2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America
The 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America was the twelfth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 3, 2003 at the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 12 of 18 in the 2003 CART season | |
 Road America Track Layout | |
| Date | August 3, 2003 |
| Official name | 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America |
| Location | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States |
| Course | Permanent Road Course 4.048 mi / 6.515 km |
| Distance | 34 laps 137.632 mi / 221.510 km |
| Weather | Cool and wet with scattered thunderstorms (Rain shortened, race scheduled for 60 laps) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:43.703 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:58.187 (on lap 33 of 34) |
| Podium | |
| First | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Alex Tagliani (Rocketsports Racing) |
The race was shortened to 34 laps from the scheduled 60 after the race was red-flagged twice because of rain. The first stoppage lasted 20 minutes after only 1 lap and the second lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes after lap 7. With darkness impending at the restart after the second red flag period, the race had to be shortened from its original length.
Race cancellation and rescheduling
This race was canceled in March 2003 (along with the planned race for 2004) after a legal dispute developed between the Road America's owner George Bruggenthies and CART. However, Mario Andretti was able to negotiate an agreement between the parties and the race was restored to CART's schedule in April. The race was then named in Andretti's honor.[1]
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:43.917 | 1:43.703 | 1:43.703 |
| 2 |  |
Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:44.722 | 1:44.242 | 1:44.242 |
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Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:44.814 | 1:44.306 | 1:44.306 |
| 4 |  |
Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:45.654 | 1:44.314 | 1:44.314 |
| 5 |  |
Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:45.682 | 1:44.378 | 1:44.378 |
| 6 | |
Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 1:44.725 | 1:44.519 | 1:44.519 |
| 7 |  |
Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 1:45.098 | 1:44.545 | 1:44.545 |
| 8 | |
Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 1:45.442 | 1:44.551 | 1:44.551 |
| 9 | |
Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:44.735 | 1:44.620 | 1:44.620 |
| 10 | |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:45.188 | 1:44.752 | 1:44.752 |
| 11 |  |
Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 1:45.715 | 1:44.778 | 1:44.778 |
| 12 | |
Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | - | 1:45.021 | 1:45.021 |
| 13 | |
Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | - | 1:45.044 | 1:45.044 |
| 14 |  |
Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 1:45.076 | 1:45.583 | 1:45.076 |
| 15 | |
Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | - | 1:45.173 | 1:45.173 |
| 16 |  |
Max Papis | PK Racing | 1:46.681 | 1:45.728 | 1:45.728 |
| 17 | |
Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 1:46.013 | 1:46.847 | 1:46.013 |
| 18 | |
Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:47.418 | 1:47.003 | 1:47.003 |
| 19 | |
Geoff Boss | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:48.727 | 1:47.446 | 1:47.446 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |
Newman/Haas Racing | 34 | 1:35:28.491 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 2 | |
Newman/Haas Racing | 34 | +0.703 secs | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 33 | |
Rocketsports Racing | 34 | +10.883 secs | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | 27 | |
PK Racing | 34 | +14.943 secs | 16 | 12 |
| 5 | 32 | |
Team Player's | 34 | +19.494 secs | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 15 | |
Walker Racing | 34 | +19.592 secs | 14 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | |
Herdez Competition | 34 | +21.298 secs | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 34 | |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 34 | +31.541 secs | 15 | 5 |
| 9 | 12 | |
American Spirit Team Johansson | 34 | +34.982 secs | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | 31 | |
American Spirit Team Johansson | 34 | +41.025 secs | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | 19 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 34 | +45.278 secs | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | 51 | |
Fernández Racing | 34 | +59.576 secs | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | 11 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 34 | +1:35.018 | 19 | 0 |
| 14 | 55 | |
Herdez Competition | 18 | Off course | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | |
Team Player's | 10 | Contact | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | |
Team Rahal | 10 | Contact | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | |
Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 10 | Contact | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | |
Patrick Racing | 7 | Contact | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | |
Walker Racing | 0 | Contact | 17 | 0 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow start |
| 2-7 | Yellow restart after red flag (20:44) |
| 8-9 | Yellow restart after red flag (2:40:56) |
| 11-13 | Tracy (3) contact; Jourdain, Jr. (9), Monteiro (7), Manning (15) & Moreno (4) contact |
| 19-21 | Domínguez (55) spun off course |
External links
References
- "Mario Andretti brings back Road America". motorsport.com. 2003-04-24. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
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Next race: 2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio |
| Previous race: 2002 Grand Prix at Road America |
2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America | Next race: 2004 Grand Prix of Road America |
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