2003 London Champ Car Trophy
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| Race 4 of 18 in the 2003 CART season | |
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Brands Hatch Indy Circuit Layout
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| Date | May 5, 2003 |
| Official name | The London Champ Car Trophy |
| Location | Brands Hatch Circuit Longfield, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Course | Permanent Road Course 1.192 mi / 1.918 km |
| Distance | 165 laps 196.680 mi / 316.470 km |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Paul Tracy (Team Player's) |
| Time | 37.006 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Adrian Fernández (Fernández Racing) |
| Time | 38.210 (on lap 152 of 165) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Mario Domínguez (Herdez Competition) |
The 2003 London Champ Car Trophy was the fourth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on May 5, 2003 on the Indy Circuit at Brands Hatch in Longfield, Kent, England. Sébastien Bourdais won the race, his first victory of 31 in his Champ Car career.
Qualifying results
Because of short length of the Indy circuit Champ Car modified the usual road course qualification rules for this event, adopting an oval-style single car at a time qualifying format.
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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| 1 |  |
Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 37.006 | 43.133 | 37.006 |
| 2 |  |
Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 37.112 | 37.044 | 37.044 |
| 3 |  |
Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 37.022 | 37.225 | 37.022 |
| 4 |  |
Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 37.254 | 37.442 | 37.254 |
| 5 | |
Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 37.790 | 37.422 | 37.422 |
| 6 |  |
Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 37.871 | 37.468 | 37.468 |
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Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 37.978 | 37.544 | 37.544 |
| 8 |  |
Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 37.565 | 37.596 | 37.565 |
| 9 | |
Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 37.580 | 37.735 | 37.580 |
| 10 | |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 37.928 | 37.705 | 37.705 |
| 11 | |
Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 38.199 | 37.719 | 37.719 |
| 12 | |
Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 40.726 | 37.730 | 37.730 |
| 13 |  |
Alex Yoong | Dale Coyne Racing | 38.233 | 37.865 | 37.865 |
| 14 |  |
Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 37.982 | 38.472 | 37.982 |
| 15 |  |
Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 38.073 | 38.174 | 38.073 |
| 16 | |
Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | -* | 38.115 | 38.115 |
| 17 | |
Patrick Lemarié | PK Racing | 38.497 | 38.286 | 38.286 |
| 18 |  |
Joël Camathias | Dale Coyne Racing | 39.212 | 38.290 | 38.290 |
| 19 | |
Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 38.803 | 38.423 | 38.423 |
*Ryan Hunter-Reay spun on his warm-up lap and did not set a time in the first qualification session.
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing | 165 | 1:51:56.987 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | 1 | Bruno Junqueira |
Newman/Haas Racing | 165 | +7.8 secs | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | 55 | Mario Domínguez |
Herdez Competition | 165 | +11.5 secs | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 20 | Oriol Servià |
Patrick Racing | 165 | +14.4 secs | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier |
Team Player's | 165 | +15.0 secs | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 9 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. |
Team Rahal | 165 | +30.7 secs | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Roberto Moreno |
Herdez Competition | 165 | +37.0 secs | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 33 | Alex Tagliani |
Rocketsports Racing | 165 | +38.8 secs | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | 34 | Mario Haberfeld |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 164 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | Darren Manning |
Walker Racing | 164 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | 27 | Patrick Lemarié |
PK Racing | 163 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | 51 | Adrian Fernández |
Fernández Racing | 163 | + 2 Laps | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | 19 | Joël Camathias |
Dale Coyne Racing | 163 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | Tiago Monteiro |
Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 163 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Rodolfo Lavín |
Walker Racing | 162 | + 3 Laps | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
American Spirit Team Johansson | 162 | + 3 Laps | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | Paul Tracy |
Team Player's | 118 | Mechanical | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 11 | Alex Yoong |
Dale Coyne Racing | 78 | Contact | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser |
American Spirit Team Johansson | 1 | Mechanical | 14 | 0 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
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| 1 | Yellow start |
| 79-83 | Yoong (11) off course |
Notes
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- New Track Record Paul Tracy 37.006 (Qualification Session #1)
- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:51:56.987
- Average Speed 105.412 mph
External links
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CART Indycar World Series 2003 season |
Next race: 2003 German 500 |
| Previous race: 1978 Brands Hatch Indy Trophy |
2003 London Champ Car Trophy | Next race: Not Held |
