2003 Molson Indy Montreal

2003 Montreal

Race details
Race 14 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Track Layout
Date	August 24, 2003
Official name	2003 Molson Indy Montreal
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Permanent Road Course 2.709 mi / 4.360 km
Distance	75 laps 203.175 mi / 327.000 km
Weather	Partly Cloudy
Pole position
Driver	Alex Tagliani  (Rocketsports Racing)
Time	1:19.665
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:20.634 (on lap 69 of 75)
Podium
First	Michel Jourdain Jr.  (Team Rahal)
Second	Oriol Servià  (Patrick Racing)
Third	Patrick Carpentier  (Team Player's)

The 2003 Molson Indy Montreal was the fourteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 24, 2003 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Michel Jourdain, Jr won his 2nd and final Champ Car victory.

This marks the Final Champ Car race for Max Papis

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	1:21.542	1:19.665	1:19.665
2		Oriol Servià	Patrick Racing	1:21.112	1:19.757	1:19.757
3		Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	1:21.476	1:19.671	1:19.671
4		Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	1:22.095	1:19.751	1:19.751
5		Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	-	1:19.810	1:19.810
6		Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	1:21.495	1:19.818	1:19.818
7		Jimmy Vasser	American Spirit Team Johansson	1:22.171	1:19.882	1:19.882
8		Paul Tracy	Team Player's	1:21.405	1:20.015	1:20.015
9		Darren Manning	Walker Racing	1:21.833	1:20.308	1:20.308
10		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	1:22.125	1:20.360	1:20.360
11		Tiago Monteiro	Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing	1:22.069	1:20.360	1:20.360
12		Mario Haberfeld	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:22.589	1:20.639	1:20.639
13		Roberto Moreno	Herdez Competition	1:22.918	1:20.826	1:20.826
14		Ryan Hunter-Reay	American Spirit Team Johansson	1:21.846	1:20.963	1:20.963
15		Max Papis	PK Racing	1:23.093	1:21.116	1:21.116
16		Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	1:22.354	1:21.237	1:21.237
17		Gualter Salles	Dale Coyne Racing	1:23.074	1:21.497	1:21.497
18		Rodolfo Lavín	Walker Racing	1:23.337	1:21.718	1:21.718
19		Geoff Boss	Dale Coyne Racing	1:23.865	1:22.177	1:22.177

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	75	1:54:23.210	4	20
2	20	Oriol Servià	Patrick Racing	75	+1.277 secs	2	17
3	32	Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	75	+2.099 secs	5	14
4	33	Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	75	+7.219 secs	1	14
5	55	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	75	+10.010 secs	10	10
6	3	Paul Tracy	Team Player's	75	+14.911 secs	8	8
7	4	Roberto Moreno	Herdez Competition	75	+16.833 secs	13	6
8	51	Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	75	+37.195 secs	16	5
9	27	Max Papis	PK Racing	75	+37.543 secs	15	4
10	15	Darren Manning	Walker Racing	75	+38.417 secs	9	3
11	34	Mario Haberfeld	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	75	+38.827 secs	12	2
12	19	Gualter Salles	Dale Coyne Racing	75	+50.546 secs	17	1
13	1	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	74	+ 1 Lap	3	0
14	11	Geoff Boss	Dale Coyne Racing	74	+ 1 Lap	19	0
15	5	Rodolfo Lavín	Walker Racing	74	+ 1 Lap	18	0
16	12	Jimmy Vasser	American Spirit Team Johansson	72	Mechanical	7	0
17	31	Ryan Hunter-Reay	American Spirit Team Johansson	60	Mechanical	14	0
18	7	Tiago Monteiro	Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing	49	Contact	11	0
19	2	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	28	Mechanical	6	0

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
7-9	Hunter-Reay (31) spin/stall
45-47	Junqueira (1) spin/stall
50-51	Monteiro (7) & Hunter-Reay (31) contact

Notes

Laps Leader 1-18 Alex Tagliani 19-20 Oriol Servià 21-37 Alex Tagliani 38-40 Michel Jourdain Jr. 41-57 Alex Tagliani 58-59 Michel Jourdain Jr. 60-65 Roberto Moreno 66-75 Michel Jourdain Jr.

Driver Laps led Alex Tagliani 52 Michel Jourdain Jr. 15 Roberto Moreno 6 Oriol Servià 2

• New Race Record Michel Jourdain Jr. 1:54:23.210
• Average Speed 106.573 mph

External links

• Full Weekend Times & Results

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