2003 Gold Cup Invitational
The 2003 Gold Cup Invitational competition was a single event which took place between the 19th and 29th of October, 2003. The venue was Spa, Belgium, and drivers used a GP4 F1-style mod.
The race was a full race distance of 44 laps. The race started under 'parc-ferme' conditions whereby the fuel load set at qualifying would be the fuel load drivers would start the race with. The weather throughout all sessions was sunny and dry.
All drivers' cars were limited to 845 BHP for qualifying and 840 BHP for the race, so all cars were equal and drivers entered as team members of the then current FIA F1 teams.
Qualifying
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Controller | S1 | S2 | S3 | Lap | Gap | Fuel laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Antonio Irisarri | Williams-BMW | Soft | 1:46.162 | — | 10.9 | ||||
2 | Shiro Ryong | Ferrari | Soft | 32.839 | 1m12.207 | 1:46.400 | 0.238 | 13.1 | ||
3 | Paul Sleight | Benetton Renault | Soft | 32.853 | 1m12.375 | 1:46.435 | 0.273 | 9.9 | ||
4 | Kari Koski | Benetton Renault | Soft | 32.503 | 1m12.547 | 1:46.670 | 0.508 | 14.5 | ||
5 | Jan Kelder | Prost Acer | Soft | 32.372 | 1m12.874 | 1:46.842 | 0.680 | 13.3 | ||
6 | Artur Costa | Prost Acer | Soft | 32.852 | 1m12.547 | 1:46.891 | 0.729 | 9.1 | ||
7 | Daniel Wilkinson | Jaguar | Soft | 32.671 | 1m12.504 | 1:47.013 | 0.851 | 17.9 | ||
8 | Mikko Jakonen | Minardi European | Soft | 32.517 | 1m12.693 | 1:47.105 | 0.943 | 15.1 | ||
9 | Peter Harding | Williams BMW | Soft | 33.226 | 1m12.491 | 1:47.376 | 1.214 | 11.3 | ||
10 | Matt Maple | BAR Honda | Soft | 32.999 | 1m13.024 | 1:47.393 | 1.214 | 12.1 |
† Drivers were allowed to start the race from P22.
‡ Mal McKee was allowed to start the race from P22 after submitting a legal qualifying lap late due to ISP trouble.
- Erdem Coban & Leon Verheggen both quit the MaMa Racing team before the race.