2002 CART FedEx Championship Series

American motorsport season May 2020 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series CART vertical logo (1997-2002).svg 20 19 March 10 November 17 Brazil Cristiano da Matta United Kingdom Lola Japan Toyota Mexico Mario Domínguez Brazil Brazil 2001 2003 The 2002 FedEx Championship Series season, the twenty-fourth in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing, consisted of 19 races, beginning in Monterrey, Mexico on March 10 and concluding in Mexico City on November 17. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Cristiano da Matta. Rookie of the Year was Mario Domínguez. Sports television channel ESPN dropped CART coverage for the 2002 season. CBS and Speed Channel took its place for two seasons. CBS set for first CART broadcast in seven years – Crash.net This reflected a continued decline for the series in a year saw which saw the German 500 cancelled due to the fact the planned host venue for that round, Eurospeedway Lausitz was at that time suffering from financial problems,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/2132775.stm German 500 cancelled July 16, 2002 June 28, 2026 News.bbc.co.uk as well as a controversial round at Surfers Paradise where two drivers (Adrián Fernández and Toranosuke Takagi) were injured in a start crash and as well as there being some contentious decisions from race officials in relation to the running of that race particularly regarding its conclusion.Miller Robin October 27, 2002 Questionable calls https://www.espn.com/rpm/cart/2002/1027/1451767.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20250727164549/https://www.espn.com/rpm/cart/2002/1027/1451767.html July 27, 2025 July 27, 2025 RPM.ESPN.comhttps://www.theledger.com/story/news/2002/10/28/dominguez-wins-as-crashes-mar-race/26025807007/ Dominguez Wins as Crashes Mar Race Compiled from Ledger wire services Theledger.com June 28, 2026 In addition Chip Ganassi Racing would withdraw from the CART series at the end of the season just as Team Penske had done at the end of the season prior, with the Ganassi operation choosing to completely defect to the IRL from 2003 onwards having run entries in concurrently in CART and the IRL during 2002.https://www.autosport.com/general/news/ganassi-defects-to-irl-5037732/5037732/ Ganassi defects to IRL Autosport.com June 28, 2026 Michael Andretti would also complete a buyout of Team Green with that team also defecting to the rival IRL series for 2003.https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2002/09/18/andretti-leaving-cart-for-irl/50396556007/ Andretti leaving CART for IRL Eu.southcoasttoday.com June 28, 2026 In a further financial blow to the series, freight company FedEx which had been title sponsor of the CART series since the 1998 season ended their title sponsorship deal with CART at the end of the year.https://www.grandprix.com/news/fedex-to-depart-from-cart.html FedEx to depart from CART Grandprix.com June 28, 2026 Engine manufacturers Honda and Toyota would also pull out of CART and move across to the IRL at the end of the season leaving Ford-Cosworth as the sole engine supplier for 2003. Cosworth would remain the sole supplier for the series ( which be formally rebranded as the Champ Car World Series from 2004 to 2007) until the series ended following the reunification of American-open wheel racing in 2008.https://www.autosport.com/general/news/hondas-cart-pull-out-5048858/5048858/ Honda's CART pull-out Autosport.com June 28, 2026 Drivers and teams Bridgestone became the exclusive tire supplier for CART, replacing Firestone, an association that would continue until the final Champ Car season in 2007.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=81122&FS=INDYCAR Bridgestone set as tire for 2002 motorsport.com 2001-10-31 2010-01-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073345/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=81122&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 The 2002 season was the last to feature multiple engine manufacturers. The following teams and drivers competed in the 2002 CART Championship Series season. TeamChassisEngineNoDriversRacesPrimary Sponsors USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Lola B02/00 Toyota 4 BRA Bruno Junqueira All TargetCoors Light 1 14 (Scott Dixon only) 12 SWE Kenny Bräck All 44 NZL Scott Dixon 4–19 USA Walker Racing Reynard 02i Toyota 5 JPN Toranosuke Takagi All Pioneer USA Newman/Haas Racing Lola B02/00 Toyota 6 Switched to #1 for 17–19 after securing the drivers championship. BRA Cristiano da Matta All Havoline 12 1, 3–4, 7–9, 11–13, 15, 17, 19Chevron 7 2, 5–6, 10, 14, 16, 18 11 BRA Christian Fittipaldi All Eli Lilly USA PWR Championship RacingLola B02/00Toyota7NZL Scott Dixon1–3 PWR Championship Racing17ESP Oriol Servià1–3Air Eight USA Team Rahal Lola B02/00 Ford-Cosworth 8 USA Jimmy Vasser All Shell 9 MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. All Gigante USA Mo Nunn Racing Reynard 02i Honda 10 BRA Tony Kanaan 1–3 Pioneer Lola B02/00 4–19 MEX Herdez Competition Lola B02/00 Ford-Cosworth 16 MEX Mario Domínguez orange R silver 1–4 Herdez 55 5–19GBR Team St. GeorgeUSA Dale Coyne RacingLola B02/00Ford-Cosworth19GBR Darren Manning orange R silver15RAC AutoWindscreensDEU André Lotterer orange R silver19J.A.G. Sports USA Patrick Racing Reynard 02i Toyota 20 USA Townsend Bell orange R silver 1–9 Visteon ESP Oriol Servià 10–19USA Sigma AutosportLola B02/00Ford-Cosworth22ITA Max Papis1–5Rockwell FirstPoint USA Team KOOL Green Reynard 02i Honda 26 CAN Paul Tracy 1–2 KOOL 18 1–14, 16–19Team Green 1 15Lola B02/003–19Reynard 02i 27 GBR Dario Franchitti 1–3 Lola B02/00 4–19USA Team MotorolaReynard 02i39USA Michael Andretti1–2MotorolaLola B02/003–19 USA Team Player's Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth 32 CAN Patrick Carpentier All Player's 18 1–14, 16–19It's Your World 1 15 33 CAN Alex Tagliani All MEX Fernández Racing Lola B02/00 Honda 51 MEX Adrián Fernández 1–10, 12–17 Tecate ITA Max Papis 11, 18 MEX Luis Díaz orange R silver 19 52 JPN Shinji Nakano All Alpine orange R Eligible for Rookie of the Year solid 1px darkgray Team changes The biggest change to the team lineup in the 2002 CART season was the defection of Team Penske to the rival Indy Racing League.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=82686&FS=INDYCAR Penske, a driving force behind the launch of CART leaves for IRL motorsport.com 2001-12-06 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073542/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=82686&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 The departure of Team Penske, a CART stalwart from its earliest days, was an early sign of a major shift in the CART-IRL rivalry. Several other major CART powers would follow Penske to the IRL for the 2003 season. Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Mo Nunn Racing both set up separate IRL teams in 2002, but continued to compete in CART for the time being, though Mo Nunn downsized his team to a single car. They would be among the teams to leave CART for the IRL in 2003. Blair Racing also left CART for IRL.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=83338&FS=INDYCAR Blair Racing forms new team motorsport.com 2002-01-09 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073611/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=83338&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Patrick Racing downsized their effort to a single car, while Forsythe Racing shut down their third car driven by Bryan Herta in 2001 for lack of sponsorship.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=81871&FS=INDYCAR Forsythe Hilliard shop to shutdown, Herta out of ride motorsport.com 2001-11-13 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073625/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=81871&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Driver changes 1996 series champion Jimmy Vasser, one of two former champions in the 2002 field (the other being Michael Andretti), left Patrick Racing for Team Rahal.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=79786&FS=INDYCAR Vasser signs with Team Rahal for 2002 motorsport.com 2001-10-12 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073645/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=79786&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Joining him at Rahal was Michel Jourdain Jr. who left Herdez Competition.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=84188&FS=INDYCAR Michel Jourdain Jr., Gigante sign with Team Rahal motorsport.com 2002-01-30 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073741/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=84188&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Rahal's 2001 drivers, Kenny Bräck and Max Papis moved to Target Chip Ganassi Racinghttp://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=73539&FS=INDYCAR Kenny Brack signs with Ganassi Racing for 2002 motorsport.com 2001-08-16 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073818/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=73539&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 and Sigma Autosport.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=83832&FS=INDYCAR Papis signs with Sigma for 2002 season motorsport.com 2002-01-21 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606074120/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=83832&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Papis took the seat previously occupied by Oriol Servià, who replaced the retiring Maurício Gugelmin at PWR Championship Racing. The 2002 season started with two rookies. 2001 Dayton Indy Lights champion Townsend Bell led a one car effort at Patrick Racing.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=82961&FS=INDYCAR Patrick Racing signs Townsend Bell motorsport.com 2002-12-20 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606074648/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=82961&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Mario Domínguez signed on for another single car effort with Herdez Competition.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=82683&FS=INDYCAR Team Herdez names Dominguez as 2002 driver motorsport.com 2002-12-06 2010-01-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606074821/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=82683&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 In-season changes Lack of sponsorship led to the shutdown of PWR Championship Racing after the third race in Motegi, Japan. Scott Dixon landed in a third car at Target Chip Ganassi Racing, while Oriol Servià was sidelined for the time being.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=94009&FS=INDYCAR Dixon moves to Ganassi Racing motorsport.com 2002-05-29 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606075958/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=94009&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=92513&FS=INDYCAR PWR suspends operation of Servia's No. 17 motorsport.com 2002-05-16 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080052/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=92513&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Having already dropped the Bettenhausen name from its team name with the conclusion of the 2001 season, Herdez Competition changed their car number from 16 to 55 beginning with the fifth round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. #16 had long been associated with Tony Bettenhausen Jr. and his race team. The fifth race at Laguna Seca was the last appearance for Sigma Autosport, which, like PWR earlier in the season, found their sponsorship well run dry, leaving Max Papis without a ride.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=96029&FS=INDYCAR Portland: Sigma Autosport withdraws from event motorsport.com 2002-06-15 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080101/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=96029&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 A run of disappointing performances and a two probation sanctions from CART Chief Steward Wally Dallenbach Sr. led to the firing of Townsend Bell from Patrick Racing after the ninth round at Cleveland. Oriol Servià drove the #20 car for the remainder of the season.https://us.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-servia-replaces-bell-at-patrick-racing/1980742/ Servia replaces Bell at Patrick Racing Motorsport.com 2002-07-23 2010-02-05 Adrián Fernández fractured his hip in a crash in the tenth race at Vancouver and sat out the following race at Mid-Ohio. Max Papis substituted for him.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=102013&FS=INDYCAR Mid-Ohio: Papis to replace injured Fernandez motorsport.com 2002-08-05 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080243/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=102013&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Dale Coyne helped put together what was described as an "all-England" team named Team St. George for a one shot effort for the fifteenth race at Rockingham, England. Darren Manning was chosen to be the driver. The team used Coyne's traditional #19 car.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=105367&FS=INDYCAR Manning named Team St. George Rockingham driver motorsport.com 2002-09-06 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080347/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=105367&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 After clinching the season championship by winning the sixteenth race in Miami Cristiano da Matta ran with #1 on his car for the rest of the season. Adrian Fernández was involved in a crash in the seventeenth race at Surfer's Paradise, Australia and suffered two thoracic fractures, which forced him to sit out the final two races of the season. Max Papis sat in for him again at Fontana and Luis Díaz substituted at Mexico City.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=110253&FS=INDYCAR Papis to substitute for Fernandez at Fontana motorsport.com 2002-10-29 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080413/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=110253&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=111408&FS=INDYCAR Fernandez to sit out Mexico GP motorsport.com 2002-11-14 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080515/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=111408&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Dale Coyne Racing reappeared under its own name and ran André Lotterer at the final race of the season at Mexico City.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=111040&FS=INDYCAR Dale Coyne to field car at Mexico City motorsport.com 2002-11-08 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080702/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=111040&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-06 Rule changes The biggest rule change was the implementation of mandatory pit windows. A maximum pit window was established; meaning each car go no further than a specified number of laps without pitting. As a result, there were a minimum number of pit stops per race. To count as a mandatory stop, all 4 tires had to be changed. Adding fuel on a pit stop was officially optional to encourage teams to go off sequence with an early stop. Failure to pit within the specified number of laps resulted in a drive-through penalty in addition to the mandatory stop. The rule closing pit road when a full course caution flag was displayed was eliminated to prevent teams from missing their window due to a caution flag coming out. All mandated pit stops must be completed before the white flag lap. The goal of the rule was to eliminate fuel economy runs and allow drivers to run as hard as they could the entire run as they had all the fuel needed to do so. However, teams ended up changing their strategy to conserve fuel so they could release the car from their pit stops as soon as the tire changes were complete. This led to a series of incidents where cars were being released back on track before the tire changes were complete and loose wheels coming off cars once back on track. To deter this CART instituted a mid-season 1-lap penalty and $5,000 fine for any car losing a wheel after a pit stop in addition to the time lost recovering the car to remount the tire. Traction control was formally legalized after CART officials determined they could not successfully enforce a ban.https://us.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-traction-control-approved-for-2002/1953215/ CHAMPCAR/CART: Traction control approved for 2002 Us.motorsport.com June 28, 2026 After several controversies with changing turbo boost in recent years, CART and its engine manufacturers agreed to a reduction of the boost to 34" to remain in place for the entire 2002 season. While technically a reduction by 2" from where engines ended in 2001, lap times and horsepower numbers were still on par and in most cases faster and higher than the previous year. Road & Street course qualifying was changed. The race weekend would feature two qualifying sessions, one on Friday and one on Saturday. The fastest driver in each session received one championship point and was guaranteed a front-row start regardless of the results of the other session (the front row guarantee was added at Long Beach). For Rounds 1–12, Each session was 60 minutes in length with 45 minutes of guaranteed green flag running. Teams could complete a maximum of 15 green flag laps per session, though causing a yellow/red flag would result in the loss of your fastest lap. Starting at Montreal for the rest of the season, following numerous events where cars waited until the second half of the session to go out, CART officials changed the 60 minute session to be a 15-minute practice, followed by a 10-minute break, followed by 35 minutes of qualifying with 30 minutes of green-flag running guaranteed. In the event of a late-race caution, CART officials were allowed to use the red flag to stop the race, clean up the crash, and attempt a green-flag finish. Starting at the Mid-Ohio round, cars that spun off track into the gravel trap were allowed to be pushed back on track by the safety team and get back into the race as long as there was not other significant race-ending damage to the car. Previously a car stuck in a gravel trap would be ruled out of the event. Following suit with other motorsports series in the aftermath of the death of Dale Earnhardt, the HANS Device became mandatory at all events, and all pit crew members were required to wear helmets. Schedule Icon Legend white O silver Oval/Speedway lightblue R silver Road course peachpuff S silver Street circuitCCancelled race Rnd Date Race Name Circuit City/Location 1 March 10 MEX Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey lightblue R silver Fundidora Park Monterrey, Mexico 2 April 14 USA Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach peachpuff S silver Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California 3 April 27 JPN Bridgestone Potenza 500 white O silver Twin Ring Motegi Motegi, Japan 4 June 2 USA Miller Lite 250 white O silver Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin 5 June 9 USA Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey lightblue R silver Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California 6 June 16 USA G.I. Joe's 200 lightblue R silver Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon 7 June 30 USA CART Grand Prix of Chicago white O silver Chicago Motor Speedway Cicero, Illinois 8 July 7 CAN Molson Indy Toronto peachpuff S silver Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario 9 July 14 USA Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland lightblue R silver Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio 10 July 28 CAN Molson Indy Vancouver peachpuff S silver Concord Pacific Place Vancouver, British Columbia 11 August 11 USA CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio lightblue R silver Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 12 August 18 USA Motorola 220 lightblue R silver Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 13 August 25 CAN Molson Indy Montreal lightblue R silver Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec 14 September 1 USA Shell Grand Prix of Denver peachpuff S silver Denver Civic Center Denver, Colorado 15 September 14 GBR Sure for Men Rockingham 500 white O silver Rockingham Motor Speedway Corby, United KingdomC September 21 GER German 500 white O silver EuroSpeedway Lausitz Klettwitz, Germany 16 October 6 USA Grand Prix Americas peachpuff S silver Miami Bayfront Park Street Circuit Miami, Florida 17 October 27 AUS Honda Indy 300 peachpuff S silver Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Australia 18 November 3 USA The 500 white O silver California Speedway Fontana, California 19 November 17 MEX Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante lightblue R silver Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico Results Rnd Race Name Pole position Fastest lap Lead most laps Winning driver Winning team Report 1 MEX Monterrey MEX Adrián Fernández BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Report 2 USA Long Beach USA Jimmy Vasser BRA Bruno Junqueira USA Michael Andretti USA Michael Andretti Team Motorola Report 3 JPN Motegi BRA Bruno Junqueira BRA Tony Kanaan BRA Tony Kanaan BRA Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report 4 USA Milwaukee MEX Adrián Fernández SWE Kenny Bräck CAN Paul Tracy CAN Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green Report 5 USA Laguna Seca BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Report 6 USA Portland BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Bruno Junqueira BRA Cristiano da MattaSWE Kenny Bräck BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Report 7 USA Chicago GBR Dario Franchitti CAN Paul Tracy BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Report 8 CAN Toronto BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Report 9 USA Cleveland BRA Cristiano da Matta CAN Paul Tracy CAN Patrick Carpentier CAN Patrick Carpentier Team Player's Report 10 CAN Vancouver BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta CAN Paul Tracy GBR Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green Report 11 USA Mid-Ohio CAN Patrick Carpentier BRA Cristiano da Matta CAN Patrick Carpentier CAN Patrick Carpentier Team Player's Report 12 USA Road America BRA Bruno Junqueira BRA Bruno Junqueira CAN Paul Tracy BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Report 13 CAN Montreal BRA Cristiano da Matta GBR Dario Franchitti GBR Dario Franchitti GBR Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green Report 14 USA Denver BRA Bruno Junqueira SWE Kenny Bräck BRA Bruno Junqueira BRA Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report 15 GBR Rockingham SWE Kenny Bräck USA Jimmy Vasser SWE Kenny Bräck GBR Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green Report 16 USA Miami BRA Tony Kanaan BRA Christian Fittipaldi BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Report 17 AUS Surfers Paradise BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta BRA Cristiano da Matta MEX Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition Report 18 USA Fontana BRA Tony Kanaan ESP Oriol Servià USA Jimmy Vasser USA Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal Report 19 MEX Mexico City BRA Bruno Junqueira JPN Shinji Nakano BRA Tony Kanaan SWE Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report Final driver standings List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver FUN MEX LBH USA MOT JPN MIL USA LAG USA POR USA CMS USA TOR CAN CLE USA VAN CAN MOH USA ROA USA CGV CAN DEN USA ROC GBR BAY USA SUR AUS CAL USA MXC MEX Pts 1 BRA Cristiano da Matta 1* 8 13 11 1* 1* 1* 1* 16 12 13 1 2 3 2 1* 8* 11 2 237 2 BRA Bruno Junqueira 11 17 1 10 4 2 2 14 13 9 4 3 13 1* 5 5 14 9 3 164 3 CAN Patrick Carpentier 7 19 4 15 5 5 16 10 1* 5 1* 7 15 17 3 16 2 3 4 157 4 GBR Dario Franchitti 2 9 3 12 19 3 3 13 14 1 17 12 1* 18 1 10 7 10 5 148 5 BRA Christian Fittipaldi 3 13 12 4 2 13 14 3 12 13 2 6 7 5 17 2 11 7 15 122 6 SWE Kenny Bräck 18 5 17 8 3 15 18 2 4 18 6 14 18 7 8* 13 4 12 1 114 7 USA Jimmy Vasser 20 2 20 9 8 16 17 6 6 17 8 5 5 10 7 3 12 1* 11 114 8 CAN Alex Tagliani 5 16 2 19 10 12 7 7 5 7 7 2 11 12 18 4 6 8 10 111 9 USA Michael Andretti 12 1* 16 7 11 9 15 11 2 6 3 10 8 13 10 8 9 2 17 110 10 MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. 4 4 5 5 9 6 10 12 9 4 11 9 6 9 11 6 10 13 13 105 11 CAN Paul Tracy 8 7 19 1* 17 17 9 16 3 2* 18 13* 4 8 19 12 3 17 16 101 12 BRA Tony Kanaan 16 20 15* 16 12 8 8 17 8 3 14 4 3 6 15 9 5 4 8* 99 13 NZL Scott Dixon 6 18 9 6 6 7 6 5 15 16 5 17 10 2 12 18 15 6 7 97 14 MEX Adrián Fernández 13 10 7 2 18 14 13 9 11 8 18 12 4 14 7 17 59 15 JPN Toranosuke Takagi 14 6 8 14 16 18 4 8 7 15 12 15 14 15 6 15 18 18 6 53 16 ESP Oriol Servià 10 11 6 14 10 16 16 11 4 17 16 5 9 44 17 JPN Shinji Nakano 15 12 10 18 14 11 5 4 10 11 9 11 9 16 16 14 13 15 14 43 18MEX Mario Domínguez yellow RY silver 17 14 11 17 15 10 11 18 17 10 16 8 17 14 13 11 1 16 18 37 19 ITA Max Papis 9 3 18 3 13 15 14 32 20USA Townsend Bell orange R silver 19 15 14 13 7 4 12 15 18 19 21GBR Darren Manning orange R silver 9 4 22DEU André Lotterer orange R silver 12 1 23MEX Luis Díaz orange R silver 19 0 Pos Driver FUN MEX LBH USA MOT JPN MIL USA LAG USA POR USA CMS USA TOR CAN CLE USA VAN CAN MOH USA ROA USA CGV CAN DEN USA ROC GBR BAY USA SUR AUS CAL USA MXC MEX Pts Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th–6th place Light Blue 7th–12th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 12) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole positionItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race lapsyellow RY silver Rookie of the Yearorange R silver Rookie Nations' Cup Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup. Pos Country FUN MEX LBH USA MOT JPN MIL USA LAG USA POR USA CMS USA TOR CAN CLE USA VAN CAN MOH USA ROA USA CGV CAN DEN USA ROC GBR BAY USA SUR AUS CAL USA MEX MEX Pts 1 BRA Brazil 1 8 1 4 1 1 1 1 8 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 5 4 2 325 2 CAN Canada 5 7 2 1 5 5 7 7 1 2 1 2 4 8 3 4 2 3 4 247 3 USA United States 12 1 14 7 7 4 12 6 2 6 3 5 5 10 7 3 9 1 11 164 4 GBR United Kingdom 2 9 3 12 19 3 3 13 14 1 17 12 1 18 1 10 7 10 5 148 5 MEX Mexico 4 4 5 2 9 6 10 9 9 4 11 8 6 4 11 6 1 13 13 142 6 SWE Sweden 18 5 17 8 3 15 18 2 4 18 6 14 18 7 8 13 4 12 1 113 7 NZL New Zealand 6 18 9 6 6 7 6 5 15 16 5 17 10 2 12 18 15 6 7 96 8 JPN Japan 14 6 8 14 14 11 4 4 7 11 9 11 9 15 6 14 13 15 6 73 9 ESP Spain 10 11 6 14 10 16 16 11 4 17 16 5 9 44 10 ITA Italy 9 3 18 3 13 15 14 32 11 DEU Germany 12 1 Pos Country FUN MEX LBH USA MOT JPN MIL USA LAG USA POR USA CMS USA TOR CAN CLE USA VAN CAN MOH USA ROA USA CGV CAN DEN USA ROC GBR BAY USA SUR AUS CAL USA MEX MEX Pts Chassis Constructors' Cup Pos Chassis Pts 1 GBR Lola 401 2 GBR Reynard 235 Pos Chassis Pts Engine Manufacturers' Cup Pos Engine Pts 1 JPN Toyota 332 2 JPN Honda 283 3 USA / GBR Ford-Cosworth 259 Pos Engine Pts Driver breakdown Pos Driver Team Entries Wins Podiums Top 5s Top 10s Poles Laps Led Points 1 BRA da Matta USA Newman-Haas Racing 19 7 11 11 13 7 619 237 2 BRA Junqueira USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing 19 2 6 10 12 4 196 164 3 CAN Carpentier USA Team Player's 19 2 5 10 13 1 159 157 4 GBR Franchitti USA Team KOOL Green 19 3 7 8 11 1 252 148 5 BRA Fittipaldi USA Newman-Haas Racing 19 0 5 7 11 1 18 122 6 SWE Bräck USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing 19 1 3 6 10 1 268 114 7 USA Vasser USA Team Rahal 19 1 3 5 12 1 162 114 8 CAN Tagliani USA Team Player's 19 0 2 5 12 0 115 111 9 USA Andretti USA Team Motorola 19 1 3 3 11 0 90 110 10 MEX Jourdain Jr. USA Team Rahal 19 0 0 5 14 0 24 105 11 CAN Tracy USA Team KOOL Green 19 1 4 5 9 0 314 101 12 BRA Kanaan USA Mo Nunn Racing 19 0 2 5 11 2 145 99 13 NZL Dixon USA PWR Championship RacingUSA Target Chip Ganassi Racing 19 0 1 3 12 0 0 97 14 MEX Fernández MEX Fernández Racing 16 0 1 2 6 2 15 57 15 JPN Takagi USA Walker Motorsport 19 0 0 1 7 0 0 53 16 ESP Servià USA PWR Championship RacingUSA Patrick Racing 13 0 0 2 6 0 0 44 17 JPN Nakano MEX Fernández Racing 19 0 0 2 6 0 10 43 18 MEX Domínguez orange R silver MEX Herdez Competition 19 1 1 1 3 0 5 37 19 ITA Papis USA Sigma AutosportMEX Fernández Racing 7 0 2 2 3 0 1 32 20 USA Bell orange R silver USA Patrick Racing 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 19 21 GBR Manning orange R silver GBR Team St. George 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4 22 DEU Lotterer orange R silver USA Dale Coyne Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 MEX Díaz orange R silver MEX Fernández Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 See also 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship season 2002 Indianapolis 500 2002 Indy Racing League 2002 Infiniti Pro Series season Notes References http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-2002/ CART FedEx Champ Car World Series 2002 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2009-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20081003102721/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-2002/ 2008-10-03 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/2002.htm 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series Champ Car Stats 2009-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20081122113040/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/2002.htm 2008-11-22 live http://fedex.com/us/about/news/pressreleases/archives/pressrelease213112161.html FedEx Renews Title Sponsorship Agreement with Championship Auto Racing Teams; FedEx Championship Series Roars into 2002 FedEx Corporation 2001-11-07 2009-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629055612/http://fedex.com/us/about/news/pressreleases/archives/pressrelease213112161.html 2009-06-29 dead http://www.champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=2002 Standings after Mexico City Champ Car World Series 2009-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20081022080410/http://www.champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=2002 2008-10-22 dead Bibliography Shaw Jeremy Autocourse Cart Official Champ Car Yearbook 2002-2003 2003 Hazleton Publishing Richmond, Surrey 978-1-903135-17-4 Category:Champ Car seasons CART CART CART