2002 Grand Prix of Mosport

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The 2002 mail2web.com Grand Prix of Mosport was a sports car racing event held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from August 16 to the 18, 2002. The race was the seventh round of the 2002 American Le Mans Series season, and was the 17th IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

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Race

The overall race was won by Audi Sport North America's Audi R8 driven by Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello for their third win of the season. Johnny Herbert and Stefan Johansson brought the Champion Racing Audi R8 home for second, while Max Angelelli and JJ Lehto produced Team Cadillac's first podium since 2001 in the Cadillac Northstar LMP02.

The LMP 675 class was won by Team Bucknum Racing's Pilbeam MP84 driven by Jeff Bucknum, Chris McMurry and Bryan Willman. Ontario native and Mosport veteran Ron Fellows along with Corvette Racing teammate Johnny O'Connell drove the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R to victory in the GTS class. The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3-RS driven by Kevin Buckler and Brian Cunningham took the GT class win. [1]

The race attracted a crowd of 30,000 [2] and was broadcast on NBC Sports with Rick Benjamin and Bill Adam calling the race.

Audi Sport North America Audi R8 - Winner 2002 Grand Prix of Mosport Audi Sport North America Audi R8 - Winner 2002 Grand Prix of Mosport.jpg
Audi Sport North America Audi R8 - Winner 2002 Grand Prix of Mosport

Official results

Class winners in bold.

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1LMP9002 Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport North America Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen
Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Capello 		Audi R8 M 121
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2LMP90038 Flag of the United States.svg Champion Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson 		Audi R8 M 120
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
3LMP9008 Flag of the United States.svg Team Cadillac Flag of Italy.svg Max Angelelli
Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto 		Cadillac Northstar LMP02 M 119
Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
4LMP90050 Flag of the United States.svg Panoz Motor Sports Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen 		Panoz LMP01 Evo M 118
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
5LMP90051 Flag of the United States.svg Panoz Motor Sports Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen 		Panoz LMP01 Evo M 118
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
6LMP9007 Flag of the United States.svg Team Cadillac Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard 		Cadillac Northstar LMP02 M 118
Cadillac Northstar 4.0L Turbo V8
7GTS3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell 		Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 113
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
8GTS4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Andy Pilgrim
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Collins		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 112
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
9GTS26 Flag of Germany.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Franz Konrad
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller		 Saleen S7-R P 110
Ford 7.0L V8
10LMP90030 Flag of the United States.svg Intersport Flag of the United States.svg Clint Field
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Neuhaus		 Lola B2K/10B G 108
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
11LMP67556 Flag of the United States.svg Team Bucknum Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Bucknum
Flag of the United States.svg Chris McMurry
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Willman		 Pilbeam MP84 A 107
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.4L V6
12GTS45 Flag of the United States.svg American Viperacing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marino Franchitti
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Bunting		 Dodge Viper GTS-R P 107
Dodge 8.0L V10
13GT66 Flag of the United States.svg The Racer's Group Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Buckler
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Cunningham		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 106
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14GTS44 Flag of the United States.svg American Viperacing Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Allen
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weickardt		 Dodge Viper GTS-R P 104
Dodge 8.0L V10
15GT43 Flag of the United States.svg Orbit Flag of the United States.svg Leo Hindery
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Baron		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 103
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16LMP67519 Flag of the United States.svg Essex Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melanie Paterson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ross Bentley		 Lola B2K/40 D 103
Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6
17GT23 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr 		Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 103
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
18GTS0 Flag of Italy.svg Team Olive Garden Flag of Italy.svg Mimmo Schiattarella
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Naspetti 		Ferrari 550 Maranello M 99
Ferrari 6.0L V12
19
DNF		GT52 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Hugh Plumb
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeffrey Pabst
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Burgess		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 93
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20
DNF		LMP67513 Flag of the United States.svg Archangel Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc-Antoine Camirand
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Devlin
Flag of the United States.svg David Sterenberg		 Lola B2K/40 D 91
Ford (Millington) 2.0L Turbo I4
21
DNF		GT67 Flag of the United States.svg The Racer's Group Flag of the United States.svg Michael Schrom
Flag of the United States.svg Darren Law		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 91
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22
DNF		LMP9001 Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport North America Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela 		Audi R8 M 88
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
23GT22 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister 		Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 85
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24
DNF		GT89 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Porschehaus Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Julien
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Merzon		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 25
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25
DNF		LMP67511 Flag of the United States.svg KnightHawk Racing Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Knight		 MG-Lola EX257 A 59
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
26
DNF		LMP67516 Flag of the United States.svg Dyson Racing Team Flag of the United States.svg Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver 		MG-Lola EX257 G 28
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
27
DNF		LMP67537 Flag of the United States.svg Intersport Flag of the United States.svg Jon Field
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Durand		 MG-Lola EX257 G 12
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4

Statistics

References

  1. ↑ "Audi in charge again as Capello, Kristensen take Grand Prix of Mosport". Autoweek.com. August 17, 2002. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ingram, Jonathan (August 22, 2002). "On Top Of Their Game - Mosport Park ALMS Report". Autosport . London: Haymarket Media Group. pp. 78–79.
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