2002 Molson Indy Montreal

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2002 Montreal
Race details
Race 13 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Ile Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track layout
DateAugust 25, 2002
Official name 2002 Molson Indy Montreal
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CoursePermanent road course
2.709 mi / 4.360 km
Distance80 laps
216.72 mi / 348.800 km
WeatherPartly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F); maximum wind speeds of 5.1 kilometres per hour (3.2 mph) reported throughout the day [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:18.959
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti  (Team KOOL Green)
Time1:20.238 (on lap 39 of 80)
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti  (Team KOOL Green)
Second Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  (Mo Nunn Racing)

The 2002 Molson Indy Montreal was the thirteenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 25, 2002 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the first Champ Car event to take place on the circuit best known for hosting the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:19.4651:18.9591:18.959
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green1:20.8201:19.3341:19.334
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:20.1991:19.3471:19.347
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's1:20.5041:19.5101:19.510
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing1:19.8731:19.6251:19.625
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:20.5321:19.7041:19.704
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing1:19.7551:20.2161:19.755
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:21.3701:19.8411:19.841
9 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing1:20.1721:19.8701:19.870
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:20.9821:19.8711:19.871
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing1:20.1251:19.8931:19.893
12 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:19.9811:20.1731:19.981
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:20.7881:20.0101:20.010
14 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:20.1611:20.8311:20.161
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal1:20.6601:20.1621:20.162
16 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:20.8551:20.7561:20.756
17 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:21.0651:21.0671:21.065
18 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:20.7321:21.6701:21.670

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 801:59:40.938221
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 80+2.588118
310 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 80+4.6121314
426 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green80+6.2661012
58 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 80+6.808610
69 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal80+8.104158
711 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing80+13.021116
839 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 80+13.503185
952 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 79+ 1 Lap94
1044 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 77Gearbox73
1133 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Player's 77+ 3 Laps82
1251 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing69Contact161
134 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing68Gearbox30
145 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 64Brakes120
1532 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's27Gearbox40
1620 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 13Drive shaft140
1755 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 11Engine170
1812 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing0Contact50

Caution flags

LapsCause
1-2 Bräck (12) contact
12-13 Domínguez (55) stopped on course
70-73 Fernández (51) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-11 Cristiano da Matta
12-20 Dario Franchitti
21 Adrian Fernández
22 Michel Jourdain Jr.
23-32 Cristiano da Matta
33-41 Dario Franchitti
42-50 Cristiano da Matta
51-62 Dario Franchitti
63-67 Cristiano da Matta
68-80 Dario Franchitti
 
DriverLaps led
Dario Franchitti 43
Cristiano da Matta 35
Michel Jourdain Jr. 1
Adrian Fernández 1

References

  1. "2002 Molson Indy Montreal weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
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