2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio

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.

2002 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)

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	1:07.040	1:06.128	1:06.128
2		Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	1:07.436	1:06.263	1:06.263
3		Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	1:07.095	1:06.394	1:06.394
4		Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1:07.828	1:06.434	1:06.434
5		Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	1:07.515	1:06.631	1:06.631
6		Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1:07.928	1:06.714	1:06.714
7		Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	1:07.440	1:06.722	1:06.722
8		Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	1:07.714	1:06.822	1:06.822
9		Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	1:08.784	1:06.867	1:06.867
10		Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	1:07.740	1:06.897	1:06.897
11		Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	1:07.958	1:06.961	1:06.961
12		Oriol Servià	Patrick Racing	1:08.087	1:07.058	1:07.058
13		Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	1:07.992	1:07.177	1:07.177
14		Max Papis	Fernández Racing	1:08.815	1:07.410	1:07.410
15		Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1:07.668	1:07.520	1:07.520
16		Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	1:09.068	1:07.570	1:07.570
17		Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	1:09.031	1:07.905	1:07.905
18		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	1:08.404	1:08.236	1:08.236

Race

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

Laps	Cause
47-51	Domínguez (55) contact
52	No restart
69-72	da Matta (6) off course

Notes

Laps Leader 1-25 Patrick Carpentier 26 Christian Fittipaldi 27-47 Patrick Carpentier 48 Cristiano da Matta 49-69 Patrick Carpentier 70 Christian Fittipaldi 71-92 Patrick Carpentier

Driver Laps led Patrick Carpentier 89 Christian Fittipaldi 2 Cristiano da Matta 1

• New Race Record Patrick Carpentier 1:56:17.573
• Average Speed 106.680 mph

External links

• Friday Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Results

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