2003 Race Calendars

[Craig]

Around this time of year I like to start planning out my motorsport schedule for the new year. Last year Andy H started a topic especially for the purpose of recording the race schedules of the various series. Anyone care to repeat the excercise this year?

All I will ask is that you clearly mark each series and list the meetings in date order. In addition, and quite importantly, mark whether or not these are confirmed dates, provisisional dates or merely rumours!

[Craig]

2003 British Touring Car Championship

April 20/21 Mondello Park
May 4/5 Thruxton
May 25/26 Silverstone
June 7/8 Brands Hatch Indy
June 21/22 Croft
July 12/13 Rockingham
August 9 (Sat) Snetterton
August 24/25 Brands Hatch Indy
September 6/7 Donington Park
September 20/21 Oulton Park

Dates confirmed by series organiser

[Craig]

2003 DTM

1st round April 27 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (D)
2nd round May 11 Adria International Raceway (I)
3rd round May 25 Nürburgring (D)
4th round June 8 EuroSpeedway Lausitz (D)
5th round June 22 Norisring (D)
6th round July 27 Donington Park (GB)**
7th round August 17 Nürburgring (D)
8th round September 7 A1-Ring (A)
9th round September 21 Circuit Park Zandvoort (NL)
10th round October 5 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (D)

All dates confirmed except Donington which remains under negotiation

[Craig]

2003 Formula One Calendar

09 March Australian GP Melbourne
23 March Malaysian GP Sepang
06 April Brazilian GP Sao Paulo
20 April San Marino GP Imola
04 May Spanish GP Barcelona
18 May Austrian GP Spielberg
01 June Monaco GP Monaco
15 June Canadian GP Montreal
29 June European GP Nürburgring
06 July French GP Magny-Cours
20 July British GP Silverstone
03 August German GP Hockenheim
24 August Hungarian GP Budapest
14 September Italian GP Monza
28 September US GP Indianapolis
12 October Japanese GP Suzuka

Dates confirmed by organiser

[Craig]

2003 NASCAR Winston Cup

Feb. 16-Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 23-North Carolina Speedway
March 2-Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 9-Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 16-Darlington Raceway
March 23-Bristol Motor Speedway
March 30-Texas Motor Speedway
April 6-Talladega Superspeedway
April 13-Martinsville Speedway
April 27-California Speedway
May 3-Richmond International Raceway
May 25-Lowe's Motor Speedway
June 1-Dover International Speedway
June 8-Pocono Raceway
June 15-Michigan International Speedway
June 22-Infineon Raceway
July 5-Daytona International Speedway
July 13-Chicagoland Speedway
July 20-New Hampshire International Speedway
July 27-Pocono Raceway
Aug. 3-Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug. 10-Watkins Glen International
Aug. 17-Michigan International Speedway
Aug. 23-Bristol Motor Speedway
Aug. 31-Darlington Raceway
Sept. 6-Richmond International Raceway
Sept. 14-New Hampshire International Speedway
Sept. 21-Dover International Speedway
Sept. 28-Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 5-Kansas Speedway
Oct. 11-Lowe's Motor Speedway
Oct. 19-Martinsville Speedway
Oct. 26-Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nov. 2-Phoenix International Raceway
Nov. 9-North Carolina Speedway
Nov. 16-Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Dates confirmed by organiser

[Craig]

2003 Champcar World Series

Feb. 23 St. Petersburg, Florida - Street Course
Mar. 23 Monterrey, Mexico - Fundidora Park
Apr. 13 Long Beach, California - Street Course
Apr. 27 Europe - Tentative, TBA
May 18 Chicago - Tentative, TBA
June 1 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Milwaukee Mile
June 15 Monterey, California - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
June 22 Portland, Oregon - Portland International Raceway
July 6 Cleveland, Ohio - Burke Lakefront Airport
July 13 Toronto, Ontario - Street Course
July 27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Street Course
Aug. 10 Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin - Road America
Aug. 17 Lexington, Ohio - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Aug. 31 Denver, Colorado - Street Course
Sept. 7 Montreal, Quebec - Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
Sept. 28 Miami, Florida - Street Course
Oct. 12 Mexico City, Mexico - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Oct. 26 Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia - Street Course
Nov. 2 Fontana, California - California Speedway

All dates confirmed except where indicated. Also addition European races are being negotiated

[Craig]

2003 British F3/GT Championships

April 5/6 Donington Park National
April 20/21 Snetterton
May 3/4 Brands Hatch GP
May 10/11 Knockhill
May 25/26 Silverstone International + BTCC
June 21/22 Castle Combe
July 12/13 Oulton Park
July 26/27 Croft
August 9/10 Thruxton
August 30/31 Spa-Francorchamps
September 6/7 Donington Park GP (F3 Only) + BTCC
September 27/28 Rockingham

All dates remain provisional at this time

[Craig]

2003 Ascar Series

3/4 May Brands Hatch (Indy)
17/18 May Rockingham Motor Speedway
7/8 June Rockingham Motor Speedway
21/22 June TBA
5/6 July Eurospeedway Lausitz
26/27 July Rockingham Motor Speedway
9/10 August Eurospeedway Lausitz
23/24 August Rockingham Motor Speedway
13/14 September TBA
27/28 September Rockingham Motor Speedway

All dates still provisional and will likely depend on the outcome of the possible Brands Hatch Champcar date

[Craig]

Endurance Events

14/15 June - Le Mans 24hrs
14/15 June - Snetterton - 2CV 24hrs (!)

Dates confirmed

[PVDA]

2003 V8 Supercar Series (Australian)

2003 Foster's Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
07/03/2003 - 09/03/2003 Non Championship Round

Clipsal 500, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
21/03/2003 - 23/03/2003 Round 1


Phillip Island, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
11/04/2003 - 13/04/2003 Round 2

Eastern Creek, Eastern Creek Raceway
02/05/2003 - 04/05/2003 Round 3

Winton, Winton Motor Raceway
23/05/2003 - 25/05/2003 Round 4


VB 300, Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo
06/06/2003 - 08/06/2003 Round 5


Hidden Valley, Hidden Valley Raceway
27/06/2003 -29/06/2003 Round 6


Queensland Raceway
18/07/2003 -20/07/2003 Round 7


Oran Park, Oran Park Raceway
15/08/2003 - 17/08/2003 Round 8


The Melbourne 500, Sandown
12/09/2003 - 14/09/2003 2 Drivers per Car Round 9


Bob Jane TMarts 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst
09/10/2003 - 12/10/2003 2 Drivers per Car Round 10


Gold Coast Indy 300, Gold Coast
24/10/2003 - 26/10/2003 Round 11


Boost Mobile V8 International, Pukekohe Park Raceway NZ
07/11/2003 - 09/11/2003 Round 12


Special Event, Eastern Creek
28/11/2003 -30/11/2003 Round 13


2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series (Junior Series)

Wakefield Park, Wakefield Park
22/02/2003 - 23/02/2003 Round 1

Clipsal 500, Clipsal 500 Adelaide - Support
21/03/2003 - 22/03/2003 Round 2

Eastern Creek, Eastern Creek Raceway - Support
02/05/2003 - 04/05/2003 Round 3

Phillip Island, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
05/07/2003 - 06/07/2003 Round 4

Winton, Winton Motor Raceway
02/08/2003 - 03/08/2003 Round 5

Mallala, Mallala Raceway
30/08/2003 - 31/08/2003 Round 6

Bob Jane Tmarts 1000, Mount Panorama Bathurst
09/10/2003 - 11/10/2003 Non Championship

[Crash Test]

Provisional calendar of significant events at Queensland Raceway for 2003:

1 Feb, Sat, Porsche Car Club Sprints
1 Feb, Sat, Rev Central- Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 1
2 Feb, Sun, Rev Central- Burnouts/Drifting
15-16 Feb, Sat-Sun, MGCC- State Championships
9 Mar, Sun, Motorcycle Sportsmen- Race Meeting
16 Mar, Sun, Rev Central- Series, Rnd 1- Multiclub race meeting
29 Mar, Sat, Rev Central- Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 2
30 Mar, Sun, Rev Central- Burnouts/Drifting
19 Apr, Sat, Z Car Club Qld, Z Car Nationals
20 Apr, Sun, Marque Sports Car Club, Lotus Nationals
26 Apr, Sat, Rev Central, Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 3
27 Apr, Sun, Motorcycle Sportsmen- Race Meeting
4 May, Sun, Rev Central- Series, Rnd 2- Multiclub race meeting
10 May, Sat, Porsche Car Club Sprints
17-18 May, Sat-Sun, Motorcycling Qld- State Championships
24 May, Sat, Rev Central, Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 4
25 May, Sun, Rev Central, Muscle Car Shootout
30-31 May, Fri-Sat, 1 June, Sun, Formula Xtreme
13-15 Jun, Fri-Sun, Procar Champ Series, Festival of the Ute, Qld 500
21 Jun, Sat, Rev Central, Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 5
22 Jun, Sun, Rev Central- Series, Rnd 3- Multiclub race meeting
5-6 Jul, Sat-Sun, Motorcycle Sportsmen- Race Meeting
18-20 Jul, Fri-Sun, V8 Supercar 300
23 Jul, Wed, GEAR Qld, Pre 1969 Historic Car Testing
25- 27 Jul, Fri-Sun, Historic Racing Car Club Qld- National Race Meeting
2 Aug, Sat, Porsche Car Club Sprints
8-10 Aug, Fri-Sun, Motorcycling Qld- Australian Superbike Championship
15-17 Aug, Fri-Sun, Motorcycle Sportsmen- 3hr Endurance meeting
23 Aug, Sat, Rev Central, Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 6
31 Aug, Sun, Rev Central- Series, Rnd 4- Multiclub race meeting
7 Sep, Sat, Porsche Car Club Sprints
14 Sep, Sun, Rev Central- Multiclub race meeting
20 Sep, Sat, Rev Central, Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 7
27-28 Sep, Sat-Sun, Motorcycle Sportsmen- Race Meeting
5 Oct, Sun, Rev Central- Series, Rnd 5- Multiclub race meeting
18 Oct, Sat, Rev Central, Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 8
2 Nov, Sun, Rev Central- Series, Rnd 6- Multiclub race meeting
8 Nov, Sat, Porsche Car Club Sprints
15 Nov, Sat, Rev Central, Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 9
23 Nov, Sun, Motorcycle Sportsmen- Race Meeting
29-30 Nov, Sat-Sun, MGCC- State Championships
6 Dec, Sat, MGCC- Iron Man Series
7 Dec, Sun, Hi-Tech Shootout
13 Dec, Sat, Rev Central, Saturday Afternoon Sprints- Rnd 10

Dates correct at time of publication- subject to change, so please confirm all events

[touringlegend]

Provisional events for Knockhill in 2003

Sunday 19th January Hot Hatch

Sunday 2nd February Supermoto and Rally Hatch
Sunday 16th February Hot Hatch
Sunday 2nd March Supermoto and Rally Hatch
Sunday 23rd March Hot Hatch
Sunday 6th April Scottish Championship Bike Racing
Sunday 13th April Scottish ChampionshipMotor Racing
Sunday 20th April Hot Hatch
Sunday 27th April Scottish Championship Motor Racing
Sunday 4th May Scottish Championship Bike Racing
Sat/Sun 10th and 11th May F3 / GT Powertour
Sat / Sun 17th and 18th May British Superbike Championship
Wednesday 21st May (6pm) Stock Cars
Saturday 24th May Sprint
Sunday 25th May Rallycross
Sat / Sun 21st and 22nd June TBA
Sunday 29th June Hot Hatch
Sunday 13th July Rally Hatch and Supermoto
Wednesday 16th July (6pm) Stock Cars
Saturday 19th July TBA
Sunday 27th July Hot Hatch
Wednesday 30th July (6pm) Stock Cars
Sunday 3rd August Scottish Championship Bike Racing
Sunday 10th August Scottish Championship Motor Racing
Saturday 16th August Glenvarigill Ferrari Track Day
Sunday 17th August UK Rally Challenge
Sunday 31st August Scottish Championship Bike Racing
Sunday 7th September Hot Hatch
Sunday 14th September Motor Racing Featuring MG
Sunday 21st September Pro Supermoto
Sunday 28th September British Stock Car Saloons
Sat / Sun 4th and 5th October Jock Taylor Memorial Sidecar
Sunday 12th October Scottish Motor Racing
Sunday 19th October Hot Hatch
Sunday 16th November Hot Hatch
Sunday 14th December Hot Hatch

See if you can match up the TBA's from one of the series calendars above...

[Crash Test]

The 2003 PROCAR (Australia) calendar is -

7-9 March Aust. Grand Prix, Melbourne - Nations Cup (non-champ.)
21-23 March Clipsal 500, Adelaide - PROCAR Champ Series, Rd 1
25-27 April Symmons Plains, Tas. - PROCAR Champ Series, Rd 2
16-18 May Wakefield Park, NSW - PROCAR Champ Series, Rd 3
13-15 June Queensland Raceway - PROCAR Champ Series, Rd 4
11-3 July Oran Park, NSW - PROCAR Champ Series, Rd 5
8-10 August Sandown 500, Melbourne - PROCAR Champ Series, Rd 6
19-21 September Winton, Vic. - PROCAR Champ Series, Rd 7
24-26 October Gold Coast Indy, Qld - PROCAR Champ Series, Rd 8
21-23 November Bathurst 24-Hour, NSW - Special Event

[Speedworx]

It would be a lot easier to visit my web site, which has over 25 calenders on it.

[Craig]

Could do but it's a lot easier for many of us to do it the way that worked last year Thanks for the calendars - perhaps you'd care to do something useful and post any confirmed dates you have up here?

[Carrie]

Formula Saloons - Provisional - blatantly pinched from the National Racing Forum

April 21 Silverstone
May 10/11 Pembrey
May 24/25 Croft
July 12/13 Snetterton
August 31 Brands
Sept 20/21 Rockingham
Oct 5 Donington
Oct 19 Thruxton

Disappointed that there's no Oulton on there. Next step will be to see if I actually have one of those weekends free.

[Marcel ten Caat]

Euro 3000

April 27 Estoril, Portugal
May 11 Magny-Cours, France
May 25 Enna-Pergusa, Italy
June 29 Monza, Italy
July 20 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
August 10 Donington, Great Britain
September 7 Nürburgring, Germany
September 21 Brno, Czech Republic
October 12 Jerez, Spain
October 26 Cagliari, Italy

[Marcel ten Caat]

Telefonica World Series

March 30 Jarama, Spain
April 27 Zolder, Belgium
May 18 Magny-Cours, France
June 22 Monza, Italy
July 20 Estoril, Portugal
October 5 Barcelona, Spain
October 19 Valencia, Spain
November 16 Curitiba, Brazil
November 23 Interlagos, Brazil

[Marcel ten Caat]

Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship

April 27 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
May 25 Monza, Italy
June 29 A1-Ring, Austria
July 13 Dijon-Prenois, France
August 17 Nürburgring, Germany
September 21 Magny-Cours, France
September 28 Silverstone, Great Britain
October 12 Imola, Italy
October 27 Estoril, Portugal

[Marcel ten Caat]

German V8STAR

May 4 Oschersleben, Germany
May 18 Zandvoort, Holland
May 31 Nürburgring, Germany
June 9 Zandvoort, Holland
July 6 Lausitzring, Germany
July 20 Nürburgring, Germany
August 10 Salzburgring, Austria
August 31 Hockenheim, Germany
September 28 Lausitzring, Germany

[Marcel ten Caat]

And now for some rally calendars:

World Rally Championship

January 22-26 Monte Carlo Rally, Monaco*
February 5-9 Swedish Rally, Sweden#
February 26-March 2 Anatolian Rally, Turkey*
April 9-13 Rally New Zealand, New Zealand#
May 7-11 Rally Argentina, Argentina#
June 4-8 Acropolis Rally, Greece*
June 18-22 Cyprus Rally, Cyprus#
July 23-27 Deutschland Rally, Germany#
August 6-10 Rally Finland, Finland*
September 3-7, Rally Australia, Australia#
October 1-5 Rally Sanremo, Italy*
October 15-19 Tour de Corse, France#
October 22-26 Rally Catalunya, Spain*
November 5-9 Rally Great Britain, Great Britain*

* = also Junior WRC and # = also Production Car WRC

European Rally Championship

April 3-5 Rallye Mille Miglia, Italy
April 11-13 Rallye El Corte Ingles-Canarias, Spain
May 16-18 Rally Tofas, Turkey
May 30-June 1 Rajd Polski, Poland
June 13-15 Rally Albena, Bulgaria
June 27-29 Ypres Westhoek Rally, Belgium
July 31-August 2 Rallye Vinho da Madeira, Portugal
August 28-31 Barum Rally, Czech Republic
September 26-28 Elpa Rally, Greece
October 24-26 Rally d'Antibes-Rallye d'Azur, France

[Dan Friel]

Castle Combe dates... think they are still provisional.

29/3
21/4 - Easter
5/5
26/5
21-22/6
2/8
25/8
13-14/9
4/10

[Dan Friel]

oh and Goodwood Revival is 5/6/7 September - confirmed

[Crash Test]

National Australian Sports Sedan Championship

Round 1
Wakefield Park at Goulburn NSW 22-23 February (Konica V8 support)

Round 2
Phillip Island Victoria 11-13 April (V8 Supercar support)

Round 3
Mallala South Australia 31 May - 1 June (Joint top billing with Trucks)

Round 4
Winton Victoria 2-3 August (Konica Support)

Round 5
Sandown Vicotria 12-14 September (V8 Supercar support)

[Peter Mallett]

These are the CTCRC Group 1 Touring Cars Provisional dates.

Thruxton 30 March
Rockingham 12-13 April
Brands H (Indy) 17-18 May
Lydden Hill 31 May
Mallory Park 15 June
Croix en Ternois 19-20 July
Silverstone 16 Aug
Pembrey 24-25 Aug
Cadwell Park 7 Sept
Oulton Park 27 Sept