2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio

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{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|

Country = USA|

Race = Mid-Ohio|

Image = Mid-Ohio.svg|

Caption = Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course track layout|

Date = August 11|

Year = 2002|

Official name = 2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio|

Race_No = 11|

Season_No = 19|

Series = CART|

Location = Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, United States|

Course = Permanent road course|

Course_mi = 2.258|

Course_km = 3.634|

Distance_laps = 92|

Distance_mi = 207.736|

Distance_km = 334.328|

Weather = Sunny and warm|

Pole_Driver = Patrick Carpentier|

Pole_Team = Team Player's|

Pole_Time = 1:06.128|

Pole_Country = Canada|

Fast_Driver = Cristiano da Matta|

Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Fast_Time = 1:07.966|

Fast_Lap = 67|

Fast_Country = Brazil|

First_Driver = Patrick Carpentier|

First_Team = Team Player's|

First_Country = Canada|

Second_Driver = Christian Fittipaldi|

Second_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Second_Country= Brazil|

Third_Driver = Michael Andretti|

Third_Team = Team Motorola|

Third_Country = USA|

}}

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.

Qualifying results

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Pos

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Patrick Carpentier

| Team Player's

| 1:07.040

| 1:06.128

| 1:06.128

2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Christian Fittipaldi

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:07.436

| 1:06.263

| 1:06.263

3

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Cristiano da Matta

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:07.095

| 1:06.394

| 1:06.394

4

| {{flagicon|Sweden}}

| Kenny Bräck

| Target Chip Ganassi Racing

| 1:07.828

| 1:06.434

| 1:06.434

5

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Tony Kanaan

| Mo Nunn Racing

| 1:07.515

| 1:06.631

| 1:06.631

6

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Target Chip Ganassi Racing

| 1:07.928

| 1:06.714

| 1:06.714

7

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Alex Tagliani

| Team Player's

| 1:07.440

| 1:06.722

| 1:06.722

8

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Michael Andretti

| Team Motorola

| 1:07.714

| 1:06.822

| 1:06.822

9

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Paul Tracy

| Team KOOL Green

| 1:08.784

| 1:06.867

| 1:06.867

10

| {{flagicon|Japan}}

| Tora Takagi

| Walker Racing

| 1:07.740

| 1:06.897

| 1:06.897

11

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Dario Franchitti

| Team KOOL Green

| 1:07.958

| 1:06.961

| 1:06.961

12

| {{flagicon|Spain}}

| Oriol Servià

| Patrick Racing

| 1:08.087

| 1:07.058

| 1:07.058

13

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Jimmy Vasser

| Team Rahal

| 1:07.992

| 1:07.177

| 1:07.177

14

| {{flagicon|Italy}}

| Max Papis

| Fernández Racing

| 1:08.815

| 1:07.410

| 1:07.410

15

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}}

| Scott Dixon

| Target Chip Ganassi Racing

| 1:07.668

| 1:07.520

| 1:07.520

16

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Michel Jourdain Jr.

| Team Rahal

| 1:09.068

| 1:07.570

| 1:07.570

17

| {{flagicon|Japan}}

| Shinji Nakano

| Fernández Racing

| 1:09.031

| 1:07.905

| 1:07.905

18

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Mario Domínguez

| Herdez Competition

| 1:08.404

| 1:08.236

| 1:08.236

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 32

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Patrick Carpentier

| Team Player's

| 92

| 1:56:17.573

| 1

| 23

2

| 11

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Christian Fittipaldi

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 92

| +3.213

| 2

| 16

3

| 39

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Andretti

| Team Motorola

| 92

| +4.733

| 8

| 14

4

| 4

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| Target Chip Ganassi Racing

| 92

| +5.733

| 6

| 12

5

| 44

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Scott Dixon

| Target Chip Ganassi Racing

| 92

| +8.586

| 15

| 10

6

| 12

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Kenny Bräck

| Target Chip Ganassi Racing

| 92

| +15.513

| 4

| 8

7

| 33

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| Team Player's

| 92

| +19.854

| 7

| 6

8

| 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Vasser

| Team Rahal

| 92

| +23.241

| 13

| 5

9

| 52

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Shinji Nakano

| Fernández Racing

| 92

| +24.166

| 17

| 4

10

| 20

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Servià

| Patrick Racing

| 92

| +26.371

| 12

| 3

11

| 9

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Michel Jourdain Jr.

| Team Rahal

| 92

| +29.564

| 16

| 2

12

| 5

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Tora Takagi

| Walker Racing

| 92

| +30.526

| 10

| 1

13

| 6

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cristiano da Matta

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 91

| + 1 Lap

| 3

| 0

14

| 10

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Tony Kanaan

| Mo Nunn Racing

| 78

| Gearbox

| 5

| 0

15

| 51

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Max Papis

| Fernández Racing

| 47

| Gearbox

| 14

| 0

16

| 55

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| Herdez Competition

| 46

| Contact

| 18

| 0

17

| 27

| {{flagicon|UK}} Dario Franchitti

| Team KOOL Green

| 38

| Engine

| 11

| 0

18

| 26

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| Team KOOL Green

| 23

| Engine

| 9

| 0

Caution flags

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

Notes

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

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DriverLaps led
Patrick Carpentier89
Christian Fittipaldi2
Cristiano da Matta1

|}