2003 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix information
2003 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 16 races in the 2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
20 September 2003
Official name
Cinzano Rio Grand Prix[1]
Location
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.933 km (3.065 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider
Valentino Rossi
Honda
Time
1:49.038
Fastest lap
Rider
Valentino Rossi
Honda
Time
1:50.453 on lap 10
Podium
First
Valentino Rossi
Honda
Second
Sete Gibernau
Honda
Third
Makoto Tamada
Honda
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
Toni Elías
Aprilia
Time
1:53.457
Fastest lap
Rider
Manuel Poggiali
Aprilia
Time
1:54.215 on lap 7
Podium
First
Manuel Poggiali
Aprilia
Second
Roberto Rolfo
Honda
Third
Randy de Puniet
Aprilia
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
Daniel Pedrosa
Honda
Time
1:58.052
Fastest lap
Rider
Daniel Pedrosa
Honda
Time
1:58.121 on lap 3
Podium
First
Jorge Lorenzo
Derbi
Second
Casey Stoner
Aprilia
Third
Alex de Angelis
Aprilia
The 2003 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2003 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 September 2003 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.
The 125cc race marked the first Grand Prix motorcycle racing victory for a young Jorge Lorenzo.
^"2003 Brazilian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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