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.
Race details | |
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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) |
Qualifying results
editPos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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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
editPos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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
editLaps | Cause |
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0-1 | Yellow start |
62-70 | Kanaan (10) stopped on course |
87-90 | Tracy (26) contact |
93-95 | Junqueira (4) & Bell (20) contact |
Notes
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- New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:06:19.372
- Average Speed 93.361 mph
External links
edit- Friday Qualifying Results
- Saturday Qualifying Results
- Race Results
- Townsend Bell gets fine, probation after Toronto