2002 Molson Indy Vancouver
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 10 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
| Date | July 28, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver |
| Location | Concord Pacific Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Course | Temporary street course 1.781 mi / 2.866 km |
| Distance | 100 laps 178.100 mi / 286.600 km |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy with temperatures rising to 22.7 °C (72.9 °F); dropping down to 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) by the end of the event |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:00.339 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:01.633 (on lap 25 of 100) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Second | Paul Tracy (Team KOOL Green) |
| Third | Tony Kanaan (Mo Nunn Racing) |
The 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver was the tenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 28, 2002 on the streets of Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:03.020 | 1:00.339 | 1:00.339 |
| 2 |  |
Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 1:01.888 | 1:00.502 | 1:00.502 |
| 3 |  |
Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:01.990 | 1:00.559 | 1:00.559 |
| 4 |  |
Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:01.939 | 1:00.650 | 1:00.650 |
| 5 |  |
Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 1:02.195 | 1:00.749 | 1:00.749 |
| 6 | |
Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:02.509 | 1:00.763 | 1:00.763 |
| 7 | |
Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:02.179 | 1:00.779 | 1:00.779 |
| 8 | |
Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:02.217 | 1:00.869 | 1:00.869 |
| 9 | |
Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:02.754 | 1:00.942 | 1:00.942 |
| 10 |  |
Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:01.948 | 1:00.979 | 1:00.979 |
| 11 |  |
Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:03.407 | 1:01.050 | 1:01.050 |
| 12 | |
Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:02.602 | 1:01.194 | 1:01.194 |
| 13 |  |
Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 1:02.470 | 1:01.249 | 1:01.249 |
| 14 | |
Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:02.340 | 1:01.411 | 1:01.411 |
| 15 |  |
Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:02.912 | 1:01.431 | 1:01.431 |
| 16 | |
Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:02.323 | 1:01.471 | 1:01.471 |
| 17 | |
Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:03.081 | 1:01.499 | 1:01.499 |
| 18 | |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:02.195 | 1:01.740 | 1:01.740 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Dario Franchitti |
Team KOOL Green | 100 | 1:59:25.063 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | 26 | Paul Tracy |
Team KOOL Green | 100 | +1.239 secs | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Tony Kanaan |
Mo Nunn Racing | 100 | +2.363 secs | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. |
Team Rahal | 100 | +2.709 secs | 18 | 12 |
| 5 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier |
Team Player's | 100 | +3.319 secs | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | 39 | Michael Andretti |
Team Motorola | 94 | + 6 Laps | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Alex Tagliani |
Team Player's | 91 | Contact | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 51 | Adrian Fernández |
Fernández Racing | 91 | Contact | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 90 | Contact | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | 55 | Mario Domínguez |
Herdez Competition | 90 | + 10 Laps | 17 | 3 |
| 11 | 52 | Shinji Nakano |
Fernández Racing | 87 | Contact | 13 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta |
Newman/Haas Racing | 64 | Gearbox | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Newman/Haas Racing | 64 | Gearbox | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | Oriol Servià |
Patrick Racing | 58 | Gearbox | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Tora Takagi |
Walker Racing | 34 | Contact | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | 44 | Scott Dixon |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 9 | Suspension | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser |
Team Rahal | 2 | Contact | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Kenny Bräck |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 2 | Contact | 10 | 0 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 0-1 | Yellow start |
| 3-5 | Vasser (8), Bräck (12) & Andretti (39) contact |
| 10-12 | Dixon (44) stopped on course |
| 35-38 | Takagi (5) & Andretti (39) contact |
| 88-90 | Debris |
| 92-94 | Junqueira (4), Tagliani (33) & Fernández (51) contact (red flag for 16:40) |
Notes
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- New Track Record Cristiano da Matta 1:00.339 (Qualification Session #2)
- New Race Record Dario Franchitti 1:59:25.063
- Average Speed 89.484 mph
External links
| Previous race: 2002 Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland |
CART Indycar World Series 2002 season |
Next race: 2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio |
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2002 Molson Indy Vancouver | Next race: 2003 Molson Indy Vancouver |
