United States Grand Prix
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 3 | Takuma Sato | BAR |
| 4 | Jenson Button | BAR |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Toyota |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Jaguar |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota |
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Sauber |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan |
| 17 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan |
| 18 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi |
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Renault |