2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante

Final round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 Mexico Mexico City Mexico City CART Layout 2002.png Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez track layout November 17 2002 2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante Presented by Banamex/Visa 19 19 CART Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezMexico City, Mexico Permanent Road Course 2.786 4.484 73 203.378 327.332 Hazy Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:25.941 Brazil Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:27.248 70 Japan Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing Sweden Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing Brazil The 2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante was the nineteenth and final round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on November 17, 2002, at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first Champ Car race at the track since the 1981 season. The race preceded a mass exodus of significant drivers and teams who all competed in their final Champ Car event, most of whom knew beforehand that they would not return. Most rued the fact that they were leaving for the rival Indy Racing League, wishing to continue in CART rather than endure a more stable future in the IRL.ESPN.com - Robin Miller, November 16th, 2002: CART Needs New Stars CART's winningest driver (42 wins), Michael Andretti, along with Kenny Brack, Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan, and Japan's most successful driver in U.S. open wheel racing Tora Takagi would all bid CART adieu in favor of the IRL. Other entities leaving CART included 1996-1999 champions Chip Ganassi Racing, 1995 champions Team KOOL Green, and Mo Nunn Racing permanently switched to the IRL, and Japanese automotive industry giants Honda and Toyota likewise left CART for the IRL. Season champion Cristiano da Matta was set to leave CART for Formula One with his engine supplier's F1 team, and Christian Fittipaldi attempted a stock car career. Qualifying results Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:25.941 1:26.126 1:25.941 2 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:26.027 1:27.670 1:26.027 3 UK Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:26.147 1:26.891 1:26.147 4 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:26.719 1:26.394 1:26.394 5 USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:26.703— 1:26.703 6 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:27.147 1:26.786 1:26.786 7 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:26.904 1:27.322 1:26.904 8 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:26.971 1:27.573 1:26.971 9 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:27.344 1:26.975 1:26.975 10 USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:27.355 1:27.053 1:27.053 11 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:27.144 1:27.150 1:27.144 12 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:27.174 1:27.405 1:27.174 13 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:27.245 1:27.919 1:27.245 14 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:27.483 1:27.437 1:27.437 15 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:27.525 1:27.447 1:27.447 16 Spain Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 1:29.659 1:27.727 1:27.727 17 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:27.923 1:27.807 1:27.807 18 Germany André Lotterer Dale Coyne Racing 1:28.058 1:27.898 1:27.898 19 Mexico Luis Díaz Fernández Racing 1:27.992 1:27.969 1:27.969 Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 73 1:56:48.475 6 20 2 1 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 73 +3.987 secs 12 16 3 4 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 73 +5.073 secs 1 16 4 32 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 73 +10.842 secs 7 12 5 27 UK Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 73 +12.548 secs 3 10 6 5 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 73 +16.762 secs 11 8 7 44 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 73 +23.622 secs 15 6 8 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 73 +25.846 secs 4 6 9 20 Spain Oriol Servià Patrick Racing 73 +28.034 secs 16 4 10 33 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 73 +29.949 secs 14 3 11 8 USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 73 +30.628 secs 5 2 12 19 Germany André Lotterer Dale Coyne Racing 73 +31.426 secs 18 1 13 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 73 +32.055 secs 17 0 14 52 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 73 +50.219 secs 13 0 15 11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 67 Engine 2 0 16 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 61 Suspension 8 0 17 39 USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola 50 Contact 10 0 18 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 16 Suspension 9 0 19 51 Mexico Luis Díaz Fernández Racing 1 Engine 19 0 Caution flags Laps Cause1-2 Tracy (26) & Vasser (8) contact51-55 Andretti (39) contact Notes Laps Leader1-40 Tony Kanaan41-52 Dario Franchitti53-61 Michel Jourdain Jr.62-73 Kenny Bräck Driver Laps ledTony Kanaan 40Kenny Bräck 12Dario Franchitti 12Michel Jourdain Jr. 9 New Track Record Bruno Junqueira 1:25.941 (Qualification session #1) New Race Record Kenny Bräck 1:56:48.475 Average Speed 104.468 mph External links Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Results 2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante 2002 2002 The 500 2003 Grand Prix of St. PetersburgNext season 1981 Copa México 150 2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante Mexico City Gran Premio Telmex-gigante, 2002 Category:Gran Premio Tecate