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2003 Australian Drivers' Championship

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2003 Australian Drivers' Championship
Company typeMotor racing competition
IndustryMotorsport
Founded2003
Area served
Australia
ProductsFormula 4000 racing series

The 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship was a national motor racing competition officially recognized by the CAMS for drivers operating vehicles that complied with Formula 4000 specifications.[1] This championship comprised a series of six rounds, each featuring two races, and was promoted as the 2003 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship contesting the CAMS Gold Star award.[1] It represented the 47th edition of the Australian Drivers' Championship.[2]

The title was claimed by New Zealander Daniel Gaunt, who competed in three different Reynard chassis across two teams. Although Gaunt secured only two race victories, his steady performance throughout the season allowed him to finish eight points ahead of his nearest rivals. The runner-up position was shared by Jonny Reid and Paul Trengove,[3] both driving Reynard vehicles.

Race wins were concentrated among a select group of competitors: Gaunt and Reid together captured seven wins, while fellow New Zealand driver Nelson Hartley achieved three victories piloting Reynard 94D and 97D models. Additionally, Ricky Occhipinti earned two wins driving Reynard 97D and 98D cars.

Race calendar

The championship schedule included six events, each consisting of two races.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Wakefield Park Raceway
Goulburn, New South Wales 		21–23 February Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Akihiro Asai Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ricky Occhipinti Hocking Motorsport
R2 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Ralt Australia
2 R1 Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria) 		23–25 May Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ricky Occhipinti Hocking Motorsport
R2 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ricky Occhipinti Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nelson Hartley Hocking Motorsport
3 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria) 		4–6 July Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ricky Occhipinti Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nelson Hartley Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nelson Hartley Hocking Motorsport
R2 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Gaunt Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nelson Hartley Hocking Motorsport
4 R1 Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria) 		1–3 August Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Ralt Australia
R2 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Ralt Australia
5 R1 Mallala Motor Sport Park
(Mallala, South Australia) 		29–31 August Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Gaunt Ralt Australia
R2 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Trengove Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Gaunt Ralt Australia
6 R1 (Eastern Creek) Eastern Creek International Raceway
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales, New South Wales) 		28–30 November Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Reid

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Ralt Australia |


Points system

Points for the championship were allocated to the top ten finishers in each race on a scale of 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1. The overall round victor was decided by the aggregate points accumulated during that round, with any ties broken by the finishing order in Race 2.

Results

9 Mikel Miller 75 Reynard97D Holden Hocking Motorsport - 10 12 - - - - - - - - - 22 10 Darren Hossack 74 Reynard Holden Hocking Motorsport - - - - - - 8 10 - - - - 18 11 Michael Caruso 11 Reynard Holden Ralt Australia - - - 12 - - - - - - - 12 12 Michael Joannou 17 Reynard96D Holden Mantis Racing - - - - - - - 4 - 4 3 11 13 Peter Hill 4 Reynard94D Holden Greg Murphy Racing - - - - - - - - - - - 10 10 14 Mark Ellis 17 Reynard Holden Mantis Racing - - - - - - 3 4 - - - - 7 15 Ken Smith 11 Reynard97D Holden Ralt Australia - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Position Driver No Car Entrant Wakefield Park Winton Phillip Island Winton Mallala Eastern Creek Total
1 Daniel Gaunt 69 & 12 Reynard 92D, 96D & 94D Holden Pure Power Racing & Ralt Australia 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | - | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 140
2 Jonny Reid 12 Reynard 96D Holden Ralt Australia 20 | - | - | 10 | - | 20 | 20 | 10 | - | 20 | 20 | 132
2 Paul Trengove 34 Reynard 95D Holden CPA Australia - | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 132
4 Ricky Occhipinti 32 Reynard 97D & 98D Holdon Formula Uno Racing 12 | 20 | 8 | - | - | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 |125
5 Nelson Hartley 11 &75 Reynard 94D &97D Holden Ralt Australia & Hocking Motorsport 15 |8 |20 |20 |20 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
6 Ian Peters 24 Reynard 91D Holden EDS 6 |4 |6 |- |6 |6 |8 |3 |8 |10 |4 |

71

7 Terry Clearihan 27 Reynard92D Holden National Neon Signs Canberra -

10 | - | 15 | 10 | - | 6 | - | 10 | 6 | - | 63

8 Rohan Carrig

49 Reynard92D Holden Arlec / CRD Motorsport - 4 - 4 6 8 - - 6 6 3 2 39

All participating vehicles were mandated to utilize a uniform 3.8-litre Holden V6 engine.

Silver Star

Position Driver No Car Entrant Points
1 Ian Peters 24 Reynard 91D Holden EDS 197
2 Terry Clearihan 27 Reynard 92D Holden National Neon Signs Canberra 125
3 Rohan Carrig 49 Reynard 92D Holden Arlec / CRD Motorsport 117

Note: Points toward the Silver Star Trophy were awarded exclusively to approved competitors based on their relative finishing positions among other nominated drivers. These points were separate and did not influence the Australian Drivers' Championship rankings.

Yokohama Rookie of the Year Award

Since 1989, the Yokohama Rookie of the Year Award has been presented to competitors who have participated in fewer than two previous Australian Drivers' Championship events. In this category, Daniel Gaunt secured the distinction.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Regs
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named GoldStar
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Glory
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