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 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.
Race 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
Caution flags Laps Cause4-6 Monteiro (7) off course14-15 Lemarié (27) stalled on course17-18 Lavín (5) spin/stall39-43 Servià (20) off course78-80 Carpentier (32) stalled off course
Notes Laps Leader1-16 Sébastien Bourdais17-85 Paul Tracy Driver Laps ledPaul Tracy 69Sébastien Bourdais 16
New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:14.938 (Qualification Session #2) Average Speed 87.184 mph
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