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.
Race details | |
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Race 13 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
Date | August 25, 2002 |
Official name | 2002 Molson Indy Montreal |
Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Course | Permanent road course 2.709 mi / 4.360 km |
Distance | 80 laps 216.72 mi / 348.800 km |
Weather | Partly 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 | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Time | 1:18.959 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
Time | 1:20.238 (on lap 39 of 80) |
Podium | |
First | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
Second | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Third | Tony Kanaan (Mo Nunn Racing) |
Qualifying results
editPos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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1 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:19.465 | 1:18.959 | 1:18.959 | |
2 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:20.820 | 1:19.334 | 1:19.334 | |
3 | Bruno Junqueira | _target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:20.199 | 1:19.347 | 1:19.347 | |
4 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:20.504 | 1:19.510 | 1:19.510 | |
5 | Kenny Bräck | _target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.873 | 1:19.625 | 1:19.625 | |
6 | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:20.532 | 1:19.704 | 1:19.704 | |
7 | Scott Dixon | _target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.755 | 1:20.216 | 1:19.755 | |
8 | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:21.370 | 1:19.841 | 1:19.841 | |
9 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 1:20.172 | 1:19.870 | 1:19.870 | |
10 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 1:20.982 | 1:19.871 | 1:19.871 | |
11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:20.125 | 1:19.893 | 1:19.893 | |
12 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:19.981 | 1:20.173 | 1:19.981 | |
13 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:20.788 | 1:20.010 | 1:20.010 | |
14 | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:20.161 | 1:20.831 | 1:20.161 | |
15 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:20.660 | 1:20.162 | 1:20.162 | |
16 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:20.855 | 1:20.756 | 1:20.756 | |
17 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:21.065 | 1:21.067 | 1:21.065 | |
18 | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 1:20.732 | 1:21.670 | 1:21.670 |
Race
editPos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 80 | 1:59:40.938 | 2 | 21 |
2 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 80 | +2.588 | 1 | 18 |
3 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 80 | +4.612 | 13 | 14 |
4 | 26 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 80 | +6.266 | 10 | 12 |
5 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 80 | +6.808 | 6 | 10 |
6 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 80 | +8.104 | 15 | 8 |
7 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 80 | +13.021 | 11 | 6 |
8 | 39 | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 80 | +13.503 | 18 | 5 |
9 | 52 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 79 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 4 |
10 | 44 | Scott Dixon | _target Chip Ganassi Racing | 77 | Gearbox | 7 | 3 |
11 | 33 | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 77 | + 3 Laps | 8 | 2 |
12 | 51 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 69 | Contact | 16 | 1 |
13 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira | _target Chip Ganassi Racing | 68 | Gearbox | 3 | 0 |
14 | 5 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 64 | Brakes | 12 | 0 |
15 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 27 | Gearbox | 4 | 0 |
16 | 20 | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 13 | Drive shaft | 14 | 0 |
17 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 11 | Engine | 17 | 0 |
18 | 12 | Kenny Bräck | _target Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | Contact | 5 | 0 |
Caution flags
editLaps | Cause |
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1-2 | Bräck (12) contact |
12-13 | Domínguez (55) stopped on course |
70-73 | Fernández (51) contact |
Notes
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- New Track Record Cristiano da Matta 1:18.959 (Qualification Session #2)
- New Race Lap Record Dario Franchitti 1:20.238
- New Race Record Dario Franchitti 1:59:40.938
- Average Speed 108.648 mph
References
edit- ^ "2002 Molson Indy Montreal weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
External links
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