2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series
The 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the fourth series held for second tier V8 Supercar teams. The season began on 23 February 2003 at Wakefield Park and finished on 31 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park. The season consisted of six rounds held across three different states.
The series was won by Mark Winterbottom who won eight races during the course of the 16 race series and four of the six rounds. The new points system placed an increased emphasis on finishing races and saw that series runner up Matthew White finished just 58 points despite White taking only two wins and six top three race finishes in total.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series.
Team | No | Driver | Car |
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Brad Jones Racing | 12 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Imrie Motor Sport | 14 | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VX Commodore |
Paul Cruickshank Racing | 22 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Terry Wyhoon Racing | 25 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
M3 Motorsport | 26 | ![]() ![]() |
Holden VT Commodore Holden VX Commodore |
Howard Racing | 27 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
49 | ![]() | ||
94 | ![]() | ||
Matthew White Racing | 28 | ![]() |
Holden VX Commodore Ford AU Falcon |
Steven Ellery Racing | 30 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Clyde Lawrence Racing | 35 | ![]() |
Holden VS Commodore Holden VX Commodore |
South Pacific Motor Sport | 38 | ![]() |
Holden VS Commodore |
Peter Motorsport | 40 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Stone Brothers Racing | 41 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Holden Young Lions | 46 | ![]() |
Holden VX Commodore |
96 | ![]() | ||
Craig Bastian | 47 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Fernandez Racing | 55 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Kevin Mundy Racing | 56 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Motorsport Engineering Services | 58 | ![]() |
Holden VT Commodore |
Phoenix Motorsport | 59 | ![]() |
Holden VX Commodore |
Independent Race Cars Australia | 64 | ![]() |
Holden VX Commodore |
Shane Beikoff Racing | 68 | ![]() |
Holden VS Commodore Ford EL Falcon |
Spiess Heckler Racing | 69 | ![]() |
Holden VX Commodore |
Dick Johnson Racing | 71 | ![]() ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Robert Smith Racing | 72 | ![]() |
Holden VX Commodore |
V8 Racing | 77 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Holden VS Commodore |
Graham Crawford | 87 | ![]() |
Ford EL Falcon |
Halliday Motor Sport | 88 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Sydney Star Racing | 89 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
98 | ![]() |
Holden VS Commodore | |
Peter Best | 90 | ![]() |
Holden VS Commodore |
Thexton Motor Racing | 100 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
Chance Of A Lifetime | 110 | ![]() |
Ford AU Falcon |
A.N.T. Racing | 300 | ![]() |
Holden VS Commodore |
Nichols Motorsport | 666 | ![]() |
Ford EL Falcon |
Race calendar
Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver |
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1 | 22–23 February | ![]() |
Goulburn, New South Wales | ![]() |
2 | 20–21 March | ![]() |
Adelaide, South Australia | ![]() |
3 | 3–4 May | ![]() |
Sydney, New South Wales | ![]() |
4 | 5–6 July | ![]() |
Phillip Island, Victoria | ![]() |
5 | 2–3 August | ![]() |
Benalla, Victoria | ![]() |
6 | 30–31 August | ![]() |
Mallala, South Australia | ![]() |
Results and standings
The season 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 season 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 season. 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 |
Drivers championship
Points table referenced, in part, as follows:[1]
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References
- ↑ "2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series Points". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. 31 August 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ↑ "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.
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See also
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