19.10.2003  ALFA ROMEO REPAIR NICOLA LARINI'S CAR BUT GIANCARLO FISICHELLA IS WITHDRAWN
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Gabriele Tarquini set third fastest time in the morning warm-up at MonzaNone of the two Alfa Romeos, which were crashed yesterday during the qualifying sessions, took part in the warm up. Fisichella’s car has been withdrawn from the meeting, as it was too badly damaged, while Larini’s was on its way back to the track after overnight repairs at the Autodelta workshop in Cremona.

Giovanardi ran in a new engine in his BMW 320i, meaning that he lost his 15th position on the grid; the Italian driver set a promising seventh fastest time in the warm up. Colciago set the fastest time in the session, with a lap in 2:01.250, beating Coronel by only two thousandths of a second. Tarquini was classified third, 0.116 behind, with Dirk Müller in fourth (0.168 his gap) and Priaulx in fifth.

Genè, in the fastest SEAT Toledo, ranked ninth, while Zanardi confirmed his 11th position. Pole sitter Jörg Müller set only the 18th fastest lap: “When I tried to push a bit I had a flat tyre. But the car was OK, and there were no reasons to take risks.”
The Alfa mechanics performed a miracle to repair Nicola Larini's Alfa Romeo 156GTA
Giancarlo Fisichella, seen here in the first practice sessions, was withdrawn from the race after with his Alfa beyond repairing