2003 U.S. Bank Cleveland Grand Prix
The 2003 U.S. Bank Cleveland Grand Prix was the ninth round of 18 of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on July 5, 2003 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. It was the first road course race to be held at night in CART history.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 9 of 18 in the 2003 CART season | |
 Burke Lakefront Airport Track Layout | |
| Date | July 5, 2003 |
| Official name | 2003 U.S. Bank Presents the Cleveland Grand Prix |
| Location | Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Course | Temporary Airport Circuit 2.106 mi / 3.389 km |
| Distance | 115 laps 242.190 mi / 389.735 km |
| Weather | Overcast with Scattered Thunderstorms in 30 miles far from race zone, luckily (Night Race) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 58.014 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 58.949 (on lap 41 of 115) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Paul Tracy (Team Player's) |
| Third | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.163 | 58.014 | 58.014 |
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Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 58.405 | 1:01.294 | 58.405 |
| 3 | |
Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 58.868 | 58.449 | 58.449 |
| 4 |  |
Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 59.186 | 58.502 | 58.502 |
| 5 |  |
Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.804 | 58.506 | 58.506 |
| 6 |  |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 59.223 | 58.700 | 58.700 |
| 7 | |
Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 59.247 | 58.718 | 58.718 |
| 8 | |
Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 59.535 | 58.724 | 58.724 |
| 9 | |
Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 59.954 | 58.845 | 58.845 |
| 10 |  |
Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 59.382 | 58.861 | 58.861 |
| 11 | |
Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 59.989 | 59.073 | 59.073 |
| 12 | |
Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.333 | 59.141 | 59.141 |
| 13 |  |
Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 59.776 | 59.167 | 59.167 |
| 14 | |
Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 59.340 | 59.306 | 59.306 |
| 15 | |
Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 1:00.670 | 59.531 | 59.531 |
| 16 |  |
Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 1:00.003 | 59.822 | 59.822 |
| 17 | |
Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.778 | 59.968 | 59.968 |
| 18 |  |
Max Papis | PK Racing | 1:00.020 | 1:00.080 | 1:00.020 |
| 19 | |
Geoff Boss | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.103 | 1:01.525 | 1:01.103 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
Newman/Haas Racing | 115 | 2:03:51.974 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 3 | |
Team Player's | 115 | +2.2 secs | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | |
Newman/Haas Racing | 115 | +3.0 secs | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 32 | |
Team Player's | 115 | +7.8 secs | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 55 | |
Herdez Competition | 115 | +8.2 secs | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 20 | |
Patrick Racing | 115 | +9.9 secs | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | |
Team Rahal | 115 | +10.5 secs | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 33 | |
Rocketsports Racing | 115 | +13.0 secs | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | 31 | |
American Spirit Team Johansson | 115 | +15.4 secs | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | |
Walker Racing | 115 | +22.2 secs | 13 | 3 |
| 11 | 51 | |
Fernández Racing | 114 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | 27 | |
PK Racing | 114 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 1 |
| 13 | 12 | |
American Spirit Team Johansson | 113 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | |
Walker Racing | 112 | + 3 Laps | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 110 | + 5 Laps | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 36 | Mechanical | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 18 | Mechanical | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | |
Herdez Competition | 16 | Contact | 9 | 0 |
| - | 7 | |
Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | - | Withdrawn* | - | 0 |
*Tiago Monteiro suffered a mild concussion after a pre-race practice crash and was not allowed to start by the CART medical officials.
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 15-17 | Vasser (12) & Moreno (4) contact |
| 20-21 | Salles (19) contact |
| 57-59 | Lavín (5) spin/stall |
| 112-113 | Vasser (12) spin/stall |
Notes
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- Average Speed 117.315 mph
External links
| Previous race: 2003 G.I. Joe's 200 |
CART Indycar World Series 2003 season |
Next race: 2003 Molson Indy Toronto |
| Previous race: 2002 Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland |
2003 U.S. Bank Cleveland Grand Prix | Next race: 2004 U.S. Bank Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland |
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