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 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

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 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 Laps Cause1-2 Bräck (12) contact12-13 Domínguez (55) stopped on course70-73 Fernández (51) contact

Notes

Laps Leader1-11 Cristiano da Matta12-20 Dario Franchitti21 Adrian Fernández22 Michel Jourdain Jr.23-32 Cristiano da Matta33-41 Dario Franchitti42-50 Cristiano da Matta51-62 Dario Franchitti63-67 Cristiano da Matta68-80 Dario Franchitti Driver Laps ledDario Franchitti 43Cristiano da Matta 35Michel Jourdain Jr. 1Adrian Fernández 1

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

External links Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Results