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.
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 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.[1]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America Presented by Briggs amp Stratton was the twelfth round of the 2003 CART World Series season held on August 3 2003 at the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin 2003 Road AmericaRace detailsRace 12 of 18 in the 2003 CART seasonRoad America Track LayoutDateAugust 3 2003Official name2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America Presented by Briggs amp StrattonLocationRoad America Elkhart Lake Wisconsin United StatesCoursePermanent Road Course4 048 mi 6 515 kmDistance34 laps137 632 mi 221 510 kmWeatherCool and wet with scattered thunderstorms Rain shortened race scheduled for 60 laps Pole positionDriverBruno Junqueira Newman Haas Racing Time1 43 703Fastest lapDriverSebastien Bourdais Newman Haas Racing Time1 58 187 on lap 33 of 34 PodiumFirstBruno Junqueira Newman Haas Racing SecondSebastien Bourdais Newman Haas Racing ThirdAlex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 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 Contents 1 Race cancellation and rescheduling 2 Qualifying results 3 Race 4 Caution flags 5 Notes 6 External links 7 ReferencesRace cancellation and rescheduling EditThis 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 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 1 Qualifying results EditPos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best1 nbsp Bruno Junqueira Newman Haas Racing 1 43 917 1 43 703 1 43 7032 nbsp Sebastien Bourdais Newman Haas Racing 1 44 722 1 44 242 1 44 2423 nbsp Patrick Carpentier Team Player s 1 44 814 1 44 306 1 44 3064 nbsp Oriol Servia Patrick Racing 1 45 654 1 44 314 1 44 3145 nbsp Mario Dominguez Herdez Competition 1 45 682 1 44 378 1 44 3786 nbsp Paul Tracy Team Player s 1 44 725 1 44 519 1 44 5197 nbsp Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 1 45 098 1 44 545 1 44 5458 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 1 45 442 1 44 551 1 44 5519 nbsp Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Racing 1 44 735 1 44 620 1 44 62010 nbsp Michel Jourdain Jr Team Rahal 1 45 188 1 44 752 1 44 75211 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi Dingman Racing 1 45 715 1 44 778 1 44 77812 nbsp Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 1 45 021 1 45 02113 nbsp Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1 45 044 1 45 04414 nbsp Darren Manning Walker Racing 1 45 076 1 45 583 1 45 07615 nbsp Mario Haberfeld Mi Jack Conquest Racing 1 45 173 1 45 17316 nbsp Max Papis PK Racing 1 46 681 1 45 728 1 45 72817 nbsp Rodolfo Lavin Walker Racing 1 46 013 1 46 847 1 46 01318 nbsp Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 1 47 418 1 47 003 1 47 00319 nbsp Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 1 48 727 1 47 446 1 47 446Race EditPos No Driver Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 1 nbsp Bruno Junqueira Newman Haas Racing 34 1 35 28 491 1 232 2 nbsp Sebastien Bourdais Newman Haas Racing 34 0 703 secs 2 163 33 nbsp Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 34 10 883 secs 13 144 27 nbsp Max Papis PK Racing 34 14 943 secs 16 125 32 nbsp Patrick Carpentier Team Player s 34 19 494 secs 3 106 15 nbsp Darren Manning Walker Racing 34 19 592 secs 14 87 4 nbsp Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition 34 21 298 secs 12 68 34 nbsp Mario Haberfeld Mi Jack Conquest Racing 34 31 541 secs 15 59 12 nbsp Jimmy Vasser American Spirit Team Johansson 34 34 982 secs 7 410 31 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay American Spirit Team Johansson 34 41 025 secs 8 311 19 nbsp Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing 34 45 278 secs 18 212 51 nbsp Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Racing 34 59 576 secs 9 113 11 nbsp Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing 34 1 35 018 19 014 55 nbsp Mario Dominguez Herdez Competition 18 Off course 5 015 3 nbsp Paul Tracy Team Player s 10 Contact 6 016 9 nbsp Michel Jourdain Jr Team Rahal 10 Contact 10 017 7 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi Dingman Racing 10 Contact 11 018 20 nbsp Oriol Servia Patrick Racing 7 Contact 4 019 5 nbsp Rodolfo Lavin Walker Racing 0 Contact 17 0Caution flags EditLaps Cause1 Yellow start2 7 Yellow restart after red flag 20 44 8 9 Yellow restart after red flag 2 40 56 11 13 Tracy 3 contact Jourdain Jr 9 Monteiro 7 Manning 15 amp Moreno 4 contact19 21 Dominguez 55 spun off courseNotes EditLaps Leader1 34 Bruno Junqueira Driver Laps ledBruno Junqueira 34Average Speed 86 493 mphExternal links EditFull Weekend Times amp ResultsReferences Edit Mario Andretti brings back Road America motorsport com 2003 04 24 Archived from the original on 2011 06 07 Retrieved 2008 10 25 Previous race 2003 Molson Indy Vancouver CART Indycar World Series2003 season Next race 2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid OhioPrevious race 2002 Grand Prix at Road America 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America Next race 2004 Grand Prix of Road America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America amp oldid 1163007268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,