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 United States The Racer's Group United States Kevin Buckler
United States Michael Schrom
Germany Timo Bernhard
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 695
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
2 GT 35 United States Risi Competizione Germany Ralf Kelleners
United States Anthony Lazzaro
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 686
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
3 GT 83 United States Rennwerks Motorsports United States David Murry
United States Dave Standridge
United States Johannes van Overbeek
United States Richard Steranka
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 684
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
4 DP 88 Canada Multimatic Canada Scott Maxwell
Australia David Brabham
Canada David Empringham
Multimatic MDP1 G 679
Ford 5.0 L V8
5 DP 59 United States Brumos Porsche United States J. C. France
United States Hurley Haywood
Canada Scott Goodyear
United States Scott Sharp
Fabcar FDSC/03 G 661
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
6 GT 43 United States Orbit Racing United States Peter Baron
United States Leo Hindery
Germany Marc Lieb
United States Kyle Petty
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 656
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
7 SRP II 5 United States Team Seattle/Essex Racing Canada Ross Bentley
United States Don Kitch Jr.
United States Joe Pruskowski
United States Justin Pruskowski
Lola B2K/40 D 652
Nissan 3.0 L V6
8 SRP II 15 United States Team Seattle/Essex Racing United States Wade Gaughran
United States Steve Gorriaran
United States Peter MacLeod
United States Dave Gaylord
Lola B2K/40 D 648
Nissan 3.0 L V6
9 GTS 24 France Perspective Racing France Jérôme Policand
Portugal João Barbosa
Belgium Michel Neugarten
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Mosler MT900 R G 641
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
10 GTS 46 United States Morgan-Dollar Motorsports United States Charles Morgan
United States Lance Norick
United States Jim Pace
United States Rob Morgan
Chevrolet Corvette G 639
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
11 GT 34 Canada Ferri Comeptizione Italy Mauro Baldi
United Kingdom Justin Keen
Belgium Eric van de Poele
United States Ryan Hampton
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 638
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
12 GTS 31 United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing United Kingdom Richard Stanton
United Kingdom Rob Barff
United Kingdom Andy Britnell
United States Rick Sutherland
Mosler MT900 R G 635
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
13 GT 69 United States Marcus Racing United States Brian Cunningham
United States Hugh Plumb
United States Cory Friedman
United States Craig Stanton
BMW M3 D 633
BMW 3.2 L I6
14 GT 20 United States JMB USA Racing Brazil Augusto Farfus
France Emmanuel Collard
Italy Max Papis
Italy Andrea Garbagnati
Ferrari 360 Modena D 621
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
15 GTS 30 United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing United Kingdom Martin Short
United Kingdom Tom Herridge
United Kingdom John Burton
Canada David Shep
Mosler MT900 R G 601
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
16 GTS 7 Germany Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Brazil Airton Daré
France Jean-François Yvon
Saleen S7-R G 600
Ford 6.0 L V8
17 GT 49 Italy Pit Bull/MAC Racing Italy Bepo Orlandi
Italy Michele Merendino
United States Derek Clark
United States Ron Atapattu
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 595
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18
DNF
SRP II 21 United States Archangel Motorsport Services United States Larry Oberto
United States Chris Bingham
United States Derrike Cope
United States Brian DeVries
Lola B2K/40 D 589
Nissan 3.0 L V6
19 GT 44 United States Orbit Racing United States Mike Fitzgerald
Puerto Rico Manuel Matos
United States Joe Policastro
United States Joe Policastro Jr.
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 566
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20
DNF
SRP II 97 Italy Lucchini Engineering Italy Mirko Savoldi
Italy Piergiuseppe Peroni
Italy Filippo Francioni
Lucchini SR2002 D 548
Nissan 3.0 L V6
21 GTS 09 United States Flis Motorsports United States Doug Goad
United States Paul Menard
United States Paul Mears Jr.
United States Jim Briody
Chevrolet Corvette G 542
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
22
DNF
GT 68 United States The Racer's Group United States Jim Michaelian
United States Richard Valentine
United States Tom Hessert Jr.
United States Tom Hessert III
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 501
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23
DNF
GT 03 United States Marcos USA Netherlands Cor Euser
Netherlands Rob Knook
Netherlands Donny Crevels
Netherlands Peter Van der Kolk
Marcos Mantis Plus D 465
Ford 4.6 L V8
24 DP 8 United States G&W Motorsports Austria Dieter Quester
United States Boris Said
United States Darren Law
Italy Luca Riccitelli
Picchio DP2 G 451
BMW 4.9 L V8
25
DNF
DP 3 United States Cegwa Sport Poland Darius Grala
Brazil Oswaldo Negri Jr.
United States Josh Rehm
United States Guy Cosmo
Fabcar FDSC/03 G 403
Toyota 4.3 L V8
26
DNF
GTS 19 United States ACP Motorsports United States Anthony Puleo
United States Kerry Hitt
Switzerland Robert Dubler
United States Mark Kennedy
Chevrolet Corvette G 391
Chevrolet 6.1 L V8
27
DNF
GTS 05 United States RE/MAX Racing United States Craig Conway
United States John Metcalf
United States Rick Carelli
United States Dave Linger
Chevrolet Corvette G 378
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
28
DNF
GTS 77 Germany RWS Motorsport Russia Alex Vasiliev
Japan Tetsuya Tanaka
Russia Nikolaj Formenko
Austria Walter Lechner Jr.
Porsche 996 GT3-R G 361
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
29
DNF
GT 99 United States NETTTS Racing United States Jim Hamblin
United States Barry Brensinger
United States James Nelson
United States Mark Greenberg
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 316
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30
DNF
GTS 40 United States Derhaag Motorsports United Kingdom Justin Bell
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Canada Ken Wilden
United States Simon Gregg
Chevrolet Corvette G 260
Chevrolet 6.1 L V8
31
DNF
GT 33 United States Scuderia Ferrari of Washington United States Cort Wagner
United States Brent Martini
Canada Sylvain Tremblay
United States Selby Wellman
Ferrari 360 Modena GT D 214
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
32
DNF
GT 73 United Kingdom Graham Nash Motorsport New Zealand Rob Wilson
United Kingdom Mike Newton
United Kingdom David Gooding
United Kingdom Martyn Konig
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 211
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
33
DNF
GT 10 Italy MAC Racing France David Terrien
Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
France Didier Moinel Delalande
France Marco Saviozzi
Porsche 996 GT3-R D 206
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
34
DNF
DP 58 United States Brumos Porsche United States David Donohue
United States Mike Borkowski
United States Randy Pobst
Canada Chris Bye
Fabcar FDSC/03 G 160
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
35
DNF
GT 67 United States The Racer's Group United States Andrew Davis
Canada Robert Julian
United States Tom Nastasi
Canada David Lacey
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 151
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
36
DNF
GT 98 United States Schumacher Racing Germany Sascha Maassen
United States Martin Snow
Germany Lucas Luhr
United States Larry Schumacher
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 135
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
37
DNF
SRP II 80 United States G&W Motorsports United States Shawn Bayliff
United States Steve Marshall
United States Robert Prilika
United States Andy Lally
Picchio D-USA D 121
BMW 3.0 L I6
38
DNF
GT 57 Germany Seikel Motorsport Italy Alex Caffi
Italy Gabrio Rosa
Italy Fabio Rosa
Switzerland Andrea Chiesa
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D 101
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
39
DNF
DP 54 United States Bell Motorsports Belgium Didier Theys
United States Forest Barber
United States Terry Borcheller
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi
Doran JE4 G 67
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
40
DNF
GT 22 United States JMB USA Racing United States Stephen Earle
United States Philip Shearer
France Stéphane Grégoire
Italy Ludovico Manfredi
Ferrari 360 Modena D 54
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
41
DNF
GTS 48 United States Heritage Motorsports United States Tommy Riggins
United States David Machavern
United States Kevin Lepage
United States Scott Lagasse
Ford Mustang G 49
Ford 5.9 L V8
42
DNF
GTS 18 United States Boston Motorsports Group United States Ken Stiver
United States Scott Deware
United States Don Bell
United States Jeff Kline
Mosler MT900 R G 14
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
43
DNF
GTS 6 United States Gunnar Racing United States Gunnar Jeannette
United States Duncan Dayton
United States Peter Kitchak
United States Ron Zitza
Porsche 911 GT1 G 9
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
44
DNF
GTS 51 Germany Proton Competition Italy Mauro Casadei
Germany Gerold Reid
Germany Christian Reid
Austria Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT2 G 2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
DNS GT 61 Netherlands System Force Motorsports Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn Sr.
Netherlands Charles Brugman
Netherlands Frans Munsterhuis
United States Cougar Jacobson
Porsche 996 GT3-RS D -
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
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