2002 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:Valencia
Grand Prix:Valencian Community
Official Name:Gran Premio Marlboro de la Comunitat Valenciana[1] [2] [3]
Location:Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Course Mi:2.489
Course Km:4.005
Race No:16
Season No:16
Date:3 November
Year:2002
Pole Rider Motogp:Max Biaggi
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Pole Time Motogp:1:33.211
Fast Rider Motogp:Alex Barros
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Brazil
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Fast Time Motogp:1:33.873 on lap 5
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:Max Biaggi
Third Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Pole Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Pole Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Pole Time 250:1:35.885
Fast Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Fast Rider 250 Country:Italy
Fast Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Fast Time 250:1:36.784 on lap 4
First Rider 250:Marco Melandri
First Rider 250 Country:Italy
First Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Second Rider 250:Roberto Rolfo
Second Rider 250 Country:Italy
Second Rider 250 Bike:Honda
Third Rider 250:Emilio Alzamora
Third Rider 250 Country:Spain
Third Rider 250 Bike:Honda
Pole Rider 125:Daniel Pedrosa
Pole Rider 125 Country:Spain
Pole Rider 125 Bike:Honda
Pole Time 125:1:39.426
Fast Rider 125:Steve Jenkner
Fast Rider 125 Country:Germany
Fast Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Fast Time 125:1:40.252 on lap 21
First Rider 125:Daniel Pedrosa
First Rider 125 Country:Spain
First Rider 125 Bike:Honda
Second Rider 125:Arnaud Vincent
Second Rider 125 Country:France
Second Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Third Rider 125:Pablo Nieto
Third Rider 125 Country:Spain
Third Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia

The 2002 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 November 2002 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda3047:22.404225
246 Valentino RossiRepsol Honda TeamHonda30+0.230620
33 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha30+15.213116
474 Daijiro KatoFortuna Honda GresiniHonda30+22.504313
511 Tohru UkawaRepsol Honda TeamHonda30+35.165711
656 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha30+50.169910
717 Jurgen van den GoorberghKanemoto RacingHonda30+1:03.814159
899 Jeremy McWilliamsProton Team KRProton KR30+1:05.07988
919 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha30+1:08.312117
106 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntínYamaha30+1:08.312206
1121 John HopkinsRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha30+1:26.241175
1284 Andrew PittKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki30+1:27.427184
1315 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki29+1 lap103
1431 Tetsuya HaradaPramac Honda Racing TeamHonda29+1 lap222
Ret10 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki24Retirement14
Ret65 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda19Accident12
Ret29 David GarcíaProton Team KRProton KR13Retirement19
Ret8 Garry McCoyRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha6Accident4
Ret9 Nobuatsu AokiProton Team KRProton KR1Accident16
Ret55 Régis LaconiMS Aprilia RacingAprilia1Retirement13
Ret30 José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntínYamaha0Collision21
Ret7 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha0Collision5
Sources: [4] [5] [6]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Marco MelandriAprilia2743:57.812125
24 Roberto RolfoHonda27+4.318720
37 Emilio AlzamoraHonda27+4.538416
417 Randy de PunietAprilia27+18.214213
515 Roberto LocatelliAprilia27+21.9901211
642 David ChecaAprilia27+22.1731110
721 Franco BattainiAprilia27+26.75599
88 Naoki MatsudoYamaha27+26.909148
96 Alex DebónAprilia27+26.91557
1024 Toni ElíasAprilia27+32.38086
1118 Shahrol YuzyYamaha27+36.294135
1211 Haruchika AokiHonda27+42.879164
1327 Casey StonerAprilia27+42.889103
1412 Jay VincentHonda27+44.942182
1532 Héctor FaubelAprilia27+47.348151
1613 Jaroslav HulešYamaha27+47.84919
1719 Leon HaslamHonda27+1:06.85021
1874 Ángel RodríguezAprilia27+1:20.27626
1928 Dirk HeidolfAprilia27+1:24.48922
2036 Erwan NigonAprilia27+1:27.85923
2190 Chuck SorensenAprilia26+1 lap27
Ret96 Jakub SmržHonda26Accident20
Ret22 Raúl JaraAprilia15Retirement25
Ret10 Fonsi NietoAprilia7Accident6
Ret34 Eric BatailleHonda4Accident24
Ret51 Hugo MarchandAprilia2Retirement17
Ret9 Sebastián PortoYamaha1Retirement3
DNQ39 Luis CastroYamahaDid not qualify
Source: [7]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
126 Daniel PedrosaHonda2542:13.044125
221 Arnaud VincentAprilia25+0.100420
322 Pablo NietoAprilia25+2.704316
415 Alex de AngelisAprilia25+3.069513
517 Steve JenknerAprilia25+3.136711
680 Héctor BarberáAprilia25+8.041610
71 Manuel PoggialiGilera25+8.85229
84 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia25+11.879188
925 Joan OlivéHonda25+12.037127
1023 Gino BorsoiAprilia25+14.75786
1111 Max SabbataniAprilia25+15.167135
1250 Andrea BalleriniAprilia25+18.47294
1333 Stefano BiancoAprilia25+18.514203
1416 Simone SannaAprilia25+18.804152
158 Gábor TalmácsiHonda25+23.694111
1636 Mika KallioHonda25+23.72610
1734 Andrea DoviziosoHonda25+23.78214
185 Masao AzumaHonda25+23.95819
196 Mirko GiansantiHonda25+24.11017
2084 Michel FabrizioGilera25+54.35025
2112 Klaus NöhlesHonda25+58.57530
2248 Jorge LorenzoDerbi25+58.91626
2351 Álvaro BautistaAprilia25+59.28628
2477 Thomas LüthiHonda25+1:10.02135
2520 Imre TóthHonda25+1:10.15533
2671 Rubén CatalánAprilia25+1:16.12532
2772 Dario GiuseppettiHonda25+1:16.13834
2857 Chaz DaviesAprilia25+1:20.05831
2959 Vincent BraillardHonda24+1 lap37
Ret7 Stefano PeruginiItaljet22Retirement27
Ret31 Mattia AngeloniGilera20Accident23
Ret52 Julián SimónHonda18Retirement22
Ret19 Alex BaldoliniAprilia13Retirement29
Ret41 Youichi UiDerbi10Accident16
Ret42 Christian PistoniItaljet9Accident36
Ret98 Chris PerisAprilia9Retirement38
Ret9 Noboru UedaHonda3Accident21
Ret37 Marco SimoncelliAprilia3Accident24
Source: [8]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi355
2 Max Biaggi215
3 Tohru Ukawa209
4 Alex Barros204
5 Carlos Checa141
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda390
2 Yamaha272
3 Suzuki143
4/ Proton KR96
5 Aprilia33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 Valencia MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Valencia Ricardo Tormo - 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.
  4. Web site: 2002 Valencia MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  5. Web site: GP Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana – MotoGP – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 November 2002. 27 May 2018.
  6. Web site: motogp.com · VALENCIA GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2002. www.motogp.com.
  7. Web site: GP Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 November 2002. 27 May 2018.
  8. Web site: GP Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 November 2002. 27 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Standings . 2002. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-22.

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