CART: Denver, Round 14

1st September 2002



Friday Practice

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 6 Cristiano da Matta 28 1:02.506 94.858 2. 51 Adrian Fernandez 29 1:02.693 0.187 0.187 94.575 0.283 0.283 3. 44 Scott Dixon 32 1:02.742 0.049 0.236 94.501 0.074 0.357 4. 12 Kenny Brack 31 1:03.177 0.435 0.671 93.851 0.650 1.007 5. 11X Christian Fittipaldi 16 1:03.270 0.093 0.764 93.713 0.138 1.145 6. 10X Tony Kanaan 17 1:03.323 0.053 0.817 93.634 0.079 1.224 7. 27X Dario Franchitti 13 1:03.413 0.090 0.907 93.501 0.133 1.357 8. 4 Bruno Junqueira 26 1:03.433 0.020 0.927 93.472 0.029 1.386 9. 8 Jimmy Vasser 23 1:03.758 0.325 1.252 92.995 0.477 1.863 10. 9 Michel Jourdain 25 1:03.961 0.203 1.455 92.700 0.295 2.158 11. 39 Michael Andretti 22 1:04.109 0.148 1.603 92.486 0.214 2.372 12. 26X Paul Tracy 9 1:04.297 0.188 1.791 92.216 0.270 2.642 13. 55 Mario Dominguez* 38 1:04.373 0.076 1.867 92.107 0.109 2.751 14. 32 Patrick Carpentier 27 1:04.426 0.053 1.920 92.031 0.076 2.827 15. 20 Oriol Servia 18 1:04.545 0.119 2.039 91.861 0.170 2.997 16. 33 Alex Tagliani 22 1:04.586 0.041 2.080 91.803 0.058 3.055 17. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 30 1:04.840 0.254 2.334 91.444 0.359 3.414 18. 52 Shinji Nakano 19 1:05.064 0.224 2.558 91.129 0.315 3.729 - 20X Oriol Servia 19 1:06.156 1.092 3.650 89.625 1.504 5.233 - 11 Christian Fittipaldi 14 1:06.719 0.563 4.213 88.868 0.757 5.990 - 10 Tony Kanaan 8 +1:09.612 2.893 7.106 85.175 3.693 9.683 - 51X Adrian Fernandez 7 +1:09.936 0.324 7.430 84.780 0.395 10.078 - 26 Paul Tracy 11 +1:11.167 1.231 8.661 83.314 1.466 11.544 - 6X Cristiano da Matta 6 +1:12.494 1.327 9.988 81.789 1.525 13.069 - 5X Toranosuke Takagi 5 +1:12.738 0.244 10.232 81.514 0.275 13.344 - 52X Shinji Nakano 6 +1:14.676 1.938 12.170 79.399 2.115 15.459 - 33X Alex Tagliani 4 +1:18.309 3.633 15.803 75.715 3.684 19.143 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:08.859)

Friday Qualifying

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 51 Adrian Fernandez 14 1:02.073 95.520 2. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 9 1:02.440 0.367 0.367 94.958 0.562 0.562 3. 10X Tony Kanaan 14 1:02.454 0.014 0.381 94.937 0.021 0.583 4. 44 Scott Dixon 9 1:02.468 0.014 0.395 94.916 0.021 0.604 5. 6 Cristiano da Matta 8 1:02.810 0.342 0.737 94.399 0.517 1.121 6. 4 Bruno Junqueira 13 1:02.950 0.140 0.877 94.189 0.210 1.331 7. 20 Oriol Servia 13 1:03.156 0.206 1.083 93.882 0.307 1.638 8. 8 Jimmy Vasser 10 1:03.204 0.048 1.131 93.811 0.071 1.709 9. 12 Kenny Brack 7 1:03.254 0.050 1.181 93.736 0.075 1.784 10. 39 Michael Andretti 15 1:03.432 0.178 1.359 93.473 0.263 2.047 11. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 13 1:03.538 0.106 1.465 93.317 0.156 2.203 12. 27 Dario Franchitti 9 1:03.619 0.081 1.546 93.199 0.118 2.321 13. 26 Paul Tracy 10 1:03.632 0.013 1.559 93.180 0.019 2.340 14. 52 Shinji Nakano 10 1:03.659 0.027 1.586 93.140 0.040 2.380 15. 9 Michel Jourdain 13 1:03.940 0.281 1.867 92.731 0.409 2.789 16. 33 Alex Tagliani 9 1:04.516 0.576 2.443 91.903 0.828 3.617 17. 55 Mario Dominguez* 9 1:04.558 0.042 2.485 91.843 0.060 3.677 18. 32 Patrick Carpentier 10 1:04.760 0.202 2.687 91.557 0.286 3.963 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:08.482)

Saturday Practice

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 10X Tony Kanaan 29 1:01.601 96.252 2. 44 Scott Dixon 38 1:01.617 0.016 0.016 96.227 0.025 0.025 3. 51 Adrian Fernandez 35 1:01.620 0.003 0.019 96.222 0.005 0.030 4. 6 Cristiano da Matta 43 1:01.671 0.051 0.070 96.142 0.080 0.110 5. 12 Kenny Brack 42 1:01.698 0.027 0.097 96.100 0.042 0.152 6. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 39 1:02.017 0.319 0.416 95.606 0.494 0.646 7. 4 Bruno Junqueira 37 1:02.050 0.033 0.449 95.555 0.051 0.697 8. 8 Jimmy Vasser 39 1:02.075 0.025 0.474 95.517 0.038 0.735 9. 52 Shinji Nakano 40 1:02.186 0.111 0.585 95.346 0.171 0.906 10. 26 Paul Tracy 20 1:02.192 0.006 0.591 95.337 0.009 0.915 11. 9 Michel Jourdain 37 1:02.414 0.222 0.813 94.998 0.339 1.254 12. 20 Oriol Servia 42 1:02.499 0.085 0.898 94.869 0.129 1.383 13. 39 Michael Andretti 36 1:02.579 0.080 0.978 94.747 0.122 1.505 14. 32 Patrick Carpentier 30 1:02.600 0.021 0.999 94.716 0.031 1.536 15. 33 Alex Tagliani 27 1:02.695 0.095 1.094 94.572 0.144 1.680 16. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 36 1:02.965 0.270 1.364 94.167 0.405 2.085 17. 27 Dario Franchitti 36 1:03.057 0.092 1.456 94.029 0.138 2.223 18. 55 Mario Dominguez* 17 1:03.731 0.674 2.130 93.035 0.994 3.217 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:07.770)

Saturday Qualifying

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 4 Bruno Junqueira 15 1:01.703 96.093 2. 52 Shinji Nakano 15 1:01.808 0.105 0.105 95.929 0.164 0.164 3. 44 Scott Dixon 14 1:01.888 0.080 0.185 95.805 0.124 0.288 4. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 13 1:01.992 0.104 0.289 95.645 0.160 0.448 5. 12 Kenny Brack 15 1:02.049 0.057 0.346 95.557 0.088 0.536 6. 6 Cristiano da Matta 14 1:02.149 0.100 0.446 95.403 0.154 0.690 7. 32 Patrick Carpentier 14 1:02.181 0.032 0.478 95.354 0.049 0.739 8. 10X Tony Kanaan 15 1:02.184 0.003 0.481 95.349 0.005 0.744 9. 9 Michel Jourdain 14 1:02.244 0.060 0.541 95.257 0.092 0.836 10. 8 Jimmy Vasser 14 1:02.305 0.061 0.602 95.164 0.093 0.929 11. 51 Adrian Fernandez 13 1:02.311 0.006 0.608 95.155 0.009 0.938 12. 33 Alex Tagliani 15 1:02.471 0.160 0.768 94.911 0.244 1.182 13. 20 Oriol Servia 15 1:02.476 0.005 0.773 94.904 0.007 1.189 14. 27 Dario Franchitti 12 1:02.601 0.125 0.898 94.714 0.190 1.379 15. 26 Paul Tracy 15 1:02.726 0.125 1.023 94.525 0.189 1.568 16. 55 Mario Dominguez* 13 1:02.762 0.036 1.059 94.471 0.054 1.622 17. 39 Michael Andretti 14 1:02.817 0.055 1.114 94.388 0.083 1.705 18. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 15 1:03.200 0.383 1.497 93.816 0.572 2.277 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:07.931)

Starting line up

Pos Car Driver Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 4 Bruno Junqueira 1:01.703 96.093 2. 51 Adrian Fernandez 1:02.073 0.370 0.370 95.520 0.573 0.573 3. 52 Shinji Nakano 1:01.808 -0.265 0.105 95.929 -0.409 0.164 4. 44 Scott Dixon 1:01.888 0.080 0.185 95.805 0.124 0.288 5. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 1:01.992 0.104 0.289 95.645 0.160 0.448 6. 12 Kenny Brack 1:02.049 0.057 0.346 95.557 0.088 0.536 7. 6 Cristiano da Matta 1:02.149 0.100 0.446 95.403 0.154 0.690 8. 32 Patrick Carpentier 1:02.181 0.032 0.478 95.354 0.049 0.739 9. 10X Tony Kanaan 1:02.184 0.003 0.481 95.349 0.005 0.744 10. 9 Michel Jourdain 1:02.244 0.060 0.541 95.257 0.092 0.836 11. 8 Jimmy Vasser 1:02.305 0.061 0.602 95.164 0.093 0.929 12. 33 Alex Tagliani 1:02.471 0.166 0.768 94.911 0.253 1.182 13. 20 Oriol Servia 1:02.476 0.005 0.773 94.904 0.007 1.189 14. 27 Dario Franchitti 1:02.601 0.125 0.898 94.714 0.190 1.379 15. 26 Paul Tracy 1:02.726 0.125 1.023 94.525 0.189 1.568 16. 55 Mario Dominguez* 1:02.762 0.036 1.059 94.471 0.054 1.622 17. 39 Michael Andretti 1:02.817 0.055 1.114 94.388 0.083 1.705 18. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 1:03.200 0.383 1.497 93.816 0.572 2.277 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:08.077)

Warm-up

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 44 Scott Dixon 18 1:01.815 95.918 2. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 16 1:01.872 0.057 0.057 95.830 0.088 0.088 3. 52 Shinji Nakano 17 1:02.089 0.217 0.274 95.495 0.335 0.423 4. 12 Kenny Brack 8 1:02.164 0.075 0.349 95.380 0.115 0.538 5. 51 Adrian Fernandez 16 1:02.243 0.079 0.428 95.259 0.121 0.659 6. 26 Paul Tracy 11 1:02.379 0.136 0.564 95.051 0.208 0.867 7. 6 Cristiano da Matta 15 1:02.450 0.071 0.635 94.943 0.108 0.975 8. 20 Oriol Servia 17 1:02.544 0.094 0.729 94.800 0.143 1.118 9. 4 Bruno Junqueira 15 1:02.621 0.077 0.806 94.684 0.116 1.234 10. 5 Toranosuke Takagi 16 1:02.717 0.096 0.902 94.539 0.145 1.379 11. 27 Dario Franchitti 12 1:03.083 0.366 1.268 93.990 0.549 1.928 12. 32 Patrick Carpentier 12 1:03.130 0.047 1.315 93.920 0.070 1.998 13. 55 Mario Dominguez* 9 1:03.267 0.137 1.452 93.717 0.203 2.201 14. 10X Tony Kanaan 13 1:03.455 0.188 1.640 93.439 0.278 2.479 15. 9 Michel Jourdain 15 1:03.607 0.152 1.792 93.216 0.223 2.702 16. 33 Alex Tagliani 14 1:03.706 0.099 1.891 93.071 0.145 2.847 17. 39 Michael Andretti 11 1:03.844 0.138 2.029 92.870 0.201 3.048 18. 8 Jimmy Vasser 13 1:04.033 0.189 2.218 92.596 0.274 3.322 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:08.028)

Race Result

Pos Car Driver Nat Chassis/Engine Laps Gap Fast lap Status 1. 4 Bruno Junqueira BR LT-Toyota 100 0.000 95.699 Running 2. 44 Scott Dixon NZ LT-Toyota 100 0.282 95.819 Running 3. 6 Cristiano da Matta BR LT-Toyota 100 8.191 94.693 Running 4. 51 Adrian Fernandez MEX LT-Honda 100 11.911 94.961 Running 5. 11 Christian Fittipaldi BR LT-Toyota 100 12.562 94.803 Running 6. 10 Tony Kanaan BR LT-Honda 100 13.288 95.839 Running 7. 12 Kenny Brack S LT-Toyota 100 13.705 96.178 Running 8. 26 Paul Tracy CDN LT-Honda 100 14.496 95.326 Running 9. 9 Michel Jourdain MEX LT-Ford 100 15.497 95.270 Running 10. 8 Jimmy Vasser USA LT-Ford 100 16.586 96.044 Running 11. 20 Oriol Servia E LT-Toyota 100 26.507 95.070 Running 12. 33 Alex Tagliani CDN RI-Ford 99 1 lap 95.140 Running 13. 39 Michael Andretti USA LT-Honda 99 1 lap 95.129 Running 14. 55 Mario Dominguez MEX LT-Ford 97 3 laps 94.559 Running 15. 5 Toranosuke Takagi J RI-Toyota 85 15 laps 95.581 Contact 16. 52 Shinji Nakano J RI-Honda 64 36 laps 94.608 Mechanical 17. 32 Patrick Carpentier CDN RI-Ford 61 39 laps 94.673 Mechanical 18. 27 Dario Franchitti SCO LT-Honda 0 100 laps 0.000 Contact Race Winning Time: 1h49m22.547.

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship Pos Name Overall Road Oval --------------------------------------------------- 1 Cristiano da Matta 175 152 23 2 Bruno Junqueira 123 83 40 3 Dario Franchitti 106 76 30 4 Patrick Carpentier 101 89 12 5 Christian Fittipaldi 98 85 13 6 Michel Jourdain 92 69 23 7 Paul Tracy 86 61 25 8 Alex Tagliani 83 61 22 9 Michael Andretti 82 76 6 10 Scott Dixon 81 61 20 11 Kenny Brack 74 69 5 12 Jimmy Vasser 70 66 4 13 Tony Kanaan 65 59 6 14 Adrian Fernandez 53 30 23 15 Shinji Nakano 43 30 13 16 Toranosuke Takagi 37 20 17 17 Max Papis 32 18 14 18 Townsend Bell (R) 19 18 1 19 Oriol Servia 18 10 8 20 Mario Dominguez (R) 15 11 4 Manufacturers' Championship Pos Name Overall Road Oval --------------------------------------------------- 1 Toyota 248 194 54 2 Honda 214 162 52 3 Ford-Cosworth 178 142 36 Constructors' Championship Pos Name Overall Road Oval --------------------------------------------------- 1 Lola 291 226 65 2 Reynard 167 138 29 Nations' Cup Pos Name Overall Road Oval --------------------------------------------------- 1 Brazil 244 189 55 2 Canada 179 136 43 3 United States 117 110 7 4 Mexico 112 82 30 5 Scotland 106 76 30 6 New Zealand 81 61 20 7 Sweden 73 68 5 8 Japan 57 40 17 9 Italy 32 18 14 10 Spain 18 10 8 Rookie of the year Pos Name Overall Road Oval --------------------------------------------------- 1 Townsend Bell (R) 19 18 1 2 Mario Dominguez (R) 15 11 4 Prize money leaders Pos Name Money --------------------------------------- 1. Cristiano da Matta $ 797,750 2. Bruno Junqueira $ 539,750 3. Dario Franchitti $ 515,500 4. Patrick Carpentier $ 444,750 5. Christian Fittipaldi $ 413,250 6. Paul Tracy $ 395,250 7. Michael Andretti $ 393,250 8. Alex Tagliani $ 353,000 9. Kenny Brack $ 328,500 10. Michel Jourdain $ 326,000 11. Scott Dixon $ 323,000 12. Tony Kanaan $ 304,500 13. Jimmy Vasser $ 300,250 14. Adrian Fernandez $ 262,500 15. Shinji Nakano $ 240,500 16. Toranosuke Takagi $ 233,250 17. Mario Dominguez (R) $ 189,500 18. Max Papis $ 154,000 19. Townsend Bell (R) $ 143,750 20. Oriol Servia $ 124,500