2002 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey

March 2026 February 2025 USA Monterey Laguna Seca.svg Laguna Seca track layout June 9 2002 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Shell 300 5 19 CART Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, United States Permanent road course 2.238 3.602 87 194.706 313.374 Sunny and cool Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:09.473 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:11.369 71 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing Brazil Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing Sweden The 2002 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the fifth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 9, 2002 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The winner was Cristiano da Matta.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/da-matta-shines-at-monterey-1.337995 Da Matta shines at Monterey CBC News June 9, 2002 March 25, 2026 Qualifying results Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.103 1:09.473 1:09.473 2 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:10.066 1:09.575 1:09.575 3 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:10.476 1:09.759 1:09.759 4 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:10.264 1:10.043 1:10.043 5 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.322 1:10.184 1:10.184 6 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:10.218 1:10.255 1:10.218 7 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:10.652 1:10.269 1:10.269 8 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:11.196 1:10.288 1:10.288 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:11.289 1:10.290 1:10.290 10 USA Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 1:10.721 1:10.357 1:10.357 11 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:11.378 1:10.389 1:10.389 12 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:11.123 1:10.415 1:10.415 13 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:11.081 1:10.449 1:10.449 14 UK Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:12.102 1:10.596 1:10.596 15 USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:10.920 1:10.612 1:10.612 16 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:11.172 1:10.616 1:10.616 17 Italy Max Papis Sigma Autosport 1:11.127 1:10.681 1:10.681 18 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:12.056 1:11.319 1:11.319 19 USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:11.577 1:11.497 1:11.497 Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 87 1:55:28.745 1 22 2 11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 87 +19.087 5 16 3 12 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +19.410 2 15 4 4 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +34.255 3 12 5 32 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 87 +35.095 6 10 6 44 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +1:11.956 9 8 7 20 USA Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 87 +1:12.431 10 6 8 8 USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 86 + 1 Lap 15 5 9 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 86 + 1 Lap 11 4 10 33 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 86 + 1 Lap 7 3 11 39 USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola 86 + 1 Lap 19 2 12 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 86 + 1 Lap 4 1 13 22 Italy Max Papis Sigma Autosport 86 + 1 Lap 17 0 14 52 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 86 + 1 Lap 18 0 15 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 84 + 3 Laps 12 0 16 5 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 83 Spun off 8 0 17 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 15 Contact/ Wheel 16 0 18 51 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 0 Contact 13 0 19 27 UK Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 0 Contact 14 0 Caution flags Laps Cause1-5 Vasser (8), Bell (20), Franchitti (27), Fernández (51) & Domínguez (55) contact17-19 Tracy (26) contact Notes Laps Leader1-61 Cristiano da Matta62 Kenny Bräck63-66 Christian Fittipaldi67-87 Cristiano da Matta Driver Laps ledCristiano da Matta 82Christian Fittipaldi 4Kenny Bräck 1 New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 1:55:28.745 Average Speed 101.164 mph References External links Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Results Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey 300 2002 2002 Miller Lite 250 2002 G.I. Joe's 200 2001 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey 2003 Grand Prix of Monterey Monterey Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey Category:Monterey Grand Prix