2002 Molson Indy Toronto

The 2002 Molson Indy Toronto was the eighth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 7, 2002, on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1	Template:Flagicon	Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	58.487	58.135	58.135
2	Template:Flagicon	Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	58.953	58.172	58.172
3	Template:Flagicon	Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	58.724	58.256	58.256
4	Template:Flagicon	Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	58.984	58.334	58.334
5	Template:Flagicon	Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	59.082	58.477	58.477
6	Template:Flagicon	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	59.016	58.488	58.488
7	Template:Flagicon	Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	59.400	58.554	58.554
8	Template:Flagicon	Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	59.102	58.577	58.577
9	Template:Flagicon	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	59.034	58.677	58.677
10	Template:Flagicon	Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	59.379	58.706	58.706
11	Template:Flagicon	Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	59.390	58.864	58.864
12	Template:Flagicon	Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	59.935	58.930	58.930
13	Template:Flagicon	Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	59.479	59.051	59.051
14	Template:Flagicon	Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	59.359	59.108	59.108
15	Template:Flagicon	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	59.585	59.146	59.146
16	Template:Flagicon	Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	59.484	59.293	59.293
17	Template:Flagicon	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	59.719	59.673	59.673
18	Template:Flagicon	Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	59.760	59.981	59.760

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	112	2:06:19.372	1	23
2	12	Template:Flagicon Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	112	+4.398	4	16
3	11	Template:Flagicon Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	112	+11.357	5	14
4	52	Template:Flagicon Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	112	+12.475	7	12
5	44	Template:Flagicon Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	112	+14.102	9	10
6	8	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	112	+23.942	8	8
7	33	Template:Flagicon Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	112	+24.423	11	6
8	5	Template:Flagicon Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	112	+38.647	12	5
9	51	Template:Flagicon Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	111	+ 1 Lap	13	4
10	32	Template:Flagicon Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	111	+ 1 Lap	14	3
11	39	Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	110	+ 2 Laps	18	2
12	9	Template:Flagicon Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	109	+ 3 Laps	15	1
13	27	Template:Flagicon Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	101	Mechanical	6	0
14	4	Template:Flagicon Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	92	Contact	3	0
15	20	Template:Flagicon Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	92	Excluded*	16	0
16	26	Template:Flagicon Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	88	Brakes	2	0
17	10	Template:Flagicon Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	60	Gearbox	10	0
18	55	Template:Flagicon Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	29	Engine	17	0

* Townsend Bell was excluded from the race after making contact with Bruno Junqueira on lap 93. He was fined $10,000 and placed on probation.

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
0-1	Yellow start
62-70	Kanaan (10) stopped on course
87-90	Tracy (26) contact
93-95	Junqueira (4) & Bell (20) contact

Notes

Laps Leader 1-112 Cristiano da Matta

Driver Laps led Cristiano da Matta 112

• New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:06:19.372
• Average Speed 93.361 mph

External links

• Friday Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Results
• Townsend Bell gets fine, probation after Toronto