2003 Molson Indy Vancouver

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2003 Vancouver
Race details
Race 10 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
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DateJuly 27, 2003
Official name 2003 Molson Indy Vancouver
Location Concord Pacific Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
1.781 mi / 2.866 km
Distance100 laps
178.100 mi / 286.600 km
WeatherClear skies with temperatures reaching a high of 25.6 °C (78.1 °F); dropping down to 19.4 °C (66.9 °F) by the end of the event [1]
Pole position
Driver Paul Tracy  (Team Player's)
Time1:00.926
Fastest lap
Driver Sébastien Bourdais  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:02.011 (on lap 98 of 100)
Podium
First Paul Tracy  (Team Player's)
Second Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Sébastien Bourdais  (Newman/Haas Racing)

The 2003 Molson Indy Vancouver was the eleventh round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on July 27, 2003 on the streets of Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's 1:01.8621:00.9261:00.926
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:01.8451:01.0701:01.070
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 1:02.2161:01.1721:01.172
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:02.3501:01.5821:01.582
5 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing1:01.9211:01.6171:01.617
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's1:02.3481:01.6911:01.691
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:02.0321:01.8161:01.816
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:02.2221:02.0321:02.032
9 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:02.1031:02.0631:02.063
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:02.8381:02.3441:02.344
11 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:05.7541:02.3511:02.351
12 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition1:03.0331:02.3731:02.373
13 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 1:03.4611:02.4581:02.458
14 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:02.4691:02.9021:02.469
15 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis PK Racing 1:02.9991:02.8001:02.800
16 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson1:03.3171:03.3471:03.317
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 1:03.9281:03.3881:03.388
18 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing1:03.4371:03.7051:03.437
19 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing1:04.3161:04.2591:04.259

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's 1001:57:54.322122
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 100+17.8 secs217
32 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing100+25.7 secs514
49 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 100+45.4 secs412
515 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 98+ 2 Laps810
631 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 98+ 2 Laps168
734 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 98+ 2 Laps106
85 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing98+ 2 Laps175
927 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis PK Racing 98+ 2 Laps154
1055 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 96+ 4 Laps123
1112 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson90Mechanical132
1251 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 72Mechanical141
1332 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's60Contact60
1433 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 30Contact70
157 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 27Contact110
1620 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 4Contact90
174 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition3Contact30
1819 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 0DNS Contact-0
1911 Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing0DNS Contact-0

Caution flags

LapsCause
1-2Yellow start - Salles (19) contact during warmup
4-6 Bourdais (2) & Moreno (4) contact; Monteiro (7) & Domínguez (55) contact
31-36 Monteiro (7) & Tagliani (33) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-2 Paul Tracy
3-23 Bruno Junqueira
24-60Paul Tracy
61-62 Sébastien Bourdais
63-100Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Paul Tracy 77
Bruno Junqueira 21
Sébastien Bourdais 2

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References

  1. "2003 Molson Indy Vancouver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
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