The 2003 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the first championship year of Europe's premier Formula Three series. The championship consisted of ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits. Each weekend consisted of 1 hour and 30 minutes of free practice on Friday – in either one or two sessions – and two 30-minute qualifying sessions. This was followed by a c.110 km race on Saturday and a c.80 km race on Sunday. Each qualifying session awarded one bonus point for pole position and each race awarded points for the top eight finishers, with ten points per win. It commenced on April 26, 2003 at Hockenheimring and ended on October 26 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
Teams and drivers 2003 Entry List Team # Driver Rookie Chassis Engine Rounds Team Rosberg 3 Nico Rosberg F303/005 Opel All 4 Andreas Zuber F303/006 All ASM F3 5 Alexandre Prémat F303/015 Mercedes All 6 Olivier Pla F303/014 All 34 Bruno Spengler F303/016 4–10 39 Jamie Green 3 Prema Powerteam 7 Katsuyuki Hiranaka F303/007 Opel All 8 Ryan Briscoe F303/008 All 33 Lucas di Grassi F303/022 2–3 Robert Kubica 4–10 Signature Plus 9 Nicolas Lapierre F302/043 Sodemo All 10 Fabio Carbone F302/018 All 42 César Campaniço F302/067 10 Opel Team KMS 11 Timo Glock F303/009 Opel All 12 Maro Engel F302/009 1–5 Hendrik Vieth 6 Adam Carroll 7–10 Saulnier Racing 14 Harold Primat F302/021 Sodemo All 15 Simon Abadie F302/060 1–5 Nicolas Armindo 9–10 Team Ghinzani 16 Robert Doornbos F302/052 Mugen All 17 Álvaro Parente F302/003 All 38 Philipp Baron F302/042 3–10 LD Autosport 18 Stefano Proetto F302/065 Mugen 1–6 Patrice Manopoulos 7–10 19 Simon Abadie F302/063 6–10 Swiss Racing Team 20 Gilles Tinguely F302/061 Opel 1–5 21 César Campaniço F302/011 1–7 35 James Manderson F302/062 1–4 Stefano Proetto 9–10 41 Marcel Lasée 5–7, 9 Mücke Motorsport 22 Markus Winkelhock F302/012 Mercedes All 23 Christian Klien F302/032 All Kolles 24 Charles Zwolsman Jr. F303/012 Mercedes All 25 Jan Heylen F302/076 1–7 Jamie Green 8–10 MB Racing Performance 28 Alexandros Margaritis F303/021 Opel All 36 Daniel la Rosa F302/083 All Superfund TME 29 Sakon Yamamoto F303/001 Toyota All 30 Bernhard Auinger F302/088 All HBR Motorsport 31 Richard Lietz F302/030Opel All 32 Claudio Torre F302/033 5–9 Drumel Motorsport 37 Dong-Wook Lee F303/004 Mugen 1–2 38 Philipp Baron F303/003 1–2 Icon Legend Rookie
Driver changes Entering Formula 3 Euro Series Simon Abadie: French Formula Three Championship (Saulnier Racing) → Saulnier Racing Nicolas Armindo: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (ASM Elf) → Saulnier Racing Bernhard Auinger: German Formula Three Championship (Opel Team BSR) → Superfund TME Philipp Baron: Debut → Drumel Motorsport Ryan Briscoe: German Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) & International Formula 3000 (Coca-Cola Nordic Racing) → Prema Powerteam César Campaniço: German Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) → Swiss Racing Team Fabio Carbone: British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → Signature Plus Adam Carroll: British Formula 3 National Class (Sweeney Racing) → Opel Team KMS Robert Doornbos: German Formula Three Championship (Team Ghinzani) → Team Ghinzani Maro Engel: Formula BMW ADAC (Eifelland Racing) → Opel Team KMS Timo Glock: German Formula Three Championship (Opel Team KMS) → Opel Team KMS Lucas di Grassi: Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil (G Force Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam Jamie Green: Formula Renault 2.0 UK (Fortec Motorsport) → ASM Jan Heylen: British Formula Ford Championship (Duckhams) → Kolles Katsuyuki Hiranaka: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (TOM'S) → Prema Powerteam Christian Klien: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (JD Motorsport) → Mücke Motorsport Robert Kubica: Formula Renault 2.0 Italy & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (RC Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam Nicolas Lapierre: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Graff Racing) & French Formula Three Championship (Signature) → Signature Plus Marcel Lasée: German Formula Three Championship (Mücke Motorsport) → Swiss Racing Team Dong-Wook Lee: Asian Formula Three Championship (E-Rain) → Drumel Motorsport Richard Lietz: German Formula Three Championship (Palfinger F3 Racing) → HBR Motorsport James Manderson: Australian Formula 3 (Bronte Rundle Motorsport) → Swiss Racing Team Patrice Manopoulos: Debut → LD Autosport Alexandros Margaritis: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Formula BMW ADAC (Weigl Motorsport) → MB Racing Performance Álvaro Parente: Spanish Formula Three Championship (Racing Engineering) → Team Ghinzani Olivier Pla: French Formula Three Championship (ASM) → ASM Alexandre Prémat: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (ASM Elf) → ASM Harold Primat: British Formula 3 National Class (Diamond Racing) → Saulnier Racing Stefano Proetto: German Formula Three Championship (Team Kolles Racing & Swiss Racing Team) → LD Autosport Daniel la Rosa: Formula Volkswagen Germany (???) → MB Racing Performance Nico Rosberg: Formula BMW ADAC (VIVA Racing) → Team Rosberg Bruno Spengler: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Jenzer Motorsport) → ASM Gilles Tinguely: German Formula Three Championship (Swiss Racing Team) → Swiss Racing Team Claudio Torre: Formula BMW ADAC (Springbok Motorsport) → HBR Motorsport Hendrik Vieth: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SL Formula Racing) → Opel Team KMS Markus Winkelhock: German Formula Three Championship (Mücke Motorsport) → Mücke Motorsport Sakon Yamamoto: German Formula Three Championship (GM Motorsport, Team Kolles Racing) → Superfund TME Andreas Zuber: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (Motopark Oschersleben) → Team Rosberg Charles Zwolsman Jr.: German Formula Three Championship (Team Kolles Racing) → Kolles
Midseason changes César Campaniço joined Signature Plus for the Magny-Cours round Simon Abadie joined LD Autosport from the Nürburgring round onwards. Philipp Baron joined Team Ghinzani from the Pau round onwards. Stefano Proetto joined Swiss Racing Team from the second Hockenheimring round onwards.
Calendar The series supported the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at seven rounds. It was also a part of the Grand Prix Aurore at two French meetings, while at the third, it was the headline event of the Pau Grand Prix. Round Circuit Country Date 1 R1 Hockenheimring 26 April R2 27 April 2 R1 Adria International Raceway 10 May R2 11 May 3 R1 Pau Circuit 8 June R2 9 June 4 R1 Norisring, Nuremberg 21 June R2 22 June 5 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 12 July R2 13 July 6 R1 Nürburgring 16 August R2 17 August 7 R1 A1-Ring, Spielberg 6 September R2 7 September 8 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 20 September R2 21 September 9 R1 Hockenheimring 4 October R2 5 October 10 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 25 October R2 26 October
Results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning rookie 1 R1 Hockenheimring Olivier Pla Markus Winkelhock Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Christian Klien R2 Olivier Pla Timo Glock Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Nico Rosberg 2 R1 Adria International Raceway Christian Klien Ryan Briscoe Timo Glock Opel Team KMS Christian Klien R2 Nico Rosberg Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Nico Rosberg 3 R1 Pau Circuit Nicolas Lapierre Katsuyuki Hiranaka Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Alexandros Margaritis R2 Ryan Briscoe Alexandre Prémat Fabio Carbone Signature Plus Lucas di Grassi 4 R1 Norisring, Nuremberg Alexandre Prémat Alexandre Prémat Robert Kubica Prema Powerteam Robert Kubica R2 Alexandre Prémat Robert Kubica Alexandre Prémat ASM F3 Alexandre Prémat 5 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans Christian Klien Nico Rosberg Nico Rosberg Team Rosberg Nico Rosberg R2 Olivier Pla Robert Kubica Christian Klien Mücke Motorsport Christian Klien 6 R1 Nürburgring Christian Klien Markus Winkelhock Markus Winkelhock Mücke Motorsport Alexandre Prémat R2 Christian Klien Christian Klien Christian Klien Mücke Motorsport Christian Klien 7 R1 A1-Ring, Spielberg Ryan Briscoe Robert Kubica Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Alexandre Prémat R2 Ryan Briscoe Nico Rosberg Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Alexandre Prémat 8 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort Christian Klien Christian Klien Christian Klien Mücke Motorsport Christian Klien R2 Christian Klien Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Christian Klien 9 R1 Hockenheimring Markus Winkelhock Ryan Briscoe Timo Glock Opel Team KMS Alexandros Margaritis R2 Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Christian Klien 10 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Alexandros Margaritis Markus Winkelhock Markus Winkelhock Mücke Motorsport Robert Kubica R2 Alexandros Margaritis Christian Klien Timo Glock Opel Team KMS Christian Klien
Season standings
Drivers Standings Points are awarded as follows: 12345678PPRace 1 & 21086543211
Pos Driver HOC1 ADR PAU NOR LMS NÜR A1R ZAN HOC2 MAG Points 1 Ryan Briscoe 1 1 5 1 1 2 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret 7 1 1 17 1 17 1 14 14 110 2 Christian Klien 4 5 3 21 Ret 7 Ret 10 2 1 Ret 1 5 5 1 2 23† 3 Ret 3 89 3 Olivier Pla DSQ 2 8 3 2 16† 3 Ret 4 24† 2 9 27† 4 3 3 10 6 2 7 74 4 Markus Winkelhock 3 4 Ret 17 21† Ret Ret 5 8 18 1 2 4 6 4 4 Ret 2 1 9 71 5 Timo Glock 6 7 1 13 3 Ret 2 3 18 25 14 12 12 9 15 14 1 22 13 1 55 6 Fabio Carbone 11 11 2 10 4 1 5 12 6 2 6 23† 15 12 21 6 4 Ret 3 Ret 55 7 Alexandre Prémat DSQ 24† 7 5 22† Ret Ret 1 5 23† 5 11 2 2 Ret 5 9 Ret Ret 5 50 8 Nico Rosberg Ret 3 Ret 2 15 17† 8 Ret 1 11 Ret 3 8 3 18 8 7 14 6 Ret 44 9 Robert Doornbos 2 8 10 6 8 DSQ 12 4 NC 8 3 Ret 10 8 5 7 13 Ret 9 2 40 10 Bruno Spengler 19† Ret 11 3 16 4 3 7 2 Ret 6 5 Ret 21 34 11 Nicolas Lapierre 5 Ret 6 11 DSQ 15 6 6 13 5 11 Ret 16 10 9 9 3 7 5 6 33 12 Robert Kubica 1 2 27† 7 9 6 11 Ret 7 24† 24† 10 4 8 31 13 8 25† 9 27† 7 DNS 16 Ret 23 9 10 14 DSQ 17 14 13 2 4 26† 4 23 14 Simon Abadie 7 Ret 20 19 5 5 17† Ret 26 6 15 10 23 14 6 Ret 8 8 8 22† 19 15 Bernhard Auinger 25 Ret 13 4 Ret 10 20† Ret 12 4 4 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 18 Ret 15 16 César Campaniço 14 6 4 Ret Ret 8 7 7 14 Ret 13 15 19 Ret 21 18 13 17 Adam Carroll 6 Ret 11 15 5 Ret Ret 17 7 18 Richard Lietz 24† 15 15 8 12 9 Ret 19 17 21 Ret 5 18 Ret 19 17 Ret 12 7 Ret 7 19 10 12 Ret 7 17 6 Ret 9 10 14 12 13 7 13 16 18 12 9 11 Ret 7 20 Jamie Green Ret 3 Ret 19 15 Ret 10 10 6 21 Lucas di Grassi 14 18 9 4 5 22 Katsuyuki Hiranaka 13 Ret 12 12 6 13 14 Ret 22 17 8 18 26 16 10 10 22† 23 20 13 4 23 Marcel Lasée 19 12 7 8 17 Ret 11 Ret 3 24 Andreas Zuber 17 9 18 23 20 DNS Ret 13 7 13 22 Ret 9 Ret 13 12 Ret 21† 25 Ret 2 25 Álvaro Parente 9 13 11 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 16 10 DSQ EX 29† DSQ 8 11 18 15 12 12 1 26 Daniel la Rosa 18 19 17 14 Ret 12 18 8 21 16 Ret 16 14 18 12 20 Ret 11 16 15 1 27 Sakon Yamamoto 15 10 22 9 23† 18 Ret 11 9 26† 19 19 22 15 Ret 16 Ret 18 17 11 0 28 Jan Heylen 20 18 19 15 10 DNS 11 17 15 15 Ret Ret 20 21 0 29 James Manderson 21 21 21 Ret 16 14 10 15 0 30 Stefano Proetto 16 14 24 16 13 11 Ret Ret 24 Ret 18 17 16 Ret 15 Ret 0 31 Maro Engel 12 16 23 24 Ret 14 20 20 0 32 Philipp Baron Ret 20 26 Ret 19 DNS 13 16 Ret Ret DNS 21† 21 Ret 20 21 14 17 19 16 0 33 Gilles Tinguely 19 17 16 20 14 DNS 0 34 Harold Primat 22 22 Ret 25 18 Ret 15 18 28† 19 21 24† 24 22 22 22 21 Ret 24 Ret 0 35 Claudio Torre 25 22 20 20 25 19 20† 16 0 36 Hendrik Vieth 17 22† 0 37 Patrice Manopoulos 28† 20DNS 23 19 19 23 20 0 38 Nicolas Armindo Ret 20 22 19 0 39 Dong-Wook Lee 23 23 25 26 0 Pos Driver HOC1 ADR PAU NOR LMS NÜR A1R ZAN HOC2 MAG PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Rookie Cup Rookie drivers are only eligible for the Rookie Cup title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship.