2003 German 500

CART race report infobox
Country = Germany
Grand Prix = Lausitz


Caption =
Date = May 11
Year = 2003
Official name = German 500
Race_No = 5
Season_No = 18
Location = EuroSpeedway Lausitz
Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany
Course = 2 Mile Banked Oval
Course_mi = 2.023
Course_km = 3.256
Distance_laps = 154
Distance_mi = 311.542
Distance_km = 501.424
Weather = Mostly Cloudy
Pole_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais
Pole_Team = Newman/Haas Racing
Pole_Time = 37.000
Pole_Country = France
Fast_Driver = Michel Jourdain, Jr.
Fast_Team = Team Rahal
Fast_Time = 36.721
Fast_L

Fast_Country = Mexico
First_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais
First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing
First_Country = France
Second_Driver = Mario Domínguez
Second_Team = Herdez Competition
Second_Country= Mexico
Third_Driver = Michel Jourdain, Jr.
Third_Team = Team Rahal
Third_Country = Mexico

The 2003 German 500 was the fifth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on May 11, 2003 on the oval track at EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany. The race also featured the return of Alex Zanardi to a Champ Car racing cockpit, about a year and a half after he lost both his legs in a nearly fatal crash at the 2001 CART race at the track.

Qualifying results

Notes

* New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 37.000 (Qualifying)
* New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:49:22.498
* Average Speed 170.903 mph

External links

* [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=122516&FS=INDYCAR Zanardi completes the 2001 Lausitz race]
* [http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Results/ResultsIndex.asp?ID=473 Full Weekend Times & Results]

CART World Series race report
Name_of_race = 2003 German 500
Year_of_race = 2003
Previous_race_in_season = 2003 London Champ Car Trophy
Next_race_in_season = 2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250
Previous_year's_race = 2001 American Memorial
Next_year's_race = Not Held