2002 Formula One World Championship

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The 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 56th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2002 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2002 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a seventeen-race series that commenced on 3 March and ended on 13 October.

Michael Schumacher on a Scooter
Michael Schumacher won his third title in a row with Ferrari, setting the record of finishing on the podium in every race.
Schumacher's Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello (pictured in 2006) finished runner-up with 77 points.
Juan Pablo Montoya finished in a distant third place for Williams with 50 points.
Ferrari were crowned as Constructors' Champions for the fourth year in a row.

Defending champions Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari were again awarded the World Drivers' Championship and World Constructors' Championship, respectively.[1] Schumacher finished first or second in every race except for the Malaysian Grand Prix, where he finished third, thus achieving a podium position in every race. He won a then-record eleven Grands Prix, surpassing the previous record of nine wins, jointly held by himself (1995, 2000 and 2001) and Nigel Mansell (1992). He also set the record for the largest number of races remaining on the calendar when the Drivers' Championship was clinched, securing the title with six races to go in the season.

Schumacher took the trophy home by a then-record 67-point margin over teammate Rubens Barrichello, beating his own record from the previous year (58 points over David Coulthard) and also collected the highest points total in a season thus far (144 points), again beating his own record (123 points in 2001). With their two drivers, Ferrari secured the Constructors' Championship with a points total that equalled the combined sum of points attained by all other constructors collectively. This domination, coupled with a resulting decline in viewing figures, resulted in a major overhaul of the championship's sporting regulations for the following season.

Teams and drivers

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The finish of the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix

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

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No. Driver Rounds
  Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2001B
F2002
Ferrari 050
Ferrari 051
B 1   Michael Schumacher All
2   Rubens Barrichello All
  West McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes MP4-17 Mercedes FO110M M 3   David Coulthard All
4   Kimi Räikkönen All
  BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams-BMW FW24 BMW P82 M 5   Ralf Schumacher All
6   Juan Pablo Montoya All
  Sauber Petronas Sauber-Petronas C21 Petronas 02A B 7   Nick Heidfeld All
8   Felipe Massa 1–15, 17
  Heinz-Harald Frentzen 16
  DHL Jordan Honda Jordan-Honda EJ12 Honda RA002E B 9   Giancarlo Fisichella All
10   Takuma Sato All
  Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR-Honda 004 Honda RA002E B 11   Jacques Villeneuve All
12   Olivier Panis All
  Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R202 Renault RS22 M 14   Jarno Trulli All
15   Jenson Button All
  Jaguar Racing F1 Team Jaguar-Cosworth R3
R3B
Cosworth CR-3
Cosworth CR-4
M 16   Eddie Irvine All
17   Pedro de la Rosa All
  Orange Arrows Arrows-Cosworth A23 Cosworth CR-3 B 20   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1–12
21   Enrique Bernoldi 1–12
  KL Minardi Asiatech Minardi-Asiatech PS02 Asiatech AT02 M 22   Alex Yoong 1–12, 15–17
  Anthony Davidson 13–14
23   Mark Webber All
  Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF102 Toyota RVX-02 M 24   Mika Salo All
25   Allan McNish All
Sources:[2][3][4]

All engines were 3.0 litre, V10 configuration.[2]

Team changes

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Prost Grand Prix left F1 before the 2002 season.
 
Toyota joined F1 as a full works team.
 
Benetton was rebranded as Renault, the name of its new owner.
  • 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 from 1976 to 1996 and as Prost Grand Prix from the following year.[5] The absence of Prost meant that the car numbers 18 and 19 were left unoccupied for the season. Phoenix Finance bought the remains of Prost Grand Prix and attempted to enter Formula One starting at the Malaysian Grand Prix with former Minardi drivers Gastón Mazzacane and Tarso Marques. However, their entry was rejected by the FIA for not purchasing all of the Prost team. They still attempted to race at Malaysia, but race officials prevented them from competing in the event, even with a court appeal.[6][7]
  • Japanese auto maker Toyota entered the championship as a full works team, after much development work in 2001.[8]
  • The Benetton team had been sold to Renault in 2000,[9] and was renamed Renault F1 for 2002.[10] The team did not substantially change apart from the name, as Benetton had been running a car with Renault engines since 1995.
  • Asiatech, who had supplied engines to Arrows in 2001, switched their supply to Minardi for 2002. This replaced Minardi's Cosworth engines (rebadged as European) from the previous season.[11] Completing what was effectively a straight swap, Arrows signed a deal with Cosworth to use their engines for 2002.[12]

Mid-season changes

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  • The Arrows team suffered financial collapse after the German Grand Prix, and did not take part in any of the remaining races. An attempt to register for the 2003 season was rejected by the FIA.[13]

Driver changes

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

  • With three races left to go in the 2001 season, 1998 and 1999 World Champion 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.[14] Häkkinen later officially left McLaren and retired from F1 at the end of 2001,[15] eventually returning to racing in DTM in 2005,[16] despite being linked with the Williams team for a Formula One comeback.[17] Häkkinen's seat at McLaren was taken by his fellow Finn Kimi Räikkönen, after he was released by Sauber. Räikkönen was replaced at Sauber by the 2001 Euro Formula 3000 champion Felipe Massa.[18]
  • Midway through 2001, Giancarlo Fisichella announced his intention to leave Benetton after 2001 to drive for Jordan.[19] Benetton, renamed as Renault, replaced Fisichella with Jordan driver Jarno Trulli,[20] meaning that Fisichella and Trulli had swapped seats at the two teams. Jordan completed an all-new lineup for 2002 with BAR test driver Takuma Sato,[21] whose position in the large test driver pool at BAR was taken by compatriot Ryo Fukuda.[22] Jean Alesi, who had driven for Jordan at the end of the 2001 season, did not seriously pursue an F1 drive for 2002 and instead signed up a drive with Mercedes in the DTM series.[23] Ricardo Zonta, realising that he had no future at Jordan, left his reserve seat there to drive in the Telefonica World Series, later returning to F1 in 2003 as a test driver for Toyota.[24]
  • 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, after having been dumped by Jordan mid-season in 2001 and subsequently joining Prost until that team's collapse.[25] Despite being under contract for another season, Jos Verstappen lost his Arrows seat to Frentzen, and the Dutchman was unable to secure a drive at another team. He later resurfaced at Minardi in 2003.[26]
  • Fernando Alonso left Minardi after an impressive 2001 campaign, and signed on with Renault as a test driver.[27] Alonso's seat was taken over by Benetton test driver, and International Formula 3000 series runner-up, Mark Webber.[28]
  • For their first season in Formula One, Toyota employed Mika Salo (formerly with Sauber in 2000) and debutant Allan McNish, who had previously driven a Toyota GT-One at Le Mans.[8]
  • 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.[29] Tomáš Enge, who had filled in for the injured Burti at Prost in 2001, was dropped by the team at the end of the 2001 season for financial reasons, and he returned to International Formula 3000 for 2002.[30]
  • Antônio Pizzonia was signed to become a Williams test driver alongside Marc Gené.[31] 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.
  • André Lotterer, who drove for the Jaguar Junior Team in the British Formula 3 series in 2001, was signed as a test driver for Jaguar's Formula One team for 2002.[32]

Mid-season changes

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  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen decided to leave Arrows following the German Grand Prix due to the uncertain future of that team.[33] 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 signed with Sauber for the 2003 season,[25] and stood in for Felipe Massa in the United States Grand Prix, for which the Brazilian had incurred a 10-position penalty from the previous race in Monza, thereby eliminating Massa's penalty.[34]
  • BAR test driver Anthony Davidson made his Formula One debut when he replaced Alex Yoong at Minardi for the Hungarian and Belgian Grands Prix. The team suspended the Malaysian after he failed to qualify for the third occasion in 2002.[35] Minardi had planned to replace Yoong with Justin Wilson, but Wilson was too tall to fit into the car in accordance with the safety requirements.[36]

Regulation changes

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For 2002, there were only minor changes in the technical regulations.[37]

  • For safety reasons, the rear view mirrors and rear lights had to be made larger and the rear crash structure was subjected to increased impact tests.
  • Data transfer between the car on track and the crew in the garage could now occur both ways. This would allow the team to adjust settings in the car's electronics during the race, without the driver having to use the buttons on his steering wheel.

Calendar

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The 2002 calendar features the same seventeen Grands Prix as the previous season.

Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Australian Grand Prix   Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 3 March
2 Malaysian Grand Prix   Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 17 March
3 Brazilian Grand Prix   Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 31 March
4 San Marino Grand Prix   Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 14 April
5 Spanish Grand Prix   Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló 28 April
6 Austrian Grand Prix   A1-Ring, Spielberg 12 May
7 Monaco Grand Prix   Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 26 May
8 Canadian Grand Prix   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 9 June
9 European Grand Prix   Nürburgring, Nürburg 23 June
10 British Grand Prix   Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 7 July
11 French Grand Prix   Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 21 July
12 German Grand Prix   Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 28 July
13 Hungarian Grand Prix   Hungaroring, Mogyoród 18 August
14 Belgian Grand Prix   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 1 September
15 Italian Grand Prix   Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 15 September
16 United States Grand Prix   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 29 September
17 Japanese Grand Prix   Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 13 October
Sources:[38][39]

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report
1   Australian Grand Prix   Rubens Barrichello   Kimi Räikkönen   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
2   Malaysian Grand Prix   Michael Schumacher   Juan Pablo Montoya   Ralf Schumacher   Williams-BMW Report
3   Brazilian Grand Prix   Juan Pablo Montoya   Juan Pablo Montoya   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
4   San Marino Grand Prix   Michael Schumacher   Rubens Barrichello   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
5   Spanish Grand Prix   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
6   Austrian Grand Prix   Rubens Barrichello   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
7   Monaco Grand Prix   Juan Pablo Montoya   Rubens Barrichello   David Coulthard   McLaren-Mercedes Report
8   Canadian Grand Prix   Juan Pablo Montoya   Juan Pablo Montoya   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
9   European Grand Prix   Juan Pablo Montoya   Michael Schumacher   Rubens Barrichello   Ferrari Report
10   British Grand Prix   Juan Pablo Montoya   Rubens Barrichello   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
11   French Grand Prix   Juan Pablo Montoya   David Coulthard   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
12   German Grand Prix   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
13   Hungarian Grand Prix   Rubens Barrichello   Michael Schumacher   Rubens Barrichello   Ferrari Report
14   Belgian Grand Prix   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
15   Italian Grand Prix   Juan Pablo Montoya   Rubens Barrichello   Rubens Barrichello   Ferrari Report
16   United States Grand Prix   Michael Schumacher   Rubens Barrichello   Rubens Barrichello   Ferrari Report
17   Japanese Grand Prix   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Michael Schumacher   Ferrari Report
Source:[40]

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top six finishers at each race.[41]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1

World Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos. Driver AUS
 
MAL
 
BRA
 
SMR
 
ESP
 
AUT
 
MON
 
CAN
 
EUR
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
GER
 
HUN
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
USA
 
JPN
 
Points
1   Michael Schumacher 1 3P 1 1P 1PF 1F 2 1 2F 1 1 1PF 2F 1PF 2 2P 1PF 144
2   Rubens Barrichello RetP Ret Ret 2F DNS 2P 7F 3 1 2F DNS 4 1P 2 1F 1F 2 77
3   Juan Pablo Montoya 2 2F 5PF 4 2 3 RetP RetPF RetP 3P 4P 2 11 3 RetP 4 4 50
4   Ralf Schumacher Ret 1 2 3 11 4 3 7 4 8 5 3 3 5 Ret 16 11 42
5   David Coulthard Ret Ret 3 6 3 6 1 2 Ret 10 3F 5 5 4 7 3 Ret 41
6   Kimi Räikkönen 3F Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 3 24
7   Jenson Button Ret 4 4 5 12 7 Ret 15 5 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 8 6 14
8   Jarno Trulli Ret Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 4 6 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 4 5 Ret 9
9   Eddie Irvine 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 3 10 9 8
10   Nick Heidfeld Ret 5 Ret 10 4 Ret 8 12 7 6 7 6 9 10 10 9 7 7
11   Giancarlo Fisichella Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 5 Ret 7 DNQ Ret 6 Ret 8 7 Ret 7
12   Jacques Villeneuve Ret 8 10 7 7 10 Ret Ret 12 4 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 6 Ret 4
13   Felipe Massa Ret 6 Ret 8 5 Ret Ret 9 6 9 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret 4
14   Olivier Panis Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 9 5 Ret Ret 12 12 6 12 Ret 3
15   Takuma Sato Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 16 Ret Ret 8 10 11 12 11 5 2
16   Mark Webber 5 Ret 11 11 DNS 12 11 11 15 Ret 8 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 2
17   Mika Salo 6 12 6 Ret 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 15 7 11 14 8 2
18   Heinz-Harald Frentzen DSQ 11 Ret Ret 6 11 6 13 13 Ret DNQ Ret 13 2
19   Allan McNish Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 9 Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 Ret 14 9 Ret 15 DNS 0
20   Alex Yoong 7 Ret 13 DNQ DNS Ret Ret 14 Ret DNQ 10 DNQ 13 Ret Ret 0
21   Pedro de la Rosa 8 10 8 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 11 11 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
22   Enrique Bernoldi DSQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret DNQ Ret 0
 —   Anthony Davidson Ret Ret 0
Pos. Driver AUS
 
MAL
 
BRA
 
SMR
 
ESP
 
AUT
 
MON
 
CAN
 
EUR
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
GER
 
HUN
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
USA
 
JPN
 
Points
Sources:[41][1]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap



Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings

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Scuderia Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship.
 
BMW Williams placed second.
 
McLaren-Mercedes finished third.
Pos. Constructor No. AUS
 
MAL
 
BRA
 
SMR
 
ESP
 
AUT
 
MON
 
CAN
 
EUR
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
GER
 
HUN
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
USA
 
JPN
 
Points
1   Ferrari 1 1 3P 1 1P 1PF 1F 2 1 2F 1 1 1PF 2F 1PF 2 2P 1PF 221
2 RetP Ret Ret 2F DNS 2P 7F 3 1 2F DNS 4 1P 2 1F 1F 2
2   Williams-BMW 5 Ret 1 2 3 11 4 3 7 4 8 5 3 3 5 Ret 16 11 92
6 2 2F 5PF 4 2 3 RetP RetPF RetP 3P 4P 2 11 3 RetP 4 4
3   McLaren-Mercedes 3 Ret Ret 3 6 3 6 1 2 Ret 10 3F 5 5 4 7 3 Ret 65
4 3F Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 3
4   Renault 14 Ret Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 4 6 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 4 5 Ret 23
15 Ret 4 4 5 12 7 Ret 15 5 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 8 6
5   Sauber-Petronas 7 Ret 5 Ret 10 4 Ret 8 12 7 6 7 6 9 10 10 9 7 11
8 Ret 6 Ret 8 5 Ret Ret 9 6 9 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret 13 Ret
6   Jordan-Honda 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 5 Ret 7 DNQ Ret 6 Ret 8 7 Ret 9
10 Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 16 Ret Ret 8 10 11 12 11 5
7   Jaguar-Cosworth 16 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 3 10 9 8
17 8 10 8 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 11 11 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret
8   BAR-Honda 11 Ret 8 10 7 7 10 Ret Ret 12 4 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 6 Ret 7
12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 9 5 Ret Ret 12 12 6 12 Ret
9   Minardi-Asiatech 22 7 Ret 13 DNQ DNS Ret Ret 14 Ret DNQ 10 DNQ Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 2
23 5 Ret 11 11 DNS 12 11 11 15 Ret 8 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 10
10   Toyota 24 6 12 6 Ret 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 15 7 11 14 8 2
25 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 9 Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 Ret 14 9 Ret 15 DNS
11   Arrows-Cosworth 20 DSQ 11 Ret Ret 6 11 6 13 13 Ret DNQ Ret 2
21 DSQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret DNQ Ret
Pos. Constructor No. AUS
 
MAL
 
BRA
 
SMR
 
ESP
 
AUT
 
MON
 
CAN
 
EUR
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
GER
 
HUN
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
USA
 
JPN
 
Points
Sources:[41][1]

Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
  • Official FIA Championship classifications listed the Constructors' Championship results as Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, BMW WilliamsF1 Team, West McLaren Mercedes, etc.[1]

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