2003 Grand Prix Americas (ALMS)

The 2003 Grand Prix Americas was the eighth race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on a temporary street circuit in Miami, Florida on September 27, 2003.
The race was scheduled for 2 hours and 45 minutes, but was ended several minutes early due to heavy rains causing multiple accidents.
Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP900 | 38 |  ADT Champion Racing |  Johnny Herbert  JJ Lehto | Audi R8 | M | 157 | 
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP900 | 1 |  Infineon Team Joest |  Marco Werner  Frank Biela | Audi R8 | M | 157 | 
| Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP900 | 10 |  JML Team Panoz |  Olivier Beretta .svg.png) David Saelens | Panoz LMP01 Evo | M | 155 | 
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GTS | 80 |  Prodrive | .svg.png) David Brabham  Darren Turner | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 154 | 
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | GTS | 88 |  Prodrive |  Tomáš Enge  Peter Kox | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 154 | 
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP675 | 20 |  Dyson Racing |  Chris Dyson  Andy Wallace | MG-Lola EX257 | G | 152 | 
| MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 7 | GT | 23 |  Alex Job Racing |  Lucas Luhr  Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 151 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP675 | 16 |  Dyson Racing |  Butch Leitzinger  James Weaver | MG-Lola EX257 | G | 150 | 
| MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 9 | GT | 35 |  Risi Competizione |  Anthony Lazzaro  Ralf Kelleners | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | M | 150 | 
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT | 60 |  P.K. Sport |  Robin Liddell  Alex Caffi | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 149 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | LMP900 | 30 |  Intersport Racing |  Clint Field  Mike Durand | Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 149 | 
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | LMP900 | 12 |  American Spirit Racing |  Michael Lewis  Tomy Drissi | Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 148 | 
| Lincoln (Élan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 31 |  Petersen Motorsports  White Lightning Racing |  Craig Stanton  Johnny Mowlem | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 148 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 28 |  JMB Racing USA |  Stéphane Grégoire  Eliseo Salazar | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 146 | 
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GTS | 0 |  Team Olive Garden |  Emanuele Naspetti  Mimmo Schiattarella | Ferrari 550 Maranello | P | 145 | 
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 16 DNF | GT | 24 |  Alex Job Racing |  Jörg Bergmeister  Timo Bernhard | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 143 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT | 33 |  ZIP Racing |  Andy Lally  Spencer Pumpelly  Romeo Kapudija | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 143 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 63 |  ACEMCO Motorsports |  Terry Borcheller  Shane Lewis | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | Y | 143 | 
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 19 | LMP675 | 18 |  Essex Racing |  Scott Bradley  Jason Workman | Lola B2K/40 | P | 142 | 
| Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 20 | LMP675 | 37 |  Intersport Racing |  Jon Field  Duncan Dayton | MG-Lola EX257 | G | 142 | 
| MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 21 | GT | 66 |  The Racer's Group |  Kevin Buckler  Cort Wagner | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 142 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 | GT | 42 |  Orbit Racing |  Joe Policastro  Joe Policastro Jr. | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 138 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | GT | 67 |  The Racer's Group |  Jeff Zwart  Pierre Ehret | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 136 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 DNF | LMP900 | 11 |  JML Team Panoz | .svg.png) Scott Maxwell  Gunnar Jeannette | Panoz LMP01 Evo | M | 135 | 
| Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 25 DNF | GT | 29 |  JMB Racing USA |  Stephen Earle  Mark Neuhaus | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 133 | 
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 26 | GT | 68 |  The Racer's Group |  Marc Bunting  Chris Gleason | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 125 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 27 | GTS | 3 |  Corvette Racing | .svg.png) Ron Fellows  Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 122 | 
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 28 NC | GT | 79 |  J3 Racing |  David Murry  Justin Jackson | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 113 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GT | 61 |  P.K. Sport |  David Warnock  Ron Atapattu | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 107 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | GT | 03 |  Hyper Sport |  Rick Skelton  Brad Nyberg | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 68 | 
| Élan 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | GTS | 2 |  Konrad Motorsport |  Franz Konrad  Richard Nearn | Saleen S7-R | D | 62 | 
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 32 DNF | GT | 40 |  Alegra Motorsports |  Bill Auberlen  Niclas Jönsson | BMW M3 | Y | 58 | 
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GT | 43 |  Orbit Racing |  Marc Lieb  Peter Baron | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 41 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | LMP675 | 56 |  Team Bucknum Racing |  Jeff Bucknum  Bryan Willman  Chris McMurry | Pilbeam MP91 | D | 40 | 
| Willman (JPX) 3.4L V6 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | GTS | 71 |  Carsport America |  Tom Weickardt  Jean-Philippe Belloc | Dodge Viper GTS-R | P | 16 | 
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | GT | 41 |  Alegra Motorsports |  Ross Bluestein  Carlos DeQuesada | BMW M3 | Y | 15 | 
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| DNS | GTS | 4 |  Corvette Racing |  Kelly Collins  Oliver Gavin | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | - | 
| Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 
Statistics
- Pole Position - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 0:47.848
- Fastest Lap - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 0:49.260
- Distance - 290.567 km
- Average Speed - 107.544 km/h
External links
- "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2007. (32.1 KiB)
- Race Results