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2003 U.S. Bank Cleveland Grand Prix
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | USA | |
| Race | Cleveland | |
| Image | Cleveland Street Course at Burke Lakefront Airport.svg | |
| Caption | Burke Lakefront Airport Track Layout | |
| Date | July 5 | |
| Year | 2003 | |
| Official name | 2003 U.S. Bank Presents the Cleveland Grand Prix | |
| Race_No | 9 | |
| Season_No | 18 | |
| Series | CART | |
| Location | Burke Lakefront Airport | |
| Cleveland, Ohio, United States | ||
| Course | Temporary Airport Circuit | |
| Course_mi | 2.106 | |
| Course_km | 3.389 | |
| Distance_laps | 115 | |
| Distance_mi | 242.190 | |
| Distance_km | 389.735 | |
| Weather | Overcast with Scattered Thunderstorms in 30 miles far from race zone, luckily (Night Race) | |
| Pole_Driver | Sébastien Bourdais | |
| Pole_Team | Newman/Haas Racing | |
| Pole_Time | 58.014 | |
| Pole_Country | France | |
| Fast_Driver | Sébastien Bourdais | |
| Fast_Team | Newman/Haas Racing | |
| Fast_Time | 58.949 | |
| Fast_Lap | 41 | |
| Fast_Country | France | |
| First_Driver | Sébastien Bourdais | |
| First_Team | Newman/Haas Racing | |
| First_Country | France | |
| Second_Driver | Paul Tracy | |
| Second_Team | Team Player's | |
| Second_Country | Canada | |
| Third_Driver | Bruno Junqueira | |
| Third_Team | Newman/Haas Racing | |
| Third_Country | Brazil |
Country = USA| Race = Cleveland| Image = Cleveland Street Course at Burke Lakefront Airport.svg | Caption = Burke Lakefront Airport Track Layout| Date = July 5| Year = 2003| Official name = 2003 U.S. Bank Presents the Cleveland Grand Prix| Race_No = 9| Season_No = 18| Series = CART| Location = Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio, United States| Course = Temporary Airport Circuit| Course_mi = 2.106| Course_km = 3.389| Distance_laps = 115| Distance_mi = 242.190| Distance_km = 389.735| Weather = Overcast with Scattered Thunderstorms in 30 miles far from race zone, luckily (Night Race)| Pole_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais| Pole_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Pole_Time = 58.014| Pole_Country = France| Fast_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais| Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Fast_Time = 58.949| Fast_Lap = 41| Fast_Country = France| First_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais| First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| First_Country = France| Second_Driver = Paul Tracy| Second_Team = Team Player's| Second_Country= Canada| Third_Driver = Bruno Junqueira| Third_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Third_Country = Brazil|
The 2003 U.S. Bank Cleveland Grand Prix was the ninth round of 18 of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on July 5, 2003 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. It was the first road course race to be held at night in CART history.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.163 | 58.014 | 58.014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 58.405 | 1:01.294 | 58.405 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 58.868 | 58.449 | 58.449 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 59.186 | 58.502 | 58.502 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.804 | 58.506 | 58.506 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 59.223 | 58.700 | 58.700 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 59.247 | 58.718 | 58.718 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 59.535 | 58.724 | 58.724 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 59.954 | 58.845 | 58.845 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 59.382 | 58.861 | 58.861 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 59.989 | 59.073 | 59.073 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.333 | 59.141 | 59.141 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK | Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 59.776 | 59.167 | 59.167 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 59.340 | 59.306 | 59.306 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 1:00.670 | 59.531 | 59.531 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 1:00.003 | 59.822 | 59.822 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.778 | 59.968 | 59.968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Max Papis | PK Racing | 1:00.020 | 1:00.080 | 1:00.020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Geoff Boss | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.103 | 1:01.525 | 1:01.103 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | France Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 115 | 2:03:51.974 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 115 | +2.2 secs | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brazil Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 115 | +3.0 secs | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 115 | +7.8 secs | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Mexico Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 115 | +8.2 secs | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Spain Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 115 | +9.9 secs | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 115 | +10.5 secs | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 115 | +13.0 secs | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | USA Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 115 | +15.4 secs | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | UK Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 115 | +22.2 secs | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Mexico Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 114 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Italy Max Papis | PK Racing | 114 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | USA Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 113 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mexico Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 112 | + 3 Laps | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Brazil Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 110 | + 5 Laps | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | USA Geoff Boss | Dale Coyne Racing | 36 | Mechanical | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Brazil Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 18 | Mechanical | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Brazil Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 16 | Contact | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Portugal Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | - | Withdrawn* | - | 0 |
*Tiago Monteiro suffered a mild concussion after a pre-race practice crash and was not allowed to start by the CART medical officials.
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 15-17 | Vasser (12) & Moreno (4) contact |
| 20-21 | Salles (19) contact |
| 57-59 | Lavín (5) spin/stall |
| 112-113 | Vasser (12) spin/stall |
Notes
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-67 | Paul Tracy |
| 68-82 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 83-115 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Paul Tracy | 67 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 33 |
| Jimmy Vasser | 15 |
|}
- Average Speed 117.315 mph
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