2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio

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Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Mid-Ohio
Race details
Race 13 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Mid-Ohio.svg
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Track Layout
DateAugust 10, 2003
Official name 2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
Location Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, United States
CoursePermanent Road Course
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance92 laps
207.736 mi / 334.328 km
WeatherScattered Clouds
Pole position
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy  (Team Player's)
Time1:07.058
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser  (American Spirit Team Johansson)
Time1:08.366 (on lap 60 of 92)
Podium
First Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy  (Team Player's)
Second Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier  (Team Player's)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  (American Spirit Team Johansson)

The 2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio was the thirteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 10, 2003 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. It was the last of 22 Champ Car events to take place at the track which was a fixture in the CART calendar for most of its history.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's 1:07.2041:07.0581:07.058
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 1:07.8751:07.0741:07.074
3 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:07.6991:07.1301:07.130
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:07.6961:07.2361:07.236
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's1:07.6111:07.2961:07.296
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing1:08.0121:07.3001:07.300
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:07.4771:07.7391:07.477
8 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:07.8011:07.5291:07.529
9 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:07.6521:07.7981:07.652
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:08.0521:07.6781:07.678
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition1:07.8041:08.0701:07.804
12 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:08.1121:07.9141:07.914
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:08.0021:07.9641:07.964
14 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson1:08.125-1:08.125
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:08.1531:08.3851:08.153
16 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis PK Racing 1:08.3591:08.3821:08.359
17 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing1:08.5851:08.4611:08.461
18 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 1:08.7771:10.1571:08.777
19 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing1:09.0211:08.7851:08.785

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's 921:56:45.737123
232 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's92+0.610 secs516
331 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 92+1.972 secs214
49 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 92+3.205 secs412
52 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 92+4.054 secs310
633 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 92+7.925 secs78
751 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 92+8.713 secs106
815 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 92+9.162 secs135
927 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis PK Racing 92+10.508 secs164
1034 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 92+12.414 secs153
117 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 91+ 1 Lap122
125 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing91+ 1 Lap171
131 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing90+ 2 Laps60
1411 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 90+ 2 Laps180
1512 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson82Contact140
1655 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 71Mechanical90
1719 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing46Off course190
1820 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 13Contact80
194 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition9Contact110

Caution flags

LapsCause
9-11 Moreno (4) contact
13-16 Servià (20) & Junqueira (1) contact
83-86 Vasser (12) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-24 Paul Tracy
25-37 Adrian Fernández
38-48Paul Tracy
49-58 Tiago Monteiro
59-92Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Paul Tracy 69
Adrian Fernández 13
Tiago Monteiro 10
Previous race:
2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America
Champ Car World Series
2003 season
Next race:
2003 Molson Indy Montreal
Previous race:
2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Next race:
2007 Honda 200
IndyCar Series Event