2002 Brazilian Grand Prix

2002 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 3 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	March 31, 2002
Official name	XXXI Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location	Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent Racing Facility
Course length	4.309 km (2.667 miles)
Distance	56 laps, 241.304 km (149.352 miles)
Scheduled distance	71 laps, 305.939 km (189.357 miles)
Weather	Clear
Pole position
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:13.114
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:16.079
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Third	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 31, 2002 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	71	1:31:43.662	2	10
2	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	71	+0.588 secs	3	6
3	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+59.109 secs	4	4
4	15	Jenson Button	Renault	71	+1:06.883 secs	7	3
5	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	71	+1:07.563 secs	1	2
6	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	70	+1 Lap	10	1
7	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	70	+1 Lap	13
8	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	70	+1 Lap	11
9	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	69	+2 Laps	19
10	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	68	Engine	15
11	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	68	+3 Laps	20
12	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	67	Wheel rim	5
13	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	67	+4 Laps	22
Ret	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	61	Brakes	9
Ret	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	60	Engine	6
Ret	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	41	Collision	12
Ret	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	40	Spin	16
Ret	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	25	Gearbox	17
Ret	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	25	Suspension	18
Ret	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	19	Suspension	21
Ret	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	16	Hydraulics	8
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	6	Engine	14

Notes

• Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1m 16.079s
• Soccer legend Pelé was supposed to wave the checkered flag. Standing on the stand at race's end, he waved the flag too soon and it was Takuma Sato, who was one lap behind the leader, who took the checkered flag first, meaning by technicality that Sato had won the Grand Prix as he was the first driver to see the checkered flag. When the Schumacher brothers arrived, Pelé was talking to someone, and forgot to show them the flag.
• During the morning warmup, Bernoldi's Arrows crashed in Turn 2, right by the Medical Car. It went out to help him, and just as the car's driver, Alex Ribeiro, opened the door, Heidfeld's Sauber came in, and crashed into the door! Thankfully, both Heidfeld and Ribeiro were all right, especially Ribeiro, who might've been killed if he had been stepping out.
• Michael Schumacher gave the Ferrari F2002 its debut in this race. Only one F2002 had been brought to Brazil, leaving Rubens Barrichello to race in the F2001.

Standings after Grand Prix

• 1. Michael Schumacher - 24
• 2. Ralf Schumacher - 16
• 3. Juan Pablo Montoya - 14
• 4. Jenson Button - 6
• 5. Kimi Räikkönen - 4
• 6. David Coulthard - 4

Constructors

• 1. Williams-BMW - 30
• 2. Ferrari - 24
• 3. McLaren-Mercedes - 8

External links

• Official 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix results from FIA website and Formula1 website.

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