2003 Molson Indy Montreal

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2003 Montreal
Race details
Race 14 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Ile Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Track Layout
DateAugust 24, 2003
Official name 2003 Molson Indy Montreal
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CoursePermanent Road Course
2.709 mi / 4.360 km
Distance75 laps
203.175 mi / 327.000 km
WeatherPartly Cloudy
Pole position
Driver Alex Tagliani  (Rocketsports Racing)
Time1:19.665
Fastest lap
Driver Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:20.634 (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.

Contents

This marks the Final Champ Car race for Max Papis

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:21.5421:19.6651:19.665
2 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:21.1121:19.7571:19.757
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:21.4761:19.6711:19.671
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:22.0951:19.7511:19.751
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's -1:19.8101:19.810
6 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing1:21.4951:19.8181:19.818
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 1:22.1711:19.8821:19.882
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's1:21.4051:20.0151:20.015
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:21.8331:20.3081:20.308
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:22.1251:20.3601:20.360
11 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:22.0691:20.3601:20.360
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:22.5891:20.6391:20.639
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition1:22.9181:20.8261:20.826
14 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson1:21.8461:20.9631:20.963
15 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis PK Racing 1:23.0931:21.1161:21.116
16 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:22.3541:21.2371:21.237
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 1:23.0741:21.4971:21.497
18 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing1:23.3371:21.7181:21.718
19 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing1:23.8651:22.1771:22.177

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 751:54:23.210420
220 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 75+1.277 secs217
332 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 75+2.099 secs514
433 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 75+7.219 secs114
555 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 75+10.010 secs1010
63 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's75+14.911 secs88
74 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition75+16.833 secs136
851 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 75+37.195 secs165
927 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis PK Racing 75+37.543 secs154
1015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 75+38.417 secs93
1134 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 75+38.827 secs122
1219 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 75+50.546 secs171
131 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 74+ 1 Lap30
1411 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing74+ 1 Lap190
155 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing74+ 1 Lap180
1612 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 72Mechanical70
1731 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson60Mechanical140
187 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 49Contact110
192 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing28Mechanical60

Caution flags

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

Notes

LapsLeader
1-18 Alex Tagliani
19-20 Oriol Servià
21-37Alex Tagliani
38-40 Michel Jourdain Jr.
41-57Alex Tagliani
58-59Michel Jourdain Jr.
60-65 Roberto Moreno
66-75Michel Jourdain Jr.
 
DriverLaps led
Alex Tagliani 52
Michel Jourdain Jr. 15
Roberto Moreno 6
Oriol Servià 2
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2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver
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