2003 Grand Prix Americas (Champ Car)

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Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Miami
Race details
Race 16 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Circuit bayfront park.svg
DateSeptember 28, 2003
Official name 2003 Grand Prix Americas Presented by Sportsbook.com
Location Bayfront Park
Miami, Florida, United States
CourseTemporary Street Course
1.150 mi / 1.851 km
Distance135 laps
155.250 mi / 249.885 km
WeatherMostly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 90 °F (32 °C); wind speeds approaching 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Adrian Fernández  (Fernández Racing)
Time44.253
Fastest lap
Driver Adrian Fernández  (Fernández Racing)
Time45.010 (on lap 89 of 135)
Podium
First Mario Domínguez  (Herdez Competition)
Second Roberto Moreno  (Herdez Competition)
Third Mika Salo  (PK Racing)

The 2003 Grand Prix Americas was the sixteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on September 28, 2003 on the streets of downtown Miami, Florida.

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Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 46.30644.25344.253
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 45.02445.63945.024
3 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 46.31944.28944.289
4 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing45.77044.60944.609
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's 47.40144.76844.768
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 46.03344.93944.939
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 46.77345.14045.140
8 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition46.37945.15745.157
9 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 47.84545.31845.318
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 46.32845.37245.372
11 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 46.53045.38045.380
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 47.11945.43045.430
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 51.95045.44145.441
14 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson46.47045.65245.652
15 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo PK Racing 45.68645.73145.686
16 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing48.39846.31946.319
17 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 48.76546.44646.446
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's46.76549.26746.765
19 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Sperafico Dale Coyne Racing48.871-48.871

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
155 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1352:03:19.401820
24 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition135+5.241 secs716
327 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo PK Racing 135+7.988 secs1514
412 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 135+9.208 secs1112
534 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 135+9.483 secs1310
632 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 135+10.257 secs188
79 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 135+19.174 secs66
851 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 134+ 1 Lap17
91 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 131+ 4 Laps25
1011 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 129+ 6 Laps173
1115 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 123Mechanical122
1231 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson114Contact141
1333 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 101Contact100
1419 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Sperafico Dale Coyne Racing98Contact190
157 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 91Contact90
163 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's69Contact50
172 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing69Contact40
185 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing56Contact160
1920 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 43Contact30

Caution flags

LapsCause
39-43 Boss (11) stopped on course
44-52 Servià (20) contact
68-72 Tracy (3) & Bourdais (2) contact
93-99 Junqueira (1), Fernández (51) & Monteiro (7) contact
100-105 Sperafico (19) contact
118-121 Hunter-Reay (31) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1 Bruno Junqueira
2-89 Adrian Fernández
90-95 Mika Salo
96-103 Michel Jourdain Jr.
104-107 Darren Manning
108-135 Mario Domínguez
 
DriverLaps led
Adrian Fernández 88
Mario Domínguez 28
Michel Jourdain Jr. 8
Mika Salo 6
Darren Manning 4
Bruno Junqueira 1

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References

  1. "Weather of the 2003 Grand Prix Americas Champ Car race". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
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