2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship
# 2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

The 2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 15th British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at Snetterton on 19 April and ended on 21 September at Oulton Park, after seventeen rounds held in England, with 5 events only staging one race and the rest staging two.

## Main Series

### Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Fortec Motorsport | 1 | Robert Scott | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 26 | Mike Conway | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 38 | Ronayne O'Mahoney | 1–2, 5–11 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 43 | James Murphy | 1–8 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 43 | Fulvio Mussi | 9 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 43 | Luca Filippi | 10 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 46 | James Rossiter | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 83 | Tom Tremayne | 3 |
| Team DFR | 2 | Barry Sime | 1 |
| Team DFR | 2 | Aaron Stroud | 6, 10 |
| Team DFR | 2 | Jonathan Adam | 7, 9, 11 |
| Team DFR | 10 | Stefan Söderberg | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 1–10 |
| Manor Motorsport | 4 | Sérgio Jimenez | 1–10 |
| Manor Motorsport | 4 | Allam Khodair | 11 |
| Manor Motorsport | 5 | Matthew Wilson | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 66 | Fabian Coulthard | 1–8 |
| Manor Motorsport | 66 | Ryan Lewis | 9, 11 |
| Manor Motorsport | 66 | Andrew Ranger | 10 |
| Team JVA | 6 | Charles Hollings | All |
| Team JVA | 7 | Phil Glew | 1–4 |
| Team JVA | 7 | Paul di Resta | 8–11 |
| Team JVA | 8 | Vasilije Calasan | 1–9 |
| Team JVA | 18 | Juan Manuel Polar | 1–4, 8–11 |
| Jensen Motorsport | 9 | Paul Lau | 1 |
| Jensen Motorsport | 9 | Wayne Clarke | 2–5 |
| Jensen Motorsport | 9 | Jensen Lunn | 6 |
| Jensen Motorsport | 9 | Jamie Morrow | 7, 10 |
| Jensen Motorsport | 9 | Neil Doran | 8–9 |
| Jensen Motorsport | 9 | Shane Kelly | 11 |
| Jensen Motorsport | 19 | Fulvio Mussi | 2–8, 10 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 10 | Tim Sisley | 1–9 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 11 | Paul di Resta | 1–7 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 24 | Mark McLoughlin | 8 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 24 | Vitaly Petrov | 10 |
| Paston Racing | 12 | Brandon Thomas | 2–11 |
| Paston Racing | 20 | Ben Reeves | 2–11 |
| Motaworld Racing | 14 | Matteo Meneghello | 2–10 |
| Motaworld Racing | 15 | Susie Stoddart | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 16 | Brandon Thomas | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 17 | Alex Lloyd | All |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 21 | Jason Tahinci | All |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 22 | Alexander Storckenfeldt | All |
| Hill Speed Racing | 23 | Cheng Congfu | 6–11 |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 25 | David Epton | All |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 88 | James Gornall | 5 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 27 | Nik Goodfellow | 1–2 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 27 | John Byrne | 4, 6–11 |
| Welch Motorsport | 34 | Daniel Welch | 2–5, 7–11 |
| Status Motorsport | 55 | Phillip Kershaw | 1–10 |

### Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 19 April | Lewis Hamilton | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 20 April | | Mike Conway | Alex Lloyd | Motaworld Racing |
| 2 | R3 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 5 May | Tom Sisley | Mike Conway | Tom Sisley | Eurotek Motorsport |
| 3 | R4 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 26 May | James Rossiter | Lewis Hamilton | James Rossiter | Fortec Motorsport |
| 4 | R5 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 8 June | Tom Sisley | Tom Sisley | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 5 | R6 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 22 June | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 6 | R7 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 12 July | Lewis Hamilton | Brandon Thomas | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 6 | R8 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 13 July | | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 7 | R9 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 26 July | Lewis Hamilton | Brandon Thomas | Tom Sisley | Eurotek Motorsport |
| 7 | R10 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 27 July | | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 8 | R11 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 9 August | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 9 | R12 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 24 August | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 9 | R13 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 25 August | | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 10 | R14 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 9 September | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 10 | R15 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 10 September | | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 11 | R16 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 20 September | Paul di Resta | Mike Conway | Paul di Resta | Team JVA |
| 11 | R17 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 21 September | | Paul di Resta | Alex Lloyd | Motaworld Racing |

### Drivers' Championship

* Points were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 15 best results counted towards the championship.

| Pos | Driver | SNE | SNE | BRH | THR | SIL | ROC | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | SNE | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 419 |
| 2 | Alex Lloyd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 371 |
| 3 | James Rossiter | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | DNS | 8 | 347 |
| 4 | Mike Conway | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 312 |
| 5 | Tom Sisley | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 | | | | | 288 |
| 6 | Stefan Söderberg | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 255 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | 8 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 233 |
| 8 | Brandon Thomas | 9 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 221 |
| 9 | Susie Stoddart | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 5 | 215 |
| 10 | Alexander Storckenfeldt | 18 | 15 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 187 |
| 11 | Sérgio Jimenez | 13 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | 150 |
| 12 | Robert Scott | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 133 |
| 13 | Charles Hollings | 16 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 124 |
| 14 | Matteo Meneghello | | | 14 | 9 | Ret | 24 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | | 121 |
| 15 | Fabian Coulthard | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 25 | | | | | | | 98 |
| 16 | James Murphy | Ret | 5 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 16 | 10 | | | | | | | 96 |
| 17 | David Epton | 14 | 17 | 13 | 18 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 21 | 13 | Ret | 20 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 85 |
| 18 | Matthew Wilson | 19 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 13 | 77 |
| 19 | John Byrne | | | | | 23 | | 24 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 62 |
| 20 | Phil Glew | 12 | 11 | 4 | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 |
| 21 | Jason Tahinci | 20 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 14 | 49 |
| 22 | Daniel Welch | | | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | | | NC | 17 | 11 | 15 | 23 | Ret | 16 | 6 | Ret | 47 |
| 23 | Juan Manuel Polar | 15 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 19 | | | | | | Ret | 24 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 24 | Phillip Kershaw | Ret | 19 | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | Ret | | | 35 |
| 25 | Brandon Thomas | | | 18 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 19 | Ret | 22 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 8 | Ret | 34 |
| 26 | Ben Reeves | | | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 23 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 19 | 9 | Ret | 31 |
| 27 | Ronayne O'Mahony | 22 | 23 | DNS | | | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 26 |
| 28 | Vitaly Petrov | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 8 | | | 23 |
| 29 | Allam Khodair | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 9 | 20 |
| 30 | Cheng Congfu | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 |
| 31 | Andrew Ranger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 10 | | | 18 |
| 32 | Mark McLoughlin | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 33 | Jonathan Adam | | | | | | | | | 21 | 22 | | 19 | 19 | | | 12 | Ret | 13 |
| 34 | Wayne Clarke | | | 16 | 24 | 15 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 35 | Vasilije Calasan | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 | Ret | 20 | 22 | DNS | DNS | | | | | 10 |
| 36 | Fulvio Mussi | | | DNS | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 24 | DNS | DNS | 22 | 20 | | | 8 |
| 37 | James Gornall | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 38 | Ryan Lewis | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | | | Ret | Ret | 7 |
| 39 | Nik Goodfellow | 23 | 20 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 40 | Barry Sime | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 41 | Aaron Stroud | | | | | | | 25 | Ret | | | | | | 18 | Ret | | | 3 |
| 42 | Neil Doran | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 23 | Ret | | | | | 2 |
| 43 | Shane Kelly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 21 | | | 1 |
| – | Jamie Morrow | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| – | Paul Lau | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Jensen Lunn | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Luca Filippi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | 0 |
| – | Tom Tremayne | | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SNE | SNE | BRH | THR | SIL | ROC | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | SNE | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

## Winter Series

### Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Manor Motorsport | 1 | Rodolfo González | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 2 | Jonathan Kennard | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 3 | John Byrne | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 5 | Pippa Mann | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 4 | Mike Conway | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 16 | Danny Bleek | 1 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 16 | James Gornall | 2 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 19 | Yelmer Buurman | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 27 | Stuart Hall | All |
| Team Nasamax | 6 | Dean Stirling | All |
| Falcon Motorsport | 7 | Paul Rees | All |
| Falcon Motorsport | 29 | Alex Buncombe | All |
| Comtec Racing | 8 | Westley Barber | All |
| Team JLR | 9 | James Jakes | All |
| Team JLR | 10 | Tom Kimber-Smith | All |
| Team JVA | 11 | Matt Harris | All |
| Team JVA | 12 | Brandon Thomas | All |
| Team JVA | 14 | Sean Edwards | All |
| Team Firstair | 15 | James Murphy | All |
| Team Firstair | 24 | Sean McIntosh | All |
| Team DFR | 17 | Patrick Hogan | All |
| Team DFR | 20 | Stefan Söderberg | All |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 18 | Jay Howard | All |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 43 | Vitaly Petrov | 1 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 43 | Ruben Carrapatoso | 2 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 44 | Luca Filippi | 1 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 44 | Marc McLoughlin | 2 |
| Motaworld Racing | 21 | Joey Foster | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 25 | Susie Stoddart | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 26 | Tim Bridgman | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 28 | Oliver Jarvis | All |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 22 | Oliver Turvey | All |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 30 | Juan Manuel Polar | All |
| 2Win | 23 | Stephanie Boden | 1 |
| Welch Motorsport | 33 | Matt Nicoll-Jones | All |
| Hillspeed Racing | 39 | Josh Weber | All |
| tatus Motorsport | 55 | Mauricio Godanez | All |
| Virtulli Racing | 88 | Michael Virtulli | All |

### Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | H1 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 25 October | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 1 | H2 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 25 October | Joey Foster | John Byrne | Jay Howard | Eurotek Motorsport |
| 1 | LC | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 26 October | James Jakes | Joey Foster | Joey Foster | Motaworld Racing |
| 1 | F | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 26 October | Mike Conway | Vitaly Petrov | Vitaly Petrov | Eurotek Motorsport |
| 2 | H1 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 1 November | Joey Foster | Ruben Carrapatoso | Westley Barber | Comtec Racing |
| 2 | H2 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 1 November | Yelmer Buurman | Yelmer Buurman | Yelmer Buurman | Fortec Motorsport |
| 2 | LC | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 1 November | James Jakes | John Byrne | John Byrne | Manor Motorsport |
| 2 | F | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 1 November | Westley Barber | Westley Barber | Westley Barber | Comtec Racing |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | DON | CRO | CRO | CRO | CRO | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Driver | H1 | H2 | LC | F | H1 | H2 | LC | F | Pts |
| 1 | Jay Howard | | 1 | | 2 | 5 | | | 5 | 57 |
| 2 | Westley Barber | 6 | | | 11 | 1 | | | 1 | 52 |
| 3 | Yelmer Buurman | | 5 | | 8 | | 1 | | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | Vitaly Petrov | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 44 |
| 5 | Alex Buncombe | 3 | | | 5 | | 2 | | 6 | 44 |
| 6 | Joey Foster | | Ret | 1 | 14 | 3 | | | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Stefan Söderberg | | 2 | | 3 | 13 | | 2 | Ret | 32 |
| 8 | Mike Conway | 1 | | | DNS | 2 | | | Ret | 29 |
| 9 | James Murphy | 4 | | | 4 | | 6 | | 12 | 29 |
| 10 | Tim Bridgman | | 3 | | 6 | | 4 | | Ret | 29 |
| 11 | Sean McIntosh | | 4 | | 7 | 7 | | | 7 | 28 |
| 12 | Brandon Thomas | 8 | | | 13 | 4 | | | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | John Byrne | | 6 | | 10 | | 11 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 14 | Oliver Jarvis | 5 | | | 9 | 6 | | | Ret | 15 |
| 15 | Tom Kimber-Smith | 7 | | | 12 | | 3 | | 13 | 14 |
| 16 | Marc McLoughlin | | | | | | 8 | | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | Susie Stoddart | Ret | | 2 | 16 | | 5 | | Ret | 6 |
| 18 | Oliver Turvey | 9 | | | 18 | | 7 | | 17 | 6 |
| 19 | Rodolfo González | | 9 | | 17 | | 9 | | 10 | 6 |
| 20 | Dean Stirling | | 7 | | Ret | | 16 | 13 | DNS | 4 |
| 21 | Ruben Carrapatoso | | | | | 9 | | | Ret | 4 |
| 22 | Pippa Mann | | 8 | | 27 | 15 | | 14 | DNS | 3 |
| 23 | Sean Edwards | | Ret | 4 | 23 | 8 | | | 18 | 3 |
| 24 | Patrick Hogan | 10 | | | Ret | | 13 | 3 | Ret | 1 |
| 25 | Michael Virtulli | | 10 | | 26 | 16 | | 12 | DNS | 1 |
| 26 | Josh Weber | | Ret | 5 | 19 | 10 | | | Ret | 1 |
| 27 | Matt Nicoll-Jones | Ret | | Ret | DNS | | 10 | | Ret | 1 |
| | James Jakes | 11 | | 3 | 24 | 11 | | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| | Stuart Hall | Ret | | 6 | 15 | Ret | | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| | Matt Harris | 12 | | 9 | 25 | 12 | | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| | Jonathan Kennard | Ret | | 11 | 21 | | 12 | 9 | DNS | 0 |
| | Juan Manuel Polar | | Ret | Ret | DNS | 14 | | 5 | Ret | 0 |
| | Paul Rees | | Ret | 12 | DNS | | 14 | 10 | DNS | 0 |
| | James Gornall | | | | | | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| | Mauricio Godanez | Ret | | 10 | 20 | | 17 | 11 | DNS | 0 |
| | Stephanie Boden | Ret | | 8 | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| | Luca Filippi | | Ret | 7 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Danny Bleek | | Ret | 13 | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | H1 | H2 | LC | F | H1 | H2 | LC | F | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | DON | CRO | CRO | CRO | CRO | | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
