# 2003 Molson Indy Montreal

The 2003 Molson Indy Montreal was the fourteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 24, 2003 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Michel Jourdain, Jr won his 2nd and final Champ Car victory.
This marks the Final Champ Car race for Max Papis

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| 1 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 1:21.542 | 1:19.665 | 1:19.665 |
| 2 | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:21.112 | 1:19.757 | 1:19.757 |
| 3 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:21.476 | 1:19.671 | 1:19.671 |
| 4 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:22.095 | 1:19.751 | 1:19.751 |
| 5 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | - | 1:19.810 | 1:19.810 |
| 6 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:21.495 | 1:19.818 | 1:19.818 |
| 7 | Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 1:22.171 | 1:19.882 | 1:19.882 |
| 8 | Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 1:21.405 | 1:20.015 | 1:20.015 |
| 9 | Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 1:21.833 | 1:20.308 | 1:20.308 |
| 10 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:22.125 | 1:20.360 | 1:20.360 |
| 11 | Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 1:22.069 | 1:20.360 | 1:20.360 |
| 12 | Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:22.589 | 1:20.639 | 1:20.639 |
| 13 | Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 1:22.918 | 1:20.826 | 1:20.826 |
| 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 1:21.846 | 1:20.963 | 1:20.963 |
| 15 | Max Papis | PK Racing | 1:23.093 | 1:21.116 | 1:21.116 |
| 16 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:22.354 | 1:21.237 | 1:21.237 |
| 17 | Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:23.074 | 1:21.497 | 1:21.497 |
| 18 | Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 1:23.337 | 1:21.718 | 1:21.718 |
| 19 | Geoff Boss | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:23.865 | 1:22.177 | 1:22.177 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 75 | 1:54:23.210 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | 20 | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 75 | +1.277 secs | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 75 | +2.099 secs | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 33 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 75 | +7.219 secs | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 75 | +10.010 secs | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 75 | +14.911 secs | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 75 | +16.833 secs | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 51 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 75 | +37.195 secs | 16 | 5 |
| 9 | 27 | Max Papis | PK Racing | 75 | +37.543 secs | 15 | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 75 | +38.417 secs | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | 34 | Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 75 | +38.827 secs | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | 19 | Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 75 | +50.546 secs | 17 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 74 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | Geoff Boss | Dale Coyne Racing | 74 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 74 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 72 | Mechanical | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 60 | Mechanical | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 49 | Contact | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 28 | Mechanical | 6 | 0 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 7-9 | Hunter-Reay (31) spin/stall |
| 45-47 | Junqueira (1) spin/stall |
| 50-51 | Monteiro (7) & Hunter-Reay (31) contact |