2002 Formula One World Championship

The 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 56th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It began on 3 March and ended on 13 October after seventeen races.

"Formula One 2002" redirects here. For the video games, see Formula One 2002 (video game) and F1 2002 (video game).
2002 FIA Formula One
World Championship
Drivers' Champion: Michael Schumacher
Constructors' Champion: Ferrari
Previous: 2001 Next: 2003
Support series:

In the Drivers' Championship, Michael 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 11 Grands Prix, surpassing the previous record of 9 wins, jointly held by himself (1995, 2000 and 2001) and Nigel Mansell (1992). 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. Schumacher took the Drivers' Championship by a then-record 67 point margin over teammate Rubens Barrichello, beating his own previous record for the 2001 season (58 points over David Coulthard) and also gained a new point total record with 144 points, again beating his own previous record of 123 points from the 2001 season. Schumacher and Barrichello helped Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro[1] secure the Constructors' Championship with a points total that equalled the combined sum of points attained by all other constructors collectively. For the 2003 championship, the FIA would change the points system.

Teams and drivers

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

Michael Schumacher won his third title in a row with Ferrari.
Schumacher's teammate, Rubens Barrichello, finished runner-up.
Juan Pablo Montoya finished the season ranked third for Williams.
Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine† Tyre No. Driver Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2001
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

† All engines were 3.0 litre, V10 configuration.

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 from 1976 to 1996 and as Prost Grand Prix from the following year.[2] 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.[3][4]
  • Japanese auto maker Toyota entered the championship after much development work in 2001.[5]
  • The Benetton team had been sold to Renault in 2000,[6] and was renamed Renault F1 for 2002.[7] The team did not substantially change apart from the name, as Benetton had been running a car with Renault components 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.[8] Completing what was effectively a straight swap, Arrows signed a deal with Cosworth to use their engines for 2002.[9]
  • 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.[10]

Driver changes
  • 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, 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.[11] Häkkinen later officially left McLaren and retired from F1 in 2002,[12] eventually returning to racing in DTM in 2005,[13] despite being linked with the Williams team for a Formula One comeback.[14] 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.[15]
  • Midway through 2001, Giancarlo Fisichella announced his intention to leave Benetton after 2001 to drive for Jordan.[16] Benetton, renamed as Renault, replaced Fisichella with Jordan driver Jarno Trulli,[17] 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,[18] whose position in the large test driver pool at BAR was taken by compatriot Ryo Fukuda.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21]
  • 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.[22] 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.[23]
  • Fernando Alonso left Minardi after an impressive 2001 campaign, and signed on with Renault as a test driver.[24] Alonso's seat was taken over by Benetton test driver, and International Formula 3000 series runner-up, Mark Webber.[25]
  • 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.[5]
  • 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.[26] 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.[27]
  • Antônio Pizzonia was signed to become a Williams test driver alongside Marc Gené.[28] 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.[29]
Mid-season changes
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen decided to leave Arrows following the German Grand Prix due to the uncertain future of that team.[30] 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,[22] 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.[31]
  • 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.[32] 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.[33]

Season calendar
Rnd Race Title Date Location
1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix 3 March Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
2 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysian Grand Prix 17 March Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
3 Grande Premio do Brasil Brazilian Grand Prix 31 March Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
4 Gran Premio di San Marino San Marino Grand Prix 14 April Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
5 Gran Premio Marlboro de Espana Spanish Grand Prix 28 April Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
6 Grosser A1 Preis von Osterreich Austrian Grand Prix 12 May A1-Ring, Spielberg
7 Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco Grand Prix 26 May Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
8 Grand Prix Air Canada Canadian Grand Prix 9 June Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
9 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe European Grand Prix 23 June Nürburgring, Nürburg
10 Foster's British Grand Prix British Grand Prix 7 July Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
11 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France French Grand Prix 21 July Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours
12 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland German Grand Prix 28 July Hockenheimring, Hockenheim
13 Marlboro Magyar Nagydij Hungarian Grand Prix 18 August Hungaroring, Budapest
14 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix 1 September Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
15 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia Italian Grand Prix 15 September Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
16 SAP United States Grand Prix United States Grand Prix 29 September Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
17 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japanese Grand Prix 13 October Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka

Results and standings

Grands Prix
Rd. Grand Prix Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver 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

Scoring system
Further information: List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems

Points were awarded to the top six finishers

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

World Drivers' Championship standings
Pos[1] Driver[1] AUS
 MAL
 BRA
 SMR
 ESP
 AUT
 MON
 CAN
 EUR
 GBR
 FRA
 GER
 HUN
 BEL
 ITA
 USA
 JPN
 Points[1]
1 Michael Schumacher 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 144
2 Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret Ret 2 DNS 2 7 3 1 2 DNS 4 1 2 1 1 2 77
3 Juan Pablo Montoya 2 2 5 4 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 2 11 3 Ret 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 3 5 5 4 7 3 Ret 41
6 Kimi Räikkönen 3 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
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (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 (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


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

World Constructors' Championship standings
Scuderia Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship.
BMW Williams placed second.
McLaren-Mercedes finished third.
Pos[1] Constructor[1] Car
no.		 AUS
 MAL
 BRA
 SMR
 ESP
 AUT
 MON
 CAN
 EUR
 GBR
 FRA
 GER
 HUN
 BEL
 ITA
 USA
 JPN
 Points[1]
1 Ferrari 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 221
2 Ret Ret Ret 2 DNS 2 7 3 1 2 DNS 4 1 2 1 1 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 2 5 4 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 2 11 3 Ret 4 4
3 McLaren-Mercedes 3 Ret Ret 3 6 3 6 1 2 Ret 10 3 5 5 4 7 3 Ret 65
4 3 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 Car
no.		 AUS
 MAL
 BRA
 SMR
 ESP
 AUT
 MON
 CAN
 EUR
 GBR
 FRA
 GER
 HUN
 BEL
 ITA
 USA
 JPN
 Points

Note: 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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