2002 Molson Indy Montreal

2002 Montreal
Race details
Race 13 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track layout
Date	August 25, 2002
Official name	2002 Molson Indy Montreal
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Permanent road course 2.709 mi / 4.360 km
Distance	80 laps 216.72 mi / 348.800 km
Weather	Partly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F); maximum wind speeds of 5.1 kilometres per hour (3.2 mph) reported throughout the day^[1]
Pole position
Driver	Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:18.959
Fastest lap
Driver	Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
Time	1:20.238 (on lap 39 of 80)
Podium
First	Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
Second	Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third	Tony Kanaan (Mo Nunn Racing)

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	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

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 secs	1	18
3	10	Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	80	+4.612 secs	13	14
4	26	Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	80	+6.266 secs	10	12
5	8	Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	80	+6.808 secs	6	10
6	9	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Team Rahal	80	+8.104 secs	15	8
7	11	Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	80	+13.021 secs	11	6
8	39	Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	80	+13.503 secs	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

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