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2003 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition

Daniel Gaunt

The 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Formula 4000 regulations. The title was contested over a six-round, twelve race series which was promoted as the 2003 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship for the CAMS Gold Star.

New Zealander Daniel Gaunt won the championship both driving Reynards.

Apart from the seven wins claimed by Gaunt and Reid, three wins were taken by another New Zealander, Nelson Hartley (Reynard 94D & Reynard 97D), and two wins by Ricky Occhipinti (Reynard 97D and 98D).

Teams and drivers

Entrant	Chassis	No	Drivers	Rounds
Greg Murphy Racing	Reynard 94D	4	AUS Peter Hill	6
Fremder Automotive	Reynard 92D	5	AUS Simon Kane	6
Ralt Australia	Reynard 90D	10	AUS Brett Campbell	1
Reynard 94D	11	NZL Nelson Hartley	1
AUS Michael Caruso	2
AUS Christian Jones	3
NZL Ken Smith	4
NZL Daniel Gaunt	5–6
Reynard 96D	12	NZL Jonny Reid	All
Mantis Racing	Reynard 96D	17	AUS Mark Ellis	4
AUS Michael Joannou	5–6
Peters Racing	Reynard 91D	24	AUS Ian Peters	All
The Family Car Centre	Reynard 92D	27	AUS Terry Clearihan	All
Listec Racing	Reynard	31	AUS Ryan Campbell	6
Formula Uno Racing	Reynard 97D	32	AUS Ricky Occhipinti	All
CPA Australia	Reynard 95D	34	AUS Paul Trengove	2–6
ARLEC	Reynard 92D	49	AUS Rohan Carrig	All
Pure Power Racing	Reynard 92D	69	NZL Daniel Gaunt	1–2
AUS Chris Hocking	3
Reynard 96D	76	NZL Daniel Gaunt	3–4
Hocking Motorsport	Reynard 97D	74	JPN Akihiro Asai	1
AUS Darren Hossack	4
NZL Ken Smith	5
AUS Derek Pingel	6
Reynard 97D	75	USA Mikel Miller	1
NZL Nelson Hartley	2–6
Reynard 97D	76	USA Mikel Miller	2

Race calendar

The 2003 Australian Drivers' Championship was contested over a six-round series with two races per round.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
Wakefield Park Raceway
Goulburn, New South Wales	21–23 February	JPN Akihiro Asai	NZL Jonny Reid	AUS Ricky Occhipinti	Hocking Motorsport
	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	Ralt Australia
Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria)	23–25 May	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	AUS Ricky Occhipinti	Hocking Motorsport
	AUS Ricky Occhipinti	NZL Nelson Hartley	Hocking Motorsport
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)	4–6 July	AUS Ricky Occhipinti	NZL Nelson Hartley	NZL Nelson Hartley	Hocking Motorsport
	NZL Daniel Gaunt	NZL Nelson Hartley	Hocking Motorsport
Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria)	1–3 August	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	Ralt Australia
	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	Ralt Australia
Mallala Motor Sport Park
(Mallala, South Australia)	29–31 August	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Daniel Gaunt	Ralt Australia
	AUS Paul Trengove	NZL Daniel Gaunt	Ralt Australia
Eastern Creek International Raceway
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)	28–30 November	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	Ralt Australia
	NZL Jonny Reid	NZL Jonny Reid	Ralt Australia

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten positions in each race.

The round winner for each round was determined by the aggregation of championship points awarded in that round. Where more than one driver had been awarded equal points, the round result was determined by the placings in Race 2.

Results

15	Ken Smith	11	Reynard 97D Holden	Ralt Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4

Note: All cars were required to be fitted with a 3.8-litre Holden V6 engine.

Silver Star

3	Rohan Carrig	49	Reynard 92D Holden	Arlec / CRD Motorsport	117

Note: Approved competitors were awarded points towards a Silver Star Trophy based on their finishing positions in each race relative to other such nominated competitors. These points had no reflection on the Australian Drivers' Championship classification.

Yokohama Rookie of the Year Award

The Yokohama Rookie of the Year Award was won by Daniel Gaunt. The award was open to drivers who had contested less than two races for the Australian Drivers' Championship since 1989.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20050623222121/http://cams.com.au/bulletins/B03-010%202003%20Formula%204000%20Sporting%20Regulations.pdf Sporting Regulations – 2003 Holden Australian Drivers’ Championship for the CAMS Gold Star] Retrieved on 5 May 2012
"Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au.
driving three different [[Reynard Motorsport
2003 Holden Australian Drivers Championship – Points Allocation, Retrieved from www.f4000.com circa 2004. Website no longer current.
[http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi? 2003 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz] {{Webarchive. link. (21 March 2007 Retrieved on 5 May 2012)
Grant Rowley, ''Fortune formula'', program, Konica V8 Supercar Series, Round 6, 30–31 August 2003, Mallala, pages 30 & 31
[https://web.archive.org/web/20031225082718/http://www.f4000.com/ '''03 Silver Star'', www.f4000.com, as archived at web.archive.org]

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