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Racing Champions - 2003 Season Quiz

In this quiz I will name 25 different racing series from around the world. Your job is to pick who the 2003 Champion for each series was. Good Luck to all of you!

A multiple-choice quiz by mattfeth. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
mattfeth

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
162,794

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
329

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who was the Formula One Grand Prix Champion for 2003? Hint

Kimi Raikkonen

Ralf Schumacher

Juan Pablo Montoya

Michael Schumacher

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Question 2 of 25

2. Who was the CART Champ Car Series Champion for 2003 (The Champ Car series is mostly based in the USA, but it does race in some international venues as well in Canada, Mexico, Australia, etc.)? Hint

Jimmy Vasser

Sebastien Bordais

Paul Tracy

Bruno Junquiera

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who was the Superfund World Series by Nissan Champion for 2003 (also called the Dallara Nissan World Series - The Superfund World Series by Nissan is basically run in Spain, with a few races outside of the nation)? Hint

Ricardo Zonta

Bjorn Wirdhiem

Franck Montagny

Lewis Hamilton

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Question 4 of 25

4. Who was the IRL IndyCar Series Champion for 2003 (Except for one race in Japan, the rest of the series is run on American oval tracks)? Hint

Sam Hornish Jr.

Helio Castroneves

Gil de Ferran

Scott Dixon

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who was the Toyota Atlantic Series Champ for 2003 (The Atlantic series is the primary feeder series to the CART Champ Car series)? Hint

AJ Almendinger

Aaron Justus

Michael Valiente

Ryan Dalziel

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who was the 2003 FIA International Formula 3000 Champion (The FIA F3000 series runs in Europe as the feeder series to F1)? Hint

Bjorn Wirdhiem

Giorgio Pantano

Heikki Kovalainen

Ricardo Sperafico

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who was the 2003 Trans-Am Champ (The Trans-Am series runs on Road and Street courses in the USA)? Hint

Brian Simo

Johnny Miller

Boris Said

Scott Pruett

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Question 8 of 25

8. Who was the 2003 German DTM (Touring Car) Champion (This series is based in Germany and runs on road courses)? Hint

Laurent Aiello

Alain Menu

Manuel Reuter

Bernd Schneider

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Question 9 of 25

9. Who was the 2003 British Touring Car Champion (The BTCC series is based in the UK and runs on road courses)? Hint

Anthony Reid

Jason Plato

Yvan Muller

James Thompson

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Question 10 of 25

10. Who was the 2003 Infiniti Pro Series Champion (The Infiniti Pro Series is the feeder series to the IRL)? Hint

AJ Foyt IV

Mark Taylor

Ed Carpenter

Arie Luyendyk Jr.

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who won the LMP675 Class Championship in the American LeMans Series in 2003 (The ALMS is based in the US, but does run some international events at times)? Hint

James Weaver

Ron Fellows

Andy Wallace

Chris Dyson

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Question 12 of 25

12. Who was the 2003 Formula Nippon Champion (Formula Nippon was run entirely in Japan)? Hint

Satoshi Motoyama

Andre Lotterer

Naoki Hattori

Hideki Noda

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Question 13 of 25

13. Who was the 2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series Champion (Like Toyota Atlantic, this US-based series is yet another on the CART ladder, just below Toyota Atlantic)? Hint

Danica Patrick

AJ Almendinger

Leo Maia

Memo Rojas

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Question 14 of 25

14. Who was the British Formula 3 Champion for 2003 (The British F3 series, as it's name suggests, is based in the UK and is run on road courses)? Hint

Lewis Hamilton

Richard Antinucci

Alan van der Merwe

Jamie Green

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Question 15 of 25

15. Who was the 2003 Formula Renault UK Champion (The Formula Renault UK series, as it's name suggests, is based in the UK and is run on road courses)? Hint

Alan van der Merwe

Lewis Hamilton

Phil Giebler

Patrick Long

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Question 16 of 25

16. Who was the 2003 FIA World Rally Champion (Like Formula 1, this sereis is run in various places around the globe)? Hint

Peter Solberg

Sebastien Loeb

Colin McRae

Marcus Gronholm

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Question 17 of 25

17. Who was the 2003 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series Champ (This is one of the US-based Nascar series that runs primary on oval tracks)? Hint

Dennis Setzer

Brendan Gaughan

Travis Kvapil

Ted Musgrave

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who was the 2003 Busch Grand National Champion (The Busch series is one of the US-based Nascar series that runs primary on oval tracks)? Hint

Brian Vickers

Scott Riggs

Ron Hornaday Jr.

David Green

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Question 19 of 25

19. Who was the Nascar Winston Cup Champion for 2003 (The Wisnton Cup is the premier US-based Nascar series that runs primary on oval tracks)? Hint

Jeff Gordon

Tony Stewart

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Matt Kenseth

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who was the 2003 ARCA Re-Max Series Champion (This is one of the US-based Nascar-style series that runs primary on oval tracks)? Hint

Frank Kimmel

Kyle Busch

Jason Jarrett

Chase Montgomery

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who was the 2003 Euro Formula 3000 Champion (Like the FIA International F3000, this series is based in various European venues)? Hint

Bjorn Wirdhiem

Augusto Farfus Jr.

Jaime Melo Jr.

Gianmaria Bruni

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who was the 2003 ASCAR "Days of Thunder" Series Champion (ASCAR is the European version of NASCAR)? Hint

Nicolas Minassian

Ben Collins

Colin White

Alain Menu

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who was the 2003 Australian V8 Super Car Champion (This series is based in Australia, and runs on road courses)? Hint

Jason Bright

Marcus Ambrose

Geoff Brabham

Paul Radisch

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Question 24 of 25

24. Who was the 2003 World of Outlaws Champion (US-based Sprint Car series)? Hint

Steve Kinser

Sammy Swindell

Mark Kinser

Danny Lasoski

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who was the 2003 FIA GT Series Champions (This series is run on road course venues throughout Europe)? Hint

Matteo Bobbi & Thomas Biaggi

Franz Conrad & Christophe Bouchot

Phillipe Peter & Fabio Babini

Vincenzo Sospiri & Emmanuel Collard

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Formula One Grand Prix Champion for 2003?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher won his sixth World Championship in 2003. This broke his tie with Juan Manuel Fangio for the most F1 Titles. Michael hails from Germany and drove for the Ferrari team in 2003.

2. Who was the CART Champ Car Series Champion for 2003 (The Champ Car series is mostly based in the USA, but it does race in some international venues as well in Canada, Mexico, Australia, etc.)?

Answer: Paul Tracy

Canadian Paul Tracy finally won his first CART Champ Car championship in 2003, driving in his first year for the Players-Forsythe Team.

Answer: Franck Montagny

Frenchman Franck Montagny won the title driving for the Gabord Team. In 2004, Franck will be the official test driver for the Renault Formula 1 team.

4. Who was the IRL IndyCar Series Champion for 2003 (Except for one race in Japan, the rest of the series is run on American oval tracks)?

Answer: Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the title for Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 2003. Scott is a former CART Champ Car winner (one win at Nazareth in 2001) and he was the 2000 Indy Lights champ.

5. Who was the Toyota Atlantic Series Champ for 2003 (The Atlantic series is the primary feeder series to the CART Champ Car series)?

Answer: AJ Almendinger

American AJ Almendinger is moving up to Champ Cars in 2004 with his Atlantic team, RuSport. AJ won the 2003 Atlantic title in his first year, and with a first year team.

6. Who was the 2003 FIA International Formula 3000 Champion (The FIA F3000 series runs in Europe as the feeder series to F1)?

Answer: Bjorn Wirdhiem

Swede Bjorn Wirdhiem won the title with Arden International. His teammate was former CART driver Townsend Bell of the USA.

7. Who was the 2003 Trans-Am Champ (The Trans-Am series runs on Road and Street courses in the USA)?

Answer: Scott Pruett

Former Champ Car winner Scott Pruett (two wins - Australia in 1997, Michigan 500 in 1995) won the title driving a Jaguar for RocketSports. This is not the first time Scott won the Trans-Am title, as he also won it back in 1987.

8. Who was the 2003 German DTM (Touring Car) Champion (This series is based in Germany and runs on road courses)?

Answer: Bernd Schneider

Factory Mercedes driver Bernd Schneider won the title in 2003. He also won the DTM title in 1995. Bernd is also the 1995 International Touring Car Champ and the 1997 FIA GT Series Champion. Bernd also had a foray into Formula One with the now defunct Zakspeed F1 Team (1988-1989).

9. Who was the 2003 British Touring Car Champion (The BTCC series is based in the UK and runs on road courses)?

Answer: Yvan Muller

Yvan won the 2003 BTCC Championship after trying since he joined the series in 1998. Yvan Muller was alos the 1995 French Touring Car Champion and the 1993 FIA F3000 Champion. Yvan was also a LeMans winner in 1993, and he was alos the British F2 Chmapion in 1992.

10. Who was the 2003 Infiniti Pro Series Champion (The Infiniti Pro Series is the feeder series to the IRL)?

Answer: Mark Taylor

Brit Mark Taylor won the championship with Panther Racing. Mark is moving up to the IRL with Panther in 2004 dring the JohnsManville / Menards car (Menard and Panther are merging for 2004).

11. Who won the LMP675 Class Championship in the American LeMans Series in 2003 (The ALMS is based in the US, but does run some international events at times)?

Answer: Chris Dyson

Chris started in the ALMS in 2002 with a partial schedule before a full 2003 campaign. He took the title with his father's team running the #20 MG-Lola sponsored by Thetford and Norcold.

12. Who was the 2003 Formula Nippon Champion (Formula Nippon was run entirely in Japan)?

Answer: Satoshi Motoyama

Motoyama drove to the 2003 title with the Impul Team. He has won the championship twice before, in 1998 with the LeMans Team and again with the Impul Team in 2001.

13. Who was the 2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series Champion (Like Toyota Atlantic, this US-based series is yet another on the CART ladder, just below Toyota Atlantic)?

Answer: Leo Maia

As a result of his dominant performance in Barber Dodge, Leo netted a test with the RuSport Toyota Atlantic Team, the same team that took 2002 BDPS AJ Almendinger to the 2003 Toyota Atlantic title.

14. Who was the British Formula 3 Champion for 2003 (The British F3 series, as it's name suggests, is based in the UK and is run on road courses)?

Answer: Alan van der Merwe

Alan van der Merwe is from South Africa. In 2001, he won the famous Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch before moving onto British F3 in 2002. Alan placed 8th in the 2002 championship before dominating in 2003.

15. Who was the 2003 Formula Renault UK Champion (The Formula Renault UK series, as it's name suggests, is based in the UK and is run on road courses)?

Answer: Lewis Hamilton

McLaren protege Lewis Hamiton is moving up to the Formula Renault V6 Euroseries in 2004. Lewis placed 3rd in the Formula Renault UK series in 2002.

16. Who was the 2003 FIA World Rally Champion (Like Formula 1, this sereis is run in various places around the globe)?

Answer: Peter Solberg

Norwegian driver Peter Solberg took his first WRC title driving for the 555 Subaru Wolrd Rally Team. He won the championship by a single point over second place finisher Sebastien Loeb.

17. Who was the 2003 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series Champ (This is one of the US-based Nascar series that runs primary on oval tracks)?

Answer: Travis Kvapil

Travis Kvapil started in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2001, where he won the Rookie of the Year title. His year in 2002 was not spectacular, but in 2003 he turned it all around and took the title driving the #16 IWX Motor Freight Car.

18. Who was the 2003 Busch Grand National Champion (The Busch series is one of the US-based Nascar series that runs primary on oval tracks)?

Answer: Brian Vickers

Brian Vickers drove the #5 GMAC car to the 2003 Championship. He is moving up to the Nextel Cup in 2004 with Hendrick Motorsports. He will be driving the #25 Delphi-UAW car. 2003 was Vickers' first full season of Busch series action, which makes his championship even more spectacular.

19. Who was the Nascar Winston Cup Champion for 2003 (The Wisnton Cup is the premier US-based Nascar series that runs primary on oval tracks)?

Answer: Matt Kenseth

Kenseth not only took his first Cup Championship, but also the first ever for his team owner, Jack Roush. Matt drove the #17 Dewalt Tools car. Starting in 2004, this series will be called the Nextel Cup since RJR Reynolds (Winston) had withdrawn at the end of 2003.

20. Who was the 2003 ARCA Re-Max Series Champion (This is one of the US-based Nascar-style series that runs primary on oval tracks)?

Answer: Frank Kimmel

Frank Kimmel has been a dominant force in the ARCA sereis, being the champion in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and in 2003. He was the series runner-up in 1994, 1997, and 1999. Frank drove the #46 Advance Auto Parts car to 7 wins in 2003 on the road to his 5th series championship.

21. Who was the 2003 Euro Formula 3000 Champion (Like the FIA International F3000, this series is based in various European venues)?

Answer: Augusto Farfus Jr.

Augusto drove for Team Draco and was on the podium in 7 out of 9 races. The Euro F3000 series was originally called the Italian F3000 Series. Augusto also ran some ALMS events in 2003 as well.

22. Who was the 2003 ASCAR "Days of Thunder" Series Champion (ASCAR is the European version of NASCAR)?

Answer: Ben Collins

Ben has run a variety of series over the years. In 1997 and 1998 Ben ran the British F3 Series. In 1999, he ran in Indy Lights with the Stephan Johansson Team, and in 2000 he went back to the British F3 series. Ben ran in the FIA International Sportscar series in 2001 and 2002.

23. Who was the 2003 Australian V8 Super Car Champion (This series is based in Australia, and runs on road courses)?

Answer: Marcus Ambrose

Marcus Ambrose debuted in the V8 super car series in 2002, and he at the top of the Australian motor sport world in 2003. Marcus drove the #4 Pirtek car in 2003.

24. Who was the 2003 World of Outlaws Champion (US-based Sprint Car series)?

Answer: Steve Kinser

In 2003, Steve Kinser won his 18th World of Outlaws Championship. Steve has been the king of this US-based Sprint Car series, and showed it with his 25 wins in his Quaker State Maxim car.

25. Who was the 2003 FIA GT Series Champions (This series is run on road course venues throughout Europe)?

Answer: Matteo Bobbi & Thomas Biaggi

Matteo Bobbi was also a Test Driver for the Minardi F1 Team in 2003. Matteo and Thomas drove for the BMS Scuderia Italia Team driving a Ferrari 550 Maranello.

Source: Author mattfeth

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