The 2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, 2003 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the first round of the 2003 Rolex Sports Car Series. The race saw the debut of the Daytona Prototype as the new top class of the series. However, the new cars proved only marginally faster than the lower classes and suffered frequent mechanical failures during the race, allowing a car from the GT class to take overall victory. Overall victory and victory in the GT class went to the No. 66 Porsche 996 GT3-RS from The Racer's Group, driven by Kevin Buckler, Michael Schrom, Jörg Bergmeister, and Timo Bernhard. The Daytona Prototype class was won by the No. 88 Multimatic MDP1 from Multimatic driven by Scott Maxwell, David Brabham, and David Empringham. The SRP II class was won by the No. 5 Lola-Nissan from Team Seattle/Essex Racing, driven by Ross Bentley, Don Kitch Jr., Joe Pruskowski, and Justin Pruskowski. Finally, the GTS class was won by the No. 24 Mosler MT900 from Perspective Racing, driven by Jérôme Policand, Michel Neugarten, João Barbosa, and Andy Wallace.

Race results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 GT 66 The Racer's Group Kevin Buckler Michael Schrom Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 996 GT3-RS 695 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 2 GT 35 Risi Competizione Ralf Kelleners Anthony Lazzaro Johnny Mowlem Ferrari 360 Modena GT 686 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 3 GT 83 Rennwerks Motorsports David Murry Dave Standridge Johannes van Overbeek Richard Steranka Porsche 996 GT3-R 684 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 4 DP 88 Multimatic Scott Maxwell David Brabham David Empringham Multimatic MDP1 679 Ford 5.0 L V8 5 DP 59 Brumos Racing J. C. France Hurley Haywood Scott Goodyear Scott Sharp Fabcar FDSC/03 661 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 6 GT 43 Orbit Racing Peter Baron Leo Hindery Marc Lieb Kyle Petty Porsche 996 GT3-RS 656 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 7 SRP II 5 Team Seattle/Essex Racing Ross Bentley Don Kitch Jr. Joe Pruskowski Justin Pruskowski Lola B2K/40 652 Nissan 3.0 L V6 8 SRP II 15 Team Seattle/Essex Racing Wade Gaughran Steve Gorriaran Peter MacLeod Dave Gaylord Lola B2K/40 648 Nissan 3.0 L V6 9 GTS 24 Perspective Racing Jérôme Policand João Barbosa Michel Neugarten Andy Wallace Mosler MT900 R 641 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 10 GTS 46 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Charles Morgan Lance Norick Jim Pace Rob Morgan Chevrolet Corvette 639 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 11 GT 34 Ferri Competizione Mauro Baldi Justin Keen Eric van de Poele Ryan Hampton Ferrari 360 Modena GT 638 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 12 GTS 31 Rollcentre Racing Richard Stanton Rob Barff Andy Britnell Rick Sutherland Mosler MT900 R 635 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 13 GT 69 Marcus Racing Brian Cunningham Hugh Plumb Cory Friedman Craig Stanton BMW M3 633 BMW 3.2 L I6 14 GT 20 JMB Racing Augusto Farfus Emmanuel Collard Max Papis Andrea Garbagnati Ferrari 360 Modena 621 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 15 GTS 30 Rollcentre Racing Martin Short Tom Herridge John Burton David Shep Mosler MT900 R 601 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 16 GTS 7 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Airton Daré Jean-François Yvon Saleen S7-R 600 Ford 6.0 L V8 17 GT 49 Pit Bull/MAC Racing Bepo Orlandi Michele Merendino Derek Clark Ron Atapattu Porsche 996 GT3-RS 595 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18DNF SRP II 21 Archangel Motorsport Services Larry Oberto Chris Bingham Derrike Cope Brian DeVries Lola B2K/40 589 Nissan 3.0 L V6 19 GT 44 Orbit Racing Mike Fitzgerald Manuel Matos Joe Policastro Joe Policastro Jr. Porsche 996 GT3-RS 566 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 20DNF SRP II 97 Lucchini Engineering Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni Filippo Francioni Lucchini SR2002 548 Nissan 3.0 L V6 21 GTS 09 Flis Motorsports Doug Goad Paul Menard Paul Mears Jr. Jim Briody Chevrolet Corvette 542 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 22DNF GT 68 The Racer's Group Jim Michaelian R. J. Valentine Tom Hessert Jr. Tom Hessert III Porsche 996 GT3-R 501 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 23DNF GT 03 Marcos USA Cor Euser Rob Knook Donny Crevels Peter van der Kolk Marcos Mantis Plus 465 Ford 4.6 L V8 24 DP 8 G&W Motorsports Dieter Quester Boris Said Darren Law Luca Riccitelli Picchio DP2 451 BMW 4.9 L V8 25DNF DP 3 Cegwa Sport Darius Grala Oswaldo Negri Jr. Josh Rehm Guy Cosmo Fabcar FDSC/03 403 Toyota 4.3 L V8 26DNF GTS 19 ACP Motorsports Anthony Puleo Kerry Hitt Robert Dubler Mark Kennedy Chevrolet Corvette 391 Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 27DNF GTS 05 RE/MAX Racing Craig Conway John Metcalf Rick Carelli Dave Linger Chevrolet Corvette 378 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 28DNF GTS 77 RWS Motorsport Alexey Vasilyev Tetsuya Tanaka Nikolai Fomenko Walter Lechner Jr. Porsche 996 GT3-R 361 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 29DNF GT 99 NETTTS Racing Jim Hamblin Barry Brensinger James Nelson Mark Greenberg Porsche 996 GT3-RS 316 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 30DNF GTS 40 Derhaag Motorsports Justin Bell Derek Bell Ken Wilden Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette 260 Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 31DNF GT 33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington Cort Wagner Brent Martini Sylvain Tremblay Selby Wellman Ferrari 360 Modena GT 214 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 32DNF GT 73 Graham Nash Motorsport Rob Wilson Mike Newton David Gooding Martyn Konig Porsche 996 GT3-R 211 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 33DNF GT 10 MAC Racing David Terrien Gianluca de Lorenzi Didier Moinel Delalande Marco Saviozzi Porsche 996 GT3-R 206 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 34DNF DP 58 Brumos Racing David Donohue Mike Borkowski Randy Pobst Chris Bye Fabcar FDSC/03 160 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 35DNF GT 67 The Racer's Group Andrew Davis Robert Julian Tom Nastasi Dave Lacey Porsche 996 GT3-RS 151 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 36DNF GT 98 Schumacher Racing Sascha Maassen Martin Snow Lucas Luhr Larry Schumacher Porsche 996 GT3-RS 135 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 37DNF SRP II 80 G&W Motorsports Shawn Bayliff Steve Marshall Robert Prilika Andy Lally Picchio D-USA 121 BMW 3.0 L I6 38DNF GT 57 Seikel Motorsport Alex Caffi Gabrio Rosa Fabio Rosa Andrea Chiesa Porsche 996 GT3-RS 101 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 39DNF DP 54 Bell Motorsports Didier Theys Forest Barber Terry Borcheller Christian Fittipaldi Doran JE4 67 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 40DNF GT 22 JMB Racing Stephen Earle Philip Shearer Stéphane Grégoire Ludovico Manfredi Ferrari 360 Modena 54 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 41DNF GTS 48 Heritage Motorsports Tommy Riggins David Machavern Kevin Lepage Scott Lagasse Ford Mustang 49 Ford 5.9 L V8 42DNF GTS 18 Boston Motorsports Group Ken Stiver Scott Deware Don Bell Jeff Kline Mosler MT900 R 14 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 43DNF GTS 6 Gunnar Racing Gunnar Jeannette Duncan Dayton Peter Kitchak Ronald Zitza Porsche 911 GT1 9 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 44DNF GTS 51 Proton Competition Mauro Casadei Christian Ried Gerold Reid Manfred Jurasz Porsche 911 GT2 2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 DNS GT 61 System Force Motorsports Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Charles Brugman Frans Munsterhuis Cougar Jacobsen Porsche 996 GT3-RS - Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

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