2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series
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The 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series was an Australian motor racing competition held for V8 Supercars. It was the fourth V8 Supercar Development Series. The series began on 23 February 2003 at Wakefield Park and finished on 31 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park after sixteen races at six rounds held across three different states.
Series winner Mark Winterbottom won eight of the 16 races and four of the six rounds. The new points system placed an increased emphasis on finishing races and series runner up Matthew White scored just 58 points less than Winterbottom, despite taking only two race wins and six top three race finishes.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series. This was the last season that the Holden VS Commodore and Ford EL Falcon was eligible.
Team | No | Driver | Car |
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Brad Jones Racing | 12 | Andrew Jones | Ford AU Falcon |
Imrie Motor Sport | 14 | Geoff Full Steve Owen |
Holden VX Commodore |
Paul Cruickshank Racing | 22 | Todd Wanless | Ford AU Falcon |
Terry Wyhoon Racing | 25 | Terry Wyhoon | Ford AU Falcon |
M3 Motorsport | 26 | Peter Doulman Bob McDonald |
Holden VT Commodore Holden VX Commodore |
Howard Racing | 27 | Marcus Marshall | Ford AU Falcon |
49 | Tim Gordon | ||
94 | Mark Howard | ||
Matthew White Racing | 28 | Matthew White | Holden VX Commodore Ford AU Falcon |
Steven Ellery Racing | 30 | Luke Youlden | Ford AU Falcon |
Clyde Lawrence Racing | 35 | Clyde Lawrence | Holden VS Commodore Holden VX Commodore |
South Pacific Motor Sport | 38 | Mathew Hunt | Holden VS Commodore |
Peter Motorsport | 40 | Brett Peters | Ford AU Falcon |
Stone Brothers Racing | 41 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford AU Falcon |
Holden Young Lions | 46 | Dale Brede | Holden VX Commodore |
96 | Tony D'Alberto | ||
Craig Bastian | 47 | Craig Bastian | Ford AU Falcon |
Fernandez Racing | 55 | José Fernández | Ford AU Falcon |
Kevin Mundy Racing | 56 | Kevin Mundy | Ford AU Falcon |
Motorsport Engineering Services | 58 | Derek van Zelm | Holden VT Commodore |
Phoenix Motorsport | 59 | Jamie Miller | Holden VX Commodore |
Independent Race Cars Australia | 64 | Mark Porter | Holden VX Commodore |
Shane Beikoff Racing | 68 | Shane Beikoff | Holden VS Commodore Ford EL Falcon |
Spiess Heckler Racing | 69 | Robert Jones | Holden VX Commodore |
Dick Johnson Racing | 71 | Tony Ricciardello Warren Luff |
Ford AU Falcon |
Robert Smith Racing | 72 | Owen Kelly | Holden VX Commodore |
V8 Racing | 77 | Richard Mork Michael Simpson Tim Rowse |
Holden VS Commodore |
Graham Crawford | 87 | Graham Crawford | Ford EL Falcon |
Halliday Motor Sport | 88 | Peter Gazzard | Ford AU Falcon |
Sydney Star Racing | 89 | Adam Wallis | Ford AU Falcon |
98 | Grant Elliott | Holden VS Commodore | |
Peter Best | 90 | Peter Best | Holden VS Commodore |
Thexton Motor Racing | 100 | David Thexton | Ford AU Falcon |
Chance Of A Lifetime | 110 | David Russell | Ford AU Falcon |
A.N.T. Racing | 300 | Tony Evangelou | Holden VS Commodore |
Nichols Motorsport | 666 | Phillip Nichols | Ford EL Falcon |
Race calendar
Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver |
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1 | 22–23 February | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | Mark Winterbottom |
2 | 20–21 March | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Mark Winterbottom |
3 | 3–4 May | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Winterbottom |
4 | 5–6 July | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Matthew White |
5 | 2–3 August | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Andrew Jones |
6 | 30–31 August | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | Mark Winterbottom |
Points system
The series consisted of six rounds across three different states. Rounds 1 and 3-6 consisted of three races. The second race of each weekend saw the finishing order of race 1 reversed to form the grid, a 'reverse grid' race. Round 2 consisted of a single race. Points were awarded for all cars who finished each race in finishing order. Points may have been offered beyond the 29th position but at no point during the series did more than 29 cars finish a race. Round 2's single race carried three times the points of a single race elsewhere in the series. The pointscore also saw the worst round result deducted, although the worst result had to be a round the competitor had entered.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th |
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Rounds 1 & 3-6 Points |
64 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Round 2 Points |
192 | 186 | 180 | 174 | 168 | 162 | 156 | 150 | 144 | 138 | 132 | 126 | 120 | 114 | 108 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 24 |
Series standings
Points table referenced, in part, as follows:[1]
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References
- ↑ 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series Points, www.v8supercars.com.au, via web.archive.org
- ↑ "Wakefield Park Raceway 23/02/2003 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series - Round 1". National Software. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ↑ "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 23/03/2003 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 1". National Software. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ↑ "Eastern Creek International Raceway 04/05/2003 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 3". National Software. 4 May 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ↑ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 06/07/2003 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series - Round 4". National Software. 6 July 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ↑ "Winton Motor Raceway 03/08/2003 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series - Round 5". National Software. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ↑ "Mallala Motorsport Park 31/08/2003 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series - Round 6". National Software. 31 August 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2009.