2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America

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2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America

The 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America
Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America

The Champcar Grand Prix of Road America was an open wheel car race held on the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It was a round of the champcars, and was first held in 1982 CART World Series season....
was the twelfth 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 August 3, 2003 at the Road America

Road America

Road America is a Road racing located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the Sports Car Club of America Speed World Challenge Series, American Le Mans, ASRA and AMA Superbike series....
circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

Elkhart Lake is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.

The race was shortened to 34 laps from the scheduled 60 after the race was red-flagged twice because of rain. The first stoppage lasted 20 minutes after only 1 lap and the second lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes after lap 7. With darkness impending at the restart after the second red flag period, the race had to be shortened from its original length.

race was canceled in March 2003 (along with the planned race for 2004) after a legal dispute developed between the Road America's owner George Bruggenthies and CART.

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2003 CART World Series season

Road America

Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

Race cancellation and rescheduling

This race was canceled in March 2003 (along with the planned race for 2004) after a legal dispute developed between the Road America's owner George Bruggenthies and CART. However, Mario Andretti

Mario Andretti

Mario Gabriele Andretti is an Italian American former automobile auto racing driver, and one of the most successful United States in the history of the sport....
was able to negotiate an agreement between the parties and the race was restored to CART's schedule in April. The race was then named in Andretti's honor.

Qualifying results

Pos	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
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....	1:43.917	1:43.703	1:43.703
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	1:44.722	1:44.242	1:44.242
3	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....	1:44.814	1:44.306	1:44.306
4	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....	1:45.654	1:44.314	1:44.314
5	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	1:45.682	1:44.378	1:44.378
6	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	1:44.725	1:44.519	1:44.519
7	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	1:45.098	1:44.545	1:44.545
8	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	1:45.442	1:44.551	1:44.551
9	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....	1:44.735	1:44.620	1:44.620
10	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....	1:45.188	1:44.752	1:44.752
11	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	1:45.715	1:44.778	1:44.778
12	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	-	1:45.021	1:45.021
13	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....	-	1:45.044	1:45.044
14	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....	1:45.076	1:45.583	1:45.076
15	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	-	1:45.173	1:45.173
16	Max Papis Max Papis Massimiliano "Max" Papis is a racing driver from Como, Italy who has competed in several top-level motorsports series such as Formula One and Champ Car....	PK Racing	1:46.681	1:45.728	1:45.728
17	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	1:46.013	1:46.847	1:46.013
18	Gualter Salles Gualter Salles Gualter Salles , is an open wheel racecar driver. He raced in the 1997-2000 and 2003 CART seasons, with 49 career starts. His best finish came in his last race, the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise, Queensland in Australia, where he finished 6th....	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....	1:47.418	1:47.003	1:47.003
19	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	1:48.727	1:47.446	1:47.446

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	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....	34	1:35:28.491	1	23
2	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	34	+0.703 secs	2	16
3	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....	34	+10.883 secs	13	14
4	27	Max Papis Max Papis Massimiliano "Max" Papis is a racing driver from Como, Italy who has competed in several top-level motorsports series such as Formula One and Champ Car....	PK Racing	34	+14.943 secs	16	12
5	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....	34	+19.494 secs	3	10
6	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....	34	+19.592 secs	14	8
7	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	34	+21.298 secs	12	6
8	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	34	+31.541 secs	15	5
9	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	34	+34.982 secs	7	4
10	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	34	+41.025 secs	8	3
11	19	Gualter Salles Gualter Salles Gualter Salles , is an open wheel racecar driver. He raced in the 1997-2000 and 2003 CART seasons, with 49 career starts. His best finish came in his last race, the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise, Queensland in Australia, where he finished 6th....	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....	34	+45.278 secs	18	2
12	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....	34	+59.576 secs	9	1
13	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	34	+1:35.018	19	0
14	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	18	Off course	5	0
15	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	10	Contact	6	0
16	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....	10	Contact	10	0
17	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	10	Contact	11	0
18	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....	7	Contact	4	0
19	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	0	Contact	17	0

2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America

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