2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix

The 2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix was the first round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on March 10, 2002 at Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Mexico.

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	1:18.929	1:46.320	1:18.929
2		Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	1:19.202	-	1:19.202
3		Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	1:19.241	1:51.165	1:19.241
4		Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	1:19.270	-	1:19.270
5		Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	1:19.275	-	1:19.275
6		Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Team Rahal	1:19.326	-	1:19.326
7		Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1:19.480	-	1:19.480
8		Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1:19.491	-	1:19.491
9		Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	1:19.682	-	1:19.682
10		Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	1:19.832	-	1:19.832
11		Oriol Servià	PWR Championship Racing	1:19.878	-	1:19.878
12		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	1:19.982	-	1:19.982
13		Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	1:19.985	-	1:19.985
14		Scott Dixon	PWR Championship Racing	1:20.224	-	1:20.224
15		Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	1:20.400	-	1:20.400
16		Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	1:20.473	1:49.075	1:20.473
17		Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	1:20.712	-	1:20.712
18		Max Papis	Sigma Autosport	1:21.992	-	1:21.992
19		Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	1:22.347	-	1:22.347
20		Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	1:20.419	-	-*

* Nakano ran his backup car in the qualification 2 session (but was unable to complete a lap), thus forfeiting the qualifying time he set in his primary car on Friday.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	85	1:58:30.642	5	21
2	27	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	85	+1.679 secs	2	16
3	11	Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	85	+3.244 secs	4	14
4	9	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Team Rahal	85	+3.785 secs	6	12
5	33	Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	85	+7.261 secs	3	10
6	7	Scott Dixon	PWR Championship Racing	85	+9.427 secs	14	8
7	32	Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	85	+9.937 secs	17	6
8	26	Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	85	+10.318 secs	19	5
9	22	Max Papis	Sigma Autosport	85	+11.076 secs	18	4
10	17	Oriol Servià	PWR Championship Racing	85	+12.717 secs	11	3
11	4	Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	84	+ 1 Lap (Off course)	7	2
12	39	Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	84	+ 1 Lap	16	1
13	51	Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	84	+ 1 Lap	1	2
14	5	Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	83	+ 2 Laps	15	0
15	52	Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	83	+ 2 Laps	20	0
16	10	Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	75	Contact	13	0
17	16	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	23	Mechanical	12	0
18	12	Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1	Contact	8	0
19	20	Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	0	Contact	9	0
20	8	Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	0	Contact	10	0

Caution flags

Notes

• New Race Lap Record Cristiano da Matta 1:15.386
• New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 1:58:30.642
• Average Speed 90.544 mph

External links

• Friday Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Results