2003 G.I. Joe's 200

2003 Portland

Race details
Race 8 of 18 in the 2003 CART season
Portland International Raceway Track Layout
Date	June 22, 2003
Official name	2003 G.I. Joe's 200
Location	Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon, United States
Course	Permanent Road Course 1.969 mi / 3.169 km
Distance	100 laps 196.900 mi / 316.900 km
Weather	Cloudy and Cool
Pole position
Driver	Paul Tracy (Team Player's)
Time	58.793
Fastest lap
Driver	Alex Tagliani (Rocketsports Racing)
Time	1:00.875 (on lap 95 of 100)
Podium
First	Adrian Fernández (Fernández Racing)
Second	Paul Tracy (Team Player's)
Third	Alex Tagliani (Rocketsports Racing)

The 2003 G.I. Joe's 200 was the eighth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on June 22, 2003 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon.

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Paul Tracy	Team Player's	59.730	58.793	58.793
2		Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Team Rahal	59.397	58.838	58.838
3		Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	59.538	58.948	58.948
4		Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	59.943	58.976	58.976
5		Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	59.935	59.061	59.061
6		Oriol Servià	Patrick Racing	59.519	59.218	59.218
7		Ryan Hunter-Reay	American Spirit Team Johansson	-*	59.219	59.219
8		Darren Manning	Walker Racing	59.597	59.225	59.225
9		Jimmy Vasser	American Spirit Team Johansson	59.433	59.392	59.392
10		Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	1:00.324	59.455	59.455
11		Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	59.639	59.464	59.464
12		Mario Haberfeld	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:00.638	59.505	59.505
13		Rodolfo Lavín	Walker Racing	1:00.695	59.522	59.522
14		Roberto Moreno	Herdez Competition	1:00.301	59.616	59.616
15		Max Papis	PK Racing	59.989	59.704	59.704
16		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	1:00.299	59.811	59.811
17		Tiago Monteiro	Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing	1:00.371	-**	1:00.371
18		Geoff Boss	Dale Coyne Racing	1:01.872	1:00.699	1:00.699
19		Gualter Salles	Dale Coyne Racing	1:01.124	1:00.741	1:00.741

*Ryan Hunter-Reay's time in the first qualification session was disallowed after the car was found to be underweight during tech inspection.
**Tiago Montiero did not set a time in the second qualification session after his gearbox failed on his first lap.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	51	Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	100	1:56:16.626	3	20
2	3	Paul Tracy	Team Player's	100	+2.3 secs	1	18
3	33	Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	100	+4.5 secs	5	14
4	1	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	100	+8.6 secs	11	12
5	20	Oriol Servià	Patrick Racing	100	+10.0 secs	6	10
6	15	Darren Manning	Walker Racing	100	+10.9 secs	8	8
7	12	Jimmy Vasser	American Spirit Team Johansson	100	+11.2 secs	9	6
8	34	Mario Haberfeld	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	100	+13.3 secs	12	5
9	4	Roberto Moreno	Herdez Competition	100	+14.5 secs	14	4
10	55	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	100	+14.9 secs	16	3
11	5	Rodolfo Lavín	Walker Racing	100	+17.9 secs	13	2
12	9	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Team Rahal	99	+ 1 Lap	2	2
13	11	Geoff Boss	Dale Coyne Racing	96	+ 4 Laps	18	0
14	2	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	91	Engine	4	0
15	27	Max Papis	PK Racing	87	Contact	15	0
16	32	Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	73	Contact	10	0
17	31	Ryan Hunter-Reay	American Spirit Team Johansson	21	Clutch	7	0
18	19	Gualter Salles	Dale Coyne Racing	16	Oil leak	19	0
19	7	Tiago Monteiro	Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing	5	Gearbox	17	0

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
1-2	Yellow start
15-18	Boss (11) off course
45-47	Tracy (3) & Jourdain (9) contact
74-77	Carpentier (32) contact
82-83	Debris
88-89	Papis (27) contact

Notes

Laps Leader 1-2 Paul Tracy 3-44 Michel Jourdain, Jr. 45-72 Paul Tracy 73 Sébastien Bourdais 74-85 Paul Tracy 86-100 Adrian Fernández

Driver Laps led Paul Tracy 42 Michel Jourdain, Jr. 42 Adrian Fernández 15 Sébastien Bourdais 1

• New Race Record Adrian Fernández 1:56:16.626
• Average Speed 101.602 mph

External links

• Full Weekend Times & Results