2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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Race details
Race 3 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
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Long Beach Track Layout
DateApril 13, 2003
Official name Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Location Long Beach Grand Prix
Long Beach, California, United States
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance90 laps
177.120 mi / 285.030 km
WeatherMostly Cloudy
Pole position
Driver Michel Jourdain Jr.  (Team Rahal)
Time1:08.177
Fastest lap
Driver Michel Jourdain Jr.  (Team Rahal)
Time1:09.050 (on lap 77 of 90)
Podium
First Paul Tracy  (Team Player's)
Second Adrian Fernández  (Fernández Racing)
Third Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)

The 2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on April 13, 2003 on the streets of Long Beach, California. This race was a new low in TV ratings for the series. Only 69,000 people watched the race on SPEED Channel, less than the 95,000 who attended the race.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:09.5301:08.1771:08.177
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's 1:09.0791:08.7291:09.079
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:09.7521:08.3711:08.371
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:09.1201:08.5371:08.537
5 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing1:09.2421:08.5491:08.549
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's1:09.4061:08.6601:08.660
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:09.4321:08.7841:08.784
8 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:09.5461:08.8211:08.821
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 1:10.0861:09.0281:09.028
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:10.7071:09.1351:09.135
11 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition1:09.9931:09.2221:09.222
12 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 1:10.4081:09.3591:09.359
13 Flag of France.svg Patrick Lemarié PK Racing 1:11.0261:09.7361:09.736
14 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson1:10.0831:09.7651:09.765
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:10.8341:10.0141:10.014
16 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:10.4591:10.0921:10.092
17 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing1:11.0821:11.082
18 Flag of Switzerland.svg Joël Camathias Dale Coyne Racing 1:12.2811:11.3031:11.303
19 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong Dale Coyne Racing1:12.3931:11.5661:11.566

Rodolfo Lavín missed the first qualification session after a crashing during practice.

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Player's 901:56:01.792221
251 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 90+4.5 secs716
31 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 90+13.7 secs414
412 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 90+21.0 secs1412
555 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 90+22.2 secs1110
632 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's90+22.7 secs68
731 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson90+25.7 secs126
815 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Walker Racing 90+33.4 secs105
934 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 90+48.6 secs154
1033 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 89+ 1 Lap33
117 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 88+ 2 Laps162
1220 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 87Out of Fuel81
1327 Flag of France.svg Patrick Lemarié PK Racing 87+ 3 Lap130
1419 Flag of Switzerland.svg Joël Camathias Dale Coyne Racing 84+ 6 Laps180
159 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 83Gearbox12
162 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing70Engine50
174 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition36Collision90
185 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing35Collision170
1911 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong Dale Coyne Racing32Accident190

Caution flags

LapsCause
28–30 Lemarié (27) stalled on course
33–35 Yoong (11) contact
37–40 Lavín (5) & Moreno (4) contact

Lap leaders

LapsLeader
1–26 Paul Tracy
27–56 Michel Jourdain Jr.
57–61 Oriol Servià
62 Adrian Fernández
63–65 Sébastien Bourdais
66–83 Michel Jourdain Jr.
84–90 Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Michel Jourdain Jr. 48
Paul Tracy 33
Oriol Servià 5
Sébastien Bourdais 3
Adrian Fernández 1
Previous race:
2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix
CART Indycar World Series
2003 season
Next race:
2003 London Champ Car Trophy
Previous race:
2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Next race:
2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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