2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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.

2003 Long Beach
Race details
Race 3 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Long Beach Track Layout
DateApril 13, 2003
Official nameToyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
LocationLong 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
DriverMichel Jourdain, Jr. (Team Rahal)
Time1:08.177
Fastest lap
DriverMichel Jourdain, Jr. (Team Rahal)
Time1:09.050 (on lap 77 of 90)
Podium
FirstPaul Tracy (Team Player's)
SecondAdrian Fernández (Fernández Racing)
ThirdBruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)

Qualifying results

Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
1 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Team Rahal 1:09.530 1:08.177 1:08.177
2 Paul Tracy Team Player's 1:09.079 1:08.729 1:09.079
3 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:09.752 1:08.371 1:08.371
4 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:09.120 1:08.537 1:08.537
5 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:09.242 1:08.549 1:08.549
6 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:09.406 1:08.660 1:08.660
7 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:09.432 1:08.784 1:08.784
8 Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:09.546 1:08.821 1:08.821
9 Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 1:10.086 1:09.028 1:09.028
10 Darren Manning Walker Racing 1:10.707 1:09.135 1:09.135
11 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:09.993 1:09.222 1:09.222
12 Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 1:10.408 1:09.359 1:09.359
13 Patrick Lemarié PK Racing 1:11.026 1:09.736 1:09.736
14 Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 1:10.083 1:09.765 1:09.765
15 Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:10.834 1:10.014 1:10.014
16 Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 1:10.459 1:10.092 1:10.092
17 Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing 1:11.082 1:11.082
18 Joël Camathias Dale Coyne Racing 1:12.281 1:11.303 1:11.303
19 Alex Yoong Dale Coyne Racing 1:12.393 1:11.566 1:11.566

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

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 3 Paul Tracy Team Player's 90 1:56:01.792 2 21
2 51 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 90 +4.5 secs 7 16
3 1 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 90 +13.7 secs 4 14
4 12 Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 90 +21.0 secs 14 12
5 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 90 +22.2 secs 11 10
6 32 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 90 +22.7 secs 6 8
7 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 90 +25.7 secs 12 6
8 15 Darren Manning Walker Racing 90 +33.4 secs 10 5
9 34 Mario Haberfeld Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 90 +48.6 secs 15 4
10 33 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 89 + 1 Lap 3 3
11 7 Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing 88 + 2 Laps 16 2
12 20 Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 87 Out of Fuel 8 1
13 27 Patrick Lemarié PK Racing 87 + 3 Lap 13 0
14 19 Joël Camathias Dale Coyne Racing 84 + 6 Laps 18 0
15 9 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Team Rahal 83 Gearbox 1 2
16 2 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 70 Engine 5 0
17 4 Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 36 Collision 9 0
18 5 Rodolfo Lavín Walker Racing 35 Collision 17 0
19 11 Alex Yoong Dale Coyne Racing 32 Accident 19 0

Caution flags

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

Lap leaders

LapsLeader
1–26Paul Tracy
27–56Michel Jourdain, Jr.
57–61Oriol Servià
62Adrian Fernández
63–65Sébastien Bourdais
66–83Michel Jourdain, Jr.
84–90Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Michel Jourdain, Jr.48
Paul Tracy33
Oriol Servià5
Sébastien Bourdais3
Adrian Fernández1
  • New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:56:01.792
  • Average Speed 91.590 mph
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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