2002 Grand Prix Americas
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 16 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
| Date | October 6, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 Grand Prix Americas |
| Location |
Bayfront Park Miami, Florida, United States |
| Course |
Temporary Street Circuit 1.387 mi / 2.232 km |
| Distance |
105 laps 145.635 mi / 234.360 km |
| Weather | Partly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds approaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Tony Kanaan (Mo Nunn Racing) |
| Time | 1:01.264 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:02.906 (on lap 34 of 105) |
| Podium | |
| First | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal) |
The 2002 Grand Prix Americas was the sixteenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on October 6, 2002 on the Bayfront Park street circuit in Miami, Florida. Cristiano da Matta won the race and clinched the season championship.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:01.264 | - | 1:01.264 |
| 2 |  |
Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:01.444 | 1:09.786 | 1:01.444 |
| 3 |  |
Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:02.039 | 1:12.188 | 1:02.039 |
| 4 |  |
Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:02.165 | 1:11.397 | 1:02.165 |
| 5 |  |
Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:02.304 | 1:13.479 | 1:02.304 |
| 6 | |
Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:02.348 | 1:11.346 | 1:02.348 |
| 7 |  |
Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:02.369 | 1:20.566 | 1:02.369 |
| 8 | |
Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:02.523 | 1:10.497 | 1:02.523 |
| 9 |  |
Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:02.543 | 1:12.526 | 1:02.543 |
| 10 | |
Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:02.607 | 1:13.579 | 1:02.607 |
| 11 | |
Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 1:02.750 | 1:14.896 | 1:02.750 |
| 12 |  |
Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:02.860 | 1:11.460 | 1:02.860 |
| 13 |  |
Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:02.891 | 1:11.831 | 1:02.891 |
| 14 | |
Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 1:03.052 | 1:15.396 | 1:03.052 |
| 15 | |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:03.055 | 1:12.401 | 1:03.055 |
| 16 | |
Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 1:03.134 | 1:20.563 | 1:03.134 |
| 17 | |
Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:04.135 | 1:13.974 | 1:04.135 |
| 18 | |
Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:04.326 | 1:11.318 | 1:04.326 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta |
Newman/Haas Racing | 105 | 2:07:09.003 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Newman/Haas Racing | 105 | +0.734 secs | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser |
Team Rahal | 105 | +1.343 secs | 12 | 14 |
| 4 | 33 | Alex Tagliani |
Team Player's | 105 | +2.597 secs | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 105 | +15.548 secs | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 9 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. |
Team Rahal | 104 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 8 |
| 7 | 51 | Adrian Fernández |
Fernández Racing | 104 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 39 | Michael Andretti |
Team Motorola | 103 | Contact | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | 10 | Tony Kanaan |
Mo Nunn Racing | 103 | Contact | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 27 | Dario Franchitti |
Team KOOL Green | 103 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | 55 | Mario Domínguez |
Herdez Competition | 99 | + 6 Laps | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | 26 | Paul Tracy |
Team KOOL Green | 98 | Contact | 16 | 1 |
| 13 | 12 | Kenny Bräck |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 70 | Differential | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | 52 | Shinji Nakano |
Fernández Racing | 66 | Fire | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Tora Takagi |
Walker Racing | 39 | Gearbox | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier |
Team Player's | 34 | Contact | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | Oriol Servià |
Patrick Racing | 29 | Suspension | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | 44 | Scott Dixon |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | Contact | 2 | 1 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Servià (20) spin on course |
| 3-5 | Domínguez (55) & Carpentier (32) contact |
| 19-23 | Kanaan (10) & Dixon (44) contact |
| 90-92 | Franchitti (27) contact |
| 94-95 | Junqueira (4) & Kanaan (10) off course |
| 99-100 | Vasser (8), Jourdain (9) & Tracy (26) contact |
Notes
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- New Track Record Tony Kanaan 1:01.264 (Qualifying Session #1)
- New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:07:09.003
- Average Speed 68.723 mph
References
- ↑ "Weather of the 2002 Grand Prix Americas Champ Car race". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
External links
| Previous race: 2002 Sure for Men Rockingham 500 |
CART FedEx Championship Series 2002 season |
Next race: 2002 Honda Indy 300 |
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| Previous race: none |
2002 Grand Prix Americas | Next race: 2003 Grand Prix Americas |
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