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, and the only, 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
Flag of the United States svg.png Johnnie Walker Michael Bright Racing Swift 013.c Chevrolet Goodyear 0 Flag of Italy svg.png Massimiliano Bianchi 1-2, 4
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Donnelly 3 3, 5-7
3 Flag of Brazil svg.png Pedro Renales 1-3, 5-6
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Donnelly 4
Flag of Canada svg.png Patrick Carpentier 7-
9 Flag of the United States svg.png Rick Douglais 1, 3-
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Donnelly 1 2
79 Flag of Austria svg.png Natascha Zaugg 5-7
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Donnelly 8-
Flag of Italy svg.png Alstom Il Barone Rampante Lola B02/00 Chevrolet Goodyear 1 Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler 1-
2 Flag of the United States svg.png Joey Alliot 1-
4 Flag of France svg.png Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler 5 1-3
Flag of Italy svg.png Giandomenico Miccoli 4-6
Flag of Spain svg.png Oriol Serviá 7-
Flag of Russia svg.png Restov Racing Reynard 02i Lada Goodyear 5 Flag of Australia svg.png Tim Horan 1-
6 Flag of the United States svg.png Paul Eckeridge 1-
Flag of Mexico svg.png Team Pemex Lola B2/00 Yamaha Goodyear 10 Flag of Mexico svg.png Adrián Rojo Fernández 1-6
14 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Peter Franz 1-6
Flag of Haiti svg.png Force Indianapolis Reynard 02i Spyker Goodyear 11 Flag of France svg.png Sebastian Bourdais 1-6
12 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp 1-6
13 Flag of Belgium svg.png Dennis Mignolet 1-6
Flag of Australia svg.png Holden Dealer Team Van Diemen CC02 Holden Goodyear 15 Flag of Australia svg.png Craig Lowndes 1-
26 Flag of Canada svg.png Paul Tracy 1-
Flag of the United States svg.png Fractal Developments Reynard 02i Lada Firestone 20 Flag of the United States svg.png Boris Offenhauser 1-
21 Flag of Mexico svg.png Alvaro Gonzalez 1-
Flag of Japan svg.png Genki Racing Swift 013.c Honda Firestone 22 Flag of Poland svg.png Marcin Rzepczynski 1-
24 Flag of Japan svg.png Hirokazu Moriya 1-
Flag of the United States svg.png Ambrose-Milan Autosport Lola B02/00 Peugeot Goodyear 25 Flag of Cameroon svg.png Cameron Maroon 1-
42 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant 1-
Flag of Canada svg.png Montreal Racing Services Reynard 02i Pontiac Firestone 27 Flag of Canada svg.png Casval Rojas 1-
28 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Artesia Mass 1, 3-7
Flag of Italy svg.png Tsubasa Portilla 2 2, 8
Flag of France svg.png Indy Regency Racing Lola B02/00 Holden Goodyear 29 Flag of the United States svg.png John Andretti 8-
Flag of the United States svg.png Northgate Engineering Lola B02/00 Toyota Firestone 31 Flag of Finland svg.png Mika Hakkinen 1-6
32 Flag of the United States svg.png Ralf Alden 1-6
Flag of Bulgaria svg.png DSR Racing Reynard 02i Holden Goodyear 33 Flag of Bulgaria svg.png Nikola Nikolov 1, 3-6
Flag of the United States svg.png Buckshot Jones 2 2
66 Flag of Germany svg.png Oliver Kunz 1-6
Flag of Argentina svg.png Mazzacane Motorsport Reynard 02i Holden Goodyear 39 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane 1-
40 Flag of the United States svg.png Maven O'Connor 1-5
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dan Wheldon 7 6, 8-
Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuki Fushida 7
Flag of the United States svg.png Cassidy Racing Reynard 02i Dodge Firestone 44 Flag of Canada svg.png Angela McIntyre 5 1-3
Flag of Brazil svg.png Tony Kanaan 4-
54 Flag of the United States svg.png Brett Miller 1-
64 Flag of the United States svg.png Brendon Cassidy Jr. 1-
Flag of Switzerland svg.png FSK Racing Lola B02/00 Yamaha Goodyear 55 Flag of England svg.png Nathan Nurmester 4 1-3
Flag of Finland svg.png Tero Palmroth 4-9
Flag of Denmark svg.png Jan Magnussen 8 10-18
56 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Dietrich Anger 1-18
Flag of the United States svg.png Checkered Flag Motorsport Reynard 02i Holden Firestone 60 Flag of the United States svg.png Buddy Rice 1-
80 Flag of Germany svg.png Jorg Scrattenheim 1-
Flag of the United States svg.png W2 Racing Reynard 02i Chevrolet Firestone 65 Flag of the United States svg.png O.N. Duck Jr. 1-6
97 Flag of the United States svg.png Michael Andretti 4 1-3
Flag of the United States svg.png Sam Hornish Jr. 4-6
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina svg.png Jefferson Grand Prix Reynard 02i Holden Goodyear 72 Flag of Spain svg.png Oriol Serviá 1-6
78 Flag of Spain svg.png Gabriela Navarro 1-6
88 Flag of Brazil svg.png João Paulo de Oliveira 1-6
Flag of Germany svg.png JLD Motorsport Lola B2/00 Porsche Firestone 73 Flag of Australia svg.png Jason Bright 1-9, 11-12, 14-
Flag of France svg.png Sebastien Bourdais 10, 13
74 Flag of the United States svg.png Townsend Bell 1-10, 13, 15-17
Flag of France svg.png Sebastien Bourdais 11-12, 14, 18
75 Flag of France svg.png Sebastien Bourdais 7-9, 15-17
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas 10-14
Flag of Australia svg.png Daniel Melrose 18
Flag of the United States svg.png Handford Racing Team Reynard 02i Holden Firestone 84 Flag of the United States svg.png Jacob Eichholtz 1-3
88 Flag of Italy svg.png Giorgio Pavetti 1, 3
Flag of Canada svg.png Trevor Meyer 2 2
Flag of Russia svg.png S7 Konglomerat Reynard 02i Yamaha Firestone 190 Flag of Russia svg.png Pjotr Madunochev 1-
191 Flag of Russia svg.png Sergej Madunochev 1-
Flag of Canada svg.png Caraxl Racing Swift 013.c Holden Firestone 500 Flag of Canada svg.png James Generic 7-
505 Flag of the United States svg.png Ronald Tenpecost 7-
Flag of Malta svg.png Triq Il Malta Reynard 02i Holden Firestone 666 Flag of Malta svg.png Jason Muscat 4-7
Flag of Canada svg.png Alex Tagliani 8-

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, while Andretti was replaced by Sam Hornish Jr. switching from the IRL.
  • 5 Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler retired full-time from single seaters after Michigan. He was replaced by Giandomenico Miccoli.
  • 6 Angela McIntyre's results dissapointed Cassidy and she was replaced by the returning Tony Kanaan.
  • 7 Dan Wheldon was banned for one race after Road America for a dangerous move when rejoining the track.
  • 8 Tero Palmroth was sacked from FSK Racing after a streak of poor results. He was replaced by Jan Magnussen.

Full series results

Testing

Track Date Fastest driver Fastest team
Flag of the United States svg.png Road America February 16 Flag of the United States svg.png Paul Eckeridge Flag of Russia svg.png Restov Racing
Flag of the United States svg.png Milwaukee Mile February 23 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of the United States svg.png Ambrose-Milan Autosport

Race results

Race Name Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team ROTR
1 Flag of the United States svg.png Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach, California March 10 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of the United States svg.png Townsend Bell Flag of Spain svg.png Oriol Serviá Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina svg.png Jefferson Grand Prix Backmarkers
2 Flag of the United States svg.png Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Shell 300 Laguna Seca, California April 14 Flag of the United States svg.png Brendon Cassidy Jr. Flag of the United States svg.png Brett Miller Flag of Spain svg.png Oriol Serviá Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina svg.png Jefferson Grand Prix Flag of the United States svg.png Buckshot Jones
3 Flag of the United States svg.png Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota Brooklyn, Michigan April 27 Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Poland svg.png Marcin Rzepczynski Flag of the United States svg.png Rick Douglais Flag of the United States svg.png Michael Bright Racing Flag of Mexico svg.png Team Rojo Pemex
4 Flag of the United States svg.png Durex 200 at The Glen Watkins Glen, New York June 2 Flag of Brazil svg.png Tony Kanaan Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of Brazil svg.png Tony Kanaan Flag of the United States svg.png Cassidy Racing Flag of Italy svg.png Alstom Il Barone Rampante
5 Flag of the United States svg.png CART Grand Prix of San Francisco San Francisco, California June 9 Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Italy svg.png Alstom Il Barone Rampante Flag of Haiti svg.png Force Indianapolis
6 Flag of the United States svg.png Grand Prix at Road America Featuring the Motorola 220 Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 16 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane Flag of Spain svg.png Gabriela Navarro Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of the United States svg.png Ambrose-Milan Autosport Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dan Wheldon
7 Flag of the United States svg.png Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota Nazareth, Pennsylvania June 30 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuki Fushida Flag of France svg.png Sebastien Bourdais Flag of Germany svg.png JLD Motorsport Flag of Malta svg.png Jason Muscat
8 Flag of the United States svg.png Kraco 500 Atlanta, Georgia July 7 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of the United States svg.png Buddy Rice Flag of the United States svg.png Checkered Flag Motorsport Flag of Finland svg.png Tero Palmroth
9 Flag of the United States svg.png Miller Lite 250 West Allis, Wisconsin July 14 Flag of Brazil svg.png Tony Kanaan Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Italy svg.png Alstom Il Barone Rampante Flag of Finland svg.png Tero Palmroth
10 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Sure For Men Rockingham 500 Corby, United Kingdom July 28 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of the United States svg.png Rick Douglais Flag of the United States svg.png Townsend Bell Flag of Germany svg.png JLD Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British weather
11 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png DHL Grand Prix of Thruxton Hampshire, England August 4 Flag of Canada svg.png Paul Tracy Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane Flag of Argentina svg.png Mazzacane Motorsport Flag of Italy svg.png Tsubasa Portilla
12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Daily Express Indy Croft Yorkshire, England August 11 Flag of the United States svg.png Boris Offenhauser Flag of the United States svg.png Joey Alliot Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Italy svg.png Alstom Il Barone Rampante Flag of the United States svg.png Joey Alliot
13 Flag of Germany svg.png The German 500 Klettwitz, Germany August 18 Flag of Canada svg.png Paul Tracy Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Donnelly Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Italy svg.png Alstom Il Barone Rampante Flag of Canada svg.png Montreal Racing Services
14 Flag of France svg.png The Alstom Trophy Le Mans, France August 25 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of Brazil svg.png Tony Kanaan Flag of the United States svg.png Cassidy Racing Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane
15 Flag of the United States svg.png Grand Prix of Miami Homestead, Florida September 7 Flag of Austria svg.png Natascha Zaugg Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Italy svg.png Alstom Il Barone Rampante Flag of Russia svg.png S7 Konglomerat
16 Flag of the United States svg.png Pocono 500 Long Pond, Pennsylvania September 14 Flag of Canada svg.png Paul Tracy Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of Cameroon svg.png Cameron Maroon Flag of the United States svg.png Ambrose-Milan Autosport Engines
17 Flag of Japan svg.png Bridgestone Potenza 500 Motegi, Japan October 13 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of Canada svg.png Paul Tracy Flag of Canada svg.png Paul Tracy Flag of Australia svg.png Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia svg.png Craig Lowndes
18 Flag of Australia svg.png Honda Indy 300 Surfers Paradise, Australia October 20 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of Cameroon svg.png Cameron Maroon Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of the United States svg.png Ambrose-Milan Autosport Flag of Australia svg.png Craig Lowndes
19 Flag of Canada svg.png Molson Indy Montreal Montreal, Quebec November 3 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Flag of Italy svg.png Alstom Il Barone Rampante Flag of Australia svg.png Craig Lowndes
20 Flag of the United States svg.png The 500 Presented by Toyota Fontana, California November 17 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant Flag of the United States svg.png Brendon Cassidy Jr. Flag of Australia svg.png Tim Horan Flag of Russia svg.png Restov Racing Flag of France svg.png Flag of Spain svg.png Title contenders (except for Rice)
NC Flag of Japan svg.png Sony 500 High Speed Ring December 1
Oval/Speedway
Road Course/Street Circuit

Final driver standings

Pos. Driver Flag of the United States svg.png LBH Flag of the United States svg.png LSC Flag of the United States svg.png MCH Flag of the United States svg.png WGL Flag of the United States svg.png SFC Flag of the United States svg.png ELK Flag of the United States svg.png NAZ Flag of the United States svg.png FON Flag of the United States svg.png WIS Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png ROC Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png HAM Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png SIL Flag of Germany svg.png DEU Flag of France svg.png FRA Flag of the United States svg.png MIA Flag of the United States svg.png POC Flag of Japan svg.png JAP Flag of Australia svg.png AUS Flag of Canada svg.png CAN Flag of the United States svg.png ATL Pts.
1 Flag of Spain svg.png Oriol Servià 1 1 19 2 2 21 8 31 8 10 17 7 7 3 8 2 7 18 16 29 179
2 Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler 8 7 31 21 1 39 33 7 1 28 8 1 1 25 1 8 30 14 1 18 176
3 Flag of the United States svg.png Buddy Rice 14 4 33 43 7 9 2 1 3 34 3 3 9 2 24 25 26 26 10 6 171
4 Flag of France svg.png Jacques Malenfant 9 12 6 12 4 1 3 32 10 3 4 22 34 30 32 9 33 1 2 26 166
5 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Donnelly 3 2 3 14 12 31 22 20 26 14 6 3 14 4 6 5 11 7 23 144
6 Flag of France svg.png Sébastien Bourdais 6 30 5 39 28 19 1 5 12 35 26 32 6 29 14 3 4 2 4 30 138
7 Flag of Cameroon svg.png Cameron Maroon 34 5 17 24 30 5 28 10 4 20 6 23 8 5 13 1 3 10 29 13 126
8 Flag of Canada svg.png Paul Tracy 7 11 29 4 22 3 6 9 9 6 18 33 36 32 6 26 1 6 15 20 123
9 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane 4 26 15 34 19 35 7 8 18 26 1 2 4 21 18 7 11 9 22 10 115
10 Flag of Brazil svg.png Tony Kanaan 1 25 2 32 11 5 14 23 20 5 1 28 13 9 17 21 11 110
11 Flag of Canada svg.png Patrick Carpentier 5 4 11 5 9 24 2 35 9 4 23 4 14 21 107
12 Flag of the United States svg.png Rick Douglais 21 DNS 1 13 13 29 26 2 24 2 31 34 30 23 DNS 14 2 8 28 17 98
13 Flag of Germany svg.png Jorg Scrattenheim 11 2 9 42 37 6 4 33 14 13 13 17 14 10 3 30 14 34 DNS DNS 92
14 Flag of the United States svg.png Brendon Cassidy Jr. 3 37 12 5 6 39 34 28 7 32 16 28 10 12 7 23 26 15 31 16 73
15 Flag of Australia svg.png Craig Lowndes 38 8 32 17 10 DNQ 9 14 26 4 34 8 31 6 33 5 29 33 12 15 72
16 Flag of the United States svg.png Townsend Bell 33 19 13 41 26 4 12 26 2 1 DNS DNS 19 DNS 19 32 36 20 34 63
17 Flag of the United States svg.png Brett Miller 5 6 24 44 9 26 14 16 17 18 12 26 12 20 11 15 32 20 17 7 54
18 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dan Wheldon 34 DNS 3 19 16 32 13 7 6 5 52
19 Flag of Australia svg.png Tim Horan 10 DNQ 4 15 DNQ 40 20 15 21 25 28 29 25 9 22 20 21 30 26 1 51
20 Flag of the United States svg.png Boris Offenhauser 32 28 30 28 15 14 21 21 25 21 20 4 24 4 16 12 18 19 13 8 46
21 Flag of the United States svg.png John Andretti 12 13 8 10 10 16 24 12 24 6 12 18 31 45
22 Flag of Canada svg.png James Generic 17 20 26 7 36 14 11 34 2 28 10 22 19 14 44
23 Flag of Russia svg.png Sergej Madunochev 12 22 42 9 23 10 30 35 32 33 2 11 23 33 25 21 19 21 25 28 42
24 Flag of Australia svg.png Jason Bright 16 35 40 36 31 13 10 23 15 DNS 30 5 11 DNS 34 31 13 5 33 42
25 Flag of the United States svg.png Joey Alliot 35 40 33 11 3 38 13 13 6 31 33 15 DNS 40
26 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Dietrich Anger 26 29 8 10 8 16 15 6 33 22 21 35 35 28 26 29 35 35 DNS DNS 33
27 Flag of Canada svg.png Alex Tagliani 18 16 9 26 36 13 13 30 26 15 3 32
28 Flag of Australia svg.png Paul Eckeridge 42 DNQ 26 20 35 DNQ 23 26 30 11 22 21 26 15 23 19 22 29 23 2 26
29 Flag of Austria svg.png Natascha Zaugg 33 23 11 3 32 23
30 Flag of Canada svg.png Casval Rojas 40 21 26 29 DNQ DNQ 26 29 23 24 25 19 29 8 20 18 20 31 35 4 22
31 Flag of Mexico svg.png Alvaro Gonzalez 26 39 37 14 20 DNQ 19 24 22 12 15 31 22 7 17 11 17 16 24 35 21
32 Flag of Italy svg.png Massimiliano Bianchi 2 34 DNS 33 DNS 20
33 Flag of the United States svg.png Michael Andretti 15 38 3 Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj 19
34 Flag of Brazil svg.png João Paulo de Oliveira 19 26 23 6 38 7 DNS 19
35 Flag of Belgium svg.png Dennis Mignolet 29 15 14 22 16 32 DNS 15 17 10 17 8 23 36 19 18
36 Flag of Finland svg.png Mika Häkkinen 22 14 35 7 11 36 DNS 16
37 Flag of the United States svg.png Sam Hornish Jr. 8 26 8 DNS 16
38 Flag of Brazil svg.png Pedro Renales 31 17 7 DNQ 11 DNS 14
39 Flag of the United States svg.png Ronald Tenpecost 25 19 29 30 24 25 20 16 34 10 12 28 30 12 14
40 Flag of Australia svg.png Daniel Melrose 5 12
41 Flag of the United States svg.png Memo Gidley 26 18 30 31 29 11 12 18 26 29 33 16 32 34 25 9
42 Flag of Spain svg.png Gabriela Navarro 41 10 DNQ 16 DNQ 15 DNS 7
43 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Artesia Mass 47 DNS 10 19 DNQ 28 DNS 6
44 Flag of Poland svg.png Marcin Rzepczynski 23 DNQ 11 25 DNQ DNS 5
45 Flag of the United States svg.png Ralf Alden 25 25 22 37 12 33 DNS 4
46 Flag of Japan svg.png Hirokazu Moriya 13 DNQ DNQ 41 DNQ DNS 3
47 Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuki Fushida 24 18 21 14 31 2
=48 Pirate.png Everyone Else 0

Points system

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Points 22 20 18 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Aftermath

Although the Marcus Kun management was a success with drivers, teams, and fans, and with 2003 season planned in earnest, the operational costs of the series was deemed too high to be continued by Kun's consortium. These factors led to Kun selling CART for 2003.