2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
The 2003 2003 CART World Series season, held on April 13, 2003 on the streets of Long Beach, California. This race was a new low in TV ratings for the series. Only 69,000 people watched the race on SPEED Channel, less than the 95,000 who attended the race.
Qualifying results
Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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1 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal
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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
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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
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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
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1:10.408 | 1:09.359 | 1:09.359 | |
13 | Patrick Lemarié | PK Racing
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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
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:10.834 | 1:10.014 | 1:10.014 | |
16 | Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing
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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
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 90 | 1:56:01.792 | 2 | 21 |
2 | 51 | Adrian Fernández
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Fernández Racing | 90 | +4.5 secs | 7 | 16 |
3 | 1 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing
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90 | +13.7 secs | 4 | 14 |
4 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson
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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
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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
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88 | + 2 Laps | 16 | 2 |
12 | 20 | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 87 | Out of Fuel | 8 | 1 |
13 | 27 | Patrick Lemarié | PK Racing
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87 | + 3 Lap | 13 | 0 |
14 | 19 | Joël Camathias | Dale Coyne Racing | 84 | + 6 Laps | 18 | 0 |
15 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal
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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
Laps | Cause |
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28–30 | Lemarié (27) stalled on course |
33–35 | Yoong (11) contact |
37–40 | Lavín (5) & Moreno (4) contact |
Lap leaders
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- New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:56:01.792
- Average Speed 91.590 mph
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