2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America

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Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Road America
Race details
Race 12 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Road America.svg
Road America Track Layout
DateAugust 3, 2003
Official name 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America Presented by Briggs & Stratton
Location Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States
CoursePermanent Road Course
4.048 mi / 6.515 km
Distance34 laps
137.632 mi / 221.510 km
WeatherCool and wet with scattered thunderstorms (Rain shortened, race scheduled for 60 laps)
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:43.703
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:58.187 (on lap 33 of 34)
Podium
First Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani  (Rocketsports Racing)

The 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America Presented by Briggs & Stratton 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.

Contents

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

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:43.9171:43.7031:43.703
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing1:44.7221:44.2421:44.242
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:44.8141:44.3061:44.306
4 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:45.6541:44.3141:44.314
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:45.6821:44.3781:44.378
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's1:44.7251:44.5191:44.519
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 1:45.0981:44.5451:44.545
8 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson1:45.4421:44.5511:44.551
9 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:44.7351:44.6201:44.620
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:45.1881:44.7521:44.752
11 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:45.7151:44.7781:44.778
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition-1:45.0211:45.021
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing -1:45.0441:45.044
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:45.0761:45.5831:45.076
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing -1:45.1731:45.173
16 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis PK Racing 1:46.6811:45.7281:45.728
17 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing1:46.0131:46.8471:46.013
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 1:47.4181:47.0031:47.003
19 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing1:48.7271:47.4461:47.446

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 341:35:28.491123
22 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing34+0.703 secs216
333 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 34+10.883 secs1314
427 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis PK Racing 34+14.943 secs1612
532 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 34+19.494 secs310
615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 34+19.592 secs148
74 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 34+21.298 secs126
834 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 34+31.541 secs155
912 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 34+34.982 secs74
1031 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson34+41.025 secs83
1119 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 34+45.278 secs182
1251 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 34+59.576 secs91
1311 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing34+1:35.018190
1455 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition18Off course50
153 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's10Contact60
169 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 10Contact100
177 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 10Contact110
1820 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 7Contact40
195 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing0Contact170

Caution flags

LapsCause
1Yellow start
2-7Yellow restart after red flag (20:44)
8-9Yellow 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

Notes

LapsLeader
1-34 Bruno Junqueira
 
DriverLaps led
Bruno Junqueira 34

References

  1. "Mario Andretti brings back Road America". motorsport.com. April 24, 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
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