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.

The winner was Cristiano da Matta.

Qualifying results

Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.103 1:09.473 1:09.473 2 Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:10.066 1:09.575 1:09.575 3 Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:10.476 1:09.759 1:09.759 4 Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:10.264 1:10.043 1:10.043 5 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.322 1:10.184 1:10.184 6 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:10.218 1:10.255 1:10.218 7 Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:10.652 1:10.269 1:10.269 8 Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:11.196 1:10.288 1:10.288 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:11.289 1:10.290 1:10.290 10 Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 1:10.721 1:10.357 1:10.357 11 Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:11.378 1:10.389 1:10.389 12 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:11.123 1:10.415 1:10.415 13 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:11.081 1:10.449 1:10.449 14 Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:12.102 1:10.596 1:10.596 15 Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:10.920 1:10.612 1:10.612 16 Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:11.172 1:10.616 1:10.616 17 Max Papis Sigma Autosport 1:11.127 1:10.681 1:10.681 18 Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:12.056 1:11.319 1:11.319 19 Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:11.577 1:11.497 1:11.497

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 87 1:55:28.745 1 22 2 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 87 +19.087 5 16 3 12 Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +19.410 2 15 4 4 Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +34.255 3 12 5 32 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 87 +35.095 6 10 6 44 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +1:11.956 9 8 7 20 Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 87 +1:12.431 10 6 8 8 Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 86 + 1 Lap 15 5 9 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 86 + 1 Lap 11 4 10 33 Alex Tagliani Team Player's 86 + 1 Lap 7 3 11 39 Michael Andretti Team Motorola 86 + 1 Lap 19 2 12 10 Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 86 + 1 Lap 4 1 13 22 Max Papis Sigma Autosport 86 + 1 Lap 17 0 14 52 Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 86 + 1 Lap 18 0 15 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 84 + 3 Laps 12 0 16 5 Tora Takagi Walker Racing 83 Spun off 8 0 17 26 Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 15 Contact/ Wheel 16 0 18 51 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 0 Contact 13 0 19 27 Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 0 Contact 14 0

Caution flags Laps Cause1-5 Vasser (8), Bell (20), Franchitti (27), Fernández (51) & Domínguez (55) contact17-19 Tracy (26) contact

Notes

Laps Leader1-61 Cristiano da Matta62 Kenny Bräck63-66 Christian Fittipaldi67-87 Cristiano da Matta Driver Laps ledCristiano da Matta 82Christian Fittipaldi 4Kenny Bräck 1

New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 1:55:28.745 Average Speed 101.164 mph

References

External links Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Results