2002 Molson Indy Montreal

March 2026 February 2025 Canada Montreal Île Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track layout August 25 2002 2002 Molson Indy Montreal 13 19 CART Circuit Gilles VilleneuveMontreal, Quebec, Canada Permanent road course 2.709 4.360 80 216.72 348.800 Partly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 25 C F; maximum wind speeds of 5.1 km/h mph reported throughout the dayhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/QC/Montreal/2002-08-25 2002 Molson Indy Montreal weather information Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-10-13 Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:18.959 Brazil Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:20.238 39 UK Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green UK Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing Brazil The 2002 Molson Indy Montreal was the thirteenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 25, 2002 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the first Champ Car event to take place on the circuit best known for hosting the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. Qualifying results Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:19.465 1:18.959 1:18.959 2 UK Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:20.820 1:19.334 1:19.334 3 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:20.199 1:19.347 1:19.347 4 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:20.504 1:19.510 1:19.510 5 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:19.873 1:19.625 1:19.625 6 USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:20.532 1:19.704 1:19.704 7 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:19.755 1:20.216 1:19.755 8 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:21.370 1:19.841 1:19.841 9 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:20.172 1:19.870 1:19.870 10 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:20.982 1:19.871 1:19.871 11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:20.125 1:19.893 1:19.893 12 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:19.981 1:20.173 1:19.981 13 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:20.788 1:20.010 1:20.010 14 Spain Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:20.161 1:20.831 1:20.161 15 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:20.660 1:20.162 1:20.162 16 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:20.855 1:20.756 1:20.756 17 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:21.065 1:21.067 1:21.065 18 USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:20.732 1:21.670 1:21.670 Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 27 UK Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 80 1:59:40.938 2 21 2 6 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 80 +2.588 1 18 3 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 80 +4.612 13 14 4 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 80 +6.266 10 12 5 8 USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 80 +6.808 6 10 6 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 80 +8.104 15 8 7 11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 80 +13.021 11 6 8 39 USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola 80 +13.503 18 5 9 52 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 79 + 1 Lap 9 4 10 44 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 77 Gearbox 7 3 11 33 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 77 + 3 Laps 8 2 12 51 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 69 Contact 16 1 13 4 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 68 Gearbox 3 0 14 5 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 64 Brakes 12 0 15 32 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 27 Gearbox 4 0 16 20 Spain Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 13 Drive shaft 14 0 17 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 11 Engine 17 0 18 12 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 0 Contact 5 0 Caution flags Laps Cause1-2 Bräck (12) contact12-13 Domínguez (55) stopped on course70-73 Fernández (51) contact Notes Laps Leader1-11 Cristiano da Matta12-20 Dario Franchitti21 Adrian Fernández22 Michel Jourdain Jr.23-32 Cristiano da Matta33-41 Dario Franchitti42-50 Cristiano da Matta51-62 Dario Franchitti63-67 Cristiano da Matta68-80 Dario Franchitti Driver Laps ledDario Franchitti 43Cristiano da Matta 35Michel Jourdain Jr. 1Adrian Fernández 1 New Track Record Cristiano da Matta 1:18.959 (Qualification Session #2) New Race Lap Record Dario Franchitti 1:20.238 New Race Record Dario Franchitti 1:59:40.938 Average Speed 108.648 mph References External links Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Results 2002 Molson Indy Montreal 2002 2002 Grand Prix at Road America 2002 Shell Grand Prix of Denver 1986 Molson Indy Montrealat Sanair Super Speedway 2003 Molson Indy Montreal Montreal Montreal Category:Grand Prix of Montreal