2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

2002 Long Beach

Race details
Race 2 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Long Beach track layout
Date	April 4, 2002
Official name	2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Location	Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California, United States
Course	Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance	90 laps 177.120 mi / 285.030 km
Weather	Partly cloudy, cool
Pole position
Driver	Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)
Time	1:07.742
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruno Junqueira (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	1:08.981 (on lap 51 of 90)
Podium
First	Michael Andretti (Team Motorola)
Second	Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)
Third	Max Papis (Sigma Autosport)

The 2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 4, 2002 on the streets of Long Beach, California. Michael Andretti won the race, his 42nd and final victory of his career as a driver in CART and IndyCar.

Qualifying results

Qualifying times in Italics show that that is the quickest time of that qualifying session.

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	1:09.373	1:07.742	1:07.742
2		Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	1:09.092	1:07.745	1:07.745
3		Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1:09.549	1:08.097	1:08.097
4		Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1:09.677	1:08.126	1:08.126
5		Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	1:10.004	1:08.267	1:08.267
6		Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	1:09.554	1:08.411	1:08.411
7		Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	1:10.480	1:08.448	1:08.448
8		Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	1:09.825	1:08.484	1:08.484
9		Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	1:09.220	1:08.637	1:08.637
10		Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Team Rahal	1:09.548	1:08.647	1:08.647
11		Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	1:09.611	1:08.720	1:08.720
12		Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	1:09.866	1:08.754	1:08.754
13		Oriol Servià	PWR Championship Racing	1:10.092	1:08.778	1:08.778
14		Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	1:10.679	1:08.817	1:08.817
15		Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	1:10.544	1:08.856	1:08.856
16		Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	1:10.107	1:08.915	1:08.915
17		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	1:10.580	1:09.212	1:09.212
18		Max Papis	Sigma Autosport	1:10.751	1:09.212	1:09.212
19		Scott Dixon	PWR Championship Racing	1:11.142	1:09.613	1:09.613
20		Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	1:09.883	1:09.890	1:09.883

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	39	Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	90	2:02:14.542	15	21
2	8	Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	90	+0.466 secs	1	17
3	22	Max Papis	Sigma Autosport	90	+4.698 secs	18	14
4	12	Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	90	+5.250 secs	4	12
5	9	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Team Rahal	90	+7.488 secs	10	10
6	5	Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	90	+8.330 secs	12	8
7	26	Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	90	+10.129 secs	8	6
8	6	Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	90	+10.823 secs	2	6
9	27	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	90	+11.460 secs	16	4
10	51	Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	90	+35.789 secs	7	3
11	17	Oriol Servià	PWR Championship Racing	79	Ret (Turbo)	13	2
12	52	Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	73	Ret (Fuel pressure)	14	1
13	11	Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	67	Ret (Gearbox)	9	0
14	16	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	62	Ret (Contact)	17	0
15	20	Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	57	Ret (Contact)	5	0
16	33	Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	55	Ret (Contact)	11	0
17	4	Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	51	Ret (Contact)	3	0
18	7	Scott Dixon	PWR Championship Racing	30	Ret (Engine)	19	0
19	32	Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	20	Ret (Gearbox)	20	0
20	10	Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	16	Ret (Electrical)	6	0

Caution flags

Lap leaders

• New Race Lap Record Bruno Junqueira 1:08.981
• Average Speed 86.935 mph

External links

• Friday Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Results