2002 F1 World Championship Season
53rd F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Michael Schumacher (5th title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Ferrari (12th title) |
| Races: | 17 |
| Winning drivers: | Michael Schumacher (11)  Rubens Barrichello (4) Ralf Schumacher (1)  David Coulthard (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Ferrari (15) Williams (1) McLaren (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
2002 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | 3 March | 2002 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | 17 March | 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 | Brazil | Interlagos | 31 March | 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 14 April | 2002 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Spain | Catalunya | 28 April | 2002 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Austria | Spielberg | 12 May | 2002 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 26 May | 2002 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Canada | Montreal | 9 June | 2002 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 9 |  Europe | Nurburgring | 23 June | 2002 European Grand Prix |
| 10 | Britain | Silverstone | 7 July | 2002 British Grand Prix |
| 11 |  France DT | Magny-Cours | 21 July | 2002 French Grand Prix |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | 28 July | 2002 German Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Hungary CT | Hungaroring | 18 August | 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 1 September | 2002 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 15 | Italy | Monza | 15 September | 2002 Italian Grand Prix |
| 16 |  USA | Indianapolis | 29 September | 2002 United States Grand Prix |
| 17 |  Japan | Suzuka | 13 October | 2002 Japanese Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 18.627s |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 4 | 39.699s |
| 3 | Brazil | Interlagos | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 0.588s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 17.907s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 35.630s |
| 6 | Austria | Spielberg | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 0.182s |
| 7 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 1.050s |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1.132s |
| 9 | Europe | Nurburgring | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | 0.294s |
| 10 | Britain | Silverstone | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 14.578s |
| 11 | France | Magny-Cours | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1.105s |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 10.503s |
| 13 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 0.434s |
| 14 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 1.977s |
| 15 | Italy | Monza | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | 0.255s |
| 16 | USA | Indianapolis | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 0.011s |
| 17 | Japan | Suzuka | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.506s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver polesitter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | DNF | 0.005s |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 0.231s |
| 3 | Brazil | Interlagos |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 5 | 0.127s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.064s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.326s |
| 6 | Austria | Spielberg | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 0.282s |
| 7 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | DNF | 0.392s |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | DNF | 0.182s |
| 9 | Europe | Nurburgring | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | DNF | 0.009s |
| 10 | Britain | Silverstone | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 3 | 0.034s |
| 11 | France | Magny-Cours | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 4 | 0.023s |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.181s |
| 13 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 0.059s |
| 14 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.424s |
| 15 | Italy | Monza | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | DNF | 0.257s |
| 16 | USA | Indianapolis | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 0.268s |
| 17 | Japan | Suzuka | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.432s |
Fastest Laps
- Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter
2002 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 144 | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 77 | -67 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 50 | -94 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 42 | -102 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 41 | -103 |
| 6 |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | 24 | -120 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Renault | 14 | -130 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 9 | -135 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 8 | -136 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 7 | -137 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 7 | -137 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 4 | -140 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 4 | -140 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 3 | -141 |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 2 | -142 |
| 16 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 2 | -142 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 2 | -142 |
| 18 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows Sauber | 2 | -142 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | FRA | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.82 | 1 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.88 | 1 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2.94 | 1 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3.47 | 2 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5.35 | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5.88 | 2 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8.71 | 6 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10.12 | 5 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10.29 | 6 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11.19 | 5 | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11.88 | 7 | |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12.29 | 7 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | 12 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 13.18 | 7 |
| 14 | Mika Salo | 14 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 13.29 | 8 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 15 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 14.31 | 10 | ||||
| 16 | Eddie Irvine | 19 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 15.12 | 5 |
| 17 | Takuma Sato | 22 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 15.41 | 7 |
| 18 | Allan McNish | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16.00 | 10 |
| 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | 20 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 16.53 | 8 |
| 20 | Enrique Bernoldi | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17.50 | 12 | |||||
| 21 | Mark Webber | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19.59 | 18 |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Alex Yoong | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21.33 | 19 |
Race Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | FRA | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 144 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | R | R | R | 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 | R | R | R | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | R | 4 | 4 | 50 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11R | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | R | 16 | 11R | 42 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | R | R | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | R | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | R | 41 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | 3 | R | 12R | R | R | R | R | 4 | 3 | R | 2 | R | 4 | R | R | R | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | R | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12R | 7 | R | 15R | 5 | 12R | 6 | R | R | R | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | R | R | R | 9 | 10R | R | 4 | 6 | 8 | R | R | R | 8 | R | 4 | 5 | R | 9 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | 4 | R | 7 | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | R | 5 | R | 10 | 4 | R | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | R | 13 | R | R | R | 5 | 5 | 5 | R | 7 | R | 6 | R | 8 | 7 | R | 7 | |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | R | 8 | 10R | 7 | 7 | 10R | R | R | 12 | 4 | R | R | R | 8 | 9 | 6 | R | 4 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | R | 6 | R | 8 | 5 | R | R | 9 | 6 | 9 | R | 7 | 7 | R | R | R | 4 | |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | 9 | 5 | R | R | 12 | 12R | 6 | 12 | R | 3 |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | R | 9 | 9 | R | R | R | R | 10 | 16 | R | R | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Mark Webber | 5 | R | 11 | 11 | DNS | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | R | 8 | R | 16 | R | R | R | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | 6 | 12 | 6 | R | 9 | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | 9 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 18 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | DSQ | 11 | R | R | 6 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 13 | R | DNQ | R | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 19 | Allan McNish | R | 7 | R | R | 8 | 9 | R | R | 14 | R | 11R | R | 14 | 9 | R | 15 | DNS | |
| 20 | Alex Yoong | 7 | R | 13 | DNQ | DNS | R | R | 14 | R | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | 13 | R | R | |||
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | 8 | 10 | 8 | R | R | R | 10 | R | 11 | 11 | 9 | R | 13 | R | R | R | R | |
| 22 | Enrique Bernoldi | DSQ | R | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | 10 | R | DNQ | R | ||||||
| 23 | Anthony Davidson | R | R |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.