2002 Formula One World Championship Explained

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.

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 (and) and Nigel Mansell . 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). 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

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

EntrantConstructorChassisEngineTyreDriverRounds
Scuderia Ferrari MarlboroFerrariF2001B
F2002
Ferrari 050
Ferrari 051
1 Michael SchumacherAll
2 Rubens BarrichelloAll
West McLaren MercedesMcLaren-MercedesMP4-17Mercedes FO110M3 David CoulthardAll
4 Kimi RäikkönenAll
BMW WilliamsF1 TeamWilliams-BMWFW24BMW P825 Ralf SchumacherAll
6 Juan Pablo MontoyaAll
Sauber PetronasSauber-PetronasC21Petronas 02A7 Nick HeidfeldAll
8 Felipe Massa1–15, 17
Heinz-Harald Frentzen16
DHL Jordan HondaJordan-HondaEJ12Honda RA002E9 Giancarlo FisichellaAll
10 Takuma SatoAll
Lucky Strike BAR HondaBAR-Honda004Honda RA002E11 Jacques VilleneuveAll
12 Olivier PanisAll
Mild Seven Renault F1 TeamRenaultR202Renault RS2214 Jarno TrulliAll
15 Jenson ButtonAll
Jaguar Racing F1 TeamJaguar-CosworthR3
R3B
Cosworth CR-3
Cosworth CR-4
16 Eddie IrvineAll
17 Pedro de la RosaAll
Orange ArrowsArrows-CosworthA23Cosworth CR-320 Heinz-Harald Frentzen1–12
21 Enrique Bernoldi1–12
KL Minardi AsiatechMinardi-AsiatechPS02Asiatech AT0222 Alex Yoong1–12, 15–17
Anthony Davidson13–14
23 Mark WebberAll
Panasonic Toyota RacingToyotaTF102Toyota RVX-0224 Mika SaloAll
25 Allan McNishAll
Sources:[2] [3] [4]
All engines were 3.0 litre, V10 configuration.[2]

Team changes

Mid-season changes

Driver changes

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

Mid-season changes

Regulation changes

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

Season calendar

RoundGrand PrixCircuitDate
1Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne3 March
2Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur17 March
3Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo31 March
4San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola14 April
5Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló28 April
6Austrian Grand Prix A1-Ring, Spielberg12 May
7Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo26 May
8Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal9 June
9European Grand Prix Nürburgring, Nürburg23 June
10British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone7 July
11French Grand Prix Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours21 July
12German Grand Prix Hockenheimring, Hockenheim28 July
13Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Mogyoród18 August
14Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot1 September
15Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza15 September
16United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway29 September
17Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka13 October
Sources:[38] [39]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

RoundGrand PrixPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning constructorReport
1 Australian Grand Prix Rubens Barrichellonowrap Kimi Räikkönennowrap Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
2 Malaysian Grand Prixnowrap Michael Schumacher Juan Pablo Montoya Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMWReport
3 Brazilian Grand Prixnowrap Juan Pablo Montoyanowrap Juan Pablo Montoya Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
4 San Marino Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
5 Spanish Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
6 Austrian Grand Prix Rubens Barrichellonowrap Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
7 Monaco Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya Rubens Barrichellonowrap David Coulthardnowrap McLaren-MercedesReport
8 Canadian Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
9 European Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello FerrariReport
10 British Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya Rubens Barrichello Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
11 French Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya David Coulthard Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
12 German Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
13 Hungarian Grand Prix Rubens Barrichello Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello FerrariReport
14 Belgian Grand Prixnowrap Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
15 Italian Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya Rubens Barrichello Rubens Barrichello FerrariReport
16nowrap United States Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello Rubens Barrichello FerrariReport
17 Japanese Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
Source:[40]

Scoring system

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

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
Points1064321

World Drivers' Championship standings

DriverAUS
MAL
BRA
SMR
ESP
AUT
MON
CAN
EUR
GBR
FRA
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
USA
JPN
Points
1 Michael Schumacher1121112144
2 Rubens BarrichelloRetRetDNS31DNS42277
3 Juan Pablo Montoya242321134450
4 Ralf SchumacherRet12311437485335Ret161142
5 David CoulthardRetRet363612Ret1055473Ret41
6 Kimi RäikkönenRet12RetRetRetRet43Ret2Ret4RetRetRet324
7 Jenson ButtonRet445127Ret155126RetRetRet58614
8 Jarno TrulliRetRetRet910Ret468RetRetRet8Ret45Ret9
9 Eddie Irvine4Ret7RetRetRet9RetRetRetRetRetRet631098
10 Nick HeidfeldRet5Ret104Ret812767691010977
11 Giancarlo FisichellaRet13RetRetRet555Ret7DNQRet6Ret87Ret7
12 Jacques VilleneuveRet8107710RetRet124RetRetRet896Ret4
13 Felipe MassaRet6Ret85RetRet969Ret77RetRetRet4
14 Olivier PanisRetRetRetRetRetRetRet895RetRet1212612Ret3
15 Takuma SatoRet99RetRetRetRet1016RetRet81011121152
16 Mark Webber5Ret1111DNS12111115Ret8Ret16RetRetRet102
17 Mika Salo6126Ret98RetRetRetRetRet9157111482
18DSQ11RetRet61161313RetDNQRet132
19 Allan McNishRet7RetRet89RetRet14Ret11Ret149Ret15DNS0
20 Alex Yoong7Ret13DNQDNSRetRet14RetDNQ10DNQ13RetRet0
21 Pedro de la Rosa8108RetRetRet10Ret11119Ret13RetRetRetRet0
22 Enrique BernoldiDSQRetRetRetRetRet12Ret10RetDNQRet0
 — Anthony DavidsonRetRet0
DriverAUS
MAL
BRA
SMR
ESP
AUT
MON
CAN
EUR
GBR
FRA
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
USA
JPN
Points
Sources:

Notes:

World Constructors' Championship standings

ConstructorAUS
MAL
BRA
SMR
ESP
AUT
MON
CAN
EUR
GBR
FRA
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
USA
JPN
Points
1 Ferrari11121112221
2RetRetDNS31DNS422
2 Williams-BMW5Ret12311437485335Ret161192
62423211344
3 McLaren-Mercedes3RetRet363612Ret1055473Ret65
4Ret12RetRetRetRet43Ret2Ret4RetRetRet3
4 Renault14RetRetRet910Ret468RetRetRet8Ret45Ret23
15Ret445127Ret155126RetRetRet586
5 Sauber-Petronas7Ret5Ret104Ret8127676910109711
8Ret6Ret85RetRet969Ret77RetRet13Ret
6 Jordan-Honda9Ret13RetRetRet555Ret7DNQRet6Ret87Ret9
10Ret99RetRetRetRet1016RetRet8101112115
7 Jaguar-Cosworth164Ret7RetRetRet9RetRetRetRetRetRet631098
178108RetRetRet10Ret11119Ret13RetRetRetRet
8 BAR-Honda11Ret8107710RetRet124RetRetRet896Ret7
12RetRetRetRetRetRetRet895RetRet1212612Ret
9 Minardi-Asiatech227Ret13DNQDNSRetRet14RetDNQ10DNQRetRet13RetRet2
235Ret1111DNS12111115Ret8Ret16RetRetRet10
10 Toyota246126Ret98RetRetRetRetRet9157111482
25Ret7RetRet89RetRet14Ret11Ret149Ret15DNS
11 Arrows-Cosworth20DSQ11RetRet61161313RetDNQRet2
21DSQRetRetRetRetRet12Ret10RetDNQRet
ConstructorAUS
MAL
BRA
SMR
ESP
AUT
MON
CAN
EUR
GBR
FRA
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
USA
JPN
Points
Sources:
Notes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20021221123803/http://www.fia.com/freepress/F1_guide_2002/Championship.html Drivers' and Constructors' Standings, www.fia.com
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  4. Web site: 12 Models in 2002. StatsF1. 13 June 2023.
  5. News: Prost's term is up as team goes into liquidation. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2429046/Prosts-term-is-up-as-team-goes-into-liquidation.html . 12 January 2022 . subscription . live. Sam. Lyon. The Daily Telegraph. 29 January 2002. 10 November 2013.
  6. News: Phoenix Plan to Fight for Formula One Place. Alan. Baldwin. Autosport. 15 March 2002. 10 November 2013.
  7. News: Phoenix's F1 bid cast into flames. BBC Sport. 23 May 2002. 10 November 2013.
  8. News: Toyota set for F1 debut. BBC Sport. 5 February 2001. 10 November 2013.
  9. News: Benetton F1 team sold to Renault £75 m. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/benetton-f1-team-sold-to-renault-75-m-283413.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. Maurice. Mcleod. The Independent. 16 March 2000. 10 November 2013.
  10. News: Renault F1 team to be renamed Lotus Renault GP in 2011. BBC Sport. 8 December 2010. 10 November 2013.
  11. News: Minardi Pleased with New Asiatech Engine. Atlas F1. 22 February 2002. 10 November 2013. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202122/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/feb/report.php/id/6495/.html. dead.
  12. News: Arrows confirms Cosworth supply for 2002. Crash.net. 28 July 2001. 10 November 2013.
  13. News: Arrows rescue deal collapses. BBC Sport. 12 December 2002. 11 November 2013.
  14. News: Flying Finn is ready for a well-earned sabbatical. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/3014639/Flying-Finn-is-ready-for-a-well-earned-sabbatical.html . 12 January 2022 . subscription . live. Andrew. Baker. The Daily Telegraph. 12 October 2001. 10 November 2013.
  15. News: Hakkinen announces retirement. BBC Sport. 26 July 2002. 10 November 2013.
  16. News: Mika Häkkinen to race in the 2005 DTM. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. 6 November 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133743/http://www.dtm.com/en/News/Mika-Haekkinen-to-race-in-the-2005-DTM.html. 6 October 2014. 24 January 2016.
  17. News: Hakkinen ponders comeback. Andrew. Benson. BBC Sport. 10 July 2004. 10 November 2013.
  18. News: Sauber aim to consolidate. BBC Sport. 25 January 2002. 10 November 2013.
  19. News: Jordan or nothing in 2002, says Alesi. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/3012630/Jordan-or-nothing-in-2002-says-Alesi.html . 12 January 2022 . subscription . live. The Daily Telegraph. 11 September 2001. 10 November 2013.
  20. Web site: Jarno Trulli — F1 Driver Profile. ESPN F1. 10 November 2013.
  21. News: Sato lands Jordan seat. BBC Sport. 9 October 2001. 10 November 2013.
  22. News: Grand Prix 2002: BAR. London Evening Standard. 16 February 2002. 10 November 2013.
  23. News: Jean Alesi McLaren test report. Motorsport.com. 8 March 2002. 10 November 2013. 10 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110142001/http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/jean-alesi-mclaren-test-report/. dead.
  24. Web site: Ricardo Zonta Profile. Grandprix.com. 10 November 2013.
  25. Web site: Heinz-Harald Frentzen Profile. Grandprix.com. 10 November 2013.
  26. Web site: Jos Verstappen Profile. Grandprix.com. 10 November 2013.
  27. News: Renault takes Alonso. Grandprix.com. 3 November 2001. 10 November 2013.
  28. News: Official: Webber Confirmed at Minardi. Atlas F1. 28 January 2002. 10 November 2013. 10 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110142046/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/jan/report.php/id/6324/.html. dead.
  29. Web site: Luciano Burti Profile. Grandprix.com. 10 November 2013.
  30. Web site: Tomas Enge Profile. Grandprix.com. 10 November 2013.
  31. Web site: 1–21 November News. NewsOnF1. 10 November 2013.
  32. News: Testing Times in Testing for Jaguar Racing's R3. Jaguar Clubs of North America. 8 February 2002. 10 November 2013.
  33. News: Frentzen quits Arrows. BBC Sport. 2 August 2002. 10 November 2013.
  34. News: A sensible move from Sauber. Grandprix.com. 18 September 2002. 10 November 2013.
  35. News: 'Faultless' Davidson praised. BBC Sport. 17 August 2002. 10 November 2013.
  36. Web site: Who's who: D — Anthony Davidson. f1fanatic.co.uk. 18 October 2013.
  37. Web site: 2002 Technical Preview. atlasf1.autosport.com. Craig Scarborough. 14 January 2024.
  38. Web site: 2002. Chicane F1. 3 April 2022.
  39. Web site: Formula One Calendar 2002. Motorsport Stats. 3 April 2022.
  40. Web site: Formula One Results 2002. Motorsport Stats. 3 April 2021.
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