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2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix 
Summary
The 2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix was the first round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on March 10, 2002, at Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Mexico.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 1 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
 Fundidora Park track layout | |
| Date | March 10, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix |
| Location | Parque Fundidora Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.104 mi / 3.386 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 178.840 mi / 287.810 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Adrian Fernández (Fernández Racing) |
| Time | 1:18.929 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:15.386 (on lap 74 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Third | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Qualifying results edit
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:18.929 | 1:46.320 | 1:18.929 |
| 2 | 
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Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:19.202 | - | 1:19.202 |
| 3 | 
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Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:19.241 | 1:51.165 | 1:19.241 |
| 4 | 
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Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:19.270 | - | 1:19.270 |
| 5 |
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Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:19.275 | - | 1:19.275 |
| 6 |
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Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:19.326 | - | 1:19.326 |
| 7 |
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Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.480 | - | 1:19.480 |
| 8 | 
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Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.491 | - | 1:19.491 |
| 9 | 
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Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 1:19.682 | - | 1:19.682 |
| 10 |
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Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:19.832 | - | 1:19.832 |
| 11 | 
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Oriol Servià | PWR Championship Racing | 1:19.878 | - | 1:19.878 |
| 12 |
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Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:19.982 | - | 1:19.982 |
| 13 |
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Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:19.985 | - | 1:19.985 |
| 14 | 
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Scott Dixon | PWR Championship Racing | 1:20.224 | - | 1:20.224 |
| 15 | 
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Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:20.400 | - | 1:20.400 |
| 16 |
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Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 1:20.473 | 1:49.075 | 1:20.473 |
| 17 |
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Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:20.712 | - | 1:20.712 |
| 18 | 
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Max Papis | Sigma Autosport | 1:21.992 | - | 1:21.992 |
| 19 |
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Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 1:22.347 | - | 1:22.347 |
| 20 |
|
Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 1:20.419 | - | -* |
* Nakano ran his backup car in the qualification 2 session (but was unable to complete a lap), thus forfeiting the qualifying time he set in his primary car on Friday.
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | 1:58:30.642 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Team KOOL Green | 85 | +1.679 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | +3.244 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr.
|
Team Rahal | 85 | +3.785 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 33 | Alex Tagliani
|
Team Player's | 85 | +7.261 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Scott Dixon
|
PWR Championship Racing | 85 | +9.427 | 14 | 8 |
| 7 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier
|
Team Player's | 85 | +9.937 | 17 | 6 |
| 8 | 26 | Paul Tracy
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Team KOOL Green | 85 | +10.318 | 19 | 5 |
| 9 | 22 | Max Papis
|
Sigma Autosport | 85 | +11.076 | 18 | 4 |
| 10 | 17 | Oriol Servià
|
PWR Championship Racing | 85 | +12.717 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 84 | Off course | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | 39 | Michael Andretti
|
Team Motorola | 84 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 1 |
| 13 | 51 | Adrian Fernández
|
Fernández Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | Tora Takagi
|
Walker Racing | 83 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 52 | Shinji Nakano
|
Fernández Racing | 83 | + 2 Laps | 20 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | Tony Kanaan
|
Mo Nunn Racing | 75 | Contact | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Mario Domínguez
|
Herdez Competition | 23 | Mechanical | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Kenny Bräck
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1 | Contact | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | Townsend Bell
|
Patrick Racing | 0 | Contact | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser
|
Team Rahal | 0 | Contact | 10 | 0 |
Caution flags edit
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Bell (20), Vasser (8), Junqueira (4) & Bräck (12) contact |
| 77-81 | Takagi (5) & Kanaan (10) contact |
Notes edit
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- New Race Lap Record Cristiano da Matta 1:15.386
- New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 1:58:30.642
- Average Speed 90.544 mph
- CART's first race after the departure of Team Penske for the archrival Indy Racing League.
External links edit
- Friday Qualifying Results
- Saturday Qualifying Results
- Race Results