2002 Shell Grand Prix of Denver

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Race details
Race 14 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Circuito Callejero Pepsi Center Ciudad de Denver, Colorado.png
DateSeptember 1, 2002
Official name 2002 Shell Grand Prix of Denver
LocationStreets of Denver
Denver, Colorado, United States
CourseTemporary street course
1.647 mi / 2.651 km
Distance100 laps
164.700 mi / 265.100 km
WeatherMostly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 87.1 °F (30.6 °C); wind speeds approaching 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira  (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:01.703
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck  (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:01.648 (on lap 85 of 100)
Podium
First Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira  (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  (Coors Light/Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)

The 2002 Shell Grand Prix of Denver was the fourteenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on September 1, 2002 on the streets of Denver, Colorado around Pepsi Center. It was the first Champ Car event in Denver since a 1991 street course event in Denver's Civic Center.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:02.9501:01.7031:01.703
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:02.0731:02.3111:02.073
3 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing1:03.6591:01.8081:01.808
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Coors Light/Target Chip Ganassi Racing1:02.4681:01.8881:01.888
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:02.4401:01.9921:01.992
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing1:03.2541:02.0491:02.049
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing1:02.8101:02.1491:02.149
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:04.7601:02.1811:02.181
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:02.4541:02.1841:02.184
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:03.9401:02.2441:02.244
11 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal1:03.2041:02.3051:02.305
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Player's1:04.5161:02.4711:02.471
13 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:03.1561:02.4761:02.476
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:03.6191:02.6011:02.601
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green1:03.6321:02.7261:02.726
16 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:04.5581:02.7621:02.762
17 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:03.4321:02.8171:02.817
18 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:03.5381:03.2001:03.200

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1001:49:22.547122
244 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Coors Light/Target Chip Ganassi Racing100+0.282416
36 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 100+8.191714
451 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 100+11.911213
511 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing100+12.562510
610 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 100+13.28898
712 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing100+13.70566
826 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 100+14.496155
99 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 100+15.497104
108 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal100+16.586113
1120 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 100+26.507132
1233 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Player's 99+ 1 Lap121
1339 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 99+ 1 Lap170
1455 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 97+ 3 Laps160
155 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 85Contact180
1652 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing64Gearbox30
1732 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's61Contact80
1827 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green0Contact140

Caution flags

LapsCause
88-92 Takagi (5) & Domínguez (55) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-100 Bruno Junqueira
 
DriverLaps led
Bruno Junqueira 100

References

  1. "2002 Shell Grand Prix of Denver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
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1991 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Denver
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