2003 Molson Indy Montreal

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.

2003 Montreal
Race details
Race 14 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Track Layout
DateAugust 24, 2003
Official name2003 Molson Indy Montreal
LocationCircuit 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
DriverAlex Tagliani (Rocketsports Racing)
Time1:19.665
Fastest lap
DriverBruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:20.634 (on lap 69 of 75)
Podium
FirstMichel Jourdain, Jr. (Team Rahal)
SecondOriol Servià (Patrick Racing)
ThirdPatrick Carpentier (Team Player's)

This marks the Final Champ Car race for Max Papis

Qualifying results

Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
1 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:21.542 1:19.665 1:19.665
2 Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:21.112 1:19.757 1:19.757
3 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:21.476 1:19.671 1:19.671
4 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Team Rahal 1:22.095 1:19.751 1:19.751
5 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's - 1:19.810 1:19.810
6 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:21.495 1:19.818 1:19.818
7 Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 1:22.171 1:19.882 1:19.882
8 Paul Tracy Team Player's 1:21.405 1:20.015 1:20.015
9 Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:21.833 1:20.308 1:20.308
10 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:22.125 1:20.360 1:20.360
11 Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:22.069 1:20.360 1:20.360
12 Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:22.589 1:20.639 1:20.639
13 Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 1:22.918 1:20.826 1:20.826
14 Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 1:21.846 1:20.963 1:20.963
15 Max Papis PK Racing 1:23.093 1:21.116 1:21.116
16 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:22.354 1:21.237 1:21.237
17 Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 1:23.074 1:21.497 1:21.497
18 Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing 1:23.337 1:21.718 1:21.718
19 Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 1:23.865 1:22.177 1:22.177

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 9 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Team Rahal 75 1:54:23.210 4 20
2 20 Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 75 +1.277 secs 2 17
3 32 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 75 +2.099 secs 5 14
4 33 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 75 +7.219 secs 1 14
5 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 75 +10.010 secs 10 10
6 3 Paul Tracy Team Player's 75 +14.911 secs 8 8
7 4 Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 75 +16.833 secs 13 6
8 51 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 75 +37.195 secs 16 5
9 27 Max Papis PK Racing 75 +37.543 secs 15 4
10 15 Darren Manning Walker Racing 75 +38.417 secs 9 3
11 34 Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 75 +38.827 secs 12 2
12 19 Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 75 +50.546 secs 17 1
13 1 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 74 + 1 Lap 3 0
14 11 Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 74 + 1 Lap 19 0
15 5 Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing 74 + 1 Lap 18 0
16 12 Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 72 Mechanical 7 0
17 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 60 Mechanical 14 0
18 7 Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 49 Contact 11 0
19 2 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 28 Mechanical 6 0

Caution flags

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

Notes

LapsLeader
1-18Alex Tagliani
19-20Oriol Servià
21-37Alex Tagliani
38-40Michel Jourdain, Jr.
41-57Alex Tagliani
58-59Michel Jourdain, Jr.
60-65Roberto Moreno
66-75Michel Jourdain, Jr.
 
DriverLaps led
Alex Tagliani52
Michel Jourdain, Jr.15
Roberto Moreno6
Oriol Servià2
Previous race:
2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
CART Indycar World Series
2003 season
Next race:
2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver
Previous race:
2002 Molson Indy Montreal
2003 Molson Indy Montreal Next race:
2004 Molson Indy Montreal
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