2002 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey


The 2002 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the fifth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 9, 2002 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1Cristiano da MattaNewman/Haas Racing1:10.1031:09.4731:09.473
2Kenny BräckTarget Chip Ganassi Racing1:10.0661:09.5751:09.575
3Bruno JunqueiraTarget Chip Ganassi Racing1:10.4761:09.7591:09.759
4Tony KanaanMo Nunn Racing1:10.2641:10.0431:10.043
5Christian FittipaldiNewman/Haas Racing1:10.3221:10.1841:10.184
6Patrick CarpentierTeam Player's1:10.2181:10.2551:10.218
7Alex TaglianiTeam Player's1:10.6521:10.2691:10.269
8Tora TakagiWalker Racing1:11.1961:10.2881:10.288
9Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi Racing1:11.2891:10.2901:10.290
10Townsend BellPatrick Racing1:10.7211:10.3571:10.357
11Michel Jourdain, Jr.Team Rahal1:11.3781:10.3891:10.389
12Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition1:11.1231:10.4151:10.415
13Adrian FernándezFernández Racing1:11.0811:10.4491:10.449
14Dario FranchittiTeam KOOL Green1:12.1021:10.5961:10.596
15Jimmy VasserTeam Rahal1:10.9201:10.6121:10.612
16Paul TracyTeam KOOL Green1:11.1721:10.6161:10.616
17Max PapisSigma Autosport1:11.1271:10.6811:10.681
18Shinji NakanoFernández Racing1:12.0561:11.3191:11.319
19Michael AndrettiTeam Motorola1:11.5771:11.4971:11.497

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Cristiano da MattaNewman/Haas Racing871:55:28.745122
211 Christian FittipaldiNewman/Haas Racing87+19.087516
312 Kenny BräckTarget Chip Ganassi Racing87+19.410215
44 Bruno JunqueiraTarget Chip Ganassi Racing87+34.255312
532 Patrick CarpentierTeam Player's87+35.095610
644 Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi Racing87+1:11.95698
720 Townsend BellPatrick Racing87+1:12.431106
88 Jimmy VasserTeam Rahal86+ 1 Lap155
99 Michel Jourdain, Jr.Team Rahal86+ 1 Lap114
1033 Alex TaglianiTeam Player's86+ 1 Lap73
1139 Michael AndrettiTeam Motorola86+ 1 Lap192
1210 Tony KanaanMo Nunn Racing86+ 1 Lap41
1322 Max PapisSigma Autosport86+ 1 Lap170
1452 Shinji NakanoFernández Racing86+ 1 Lap180
1555 Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition84+ 3 Laps120
165 Tora TakagiWalker Racing83Spun off80
1726 Paul TracyTeam KOOL Green15Contact/ Wheel160
1851 Adrian FernándezFernández Racing0Contact130
1927 Dario FranchittiTeam KOOL Green0Contact140

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