2003 24 Hours of Daytona

The 2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, 2003 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the first round of the 2003 Rolex Sports Car Series. The race saw the debut of the Daytona Prototype as the new top class of the series. However, the new cars proved only marginally faster than the lower classes and suffered frequent mechanical failures during the race, allowing a car from the GT class to take overall victory. Overall victory and victory in the GT class went to the No. 66 Porsche 996 GT3-RS from The Racer's Group, driven by Kevin Buckler, Michael Schrom, Jörg Bergmeister, and Timo Bernhard. The Daytona Prototype class was won by the No. 88 Multimatic MDP1 from Multimatic driven by Scott Maxwell, David Brabham, and David Empringham. The SRP II class was won by the No. 5 Lola-Nissan from Team Seattle/Essex Racing, driven by Ross Bentley, Don Kitch Jr., Joe Pruskowski, and Justin Pruskowski. Finally, the GTS class was won by the No. 24 Mosler MT900 from Perspective Racing, driven by Jérôme Policand, Michel Neugarten, João Barbosa, and Andy Wallace.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps
Engine
1 GT 66 The Racer's Group Kevin Buckler
Michael Schrom
Timo Bernhard
Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 695
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
2 GT 35 Risi Competizione Ralf Kelleners
Anthony Lazzaro
Johnny Mowlem
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 686
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
3 GT 83 Rennwerks Motorsports David Murry
Dave Standridge
Johannes van Overbeek
Richard Steranka
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 684
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
4 DP 88 Multimatic Scott Maxwell
David Brabham
David Empringham
Multimatic MDP1 G 679
Ford 5.0 L V8
5 DP 59 Brumos Racing J. C. France
Hurley Haywood
Scott Goodyear
Scott Sharp
Fabcar FDSC/03 G 661
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
6 GT 43 Orbit Racing Peter Baron
Leo Hindery
Marc Lieb
Kyle Petty
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 656
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
7 SRP II 5 Team Seattle/Essex Racing Ross Bentley
Don Kitch Jr.
Joe Pruskowski
Justin Pruskowski
Lola B2K/40 D 652
Nissan 3.0 L V6
8 SRP II 15 Team Seattle/Essex Racing Wade Gaughran
Steve Gorriaran
Peter MacLeod
Dave Gaylord
Lola B2K/40 D 648
Nissan 3.0 L V6
9 GTS 24 Perspective Racing Jérôme Policand
João Barbosa
Michel Neugarten
Andy Wallace
Mosler MT900 R G 641
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
10 GTS 46 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Charles Morgan
Lance Norick
Jim Pace
Rob Morgan
Chevrolet Corvette G 639
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
11 GT 34 Ferri Comeptizione Mauro Baldi
Justin Keen
Eric van de Poele
Ryan Hampton
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 638
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
12 GTS 31 Rollcentre Racing Richard Stanton
Rob Barff
Andy Britnell
Rick Sutherland
Mosler MT900 R G 635
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
13 GT 69 Marcus Racing Brian Cunningham
Hugh Plumb
Cory Friedman
Craig Stanton
BMW M3 D 633
BMW 3.2 L I6
14 GT 20 JMB Racing Augusto Farfus
Emmanuel Collard
Max Papis
Andrea Garbagnati
Ferrari 360 Modena D 621
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
15 GTS 30 Rollcentre Racing Martin Short
Tom Herridge
John Burton
David Shep
Mosler MT900 R G 601
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
16 GTS 7 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Toni Seiler
Airton Daré
Jean-François Yvon
Saleen S7-R G 600
Ford 6.0 L V8
17 GT 49 Pit Bull/MAC Racing Bepo Orlandi
Michele Merendino
Derek Clark
Ron Atapattu
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 595
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18
DNF
SRP II 21 Archangel Motorsport Services Larry Oberto
Chris Bingham
Derrike Cope
Brian DeVries
Lola B2K/40 D 589
Nissan 3.0 L V6
19 GT 44 Orbit Racing Mike Fitzgerald
Manuel Matos
Joe Policastro
Joe Policastro Jr.
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 566
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20
DNF
SRP II 97 Lucchini Engineering Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni
Filippo Francioni
Lucchini SR2002 D 548
Nissan 3.0 L V6
21 GTS 09 Flis Motorsports Doug Goad
Paul Menard
Paul Mears Jr.
Jim Briody
Chevrolet Corvette G 542
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
22
DNF
GT 68 The Racer's Group Jim Michaelian
R. J. Valentine
Tom Hessert Jr.
Tom Hessert III
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 501
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23
DNF
GT 03 Marcos USA Cor Euser
Rob Knook
Donny Crevels
Peter van der Kolk
Marcos Mantis Plus D 465
Ford 4.6 L V8
24 DP 8 G&W Motorsports Dieter Quester
Boris Said
Darren Law
Luca Riccitelli
Picchio DP2 G 451
BMW 4.9 L V8
25
DNF
DP 3 Cegwa Sport Darius Grala
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Josh Rehm
Guy Cosmo
Fabcar FDSC/03 G 403
Toyota 4.3 L V8
26
DNF
GTS 19 ACP Motorsports Anthony Puleo
Kerry Hitt
Robert Dubler
Mark Kennedy
Chevrolet Corvette G 391
Chevrolet 6.1 L V8
27
DNF
GTS 05 RE/MAX Racing Craig Conway
John Metcalf
Rick Carelli
Dave Linger
Chevrolet Corvette G 378
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
28
DNF
GTS 77 RWS Motorsport Alex Vasiliev
Tetsuya Tanaka
Nikolaj Formenko
Walter Lechner Jr.
Porsche 996 GT3-R G 361
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
29
DNF
GT 99 NETTTS Racing Jim Hamblin
Barry Brensinger
James Nelson
Mark Greenberg
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 316
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30
DNF
GTS 40 Derhaag Motorsports Justin Bell
Derek Bell
Ken Wilden
Simon Gregg
Chevrolet Corvette G 260
Chevrolet 6.1 L V8
31
DNF
GT 33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington Cort Wagner
Brent Martini
Sylvain Tremblay
Selby Wellman
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 214
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
32
DNF
GT 73 Graham Nash Motorsport Rob Wilson
Mike Newton
David Gooding
Martyn Konig
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 211
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
33
DNF
GT 10 MAC Racing David Terrien
Gianluca de Lorenzi
Didier Moinel Delalande
Marco Saviozzi
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 206
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
34
DNF
DP 58 Brumos Racing David Donohue
Mike Borkowski
Randy Pobst
Chris Bye
Fabcar FDSC/03 G 160
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
35
DNF
GT 67 The Racer's Group Andrew Davis
Robert Julian
Tom Nastasi
Dave Lacey
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 151
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
36
DNF
GT 98 Schumacher Racing Sascha Maassen
Martin Snow
Lucas Luhr
Larry Schumacher
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 135
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
37
DNF
SRP II 80 G&W Motorsports Shawn Bayliff
Steve Marshall
Robert Prilika
Andy Lally
Picchio D-USA D 121
BMW 3.0 L I6
38
DNF
GT 57 Seikel Motorsport Alex Caffi
Gabrio Rosa
Fabio Rosa
Andrea Chiesa
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 101
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
39
DNF
DP 54 Bell Motorsports Didier Theys
Forest Barber
Terry Borcheller
Christian Fittipaldi
Doran JE4 G 67
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
40
DNF
GT 22 JMB Racing Stephen Earle
Philip Shearer
Stéphane Grégoire
Ludovico Manfredi
Ferrari 360 Modena D 54
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
41
DNF
GTS 48 Heritage Motorsports Tommy Riggins
David Machavern
Kevin Lepage
Scott Lagasse
Ford Mustang G 49
Ford 5.9 L V8
42
DNF
GTS 18 Boston Motorsports Group Ken Stiver
Scott Deware
Don Bell
Jeff Kline
Mosler MT900 R G 14
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
43
DNF
GTS 6 Gunnar Racing Gunnar Jeannette
Duncan Dayton
Peter Kitchak
Ronald Zitza
Porsche 911 GT1 G 9
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
44
DNF
GTS 51 Proton Competition Mauro Casadei
Christian Reid
Gerold Reid
Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT2 G 2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
DNS GT 61 System Force Motorsports Peter van Merksteijn Sr.
Charles Brugman
Frans Munsterhuis
Cougar Jacobsen
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D -
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
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