2002 Alternate CART season
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The 2002 CART season was the twenty-fourth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing and the first to be run by Marcus Kun.
Teams and Drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2002 DHL Championship Series season.
| Team | Chassis | Engine | Tires | No | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnnie Walker Michael Bright Racing
|
Swift 013.c | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 0 |  Massimiliano Bianchi
|
1-2, 4- |
 Geoff Donnelly 3
|
3 | |||||
| 3 |  Pedro Renales
|
1- | ||||
| 9 | Rick Douglais
|
1, 3- | ||||
| Geoff Donnelly 1
|
2 | |||||
| Alstom Il Barone Rampante
|
Lola B02/00 | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 1 |  Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler
|
1- |
| 2 | Joey Alliot
|
1- | ||||
| 4 | Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler
|
1- | ||||
 Restov Racing
|
Reynard 02i | Lada | Goodyear | 5 |  Tim Horan
|
1- |
| 6 | Paul Eckeridge
|
1- | ||||
 Team Rojo Pemex
|
Lola B2/00 | Yamaha | Goodyear | 10 | Adrián Rojo Fernández
|
1- |
| 14 |  Peter Franz
|
1- | ||||
 Force Indianapolis
|
Reynard 02i | Spyker | Goodyear | 11 | Sebastian Bourdais
|
1- |
| 12 |  Leonhard von Gottorp
|
1- | ||||
| 13 |  Dennis Mignolet
|
1- | ||||
| Holden Dealer Team
|
Van Diemen CC02 | Holden | Goodyear | 15 | Craig Lowndes
|
1- |
| 26 |  Paul Tracy
|
1- | ||||
| Fractal Developments
|
Reynard 02i | Lada | Firestone | 20 | Boris Offenhauser
|
1- |
| 21 | Alvaro Gonzalez
|
1- | ||||
 Genki Racing
|
Swift 013.c | Honda | Firestone | 22 |  Marcin Rzepczynski
|
1- |
| 24 | Hirokazu Moriya
|
1- | ||||
| Ambrose-Milan Autosport
|
Lola B02/00 | Peugeot | Goodyear | 25 |  Cameron Maroon
|
1- |
| 42 | Jacques Malenfant
|
1- | ||||
| Montreal Racing Services
|
Reynard 02i | Pontiac | Firestone | 27 | Casval Rojas
|
1- |
| 28 | Artesia Mass
|
1, 3- | ||||
| Tsubasa Portilla 2
|
2 | |||||
| Northgate Engineering
|
Lola B02/00 | Toyota | Firestone | 31 |  Mika Hakkinen
|
1- |
| 32 | Ralf Alden
|
1- | ||||
 DSR Racing
|
Reynard 02i | Holden | Goodyear | 33 | Nikola Nikolov
|
1, 3- |
| Buckshot Jones 2
|
2 | |||||
| 66 | Oliver Kunz
|
1- | ||||
 Mazzacane Motorsport
|
Reynard 02i | Holden | Goodyear | 39 | José Pablo Mazzacane
|
1- |
| 40 | Maven O'Connor
|
1- | ||||
| Cassidy Racing
|
Reynard 02i | Dodge | Firestone | 44 | Angela McIntyre
|
1- |
| 54 | Brett Miller
|
1- | ||||
| 64 | Brendon Cassidy Jr.
|
1- | ||||
| FSK Racing
|
Lola B02/00 | Yamaha | Goodyear | 55 |  Nathan Nurmester 4
|
1-3 |
| Tero Palmroth
|
4- | |||||
| 56 | Dietrich Anger
|
1- | ||||
| Checkered Flag Motorsport
|
Reynard 02i | Holden | Firestone | 60 | Buddy Rice
|
1- |
| 80 | Jorg Scrattenheim
|
1- | ||||
| W2 Racing
|
Reynard 02i | Chevrolet | Firestone | 65 | O.N. Duck Jr.
|
1- |
| 97 | Michael Andretti 4
|
1-3 | ||||
| TBA | 4- | |||||
 Jefferson Grand Prix
|
Reynard 02i | Holden | Goodyear | 72 |  Oriol Serviá
|
1- |
| 78 | Gabriela Navarro
|
1- | ||||
| 88 | João Paulo de Oliveira
|
1- | ||||
| JLD Motorsport
|
Lola B2/00 | Porsche | Firestone | 73 | Jason Bright
|
1- |
| 74 | Townsend Bell
|
1- | ||||
| 75 | Daniel Melrose
|
18 | ||||
| Handford Racing Team
|
Reynard 02i | Holden | Firestone | 84 | Jacob Eichholtz
|
1- |
| 88 | Giorgio Pavetti
|
1, 3- | ||||
| Trevor Meyer 2
|
2 | |||||
| S7 Konglomerat
|
Reynard 02i | Yamaha | Firestone | 190 | Pjotr Madunochev
|
1- |
| 191 | Sergej Madunochev
|
1- |
Notes:
- 1 Rick Douglais was injured after Long Beach and was forced to miss one race.
- 2 Artesia Mass, Giorgio Pavetti and Nikola Nikolov were all banned for one race for erratic driving while being lapped in Long Beach.
- 3 Geoff Donnelly impressed MBR in his first CART race and was given another drive in place of Bianchi who was underwhelming in the first 2 rounds.
- 4 Nathan Nurmester and Michael Andretti were injured in Michigan and were forced to miss the rest of the season. Nurmester would never drive in CART again, and was initally replaced by Finnish veteran driver Tero Palmroth.
Full series results
Testing
| Track | Date | Fastest driver | Fastest team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road America
|
February 16 | Paul Eckeridge
|
Restov Racing
|
| Milwaukee Mile
|
February 23 | Jacques Malenfant
|
Ambrose-Milan Autosport
|
Race results
| Race Name | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | ROTR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
|
Long Beach, California | March 10 | Jacques Malenfant
|
Townsend Bell
|
Oriol Serviá
|
Jefferson Grand Prix
|
Backmarkers |
| 2 | Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Shell 300
|
Laguna Seca, California | April 14 | Brendon Cassidy Jr.
|
Brett Miller
|
Oriol Serviá
|
Jefferson Grand Prix
|
Buckshot Jones
|
| 3 | Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota
|
Brooklyn, Michigan | April 27 | Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler
|
Marcin Rzepczynski
|
Rick Douglais
|
Michael Bright Racing
|
Team Rojo Pemex
|
| 4 | Durex 200 at The Glen
|
Watkins Glen, New York | June 2 | |||||
| 5 | CART Grand Prix of San Fransisco
|
San Fransisco, California | June 9 | |||||
| 6 | Grand Prix at Road America Featuring the Motorola 220
|
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 16 | |||||
| 7 | Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota
|
Nazareth, Pennsylvania | June 30 | |||||
| 8 | Kraco 500
|
Atlanta, Georgia | July 7 | |||||
| 9 | Miller Lite 250
|
West Allis, Wisconsin | July 14 | |||||
| 10 | Sure For Men Rockingham 500
|
Corby, United Kingdom | July 28 | |||||
| 11 | DHL Grand Prix of Thruxton
|
Hampshire, England | August 4 | |||||
| 12 | Daily Express Indy Silverstone
|
Northamptonshire, England | August 11 | |||||
| 13 | The German 500
|
Klettwitz, Germany | August 18 | |||||
| 14 | The Alstom Trophy
|
Dijon, France | August 25 | |||||
| 15 | The Dega 400
|
Talladega, Alabama | September 7 | |||||
| 16 | Pocono 500
|
Long Pond, Pennsylvania | September 14 | |||||
| 17 | Bridgestone Potenza 500
|
Motegi, Japan | October 13 | |||||
| 18 | Honda Indy 300
|
Surfers Paradise, Australia | October 20 | |||||
| 19 | Molson Indy Montreal
|
Montreal, Quebec | November 3 | |||||
| 20 | The 500 Presented by Toyota
|
Fontana, California | November 17 |
| Oval/Speedway |
| Road Course/Street Circuit |