# 2002 Molson Indy Montreal

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 | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| 1 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:19.465 | 1:18.959 | 1:18.959 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:20.820 | 1:19.334 | 1:19.334 |
| 3 | Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:20.199 | 1:19.347 | 1:19.347 |
| 4 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:20.504 | 1:19.510 | 1:19.510 |
| 5 | Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.873 | 1:19.625 | 1:19.625 |
| 6 | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:20.532 | 1:19.704 | 1:19.704 |
| 7 | Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.755 | 1:20.216 | 1:19.755 |
| 8 | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:21.370 | 1:19.841 | 1:19.841 |
| 9 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 1:20.172 | 1:19.870 | 1:19.870 |
| 10 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 1:20.982 | 1:19.871 | 1:19.871 |
| 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:20.125 | 1:19.893 | 1:19.893 |
| 12 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:19.981 | 1:20.173 | 1:19.981 |
| 13 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:20.788 | 1:20.010 | 1:20.010 |
| 14 | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:20.161 | 1:20.831 | 1:20.161 |
| 15 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:20.660 | 1:20.162 | 1:20.162 |
| 16 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:20.855 | 1:20.756 | 1:20.756 |
| 17 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:21.065 | 1:21.067 | 1:21.065 |
| 18 | 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 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 80 | 1:59:40.938 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 80 | +2.588 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 80 | +4.612 | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | 26 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 80 | +6.266 | 10 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 80 | +6.808 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 80 | +8.104 | 15 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 80 | +13.021 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 39 | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 80 | +13.503 | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | 52 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 79 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | 44 | Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 77 | Gearbox | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | 33 | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 77 | + 3 Laps | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | 51 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 69 | Contact | 16 | 1 |
| 13 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 68 | Gearbox | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 64 | Brakes | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 27 | Gearbox | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 13 | Drive shaft | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 11 | Engine | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | Contact | 5 | 0 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 1-2 | Bräck (12) contact |
| 12-13 | Domínguez (55) stopped on course |
| 70-73 | Fernández (51) contact |