2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix
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
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:18.929 | 1:46.320 | 1:18.929 |
| 2 |  |
Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:19.202 | - | 1:19.202 |
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Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:19.241 | 1:51.165 | 1:19.241 |
| 4 |  |
Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:19.270 | - | 1:19.270 |
| 5 | |
Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:19.275 | - | 1:19.275 |
| 6 | |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:19.326 | - | 1:19.326 |
| 7 | |
Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.480 | - | 1:19.480 |
| 8 |  |
Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.491 | - | 1:19.491 |
| 9 |  |
Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 1:19.682 | - | 1:19.682 |
| 10 | |
Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:19.832 | - | 1:19.832 |
| 11 |  |
Oriol Servià | PWR Championship Racing | 1:19.878 | - | 1:19.878 |
| 12 | |
Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:19.982 | - | 1:19.982 |
| 13 | |
Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:19.985 | - | 1:19.985 |
| 14 |  |
Scott Dixon | PWR Championship Racing | 1:20.224 | - | 1:20.224 |
| 15 |  |
Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:20.400 | - | 1:20.400 |
| 16 | |
Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 1:20.473 | 1:49.075 | 1:20.473 |
| 17 | |
Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:20.712 | - | 1:20.712 |
| 18 |  |
Max Papis | Sigma Autosport | 1:21.992 | - | 1:21.992 |
| 19 | |
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
| 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 |
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
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Bell (20), Vasser (8), Junqueira (4) & Bräck (12) contact |
| 77-81 | Takagi (5) & Kanaan (10) contact |
Notes
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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.
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