- Qualifying results
- Race
- Caution flags
- Notes
- External links
{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|Country = Mexico| Race = Monterrey| Image = Fundidora Park Raceway.svg| Caption = Fundidora Park track layout| Date = March 10| Year = 2002| Official name = 2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix| Race_No = 1| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Parque Fundidora
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico| Course = Permanent road course| Course_mi = 2.104| Course_km = 3.386| Distance_laps = 85| Distance_mi = 178.840| Distance_km = 287.810| Weather = | Pole_Driver = Adrian Fernández| Pole_Team = Fernández Racing| Pole_Time = 1:18.929| Pole_Country = Mexico| Fast_Driver = Cristiano da Matta| Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Fast_Time = 1:15.386| Fast_Lap = 74| Fast_Country = Brazil| First_Driver = Cristiano da Matta| First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| First_Country = Brazil| Second_Driver = Dario Franchitti| Second_Team = Team KOOL Green| Second_Country= UK| Third_Driver = Christian Fittipaldi| Third_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Third_Country = Brazil|
}}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 |
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| 1 | Mexico}} | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 1:18.929 | 1:46.320 | 1:18.929 |
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| 2 | UK}} | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:19.202 | - | 1:19.202 |
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| 3 | Canada}} | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:19.241 | 1:51.165 | 1:19.241 |
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| 4 | Brazil}} | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:19.270 | - | 1:19.270 |
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| 5 | Brazil}} | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:19.275 | - | 1:19.275 |
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| 6 | Mexico}} | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:19.326 | - | 1:19.326 |
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| 7 | Brazil}} | Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.480 | - | 1:19.480 |
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| 8 | Sweden}} | Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:19.491 | - | 1:19.491 |
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| 9 | USA}} | Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 1:19.682 | - | 1:19.682 |
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| 10 | USA}} | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:19.832 | - | 1:19.832 |
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| 11 | Spain}} | Oriol Servià | PWR Championship Racing | 1:19.878 | - | 1:19.878 |
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| 12 | Mexico}} | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:19.982 | - | 1:19.982 |
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| 13 | Brazil}} | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:19.985 | - | 1:19.985 |
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| 14 | New Zealand}} | Scott Dixon | PWR Championship Racing | 1:20.224 | - | 1:20.224 |
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| 15 | Japan}} | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:20.400 | - | 1:20.400 |
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| 16 | USA}} | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 1:20.473 | 1:49.075 | 1:20.473 |
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| 17 | Canada}} | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:20.712 | - | 1:20.712 |
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| 18 | Italy}} | Max Papis | Sigma Autosport | 1:21.992 | - | 1:21.992 |
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| 19 | Canada}} | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 1:22.347 | - | 1:22.347 |
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| 20 | Japan}} | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 1:20.419 | - | -* |
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- 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 |
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| 1 | 6 | Brazil}} Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | 1:58:30.642 | 5 | 21 |
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| 2 | 27 | UK}} Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 85 | +1.679 secs | 2 | 16 |
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| 3 | 11 | Brazil}} Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | +3.244 secs | 4 | 14 |
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| 4 | 9 | Mexico}} Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 85 | +3.785 secs | 6 | 12 |
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| 5 | 33 | Canada}} Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 85 | +7.261 secs | 3 | 10 |
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| 6 | 7 | New Zealand}} Scott Dixon | PWR Championship Racing | 85 | +9.427 secs | 14 | 8 |
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| 7 | 32 | Canada}} Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 85 | +9.937 secs | 17 | 6 |
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| 8 | 26 | Canada}} Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 85 | +10.318 secs | 19 | 5 |
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| 9 | 22 | Italy}} Max Papis | Sigma Autosport | 85 | +11.076 secs | 18 | 4 |
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| 10 | 17 | Spain}} Oriol Servià | PWR Championship Racing | 85 | +12.717 secs | 11 | 3 |
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| 11 | 4 | Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap (Off course) | 7 | 2 |
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| 12 | 39 | USA}} Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 84 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 1 |
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| 13 | 51 | Mexico}} Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 2 |
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| 14 | 5 | Japan}} Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 83 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 0 |
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| 15 | 52 | Japan}} Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 83 | + 2 Laps | 20 | 0 |
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| 16 | 10 | Brazil}} Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 75 | Contact | 13 | 0 |
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| 17 | 16 | Mexico}} Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 23 | Mechanical | 12 | 0 |
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| 18 | 12 | Sweden}} Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1 | Contact | 8 | 0 |
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| 19 | 20 | USA}} Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 0 | Contact | 9 | 0 |
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| 20 | 8 | USA}} Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 0 | Contact | 10 | 0 |
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Caution flags | Laps | Cause |
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| 1-3 | Bell (20), Vasser (8), Junqueira (4) & Bräck (12) contact | | 77-81 | Takagi (5) & Kanaan (10) contact |
Notes | Laps | Leader |
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| 1-14 | Adrian Fernández | | 15-27 | Alex Tagliani | | 28-31 | Patrick Carpentier | | 32-50 | Cristiano da Matta | | 51 | Dario Franchitti | | 52 | Max Papis | | 53-85 | Cristiano da Matta |
| | | Driver | Laps led |
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| Cristiano da Matta | 52 | | Adrian Fernández | 14 | | Alex Tagliani | 13 | | Patrick Carpentier | 4 | | Dario Franchitti | 1 | | Max Papis | 1 |
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- 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
- CART's first race after the departure of Team Penske for the archrival Indy Racing League.
External links- Friday Qualifying Results
- Saturday Qualifying Results
- Race Results
{{CART World Series race report| Name_of_race = 2002 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey | Year_of_race = 2002 | Previous_race_in_season = 2001 Marlboro 500
'''Previous Season''' | Next_race_in_season = 2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Previous_year's_race = 2001 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix
}}{{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix}} 3 : 2002 in CART|2002 in Mexican sports|Grand Prix of Monterrey |