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2003 Grand Prix Americas (Champ Car)

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{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|

Country = USA|

Race = Miami|

Image = Circuit bayfront park.svg |

Caption = |

Date = September 28|

Year = 2003|

Official name = 2003 Grand Prix Americas Presented by Sportsbook.com|

Race_No = 16|

Season_No = 18|

Series = CART|

Location = Bayfront Park
Miami, Florida, United States|

Course = Temporary Street Course|

Course_mi = 1.150|

Course_km = 1.851|

Distance_laps = 135|

Distance_mi = 155.250|

Distance_km = 249.885|

Weather = Mostly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to {{convert|90|F|C}}; wind speeds approaching {{convert|11.1|mph|km/h}}{{cite web|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Miami/2003-09-28 |title=Weather of the 2003 Grand Prix Americas Champ Car race |publisher=The Old Farmers' Almanac |accessdate=2013-10-13}}|

Pole_Driver = Adrian Fernández|

Pole_Team = Fernández Racing|

Pole_Time = 44.253|

Pole_Country = Mexico|

Fast_Driver = Adrian Fernández|

Fast_Team = Fernández Racing|

Fast_Time = 45.010|

Fast_Lap = 89|

Fast_Country = Mexico|

First_Driver = Mario Domínguez|

First_Team = Herdez Competition|

First_Country = Mexico|

Second_Driver = Roberto Moreno|

Second_Team = Herdez Competition|

Second_Country= Brazil|

Third_Driver = Mika Salo|

Third_Team = PK Racing|

Third_Country = Finland|

}}

The 2003 Grand Prix Americas was the sixteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on September 28, 2003, on the streets of downtown Miami, Florida.

Qualifying results

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Pos

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Adrian Fernández

| Fernández Racing

| 46.306

| 44.253

| 44.253

2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 45.024

| 45.639

| 45.024

3

| {{flagicon|Spain}}

| Oriol Servià

| Patrick Racing

| 46.319

| 44.289

| 44.289

4

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 45.770

| 44.609

| 44.609

5

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Paul Tracy

| Team Player's

| 47.401

| 44.768

| 44.768

6

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Michel Jourdain Jr.

| Team Rahal

| 46.033

| 44.939

| 44.939

7

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Roberto Moreno

| Herdez Competition

| 46.773

| 45.140

| 45.140

8

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Mario Domínguez

| Herdez Competition

| 46.379

| 45.157

| 45.157

9

| {{flagicon|Portugal}}

| Tiago Monteiro

| Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing

| 47.845

| 45.318

| 45.318

10

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Alex Tagliani

| Rocketsports Racing

| 46.328

| 45.372

| 45.372

11

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Jimmy Vasser

| American Spirit Team Johansson

| 46.530

| 45.380

| 45.380

12

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Darren Manning

| Walker Racing

| 47.119

| 45.430

| 45.430

13

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Mario Haberfeld

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 51.950

| 45.441

| 45.441

14

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Ryan Hunter-Reay

| American Spirit Team Johansson

| 46.470

| 45.652

| 45.652

15

| {{flagicon|Finland}}

| Mika Salo

| PK Racing

| 45.686

| 45.731

| 45.686

16

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Rodolfo Lavín

| Walker Racing

| 48.398

| 46.319

| 46.319

17

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Geoff Boss

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 48.765

| 46.446

| 46.446

18

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Patrick Carpentier

| Team Player's

| 46.765

| 49.267

| 46.765

19

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Alex Sperafico

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 48.871

| align=center

48.871

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 55

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| Herdez Competition

| 135

| 2:03:19.401

| 8

| 20

2

| 4

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Roberto Moreno

| Herdez Competition

| 135

| +5.241 secs

| 7

| 16

3

| 27

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Mika Salo

| PK Racing

| 135

| +7.988 secs

| 15

| 14

4

| 12

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Vasser

| American Spirit Team Johansson

| 135

| +9.208 secs

| 11

| 12

5

| 34

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Mario Haberfeld

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 135

| +9.483 secs

| 13

| 10

6

| 32

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Patrick Carpentier

| Team Player's

| 135

| +10.257 secs

| 18

| 8

7

| 9

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Michel Jourdain Jr.

| Team Rahal

| 135

| +19.174 secs

| 6

| 6

8

| 51

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Adrian Fernández

| Fernández Racing

| 134

| + 1 Lap

| 1

| 7

9

| 1

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 131

| + 4 Laps

| 2

| 5

10

| 11

| {{flagicon|USA}} Geoff Boss

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 129

| + 6 Laps

| 17

| 3

11

| 15

| {{flagicon|UK}} Darren Manning

| Walker Racing

| 123

| Mechanical

| 12

| 2

12

| 31

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| American Spirit Team Johansson

| 114

| Contact

| 14

| 1

13

| 33

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| Rocketsports Racing

| 101

| Contact

| 10

| 0

14

| 19

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alex Sperafico

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 98

| Contact

| 19

| 0

15

| 7

| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Tiago Monteiro

| Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing

| 91

| Contact

| 9

| 0

16

| 3

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| Team Player's

| 69

| Contact

| 5

| 0

17

| 2

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 69

| Contact

| 4

| 0

18

| 5

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Rodolfo Lavín

| Walker Racing

| 56

| Contact

| 16

| 0

19

| 20

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Servià

| Patrick Racing

| 43

| Contact

| 3

| 0

Caution flags

border=2 cellspacing=0
LapsCause
39-43Boss (11) stopped on course
44-52Servià (20) contact
68-72Tracy (3) & Bourdais (2) contact
93-99Junqueira (1), Fernández (51) & Monteiro (7) contact
100-105Sperafico (19) contact
118-121Hunter-Reay (31) contact

Notes

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{| border=2 cellspacing=0

LapsLeader
1Bruno Junqueira
2-89Adrian Fernández
90-95Mika Salo
96-103Michel Jourdain Jr.
104-107Darren Manning
108-135Mario Domínguez

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

border=2 cellspacing=0
DriverLaps led
Adrian Fernández88
Mario Domínguez28
Michel Jourdain Jr.8
Mika Salo6
Darren Manning4
Bruno Junqueira1

|}

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120113902/http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Results/ResultsIndex.asp?ID=461 Full Weekend Times & Results]

{{CART World Series race report|

Name_of_race = 2003 Grand Prix Americas |

Year_of_race = 2003 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver |

Next_race_in_season = 2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante |

Previous_year's_race = 2002 Grand Prix Americas |

Next_year's_race = Final Event

}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Grand Prix Americas (Champ Car Race)}}

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