2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 11 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course track layout | |
| Date | August 11, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio |
| Location | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, United States |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.258 mi / 3.634 km |
| Distance | 92 laps 207.736 mi / 334.328 km |
| Weather | Sunny and warm |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Patrick Carpentier (Team Player's) |
| Time | 1:06.128 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:07.966 (on lap 67 of 92) |
| Podium | |
| First | Patrick Carpentier (Team Player's) |
| Second | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Michael Andretti (Team Motorola) |
The 2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio was the eleventh round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 11, 2002 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
Qualifying results
[edit]| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 1:07.040 | 1:06.128 | 1:06.128 |
| 2 | 
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Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:07.436 | 1:06.263 | 1:06.263 |
| 3 |
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Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:07.095 | 1:06.394 | 1:06.394 |
| 4 | 
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Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:07.828 | 1:06.434 | 1:06.434 |
| 5 |
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Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 1:07.515 | 1:06.631 | 1:06.631 |
| 6 |
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Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:07.928 | 1:06.714 | 1:06.714 |
| 7 |
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Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 1:07.440 | 1:06.722 | 1:06.722 |
| 8 | 
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Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 1:07.714 | 1:06.822 | 1:06.822 |
| 9 |
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Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 1:08.784 | 1:06.867 | 1:06.867 |
| 10 | 
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Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 1:07.740 | 1:06.897 | 1:06.897 |
| 11 | 
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Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 1:07.958 | 1:06.961 | 1:06.961 |
| 12 | 
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Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 1:08.087 | 1:07.058 | 1:07.058 |
| 13 |
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Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 1:07.992 | 1:07.177 | 1:07.177 |
| 14 | 
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Max Papis | Fernández Racing | 1:08.815 | 1:07.410 | 1:07.410 |
| 15 | 
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Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:07.668 | 1:07.520 | 1:07.520 |
| 16 | 
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Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 1:09.068 | 1:07.570 | 1:07.570 |
| 17 |
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Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 1:09.031 | 1:07.905 | 1:07.905 |
| 18 |
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Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:08.404 | 1:08.236 | 1:08.236 |
Race
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier
|
Team Player's | 92 | 1:56:17.573 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 92 | +3.213 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 39 | Michael Andretti
|
Team Motorola | 92 | +4.733 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 92 | +5.733 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 44 | Scott Dixon
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 92 | +8.586 | 15 | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Kenny Bräck
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 92 | +15.513 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Alex Tagliani
|
Team Player's | 92 | +19.854 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser
|
Team Rahal | 92 | +23.241 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | 52 | Shinji Nakano
|
Fernández Racing | 92 | +24.166 | 17 | 4 |
| 10 | 20 | Oriol Servià
|
Patrick Racing | 92 | +26.371 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr.
|
Team Rahal | 92 | +29.564 | 16 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | Tora Takagi
|
Walker Racing | 92 | +30.526 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 91 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | Tony Kanaan
|
Mo Nunn Racing | 78 | Gearbox | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | 51 | Max Papis
|
Fernández Racing | 47 | Gearbox | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | 55 | Mario Domínguez
|
Herdez Competition | 46 | Contact | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Team KOOL Green | 38 | Engine | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | Paul Tracy
|
Team KOOL Green | 23 | Engine | 9 | 0 |
Caution flags
[edit]| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 47-51 | Domínguez (55) contact |
| 52 | No restart |
| 69-72 | da Matta (6) off course |
Notes
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- New Race Record Patrick Carpentier 1:56:17.573
- Average Speed 106.680 mph
External links
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