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The 2002 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the fifth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 9, 2002 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

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United States 2002 Monterey
Race details
Race 5 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
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Laguna Seca track layout
DateJune 9, 2002
Official nameBridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Shell 300
LocationMazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, United States
CoursePermanent road course
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance87 laps
194.706 mi / 313.374 km
WeatherSunny and cool
Pole position
DriverCristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:09.473
Fastest lap
DriverCristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:11.369 (on lap 71 of 87)
Podium
FirstCristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing)
SecondChristian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)
ThirdKenny Bräck (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
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Qualifying results

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Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
1 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.103 1:09.473 1:09.473
2 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:10.066 1:09.575 1:09.575
3 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:10.476 1:09.759 1:09.759
4 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 1:10.264 1:10.043 1:10.043
5 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.322 1:10.184 1:10.184
6 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 1:10.218 1:10.255 1:10.218
7 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 1:10.652 1:10.269 1:10.269
8 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 1:11.196 1:10.288 1:10.288
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:11.289 1:10.290 1:10.290
10 United States Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 1:10.721 1:10.357 1:10.357
11 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 1:11.378 1:10.389 1:10.389
12 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:11.123 1:10.415 1:10.415
13 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 1:11.081 1:10.449 1:10.449
14 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 1:12.102 1:10.596 1:10.596
15 United States Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 1:10.920 1:10.612 1:10.612
16 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 1:11.172 1:10.616 1:10.616
17 Italy Max Papis Sigma Autosport 1:11.127 1:10.681 1:10.681
18 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 1:12.056 1:11.319 1:11.319
19 United States Michael Andretti Team Motorola 1:11.577 1:11.497 1:11.497
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Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 6 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 87 1:55:28.745 1 22
2 11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 87 +19.087 5 16
3 12 Sweden Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +19.410 2 15
4 4 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +34.255 3 12
5 32 Canada Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 87 +35.095 6 10
6 44 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 +1:11.956 9 8
7 20 United States Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 87 +1:12.431 10 6
8 8 United States Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 86 + 1 Lap 15 5
9 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 86 + 1 Lap 11 4
10 33 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Player's 86 + 1 Lap 7 3
11 39 United States Michael Andretti Team Motorola 86 + 1 Lap 19 2
12 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 86 + 1 Lap 4 1
13 22 Italy Max Papis Sigma Autosport 86 + 1 Lap 17 0
14 52 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 86 + 1 Lap 18 0
15 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 84 + 3 Laps 12 0
16 5 Japan Tora Takagi Walker Racing 83 Spun off 8 0
17 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 15 Contact/ Wheel 16 0
18 51 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 0 Contact 13 0
19 27 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 0 Contact 14 0
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Caution flags

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Notes

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LapsLeader
1-61Cristiano da Matta
62Kenny Bräck
63-66Christian Fittipaldi
67-87Cristiano da Matta
 
DriverLaps led
Cristiano da Matta82
Christian Fittipaldi4
Kenny Bräck1
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Previous race:
2002 Miller Lite 250
CART Indycar World Series
2002 season
Next race:
2002 G.I. Joe's 200
Previous race:
2001 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey
Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey 300 Next race:
2003 Grand Prix of Monterey

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