| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 16 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
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| Date | October 6, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 Grand Prix Americas |
| Location | Bayfront Park Miami, Florida, United States |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 1.387 mi / 2.232 km |
| Distance | 105 laps 145.635 mi / 234.360 km |
| Weather | Partly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds approaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) [1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Tony Kanaan (Mo Nunn Racing) |
| Time | 1:01.264 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:02.906 (on lap 34 of 105) |
| Podium | |
| First | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third |  Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal) |
The 2002 Grand Prix Americas was the sixteenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on October 6, 2002, on the Bayfront Park street circuit in Miami, Florida. Cristiano da Matta won the race and clinched the season championship.
