16 Philip Fayer 13 131591014151524 17 Marc Breuers12101412 18 Louis-Philippe Dumouilin91211 19 Marc de Vellis 7169 20 Romain Dumas97 21 Tony Ave106 22 Dan Selznick 12155 23 Eduardo Figueroa 142 24 Hoover Orsi142PosDriverMTYLBHMILLAGPORCLETORTRRMOHMTLDENMIAPtsColorResult GoldWinner Silver2nd place Bronze3rd place Green4th & 5th place Light Blue6th–10th place Dark BlueFinished(Outside Top 10) PurpleDid not finish RedDid not qualify(DNQ) BrownWithdrawn(Wth) BlackDisqualified(DSQ)White Did Not Start(DNS) Race abandoned(C) BlankDid notparticipate In-line notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap * Led most laps (RY) Rookie of the Year (R) Rookie
Complete Overview
first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result
R17=retired, but classified NS=did not start
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the fastest qualifier on Friday (1 point), the fastest qualifier on Saturday (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). Oval races only saw one qualifying.
Note:
Race 3 no additional point for the qualifying were awarded due to rain, starting lineup based on combined practice times.
Race 3, 4, 6, 7 and 11 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).
Place Name Country Team 1 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 3 8 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 R17 1 1 1 1 1 R11 2 Ryan Dalziel Sierra Sierra Racing 9 4 3 R15 1 1 3 2 1 1 4 3 4 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 5 3 2 3 3 Michael Valiante Lynx Racing 4 1 6 4 8 11 9 NS 5 3 2 4 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 2 3 1 4 Jonathan Macri Polestar Motor Racing 6 2 5 3 2 4 6 3 8 8 6 2 6 3 8 7 5 5 8 6 10 6 9 5 5 Aaron Justus RuSPORT 10 5 2 2 6 5 5 4 7 5 5 R13 2 2 5 14 2 3 4 3 10 R13 6 7 6 Danica Patrick Team Rahal 5 3 10 R14 7 6 10 R13 10 6 10 5 9 10 4 5 11 10 5 7 7 5 5 2 7 Joey Hand DSTP Motorsports 2 R15 15 7 13 9 4 R10 3 2 3 10 5 6 7 4 7 4 6 5 11 9 7 6 8 Luis Díaz Dorricott Racing 1 10 4 6 9 R13 7 6 4 9 14 R11 12 9 6 6 8 7 7 11 8 8 8 9 9 Alex Figge Pacific Coast Motorsports 8 6 7 5 10 7 2 5 6 7 7 R14 7 8 10 R15 9 8 10 8 6 R14 13 8 10 Kyle Krisiloff Cameron Motorsports 12 NS 12 9 Dorricott Racing 4 2 10 7 12 12 11 7 8 R14 Sierra Sierra Racing 11 13 10 9 9 9 9 7 11 R12 11 Alex García Transnet Racing 13 11 11 10 14 12 11 8 14 13 8 6 13 12 13 12 13 11 12 13 13 11 12 R13 12 Eric Jensen Jensen Motorsport 15 R12 13 11 - - 13 9 13 14 12 8 14 13 14 11 15 13 14 14 14 12 15 10 13 Stéphan Roy P-1 Racing - - 9 8 11 8 12 R12 11 11 9 R12 10 11 9 8 12 R 11 10 - - - - 14 Bryan Sellers Lynx Racing - - - - - - 8 R11 9 10 - - 11 7 - - 6 6 - - - - - - 15 Jon Fogarty Team Rahal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 4 4 16 Philip Fayer Jensen Motorsport 16 R13 16 13 - - - - 15 R15 13 9 - - 15 10 16 14 15 R15 - - 14 R15 17 Marc Breuers Brooks Associates Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 12 - - 12 10 10 R14 18 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Lynx Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 9 - - 13 12 - - - - 19 Marc de Vellis Sierra Sierra Racing 7 7 8 R16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Romain Dumas Scuderia Fortia 11 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 Tony Ave P-1 Racing - - - - 12 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 Dan Selznick Polestar Motor Racing - - 14 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 15 - - - - - - 23 Eduardo Figueroa Scuderia Fortia 14 R14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hoover Orsi Sierra Sierra Racing - - - - 5 R14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
See also 2003 CART season 2003 Indianapolis 500 2003 IndyCar Series season 2003 Infiniti Pro Series season
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