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|manufacturer_champ = {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Honda]]
|manufacturer_champ = {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Honda]]
|rookie_of_year = {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Scott Dixon]]
|rookie_of_year = {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Scott Dixon]]
|pole_positions = {{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|nations_cup = {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
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The '''2001 FedEx Championship Series''' season was the twenty-third in the [[Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART) era of [[American open-wheel car racing]]. It consisted of 20 of the 22 originally scheduled races, beginning in [[Monterrey]], Mexico on March 11 and concluding in [[Fontana, California]] on November 4. What would have been the third race in the season, the [[Firestone Firehawk 600]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], was canceled after qualifying due to safety concerns. The [[FedEx]] Championship Series Drivers' Champion was [[Gil de Ferran]], while the [[Champ Car#Rookies of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] was [[Scott Dixon]].
The '''2001 FedEx Championship Series''' season was the twenty-third in the [[Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART) era of [[American open-wheel car racing]]. It consisted of 20 of the 22 originally scheduled races, beginning in [[Monterrey]], Mexico on March 11 and concluding in [[Fontana, California]] on November 4. What would have been the third race in the season, the [[Firestone Firehawk 600]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], was canceled after qualifying due to safety concerns. The [[FedEx]] Championship Series Drivers' Champion was [[Gil de Ferran]], while the [[Champ Car#Rookies of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] was [[Scott Dixon]].


Off the track, the 2001 season was an unmitigated disaster for CART. It included two race cancellations; a disastrous European tour that coincided with the [[September 11 attacks]] and witnessed a severe accident to former series champion [[Alex Zanardi]]; infighting amongst engine manufacturers that saw litigation and the announced future departure of [[Honda]] and [[Toyota]]; the loss of the series' television contract; the loss of longtime tracks [[Michigan International Speedway|Michigan]] and [[Nazareth Speedway|Nazareth]]; and the defection of [[Team Penske]] to the rival [[IndyCar Series#Overview|Indy Racing League]] (IRL) at the conclusion of the season.
Off the track, the 2001 season was an unmitigated disaster for CART under the leadership of Joseph Heitzler. It included two race cancellations; a disastrous European tour that coincided with the [[September 11 attacks]] and witnessed a severe accident to former series champion [[Alex Zanardi]] in which he lost both of his legs; infighting amongst engine manufacturers that saw litigation and the announced future departure of [[Honda]] and [[Toyota]]; the loss of the series' television contract with ABC/ESPN; the departure of longtime tracks [[Michigan International Speedway]] and [[Nazareth Speedway]]; the loss of [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]] as the series' tire supplier and its replacement by parent company [[Bridgestone]]; and the defection of [[Team Penske]] to the rival [[Indy Racing League]] (IRL) at the conclusion of the season.


Team Penske and [[Andretti Autosport|Team Motorola]] joined [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] in having concurrent IRL teams to run in the [[2001 Indianapolis 500]], with Penske's [[Helio Castroneves]] winning the race. In an unusual move, CART "sanctioned" the participation of teams in the race; this was an attempt to allow Penske's primary sponsor, [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]], to appear on cars in the 500, as they were prohibited from being in more than one racing series by the [[Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement]]. This legal maneuver was not successful, and Penske's cars ran without advertising. [[Daimler AG|DaimlerChrysler]] shut down their CART program as an engine manufacturer via [[Mercedes-Benz]] brand as [[Daimler AG|DaimlerChrysler]] decided to move to [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] via [[Dodge]] brand in the [[2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|same year]].
Team Penske and [[Andretti Autosport|Team Motorola]] joined [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] in having concurrent IRL teams to run in the [[2001 Indianapolis 500]], with Penske's [[Helio Castroneves]] winning the race. In an unusual move, CART "sanctioned" the participation of teams in the race; this was an attempt to allow Penske's primary sponsor, [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]], to appear on cars in the 500, as they were prohibited from being in more than one racing series by the [[Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement]]. This legal maneuver was not successful, and Penske's cars ran without advertising. [[DaimlerChrysler]] shut down their CART program as an engine manufacturer via [[Mercedes-Benz]] brand as the company decided to move to [[NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] via the [[Dodge]] brand in the [[2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|same year]].


== Drivers and constructors ==
== Drivers and constructors ==
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| All
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] B01/00
| rowspan=3 nowrap|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] B01/00
| rowspan=3 | [[Toyota]] RV8E
| rowspan=3 nowrap|[[Toyota]] RV8E
| 4
| 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Junqueira]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Junqueira]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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| Toyota RV8E
| Toyota RV8E
| 5
| 5
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|nowrap| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| All
| All
| [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]] <small>{{Tooltip|20|1–15, 17–21}}</small><br>[[Walker Motorsport|Walker Racing]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|16}}</small>
| [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]] <small>{{Tooltip|20|1–15, 17–21}}</small><br>[[Walker Motorsport|Walker Racing]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|16}}</small>
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| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Team Rahal]]
| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Team Rahal]]
| rowspan=2 | Lola B01/00
| rowspan=2 | Lola B01/00
| rowspan=2 | [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-[[Cosworth]] XF
| rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-[[Cosworth]] XF
| 7
| 7
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Max Papis]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Max Papis]]
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| rowspan=3 | {{flagicon|US}} [[Arciero Racing|Arciero-Blair Racing]]
| rowspan=3 | {{flagicon|US}} [[Arciero Racing|Arciero-Blair Racing]]
| rowspan=3 | Lola B2K/00
| rowspan=3 | Lola B2K/00
| [[Ilmor|Phoenix]]
| [[Ilmor]]
| rowspan=3 | 25
| rowspan=3 | 25
| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Max Wilson]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Max Wilson]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
| All
| All
| [[Hollywood (cigarette)|Hollywood Cigarettes]] <small>{{Tooltip|19|1–15, 18–21}}</small><br>No Limits <small>{{Tooltip|2|16–17}}</small>
|nowrap| [[Hollywood (cigarette)|Hollywood Cigarettes]] <small>{{Tooltip|19|1–15, 18–21}}</small><br>No Limits <small>{{Tooltip|2|16–17}}</small>
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | 66
| rowspan=2 | 66
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
|-
! Rnd
! Rnd
! Race Name
! Race Name
! Circuit
! Circuit
! City/Location
! City/Location
! Date
! Date
|-
|-
! 1
! 1
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey|Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Presented by Herdez]]
|nowrap| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey|Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Presented by Herdez]]
| {{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} [[Fundidora Park]]
| {{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} [[Fundidora Park]]
| [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]]
| [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]]
| March 11
| March 11
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! 2
! 2
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]]
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]]
| {{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} [[Long Beach, California|Streets of Long Beach]]
| {{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} [[Long Beach, California|Streets of Long Beach]]
| [[Long Beach, California]]
| [[Long Beach, California]]
| April 8
| April 8
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| [[Motegi, Tochigi|Motegi]], [[Japan]]
| [[Motegi, Tochigi|Motegi]], [[Japan]]
| May 19
| May 19
|-
! NC*
| {{flagicon|US}} 85th [[Indianapolis 500]]
⚫
| {{color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]
| [[Speedway, Indiana]]
| May 27
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
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! 6
! 6
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit]]
| {{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} [[Belle Isle Park|The Raceway on Belle Isle Park]]
| {{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} [[Belle Isle Park|The Raceway on Belle Isle Park]]
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| June 17
| June 17
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! 8
! 8
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar]]
| {{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} [[Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport]]
| {{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} [[Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport]]
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| July 1
| July 1
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! 9
! 9
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Honda Indy Toronto|Molson Indy Toronto]]
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Honda Indy Toronto|Molson Indy Toronto]]
| {{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} [[Exhibition Place]]
| {{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} [[Exhibition Place]]
| [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]
| [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]
| July 15
| July 15
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! 14
! 14
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Molson Indy Vancouver]]
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Molson Indy Vancouver]]
| {{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} [[Concord Pacific Place]]
| {{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} [[Concord Pacific Place]]
| [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| September 2
| September 2
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| {{color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} [[Rockingham Motor Speedway]]
| {{color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} [[Rockingham Motor Speedway]]
| [[Corby]], [[United Kingdom]]
| [[Corby]], [[United Kingdom]]
| September 22
|nowrap| September 22
|-
|-
! 17
! 17
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Grand Prix of Houston|Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston]]
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Grand Prix of Houston|Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston]]
| {{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} [[George R. Brown Convention Center]]
|nowrap| {{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} [[George R. Brown Convention Center]]
| [[Houston, Texas]]
| [[Houston, Texas]]
| October 7
| October 7
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! 19
! 19
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Gold Coast Indy 300|Honda Indy 300]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Gold Coast Indy 300|Honda Indy 300]]
| {{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} [[Surfers Paradise Street Circuit]]
| {{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} [[Surfers Paradise Street Circuit]]
| [[Surfers Paradise, Queensland|Surfers Paradise]], [[Australia]]
| [[Surfers Paradise, Queensland|Surfers Paradise]], [[Australia]]
| October 28
| October 28
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|}
|}
{{color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Oval/Speedway<br>
{{color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Oval/Speedway<br>
{{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} Dedicated road course<br>
{{color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} Road/Street course<br>
⚫
{{color box|lightgray|S|border=silver}} Temporary street circuit


* The original calendar called for 22 races on five continents, by far the most ambitious calendar CART had ever attempted. With the [[Firestone Firehawk 600|race at Texas]] being canceled and the [[Rio 200]] being dropped, the 2001 season ultimately had the same number of races as [[2000 CART season|the previous year.]]
* The original calendar called for 22 races on five continents, by far the most ambitious calendar CART had ever attempted. With the [[Firestone Firehawk 600|race at Texas]] being canceled and the [[Rio 200]] being dropped, the 2001 season ultimately had the same number of races as [[2000 CART season|the previous year.]]
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* The events at [[Grand Prix of Miami (open wheel racing)|Homestead-Miami]] and [[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|Gateway]] were dropped after negotiations with the owners of the track; rival series [[IndyCar|Indy Racing League]] secured the contracts instead, and both tracks were featured in the [[2001 Indy Racing League|2001 Indy Racing League season.]]
* The events at [[Grand Prix of Miami (open wheel racing)|Homestead-Miami]] and [[Bommarito Automotive Group 500|Gateway]] were dropped after negotiations with the owners of the track; rival series [[IndyCar|Indy Racing League]] secured the contracts instead, and both tracks were featured in the [[2001 Indy Racing League|2001 Indy Racing League season.]]
* The removal of Gateway from the calendar meant that [[Memorial Day]] weekend would be empty, allowing several teams and drivers the opportunity to compete at the [[Indianapolis 500]].
* The removal of Gateway from the calendar meant that [[Memorial Day]] weekend would be empty, allowing several teams and drivers the opportunity to compete at the [[Indianapolis 500]].
* The 2001 season was the final time Michigan Speedway appeared on the calendar.
* The Indianapolis 500 was an [[Indy Racing League]] event that was also sanctioned by CART but awarded no points towards the CART Championship.


=== Race results ===
=== Race results ===
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| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| [[Newman-Haas Racing]]
|nowrap| [[Newman-Haas Racing]]
| [[2001 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix|Report]]
| [[2001 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|Long Beach]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|Long Beach]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|nowrap| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|nowrap| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|nowrap| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|nowrap| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| [[Team Penske]]
| [[Team Penske]]
| [[2001 Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix|Report]]
| [[2001 Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Firestone Firehawk 600|Texas]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Firestone Firehawk 600|Texas]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|colspan=4 align=center|Race cancelled
|colspan=4 align=center|Race cancelled
|[[Firestone Firehawk 600|Report]]
| [[Firestone Firehawk 600|Report]]
|-
|-
! 4
! 4
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Firestone Indy 225|Nazareth]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Firestone Indy 225|Nazareth]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Junqueira]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Junqueira]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Scott Dixon]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Scott Dixon]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|[[PacWest Racing]]
| [[PacWest Racing]]
|[[2001 Lehigh Valley Grand Prix|Report]]
| [[2001 Lehigh Valley Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Indy Japan 300|Motegi]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Indy Japan 300|Motegi]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alex Zanardi]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alex Zanardi]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|[[Team Rahal]]
| [[Team Rahal]]
|[[2001 Firestone Firehawk 500|Report]]
| [[2001 Firestone Firehawk 500|Report]]
|-
|-
! NC
!style="background:#fb9902;|NC
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Indianapolis 500|Indy]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Sharp]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Sharp]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Hornish Jr.]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Hornish Jr.]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|[[Team Penske]]
| [[Team Penske]]
|[[2001 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
| [[2001 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
|-
! 6
! 6
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[ABC Supply Wisconsin 250|Milwaukee]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[ABC Supply Wisconsin 250|Milwaukee]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dario Franchitti]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dario Franchitti]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|[[Team Rahal]]
| [[Team Rahal]]
|[[2001 Miller Lite 225|Report]]
| [[2001 Miller Lite 225|Report]]
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
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|-
|-
! 11
! 11
|{{flagicon|US}} [[Firestone Indy 400|Michigan]]
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Firestone Indy 400|Michigan]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Carpentier]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Carpentier]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Max Papis]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Max Papis]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Carpentier]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Carpentier]]
|[[Forsythe Racing]]
| [[Forsythe Racing]]
|[[2001 Harrah's 500 (CART)|Report]]
| [[2001 Harrah's 500 (CART)|Report]]
|-
|-
! 12
! 12
|{{flagicon|US}} [[Grand Prix of Chicago|Chicago]]
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Grand Prix of Chicago|Chicago]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|[[Team Rahal]]
| [[Team Rahal]]
|[[2001 Target Grand Prix|Report]]
| [[2001 Target Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
|-
! 13
! 13
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|-
|-
! 16
! 16
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2001 American Memorial|EuroSpeedway]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[2001 American Memorial|EuroSpeedway]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gil de Ferran]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gil de Ferran]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|[[Team Rahal]]
| [[Team Rahal]]
|[[2001 American Memorial|Report]]
| [[2001 American Memorial|Report]]
|-
|-
! 17
! 17
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Rockingham 500|Rockingham]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Rockingham 500|Rockingham]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Bräck]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Carpentier]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Carpentier]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gil de Ferran]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gil de Ferran]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gil de Ferran]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gil de Ferran]]
|[[Team Penske]]
| [[Team Penske]]
|[[2001 Rockingham 500|Report]]
| [[2001 Rockingham 500|Report]]
|-
|-
! 18
! 18
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|-
! 20
! 20
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gold Coast Indy 300|Surfers Paradise]]
|nowrap| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gold Coast Indy 300|Surfers Paradise]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Moreno]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Moreno]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Vasser]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Vasser]]
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{{refend}}
{{refend}}


=== Nation's Cup ===
=== Nations' Cup ===


* Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.
* Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup.


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! 6
! 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
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|}


===[[Chassis]] Constructor's Cup===
===[[Chassis]] Constructors' Cup===


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! 2
! 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lola Cars|Lola]] B1/00 & B2K/00
|align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lola Cars|Lola]] B1/00 & B2K/00
! 335
! 335
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===[[Engine]] Manufacturer's Cup===
===[[Engine]] Manufacturers' Cup===


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! 3
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} & {{flagicon|UK}}<br>[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-[[Cosworth]]
|align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-[[Cosworth]]
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|-
|-
! 4
! 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phoenix Motorcars|Phoenix]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ilmor]]
! 0
! 0
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"

Latest revision as of 02:39, 12 September 2024

2001 CART season
FedEx Championship Series
Season
Races20 (22 planned)
Start dateMarch 11
End dateNovember 4
Awards
Drivers' championBrazil Gil de Ferran
Constructors' CupUnited Kingdom Reynard
Manufacturers' CupJapan Honda
Nations' CupBrazil Brazil
Rookie of the YearNew Zealand Scott Dixon
← 2000
2002 →
Bryan Herta's #77 Forsythe Reynard at Rockingham Motor Speedway in 2001

The 2001 FedEx Championship Series season was the twenty-third in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing. It consisted of 20 of the 22 originally scheduled races, beginning in Monterrey, Mexico on March 11 and concluding in Fontana, California on November 4. What would have been the third race in the season, the Firestone Firehawk 600 in Fort Worth, Texas, was canceled after qualifying due to safety concerns. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Gil de Ferran, while the Rookie of the Year was Scott Dixon.

Off the track, the 2001 season was an unmitigated disaster for CART under the leadership of Joseph Heitzler. It included two race cancellations; a disastrous European tour that coincided with the September 11 attacks and witnessed a severe accident to former series champion Alex Zanardi in which he lost both of his legs; infighting amongst engine manufacturers that saw litigation and the announced future departure of Honda and Toyota; the loss of the series' television contract with ABC/ESPN; the departure of longtime tracks Michigan International Speedway and Nazareth Speedway; the loss of Firestone as the series' tire supplier and its replacement by parent company Bridgestone; and the defection of Team Penske to the rival Indy Racing League (IRL) at the conclusion of the season.

Team Penske and Team Motorola joined Chip Ganassi Racing in having concurrent IRL teams to run in the 2001 Indianapolis 500, with Penske's Helio Castroneves winning the race. In an unusual move, CART "sanctioned" the participation of teams in the race; this was an attempt to allow Penske's primary sponsor, Marlboro, to appear on cars in the 500, as they were prohibited from being in more than one racing series by the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. This legal maneuver was not successful, and Penske's cars ran without advertising. DaimlerChrysler shut down their CART program as an engine manufacturer via Mercedes-Benz brand as the company decided to move to NASCAR Winston Cup Series via the Dodge brand in the same year.

Drivers and constructors

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The following teams and drivers competed in the 2001 CART Championship Series season. All cars ran on Firestone Tires.[1][2]

Team Chassis Engine No Drivers Races Primary Sponsors
United States Team Penske Reynard 01i Honda HR-1 1 Brazil Gil de Ferran All Marlboro 19
Penske Racing 2
3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves All
United States Chip Ganassi Racing Lola B01/00 Toyota RV8E 4 Brazil Bruno Junqueira  R  All Target
12 France Nicolas Minassian  R  1–7
United States Memo Gidley 8–21
United States Walker Motorsport Reynard 01i Toyota RV8E 5 Japan Toranosuke Takagi  R  All Pioneer 20
Walker Racing 1
United States Newman-Haas Racing Lola B01/00 Toyota RV8E 6 Brazil Cristiano da Matta All Texaco-Havoline
11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi All Kmart
United States Team Rahal Lola B01/00 Ford-Cosworth XF 7 Italy Max Papis All Miller Lite 17
Miller Genuine Draft 4
8 Sweden Kenny Bräck All Shell
United States Bettenhausen Racing Lola B01/00 Ford-Cosworth XF 16 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. All Herdez
United States PacWest Racing Reynard 01i Toyota RV8E 17 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin All Nextel
18 New Zealand Scott Dixon  R  All Powerware 19
Nextel 2
United States Patrick Racing Reynard 01i Toyota RV8E 19 United States Townsend Bell 16–17 Visteon
20 Brazil Roberto Moreno All
40 United States Jimmy Vasser All OXXO 1
Patrick Racing 4
Visteon 15
United States Dale Coyne Racing Lola B2K/00 Ford-Cosworth XF 19 Germany Michael Krumm 1–2 The Dark Dog
21 Brazil Luiz Garcia Jr. 1–2 Embratel
United States Sigma Autosport Lola B01/00 Ford-Cosworth XF 22 Spain Oriol Servià All Sigma Autosport
United States Arciero-Blair Racing Lola B2K/00 Ilmor 25 Brazil Max Wilson  R  1–4 winnerB2B.com 9
Driving 101 10
Ford-Cosworth XF 6–10, 13–19
United States Alex Barron 20–21
United States Team Green Reynard 01i Honda HR-1 26 Canada Paul Tracy All KOOL 19
Team Green 2
27 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti All
United States Forsythe Racing Reynard 01i Ford-Cosworth XF 32 Canada Patrick Carpentier All Player's 19
Racing Since 1961 2
33 Canada Alex Tagliani All
77 United States Bryan Herta All Indeck
United States Team Motorola Reynard 01i Honda HR-1
 39 United States Michael Andretti All Motorola
Mexico Fernández Racing Reynard 01i Honda HR-1 51 Mexico Adrián Fernández All Tecate
52 Japan Shinji Nakano All Avex
United States Mo Nunn Racing Reynard 01i Honda HR-1 55 Brazil Tony Kanaan All Hollywood Cigarettes 19
No Limits 2
66 Italy Alex Zanardi 1–16 Pioneer 19
Mo Nunn Racing 1
United States Casey Mears  R  18–21
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Season summary

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Schedule

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Rnd Race Name Circuit City/Location Date
1 Mexico Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Presented by Herdez  R  Fundidora Park Monterrey, Mexico March 11
– Brazil Rio 200 (Cancelled)  O  Autódromo de Jacarepaguá Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 25
2 United States Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach  R  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 8
– United States Firestone Firehawk 600 Presented by Pioneer (Cancelled)  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas April 29
3 United States Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota  O  Nazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pennsylvania May 6
4 Japan Firestone Firehawk 500  O  Twin Ring Motegi Motegi, Japan May 19
NC* United States 85th Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana May 27
5 United States Miller Lite 225  O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 3
6 United States Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit  R  The Raceway on Belle Isle Park Detroit, Michigan June 17
7 United States Freightliner/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon June 24
8 United States Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar  R  Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio July 1
9 Canada Molson Indy Toronto  R  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario July 15
10 United States Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan July 22
11 United States Target Grand Prix of Chicago Presented by Energizer  O  Chicago Motor Speedway Cicero, Illinois July 29
12 United States Miller Lite 200  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 12
13 United States Motorola 220  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 19
14 Canada Molson Indy Vancouver  R  Concord Pacific Place Vancouver, British Columbia September 2
15 Germany The American Memorial  O  EuroSpeedway Lausitz Klettwitz, Germany September 15
16 United Kingdom Rockingham 500  O  Rockingham Motor Speedway Corby, United Kingdom September 22
17 United States Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston  R  George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, Texas October 7
18 United States Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Shell 300  R  Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 14
19 Australia Honda Indy 300  R  Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Australia October 28
20 United States Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota  O  California Speedway Fontana, California November 4

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road/Street course

  • The original calendar called for 22 races on five continents, by far the most ambitious calendar CART had ever attempted. With the race at Texas being canceled and the Rio 200 being dropped, the 2001 season ultimately had the same number of races as the previous year.
  • For the first time, CART would race in the United Kingdom and Germany and also return to Mexico for the first time in almost twenty years.
  • The original calendar released on August 5, 2000, had the first round of the season at Jacarepaguá in Brazil, but disagreements with the track owners several months later led to the event being dropped.
  • The events at Homestead-Miami and Gateway were dropped after negotiations with the owners of the track; rival series Indy Racing League secured the contracts instead, and both tracks were featured in the 2001 Indy Racing League season.
  • The removal of Gateway from the calendar meant that Memorial Day weekend would be empty, allowing several teams and drivers the opportunity to compete at the Indianapolis 500.
  • The 2001 season was the final time Michigan Speedway appeared on the calendar.
  • The Indianapolis 500 was an Indy Racing League event that was also sanctioned by CART but awarded no points towards the CART Championship.

Race results

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Rnd Race Name Pole position Fastest lap Lead most laps Winning driver Winning team Report
1 Mexico Monterrey Sweden Kenny Bräck United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Brazil Cristiano da Matta Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman-Haas Racing Report
2 United States Long Beach Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Report
3 United States Texas Sweden Kenny Bräck Race cancelled Report
4 United States Nazareth Brazil Bruno Junqueira  R  Brazil Tony Kanaan Sweden Kenny Bräck New Zealand Scott Dixon  R  PacWest Racing Report
5 Japan Motegi Brazil Hélio Castroneves Italy Alex Zanardi Brazil Hélio Castroneves Sweden Kenny Bräck Team Rahal Report
NC United States Indy United States Scott Sharp United States Sam Hornish Jr. Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Report
6 United States Milwaukee Sweden Kenny Bräck United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Sweden Kenny Bräck Sweden Kenny Bräck Team Rahal Report
7 United States Belle Isle Brazil Hélio Castroneves United States Michael Andretti Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Report
8 United States Portland Italy Max Papis Italy Max Papis Italy Max Papis Italy Max Papis Team Rahal Report
9 United States Cleveland Brazil Maurício Gugelmin Brazil Roberto Moreno United States Memo Gidley United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team Green Report
10 Canada Toronto Brazil Gil de Ferran Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Gil de Ferran United States Michael Andretti Team Motorola Report
11 United States Michigan Sweden Kenny Bräck Canada Patrick Carpentier Italy Max Papis Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing Report
12 United States Chicago Brazil Tony Kanaan Sweden Kenny Bräck Brazil Hélio Castroneves Sweden Kenny Bräck Team Rahal Report
13 United States Mid-Ohio Brazil Gil de Ferran Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Report
14 United States Road America Sweden Kenny Bräck Brazil Bruno Junqueira  R  Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Bruno Junqueira  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Report
15 Canada Vancouver Canada Alex Tagliani Brazil Hélio Castroneves Canada Alex Tagliani Brazil Roberto Moreno Patrick Racing Report
16 Germany EuroSpeedway Brazil Gil de Ferran Brazil Tony Kanaan Sweden Kenny Bräck Sweden Kenny Bräck Team Rahal Report
17 United Kingdom Rockingham Sweden Kenny Bräck Canada Patrick Carpentier Brazil Gil de Ferran Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske Report
18 United States Houston Brazil Gil de Ferran United States Jimmy Vasser Brazil Gil de Ferran Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske Report
19 United States Laguna Seca Brazil Gil de Ferran Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Gil de Ferran Italy Max Papis Team Rahal Report
20 Australia Surfers Paradise Brazil Roberto Moreno United States Jimmy Vasser Brazil Roberto Moreno Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman-Haas Racing Report
21 United States Fontana Canada Alex Tagliani Italy Max Papis Italy Max Papis Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman-Haas Racing Report

Final driver standings

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Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Pos Driver MTY Mexico LBH United States TXS United States NAZ United States MOT Japan MIL United States DET United States POR United States CLE United States TOR Canada MIC United States CHI United States MDO United States ROA United States VAN Canada LAU Germany ROC United Kingdom HOU United States LAG United States SUR Australia FON United States Pts
1 Brazil Gil de Ferran 2 3 C 23 13 7 6 13 4 14* 24 3 2 5 2 8 1* 1* 3* 4 6 199
2 Sweden Kenny Bräck1 5 25 C 2* 1 1* 9 11 6 20 17 1 20 14 8 1* 2 7 25 5 26 163
3 United States Michael Andretti 4 28 C 6 23 2 4 8 15 1 19 24 26 2 3 4 5 21 14 2 7 147
4 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 8 1* C 11 2* 26 1* 17 12 19 8 7* 1* 7* 18 12 4 5 6 20 22 141
5 Brazil Cristiano da Matta 1* 2 C 10 25 25 7 10 7 15 4 19 10 6 20 26 3 6 20 1 1 140
6 Italy Max Papis 12 17 C 24 6 8 11 1* 18 8 16* 13 24 16 22 2 11 9 1 9 2* 107
7 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti 9 6 C 8 17 9 2 6 1 24 2 15 16 19 9 25 9 2 19 23 23 105
8 New Zealand Scott Dixon  RY  13 19 C 1 9 3 22 7 20 5 10 4 12 4 13 9 22 18 4 15 17 98
9 Brazil Tony Kanaan 7 7 C 16 3 6 DNS 24 16 10 21 8 5 12 4 7 8 12 8 17 5 93
10 Canada Patrick Carpentier 25 23 C 25 19 17 8 5 26 21 1 2 3 9 16 3 16 10 26 11 10 91
11 Canada Alex Tagliani 21 18 C 22 22 12 21 12 9 2 6 6 7 8 23* 21 14 19 15 3 3 80
12 United States Jimmy Vasser 6 5 C 4 5 21 18 16 5 26 23 14 23 21 19 15 7 11 5 6 12 77
13 Brazil Roberto Moreno 27 11 C 12 10 15 3 2 8 11 12 20 6 11 1 23 13 22 22 22* 19 76
14 Canada Paul Tracy 3 4 C 3 18 24 14 21 24 6 7 12 4 26 26 10 6 24 18 14 24 73
15 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi 20 24 C 5 4 18 5 3 11 12 18 25 8 18 11 19 24 8 9 8 13 70
16 Brazil Bruno Junqueira  R  22 9 C 7 24 4 19 23 23 13 9 17 13 1 12 11 25 23 7 21 4 68
17 United States Memo Gidley 25 2* 17 14 5 11 20 10 14 18 3 2 10 14 65
18 Mexico Adrián Fernández 19 16 C 19 16 5 12 19 21 3 25 10 22 3 21 24 23 14 10 19 18 45
19 Spain Oriol Servià 14 14 C 9 14 14 16 9 17 23 11 18 9 10 5 5 10 26 17 25 11 42
20 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. 17 13 C 13 11 13 25 15 25 16 3 23 17 17 6 17 19 25 23 7 16 30
21 Japan Toranosuke Takagi  R  10 20 C 14 20 DSQ 20 18 14 222 13 11 21 22 7 6 26 4 13 16 15 29
22 United States Bryan Herta 16 10 C 21 21 22 15 14 3 18 5 21 25 24 17 27 15 13 12 18 25 28
23 Italy Alex Zanardi 24 26 C 20 7 11 24 26 13 4 20 9 19 13 24 203 24
24 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin 15 22 Wth 12 10 10 20 10 7 15 22 14 23 15 16 20 20 16 24 20 17
25 Brazil Max Wilson  R  28 21 C 17 23 23 4 19 25 Wth 15 25 25 18 21 16 24 12
26 Japan Shinji Nakano 18 12 C 15 8 16 13 22 22 9 22 16 18 15 14 22 17 15 21 12 21 11
27 France Nicolas Minassian  R  11 8 C 18 15 19 17 7
28 United States Casey Mears  R  17 11 26 8 7
29 United States Alex Barron 13 9 4
30 United States Townsend Bell  R  13 12 1
31 Germany Michael Krumm  R  23 15 0
32 Brazil Luiz Garcia Jr. 26 27 0
Pos Driver MTY Mexico LBH United States TXS United States NAZ United States MOT Japan MIL United States DET United States POR United States CLE United States TOR Canada MIC United States CHI United States MDO United States ROA United States VAN Canada LAU Germany ROC United Kingdom HOU United States LAG United States SUR Australia FON United States Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th–6th place
Light Blue 7th–12th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 12)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie
  1. ^ Kenny Bräck also awarded 1 point for his pole position in Fort Worth. The race was canceled after qualifying due to excessively high speeds.
  2. ^ Toranosuke Takagi was penalized 2 points for rough driving in Toronto.
  3. ^ Alex Zanardi's car was impacted from the side by Alex Tagliani's car at EuroSpeedway Lausitz. He lost both of his lower legs in the impact. This signaled the end of his open-wheel racing career.

Nations' Cup

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  • Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup.
Pos Country MTY Mexico LBH United States NAZ United States MOT Japan MIL United States DET United States POR United States CLE United States TOR Canada MIC United States CHI United States MDO United States ROA United States VAN Canada LAU Germany ROC United Kingdom HOU United States LAG United States SUR Australia FON United States Pts
1 Brazil Brazil 1 1 5 2 4 1 2 4 7 5 3 1 1 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 341
2 United States United States 4 5 4 5 2 4 8 2 1 4 5 11 2 3 4 5 3 2 2 7 240
3 Canada Canada 3 4 3 18 12 8 5 9 2 1 2 3 8 16 3 6 10 15 3 3 187
4 Sweden Sweden 5 25 2 1 1 9 11 6 20 17 1 20 14 8 1 2 7 25 5 26 163
5 Italy Italy 12 17 20 6 8 11 1 18 4 16 9 19 13 22 2 11 9 1 9 2 118
6 United Kingdom United Kingdom 9 6 8 17 9 2 6 1 24 2 15 16 19 9 25 9 2 19 23 23 105
7 New Zealand New Zealand 13 19 1 9 3 22 7 20 5 10 4 12 4 13 9 22 18 4 15 17 98
8 Mexico Mexico 17 13 9 11 5 12 15 21 3 3 10 17 3 6 17 19 14 10 7 16 75
9 Japan Japan 10 12 14 8 16 13 18 14 9 13 11 18 15 7 6 17 4 13 12 15 42
10 Spain Spain 14 14 9 14 14 16 9 17 23 11 18 9 10 5 5 10 26 17 25 11 42
11 France France 11 8 18 15 19 17 7
12 Germany Germany 23 15 0
Pos Country MTY Mexico LBH United States NAZ United States MOT Japan MIL United States DET United States POR United States CLE United States TOR Canada MIC United States CHI United States MDO United States ROA United States VAN Canada LAU Germany ROC United Kingdom HOU United States LAG United States SUR Australia FON United States Pts

Chassis Constructors' Cup

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Pos Chassis Pts
1 United Kingdom Reynard 01i 378
2 United Kingdom Lola B1/00 & B2K/00 335
Pos Chassis Pts

Engine Manufacturers' Cup

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Pos Engine Pts
1 Japan Honda 342
2 Japan Toyota 309
3 United States United Kingdom Ford-Cosworth 297
4 United States Ilmor 0
Pos Engine Pts

References

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  1. ^ "Honda Championship Auto Racing Highlights". April 2002.
  2. ^ "2002 Toyota RV8F CART engine".

See also

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