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2003 Lexmark Indy 300

FieldValue
CountryAustralia
RaceSurfers Paradise
ImageSurfers Paradise Street Circuit.svg
CaptionTrack map of the Surfers Paradise street circuit at Surfers Paradise, Australia.
Date26 October
Year2003
Official nameLexmark Indy 300
Race_No18
Season_No19
SeriesCART
LocationSurfers Paradise Street Circuit
Queensland, Australia
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
Course_mi2.795
Course_km4.498
Distance_laps47
Distance_mi131.365
Distance_km211.406
WeatherThunderstorms with temperatures reaching up to 27.4 C
Pole_DriverSébastien Bourdais
Pole_TeamNewman/Haas Racing
Pole_Time1:31.718
Pole_CountryFRA
Fast_DriverRoberto Moreno
Fast_TeamHerdez Competition
Fast_Time1:35.561
Fast_Lap10
Fast_CountryBRA
First_DriverRyan Hunter-Reay
First_TeamAmerican Spirit Team Johansson
First_CountryUSA
Second_DriverDarren Manning
Second_TeamWalker Racing
Second_CountryGBR
Third_DriverJimmy Vasser
Third_TeamAmerican Spirit Team Johansson
Third_CountryUSA

Queensland, Australia

The 2003 Lexmark Indy 300 was the eighteenth last race of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on 26 October 2003 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, Australia. A hail storm 20 minutes into the race caused an hour long red flag period and shortened the race to 47 laps from the scheduled 65.

Ryan Hunter-Reay won the race, his first victory in top-level American open wheel racing, and Reynard's final win in CART competition (sweeping the podium positions). Neither of the two drivers who could still win the season championship, leader Paul Tracy and second-place Bruno Junqueira, finished in the Top 12 points-paying positions (though Junqueira received two bonus points on the weekend: one for having the fastest lap in Friday qualifying, and the other for leading the most laps in the race), meaning Tracy had a big enough lead to clinch the championship with one race to go.

Final CART event

The event was to have been the penultimate race of the 2003 season, but it later became the final round after the 2003 King Taco 500 was canceled because of a wildfire near to the California Speedway venue. In December 2003 the CART World Series declared bankruptcy and as a result went out of business. Therefore, this race became the final completed CART sanctioned event, although the series would be reborn under new ownership as the Champ Car World Series in 2004.

Qualifying results

PosNatDriverTeamCarQual 1Qual 2Best12345678910111213141516171819
FranceSébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas RacingLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:33.321*1:31.718***1:31.718**
BrazilBruno JunqueiraNewman-Haas RacingLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth*1:32.708*1:31.994**1:31.994**
CanadaPaul TracyTeam Player'sLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:34.1611:32.000**1:32.000**
CanadaAlex TaglianiRocketsports RacingLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth-1:32.135**1:32.135**
MexicoAdrian FernándezFernández RacingLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:33.6681:32.436**1:32.436**
SpainOriol ServiàPatrick RacingLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:34.3171:32.731**1:32.731**
BrazilRoberto MorenoHerdez CompetitionLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:34.3131:32.732**1:32.732**
MexicoMario DomínguezHerdez CompetitionLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:35.0171:32.908**1:32.908**
MexicoMichel Jourdain Jr.Team RahalLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:34.4471:33.112**1:33.112**
FinlandMika SaloPK RacingLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:35.5061:33.187**1:33.187**
CanadaPatrick CarpentierTeam Player'sLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:34.8081:33.437**1:33.437**
USARyan Hunter-ReayAmerican Spirit Team JohanssonReynard 02i Ford-Cosworth1:36.3981:33.542**1:33.542**
PortugalTiago MonteiroFittipaldi-Dingman RacingReynard 02i Ford-Cosworth1:35.3791:33.857**1:33.857**
UKDarren ManningWalker RacingReynard 02i Ford-Cosworth1:35.4251:33.922**1:33.922**
USAJimmy VasserAmerican Spirit Team JohanssonReynard 02i Ford-Cosworth1:34.2661:35.425**1:34.266**
BrazilMario HaberfeldMi-Jack Conquest RacingReynard 02i Ford-Cosworth1:35.8211:34.299**1:34.299**
BrazilGualter SallesDale Coyne RacingLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth1:36.4951:34.646**1:34.646**
MexicoRodolfo LavínWalker RacingReynard 02i Ford-Cosworth-1:36.075**1:36.075**
USAGeoff BossDale Coyne RacingLola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth-1:37.247**1:37.247**

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819
31USA Ryan Hunter-ReayAmerican Spirit Team Johansson471:49:02.80312**20**
15UK Darren ManningWalker Racing47+1.546 secs14**16**
12USA Jimmy VasserAmerican Spirit Team Johansson47+3.792 secs15**14**
9Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Team Rahal47+5.315 secs9**12**
32Canada Patrick CarpentierTeam Player's47+5.837 secs11**10**
19Brazil Gualter SallesDale Coyne Racing47+8.180 secs17**8**
33Canada Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing47+10.131 secs4**6**
5Mexico Rodolfo LavínWalker Racing47+11.673 secs18**5**
11USA Geoff BossDale Coyne Racing47+50.728 secs19**4**
55Mexico Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition46+ 1 Lap8**3**
27Finland Mika SaloPK Racing46+ 1 Lap10**2**
51Mexico Adrian FernándezFernández Racing46+ 1 Lap5**1**
3Canada Paul TracyTeam Player's45+ 2 Laps3**0**
34Brazil Mario HaberfeldMi-Jack Conquest Racing43+ 4 Laps16**0**
1Brazil Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing36Contact2**2**
4Brazil Roberto MorenoHerdez Competition23Contact7**0**
2France Sébastien BourdaisNewman-Haas Racing11Contact1**1**
7Portugal Tiago MonteiroFittipaldi-Dingman Racing3Mechanical13**0**
20Spain Oriol ServiàPatrick Racing1Contact6**0**

Caution flags

LapsCause
1Yellow start
2Servià (20) contact
11-13Bourdais (2) contact
14-15Restart after red flag (rain)
16-17Salo (27) spun/stalled
19-20Tracy (3), Tagliani (33), Manning (15), Salles (19) & Moreno (4) contact
31-34Tagliani (33) & Haberfeld (34) spun/stalled; Domínguez (55) loose wheel
37-39Junqueira (1) & Haberfeld (34) contact; Haberfeld (34) stopped on course
41-42Fernández (51) spun/stalled

Notes

LapsLeader
1-29Bruno Junqueira
30-32Michel Jourdain Jr.
33-47Ryan Hunter-Reay
DriverLaps led
Bruno Junqueira29
Ryan Hunter-Reay15
Michel Jourdain Jr.2

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  • New Race Record Ryan Hunter-Reay 1:49:02.803
  • Average Speed 72.280 mph

References

References

  1. [http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=122&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=2003&p_c=-332340403&p_stn_num=040764 Weather information for the ''2003 Lexmark Indy 300''] at the Australian Government's Bureau of Meteorology Website
  2. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/paul-tracy-clinches-cart-championship-1.360170 CBC.ca: Paul Tracy clinches CART championship]
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