2002 Molson Indy Vancouver

February 2025 Motor car race held in Vancouver, Canada July 2026 CAN Molson Indy Vancouver Layout of Concord Pacific Place July 28 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver 10 19 CART Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Temporary street course 1.781 2.866 100 178.100 286.600 Partly cloudy, mild Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:00.339 BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:01.633 25 BRA Dario Franchitti Team Green GBR Paul Tracy Team Green CAN Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing BRA Grand Prix of Vancouver 1999-2004.png The 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on July 28, 2002, at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in front of 66,134 spectators. It was the tenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series and the 13th running of the event. Dario Franchitti of Team Green won the 100-lap race from the third starting position. His teammate Paul Tracy finished second and Mo Nunn Racing driver Tony Kanaan came in third. Cristiano da Matta entered the race with the Drivers' Championship lead, as did Toyota in the Manufacturers' Championship. Despite a poor performance in the first qualifying session on Friday, da Matta rebounded a day later to clinch the pole position by recording the fastest lap time on Saturday. He led the first 35 laps before making a pit stop. Tracy assumed the lead but needed to pit twice more, while his other competitors only needed one more stop. Da Matta reclaimed the lead once Tracy pitted on lap 64, but suffered a gearbox failure and subsequently retired from the race, allowing Franchitti to assume the lead. The race was briefly paused for a lap-91 crash which left Adrián Fernández with a contused hip. Franchitti led the final five-lap stint to achieve his eighth CART victory, which he dedicated to his late friend Greg Moore. Da Matta continued to hold the lead in the Drivers' Championship, but Franchitti's win meant that he was promoted to second place in the standings and reeled in on da Matta. Michel Jourdain Jr., who scored points for the tenth successive race, tied Bruno Junqueira for fourth place. Though their advantage over Honda had also slightly diminshed, Toyota still led the Manufacturers' Championship with nine races left in the season. Background 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series#Drivers and teams The Molson Indy Vancouver was an annual open-wheel car race that was introduced to the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) schedule in 1990.Molson Indy History http://www.molsonindy.com/vancouver/race/mihistory.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020803134750/http://www.molsonindy.com/vancouver/race/mihistory.html August 3, 2002 July 30, 2026 Molson Indy The 13th edition of the event was included as the tenth of 19 races in CART's 2002 FedEx Championship Series and the second of three races to be held in Canada.Race Calendar: CART Championship Series - Season 2002 https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level1/champcar/2002/calendar.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161102140211/https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level1/champcar/2002/calendar.html November 2, 2016 July 30, 2026 Speedsport Magazine It was held at Concord Pacific Place, a 12-turn, 1.781 mi km on street circuit, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday, July 28, 2002.July 23, 2002 CART Vancouver Preview http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4066 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021231060505/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4066 December 31, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams IndianapolisVancouver Pacific Place https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/canada/vancouver-street-circuit.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20251204011318/https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/canada/vancouver-street-circuit.html December 4, 2025 July 30, 2026 Racing Circuits The event was moved from its traditional date on Labor Day weekend to make way for the returning Grand Prix of Denver.Mauk Eric August 31, 2001 CART Re-Ups For Three Years With Vancouver http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/03CART/010831a.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011124150523/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/03CART/010831a.html November 24, 2001 July 31, 2026 Speedvision Detroit, Michigan Heading into the race, Cristiano da Matta led the Drivers' Championship with 120 points, 50 more than Bruno Junqueira in second and a further six ahead of Dario Franchitti in third. Patrick Carpentier and Michel Jourdain Jr. both had 62 points each and were tied for fourth place. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Toyota led with 166 points, Honda was second on 134, and Ford-Cosworth held third on 114.Standings after Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by U.S. Bank http://www.cart.com/Standings.asp?EventID=418 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021025170351/http://www.cart.com/Standings.asp?EventID=418 October 25, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams At the midway point of the 2002 season, da Matta was the clear favorite to win the title, having already achieved five wins (including a series record-matching four-win streak, which ended in the preceding round, the Grand Prix of Cleveland, due to a mechanical failure). He believed that several factors led to his dominance in the season, including his team, engines, chassis, and tires, and was excited to race at Vancouver again, as he considered it "one of my favorite race cities".July 25, 2002 Newman/Haas Racing Race Preview http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4076 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105131058/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4076 January 5, 2003 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver Three-time Molson Indy Vancouver winner Michael Andretti was set to participate in his 300th CART race. He was pleased with his performance throughout the Cleveland race weekend and hoped to carry over what his team learned for Vancouver.July 22, 2002 Team Motorola Race Preview http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4058 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020816160235/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4058 August 16, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Indianapolis After unwinding from his "emotional" win in the Grand Prix of Cleveland two weeks prior, Carpentier was excited to race at Vancouver in front of his Canadian fans.July 25, 2002 Team Player's Race Preview http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4084 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020806101238/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4084 August 6, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver A total of 18 cars were entered for the race, representing 12 different teams.2002 Molson Indy Vancouver https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2002_Molson_Indy_Vancouver/R/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20211203033528/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2002_Molson_Indy_Vancouver/R/ December 3, 2021 July 31, 2026 Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media There was one change of driver prior to the race. Townsend Bell was let go by Patrick Racing following a string of crashes which culminated in him being placed on indefinite probation by CART for crashing into Junqueira during the Molson Indy Toronto.July 23, 2002 Servia replaces Bell at Patrick https://www.autosport.com/general/news/servia-replaces-bell-at-patrick-5039657/5039657/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210731162344/https://www.autosport.com/general/news/servia-replaces-bell-at-patrick-5039657/5039657/ July 31, 2021 July 30, 2026 Autosport Motorsport Network For the next five races, he was replaced by Oriol Servià, who was previously left without a ride after PWR Championship Racing shut down early in the season.Crask Andrew July 23, 2002 Patrick Racing Benches Bell for Servia http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2532 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021101171044/http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2532 November 1, 2002 July 30, 2026 Speed Channel Jackson, Michigan Jim McGee, general manager of Patrick Racing, described Bell as "cocky and aggressive – two things a good racer needs," but believed that he needed "a little more time."Miller Robin July 23, 2002 Servia To Replace Bell http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4056 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018153029/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4056 October 18, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Practice and qualifying Friday, July 26 thumb|266x266px|Paul Tracy (pictured in 2009) was fastest in Friday's qualifying session. Two practice sessions preceded the race on Sunday, one 90-minute session on Friday and one 75-minute session on Saturday.Molson Event Schedule http://www.molsonindy.com/vancouver/race/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020802205646/http://www.molsonindy.com/vancouver/race/index.html August 2, 2002 July 30, 2026 Molson Indy Kenny Bräck led the practice session on Friday morning with a lap time of 1 minute and 1.359 seconds, followed by Franchitti, Paul Tracy, Christian Fittipaldi, and Jourdain.July 26, 2002 Brack Tops Opening Practice http://cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4087 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030612235246/http://cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4087 June 12, 2003 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver2002 Molson Indy Vancouver – Practice 1 Results http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=630 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021225174026/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=630 December 25, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams The session was stopped three times, first to repair a right-side tire wall at turn seven, second for Andretti spinning backwards into a left-side tire barrier in the first turn, and third for Jimmy Vasser stopping at turn eight.July 26, 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver Friday Morning Press Notes http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4089 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020816154306/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4089 August 16, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Qualifying was split into two 60-minute sessions, one each on Friday and Saturday afternoon. A minimum of 45 minutes were guaranteed to be held under green-flag conditions, and each driver was allowed to complete up to 15 timed laps per session, with their fastest times determining their starting positions. The fastest driver(s) of each session would be awarded one championship point and ensured a front-row position on the starting grid.July 26, 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver Friday Afternoon Press Notes http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4095 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018061806/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4095 October 18, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams More than half of the session passed by before the drivers began recording their laps.July 26, 2002 Team Player's Qualifying Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4105 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105131039/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4105 January 5, 2003 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Under cool and clear weather conditions,Oreovicz John July 26, 2002 Vancouver Friday Notebook http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4096 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105124348/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4096 January 5, 2003 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Tracy set the fastest time at 1 minute and 1.888 seconds.July 26, 2002 Right Place At The Right Time http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4097 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105124915/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4097 January 5, 2003 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver Dixon took second place with a lap that was 0.051 seconds and demoted his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Bräck to third. Franchitti held the top position for much of the session's first half, but was dropped to fourth place by the end.July 26, 2002 CART Vancouver Provisional Qualifying Summary http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4108 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020816173011/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4108 August 16, 2002 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver Fittipaldi was unable to qualify higher than fifth because of the traffic that impeded him.July 26, 2002 Newman/Haas Racing Qualifying Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4103 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105131332/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4103 January 5, 2003 July 30, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Jourdain and Andretti set the same lap time (1:02.195), but Jourdain was given the sixth position over Andretti in seventh because he recorded the time before Andretti finished his run. Forsythe Racing drivers Alex Tagliani and Carpentier took the next two positions, followed by Toranosuke Takagi in tenth, Shinji Nakano in 11th, and Tony Kanaan in 12th.July 26, 2002 Tracy Takes Provisional Pole at Vancouver http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2583 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020825012001/http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2583 August 25, 2002 July 31, 2026 Vancouver, B.C. Speed Channel2002 Molson Indy Vancouver – Qualifying 1 Results http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=631 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021225185302/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=631 December 25, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Junqueira, 13th, brought the session to an early end when he bent his right-front suspension from clipping the turn five wall, causing him to crash into a left-side wall approaching turn six and slide across the track into the tire walls at the runoff area.Phillips David July 27, 2002 David Phillips' Friday CART Notebook http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2593 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105043428/http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2593 January 5, 2003 July 31, 2026 Vancouver, B.C. Speed Channel Vasser topped the charts with a 1-minute, 1.979-second lap which would have placed him third, but on his next lap, he backed into a tire wall at the sixth corner. The resulting red flag from the incident meant that Vasser's best time was negated, dropping him to 14th. Servià, 15th, was hampered by a faulty shifter and the stoppage from Junqueira's crash.July 26, 2002 Visteon/Patrick Racing Qualifying Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4106 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018063737/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4106 October 18, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver Da Matta took an unusually low 16th position because of fuel pressure issues in his primary car that his team attempted to fix throughout most of the session. By the time he switched to a backup car, all of the drivers were already on-track and obstructed him from putting down a quicker time.July 27, 2002 Da Matta Rebounds For Pole http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4134 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020804075140/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4134 August 4, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Mario Domínguez and Adrián Fernández were in the final two provisional positions. Saturday, July 27 On Saturday morning, Tracy recorded the quickest time of the weekend thus far at 1 minute and 0.778 seconds,July 27, 2002 Tracy Quickest In Practice http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4112 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018070559/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4112 October 18, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver with da Matta, Andretti, Fittipaldi, and Franchitti rounding out the top-five.2002 Molson Indy Vancouver – Practice 2 Results http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=632 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021225185359/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=632 December 25, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Three incidents prompted red flags in the session: Junqueira backed into the left-side turn wall in turn one, Kanaan spun and stalled in the third turn, and Carpentier slammed the tire wall head-on in the exit of turn one, which ended the session with three minutes left.July 27, 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver Saturday Morning Press Notes http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4114 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105124126/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4114 January 5, 2003 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams "Yesterday was pretty difficult but today was much better. We decided to go out a bit early in the session because it was too crowded on the track yesterday to get a good lap. I had two clear laps and went for it with all the car had in it. This track is prone to have red flags so it was more important for us to go early when there were less cars on track and get into a rhythm than it was for us to wait until more grip was on the track and risk not getting a clear lap. Today's result was a real team effort after our problems yesterday. After Christian (Fittipaldi)'s team was finished working yesterday, they all came over and helped fix my car." Cristiano da Matta, after earning his fifth career pole position.July 27, 2002 Newman/Haas Racing Qualifying Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4129 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105142520/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4129 January 5, 2003 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams left 33% Overcast skies cooled the circuit, thus allowing 11 of the racers to post faster times in the second qualifying session than Tracy's time from the first session. As opposed to the day before, many drivers took to the track and completed their 15 allotted laps well before the session concluded.July 27, 2002 CART Vancouver Final Qualifying Summary http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4133 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020816191352/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4133 August 16, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver With a time of 1 minute, 0.339 seconds and a speed of 106.260 mph km/h on, da Matta secured his fifth pole position of his career and the season and broke the track record established by Franchitti in 2000.July 27, 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver Saturday Afternoon Press Notes http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4117 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018072859/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4117 October 18, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Tracy began his qualifying run later than most in order to take advantage of a clear track, but minor slipups caused him to fall short of da Matta's time by 0.163 seconds.July 28, 2002 Qualifying 2: Da Matta bounces back https://www.autosport.com/general/news/qualifying-2-da-matta-bounces-back-5039351/5039351/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20260731112619/https://www.autosport.com/general/news/qualifying-2-da-matta-bounces-back-5039351/5039351/ July 31, 2026 July 31, 2026 Autosport Motorsport Network Franchitti's team made adjustments to his car, but the alterations slowed his pace on his second run and prevented him from starting higher than third.Crask Andrew July 27, 2002 Da Matta Goes from 16th to First in Vancouver Qualifying http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2601 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021101172051/http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2601 November 1, 2002 July 31, 2026 Speed Channel Dixon and Andretti equaled their best qualifying results of the season in fourth and fifth, respectively, Kanaan drove with an entirely different setup to improve from 12th to sixth,July 27, 2002 Mo Nunn Racing Qualifying Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4118 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020816154759/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4118 August 16, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams ahead of seventh-place Fittipaldi and eighth-place Tagliani.2002 Molson Indy Vancouver – Qualifying 2 Results http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=633 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021220100208/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=633 December 20, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vasser struggled with understeer and took ninth.July 27, 2002 Team Rahal Qualifying Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4125 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105130518/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4125 January 5, 2003 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Bräck and Junqueira started tenth and 12th, respectively, with the latter driving in his backup car because of his crash on Friday.Phillips David July 27, 2002 David Phillips' Saturday CART Notebook http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2602 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021101172410/http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2602 November 1, 2002 July 31, 2026 Speed Channel Vancouver, B.C. They were split by Fernández, who took the 11th starting position despite enduring slight oversteer. Nakano, 13th, experienced a clutch failure that his team was unable to repair before the session ended.July 27, 2002 Fernandez Racing Qualifying Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4124 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018072346/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4124 October 18, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Takagi and Servià were in the next two positions. Carpentier, Domínguez, and Jourdain all withdrew their Friday qualifying times to improve their starting positions with their backup cars, but they wound up taking the final three positions. Qualifying classification + Final qualifying results Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Q1 Time Best lap time during first qualifying Q2 Time Best lap time during second qualifying Best Grid Final starting grid position 1 6 BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:03.020 1:00.339 1:00.339 1 2 26 CAN Paul Tracy Team Green 1:01.888 1:00.502 1:00.502 2 3 27 GBR Dario Franchitti Team Green 1:01.990 1:00.559 1:00.559 3 4 44 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.939 1:00.650 1:00.650 4 5 39 USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:02.195 1:00.749 1:00.749 5 6 10 BRA Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:02.509 1:00.763 1:00.763 6 7 11 BRA Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:02.179 1:00.779 1:00.779 7 8 33 CAN Alex Tagliani Forsythe Racing 1:02.217 1:00.869 1:00.869 8 9 8 USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:02.754 1:00.942 1:00.942 9 10 12 SWE Kenny Bräck Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.948 1:00.979 1:00.979 10 11 51 MEX Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:03.407 1:01.050 1:01.050 11 12 4 BRA Bruno Junqueira Chip Ganassi Racing 1:02.602 1:01.194 1:01.194 12 13 52 JAP Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:02.470 1:01.249 1:01.249 13 14 5 JAP Toranosuke Takagi Walker Racing 1:02.340 1:01.411 1:01.411 14 15 20 ESP Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:02.912 1:01.431 1:01.431 15 16 32 CAN Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 1:02.323 1:01.471 1:01.471 16 17 55 MEX Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:03.081 1:01.499 1:01.499 17 18 9 MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:02.195 1:01.740 1:01.740 18 Source: Warm-up The drivers took to the track at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00) for a 30-minute warm-up session under partly cloudy skies.July 28, 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver Sunday Morning Press Notes http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4140 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020816162927/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4140 August 16, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Fittipaldi was fastest with a 1-minute, 2.047-second lap, outpacing Newman/Haas Racing teammate da Matta, Bräck, Jourdain, and Nakano.July 28, 2002 Fittipaldi Fastest In Warm-up! http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4139 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105125437/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4139 January 5, 2003 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Servià caused the only stoppage of the session when he stalled after spinning in the second turn. Race thumb|267x267px|Dario Franchitti (pictured in 2007) earned his eighth win in CART. The weather conditions at the circuit prior to the race were partly cloudy,July 29, 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver Race Report https://hondanews.com/en-US/releases/release-da3d1e32cdbab84ff8c90f004c34c6f0-molson-indy-vancouver-race-report live https://web.archive.org/web/20260731185641/https://hondanews.com/en-US/releases/release-da3d1e32cdbab84ff8c90f004c34c6f0-molson-indy-vancouver-race-report July 31, 2026 July 31, 2026 Honda American Honda Motor Company Torrance, California with an air temperature of 68 to 72 F on and a track temperature of 81 to 102 F on.July 28, 2002 Bridgestone Race Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4145 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020816155134/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4145 August 16, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams The race was attended by 66,134 spectators and scheduled to last 100 laps over a distance of 178.1 mi km out.Oreovicz John July 28, 2002 Emotional Win For Dario http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4157 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020806102642/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4157 August 6, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams CART required all drivers to make pit stops after completing a maximum stint of 32 laps. During the parade laps, Jourdain spun in between the fifth and sixth turns while warming up his tires, sustaining slight damage to his nose. He made a stop to remove the damaged nose before coming in again to replace the front wing assembly. The first lap of the race was run under the caution flag because of a water leak in turn eight. Jim Swintal waved the green flag at 1:37 p.m. local time to begin the race.July 28, 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver Sunday Afternoon Press Notes http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4156 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018071353/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4156 October 18, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Entering turn one, Andretti collided with Fittipaldi and skidded off-track.July 28, 2002 Team Motorola Race Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4151 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021201222040/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4151 December 1, 2002 July 31, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver Vasser experienced brake lock-up and spun at the same area before being clipped from behind by Bräck.Phillips David July 29, 2002 David Phillips' Sunday CART Notebook http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2628 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021101173215/http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2628 November 1, 2002 July 31, 2026 Speed Channel Vancouver, B.C. Andretti was able to continue with assistance from track marshals, but Vasser and Bräck retired from the race. The crash prompted the second caution flag of the race. Once the track was cleaned, da Matta led the field back up to speed for a single-file restart on the sixth lap, with Kanaan assuming the fifth position as a result of Andretti's spin. Da Matta pulled clear of Tracy by 2.166 seconds before the caution was issued for the third time because of Dixon, who spun in turn six after suffering a right-front suspension failure. Despite avoiding a nearby tire barrier, Dixon did not return to the race. After the restart on the 13th lap, da Matta recorded lap times that were half a second quicker than those of second-place Tracy.Phillips David July 28, 2002 Franchitti Leads KOOL Green Sweep at Vancouver http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2623 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021101171944/http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2623 November 1, 2002 August 1, 2026 Speed Channel Vancouver, B.C. The gap between the two drivers had extended to 4.886 seconds when all of the top-eight racers (including da Matta and Tracy) made their mandatory pit stops on lap 32. A quick stop by Tracy allowed him to close within 1.8 seconds of da Matta's lead before the fourth caution was thrown on lap 35: Takagi attempted to overtake Andretti entering turn six, but lost traction when he ran over a curb and collided into Andretti, sending them both into a tire wall. Takagi sustained too much damage to continue, whereas Andretti stayed in the race to gain points. Da Matta and several other drivers pitted on the following lap in order to make one more stop before the race's end. Tracy assumed the lead, but he would be forced to pit twice more.July 28, 2002 CART Vancouver Race Summary http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4160 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105131701/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4160 January 5, 2003 August 1, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver For the lap-39 restart, Tracy, da Matta, Franchitti, Carpentier, and Kanaan were in the top-five. Three laps later, Domínguez slightly contacted the tire wall in turn six, but continued without necessitating a caution. Servià lost the ninth position to Tagliani on lap 57 before his car sputtered with a gearbox failure the following lap, causing him to retire from the race on the 61st lap.July 28, 2002 Visteon/Patrick Racing Race Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4152 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018071120/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4152 October 18, 2002 August 1, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver Carpentier was passed for fourth place by Kanaan that same lap. On the 64th lap, Tracy – with a six-second advantage over da Matta – made his mandatory stop. The next lap, both Newman/Haas Racing drivers suddenly slowed with broken drive shafts. Although Fittipaldi made it to pit road before retiring, da Matta's car was parked in between the eighth and ninth turns. A local caution was thrown to push his car off-course. Franchitti resultantly took the lead with a 17-second gap over Kanaan before the two drivers made their final stops on lap 68, giving the lead back to Tracy the next lap. On the 70th lap, Junqueira's car slowed and Tracy collided into his right-rear tire in the sixth corner, causing damage to his left-front wing. They both continued without further incident. left|thumb|219x219px|Adrián Fernández (pictured in 2010) suffered an injury in a high-speed collision with Bruno Junqueira. Tracy's 17.2-second advantage was not enough to maintain his lead by the time he made his final stop on lap 85; he rejoined the race in the second position behind the new leader, Franchitti. On the 88th lap, Nakano spun into the tire wall in turn six and drove off without his rear wing, which remained on the circuit until the fifth caution was issued to retrieve it. Franchitti led Tracy, Kanaan, Carpentier, and Jourdain for the resumption of green-flag racing on lap 91. The declining air temperature caused the cars' tires to cool down more than ever, which led to Carpentier sliding sideways at the high-speed fifth turn. He managed to continue on without hitting anything. Jourdain got by Carpentier, but Tagliani spun in avoidance and blocked the track.Oreovicz John July 28, 2002 Vancouver Sunday Notebook http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4158 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021217223316/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4158 December 17, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver As a result, Junqueira collided into Fernández and both cars came to rest against the wall.July 29, 2002 Adrian Fernandez Medical Update http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2634 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021101165228/http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=20&id=2634 November 1, 2002 August 2, 2026 Speed Channel Vancouver, B.C. Tagliani attempted to drive his damaged car to pit road before his left-front suspension collapsed, which caused his tire to flop underneath his chassis and briefly launched his car into the air. His tire then bounced across the track, nearly hitting Domínguez in the process. The red flag was displayed for 16 minutes and 40 seconds as safety officials extracted Fernández from his car. He was transported to Vancouver General Hospital with a severely bruised right hip. Under caution, Carpentier pulled into pit road to replace his flat-spotted tires. After a single warm-up lap, the racing continued on lap 95. Kanaan overtook Jourdain for the third position in the first turn. The cold tires and slippery track conditions prevented Tracy from gaining ground on his teammate Franchitti,McGuire Bill August 4, 2002 Franchitti holds off Team Green teammate Tracy to take CART Molson Indy Vancouver http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?cat_code=motorsportsnews&content_code=02734496&port_code=autoweek dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020805011541/http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?cat_code=motorsportsnews&content_code=02734496&port_code=autoweek August 5, 2002 August 2, 2026 Autoweek Crain Communications, Inc. who earned his first win of the season, his second at Vancouver, and the eighth of his career. He finished 1.239 seconds ahead of Tracy for a Team Green 1–2 finish. Kanaan came in third in what was his and Mo Nunn Racing's first podium result of the season.July 28, 2002 Mo Nunn Racing Race Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4153 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105131322/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4153 January 5, 2003 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Jourdain finished fourth to earn points for the tenth consecutive race. Carpentier was the last driver to finish on the lead lap, in fifth. Andretti, six laps behind the leaders in sixth place, and Domínguez, ten laps down in tenth, were the only other classified finishers.2002 Molson Indy Vancouver – Race Results http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=635 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021220101729/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=635 December 20, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams There were five lead changes between three different drivers during the race. Tracy led two times for a total of 45 laps, more than any other driver. Post-race "I've been waiting two years to say this, but this one's for you, Greg." Dario Franchitti after the race.July 28, 2002 Vancouver: Franchitti's first win of 2002 https://www.autosport.com/general/news/vancouver-franchittis-first-win-of-2002-5039280/5039280/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210726190739/https://www.autosport.com/general/news/vancouver-franchittis-first-win-of-2002-5039280/5039280/ July 26, 2021 August 2, 2026 Motorsport Network Autosport right 33% During podium celebrations after the race, Franchitti thanked his team for assisting him in the race: "The Team KOOL Green guys did a great job on the pit stops today and I'm really happy. We knew late in the race that Paul (Tracy) would have to pit again and it's unfortunate for him, but our strategy worked wonderfully today. Kyle (Moyer, Team Green team manager) said Paul would be strong on the restart but I made sure I stayed in the lead and built a decent gap."July 28, 2002 Team KOOL Green Race Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4154 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030105131628/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4154 January 5, 2003 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver He dedicated the win to the late Greg Moore, a CART driver from Vancouver who died in the 1999 Marlboro 500 and whose father Ric presented the winner's trophy: "It’s a small thing, but it means a lot for me to be able to win up here. I know if he was here, we’d be out partying tonight." He earned $100,000 for his win. Second-place Tracy reminisced about Team Green's previous 1–2 finish at Vancouver in 2000, which he won and Franchitti was second, "I'm really happy for Dario (Franchitti). I remember the emotion of seeing Ric Moore (Greg's father) on the podium and I remember how disappointed Dario was because he wanted to win that race so badly for Greg." He considered the race to be a "great day" for his team because of the many championship points they amassed. After a series of poor results in the 2002 season, Kanaan believed that his third-place finish was "the beginning of something good." He also spoke of the emotional impact of a podium at Greg Moore's hometown: "(Moore) had to have something to do about arranging this podium because we were three of his best friends when he was alive." On Monday morning, Fernández was released from Vancouver General Hospital after undergoing a precautionary ultrasound that was negative and a CT scan the evening prior. CART's chief orthopedic consultant Dr. Terry Trammell stated that Fernández suffered "a very severe bruise on his right buttock and an insignificant hairline fracture of the left pelvis."July 29, 2002 Fernandez Released From Hospital http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4165 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018062842/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4165 October 18, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Vancouver Fernández said of the lap-91 crash: "Obviously I am in a lot of pain in my hip and lower back. The impact of the crash penetrated the chassis. Having that Kevlar seat saved me. I was compressed inside the cockpit. It was hard to breathe and extremely painful."July 30, 2002 Fernandez leaves Vancouver hospital https://www.autosport.com/general/news/fernandez-leaves-vancouver-hospital-5039233/5039233/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210806045006/https://www.autosport.com/general/news/fernandez-leaves-vancouver-hospital-5039233/5039233/ August 6, 2021 August 2, 2026 Autosport Motorsport Network He traveled to Indianapolis to begin his rehabilitation process with Trammell,July 29, 2002 Fernandez Heads To Indianapolis For Treatment http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4167 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020806103155/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4167 August 6, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Indianapolis who announced on August 2 that he would not be able to travel to Lexington, Ohio for the series' next round, the Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio, because of his body soreness.August 2, 2002 Fernandez Racing News http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4185 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018071618/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4185 October 18, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Indianapolis Fernández yielded his seat to Max Papis before he returned in the Grand Prix at Road America.August 13, 2002 Fernandez Racing Race Preview http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4303 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020912202502/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4303 September 12, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams The final race result meant that da Matta maintained his Drivers' Championship lead with 122 points. Franchitti, however, advanced to second place with 84 points,July 28, 2002 Lola Race Report http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4147 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021018070509/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=4147 October 18, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams while Jourdain matched Junqueira's points total of 74 to tie for third place. Carpentier was demoted to fifth place on 72 points. As for the Manufacturers' Championship, Toyota continued leading with 171 points, but their advantage over Honda decreased to 16 points. Ford-Cosworth remained third with 126 points as nine races remained in the season.Standings after Molson Indy Vancouver http://www.cart.com/Standings.asp?EventID=419 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020803121840/http://www.cart.com/Standings.asp?EventID=419 August 3, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams Race classification Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold. + Final race resultsPos PositionNo. Car numberDriverTeamLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredGrid Final starting grid positionPoints 1 27 GBR Dario Franchitti Team Green 100 1:59:25.063 3 20 2 26 CAN Paul Tracy Team Green 100 +1.239 2 181 13 3 3 10 BRA Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 100 +2.363 6 14 4 9 MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 100 +2.709 18 12 5 32 CAN Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 100 +3.319 16 10 6 39 USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola 94 +6 Laps 5 8 7 33 CAN Alex Tagliani Forsythe Racing 91 Contact 8 6 8 51 MEX Adrián Fernández Fernández Racing 91 Contact 11 5 9 4 BRA Bruno Junqueira Chip Ganassi Racing 90 Contact 12 4 10 55 MEX Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 90 +10 Laps 17 3 11 52 JAP Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 87 Contact 13 2 12 6 BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 64 Gearbox 1 22 2 13 11 BRA Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 64 Gearbox 7 — 14 20 ESP Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 58 Gearbox 15 — 15 5 JAP Toranosuke Takagi Walker Racing 34 Contact 14 — 16 44 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 9 Suspension 4 — 17 8 USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 2 Contact 9 — 18 12 SWE Kenny Bräck Chip Ganassi Racing 2 Contact 10 —Source: Notes 1 1 – Includes one bonus point for being the fastest qualifier on Friday.Points Distribution http://www.cart.com/Results/PointsDistrib.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020803122643/http://www.cart.com/Results/PointsDistrib.asp August 3, 2002 August 2, 2026 Championship Auto Racing Teams 2 2 – Includes one bonus point for being the fastest qualifier on Saturday. 3 3 – Includes one bonus point for leading the most laps. Championship standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px1BRA Cristiano da Matta122 10px 12GBR Dario Franchitti84 (–38) 10px 13BRA Bruno Junqueira74 (–48) 10px 14MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.74 (–48) 10px 15CAN Patrick Carpentier72 (–50)Source: + Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px1GBR Lola 209 10px2UK Reynard 125 (–84)Source: + Manufacturers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Manufacturer Points 10px1JPN Toyota 171 10px2JPN Honda 155 (–16) 10px3GBR Ford-Cosworth 126 (–45)Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for the drivers' standings. References External links Full results on CART website 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver 2002 2002 Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland 2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio 2001 Molson Indy Vancouver 2003 Molson Indy Vancouver Canada Sports Vancouver Category:Molson Indy Vancouver Vancouver Category:2002 in sports in British Columbia Category:July 2002 sports events in Canada Molson Indy Vancouver