Motorsports championship
| 2003 Toyota Atlantic Championship season |
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| Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama |
| Season |
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| Races | 12 |
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| Start date | March 23rd |
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| End date | September 28th |
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| Awards |
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| Drivers' champion |  A. J. Allmendinger |
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The2003Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilizeSwift chassis andToyota 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 wasA. J. Allmendinger driving forRuSPORT.
| Rd | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
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| 1 | March 23 |  2003 Atlantic Grand Prix of Monterrey | Fundidora Park | Monterrey, Mexico |
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| 2 | April 13 | 2003 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Race | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
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| 3 | May 31 | 2003 Atlantic Milwaukee Race | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
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| 4 | June 14 | 2003 Atlantic Monterey Race | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California |
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| 5 | June 21 | 2003 Atlantic Portland Race | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
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| 6 | July 5 | 2003 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic 100K | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio |
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| 7 | July 12 |  2003 Atlantic Toronto Race | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
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| 8 | August 3 | 2003 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
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| 9 | August 10 | 2003 Atlantic Mid-Ohio Race | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
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| 10 | August 23 | 2003 Atlantic Montréal Race | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Montreal, Quebec |
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| 11 | August 31 | 2003 Argent Mortgage Challenge | Streets of Denver | Denver, Colorado |
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| 12 | September 28 | 2003 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic 100K | Bayfront Park Street Circuit | Miami, Florida |
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Championship standings
[edit] | | Color | Result |
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| Gold | Winner | | Silver | 2nd place | | Bronze | 3rd place | | Green | 4th & 5th place | | Light Blue | 6th–10th place | | Dark Blue | Finished
(Outside Top 10) | | Purple | Did not finish | | Red | Did not qualify
(DNQ) | | Brown | Withdrawn
(Wth) | | Black | Disqualified
(DSQ) | | White | Did Not Start
(DNS) | Race abandoned
(C) | | Blank | Did not
participate |
| In-line notation | | Bold | Pole position | | Italics | Ran fastest race lap | | * | Led most laps | | (RY) | Rookie of the Year | | (R) | Rookie |
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| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R17=retired, but classifiedNS=did not start
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.
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).
Hoover Orsi
Ryan Dalziel
Alex Garcia
Romain Dumas