2002 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:Tochigi
Grand Prix:Pacific
Official Name:Gauloises Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi[1] [2] [3]
Location:Twin Ring Motegi
Course Mi:2.983
Course Km:4.801
Race No:13
Season No:16
Date:6 October
Year:2002
Pole Rider Motogp:Daijiro Kato
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Japan
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:1:49.052
Fast Rider Motogp:Alex Barros
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Brazil
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Fast Time Motogp:1:49.947 on lap 24
First Rider Motogp:Alex Barros
First Rider Motogp Country:Brazil
First Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Second Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Third Rider Motogp:Loris Capirossi
Third Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Rider 250:Fonsi Nieto
Pole Rider 250 Country:Spain
Pole Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Pole Time 250:1:52.389
Fast Rider 250:Toni Elías
Fast Rider 250 Country:Spain
Fast Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Fast Time 250:1:53.392 on lap 22
First Rider 250:Toni Elías
First Rider 250 Country:Spain
First Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Second Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Second Rider 250 Country:Italy
Second Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Third Rider 250:Yuki Takahashi
Third Rider 250 Country:Japan
Third Rider 250 Bike:Honda
Pole Rider 125:Daniel Pedrosa
Pole Rider 125 Country:Spain
Pole Rider 125 Bike:Honda
Pole Time 125:1:58.026
Fast Rider 125:Daniel Pedrosa
Fast Rider 125 Country:Spain
Fast Rider 125 Bike:Honda
Fast Time 125:1:58.354 on lap 12
First Rider 125:Daniel Pedrosa
First Rider 125 Country:Spain
First Rider 125 Bike:Honda
Second Rider 125:Manuel Poggiali
Second Rider 125 Country:San Marino
Second Rider 125 Bike:Gilera
Third Rider 125:Steve Jenkner
Third Rider 125 Country:Germany
Third Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia

The 2002 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 October 2002 at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda2444:18.913525
246 Valentino RossiRepsol Honda TeamHonda24+1.641620
365 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda24+7.672316
411 Tohru UkawaRepsol Honda TeamHonda24+18.120713
57 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha24+25.036411
610 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki24+29.201810
719 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha24+32.90299
86 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntínYamaha24+33.287148
99 Nobuatsu AokiProton Team KRProton KR24+35.949137
1099 Jeremy McWilliamsProton Team KRProton KR24+37.355106
1155 Régis LaconiMS Aprilia RacingAprilia24+49.039125
1245 Wataru YoshikawaYamaha Racing TeamYamaha24+49.181194
1317 Jurgen van den GoorberghKanemoto RacingHonda24+49.589203
1421 John HopkinsRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha24+52.071162
1531 Tetsuya HaradaPramac Honda Racing TeamHonda24+52.180211
1656 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha24+1:00.48517
178 Garry McCoyRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha24+1:02.23215
Ret3 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha15Retirement2
Ret74 Daijiro KatoFortuna Honda GresiniHonda8Retirement1
Ret48 Akira YanagawaKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki6Accident18
Ret15 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki5Retirement11
DNS20 Pere RibaAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntínYamaha0Did not start22
Sources: [4] [5] [6]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
124 Toni ElíasAprilia2343:52.991525
23 Marco MelandriAprilia23+0.175220
372 Yuki TakahashiHonda23+4.431416
410 Fonsi NietoAprilia23+8.200113
57 Emilio AlzamoraHonda23+8.812711
64 Roberto RolfoHonda23+9.826810
721 Franco BattainiAprilia23+11.82899
89 Sebastián PortoYamaha23+12.72668
915 Roberto LocatelliAprilia23+26.167177
106 Alex DebónAprilia23+32.236106
1192 Hiroshi AoyamaHonda23+32.378135
1271 Katsuyuki NakasugaYamaha23+39.383194
1311 Haruchika AokiHonda23+39.647203
1470 Ryuji YokoeYamaha23+41.386162
1513 Jaroslav HulešYamaha23+46.952181
168 Naoki MatsudoYamaha23+52.17912
1727 Casey StonerAprilia23+52.66321
1818 Shahrol YuzyYamaha23+54.11911
1912 Jay VincentHonda23+54.76522
2028 Dirk HeidolfAprilia23+59.08225
2142 David ChecaAprilia23+59.50024
2232 Héctor FaubelAprilia23+1:21.65827
2336 Erwan NigonAprilia23+1:34.40629
2496 Jakub SmržHonda23+1:49.92528
Ret68 Tekkyu KayoYamaha19Retirement15
Ret51 Hugo MarchandAprilia12Retirement23
Ret19 Leon HaslamHonda12Retirement26
Ret22 Raúl JaraAprilia9Retirement30
Ret17 Randy de PunietAprilia3Retirement3
Ret69 Nobuyuki OhsakiYamaha0Retirement14
Source: [7]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
126 Daniel PedrosaHonda2141:43.377125
21 Manuel PoggialiGilera21+8.071220
317 Steve JenknerAprilia21+8.701316
422 Pablo NietoAprilia21+15.425713
580 Héctor BarberáAprilia21+24.565811
636 Mika KallioHonda21+29.5841710
723 Gino BorsoiAprilia21+33.10799
825 Joan OlivéHonda21+34.920228
948 Jorge LorenzoDerbi21+36.050127
1097 Hideyuki NakajohHonda21+36.447266
1166 Shuhei AoyamaHonda21+40.056215
1241 Youichi UiDerbi21+44.663134
1384 Michel FabrizioGilera21+49.699143
146 Mirko GiansantiHonda21+50.072182
1521 Arnaud VincentAprilia21+52.70841
1695 Takashi YasudaHonda21+1:00.23224
1733 Stefano BiancoAprilia21+1:00.54815
185 Masao AzumaHonda21+1:01.74111
1911 Max SabbataniAprilia21+1:04.11520
207 Stefano PeruginiItaljet21+1:07.13130
218 Gábor TalmácsiHonda21+1:07.17025
2250 Andrea BalleriniAprilia21+1:07.78132
2320 Imre TóthHonda21+1:11.55934
2457 Chaz DaviesAprilia21+1:21.11135
2512 Klaus NöhlesHonda21+1:27.07029
2619 Alex BaldoliniAprilia21+1:33.03037
279 Noboru UedaHonda21+1:48.79923
2831 Mattia AngeloniGilera19+2 laps31
Ret65 Toshihisa KuzuharaHonda20Accident27
Ret4 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia18Retirement6
Ret16 Simone SannaAprilia13Retirement16
Ret15 Alex de AngelisAprilia10Accident19
Ret68 Akira KomuroHonda6Accident33
Ret72 Dario GiuseppettiHonda6Accident28
Ret42 Christian PistoniItaljet4Retirement36
Ret34 Andrea DoviziosoHonda1Accident5
Ret67 Hideyuki OgataHonda0Accident10
Source: [8]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.[9]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi290
2 Tohru Ukawa169
3 Max Biaggi164
4 Alex Barros143
5 Carlos Checa127
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda320
2 Yamaha221
3 Suzuki125
4/ Proton KR75
5 Aprilia33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 Pacific MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Twin Ring Motegi - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 16 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 2002. https://archive.today/20150725163743/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_2002_heden.htm. dead. 25 July 2015. 25 July 2015. Archive.today. 29 July 2018.
  4. Web site: 2002 Pacific MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Gauloises Pacific GP of Motegi – MotoGP – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 October 2002. 27 May 2018.
  6. Web site: motogp.com · PACIFIC GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2002. Motogp.com. 29 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Gauloises Pacific GP of Motegi – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 October 2002. 27 May 2018.
  8. Web site: Gauloises Pacific GP of Motegi – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 October 2002. 27 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Standings . 2002. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-22.

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