September 10, 2003
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Fredrik SVENSSON (SWE) is the New World Champion
The Europe Class Men's World Championship concluded yesterday. The final race was won by Michael RISOR (DEN) with Arvid CLAESON (SWE) finishing second. Overall Fredrik SVENSSON (SWE) who takes the title on equal points with his countryman Oscar CLAESON.
The Europe Class Men’s World Championship concluded yesterday. The final race was won by Michael RISOR (DEN) with Arvid CLAESON (SWE) finishing second. Overall Fredrik SVENSSON (SWE) who takes the title on equal points with his countryman Oscar CLAESON.
Svensson and Claeson finished sixth and ninth respectively in Race Ten. Third overall went to Norway’s Christopher GUNDERSEN who claimed fifth place in the final race. The first Spanish qualifier was Manuel JIMENEZ in a meritorious fourth place, followed by Jesús ROGEL in seventh and Francese TERRASA in eleventh. Defending champion, Soren JOHNSEN (DEN), finished tenth overall, rounding off his championship with a disappointing 23 place.
Top Ten Overall
| Pos | Nation | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | 10 | Pts |
| 1 | SWE 60 | Fredrik SVENSSON | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| 2 | SWE 44 | Oscar CLAESON | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | NOR 889 | Christopher GUNDERSEN | 9 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 48 |
| 4 | ESP 250 | Manuel JIMENEZ | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 52 |
| 5 | SWE 3471 | Patrik JOHANSSON | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 55 |
| 6 | SWE 4 | Claeson ARVID | 13 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 56 |
| 7 | ESP 666 | Jesús ROGEL SÁNCHEZ | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | DSQ | 3 | 8 | DNF | 12 | 11 | 60 |
| 8 | FRA 5530 | Mathieu DERAND | 12 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 78 |
| 9 | DEN 55 | Michael RISOR | 11 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 79 |
| 10 | DEN 2 | Soren JOHNSEN | 5 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 79 |