2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 17 of 18 in the 2003 CART season | |
 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Track Layout | |
| Date | October 12, 2003 |
| Official name | 2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante Presented by Banamex/VISA |
| Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico |
| Course | Permanent Road Course 2.786 mi / 4.484 km |
| Distance | 70 laps 195.020 mi / 313.880 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Paul Tracy (Team Player's) |
| Time | 1:28.842 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Ryan Hunter-Reay (American Spirit Team Johansson) |
| Time | 1:29.066 (on lap 63 of 70) |
| Podium | |
| First | Paul Tracy (Team Player's) |
| Second | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Mario Domínguez (Herdez Competition) |
The 2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante was the seventeenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on October 12, 2003 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico.
Qualifying results[edit]
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 1:28.842 | 1:29.201 | 1:28.842 |
| 2 |  | Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 1:29.687 | 1:29.042 | 1:29.042 |
| 3 |  | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:28.905 | 1:29.351 | 1:28.905 |
| 4 |  | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:29.110 | 1:29.235 | 1:29.110 |
| 5 |  | Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 1:29.498 | 1:29.191 | 1:29.191 |
| 6 |  | Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 1:29.580 | 1:29.193 | 1:29.193 |
| 7 | | Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 1:29.315 | 1:29.504 | 1:29.315 |
| 8 |  | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:29.387 | 1:29.375 | 1:29.375 |
| 9 | | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:29.616 | 1:29.449 | 1:29.449 |
| 10 | | Luis Díaz | Walker Racing | 1:30.478 | 1:29.546 | 1:29.546 |
| 11 | | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:29.890 | 1:29.611 | 1:29.611 |
| 12 |  | Mika Salo | PK Racing | 1:30.558 | 1:29.761 | 1:29.761 |
| 13 | | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 1:29.882 | 1:30.383 | 1:29.882 |
| 14 | | Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:30.096 | 1:29.958 | 1:29.958 |
| 15 | | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:30.044 | 1:30.372 | 1:30.044 |
| 16 |  | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:30.383 | 1:30.510 | 1:30.383 |
| 17 | | Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 1:30.584 | 1:30.827 | 1:30.584 |
| 18 | | Roberto González | Herdez Competition | 1:31.162 | 1:31.687 | 1:31.162 |
| 19 | | Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:31.927 | 1:31.442 | 1:31.442 |
| 20 | | Geoff Boss | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:31.847 | 1:31.626 | 1:31.626 |
Race[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 70 | 1:56:51.396 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 70 | +1.782 secs | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 70 | +3.254 secs | 11 | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 70 | +12.118 secs | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 27 | Mika Salo | PK Racing | 70 | +13.787 secs | 12 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 70 | +17.744 secs | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 70 | +18.080 secs | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 51 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 70 | +19.679 secs | 15 | 5 |
| 9 | 15 | Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 70 | +27.476 secs | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | Roberto González | Herdez Competition | 70 | +42.989 secs | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 70 | +52.190 secs | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | 34 | Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 70 | +56.996 secs | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | 20 | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 69 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 68 | Mechanical | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 53 | Mechanical | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 40 | Contact | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 40 | Contact | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 20 | Mechanical | 17 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | Luis Díaz | Walker Racing | 12 | Mechanical | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | Geoff Boss | Dale Coyne Racing | 4 | Off course | 20 | 0 |
Caution flags[edit]
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow start |
| 2 | Vasser (12), Manning (15) & Fernández (51) contact |
| 40-44 | Vasser (12) & Tagliani (33) contact |
| 46-47 | Manning (15) & Gonzalez (4) contact |
Notes[edit]
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- New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:56:51.396
- Average Speed 100.133 mph
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