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.
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Race results
edit| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
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| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT | 66 |  The Racer's Group
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Kevin Buckler Michael Schrom Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 695 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | GT | 35 | Risi Competizione
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Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro Johnny Mowlem
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Ferrari 360 Modena GT | D | 686 |
| Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | GT | 83 | Rennwerks Motorsports
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David Murry Dave Standridge Johannes van Overbeek Richard Steranka
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 684 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | DP | 88 |  Multimatic
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Scott Maxwell David Brabham David Empringham
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Multimatic MDP1 | G | 679 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | DP | 59 | Brumos Racing
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J. C. France Hurley Haywood Scott Goodyear Scott Sharp
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Fabcar FDSC/03 | G | 661 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 6 | GT | 43 | Orbit Racing
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Peter Baron Leo Hindery Marc Lieb Kyle Petty
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 656 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | SRP II | 5 | Team Seattle/Essex Racing
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Ross Bentley Don Kitch Jr. Joe Pruskowski Justin Pruskowski
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Lola B2K/40 | D | 652 |
| Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 8 | SRP II | 15 | Team Seattle/Essex Racing
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Wade Gaughran Steve Gorriaran Peter MacLeod Dave Gaylord
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Lola B2K/40 | D | 648 |
| Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 9 | GTS | 24 |  Perspective Racing
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Jérôme Policand João Barbosa Michel Neugarten Andy Wallace
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Mosler MT900 R | G | 641 |
| Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GTS | 46 | Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
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Charles Morgan Lance Norick Jim Pace Rob Morgan
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Chevrolet Corvette | G | 639 |
| Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT | 34 | Ferri Competizione
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 Mauro Baldi Justin Keen Eric van de Poele Ryan Hampton
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Ferrari 360 Modena GT | D | 638 |
| Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GTS | 31 | Rollcentre Racing
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Richard Stanton Rob Barff Andy Britnell Rick Sutherland
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Mosler MT900 R | G | 635 |
| Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 69 | Marcus Racing
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Brian Cunningham Hugh Plumb Cory Friedman Craig Stanton
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BMW M3 | D | 633 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 20 | JMB Racing
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 Augusto Farfus Emmanuel Collard Max Papis Andrea Garbagnati
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Ferrari 360 Modena | D | 621 |
| Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GTS | 30 | Rollcentre Racing
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Martin Short Tom Herridge John Burton David Shep
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Mosler MT900 R | G | 601 |
| Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | GTS | 7 | Konrad Motorsport
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 Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Airton Daré Jean-François Yvon
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Saleen S7-R | G | 600 |
| Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 17 | GT | 49 | Pit Bull/MAC Racing
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Bepo Orlandi Michele Merendino Derek Clark Ron Atapattu
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 595 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 DNF |
SRP II | 21 | Archangel Motorsport Services
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Larry Oberto Chris Bingham Derrike Cope Brian DeVries
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Lola B2K/40 | D | 589 |
| Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT | 44 | Orbit Racing
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Mike Fitzgerald Manuel Matos Joe Policastro Joe Policastro Jr.
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 566 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 DNF |
SRP II | 97 | Lucchini Engineering
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Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni Filippo Francioni
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Lucchini SR2002 | D | 548 |
| Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 21 | GTS | 09 | Flis Motorsports
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Doug Goad Paul Menard Paul Mears Jr. Jim Briody
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Chevrolet Corvette | G | 542 |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 22 DNF |
GT | 68 | The Racer's Group
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Jim Michaelian R. J. Valentine Tom Hessert Jr. Tom Hessert III
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 501 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 DNF |
GT | 03 | Marcos USA
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 Cor Euser Rob Knook Donny Crevels Peter van der Kolk
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Marcos Mantis Plus | D | 465 |
| Ford 4.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 24 | DP | 8 | G&W Motorsports
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Dieter Quester Boris Said Darren Law Luca Riccitelli
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Picchio DP2 | G | 451 |
| BMW 4.9 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 DNF |
DP | 3 | Cegwa Sport
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 Darius Grala Oswaldo Negri Jr. Josh Rehm Guy Cosmo
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Fabcar FDSC/03 | G | 403 |
| Toyota 4.3 L V8 | |||||||
| 26 DNF |
GTS | 19 | ACP Motorsports
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Anthony Puleo Kerry Hitt Robert Dubler Mark Kennedy
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Chevrolet Corvette | G | 391 |
| Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 27 DNF |
GTS | 05 | RE/MAX Racing
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Craig Conway John Metcalf Rick Carelli Dave Linger
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Chevrolet Corvette | G | 378 |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 28 DNF |
GTS | 77 | RWS Motorsport
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 Alexey Vasilyev  Tetsuya Tanaka Nikolai Fomenko Walter Lechner Jr.
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | G | 361 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF |
GT | 99 | NETTTS Racing
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Jim Hamblin Barry Brensinger James Nelson Mark Greenberg
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 316 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 DNF |
GTS | 40 | Derhaag Motorsports
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Justin Bell Derek Bell Ken Wilden Simon Gregg
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Chevrolet Corvette | G | 260 |
| Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 31 DNF |
GT | 33 | Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
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Cort Wagner Brent Martini Sylvain Tremblay Selby Wellman
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Ferrari 360 Modena GT | D | 214 |
| Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 32 DNF |
GT | 73 | Graham Nash Motorsport
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 Rob Wilson Mike Newton David Gooding Martyn Konig
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 211 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 33 DNF |
GT | 10 | MAC Racing
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David Terrien Gianluca de Lorenzi Didier Moinel Delalande Marco Saviozzi
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 206 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 34 DNF |
DP | 58 | Brumos Racing
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David Donohue Mike Borkowski Randy Pobst Chris Bye
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Fabcar FDSC/03 | G | 160 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 35 DNF |
GT | 67 | The Racer's Group
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Andrew Davis Robert Julian Tom Nastasi Dave Lacey
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 151 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 36 DNF |
GT | 98 | Schumacher Racing
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Sascha Maassen Martin Snow Lucas Luhr Larry Schumacher
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 135 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 37 DNF |
SRP II | 80 | G&W Motorsports
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Shawn Bayliff Steve Marshall Robert Prilika Andy Lally
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Picchio D-USA | D | 121 |
| BMW 3.0 L I6 | |||||||
| 38 DNF |
GT | 57 | Seikel Motorsport
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Alex Caffi Gabrio Rosa Fabio Rosa Andrea Chiesa
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | 101 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 39 DNF |
DP | 54 | Bell Motorsports
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Didier Theys Forest Barber Terry Borcheller Christian Fittipaldi
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Doran JE4 | G | 67 |
| Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 40 DNF |
GT | 22 | JMB Racing
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Stephen Earle Philip Shearer Stéphane Grégoire Ludovico Manfredi
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Ferrari 360 Modena | D | 54 |
| Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 41 DNF |
GTS | 48 | Heritage Motorsports
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Tommy Riggins David Machavern Kevin Lepage Scott Lagasse
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Ford Mustang | G | 49 |
| Ford 5.9 L V8 | |||||||
| 42 DNF |
GTS | 18 | Boston Motorsports Group
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Ken Stiver Scott Deware Don Bell Jeff Kline
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Mosler MT900 R | G | 14 |
| Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 43 DNF |
GTS | 6 | Gunnar Racing
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Gunnar Jeannette Duncan Dayton Peter Kitchak Ronald Zitza
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Porsche 911 GT1 | G | 9 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 44 DNF |
GTS | 51 | Proton Competition
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Mauro Casadei Christian Reid Gerold Reid Manfred Jurasz
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Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 2 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| DNS | GT | 61 | System Force Motorsports
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Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Charles Brugman Frans Munsterhuis Cougar Jacobsen
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS | D | - |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
References
edit- ^ "2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Official Results – Rolex Sports Car Series" (PDF). Rolex Sports Car Series. February 2, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2024.