2003 Monterrey

Race details
Race 2 of 18 in the2003 CART season
Fundidora Park track layout
Date	March 23, 2003
Official name	Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix
Location	Parque Fundidora Monterrey,Nuevo León, Mexico
Course	Temporary street circuit 2.104 mi / 3.386 km
Distance	85 laps 178.840 mi / 287.810 km
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:14.938
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:15.700 (on lap 59 of 85)
Podium
First	Paul Tracy (Team Player's)
Second	Michel Jourdain Jr. (Team Rahal)
Third	Alex Tagliani (Rocketsports Racing)

The2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix was the second round of the2003 CART World Series season, held on March 23, 2003 on the streets ofParque Fundidora inMonterrey,Nuevo León, Mexico.

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

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Paul Tracy	Team Player's	85	2:03:04.677	2	22
2	9	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	85	+2.0 secs	5	16
3	33	Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	85	+12.0 secs	3	14
4	51	Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	85	+14.2 secs	6	12
5	1	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	85	+14.9 secs	7	10
6	4	Roberto Moreno	Herdez Competition	85	+30.9 secs	14	8
7	15	Darren Manning	Walker Racing	85	+35.2 secs	13	6
8	32	Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	84	+ 1 Lap	15	5
9	11	Alex Yoong	Dale Coyne Racing	84	+ 1 Lap	17	4
10	27	Patrick Lemarié	PK Racing	84	+ 1 Lap	12	3
11	19	Joël Camathias	Dale Coyne Racing	84	+ 1 Lap	19	2
12	31	Ryan Hunter-Reay	American Spirit Team Johansson	83	+ 2 Laps	9	1
13	55	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	83	+ 2 Laps	8	0
14	12	Jimmy Vasser	American Spirit Team Johansson	83	+ 2 Laps	16	0
15	5	Rodolfo Lavín	Walker Racing	81	+ 4 Laps	18	0
16	34	Mario Haberfeld	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	67	Contact	11	0
17	2	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	40	Contact	1	1
18	20	Oriol Servià	Patrick Racing	38	Contact	4	0
19	7	Tiago Monteiro	Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing	2	Mechanical	10	0

• New Track RecordSébastien Bourdais 1:14.938 (Qualification Session #2)
• Average Speed 87.184 mph

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