2002 Molson Indy Toronto
# 2002 Molson Indy Toronto

The 2002 Molson Indy Toronto was the eighth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 7, 2002, on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 58.487 | 58.135 | 58.135 |
| 2 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 58.953 | 58.172 | 58.172 |
| 3 | Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 58.724 | 58.256 | 58.256 |
| 4 | Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 58.984 | 58.334 | 58.334 |
| 5 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.082 | 58.477 | 58.477 |
| 6 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 59.016 | 58.488 | 58.488 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 59.400 | 58.554 | 58.554 |
| 8 | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 59.102 | 58.577 | 58.577 |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 59.034 | 58.677 | 58.677 |
| 10 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 59.379 | 58.706 | 58.706 |
| 11 | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 59.390 | 58.864 | 58.864 |
| 12 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 59.935 | 58.930 | 58.930 |
| 13 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 59.479 | 59.051 | 59.051 |
| 14 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 59.359 | 59.108 | 59.108 |
| 15 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 59.585 | 59.146 | 59.146 |
| 16 | Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 59.484 | 59.293 | 59.293 |
| 17 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 59.719 | 59.673 | 59.673 |
| 18 | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 59.760 | 59.981 | 59.760 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 112 | 2:06:19.372 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 12 | Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 112 | +4.398 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 112 | +11.357 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 52 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 112 | +12.475 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 44 | Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 112 | +14.102 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 112 | +23.942 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 112 | +24.423 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 112 | +38.647 | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | 51 | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 111 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 111 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | 39 | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 110 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 109 | + 3 Laps | 15 | 1 |
| 13 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 101 | Mechanical | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 92 | Contact | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 92 | Excluded* | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 88 | Brakes | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 60 | Gearbox | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 29 | Engine | 17 | 0 |

* Townsend Bell was excluded from the race after making contact with Bruno Junqueira on lap 93. He was fined $10,000 and placed on probation.

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| - | - |
| 0-1 | Yellow start |
| 62-70 | Kanaan (10) stopped on course |
| 87-90 | Tracy (26) contact |
| 93-95 | Junqueira (4) & Bell (20) contact |
