2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500

The 2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500 was the third round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 27, 2002, on the oval at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.

2002 Motegi
Race details
Race 3 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Twin Ring Motegi track layout
DateApril 27, 2002
Official name2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500
LocationTwin Ring Motegi
Motegi, Tochigi, Japan
Course1.5-mile oval
1.548 mi / 2.491 km
Distance201 laps
311.148 mi / 500.691 km
Pole position
DriverBruno Junqueira (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time25.907
Fastest lap
DriverTony Kanaan (Mo Nunn Racing)
Time26.425 (on lap 31 of 201)
Podium
FirstBruno Junqueira (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondAlex Tagliani (Team Player's)
ThirdDario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)

This marked the final Champ Car race for PacWest Racing. It also marked the final time Champ Car would compete in Japan as next years event was contested by the Indy Racing League.

Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Time
1 Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 25.907
2 Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 26.051
3 Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 26.059
4 Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 26.133
5 Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 26.173
6 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 26.206
7 Michael Andretti Team Motorola 26.292
8 Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 26.300
9 Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 26.337
10 Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 26.376
11 Tora Takagi Walker Racing 26.398
12 Alex Tagliani Team Player's 26.412
13 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Team Rahal 26.430
14 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 26.485
15 Scott Dixon PWR Championship Racing 26.502
16 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 26.594
17 Max Papis Sigma Autosport 26.655
18 Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 26.791
19 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 26.847
20 Oriol Servià PWR Championship Racing 26.951

Race
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 4 Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 201 2:00:05.882 1 21
2 33 Alex Tagliani Team Player's 201 +12.282 12 16
3 27 Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 200 + 1 Lap 5 14
4 32 Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 199 + 2 Laps 6 12
5 9 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Team Rahal 199 + 2 Laps 13 10
6 17 Oriol Servià PWR Championship Racing 199 + 2 Laps 20 8
7 51 Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 199 + 2 Laps 14 6
8 5 Tora Takagi Walker Racing 199 + 2 Laps 11 5
9 7 Scott Dixon PWR Championship Racing 198 + 3 Laps 15 4
10 52 Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 198 + 3 Laps 18 3
11 16 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 197 + 4 Laps 19 2
12 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 193 + 8 Laps 16 1
13 6 Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 186 Pulled in 8 0
14 20 Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 136 Contact 10 0
15 10 Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 121 Engine 2 1
16 39 Michael Andretti Team Motorola 115 Gearbox 7 0
17 12 Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing 101 Engine 4 0
18 22 Max Papis Sigma Autosport 94 Brakes 17 0
19 26 Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 84 Wheel bearing 3 0
20 8 Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 38 Fire 9 0

Caution flags
LapsCause
40-45Vasser (8) tow-in
90-97Debris
139-155Bell (20) contact
157-161Nakano (52) lost wheel

Notes
LapsLeader
1-38Tony Kanaan
39-76Paul Tracy
77-80Kenny Bräck
81-83Michael Andretti
84-100Tony Kanaan
101Bruno Junqueira
102-118Tony Kanaan
119-143Bruno Junqueira
144-166Alex Tagliani
167-190Bruno Junqueira
191-197Dario Franchitti
198-201Bruno Junqueira
  
DriverLaps led
Tony Kanaan72
Bruno Junqueira54
Paul Tracy38
Alex Tagliani23
Dario Franchitti7
Kenny Bräck4
Michael Andretti3
  • Average Speed 155.447 mph
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2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach		 CART Indycar World Series
2002 season		 Next race:
2002 Miller Lite 250
Previous race:
2001 Firestone Firehawk 500		 2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500 Next race:
2003 Indy Japan 300
IndyCar Series event
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