The 2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season began on April, 5 at Circuit de Catalunya. 2003 was the first season of this championship created by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends (ETCC and FIA GT Championship). The titles went to Argentinian driver José María López and French team ARTA-Signature.

Entry List

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Jenzer Motorsport	1	Neel Jani	All
	2	Fredy Lienhard, Jr.	All
ARTA-Signature	3	Tristan Gommendy	All
	4	Kousuke Matsuura	All
RN Motorsport	5	Hayanari Shimoda	All
RD Motorsport	7	Ralf Dekarski	1-7
	8	Matt Halliday	1-7
Bicar Racing	9	Ivan Bellarosa	All
DAMS	11	Christian Murchison	1-7
		Mike den Tandt	8-10
	27	Adam Khan	1-6
		Davide di Benedetto	10
	37	José María López	All
SRTS	12	Thed Björk	1-2
		Charles Hall	3, 7
		Marko Asmer	4
		Vanina Ickx	9
		Ryan Sharp	10
	14	Edward Sandström	All
AFC Motorsport	15	Andrea Belicchi	All
	16	Andrea Scafuro	All
Victory Engineering Cram Competition	18	Damien Pasini	2-10
	19	Jaime Melo, Jr.	All
Guidare Formula	23	Davide di Benedetto	1-5, 8-9
		Matteo Cressoni	10
EuroInternational	50	Can Artam	5-6
	77	Giorgio Mondini	All

Race calendar and results

• 31 March and 2 April were test days for all drivers and teams at the circuits of Circuito de Albacete and Circuit de Catalunya in Spain.

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Montmeló, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	5 April	José María López	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
	R2			6 April	José María López	José María López	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
2	R1	Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	26 April	Tristan Gommendy	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
	R2			27 April	Tristan Gommendy	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
3	R	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	31 May	Matt Halliday	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
4	R1	Leicestershire, United Kingdom	Donington Park	28 June	José María López	José María López	José María López	DAMS
	R2			29 June	Kosuke Matsuura	Kosuke Matsuura	Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
5	R	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	26 July	Jaime Melo, Jr.	José María López	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
6	R1			30 August	Neel Jani	Tristan Gommendy	Andrea Belicchi	AFC Motorsport
	R2			31 August	Tristan Gommendy	Tristan Gommendy	José María López	DAMS
7	R1	Anderstorp, Sweden	Scandinavian Raceway	6 September	José María López	José María López	José María López	DAMS
	R2			7 September	José María López	Tristan Gommendy	Tristan Gommendy	ARTA-Signature
8	R1	Oschersleben, Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	20 September	José María López	José María López	Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
	R2			21 September	José María López	José María López	José María López	DAMS
9	R1	Estoril, Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	4 October	José María López	José María López	José María López	DAMS
	R2			5 October	Kosuke Matsuura	Neel Jani	Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
10	R1	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	18 October	Neel Jani	José María López	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
	R2			19 October	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport

Championship standings

Points are awarded in both race as following : 30, 24, 20, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. 2 bonus points were awarded for pole position and for the fastest lap. The French round's main race had to be stopped early, and subsequently half points were awarded.

Drivers

Pos Driver SPA FRA MON UK BEL1 BEL2 SWE GER POR ITA Points gra spr gra spr gra gra spr gra gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr 1 José María López Ret 13 Ret 3 3 1 3 7 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 5 3 Ret 354 2 Neel Jani 1 1 2 6 Ret 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 10 6 4 2 1 1 350 3 Kosuke Matsuura 2 Ret 3 Ret 14 4 1 DSQ 7 5 5 4 1 2 3 1 2 2 286 4 Tristan Gommendy 6 4 17† 2 13 2 2 DSQ 4 2 4 1 Ret 3 2 3 6 3 286 5 Jaime Melo, Jr. 8 2 1 1 1 Ret 5 1 11 6 9 6 Ret 8 8 4 3 4 226 6 Andrea Belicchi 3 7 5 Ret 9 5 8 3 1 DNS 3 5 4 11 6 7 Ret 7 180 7 Giorgio Mondini 10 5 8 Ret Ret 7 7 5 9 7 Ret 7 11 7 10 8 4 5 109 8 Matt Halliday 4 3 4 Ret 2 6 6 Ret 5 13 DNS DNS 102 9 Davide di Benedetto 5 Ret 13 4 10 12 14 12 5 5 11 11 7 6 72 10 Christian Murchison 9 10 6 DNS 7 9 9 6 6 4 7 Ret 69 11 Mike den Tandt 3 4 5 6 12 9 62 12 Hayanari Shimoda Ret 8 15 7 5 13 11 10 Ret 9 8 Ret 8 9 7 9 Ret 10 62 13 Damien Pasini 10 Ret 4 Ret 13 4 14 12 11 13 6 Ret 9 Ret 5 13 59 14 Andrea Scafuro 11 9 11 5 Ret 11 10 8 10 10 12 10 Ret 10 Ret 10 11 8 40 15 Ivan Bellarosa 12 Ret 18† 9 6 Ret 18 11 15 8 Ret 11 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 12 34 16 Thed Björk 7 6 9 8 26 17 Edward Sandström 13 10 7 Ret 8 10 12 Ret 13 8 Ret 12 12 12 10 11 22 18 Charles Hall Ret 6 9 14 19 Can Artam 15 8 11 6 20 Marko Asmer 8 15 6 21 Fredy Lienhard Jr. Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 17 13 Ret 14 10 12 9 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 6 22 Adam Khan 14 Ret 14 11 11 Ret 16 9 12 Ret 4 23 Ryan Sharp 9 14 4 24 Ralf Dekarski 15 12 16 10 12 14 19 14 13 15 DNS DNS 2 25 Vanina Ickx 13 13 0 26 Matteo Cressoni Ret DNS 0 Pos Driver SPA FRA MON UK BEL1 BEL2 SWE GER POR ITA Points gra spr gra spr gra gra spr gra gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

• † Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

Teams

Pos Team Drivers SPA FRA MON UK BEL1 BEL2 SWE GER POR ITA Points gra spr gra spr gra gra spr gra gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr 1 ARTA-Signature Kosuke Matsuura 2 Ret 3 Ret 14 4 1* DSQ 7 5 5 4 1 2 3 1 2 2 572 Tristan Gommendy 6 4 17† 2 13 2 2 DSQ 4* 2* 4 1* Ret 3 2 3 6 4 2 DAMS José María López Ret 13* Ret 3 3 1* 3 7* 2 1 1* 2 2* 1* 1* 5 3* Ret 505 Davide di Benedetto 7 6 Christian Murchison 9 10 6 DNS 7 9 9 6 6 4 7 Ret Mike den Tandt 3 4 5 6 12 9 Adam Khan 14 Ret 14 11 11 Ret 16 9 12 Ret 3 Jenzer Motorsport Neel Jani 1* 1 2 6 Ret 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 10 6 4 2* 1 1* 356 Fredy Lienhard, Jr. Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 17 13 Ret 14 10 12 9 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 4 Cram Competition Jaime Melo, Jr. 8 2 1* 1* 1* Ret 5 1 11 6 9 6 Ret 8 8 4 3 Ret 226 5 AFC Motorsport Andrea Belicchi 3 7 5 Ret 9 5 8 3 1 DNS 3 5 4 11 6 7 Ret 7 220 Andrea Scafuro 11 9 11 5 Ret 11 10 8 10 10 12 10 Ret 10 Ret 10 11 8 6 EuroInternational Giorgio Mondini 10 5 8 Ret Ret 7 7 5 9 7 Ret 7 11 7 10 8 4 5 115 Can Artam 15 8 11 7 RD Motorsport Matt Halliday 4 3 4 Ret 2 6 6 Ret 5 13 DNS DNS 104 Ralf Dekarski 15 12 16 10 12 14 19 14 13 15 DNS DNS 8 SRTS Thed Björk 7 6 9 8 72 Edward Sandström 13 10 7 Ret 8 10 12 Ret 13 8 Ret 12 12 12 10 11 Charles Hall Ret 6 9 Marko Asmer 8 15 Ryan Sharp 9 14 Vanina Ickx 13 13 9 RN Motorsport Hayanari Shimoda Ret 8 15 7 5 13 11 10 Ret 9 8 Ret 8 9 7 9 Ret 10 62 10 Victory Engineering/Cram Comp. Damien Pasini 10 Ret 4 Ret 13 4 14 12 11 13 6 Ret 9 Ret 5 13 59 11 Guidare Formula Davide di Benedetto 5 Ret 13 4 10 12 14 12 5 5 11 11 54 Matteo Cressoni Ret DNS 12 Bicar Racing Ivan Bellarosa 12 Ret 18† 9 6 Ret 18 11 15 8 Ret 11 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 12 34 Pos Team Drivers SPA FRA MON UK BEL1 BEL2 SWE GER POR ITA Points gra spr gra spr gra gra spr gra gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr gra spr

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

• † Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

References

External links

• Speedsportmag.com, results, entry list, calendar.
• Nuvolari3000.com Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, results.
• renault-sport.com, official web site of the series.