2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver

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Race details
Race 15 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Circuito Callejero Pepsi Center Ciudad de Denver, Colorado.png
DateAugust 31, 2003
Official name 2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver
LocationStreets of Denver
Denver, Colorado, United States
CourseTemporary Street Course
1.647 mi / 2.651 km
Distance106 laps
174.582 mi / 281.006 km
WeatherMostly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 70 °F (21 °C); wind speeds approaching 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:01.438
Fastest lap
Driver Mario Haberfeld  (Mi-Jack Conquest Racing)
Time1:02.082 (on lap 100 of 106)
Podium
First Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second Sébastien Bourdais  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Oriol Servià  (Patrick Racing)

The 2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was the fifteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 31, 2003 on the streets of Denver, Colorado.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:01.438-1:01.438
2 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:02.3031:01.4771:01.477
3 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing1:02.2621:01.5471:01.547
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:01.5831:03.8211:01.583
5 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:02.2811:01.6281:01.628
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:02.1651:01.8041:01.804
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:01.8691:02.0051:01.869
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:02.1001:02.0501:02.050
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's1:02.0561:03.0011:02.056
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:02.3811:02.1411:02.141
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:03.4631:02.2871:02.287
12 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 1:03.0531:02.4471:02.447
13 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson1:02.9441:03.2901:02.944
14 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:03.7321:02.9931:02.993
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing1:03.1661:03.9131:03.166
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition1:03.2751:03.2961:03.275
17 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo PK Racing 1:03.8751:04.6451:03.875
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 1:03.8911:09.9641:03.891
19 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing1:04.1931:06.5921:04.193

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1062:03:10.259122
22 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing106+0.335 secs316
320 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 106+12.495 secs215
43 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's 106+13.318 secs912
551 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 106+17.715 secs410
69 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 106+18.781 secs108
755 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 106+19.263 secs146
815 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 106+25.590 secs75
933 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 106+26.916 secs114
1034 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 106+50.699 secs83
1112 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 106+55.233 secs132
1211 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 101+ 5 Laps191
137 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 86Contact50
1427 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo PK Racing 84Contact170
1531 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson80Fire120
164 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition77Contact160
1732 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's61Contact60
1819 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing33Mechanical180
195 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing2Contact150

Caution flags

LapsCause
1Yellow start
3-5 Domínguez (55), Lavín (5) & Moreno (4) contact
61-64 Carpentier (32) contact
78-83 Moreno (4) contact; Hunter-Reay (31) pit fire; Salo (27) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-32 Bruno Junqueira
33-62 Oriol Servià
63-106Bruno Junqueira
 
DriverLaps led
Bruno Junqueira 76
Oriol Servià 30

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References

  1. "2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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