2002 Molson Indy Toronto

2002 Toronto

Race details
Race 8 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Exhibition Place track layout
Date	July 7, 2002
Official name	2002 Molson Indy Toronto
Location	Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Course	Temporary street course 1.755 mi / 2.824 km
Distance	112 laps 196.560 mi / 316.288 km
Weather	Partly cloudy
Pole position
Driver	Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	58.135
Fastest lap
Driver	Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	58.806 (on lap 108 of 112)
Podium
First	Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second	Kenny Bräck  (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third	Christian Fittipaldi  (Newman/Haas Racing)

The 2002 Molson Indy Toronto was the eighth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 7, 2002, on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	58.487	58.135	58.135
2		Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	58.953	58.172	58.172
3		Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	58.724	58.256	58.256
4		Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	58.984	58.334	58.334
5		Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	59.082	58.477	58.477
6		Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	59.016	58.488	58.488
7		Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	59.400	58.554	58.554
8		Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	59.102	58.577	58.577
9		Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	59.034	58.677	58.677
10		Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	59.379	58.706	58.706
11		Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	59.390	58.864	58.864
12		Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	59.935	58.930	58.930
13		Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	59.479	59.051	59.051
14		Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	59.359	59.108	59.108
15		Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	59.585	59.146	59.146
16		Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	59.484	59.293	59.293
17		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	59.719	59.673	59.673
18		Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	59.760	59.981	59.760

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	112	2:06:19.372	1	23
2	12	Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	112	+4.398	4	16
3	11	Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	112	+11.357	5	14
4	52	Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	112	+12.475	7	12
5	44	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	112	+14.102	9	10
6	8	Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	112	+23.942	8	8
7	33	Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	112	+24.423	11	6
8	5	Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	112	+38.647	12	5
9	51	Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	111	+ 1 Lap	13	4
10	32	Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	111	+ 1 Lap	14	3
11	39	Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	110	+ 2 Laps	18	2
12	9	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	109	+ 3 Laps	15	1
13	27	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	101	Mechanical	6	0
14	4	Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	92	Contact	3	0
15	20	Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	92	Excluded*	16	0
16	26	Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	88	Brakes	2	0
17	10	Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	60	Gearbox	10	0
18	55	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	29	Engine	17	0

* Townsend Bell was excluded from the race after making contact with Bruno Junqueira on lap 93. He was fined $10,000 and placed on probation.

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
0-1	Yellow start
62-70	Kanaan (10) stopped on course
87-90	Tracy (26) contact
93-95	Junqueira (4) & Bell (20) contact

Notes

Laps Leader 1-112 Cristiano da Matta

Driver Laps led Cristiano da Matta 112

• New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:06:19.372
• Average Speed 93.361 mph

External links

• Friday Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Results
• Townsend Bell gets fine, probation after Toronto

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