2003 Indianapolis 500 - Positions gained/lost
Track Indianapolis
City Indianapolis, Indiana
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160

| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Kite | 32 | 13 | +19 | |
| 2 | Alex Barron | 25 | 6 | +19 | |
| 3 | Vitor Meira | 26 | 12 | +14 | |
| 4 | Gil de Ferran | 10 | 1 | +9 | |
| 5 | Airton Daré | 33 | 24 | +9 | |
| 6 | Tomas Scheckter | 12 | 4 | +8 | |
| 7 | Al Unser Jr. | 17 | 9 | +8 | |
| 8 | Buddy Rice | 19 | 11 | +8 | |
| 9 | Greg Ray | 14 | 8 | +6 | |
| 10 | Robby McGehee | 31 | 25 | +6 | |
| 11 | A.J. Foyt IV | 23 | 18 | +5 | |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 18 | 15 | +3 | |
| 13 | Tora Takagi | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| 14 | Roger Yasukawa | 11 | 10 | +1 | |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | 15 | 14 | +1 | |
| 16 | Tony Renna | 8 | 7 | +1 | |
| 17 | Jimmy Vasser | 27 | 26 | +1 | |
| 18 | Shigeaki Hattori | 30 | 30 | 0 | |
| 19 | Buddy Lazier | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
| 20 | Richie Hearn | 28 | 28 | 0 | |
| 21 | Robbie Buhl | 22 | 23 | -1 | |
| 22 | Tony Kanaan | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| 23 | Hélio Castroneves | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| 24 | Billy Boat | 29 | 32 | -3 | |
| 25 | Sarah Fisher | 24 | 31 | -7 | |
| 26 | Jaques Lazier | 20 | 29 | -9 | |
| 27 | Kenny Brack | 6 | 16 | -10 | |
| 28 | Scott Sharp | 9 | 20 | -11 | |
| 29 | Scott Dixon | 4 | 17 | -13 | |
| 30 | Michael Andretti | 13 | 27 | -14 | |
| 31 | Dan Wheldon | 5 | 19 | -14 | |
| 32 | Felipe Giaffone | 16 | 33 | -17 | |
| 33 | Robby Gordon | 3 | 22 | -19 |