2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season

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The 2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season began on April, 5 at Circuit de Catalunya. 2003 was the first season of this championship created by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends (ETCC and FIA GT Championship). José María López was crowned series champion. The next season, 2004, was the last of the series.

[edit] Race calendar

March 31 and April 2, are test day for all drivers and teams in Spain in Circuito de Albacete and Circuit de Catalunya.

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Barcelona, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	April 4-6	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
2				Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
3	Nevers, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	April 25-27	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
4				Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
5	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	May 29-31	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
6	Leicestershire, United Kingdom	Donington Park	June 25-27	José María López	DAMS
7				Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
8	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	July 25-26	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
9	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	August 29-31	Andrea Belicchi	AFC Motorsport
10				José María López	DAMS
11	Anderstorp, Sweden	Scandinavian Raceway	September 5-7	José María López	DAMS
12				Tristan Gommendy	ARTA-Signature
13	Oschersleben, Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	September 19-21	Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
14				José María López	DAMS
15	Estoril, Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	October 3-5	José María López	DAMS
16				Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
17	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	October 18-20	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
18				Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport

[edit] Full Series Results

Points are awarded in both race as following : 30, 24, 20, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 2 bonus points for pole position and also for the fasted lap in each race.

French Grand Race must be stopped. The half of the points are awarded for this race.

[edit] Drivers

Pos Driver SPA FRA MON UK BEL1 BEL2 SWE GER POR ITA Points gra spr gra spr gra gra spr gra gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr 1 José María López Ret 13* Ret 3 3 1* 3 7* 2 1 1* 2 2* 1* 1* 5 3* Ret 354 2 Neel Jani 1* 1 2 6 Ret 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 10 6 4 2* 1 1* 350 3 Kosuke Matsuura 2 Ret 3 Ret 14 4 1* DSQ 7 5 5 4 1 2 3 1 2 2 286 4 Tristan Gommendy 6 4 17† 2 13 2 2 DSQ 4* 2* 4 1* Ret 3 2 3 6 4 286 5 Jaime Melo, Jr. 8 2 1* 1* 1* Ret 5 1 11 6 9 6 Ret 8 8 4 3 Ret 226 6 Andrea Belicchi 3 7 5 Ret 9 5 8 3 1 DNS 3 5 4 11 6 7 Ret 7 180 7 Giorgio Mondini 10 5 8 Ret Ret 7 7 5 9 7 Ret 7 11 7 10 8 4 5 109 8 Matt Halliday 4 3 4 Ret 2 6 6 Ret 5 13 DNS DNS 102 9 Davide di Benedetto 5 Ret 13 4 10 12 14 12 5 5 11 11 7 6 72 10 Christian Murchison 9 10 6 DNS 7 9 9 6 6 4 7 Ret 69 11 Mike den Tandt 3 4 5 6 12 9 62 12 Hayanari Shimoda Ret 8 15 7 5 13 11 10 Ret 9 8 Ret 8 9 7 9 Ret 10 62 13 Damien Pasini 10 Ret 4 Ret 13 4 14 12 11 13 6 Ret 9 Ret 5 13 59 14 Andrea Scafuro 11 9 11 5 Ret 11 10 8 10 10 12 10 Ret 10 Ret 10 11 8 40 15 Ivan Bellarosa 12 Ret 18† 9 6 Ret 18 11 15 8 Ret 11 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 12 34 16 Thed Björk 7 6 9 8 26 17 Edward Sandström 13 10 7 Ret 8 10 12 Ret 13 8 Ret 12 12 12 10 11 22 18 Charles Hall Ret 6 9 14 19 Can Artam 15 8 11 6 20 Marko Asmer 8 15 6 21 Fredy Lienhard, Jr. Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 17 13 Ret 14 10 12 9 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 6 22 Adam Khan 14 Ret 14 11 11 Ret 16 9 12 Ret 4 23 Ryan Sharp 9 14 4 24 Ralf Dekarski 15 12 16 10 12 14 19 14 13 15 DNS DNS 2 25 Vanina Ickx 13 13 0 26 Matteo Cressoni Ret DNS 0 Pos Driver SPA FRA MON UK BEL1 BEL2 SWE GER POR ITA Points gra spr gra spr gra gra spr gra gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Not classified (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate Excluded (EX)

• † Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

[edit] Teams

Pos Team Drivers SPA FRA MON UK BEL1 BEL2 SWE GER POR ITA Points gra spr gra spr gra gra spr gra gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr 1 ARTA-Signature Kosuke Matsuura 2 Ret 3 Ret 14 4 1* DSQ 7 5 5 4 1 2 3 1 2 2 572 Tristan Gommendy 6 4 17† 2 13 2 2 DSQ 4* 2* 4 1* Ret 3 2 3 6 4 2 DAMS José María López Ret 13* Ret 3 3 1* 3 7* 2 1 1* 2 2* 1* 1* 5 3* Ret 505 Davide di Benedetto 7 6 Christian Murchison 9 10 6 DNS 7 9 9 6 6 4 7 Ret Mike den Tandt 3 4 5 6 12 9 Adam Khan 14 Ret 14 11 11 Ret 16 9 12 Ret 3 Jenzer Motorsport Neel Jani 1* 1 2 6 Ret 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 10 6 4 2* 1 1* 356 Fredy Lienhard, Jr. Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 17 13 Ret 14 10 12 9 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 4 Cram Competition Jaime Melo, Jr. 8 2 1* 1* 1* Ret 5 1 11 6 9 6 Ret 8 8 4 3 Ret 226 5 AFC Motorsport Andrea Belicchi 3 7 5 Ret 9 5 8 3 1 DNS 3 5 4 11 6 7 Ret 7 220 Andrea Scafuro 11 9 11 5 Ret 11 10 8 10 10 12 10 Ret 10 Ret 10 11 8 6 EuroInternational Giorgio Mondini 10 5 8 Ret Ret 7 7 5 9 7 Ret 7 11 7 10 8 4 5 115 Can Artam 15 8 11 7 RD Motorsport Matt Halliday 4 3 4 Ret 2 6 6 Ret 5 13 DNS DNS 104 Ralf Dekarski 15 12 16 10 12 14 19 14 13 15 DNS DNS 8 SRTS Thed Björk 7 6 9 8 72 Edward Sandström 13 10 7 Ret 8 10 12 Ret 13 8 Ret 12 12 12 10 11 Charles Hall Ret 6 9 Marko Asmer 8 15 Ryan Sharp 9 14 Vanina Ickx 13 13 9 RN Motorsport Hayanari Shimoda Ret 8 15 7 5 13 11 10 Ret 9 8 Ret 8 9 7 9 Ret 10 62 10 Victory Engineering/Cram Comp. Damien Pasini 10 Ret 4 Ret 13 4 14 12 11 13 6 Ret 9 Ret 5 13 59 11 Guidare Formula Davide di Benedetto 5 Ret 13 4 10 12 14 12 5 5 11 11 54 Matteo Cressoni Ret DNS 12 Bicar Racing Ivan Bellarosa 12 Ret 18† 9 6 Ret 18 11 15 8 Ret 11 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 12 34 Pos Team Drivers SPA FRA MON UK BEL1 BEL2 SWE GER POR ITA Points gra spr gra spr gra gra spr gra gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Not classified (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate Excluded (EX)

• † Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

[edit] References

• Speedsportmag.com, results, entry list, calendar.
• Nuvolari3000.com, results.
• renault-sport.com, official web site of the series.

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