How was the title won? The figures are rarely misleading, as the following data demonstrates
2003 250cc GP statistics
| rider | pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | top 6 | poles | FLs |
| Manuel Poggiali | 249 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| Roberto Rolfo | 235 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Toní Elías | 226 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
| Randy de Puniet | 208 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Fonsi Nieto | 194 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Franco Battaini | 148 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Anthony West | 145 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Sebastián Porto | 127 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Naoki Matsudo | 119 | 4 | |||||
| Sylvain Guintoli | 101 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Álex Debón | 81 | 1 | |||||
| Joan Olivé | 38 | ||||||
| Héctor Faubel | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Chaz Davies | 33 | ||||||
| Hiroshi Aoyama | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alex Baldolini | 30 | ||||||
| Erwan Nigon | 30 | ||||||
| Yuki Takahashi | 29 | 1 | 2 |
other points scorers:
Éric Bataille 28; Johan Stigefelt 26; Dirk Heidolf 26; Christian Gemmel 24; Hugo Marchand 24; Jakub Smrz 14; Jaroslav Huleš 10 (and one fastest lap); Tekkyu Kayo 7; Choujun Kameya 6; Klaus Nöhles 5; Jason Vincent 5; Lukáš Pešek 4; Max Neukirchner 1; Masaki Tokudome 1; Radomil Rous 1.
| date | venue | winner |
| 6-4 | Suzuka | Poggiali |
| 27-4 | Welkom | Poggiali |
| 11-5 | Jeréz | Elías |
| 25-5 | Le Mans | Elías |
| 8-6 | Mugello | Poggiali |
| 15-6 | Catalunya | de Puniet |
| 28-6 | Assen | West |
| 13-7 | Donington Park | Nieto |
| 27-7 | Sachsenring | Rolfo |
| 17-8 | Brno | de Puniet |
| 7-9 | Estoril | Elías |
| 20-9 | Jacarepaguá | Poggiali |
| 5-10 | Motegi | Elías |
| 12-10 | Sepang | Elías |
| 19-10 | Phillip Island | Rolfo |
| 2-11 | Valência | de Puniet |
career 250cc victories
6 · Toní Elías (2002 to 2003)
5 · Fonsi Nieto (2002 to 2003)
4 · Manuel Poggiali (2003)
3 · Randy de Puniet (2003)
2 · Roberto Rolfo (2003)
1 · Sebastián Porto (2002)
1 · Anthony West (2003)
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