# 2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 14, 2002, on the streets of Long Beach, California. Michael Andretti won the race, his 42nd and final victory of his career as a driver in CART and IndyCar.

## Qualifying results

Qualifying times in Italics show that that is the quickest time of that qualifying session.
| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| 1 | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:09.373 | 1:07.742 | 1:07.742 |
| 2 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:09.092 | 1:07.745 | 1:07.745 |
| 3 | Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:09.549 | 1:08.097 | 1:08.097 |
| 4 | Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:09.677 | 1:08.126 | 1:08.126 |
| 5 | Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 1:10.004 | 1:08.267 | 1:08.267 |
| 6 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:09.554 | 1:08.411 | 1:08.411 |
| 7 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:10.480 | 1:08.448 | 1:08.448 |
| 8 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 1:09.825 | 1:08.484 | 1:08.484 |
| 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:09.220 | 1:08.637 | 1:08.637 |
| 10 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:09.548 | 1:08.647 | 1:08.647 |
| 11 | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:09.611 | 1:08.720 | 1:08.720 |
| 12 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:09.866 | 1:08.754 | 1:08.754 |
| 13 | Oriol Servià | PWR Championship Racing | 1:10.092 | 1:08.778 | 1:08.778 |
| 14 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 1:10.679 | 1:08.817 | 1:08.817 |
| 15 | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 1:10.544 | 1:08.856 | 1:08.856 |
| 16 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:10.107 | 1:08.915 | 1:08.915 |
| 17 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:10.580 | 1:09.212 | 1:09.212 |
| 18 | Max Papis | Sigma Autosport | 1:10.751 | 1:09.212 | 1:09.212 |
| 19 | Scott Dixon | PWR Championship Racing | 1:11.142 | 1:09.613 | 1:09.613 |
| 20 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:09.883 | 1:09.890 | 1:09.883 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 39 | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 90 | 2:02:14.542 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 90 | +0.466 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | 22 | Max Papis | Sigma Autosport | 90 | +4.698 | 18 | 14 |
| 4 | 12 | Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 90 | +5.250 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 90 | +7.488 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 90 | +8.330 | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | 26 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 90 | +10.129 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 90 | +10.823 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 90 | +11.460 | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | 51 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 90 | +35.789 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | 17 | Oriol Servià | PWR Championship Racing | 79 | Turbo | 13 | 2 |
| 12 | 52 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 73 | Fuel pressure | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 67 | Gearbox | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 62 | Contact | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 57 | Contact | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 55 | Contact | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 51 | Contact | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | Scott Dixon | PWR Championship Racing | 30 | Engine | 19 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 20 | Gearbox | 20 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 16 | Electrical | 6 | 0 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 17–19 | Kanaan (10) off course |
| 31–36 | Dixon (7) off (mechanical) |
| 52–55 | Junqueira (4) contact |
| 57–58 | Tagliani (33) & Bell (20) contact |
| 63–65 | Domínguez (16) contact |
| 81–82 | Servià (17) mechanical |

## Lap leaders

| Laps | Leader |
| 1–17 | Cristiano da Matta |
| 18 | Kenny Bräck |
| 19–31 | Cristiano da Matta |
| 32 | Kenny Bräck |
| 33–46 | Michael Andretti |
| 47–60 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 61 | Kenny Bräck |
| 62–90 | Michael Andretti |
| Driver | Laps led |
| Michael Andretti | 43 |
| Cristiano da Matta | 30 |
| Jimmy Vasser | 14 |
| Kenny Bräck | 3 |
* New Race Lap Record Bruno Junqueira 1:08.981
* Average Speed 86.935 mph