2003_Atlantic_Championship_season
2003 Atlantic Championship
Motorsports championship
The 2003 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. 14 different teams and 24 different drivers competed. All drivers were able to score points. The Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama Drivers' Champion was A. J. Allmendinger driving for RuSPORT.
| 2003 Toyota Atlantic Championship season | |
|---|---|
| Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama | |
| Season | |
| Races | 12 |
| Start date | March 23rd |
| End date | September 28th |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |  A. J. Allmendinger |
bold indicate pole position
Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the fastest qualifier on Friday (1 point), the fastest qualifier on Saturday (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). Oval races only saw one qualifying.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. J. Allmendinger |  United States | RuSPORT | 201 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 6 |
| 2 | Ryan Dalziel |  United Kingdom | Sierra Sierra Racing | 175 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| 3 | Michael Valiante | Canada | Lynx Racing | 161 | 21 | 12 | 5 | - | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | Jonathan Macri | Canada | Polestar Motor Racing | 145 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Aaron Justus | United States | RuSPORT | 123 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Danica Patrick | United States | Team Rahal | 109 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | Joey Hand | United States | DSTP Motorsports | 108 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Luis Díaz | Mexico | Dorricott Racing | 88 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Alex Figge | United States | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 87 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Kyle Krisiloff | United States | Cameron Motorsports | 77 | - | 7 | ||||||||||
| Dorricott Racing | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Sierra Sierra Racing | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Alex García |  Venezuela | Transnet Racing | 60 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Eric Jensen | Canada | Jensen Motorsport | 49 | 4 | 5 | - | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Stéphan Roy | Canada | P-1 Racing | 48 | - | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 14 | Bryan Sellers | United States | Lynx Racing | 30 | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | 9 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| 15 | Jon Fogarty | United States | Team Rahal | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| 16 | Philip Fayer | Canada | Jensen Motorsport | 24 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | Marc Breuers | United States | Brooks Associates Racing | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Canada | Lynx Racing | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 19 | Marc de Vellis | Canada | Sierra Sierra Racing | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Romain Dumas |  France | Scuderia Fortia | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Tony Ave | United States | P-1 Racing | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Dan Selznick | United States | Polestar Motor Racing | 5 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 23 | Eduardo Figueroa | Mexico | Scuderia Fortia | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hoover Orsi |  Brazil | Sierra Sierra Racing | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note:
Race 3 no additional point for the qualifying were awarded due to rain, starting lineup based on combined practice times.
Race 3, 4, 6, 7 and 11 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R17=retired, but classified NS=did not start
| Place | Name | Country | Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
| 1 | A. J. Allmendinger | United States | RuSPORT | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R11 |
| 2 | Ryan Dalziel | United Kingdom | Sierra Sierra Racing | 9 | 4 | 3 | R15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Michael Valiante | Canada | Lynx Racing | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | NS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Jonathan Macri | Canada | Polestar Motor Racing | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | Aaron Justus | United States | RuSPORT | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | R13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | R13 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Danica Patrick | United States | Team Rahal | 5 | 3 | 10 | R14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | R13 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Joey Hand | United States | DSTP Motorsports | 2 | R15 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | R10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Luis Díaz | Mexico | Dorricott Racing | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | R13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | R11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Alex Figge | United States | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | R14 | 7 | 8 | 10 | R15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | R14 | 13 | 8 |
| 10 | Kyle Krisiloff | United States | Cameron Motorsports | 12 | NS | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorricott Racing | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | R14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Sierra Racing | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | R12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Alex García | Venezuela | Transnet Racing | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | R13 |
| 12 | Eric Jensen | Canada | Jensen Motorsport | 15 | R12 | 13 | 11 | - | - | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 10 |
| 13 | Stéphan Roy | Canada | P-1 Racing | - | - | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | R12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | R12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | R | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Bryan Sellers | United States | Lynx Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | R11 | 9 | 10 | - | - | 11 | 7 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Jon Fogarty | United States | Team Rahal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Philip Fayer | Canada | Jensen Motorsport | 16 | R13 | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 15 | R15 | 13 | 9 | - | - | 15 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 15 | R15 | - | - | 14 | R15 |
| 17 | Marc Breuers | United States | Brooks Associates Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 12 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 10 | R14 |
| 18 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Canada | Lynx Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | - | - | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Marc de Vellis | Canada | Sierra Sierra Racing | 7 | 7 | 8 | R16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Romain Dumas | France | Scuderia Fortia | 11 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Tony Ave | United States | P-1 Racing | - | - | - | - | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Dan Selznick | United States | Polestar Motor Racing | - | - | 14 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Eduardo Figueroa | Mexico | Scuderia Fortia | 14 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hoover Orsi | Brazil | Sierra Sierra Racing | - | - | - | - | 5 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |