2002 Formula One season

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2002 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 3, 2002, and ended on October 13 after seventeen races. It appeared to be nothing more than a battle for second or third place in the driver's standings for those competing because Michael Schumacher finished first or second in every race except for the Malaysian Grand Prix, where he finished third. He won 11 Grands Prix, winning the title by a record-67 points, and beating the previous record set by Nigel Mansell in the 1992 Formula One season. This record would not be beaten until 2004, also by Schumacher. He would also set the record for shortest time in which the World Drivers Championship had been clinched, securing the title with a win at the French Grand Prix, with 6 races to go in the season.

Contents

Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No Driver Test driver(s)
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2001
F2002 		Ferrari 050 3.0 V10
Ferrari 051 3.0 V10 		B 1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Luca Badoer
Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Luciano Burti
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-17 Mercedes-Benz FO110M 3.0 V10 M 3 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png David Coulthard Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Jean Alesi
Image:22px-Flag_of_Austria.png Alexander Wurz
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Kimi Räikkönen
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW24 BMW P82 3.0 V10 M 5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Ralf Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Antônio Pizzonia
Giorgio Pantano
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Marc Gené
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya
Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Sauber Petronas Sauber C21 Petronas 02A 3.0 V10 B 7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Nick Heidfeld Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Neel Jani
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Felipe Massa
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Image:22px-Flag_of_Ireland.png DHL Jordan Honda Jordan EJ12 Honda RA002E 3.0 V10 B 9 Giancarlo Fisichella none
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Takuma Sato
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR 004 Honda RA002E 3.0 V10 B 11 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png Jacques Villeneuve Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Darren Manning
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Anthony Davidson
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Patrick Lemarié
Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Ryo Fukuda
12 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Olivier Panis
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R202 Renault RS22 3.0 V10 M 14 Jarno Trulli Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Fernando Alonso
15 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jenson Button
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jaguar Racing Jaguar R3
R3B 		Cosworth CR-3 3.0 V10
Cosworth CR-4 3.0 V10 		M 16 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Eddie Irvine Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png André Lotterer
Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png James Courtney
17 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Pedro de la Rosa
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Orange Arrows Arrows A23 Cosworth CR-3 3.0 V10
Cosworth CR-4 3.0 V10 		B 20 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Heinz-Harald Frentzen none
21 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Enrique Bernoldi
KL Minardi Asiatech Minardi PS02 Asiatech AT02 3.0 V10 M 22 Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png Alex Yoong Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Tarso Marques
Matteo Bobbi
Image:22px-Flag_of_Russia.png Sergei Zlobin
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.png Jirko Malchárek
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Anthony Davidson
23 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Mark Webber
Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF102 Toyota RVX-02 3.0 V10 M 24 Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Mika Salo Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Ryan Briscoe
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Stéphane Sarrazin
25 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Allan McNish

Driver changes

The 2002 season featured several driver line-up changes before the season and more changes during the season proper.

Before the season opener in Australia, the following lineup changed had occurred:

  • The collapse of the Prost team left several drivers without a race seat in 2002 and cars 18 & 19 unoccupied.
  • Jean Alesi did not seriously pursue an F1 drive for 2002 and signed up a drive with Mercedes in the German DTM.
  • Luciano Burti, who had driven for both Jaguar and Prost in 2001, left the struggling Prost team before their collapse in order to join Luca Badoer in a test role at Ferrari.
  • Tomáš Enge had filled in for the injured Burti at Prost in 2001. He was dropped by Prost at the end of the 2001 season for financial reasons, and returned to Formula 3000 for 2002.
  • With three races left to go in the 2001 season, Mika Häkkinen announced that he was not intending to drive in F1 in 2002. Denying any claim of retirement, he stated that he needed a sabbatical and would return to McLaren at a later time. Häkkinen later officially left McLaren and retired from F1 in 2002, and as of 2007 was instead driving in the German DTM series with fellow F1 refugee Jean Alesi.
  • Kimi Räikkönen was released by Sauber in order to allow him to sign on with McLaren where he took Häkkinen's seat.
  • Felipe Massa was signed by Sauber to take over Räikkönen's seat.
  • Antônio Pizzonia was signed to become a Williams test driver along side Marc Gené. Pizzonia had been driving a Williams sponsored car in the International F3000 series in 2001, and he continued that drive in 2002 along with his test duties at Williams.
  • Midway through 2001, Giancarlo Fisichella announced his intention to leave Benetton after 2001 to drive for Jordan.
  • Benetton replaced Fisichella with Jordan driver Jarno Trulli, meaning that Fisichella and Trulli had swapped seats at the two teams.
  • Takuma Sato left his test driver slot at BAR to join Fisichella as the second main driver at Jordan.
  • Sato's position in the large test driver pool at BAR was taken by compatriot Ryo Fukuda.
  • Ricardo Zonta, realising that he had no future at Jordan, left his reserve seat there to drive in the Telefonica World Series. He would return to F1 in 2003 as a test driver for Toyota.
  • Fernando Alonso left Minardi after an impressive 2001 campaign, and signed on with Renault as a test driver.
  • Alonso's Minardi seat was taken over by Mark Webber.
  • Andre Lotterer was employed as a test driver at Jaguar.
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen, without a drive after the collapse of Prost, joined the Arrows team for 2002. This was his third different team within two seasons.
  • Frentzen displaced Jos Verstappen at Arrows, and Verstappen was unable to secure a drive at another team. Verstappen resurfaced at Minardi in 2003.
  • Mika Salo (formally with Sauber in 2000) and newcomer Allan McNish arrived with the new Toyota team.

During the season even more changes occurred:

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen decided to leave Arrows following the German GP due to the uncertain future of that team. Arrows collapsed several days later and did not take part in the rest of the season which also left Enrique Bernoldi without a drive. Frentzen had had an unhappy time in 2001 as well having been sensationally dumped by Jordan mid-season and then driving for Prost before that team's collapse. Frentzen would later drive for Sauber in 2003.

Team changes

  • The Prost team was placed into receivership in November 2001, and was liquidated by the receivers in January 2002. This ended the long history of the team which had competed as Ligier since 1976. A group under the name of Phoenix then purchased the Prost cars and attempted to enter the championship with old Hart engines, Tarso Marques and Gaston Mazzacane as drivers but were refused entry to the championship.
  • Toyota entered the championship after much development work in 2001.
  • The Benetton team had been purchased outright by Renault in 2001 and was renamed Renault F1 for 2002. The team did not substantially change apart from the name, as Benetton had been running a car with Renault components for several seasons.
  • Arrows suffered financial collapse after the German GP, and did not take part in any remaining races. An attempt to register for the 2003 season was rejected by the FIA.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rnd Race Date Location Pole Position Winning Driver Constructor Report
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Australian Grand Prix March 3 Melbourne Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png Malaysian Grand Prix March 17 Sepang Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Ralf Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Williams-BMW Report
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Brazilian Grand Prix March 31 Interlagos Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png San Marino Grand Prix April 14 Imola Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Spanish Grand Prix April 28 Catalunya Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Austria.png Austrian Grand Prix May 12 A1-Ring Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png Monaco Grand Prix May 26 Monaco Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png David Coulthard Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png McLaren-Mercedes Report
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png Canadian Grand Prix June 9 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_Europe.png European Grand Prix June 23 Nürburgring Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Report
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png British Grand Prix July 7 Silverstone Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
11 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png French Grand Prix July 21 Magny-Cours Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
12 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png German Grand Prix July 28 Hockenheimring Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
13 Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png Hungarian Grand Prix August 18 Hungaroring Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Report
14 Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png Belgian Grand Prix September 1 Spa-Francorchamps Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
15 Italian Grand Prix September 15 Monza Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Report
16 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png United States Grand Prix September 29 Indianapolis Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Report
17 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Japanese Grand Prix October 13 Suzuka Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report

Drivers

Pos Driver AUS Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png MAL Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png BRA Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png SMR Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png ESP Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png AUT Image:22px-Flag_of_Austria.png MON Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png CAN Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png EUR Image:22px-Flag_of_Europe.png GBR Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png FRA Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png GER Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png HUN Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png BEL Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png ITA USA Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png JPN Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Points
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png M.Schumacher 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 144
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Barrichello Ret Ret Ret 2 DNS 2 7 3 1 2 DNS 4 1 2 1 1 2 77
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Montoya 2 2 5 4 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 2 11 3 Ret 4 4 50
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png R.Schumacher Ret 1 2 3 11 4 3 7 4 8 5 3 3 5 Ret 16 11 42
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Coulthard Ret Ret 3 6 3 6 1 2 Ret 10 3 5 5 4 7 3 Ret 41
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Räikkönen 3 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 3 24
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Button Ret 4 4 5 12 7 Ret 15 5 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 8 6 14
8 Trulli Ret Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 4 6 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 4 5 Ret 9
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Irvine 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 3 10 9 8
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Heidfeld Ret 5 Ret 10 4 Ret 8 12 7 6 7 6 9 10 10 9 7 7
11 Fisichella Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 5 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 8 7 Ret 7
12 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png Villeneuve Ret 8 10 7 7 10 Ret Ret 12 4 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 6 Ret 4
13 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Massa Ret 6 Ret 8 5 Ret Ret 9 6 9 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret 4
14 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Panis Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 9 5 Ret Ret 12 12 6 12 Ret 3
15 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Sato Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 16 Ret Ret 8 10 11 12 11 5 2
16 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Webber 5 Ret 11 11 DNS 12 11 11 15 Ret 8 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 2
17 Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Salo 6 12 6 Ret 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 15 7 11 14 8 2
18 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Frentzen DSQ 11 Ret Ret 6 11 6 13 13 Ret DNQ Ret 13 2
19 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png McNish Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 9 Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 Ret 14 9 Ret 15 DNS 0
20 Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png Yoong 7 Ret 13 DNQ DNS Ret Ret 14 Ret DNQ 10 DNQ 13 Ret Ret 0
21 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png de la Rosa 8 10 8 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 11 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
22 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Bernoldi DSQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 11 Ret DNQ Ret 0
— Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Davidson Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver AUS Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png MAL Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png BRA Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png SMR Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png ESP Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png AUT Image:22px-Flag_of_Austria.png MON Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png CAN Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png EUR Image:22px-Flag_of_Europe.png GBR Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png FRA Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png GER Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png HUN Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png BEL Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png ITA USA Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png JPN Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate
Blank Injured (INJ)
Blank Excluded (EX)

Constructors

Pos Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Ferrari F2001
F2002 		Ferrari 050 V10
Ferrari 051 V10 		B 221 15 27 10
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Williams-BMW FW24 BMW P82 V10 M 92 1 13 7
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png McLaren-Mercedes MP4-17 Mercedes-Benz F0110M V10 M 65 1 10
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Renault R202 RS22 V10 M 23
5 Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Sauber-Petronas C21 Petronas 02A V10 B 11
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Ireland.png Jordan-Honda EJ12 Honda RA002E V10 B 9
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jaguar-Cosworth R3
R3B 		Cosworth CR-3 V10 M 8 1
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png BAR-Honda 004 Honda RA002E V10 B 7
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Arrows-Cosworth A23 Cosworth CR-3 V10 B 2
10 Minardi-Asiatech PS02 Asiatech AT02 V10 M 2
11 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Toyota TF102 RVX-02 V10 M 2

Qualifying results

Car
No 		Driver AUS Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png MAL Image:22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.png BRA Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png SAN Image:22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.png ESP Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png AUT Image:22px-Flag_of_Austria.png MON Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png CAN Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png EUR Image:22px-Flag_of_Europe.png GBR Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png FRA Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png GER Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png HUN