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====2003==== For the {{F1|2003}} season, Toyota signed [[Brazil]]ian [[Cristiano da Matta]], who had won the American [[ChampCar]] series the previous year using a Toyota powered car, and former [[British American Racing|BAR]] driver [[Olivier Panis]] to take over the racing duties from Salo and McNish.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2282359.stm "Toyota close on Da Matta"] [[BBC Sport]] Retrieved 17 June 2007</ref> A wider points system were just what Toyota needed to score points in 2003. The team managed several points finishes during the season, but only as high as fifth place in [[2003 German Grand Prix|Germany]].<ref>[http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/en/motorsports/roadtof1/2000.html "The road to F1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629065754/http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/en/motorsports/roadtof1/2000.html |date=29 June 2007 }} Toyota F1.com Retrieved 4 July 2007</ref> High points of the season included Toyotas running first and second in the [[2003 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]], thanks to making their pit stops whilst the [[safety car]] was out,<ref>[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=130657&FS=F1 "British GP 2003:Toyota race notes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190648/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=130657&FS=F1 |date=27 September 2007 }} Motorsport.com Retrieved 11 July 2007</ref> and Panis qualifying third at the [[2003 United States Grand Prix|US Grand Prix]].<ref>[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=138179&FS=F1 "US GP Qualifying:Toyota race notes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190530/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=138179&FS=F1 |date=27 September 2007 }} Motorsport.com Retrieved 11 July 2007</ref> At the end of the season, the team had accumulated sixteen points, an improvement on the previous season, but still only 8th in the constructors' championship, ahead of the struggling [[Jordan Grand Prix]] team and Minardi.<ref>Alan Henry ed. (2003) 'Panasonic Toyota Racing' ''Autocourse 2003β2004'' pp.82β83 Hazleton Publishing {{ISBN|1-903135-20-6}}</ref>
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