2003 Grand Prix Americas (Champ Car race)

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2003 Grand Prix Americas (Champ Car race)

The 2003 Grand Prix Americas
Streets of Miami

The Streets of Miami refers to several Road racing race circuits set up in the Miami, Florida-area. Three distinct courses have been utilized over the years:...
was the sixteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season

2003 CART World Series season

The 2003 CART World Series Season was the twenty-fifth and final season for the CART. It began on February 23, 2003 and was due to end November 9 after 19 races, but ended after 18....
, held on September 28, 2003 on the streets of downtown Miami, Florida.

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2003 CART World Series season

Qualifying results

Pos	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1	Adrian Fernández Adrian Fernández Jos? Adri?n Fern?ndez Mier is a Mexico race car driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team....	Fernández Racing Fernández Racing Fern?ndez Racing is a motor racing team that competes in the American Le Mans Series and previously Champ Car, the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, and the Rolex Sports Car Series....	46.306	44.253	44.253
2	Bruno Junqueira Bruno Junqueira Bruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is a former International Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series....	Newman/Haas Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car racing in 1982....	45.024	45.639	45.024
3	Oriol Servià Oriol Servia Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....	Patrick Racing Patrick Racing Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.Patrick Racing was started by U.E. Patrick with the formation of CART in 1978....	46.319	44.289	44.289
4	Sébastien Bourdais Sébastien Bourdais S?bastien Olivier Bourdais is a France Formula One race car driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Champ Car, having won four successive championships from 2004 Champ Car World Series season to 2007 Champ Car World Series season....	Newman/Haas Racing	45.770	44.609	44.609
5	Paul Tracy Paul Tracy Paul Tracy is a professional auto racing racer who competed in CART and the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill, Toronto"....	Team Player's Forsythe Championship Racing Forsythe/Pettit Racing is a racing team that competed in the Champ Car owned by Gerald Forsythe and Dan Pettit. The Champ Car effort ceased operations after the 2008 unification of North American open wheel racing....	47.401	44.768	44.768
6	Michel Jourdain, Jr. Michel Jourdain, Jr. Michel Jourdain Jr. is a NASCAR driver. Jourdain Jr. started racing cars in the Mexican Formula Junior series at the age of 12. He then moved to the Mexican Formula K and Formula 2 series....	Team Rahal Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....	46.033	44.939	44.939
7	Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno Roberto Pupo Moreno , usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points....	Herdez Competition	46.773	45.140	45.140
8	Mario Domínguez Mario Domínguez Mario Dom?nguez is a IndyCar Series racing driver currently driving for Pacific Coast Motorsports. He was previously a long-time competitor in the CART and CCWS Champ Car series....	Herdez Competition	46.379	45.157	45.157
9	Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro is a racing driver who drove for Jordan Grand Prix, Midland F1 Racing and Spyker MF1 Racing Formula One teams -- all progressive iterations of the same team as it was bought up by new owners -- during a two year stint as part of the Formula 1 circus....	Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing	47.845	45.318	45.318
10	Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is currently the driver of the #36 Sangari Conquest Racing car in the IndyCar Series and #7 Tide/Wal-Mart Ford in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series....	Rocketsports Racing Rocketsports Racing Rocketsports Racing is a motor racing team from the United States based in East Lansing, Michigan.Rocketsports was founded in 1985 by racing driver Paul Gentilozzi to compete in the Trans-Am series....	46.328	45.372	45.372
11	Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser is an United States racing driver and current race team owner. Vasser won the 1996 Champ Car champion with Chip Ganassi Racing, and scored ten victories in the series....	American Spirit Team Johansson	46.530	45.380	45.380
12	Darren Manning Darren Manning Darren Manning is a motor racing driver, currently racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for A.J. Foyt Enterprises....	Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....	47.119	45.430	45.430
13	Mario Haberfeld Mario Haberfeld Mario Haberfeld is a Brazilian auto racing driver.After winning the British Formula Three Championship in 1998, he drove in International Formula 3000 from 1999 until 2002....	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	51.950	45.441	45.441
14	Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....	American Spirit Team Johansson	46.470	45.652	45.652
15	Mika Salo Mika Salo Mika Juhani Salo is a Finnish racing driver. He competed in Formula One between and . His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999....	PK Racing	45.686	45.731	45.686
16	Rodolfo Lavín Rodolfo Lavin Rodolfo Lav?n is a Mexican racecar driver from San Luis Potos?, San Luis Potos? who most notably raced in the Champ Car World Series.In Mexico, Lav?n raced in Formula Azteca and Formula 3....	Walker Racing	48.398	46.319	46.319
17	Geoff Boss Geoff Boss Geoff Boss is an American Champ Car driver from Narragansett, Rhode Island who drove in the 2003 season with Dale Coyne Racing. In a total of 12 starts he finished in the points three times, with a best of 9th place at the Lexmark Indy 300 in Australia....	Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields cars for Mario Moraes and Bruno Junqueira....	48.765	46.446	46.446
18	Patrick Carpentier Patrick Carpentier Patrick Carpentier is a Canada Auto racing driver. He is best known for his career in the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. Patrick is currently a free agent....	Team Player's	46.765	49.267	46.765
19	Alex Sperafico Alex Sperafico Alexandre Sperafico is a Brazilian people driver, currently competing in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. He is the oldest of the four racing Speraficos....	Dale Coyne Racing	48.871	-	48.871

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	55	Mario Domínguez Mario Domínguez Mario Dom?nguez is a IndyCar Series racing driver currently driving for Pacific Coast Motorsports. He was previously a long-time competitor in the CART and CCWS Champ Car series....	Herdez Competition	135	2:03:19.401	8	20
2	4	Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno Roberto Pupo Moreno , usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points....	Herdez Competition	135	+5.241 secs	7	16
3	27	Mika Salo Mika Salo Mika Juhani Salo is a Finnish racing driver. He competed in Formula One between and . His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999....	PK Racing	135	+7.988 secs	15	14
4	12	Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser is an United States racing driver and current race team owner. Vasser won the 1996 Champ Car champion with Chip Ganassi Racing, and scored ten victories in the series....	American Spirit Team Johansson	135	+9.208 secs	11	12
5	34	Mario Haberfeld Mario Haberfeld Mario Haberfeld is a Brazilian auto racing driver.After winning the British Formula Three Championship in 1998, he drove in International Formula 3000 from 1999 until 2002....	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	135	+9.483 secs	13	10
6	32	Patrick Carpentier Patrick Carpentier Patrick Carpentier is a Canada Auto racing driver. He is best known for his career in the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. Patrick is currently a free agent....	Team Player's Forsythe Championship Racing Forsythe/Pettit Racing is a racing team that competed in the Champ Car owned by Gerald Forsythe and Dan Pettit. The Champ Car effort ceased operations after the 2008 unification of North American open wheel racing....	135	+10.257 secs	18	8
7	9	Michel Jourdain, Jr. Michel Jourdain, Jr. Michel Jourdain Jr. is a NASCAR driver. Jourdain Jr. started racing cars in the Mexican Formula Junior series at the age of 12. He then moved to the Mexican Formula K and Formula 2 series....	Team Rahal Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....	135	+19.174 secs	6	6
8	51	Adrian Fernández Adrian Fernández Jos? Adri?n Fern?ndez Mier is a Mexico race car driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team....	Fernández Racing Fernández Racing Fern?ndez Racing is a motor racing team that competes in the American Le Mans Series and previously Champ Car, the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, and the Rolex Sports Car Series....	134	+ 1 Lap	1	7
9	1	Bruno Junqueira Bruno Junqueira Bruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is a former International Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series....	Newman/Haas Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car racing in 1982....	131	+ 4 Laps	2	5
10	11	Geoff Boss Geoff Boss Geoff Boss is an American Champ Car driver from Narragansett, Rhode Island who drove in the 2003 season with Dale Coyne Racing. In a total of 12 starts he finished in the points three times, with a best of 9th place at the Lexmark Indy 300 in Australia....	Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields cars for Mario Moraes and Bruno Junqueira....	129	+ 6 Laps	17	3
11	15	Darren Manning Darren Manning Darren Manning is a motor racing driver, currently racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for A.J. Foyt Enterprises....	Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....	123	Mechanical	12	2
12	31	Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....	American Spirit Team Johansson	114	Contact	14	1
13	33	Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is currently the driver of the #36 Sangari Conquest Racing car in the IndyCar Series and #7 Tide/Wal-Mart Ford in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series....	Rocketsports Racing Rocketsports Racing Rocketsports Racing is a motor racing team from the United States based in East Lansing, Michigan.Rocketsports was founded in 1985 by racing driver Paul Gentilozzi to compete in the Trans-Am series....	101	Contact	10	0
14	19	Alex Sperafico Alex Sperafico Alexandre Sperafico is a Brazilian people driver, currently competing in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. He is the oldest of the four racing Speraficos....	Dale Coyne Racing	98	Contact	19	0
15	7	Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro is a racing driver who drove for Jordan Grand Prix, Midland F1 Racing and Spyker MF1 Racing Formula One teams -- all progressive iterations of the same team as it was bought up by new owners -- during a two year stint as part of the Formula 1 circus....	Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing	91	Contact	9	0
16	3	Paul Tracy Paul Tracy Paul Tracy is a professional auto racing racer who competed in CART and the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill, Toronto"....	Team Player's	69	Contact	5	0
17	2	Sébastien Bourdais Sébastien Bourdais S?bastien Olivier Bourdais is a France Formula One race car driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Champ Car, having won four successive championships from 2004 Champ Car World Series season to 2007 Champ Car World Series season....	Newman/Haas Racing	69	Contact	4	0
18	5	Rodolfo Lavín Rodolfo Lavin Rodolfo Lav?n is a Mexican racecar driver from San Luis Potos?, San Luis Potos? who most notably raced in the Champ Car World Series.In Mexico, Lav?n raced in Formula Azteca and Formula 3....	Walker Racing	56	Contact	16	0
19	20	Oriol Servià Oriol Servia Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....	Patrick Racing Patrick Racing Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.Patrick Racing was started by U.E. Patrick with the formation of CART in 1978....	43	Contact	3	0

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