Champ Cars: Surfers' Paradise, Round 18

26th October 2003



Friday Practice One

Pos # Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 3 Paul Tracy 9 1:37.283 103.430 2. 1 Bruno Junqueira 14 1:37.986 0.703 0.703 102.688 0.742 0.742 3. 51 Adrian Fernandez 10 1:38.307 0.321 1.024 102.353 0.335 1.077 4. 33 Alex Tagliani 8 1:40.169 1.862 2.886 100.450 1.903 2.980 5. 19 Gualter Salles 10 1:41.023 0.854 3.740 99.601 0.849 3.829 6. 12 Jimmy Vasser 4 1:42.165 1.142 4.882 98.488 1.113 4.942 7. 15 Darren Manning* 15 1:42.340 0.175 5.057 98.319 0.169 5.111 8. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay* 12 1:42.351 0.011 5.068 98.309 0.010 5.121 9. 55 Mario Dominguez 8 1:42.367 0.016 5.084 98.293 0.016 5.137 10. 32 Patrick Carpentier 6 1:42.713 0.346 5.430 97.962 0.331 5.468 11. 34 Mario Haberfeld* 10 1:42.803 0.090 5.520 97.877 0.085 5.553 12. 9 Michel Jourdain 5 1:43.285 0.482 6.002 97.420 0.457 6.010 13. 7 Tiago Monteiro* 14 1:43.669 0.384 6.386 97.059 0.361 6.371 14. 2 Sebastien Bourdais* 13 1:43.843 0.174 6.560 96.896 0.163 6.534 15. 27 Mika Salo* 13 1:44.497 0.654 7.214 96.290 0.606 7.140 16. 11 Geoff Boss* 15 +1:48.818 4.321 11.535 92.466 3.824 10.964 17. 20 Oriol Servia 10 +1:49.041 0.223 11.758 92.277 0.189 11.153 18. 4 Roberto Moreno 7 +1:50.767 1.726 13.484 90.839 1.438 12.591 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:47.398)

Friday Practice Two

Pos # Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 51 Adrian Fernandez 16 1:34.836 106.099 2. 33 Alex Tagliani 15 1:35.136 0.300 0.300 105.764 0.335 0.335 3. 20 Oriol Servia 19 1:35.366 0.230 0.530 105.509 0.255 0.590 4. 1 Bruno Junqueira 15 1:35.730 0.364 0.894 105.108 0.401 0.991 5. 2 Sebastien Bourdais* 19 1:36.037 0.307 1.201 104.772 0.336 1.327 6. 3 Paul Tracy 3 1:36.150 0.113 1.314 104.649 0.123 1.450 7. 32 Patrick Carpentier 8 1:36.478 0.328 1.642 104.293 0.356 1.806 8. 9 Michel Jourdain 18 1:36.565 0.087 1.729 104.199 0.094 1.900 9. 15 Darren Manning* 16 1:36.967 0.402 2.131 103.767 0.432 2.332 10. 34 Mario Haberfeld* 16 1:37.126 0.159 2.290 103.597 0.170 2.502 11. 12 Jimmy Vasser 15 1:37.218 0.092 2.382 103.499 0.098 2.600 12. 7 Tiago Monteiro* 20 1:37.358 0.140 2.522 103.351 0.148 2.748 13. 4 Roberto Moreno 18 1:37.603 0.245 2.767 103.091 0.260 3.008 14. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay* 13 1:38.113 0.510 3.277 102.555 0.536 3.544 15. 19 Gualter Salles 18 1:38.271 0.158 3.435 102.390 0.165 3.709 16. 27 Mika Salo* 15 1:39.232 0.961 4.396 101.399 0.991 4.700 17. 11 Geoff Boss* 11 1:41.933 2.701 7.097 98.712 2.687 7.387

Friday Practice Three

Pos # Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 1 Bruno Junqueira 4 1:35.467 105.398 2. 3 Paul Tracy 4 1:36.111 0.644 0.644 104.691 0.707 0.707 3. 33 Alex Tagliani 4 1:36.499 0.388 1.032 104.271 0.420 1.127 4. 51 Adrian Fernandez 3 1:36.846 0.347 1.379 103.897 0.374 1.501 5. 2 Sebastien Bourdais* 3 1:37.286 0.440 1.819 103.427 0.470 1.971 6. 4 Roberto Moreno 4 1:37.440 0.154 1.973 103.264 0.163 2.134 7. 12 Jimmy Vasser 3 1:38.199 0.759 2.732 102.465 0.799 2.933 8. 9 Michel Jourdain 4 1:38.228 0.029 2.761 102.435 0.030 2.963 9. 27 Mika Salo* 4 1:38.384 0.156 2.917 102.273 0.162 3.125 10. 20 Oriol Servia 3 1:38.432 0.048 2.965 102.223 0.050 3.175 11. 34 Mario Haberfeld* 4 1:38.693 0.261 3.226 101.953 0.270 3.445 12. 15 Darren Manning* 4 1:39.205 0.512 3.738 101.426 0.527 3.972 13. 7 Tiago Monteiro* 4 1:39.875 0.670 4.408 100.746 0.680 4.652 14. 55 Mario Dominguez 4 1:41.611 1.736 6.144 99.025 1.721 6.373 15. 19 Gualter Salles 4 1:41.985 0.374 6.518 98.662 0.363 6.736 16. 5 Rodolfo Lavin* 4 +1:48.194 6.209 12.727 93.000 5.662 12.398 17. 32 Patrick Carpentier 4 +1:48.195 0.001 12.728 92.999 0.001 12.399 + Over the 110% threshold (1:45.368)

Friday Qualifying

Pos # Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 1 Bruno Junqueira 12 1:32.708 108.534 2. 33 Alex Tagliani 13 1:33.265 0.557 0.557 107.886 0.648 0.648 3. 2 Sebastien Bourdais* 13 1:33.321 0.056 0.613 107.821 0.065 0.713 4. 51 Adrian Fernandez 15 1:33.668 0.347 0.960 107.422 0.399 1.112 5. 3 Paul Tracy 11 1:34.161 0.493 1.453 106.860 0.562 1.674 6. 12 Jimmy Vasser 12 1:34.266 0.105 1.558 106.741 0.119 1.793 7. 4 Roberto Moreno 13 1:34.313 0.047 1.605 106.687 0.054 1.847 8. 20 Oriol Servia 14 1:34.317 0.004 1.609 106.683 0.004 1.851 9. 9 Michel Jourdain 13 1:34.447 0.130 1.739 106.536 0.147 1.998 10. 32 Patrick Carpentier 13 1:34.808 0.361 2.100 106.130 0.406 2.404 11. 55 Mario Dominguez 13 1:35.017 0.209 2.309 105.897 0.233 2.637 12. 7 Tiago Monteiro* 14 1:35.379 0.362 2.671 105.495 0.402 3.039 13. 15 Darren Manning* 13 1:35.425 0.046 2.717 105.444 0.051 3.090 14. 27 Mika Salo* 14 1:35.506 0.081 2.798 105.355 0.089 3.179 15. 34 Mario Haberfeld* 14 1:35.821 0.315 3.113 105.008 0.347 3.526 16. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay* 10 1:36.398 0.577 3.690 104.380 0.628 4.154 17. 19 Gualter Salles 14 1:36.495 0.097 3.787 104.275 0.105 4.259

Saturday Practice One

Pos # Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 1 Bruno Junqueira 24 1:32.219 109.110 2. 51 Adrian Fernandez 23 1:32.723 0.504 0.504 108.517 0.593 0.593 3. 33 Alex Tagliani 23 1:32.863 0.140 0.644 108.353 0.164 0.757 4. 2 Sebastien Bourdais* 28 1:32.991 0.128 0.772 108.204 0.149 0.906 5. 3 Paul Tracy 23 1:33.528 0.537 1.309 107.583 0.621 1.527 6. 20 Oriol Servia 29 1:34.052 0.524 1.833 106.983 0.600 2.127 7. 55 Mario Dominguez 31 1:34.108 0.056 1.889 106.920 0.063 2.190 8. 4 Roberto Moreno 28 1:34.596 0.488 2.377 106.368 0.552 2.742 9. 15 Darren Manning* 33 1:34.609 0.013 2.390 106.354 0.014 2.756 10. 12 Jimmy Vasser 23 1:34.614 0.005 2.395 106.348 0.006 2.762 11. 7 Tiago Monteiro* 24 1:35.017 0.403 2.798 105.897 0.451 3.213 12. 34 Mario Haberfeld* 23 1:35.084 0.067 2.865 105.822 0.075 3.288 13. 32 Patrick Carpentier 23 1:35.122 0.038 2.903 105.780 0.042 3.330 14. 9 Michel Jourdain 11 1:35.234 0.112 3.015 105.656 0.124 3.454 15. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay* 24 1:35.403 0.169 3.184 105.468 0.188 3.642 16. 27 Mika Salo* 27 1:35.790 0.387 3.571 105.042 0.426 4.068 17. 19 Gualter Salles 27 1:36.365 0.575 4.146 104.416 0.626 4.694 18. 5 Rodolfo Lavin* 29 1:37.883 1.518 5.664 102.796 1.620 6.314 19. 11 Geoff Boss* 25 1:38.857 0.974 6.638 101.783 1.013 7.327

Saturday Practice Two

Pos # Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 20 Oriol Servia 4 1:34.925 105.999 2. 3 Paul Tracy 3 1:35.181 0.256 0.256 105.714 0.285 0.285 3. 9 Michel Jourdain 5 1:35.201 0.020 0.276 105.692 0.022 0.307 4. 32 Patrick Carpentier 5 1:35.282 0.081 0.357 105.602 0.090 0.397 5. 12 Jimmy Vasser 4 1:35.478 0.196 0.553 105.386 0.216 0.613 6. 27 Mika Salo* 4 1:35.869 0.391 0.944 104.956 0.430 1.043 7. 4 Roberto Moreno 5 1:36.303 0.434 1.378 104.483 0.473 1.516 8. 5 Rodolfo Lavin* 5 1:36.797 0.494 1.872 103.950 0.533 2.049 9. 34 Mario Haberfeld* 5 1:36.909 0.112 1.984 103.829 0.121 2.170 10. 55 Mario Dominguez 5 1:37.552 0.643 2.627 103.145 0.684 2.854 11. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay* 4 1:39.836 2.284 4.911 100.785 2.360 5.214 12. 15 Darren Manning* 5 1:40.380 0.544 5.455 100.239 0.546 5.760 13. 19 Gualter Salles 5 1:41.226 0.846 6.301 99.401 0.838 6.598

Saturday Qualifying

Pos # Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 2 Sebastien Bourdais* 14 1:31.718 109.706 2. 1 Bruno Junqueira 11 1:31.994 0.276 0.276 109.377 0.329 0.329 3. 3 Paul Tracy 11 1:32.000 0.006 0.282 109.370 0.007 0.336 4. 33 Alex Tagliani 13 1:32.135 0.135 0.417 109.209 0.161 0.497 5. 51 Adrian Fernandez 14 1:32.436 0.301 0.718 108.854 0.355 0.852 6. 20 Oriol Servia 14 1:32.731 0.295 1.013 108.507 0.347 1.199 7. 4 Roberto Moreno 11 1:32.732 0.001 1.014 108.506 0.001 1.200 8. 55 Mario Dominguez 14 1:32.908 0.176 1.190 108.301 0.205 1.405 9. 9 Michel Jourdain 11 1:33.112 0.204 1.394 108.063 0.238 1.643 10. 27 Mika Salo* 14 1:33.187 0.075 1.469 107.976 0.087 1.730 11. 32 Patrick Carpentier 13 1:33.437 0.250 1.719 107.688 0.288 2.018 12. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay* 15 1:33.542 0.105 1.824 107.567 0.121 2.139 13. 7X Tiago Monteiro* 13 1:33.857 0.315 2.139 107.206 0.361 2.500 14. 15 Darren Manning* 13 1:33.922 0.065 2.204 107.131 0.075 2.575 15. 34 Mario Haberfeld* 14 1:34.299 0.377 2.581 106.703 0.428 3.003 16. 19 Gualter Salles 15 1:34.646 0.347 2.928 106.312 0.391 3.394 17. 12 Jimmy Vasser 3 1:35.425 0.779 3.707 105.444 0.868 4.262 18. 5 Rodolfo Lavin* 14 1:36.075 0.650 4.357 104.731 0.713 4.975 19. 11 Geoff Boss* 14 1:37.247 1.172 5.529 103.468 1.263 6.238

Starting Grid

Pos # Driver Team Chassis Time Speed (mph) 1. 2 Sebastien Bourdais Newman-Haas Racing Lola 1:31.718 109.706 2. 1 Bruno Junqueira Newman-Haas Racing Lola 1:31.994 109.377 3. 3 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing Lola 1:32.000 109.370 4. 33 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing Lola 1:32.135 109.209 5. 51 Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Racing Lola 1:32.436 108.854 6. 20 Oriol Servia Patrick Racing Lola 1:32.731 108.507 7. 4 Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition Lola 1:32.732 108.506 8. 55 Mario Dominguez Herdez Competition Lola 1:32.908 108.301 9. 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal Lola 1:33.112 108.063 10. 27 Mika Salo PK Racing Lola 1:33.187 107.976 11. 32 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing Lola 1:33.437 107.688 12. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay AS Team Johansson Reynard 1:33.542 107.567 13. 7X Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Reynard 1:33.857 107.206 14. 15 Darren Manning Walker Racing Reynard 1:33.922 107.131 15. 12 Jimmy Vasser AS Team Johansson Reynard 1:34.266 106.741 16. 34 Mario Haberfeld Conquest Racing Reynard 1:34.299 106.703 17. 19 Gualter Salles Dale Coyne Racing Lola 1:34.646 106.312 18. 5 Rodolfo Lavin Walker Racing Reynard 1:36.075 104.731 19. 11 Geoff Boss Dale Coyne Racing Lola 1:37.247 103.468

Warm-up

Pos # Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 2 Sebastien Bourdais* 12 1:33.841 107.224 2. 51 Adrian Fernandez 13 1:33.947 0.106 0.106 107.103 0.121 0.121 3. 1 Bruno Junqueira 12 1:34.343 0.396 0.502 106.653 0.450 0.571 4. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay* 13 1:34.724 0.381 0.883 106.224 0.429 1.000 5. 33 Alex Tagliani 13 1:34.830 0.106 0.989 106.106 0.118 1.118 6. 3 Paul Tracy 8 1:34.855 0.025 1.014 106.078 0.028 1.146 7. 9 Michel Jourdain 13 1:34.886 0.031 1.045 106.043 0.035 1.181 8. 20 Oriol Servia 13 1:34.951 0.065 1.110 105.970 0.073 1.254 9. 27 Mika Salo* 11 1:35.153 0.202 1.312 105.745 0.225 1.479 10. 4 Roberto Moreno 12 1:35.195 0.042 1.354 105.699 0.046 1.525 11. 55 Mario Dominguez 13 1:35.236 0.041 1.395 105.653 0.046 1.571 12. 32 Patrick Carpentier 12 1:35.244 0.008 1.403 105.644 0.009 1.580 13. 12 Jimmy Vasser 12 1:35.370 0.126 1.529 105.505 0.139 1.719 14. 15 Darren Manning* 11 1:35.778 0.408 1.937 105.055 0.450 2.169 15. 34 Mario Haberfeld* 10 1:36.388 0.610 2.547 104.391 0.664 2.833 16. 7X Tiago Monteiro* 12 1:36.697 0.309 2.856 104.057 0.334 3.167 17. 5 Rodolfo Lavin* 12 1:36.753 0.056 2.912 103.997 0.060 3.227 18. 19 Gualter Salles 7 1:36.916 0.163 3.075 103.822 0.175 3.402 19. 11 Geoff Boss* 11 1:40.499 3.583 6.658 100.120 3.702 7.104

Race Results

Pos # Driver Nat Chassis Laps Gap Fast lap Status 1. 31 Ryan Hunter-Reay* USA Reynard 47 0.000 1:43.623 Active 2. 15 Darren Manning* GB Reynard 47 1.546 1:43.522 Active 3. 12 Jimmy Vasser USA Reynard 47 3.792 1:42.929 Active 4. 9 Michel Jourdain MEX Lola 47 5.315 1:43.931 Active 5. 32 Patrick Carpentier CDN Lola 47 5.837 1:43.834 Active 6. 19 Gualter Salles BR Lola 47 8.180 1:43.436 Active 7. 55 Mario Dominguez MEX Lola 47 8.633 1:44.656 Active 8. 33 Alex Tagliani CDN Lola 47 10.131 1:44.978 Active 9. 5 Rodolfo Lavin* MEX Reynard 47 11.673 1:42.749 Active 10. 11 Geoff Boss* USA Lola 47 50.728 1:38.052 Active 11. 27 Mika Salo* FIN Lola 46 1 lap 1:44.755 Active 12. 51 Adrian Fernandez MEX Lola 46 1 lap 1:44.899 Active 13. 3 Paul Tracy CDN Lola 45 2 laps 1:44.309 Active 14. 34 Mario Haberfeld* BR Reynard 43 4 laps 1:42.893 Active 15. 1 Bruno Junqueira BR Lola 36 11 laps 1:44.590 Contact 16. 4 Roberto Moreno BR Lola 23 24 laps 1:45.294 Contact 17. 2 Sebastien Bourdais* F Lola 11 36 laps 1:45.098 Contact 18. 7 Tiago Monteiro* P Reynard 3 44 laps 1:10.502 Mechanical 19. 20 Oriol Servia E Lola 1 46 laps 1:09.826 Contact Race Winning Time: 1h49m02.803 Race shortened due to rain

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Pts Road Ovals 1. Paul Tracy 226 224 2 2. Bruno Junqueira 199 187 12 3. Michel Jourdain Jr. 195 160 35 4. Sebastien Bourdais* 159 133 26 5. Patrick Carpentier 146 126 20 6. Mario Dominguez 118 97 21 7. Oriol Servia 108 82 26 8. Adrian Fernandez 105 97 8 9. Darren Manning* 103 83 20 10. Alex Tagliani 97 87 10 11. Jimmy Vasser 72 65 7 12. Mario Haberfeld* 71 65 6 13. Roberto Moreno 67 64 3 14. Ryan Hunter-Reay* 64 62 2 15. Tiago Monteiro* 29 26 3 16. Mika Salo* 26 26 0 17. Max Papis 25 25 0 18. Rodolfo Lavin* 17 13 4 19. Gualter Salles 11 11 0 20. Geoff Boss* 8 8 0 21. Patrick Lemarie* 8 8 0 22. Joel Camathias* 6 6 0 23. Alex Yoong* 4 4 0 24. Roberto Gonzalez* 3 3 0 25. Bryan Herta 2 2 0 Nations' Cup Pos Driver Pts Road Ovals 1. Canada 298 278 20 2. Mexico 262 225 37 3. Brazil 228 210 18 4. France 161 135 26 5. USA 107 100 7 6. Spain 106 80 26 7. England 103 83 20 8. Portugal 28 25 3 9. Finland 26 26 0 10. Italy 25 25 0 11. Switzerland 6 6 0 12. Malaysia 4 4 0 Constructors' Championship Pos Driver Pts Road Ovals 1. Lola 387 344 43 2. Reynard 161 141 20 Rookie of the Year Pos Driver Pts Road Ovals 1. Sebastien Bourdais* 159 133 26 2. Darren Manning* 103 83 20 3. Mario Haberfeld* 71 65 6 4. Ryan Hunter-Reay* 64 62 2 5. Tiago Monteiro* 29 26 3 6. Mika Salo* 26 26 0 7. Rodolfo Lavin* 17 13 4 8. Geoff Boss* 8 8 0 9. Patrick Lemarie* 8 8 0 10. Joel Camathias* 6 6 0 11. Alex Yoong* 4 4 0 12. Roberto Gonzalez* 3 3 0
Note that the next round at California Speedway was cancelled due to forest fires