2003 German 500
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 5 of 18 in the 2003 CART season | |
| Date | May 11, 2003 |
| Official name | German 500 |
| Location | EuroSpeedway Lausitz Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany |
| Course | 2 Mile Banked Oval 2.023 mi / 3.256 km |
| Distance | 154 laps 311.542 mi / 501.424 km |
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 37.000 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Michel Jourdain Jr. (Team Rahal) |
| Time | 36.721 (on lap 133 of 154) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Mario Domínguez (Herdez Competition) |
| Third | Michel Jourdain Jr. (Team Rahal) |
The 2003 German 500 was the fifth round of the 2003 CART 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.