- Qualifying results
- Race
- Caution flags
- Notes
- External links
{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|Country = Mexico| Race = Monterrey| Image = Fundidora Park Raceway.svg| Caption = Fundidora Park track layout| Date = March 23| Year = 2003| Official name = Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix| Race_No = 2| Season_No = 18| Series = CART| Location = Parque Fundidora
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico| Course = Temporary street circuit| Course_mi = 2.104| Course_km = 3.386| Distance_laps = 85| Distance_mi = 178.840| Distance_km = 287.810| Weather = Sunny| Pole_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais| Pole_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Pole_Time = 1:14.938| Pole_Country = France| Fast_Driver = Bruno Junqueira| Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Fast_Time = 1:15.700| Fast_Lap = 59| Fast_Country = Brazil| First_Driver = Paul Tracy| First_Team = Team Player's| First_Country = Canada| Second_Driver = Michel Jourdain| Second_Team = Team Rahal| Second_Country= Mexico| Third_Driver = Alex Tagliani| Third_Team = Rocketsports Racing| Third_Country = Canada|
}}The 2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix was the second round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on March 23, 2003 on the streets of Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Qualifying results| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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| 1 | France}} | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:17.536 | 1:14.938 | 1:14.938 |
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| 2 | Canada}} | Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 1:17.220 | - | 1:17.220 |
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| 3 | Canada}} | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 1:17.555 | 1:15.437 | 1:15.437 |
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| 4 | Spain}} | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:17.373 | 1:15.476 | 1:15.476 |
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| 5 | Mexico}} | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:17.526 | 1:15.869 | 1:15.869 |
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| 6 | Mexico}} | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:17.790 | 1:15.938 | 1:15.938 |
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| 7 | Brazil}} | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:17.476 | 1:16.018 | 1:16.018 |
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| 8 | Mexico}} | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:17.701 | 1:16.120 | 1:16.120 |
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| 9 | USA}} | Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 1:18.982 | 1:16.533 | 1:16.533 |
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| 10 | Portugal}} | Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 1:19.949 | 1:16.554 | 1:16.554 |
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| 11 | Brazil}} | Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:18.524 | 1:16.911 | 1:16.911 |
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| 12 | France}} | Patrick Lemarié | PK Racing | 1:19.541 | 1:16.931 | 1:16.931 |
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| 13 | UK}} | Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 1:17.989 | 1:16.954 | 1:16.954 |
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| 14 | Brazil}} | Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 1:19.035 | 1:17.205 | 1:17.205 |
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| 15 | Canada}} | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:17.391 | - | 1:17.391 |
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| 16 | USA}} | Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 1:18.038 | - | 1:18.038 |
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| 17 | Malaysia}} | Alex Yoong | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:23.241 | 1:18.350 | 1:18.350 |
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| 18 | Mexico}} | Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 1:21.292 | 1:18.593 | 1:18.593 |
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| 19 | Switzerland}} | Joël Camathias | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:21.294 | 1:19.305 | 1:19.305 |
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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. Race| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 3 | Canada}} Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 85 | 2:03:04.677 | 2 | 22 |
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| 2 | 9 | Mexico}} Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 85 | +2.0 secs | 5 | 16 |
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| 3 | 33 | Canada}} Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 85 | +12.0 secs | 3 | 14 |
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| 4 | 51 | Mexico}} Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 85 | +14.2 secs | 6 | 12 |
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| 5 | 1 | Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | +14.9 secs | 7 | 10 |
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| 6 | 4 | Brazil}} Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 85 | +30.9 secs | 14 | 8 |
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| 7 | 15 | UK}} Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 85 | +35.2 secs | 13 | 6 |
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| 8 | 32 | Canada}} Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 84 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 5 |
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| 9 | 11 | Malaysia}} Alex Yoong | Dale Coyne Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 4 |
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| 10 | 27 | France}} Patrick Lemarié | PK Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 3 |
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| 11 | 19 | Switzerland}} Joël Camathias | Dale Coyne Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 2 |
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| 12 | 31 | USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 83 | + 2 Laps | 9 | 1 |
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| 13 | 55 | Mexico}} Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 83 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 0 |
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| 14 | 12 | USA}} Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 83 | + 2 Laps | 16 | 0 |
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| 15 | 5 | Mexico}} Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 81 | + 4 Laps | 18 | 0 |
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| 16 | 34 | Brazil}} Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 67 | Contact | 11 | 0 |
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| 17 | 2 | France}} Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 40 | Contact | 1 | 1 |
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| 18 | 20 | Spain}} Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 38 | Contact | 4 | 0 |
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| 19 | 7 | Portugal}} Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 2 | Mechanical | 10 | 0 |
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Caution flags| Laps | Cause |
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| 4-6 | Monteiro (7) off course | | 14-15 | Lemarié (27) stalled on course | | 17-18 | Lavín (5) spin/stall | | 39-43 | Servià (20) off course | | 78-80 | Carpentier (32) stalled off course |
Notes| Laps | Leader |
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| 1-16 | Sébastien Bourdais | | 17-85 | Paul Tracy |
| | | Driver | Laps led |
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| Paul Tracy | 69 | | Sébastien Bourdais | 16 |
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- New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:14.938 (Qualification Session #2)
- Average Speed 87.184 mph
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120230610/http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Results/ResultsIndex.asp?ID=446 Full Weekend Times & Results]
{{CART World Series race report| Name_of_race = 2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 2003 | Previous_race_in_season = 2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Next_race_in_season = 2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Previous_year's_race = 2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey
}} 3 : 2003 in CART|2003 in Mexican sports|Grand Prix of Monterrey |