2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Long Beach
Race details
Race 2 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg
Long Beach track layout
DateApril 14, 2002
Official name 2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
LocationStreets of Long Beach
Long Beach, California, United States
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance90 laps
177.120 mi / 285.030 km
WeatherPartly cloudy, cool
Pole position
Driver Jimmy Vasser  (Team Rahal)
Time1:07.742
Fastest lap
Driver Bruno Junqueira  (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:08.981 (on lap 51 of 90)
Podium
First Michael Andretti  (Team Motorola)
Second Jimmy Vasser  (Team Rahal)
Third Max Papis  (Sigma Autosport)

The 2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 14, 2002, on the streets of Long Beach, California. Michael Andretti won the race, his 42nd and final victory of his career as a driver in CART and IndyCar.

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Qualifying results

Qualifying times in Italics show that that is the quickest time of that qualifying session.

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:09.3731:07.7421:07.742
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:09.0921:07.7451:07.745
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:09.5491:08.0971:08.097
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing1:09.6771:08.1261:08.126
5 Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 1:10.0041:08.2671:08.267
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:09.5541:08.4111:08.411
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:10.4801:08.4481:08.448
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:09.8251:08.4841:08.484
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing1:09.2201:08.6371:08.637
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal1:09.5481:08.6471:08.647
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:09.6111:08.7201:08.720
12 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:09.8661:08.7541:08.754
13 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià PWR Championship Racing 1:10.0921:08.7781:08.778
14 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing1:10.6791:08.8171:08.817
15 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:10.5441:08.8561:08.856
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green1:10.1071:08.9151:08.915
17 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:10.5801:09.2121:09.212
18 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Sigma Autosport 1:10.7511:09.2121:09.212
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon PWR Championship Racing1:11.1421:09.6131:09.613
20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's1:09.8831:09.8901:09.883

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTimeGridPoints
139 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 902:02:14.5421521
28 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 90+0.466117
322 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Sigma Autosport 90+4.6981814
412 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 90+5.250412
59 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 90+7.4881010
65 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 90+8.330128
726 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 90+10.12986
86 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 90+10.82326
927 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 90+11.460164
1051 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 90+35.78973
1117 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià PWR Championship Racing 79Turbo132
1252 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 73Fuel pressure141
1311 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 67Gearbox90
1416 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 62Contact170
1520 Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 57Contact50
1633 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Player's 55Contact110
174 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 51Contact30
187 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon PWR Championship Racing 30Engine190
1932 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 20Gearbox200
2010 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 16Electrical60

Caution flags

LapsCause
17–19 Kanaan (10) off course
31–36 Dixon (7) off (mechanical)
52–55 Junqueira (4) contact
57–58 Tagliani (33) & Bell (20) contact
63–65 Domínguez (16) contact
81–82 Servià (17) mechanical

Lap leaders

LapsLeader
1–17 Cristiano da Matta
18 Kenny Bräck
19–31Cristiano da Matta
32Kenny Bräck
33–46 Michael Andretti
47–60 Jimmy Vasser
61Kenny Bräck
62–90Michael Andretti
 
DriverLaps led
Michael Andretti 43
Cristiano da Matta 30
Jimmy Vasser 14
Kenny Bräck 3
Previous race:
2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix
CART Indycar World Series
2002 season
Next race:
2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500
Previous race:
2001 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Next race:
2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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