The 2003 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup was the 38th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. This year saw the series visit Puerto Rico for the first time; the first race since 1991 not in Canada or the United States. The Rookie of the Year was won by Jorge Diaz, Jr., the Owners Championship was won by the #7 Rocketsports Racing entry and the Manufacturers' Championship was won by Jaguar.
Schedule
The 2003 schedule was released in February 2003 with 11 rounds, featuring the new for 2003 Puerto Rico Grand Prix, and an unconfirmed 12th round to be announced at a later date. In March, the 2003 National Grand Prix of Washington D.C, scheduled for June 28–29, was cancelled due to local environmental and noise concerns. In August, it was announced that the series would be added to the Grand Prix Americas CART weekend.
Rd. Date Race name Track1February 23Grand Prix of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Street Circuit2April 13Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach Street Circuit3May 18The Victoria Day Trans-Am Weekend Mosport International Raceway4May 26Lime Rock Grand Prix Lime Rock Park5June 22Trans Am 100 Infineon Raceway6July 4Cleveland Grand Prix Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport7August 2Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Circuit Trois-Rivières8August 24The Trans-Am 100 Road America9August 31MotoRock Mile High 100 Denver Street Circuit10September 28MotoRock Miami 100 Miami Bayfront Park Street Circuit11October 24Puerto Rico Grand Prix Isla Grande Airport Circuit
Results
Rd.RacePole positionWinning DriverWinning Car 1 St. Petersburg Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR2 Long Beach Scott Pruett Boris SaidFord Mustang3 Mosport Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR4 Lime Rock Johnny Miller Johnny MillerJaguar XKR5 Infineon Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR6 Cleveland Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR7 Trois-Rivières Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR8 Road America Johnny Miller Scott PruettJaguar XKR9 Denver Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR10 Miami Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR11 San Juan Scott Pruett Wally CastroJaguar XKR
Final points standings Place Driver Points1 Scott Pruett3402 Johnny Miller2643 Michael Lewis2284 Jorge Diaz, Jr.2195 Bobby Sak2096 Randy Ruhlman1867 Stu Hayner1788 John Baucom1739 Tomy Drissi14810 Simon Gregg12211 Boris Said11912 Joey Scarallo10813 Paul Gentilozzi8514 Max Lagod7815 Bob Ruman6916 Greg Pickett61 results incomplete
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