71émes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 2003 |
| Date: | June 14-15 | Track Length: | 13 650 m |
| Attendance: | 220 000 | Pole Position: | Tom Kristensen, 3'32.843" = 230.874 kph |
| Entries: | 50 + 6 reserves | Fastest Lap: | Johnny Herbert, 3'35.529" = 227.997 kph |
| Practiced: | 50 | Distance: | 5146.05 kms |
| Starters: | 49 | Average Speed: | 214.33 kph |
| Classified: | 30 |
Tyres: M = Michelin, GY = GoodYear, P = Pirelli, Y = Yokohama, D = Dunlop |
| Pos | Clas- sific. | # | Team / Entrant Car - Engine / Tuner | Drivers, Nationality | Engine Vol (cc) | Engine Type | Tyres | Group | Laps Km Time (of ret) | Reason Out |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Team Bentley, GB Bentley EXP Speed 8 | Rinaldo Capello, I Tom Kristensen, DK Guy Smith, GB | 3995 tc | V8 | M | LMP 900 | 377 | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Team Bentley, GB Bentley EXP Speed 8 | Mark Blundell, GB David Brabham, AUS Johnny Herbert, GB | 3995 tc | V8 | M | LMP 900 | 375 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Champion Racing / Dave Maraj, USA Audi R8 | J.J. Lehto, SF Emanuele Pirro, I Stefan Johansson, S | 3596 tc | V8 | M | LMP 900 | 372 | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Audi Sport Japan / Team Goh, J Audi R8 | Seiji Ara, J Jan Magnussen, DK Marco Werner, D | 3596 tc | V8 | M | LMP 900 | 370 | |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | JML Team Panoz, USA Panoz Elan (LMP-01) | Olivier Beretta, MC Gunnar Jeanette, USA Max Papis, I | 6000 | V8 | M | LMP 900 | 360 | |
| 6 | 6 | 15 | Racing for Holland, NL Dome S101 - Judd | Jan Lammers, NL John Bosch, NL Andy Wallace, GB | 3994 | V10 | M | LMP 900 | 360 | |
| 7 | 7 | 13 | Courage Compétition, F Courage C60 - Judd | Jonathan Cochet, F Stéphane Gregoire, F Jean-Marc Gounon, F Boris Derichebourg, F Wim Eyckmans | 3998 | V10 | M | LMP 900 | 360 | |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport, F Courage C60 - Peugeot | Jean Christophe Boullion, F Franck Lagorce, F Stéphane Sarrazin, F | 3200 tc | V6 | M | LMP 900 | 356 | |
| 9 | 9 | 18 | Pescarolo Sport, F Courage C60 - Peugeot | Eric Hélary, F Nicholas Minassian, F Soheil Ayari, F | 3200 tc | V6 | M | LMP 900 | 352 | |
| 10 | 10 | 88 | Veloqx / Prodrive Racing, GB Ferrari 550 Maranello | Tomas Enge, CZ Peter Kox, NL/D Jamie Davis, GB | 5983 | V12 | M | LM GTS | 336 | |
| 11 | 11 | 50 | Corvette Racing / Gary Pratt, USA Corvette C5-R | Oliver Gavin, GB Kelly Collins, USA Andy Pilgrim, USA | 6991 | V8 | GY | LM GTS | 326 | |
| 12 | 12 | 53 | Corvette Racing / Gary Pratt, USA Corvette C5-R | Ron Fellows, CDN Johnny O'Connell, USA Franck Fréon, F/USA | 6991 | V8 | GY | LM GTS | 326 | |
| 13 | 13 | 9 | Kondo Racing, J Dome S101 - Mugen | Masahiko Kondo, J Ukyo Katayama, J Ryo Fukuda, J Francois Migault, F | 4000 | V8 | Y | LMP 900 | 322 | |
| 14 | 14 | 93 | Alex Job Racing, USA Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Sascha Maassen, D Emmanuel Collard, F Lukas Luhr, D Michael Petersen, USA | 3598 | F6 | M | LMGT | 320 | |
| 15 | 15 | 29 | Noël del Bello Racing, F Reynard - Volkswagen/Lehmann 2KQ-LM | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere, F Christophe Pillon, CH Didier André, F | 1998 tc | S4 | M | LMP 675 | 319 | |
| 16 | 16 | 86 | Larbre Compétition, F Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Patrice Goueslard, F Christophe Bouchut, F Steve Zacchia, CH | 7986 | V10 | M | LM GTS | 317 | |
| 17 | 17 | 87 | Orbit Racing, USA Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Leo Hindery, USA Peter Baron, USA Marc Lieb, D | 3598 | F6 | M | LMGT | 314 | |
| 18 | 18 | 75 | Thierry Perrier, F Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Michel Neugarten, B/MC Nigel Smith, GB Ian Kahn, GB/MC Thierry Perrier, F | 3598 | F6 | P | LMGT | 305 | |
| 19 | 19 | 77 | Team Taisan Advan, J Porsch 911 GT3-RS | Atsushi Yogo, J Akira Iida, J Kazuyoshi Nishizawa, J | 3598 | F6 | Y | LMGT | 304 | |
| 20 | 20 | 81 | The Racers Group / Kevin A. Buckler, USA Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Kevin A. Buckler, USA Timo Bernhard, D Jörg Bergmeister, D | 3598 | F6 | M | LMGT | 304 | |
| 21 | 21 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures, F Ferrari 550 Maranello | Luc Alphand, F Jérome Policand, F Frederic Dor, F Alain Menu, CH Rickard Rydell, S | 5983 | V12 | M | LM GTS | 298 | |
| 22 | 22 | 64 | Graham Nash Motorsport, GB Saleen S7-R | Pedro Chaves, P Thomas Erdos, BR Mike Newton, GB Miguel Ramos, P Ni Amorim, P | 6848 | V8 | D | LM GTS | 292 | |
| 23 | 23 | 26 | RN Motorsport Ltd / John Nielsen, D DBA4 03S - Zytek | John Nielsen, DK Hayanara Shimoda, J Casper Elsgaard, DK Johnny Dumfries, GB | 3396 | V6 | D | LMP 675 | 288 | |
| 24 | 24 | 78 | PK Sport Ltd, GB Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Robin Liddell, GB David Warnock, GB Piers Masarati, GB | 3598 | F6 | P | LMGT | 285 | |
| 25 | 25 | 19 | Automotive Durango Srl 82648, I Durango MG - Judd | Sylvain Boulay, F Michele Rugolo, I Jean-Bernard Bouvet, F | 4000 | V10 | LMP 900 | 277 | ||
| 26 | 26 | 70 | JMB Racing, F Ferrari 360 Modena | David Terrien, F Fabrizio de Simone, I Fabio Babini, I Christian Pescatori, I Stéphane Gregoire, F | 3586 | V8 | P | LMGT | 273 | |
| 27 | 27 | 94 | Risi Competizione / Giuseppe Risi, USA Ferrari 360 Modena | Anthony Lazzaro, USA Ralph Kelleners, D Terry Borcheller, USA | 3586 | V8 | M | LMGT | 269 | |
| 28 | 28 | 84 | T2M Motorsport, D Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Vanina Ickx, B Roland Berville, F Patrick Bourdais, F George Forgeois, USA/F | 3598 | F6 | M | LMGT | 264 | |
| 29 | 29 | 24 | Rachel Welter, F WR LMP-01 - Peugeot | Yojiro Terada, J Olivier Porta, F Gavin Pickering, GB Stéphane Daoudi, F | 1999 tc | S4 | M | LMP 675 | 235 | |
| 30 | 30 | 85 | ST Team Orange Spyker, NL Spyker C8 Double 12R | Norman Simon, D Tom Coronel, NL Hans Hugenholtz, NL | 3998 | V8 | D | LMGT | 229 | |
| 31 | DNF | 16 | Racing for Holland, NL Dome S101 - Judd | Filipe Ortiz, BOL Beppe Gabbiani, I Tristan Gommendy, F | 3994 | V10 | M | LMP 900 | 15:21 (15:45) | Accident |
| 32 | DNF | 99 | XL Racing, F Ferrari 550 Maranello | Ange Barde, F Michel Ferté, F Gaël Lesoudier, F Laurent Cazenave, F | 5474 | V12 | LMGT | 13:37 | Fire (Karting Virage) | |
| 33 | DNF | 68 | Scorp Motorsport Communication, F Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Luis Marques, F Olivier Thévenin, F Denis Dupuis, F René Metge, F Christian Lavieille, F Chad McQueen, USA | 8000 | V10 | D | LM GTS | 10:50 | Engine |
| 34 | DNF | 25 | Gerard Welter, F WR LMP-02 - Peugeot | Bastien Brière, F Jean-René de Fournoux, F Stéphane Daoudi, F Jean-Bernard Bouvet, F Olivier Porta, F | 2995 | V6 | M | LMP 675 | 10:44 | Engine |
| 35 | DNF | 12 | JML Team Panoz, USA Panoz Elan (LMP-01) | Benjamin Leuenberger, CH David Saelens, B Scott Maxwell, CDN | 6000 | V8 | M | LMP 900 | 10:12 | Accident (Playstation Chicane) |
| 36 | DNF | 14 | Team Nasamax, GB Reynard 01Q - Cosworth XDE | Romain Dumas, F Robbie Stirling, CDN Werner Lupberger, ZA Bryan Herta, USA | 2650 tc | V8 | GY | LMP 900 | 8:58 | Fire |
| 37 | DNF | 4 | Riley & Scott Racing, USA Riley & Scott Mk III C | Jim Matthews, USA Marc Goosens, B Christophe Tinseau, F | 6000 | V8 | M | LMP 900 | 7:29 | Engine |
| 38 | DNF | 80 | Veloqx / Prodrive Racing, GB Ferrari 550 Maranello | Anthony Davidson, GB Kelvin Burt, GB Darren Turner, GB | 5983 | V12 | M | LM GTS | 5:45 | Accident (Arnage) |
| 39 | DNF | 83 | Seikel Motorsport, D Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Tony Burgess, CDN David Shep, CDN Andrew Bagnall, NZ John Lloyd, USA | 3598 | F6 | Y | LMGT | 3:45 | Transmission |
| 40 | DNF | 95 | Risi Competizione / Giuseppe Risi, USA Ferrari 360 Modena | Shane Lewis, USA Butch Leitzinger, USA Johnny Mowlem, GB | 3586 | V8 | Y | LMGT | 3:00 | Engine |
| 41 | DNF | 92 | Dewalt Racesports Salisbury, GB TVR Tuscan | Mike Jordan, GB Michael Caine, GB Tim Sugden, GB | 3996 | S6 | D | LMGT | 2:40 | Transmission |
| 42 | DNF | 31 | Courage Compétition, F Courage-JPX C65 | David Halliday, F Philippe Alliot, F Carl Rosenbland, S | 3397 | V6 | M | LMP 675 | 2:10 | Piston |
| 43 | DNF | 21 | Edouard Seizonale, F Norma M2000-2 - Ford | Patrice Roussel, F Edouard Seizonale, F Lucas Lasserre, F | 5999 | V8 | D | LMP 900 | 00:45 | Engine |
| 44 | DNF | 66 | Konrad Motorsport, D Saleen S7-R | Franz Konrad, A Toni Seiler, CH Walter Brun, CH Robert Nearn, GB | 6886 | V8 | D | LM GTS | 23:50 | Transmission |
| 45 | DNF | 27 | Intersport Racing, USA MG Lola EX257 | John Field, USA Duncan Dayton, USA Rick Sutherland, USA | 1999 tc | S4 | GY | LMP 675 | 23:45 | Engine |
| 46 | DNF | 23 | Team Bucknum Racing / Jeff Bucknum, USA Pilbeam MP91 JPX-IES | Jeff Bucknum, USA Bryan Willman, USA Chris McMurry, USA | 3997 | V6 | D | LMP 675 | 22:20 | Engine |
| 47 | DNF | 91 | Dewalt Racesports Salisbury, GB TVR Tuscan | Rob Barff, GB Richard Hay, GB Richard Stanton, GB | 3996 | S6 | D | LMGT | 19:35 | Transmission (acc. at 16:57) |
| 48 | DNF | 10 | Audi Sport UK, GB (Arena International) Audi R8 | Frank Biela, D Perry McCarthy, GB Mika Salo, SF | 3596 tc | V8 | M | LMP 900 | 18:39 | Fuel feed |
| 49 | DNF | 61 | Carsport America, USA Pagani Zonda - Mercedes | Mike Hezemans, NL Anthony Kumpen, B David Hart, NL | 6000 | V12 | P | LM GTS | 17:40 | Gearbox |
| 50 | DNS | 20 | Lister Racing, GB Lister Storm LMP - (Chevrolet) | Jamie Campbell-Walter, GB Nathan Kinch, GB Vincent Vosse, F Anthony Reid, GB Jean-Denis Deletraz, CH | 5990 | V8 | D | LMP 900 | Crash in 2nd Qual. session | |
| 51 | DNA | 22 | Taurus Sports Racing, GB Lola B2K-10 - Judd | Justin Keen, GB Christian Vann, GB Phil Andrews, GB | 4000 | V10 | D | LMP 900 | First reserve | |
| 52 | DNA | 67 | Konrad Motorsport, D Saleen S7-R | Jean-Francois Yvon, F Walter Brun, CH Jesus Diez de Villaroel, E | 6886 | V8 | D | LM GTS | Second reserve | |
| 53 | DNA | 82 | The Racers Group / Kevin A. Buckler, USA Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Paul Daniels, GB Pierre Ehret, D Werner Gröbl, A | 3598 | F6 | M | LMGT | Third reserve | |
| 54 | DNA | 65 | Graham Nash Motorsport, GB Saleen S7-R | Thomas Erdos, BR Gavin Pickering, GB Mike Newton, GB Geoff Lister, GB | 6848 | V8 | D | LM GTS | Fourth reserve | |
| 55 | DNA | 79 | PK Sport Ltd, GB Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Bart Hayden, GB Gregor Fisken, GB Ian Donaldson, GB | 3598 | F6 | P | LMGT | Fifth reserve | |
| 56 | DNA | 74 | Luc Alphand Aventures, F Porsche 911 GT3-RS | James Ruffier, F Olivier Thevenin, F Marino Franchitti, GB | 3598 | F6 | P | LMGT | Sixth reserve |