The 2002 Shell Grand Prix of Denver was the fourteenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on September 1, 2002 on the streets of Denver, Colorado around Pepsi Center. It was the first Champ Car event in Denver since a 1991 street course event in Denver's Civic Center.
Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:02.950 1:01.703 1:01.703 2 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:02.073 1:02.311 1:02.073 3 Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:03.659 1:01.808 1:01.808 4 Scott Dixon Coors Light/Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:02.468 1:01.888 1:01.888 5 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:02.440 1:01.992 1:01.992 6 Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:03.254 1:02.049 1:02.049 7 Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:02.810 1:02.149 1:02.149 8 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:04.760 1:02.181 1:02.181 9 Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:02.454 1:02.184 1:02.184 10 Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:03.940 1:02.244 1:02.244 11 Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:03.204 1:02.305 1:02.305 12 Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:04.516 1:02.471 1:02.471 13 Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:03.156 1:02.476 1:02.476 14 Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:03.619 1:02.601 1:02.601 15 Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:03.632 1:02.726 1:02.726 16 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:04.558 1:02.762 1:02.762 17 Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:03.432 1:02.817 1:02.817 18 Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:03.538 1:03.200 1:03.200
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 100 1:49:22.547 1 22 2 44 Scott Dixon Coors Light/Target Chip Ganassi Racing 100 +0.282 4 16 3 6 Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 100 +8.191 7 14 4 51 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 100 +11.911 2 13 5 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 100 +12.562 5 10 6 10 Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 100 +13.288 9 8 7 12 Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 100 +13.705 6 6 8 26 Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 100 +14.496 15 5 9 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 100 +15.497 10 4 10 8 Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 100 +16.586 11 3 11 20 Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 100 +26.507 13 2 12 33 Alex Tagliani Team Player's 99 + 1 Lap 12 1 13 39 Michael Andretti Team Motorola 99 + 1 Lap 17 0 14 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 97 + 3 Laps 16 0 15 5 Tora Takagi Walker Racing 85 Contact 18 0 16 52 Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 64 Gearbox 3 0 17 32 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 61 Contact 8 0 18 27 Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 0 Contact 14 0
Caution flags Laps Cause88-92 Takagi (5) & Domínguez (55) contact
Notes
Laps Leader1-100 Bruno Junqueira Driver Laps ledBruno Junqueira 100
New Race Lap Record Kenny Bräck 1:01.648 New Race Record Bruno Junqueira 1:49:22.547 Average Speed 90.349 mph
References
External links Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Results