CART: Montérrèy (Mexico), Round 1

10th March 2002



Friday Practice

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 6 Cristiano da Matta 15 1:20.504 94.087 2. 4 Bruno Junqueira 13 1:20.758 0.254 0.254 93.791 0.296 0.296 3. 51 Adrian Fernandez 13 1:20.931 0.173 0.427 93.591 0.200 0.496 4. 32 Patrick Carpentier 16 1:20.965 0.034 0.461 93.552 0.039 0.535 5. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 18 1:21.160 0.195 0.656 93.327 0.225 0.760 6. 8 Jimmy Vasser 20 1:21.342 0.182 0.838 93.118 0.209 0.969 7. 9 Michel Jourdain 17 1:21.393 0.051 0.889 93.060 0.058 1.027 8. 10 Tony Kanaan 19 1:21.480 0.087 0.976 92.960 0.100 1.127 9. 26 Paul Tracy 17 1:21.777 0.297 1.273 92.623 0.337 1.464 10. 7 Scott Dixon 21 1:22.042 0.265 1.538 92.323 0.300 1.764 11. 12 Kenny Brack 11 1:22.044 0.002 1.540 92.321 0.002 1.766 12. 27 Dario Franchitti 12 1:22.066 0.022 1.562 92.296 0.025 1.791 13. 33 Alex Tagliani 13 1:22.424 0.358 1.920 91.896 0.400 2.191 14. 16 Mario Dominguez* 16 1:22.437 0.013 1.933 91.881 0.015 2.206 15. 39 Michael Andretti 18 1:22.559 0.122 2.055 91.745 0.136 2.342 16. 20 Townsend Bell* 16 1:22.799 0.240 2.295 91.479 0.266 2.608 17. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 21 1:22.803 0.004 2.299 91.475 0.004 2.612 - 6X Cristiano da Matta 6 1:22.960 0.157 2.456 91.302 0.173 2.785 18. 52 Shinji Nakano 17 1:23.333 0.373 2.829 90.893 0.409 3.194 19. 17 Oriol Servia 16 1:23.570 0.237 3.066 90.635 0.258 3.452 20. 22 Max Papis 12 1:25.401 1.831 4.897 88.692 1.943 5.395 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:28.694)

Friday Qualifying

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 51 Adrian Fernandez 13 1:18.929 95.965 2. 27 Dario Franchitti 11 1:19.202 0.273 0.273 95.634 0.331 0.331 3. 33 Alex Tagliani 15 1:19.241 0.039 0.312 95.587 0.047 0.378 4. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 11 1:19.270 0.029 0.341 95.552 0.035 0.413 5. 6 Cristiano da Matta 15 1:19.275 0.005 0.346 95.546 0.006 0.419 6. 9 Michel Jourdain 14 1:19.326 0.051 0.397 95.484 0.062 0.481 7. 4 Bruno Junqueira 13 1:19.480 0.154 0.551 95.299 0.185 0.666 8. 12 Kenny Brack 12 1:19.491 0.011 0.562 95.286 0.013 0.679 9. 20 Townsend Bell* 15 1:19.682 0.191 0.753 95.058 0.228 0.907 10. 8 Jimmy Vasser 15 1:19.832 0.150 0.903 94.879 0.179 1.086 11. 17 Oriol Servia 12 1:19.878 0.046 0.949 94.825 0.054 1.140 12. 16 Mario Dominguez* 15 1:19.982 0.104 1.053 94.701 0.124 1.264 13. 10 Tony Kanaan 15 1:19.985 0.003 1.056 94.698 0.003 1.267 14. 7 Scott Dixon 15 1:20.102 0.117 1.173 94.559 0.139 1.406 15. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 15 1:20.400 0.298 1.471 94.209 0.350 1.756 16. 52 Shinji Nakano 14 1:20.419 0.019 1.490 94.187 0.022 1.778 17. 39 Michael Andretti 13 1:20.473 0.054 1.544 94.123 0.064 1.842 18. 32 Patrick Carpentier 13 1:20.712 0.239 1.783 93.845 0.278 2.120 19. 22 Max Papis 13 1:21.992 1.280 3.063 92.380 1.465 3.585 20. 26X Paul Tracy 3 1:22.347 0.355 3.418 91.981 0.399 3.984 - 26 Paul Tracy 4 +6:40.314 5:17.96 5:21.38 7.572 84.409 88.393 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:26.972)

Saturday Practice

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 6 Cristiano da Matta 28 1:16.486 99.030 2. 8 Jimmy Vasser 33 1:16.504 0.018 0.018 99.007 0.023 0.023 3. 17 Oriol Servia 33 1:16.646 0.142 0.160 98.823 0.184 0.207 4. 7 Scott Dixon 33 1:16.754 0.108 0.268 98.684 0.139 0.346 5. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 30 1:16.763 0.009 0.277 98.673 0.011 0.357 6. 26X Paul Tracy 30 1:16.859 0.096 0.373 98.549 0.124 0.481 7. 4 Bruno Junqueira 29 1:16.992 0.133 0.506 98.379 0.170 0.651 8. 12 Kenny Brack 27 1:17.027 0.035 0.541 98.334 0.045 0.696 9. 9 Michel Jourdain 30 1:17.116 0.089 0.630 98.221 0.113 0.809 10. 32 Patrick Carpentier 30 1:17.201 0.085 0.715 98.113 0.108 0.917 11. 20 Townsend Bell* 26 1:17.247 0.046 0.761 98.054 0.059 0.976 12. 27 Dario Franchitti 26 1:17.293 0.046 0.807 97.996 0.058 1.034 13. 16 Mario Dominguez* 34 1:17.374 0.081 0.888 97.893 0.103 1.137 14. 39 Michael Andretti 32 1:17.431 0.057 0.945 97.821 0.072 1.209 15. 22 Max Papis 29 1:17.451 0.020 0.965 97.796 0.025 1.234 16. 33 Alex Tagliani 23 1:17.560 0.109 1.074 97.659 0.137 1.371 17. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 25 1:17.726 0.166 1.240 97.450 0.209 1.580 18. 10 Tony Kanaan 33 1:17.762 0.036 1.276 97.405 0.045 1.625 19. 51 Adrian Fernandez 19 1:18.087 0.325 1.601 97.000 0.405 2.030 20. 52X Shinji Nakano 14 1:18.291 0.204 1.805 96.747 0.253 2.283 - 51X Adrian Fernandez 3 +1:25.675 7.384 9.189 88.409 8.338 10.621 - 52 Shinji Nakano 4 +1:27.129 1.454 10.643 86.933 1.476 12.097 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:24.145)

Saturday Qualifying

Wet session - most drivers did not run Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 51 Adrian Fernandez 5 1:46.320 71.242 2. 39 Michael Andretti 4 1:49.075 2.755 2.755 69.442 1.800 1.800 3. 33 Alex Tagliani 4 1:51.165 2.090 4.845 68.137 1.305 3.105 4. 52X Shinji Nakano 3 +7:16.231 5:25.06 5:29.91 17.363 50.774 53.879 - 52X Shinji Nakano 3 +7:16.231 0.000 5:29.91 17.363 0.000 53.879 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:58.467)

Starting line-up

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 51 Adrian Fernandez 13 1:18.929 95.965 2. 27 Dario Franchitti 11 1:19.202 0.273 0.273 95.634 0.331 0.331 3. 33 Alex Tagliani 15 1:19.241 0.039 0.312 95.587 0.047 0.378 4. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 11 1:19.270 0.029 0.341 95.552 0.035 0.413 5. 6 Cristiano da Matta 15 1:19.275 0.005 0.346 95.546 0.006 0.419 6. 9 Michel Jourdain 14 1:19.326 0.051 0.397 95.484 0.062 0.481 7. 4 Bruno Junqueira 13 1:19.480 0.154 0.551 95.299 0.185 0.666 8. 12 Kenny Brack 12 1:19.491 0.011 0.562 95.286 0.013 0.679 9. 20 Townsend Bell* 15 1:19.682 0.191 0.753 95.058 0.228 0.907 10. 8 Jimmy Vasser 15 1:19.832 0.150 0.903 94.879 0.179 1.086 11. 17 Oriol Servia 12 1:19.878 0.046 0.949 94.825 0.054 1.140 12. 16 Mario Dominguez* 15 1:19.982 0.104 1.053 94.701 0.124 1.264 13. 10 Tony Kanaan 15 1:19.985 0.003 1.056 94.698 0.003 1.267 14. 7 Scott Dixon 15 1:20.102 0.117 1.173 94.559 0.139 1.406 15. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 15 1:20.400 0.298 1.471 94.209 0.350 1.756 16. 39 Michael Andretti 13 1:20.473 0.073 1.544 94.123 0.086 1.842 17. 32 Patrick Carpentier 13 1:20.712 0.239 1.783 93.845 0.278 2.120 18. 22 Max Papis 13 1:21.992 1.280 3.063 92.380 1.465 3.585 19. 26X Paul Tracy 3 1:22.347 0.355 3.418 91.981 0.399 3.984 20. 52X Shinji Nakano 3 +7:16.231 5:25.06 5:57.30 17.363 50.774 78.602 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:26.972)

Sunday Warm-up

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 6 Cristiano da Matta 15 1:16.382 99.165 2. 33 Alex Tagliani 13 1:16.417 0.035 0.035 99.119 0.046 0.046 3. 16 Mario Dominguez* 16 1:16.716 0.299 0.334 98.733 0.386 0.432 4. 10 Tony Kanaan 16 1:16.756 0.040 0.374 98.682 0.051 0.483 5. 4 Bruno Junqueira 16 1:16.867 0.111 0.485 98.539 0.143 0.626 6. 8 Jimmy Vasser 16 1:16.927 0.060 0.545 98.462 0.077 0.703 7. 9 Michel Jourdain 13 1:16.987 0.060 0.605 98.385 0.077 0.780 8. 51 Adrian Fernandez 16 1:17.239 0.252 0.857 98.064 0.321 1.101 9. 17 Oriol Servia 16 1:17.251 0.012 0.869 98.049 0.015 1.116 10. 7 Scott Dixon 15 1:17.292 0.041 0.910 97.997 0.052 1.168 11. 26X Paul Tracy 17 1:17.591 0.299 1.209 97.620 0.377 1.545 12. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 13 1:17.602 0.011 1.220 97.606 0.014 1.559 13. 39 Michael Andretti 14 1:17.775 0.173 1.393 97.389 0.217 1.776 14. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 15 1:17.810 0.035 1.428 97.345 0.044 1.820 15. 12 Kenny Brack 12 1:17.832 0.022 1.450 97.317 0.028 1.848 16. 27 Dario Franchitti 13 1:18.074 0.242 1.692 97.016 0.301 2.149 17. 32 Patrick Carpentier 13 1:18.131 0.057 1.749 96.945 0.071 2.220 18. 52 Shinji Nakano 15 1:18.247 0.116 1.865 96.801 0.144 2.364 19. 22 Max Papis 13 1:18.258 0.011 1.876 96.788 0.013 2.377 20. 20 Townsend Bell* 13 1:18.507 0.249 2.125 96.481 0.307 2.684 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:24.039)

Race Result

Pos Car Driver Nat Chassis/Engine Laps lag F.Lap Status ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 6 Cristiano da Matta BR LT-Toyota 85 0.000 100.475 Running 2. 27 Dario Franchitti SCO RI-Honda 85 1.679 99.562 Running 3. 11 Christian Fittipaldi BR LT-Toyota 85 3.244 100.387 Running 4. 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. MEX LT-Ford 85 3.785 99.300 Running 5. 33 Alex Tagliani CDN RI-Ford 85 7.261 99.760 Running 6. 7 Scott Dixon NZ RI-Toyota 85 9.427 99.310 Running 7. 32 Patrick Carpentier CDN RI-Ford 85 9.937 99.347 Running 8. 26 Paul Tracy CDN RI-Honda 85 10.318 99.571 Running 9. 22 Max Papis I LT-Ford 85 11.076 98.783 Running 10. 17 Oriol Servia E LT-Ford 85 12.717 99.943 Running 11. 4 Bruno Junqueira BR LT-Toyota 84 10.172 100.077 Running 12. 39 Michael Andretti USA RI-Honda 84 1LAP 98.916 Running 13. 51 Adrian Fernandez MEX RI-Honda 84 1LAP 98.519 Running 14. 5 Toranosuke Takagi J RI-Toyota 83 2LAPS 98.903 Running 15. 52 Shinji Nakano J RI-Honda 83 2LAPS 98.382 Running 16. 10 Tony Kanaan BR RI-Honda 75 10LAPS 99.970 Contact 17. 16 Mario Dominguez MEX RI-Ford 23 62LAPS 97.744 Mechanical 18. 12 Kenny Brack S LT-Ford 1 84LAPS 42.502 Contact 19. 8 Jimmy Vasser USA RI-Toyota 0 85LAPS 0.000 Contact 20. 20 Townsend Bell USA RI-Toyota 0 85LAPS 0.000 Contact Race Winning Time: 1h58m30.642

Championship Standings

Driver's Championship Overall Road Oval 1 Cristiano da Matta Newman-Haas Racing 21 21 0 2 Dario Franchitti Team Green 16 16 0 3 Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 14 14 0 4 Michel Jourdain Team Rahal 12 12 0 5 Alex Tagliani Forsythe Racing 10 10 0 6 Scott Dixon PWR Championship Racing 8 8 0 7 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 6 6 0 8 Paul Tracy Team Green 5 5 0 9 Max Papis Sigma Autosport 4 4 0 10 Oriol Servia PWR Championship Racing 3 3 0 11 Bruno Junqueira Chip Ganassi Racing 2 2 0 12 Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Racing 2 2 0 13 Michael Andretti Team Motorola (Green) 1 1 0 14 Toranosuke Takagi Walker Racing 0 0 0 15 Shinji Nakano Fernandez Racing 0 0 0 16 Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 0 0 0 17 Mario Dominguez (R) Herdez Competition 0 0 0 18 Kenny Brack Chip Ganassi Racing 0 0 0 19 Townsend Bell (R) Patrick Racing 0 0 0 20 Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 0 0 0 Manufacturer's Championship Overall Road Oval 1 Toyota 21 21 0 2 Honda 18 18 0 3 Ford-Cosworth 12 12 0 Constructor's Championship Overall Road Oval 1 Lola 23 23 0 2 Reynard 16 16 0 Nation's Cup Overall Road Oval 1 Brazil 21 21 0 2 Scotland 16 16 0 3 Mexico 14 14 0 4 Canada 10 10 0 5 New Zealand 8 8 0 6 Italy 4 4 0 7 Spain 3 3 0 8 United States 1 1 0