2003 CART World Series season
- 2003 CART World Series season
The 2003 CART World Series Season was the twenty-fifth and final season for the CART World Series. It began on February 23, 2003 and was due to end November 9 after 19 races, but ended after 18. The final round at Fontana was cancelled due to CART's impending bankruptcy and the brush fires that were then raging in Southern California.
Drivers and teams
With the departure of Honda and Toyota to the Indy Racing League for the 2003 season, Cosworth became the exclusive engine supplier for the CART series. Their 2.65L XFE turbo V8 powerplant continued to be badged by Ford. Bridgestone continued on as exclusive tire supplier for the series. A marketing agreement between CART and the two suppliers rebranded the series as Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.[cite news | url =http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=111881&FS=INDYCAR | title ="Ford increases their stake in CART" | publisher =motorsport.com| date = 2002-11-21 | accessdate =2008-05-20 ] ]The following teams and drivers competed in the 2003 CART World Series.
Driver Results
Points System
Nation's Cup
Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.
Driver Breakdown
* Alex Tagliani started on pole at Milwaukee but was not awarded the bonus point for it when the qualification session was rained out. The grid was set by practice times. This result is not counted in Tagliani's season total in this table.
External links
* [http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Results/Standings.asp?Year=2003 2003 official standings]
References
ee also
* 2003 in Toyota Atlantic
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