Canada 2002 Montreal
Race details
Race 13 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track layout
DateAugust 25, 2002
Official name2002 Molson Indy Montreal
LocationCircuit 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
DriverCristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:18.959
Fastest lap
DriverDario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
Time1:20.238 (on lap 39 of 80)
Podium
FirstDario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
SecondCristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing)
ThirdTony 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.

Qualifying results

Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
1 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:19.465 1:18.959 1:18.959
2 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:20.820 1:19.334 1:19.334
3 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:20.199 1:19.347 1:19.347
4 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:20.504 1:19.510 1:19.510
5 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:19.873 1:19.625 1:19.625
6 United States Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:20.532 1:19.704 1:19.704
7 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:19.755 1:20.216 1:19.755
8 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:21.370 1:19.841 1:19.841
9 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:20.172 1:19.870 1:19.870
10 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:20.982 1:19.871 1:19.871
11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:20.125 1:19.893 1:19.893
12 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:19.981 1:20.173 1:19.981
13 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:20.788 1:20.010 1:20.010
14 Spain Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:20.161 1:20.831 1:20.161
15 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:20.660 1:20.162 1:20.162
16 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:20.855 1:20.756 1:20.756
17 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:21.065 1:21.067 1:21.065
18 United States Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:20.732 1:21.670 1:21.670

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 27 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 80 1:59:40.938 2 21
2 6 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 80 +2.588 1 18
3 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 80 +4.612 13 14
4 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 80 +6.266 10 12
5 8 United States Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 80 +6.808 6 10
6 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 80 +8.104 15 8
7 11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 80 +13.021 11 6
8 39 United States Michael Andretti Team Motorola 80 +13.503 18 5
9 52 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 79 + 1 Lap 9 4
10 44 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 77 Gearbox 7 3
11 33 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 77 + 3 Laps 8 2
12 51 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 69 Contact 16 1
13 4 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 68 Gearbox 3 0
14 5 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 64 Brakes 12 0
15 32 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 27 Gearbox 4 0
16 20 Spain Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 13 Drive shaft 14 0
17 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 11 Engine 17 0
18 12 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 0 Contact 5 0

Caution flags

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

Notes

LapsLeader
1-11Cristiano da Matta
12-20Dario Franchitti
21Adrian Fernández
22Michel Jourdain Jr.
23-32Cristiano da Matta
33-41Dario Franchitti
42-50Cristiano da Matta
51-62Dario Franchitti
63-67Cristiano da Matta
68-80Dario Franchitti
 
DriverLaps led
Dario Franchitti43
Cristiano da Matta35
Michel Jourdain Jr.1
Adrian Fernández1

References

  1. "2002 Molson Indy Montreal weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
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