2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Explained

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

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing1:17.5361:14.9381:14.938
2Paul TracyTeam Player's1:17.220-1:17.220
3Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing1:17.5551:15.4371:15.437
4Oriol ServiàPatrick Racing1:17.3731:15.4761:15.476
5Michel Jourdain Jr.Team Rahal1:17.5261:15.8691:15.869
6Adrian FernándezFernández Racing1:17.7901:15.9381:15.938
7Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing1:17.4761:16.0181:16.018
8Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition1:17.7011:16.1201:16.120
9Ryan Hunter-ReayAmerican Spirit Team Johansson1:18.9821:16.5331:16.533
10Tiago MonteiroFittipaldi-Dingman Racing1:19.9491:16.5541:16.554
11Mario HaberfeldMi-Jack Conquest Racing1:18.5241:16.9111:16.911
12Patrick LemariéPK Racing1:19.5411:16.9311:16.931
13Darren ManningWalker Racing1:17.9891:16.9541:16.954
14Roberto MorenoHerdez Competition1:19.0351:17.2051:17.205
15Patrick CarpentierTeam Player's1:17.391align=center -1:17.391
16Jimmy VasserAmerican Spirit Team Johansson1:18.038align=center -1:18.038
17Alex YoongDale Coyne Racing1:23.2411:18.3501:18.350
18Rodolfo LavínWalker Racing1:21.2921:18.5931:18.593
19Joël CamathiasDale Coyne Racing1:21.2941:19.3051:19.305

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

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
13 Paul TracyTeam Player's852:03:04.677222
29 Michel Jourdain Jr.Team Rahal85+2.0 secs516
333 Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing85+12.0 secs314
451 Adrian FernándezFernández Racing85+14.2 secs612
51 Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing85+14.9 secs710
64 Roberto MorenoHerdez Competition85+30.9 secs148
715 Darren ManningWalker Racing85+35.2 secs136
832 Patrick CarpentierTeam Player's84+ 1 Lap155
911 Alex YoongDale Coyne Racing84+ 1 Lap174
1027 Patrick LemariéPK Racing84+ 1 Lap123
1119 Joël CamathiasDale Coyne Racing84+ 1 Lap192
1231 Ryan Hunter-ReayAmerican Spirit Team Johansson83+ 2 Laps91
1355 Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition83+ 2 Laps80
1412 Jimmy VasserAmerican Spirit Team Johansson83+ 2 Laps160
155 Rodolfo LavínWalker Racing81+ 4 Laps180
1634 Mario HaberfeldMi-Jack Conquest Racing67Contact110
172 Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing40Contact11
1820 Oriol ServiàPatrick Racing38Contact40
197 Tiago MonteiroFittipaldi-Dingman Racing2Mechanical100

Caution flags

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

Notes

Laps Leader
1-16 Sébastien Bourdais
17-85 Paul Tracy
 
Driver Laps led
69
16

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