Mexico 2003 Monterrey
Race details
Race 2 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Fundidora Park track layout
DateMarch 23, 2003
Official nameTecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix
LocationParque Fundidora
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
CourseTemporary street circuit
2.104 mi / 3.386 km
Distance85 laps
178.840 mi / 287.810 km
WeatherSunny
Pole position
DriverSébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:14.938
Fastest lap
DriverBruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:15.700 (on lap 59 of 85)
Podium
FirstPaul Tracy (Team Player's)
SecondMichel Jourdain Jr. (Team Rahal)
ThirdAlex Tagliani (Rocketsports Racing)

The 2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix was the second round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on March 23, 2003 on the streets of Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Qualifying results

Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:17.536 1:14.938 1:14.938
2 Canada Paul Tracy Team Player's 1:17.220 - 1:17.220
3 Canada Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:17.555 1:15.437 1:15.437
4 Spain Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:17.373 1:15.476 1:15.476
5 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:17.526 1:15.869 1:15.869
6 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:17.790 1:15.938 1:15.938
7 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:17.476 1:16.018 1:16.018
8 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:17.701 1:16.120 1:16.120
9 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 1:18.982 1:16.533 1:16.533
10 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:19.949 1:16.554 1:16.554
11 Brazil Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:18.524 1:16.911 1:16.911
12 France Patrick Lemarié PK Racing 1:19.541 1:16.931 1:16.931
13 United Kingdom Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:17.989 1:16.954 1:16.954
14 Brazil Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 1:19.035 1:17.205 1:17.205
15 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:17.391 - 1:17.391
16 United States Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 1:18.038 - 1:18.038
17 Malaysia Alex Yoong Dale Coyne Racing 1:23.241 1:18.350 1:18.350
18 Mexico Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing 1:21.292 1:18.593 1:18.593
19 Switzerland Joël Camathias Dale Coyne Racing 1:21.294 1:19.305 1:19.305

Paul Tracy and Jimmy Vasser missed the second qualification session after crashes damaged their cars during practice. Patrick Carpentier missed the same session because of an illness, choosing to rest for the race on Sunday.

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 3 Canada Paul Tracy Team Player's 85 2:03:04.677 2 22
2 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 85 +2.0 secs 5 16
3 33 Canada Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 85 +12.0 secs 3 14
4 51 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 85 +14.2 secs 6 12
5 1 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 85 +14.9 secs 7 10
6 4 Brazil Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 85 +30.9 secs 14 8
7 15 United Kingdom Darren Manning Walker Racing 85 +35.2 secs 13 6
8 32 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 84 + 1 Lap 15 5
9 11 Malaysia Alex Yoong Dale Coyne Racing 84 + 1 Lap 17 4
10 27 France Patrick Lemarié PK Racing 84 + 1 Lap 12 3
11 19 Switzerland Joël Camathias Dale Coyne Racing 84 + 1 Lap 19 2
12 31 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 83 + 2 Laps 9 1
13 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 83 + 2 Laps 8 0
14 12 United States Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 83 + 2 Laps 16 0
15 5 Mexico Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing 81 + 4 Laps 18 0
16 34 Brazil Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 67 Contact 11 0
17 2 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 40 Contact 1 1
18 20 Spain Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 38 Contact 4 0
19 7 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 2 Mechanical 10 0

Caution flags

LapsCause
4-6Monteiro (7) off course
14-15Lemarié (27) stalled on course
17-18Lavín (5) spin/stall
39-43Servià (20) off course
78-80Carpentier (32) stalled off course

Notes

LapsLeader
1-16Sébastien Bourdais
17-85Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Paul Tracy69
Sébastien Bourdais16
  • New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:14.938 (Qualification Session #2)
  • Average Speed 87.184 mph
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