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*3. [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] - 47
*3. [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] - 47

==External links==
*Official 2002 French Grand Prix results from [http://www.fia.com/archive/F1/2002/011.html FIA website] and [http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2002/14/ Formula1 website].


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Revision as of 13:41, 25 March 2008

2002 French Grand Prix
Race 11 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date July 21, 2002
Official name Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France
Location Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.411 km (2.74 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 317.592 km (197.28 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver Williams-BMW
Time 1:11.985
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:15.045
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third McLaren-Mercedes
The decisive moment of the race as Kimi Räikkönen runs wide, allowing Michael Schumacher to pass him for the lead.

Results from the 2002 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Magny-Cours on July 21, 2002. This was also the race in which Schumacher secured his 5th driver's title in record time, equaling Juan Manuel Fangio's record set over 40 years ago.

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 72 1:32:09.837s 2 10
2 4 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 72 +1.104s 4 6
3 3 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 72 +31.975s 6 4
4 6 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 72 +40.675s 1 3
5 5 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 72 +41.772s 5 2
6 15 United Kingdom Jenson Button Renault 71 +1 Lap 7 1
7 7 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 71 +1 Lap 10  
8 23 Australia Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech 71 +1 Lap 18  
9 17 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 70 +2 laps 15  
10 22 Malaysia Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech 68 +4 Laps 19  
11 25 United Kingdom Allan McNish Toyota 65 Engine 17  
Ret 16 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 52 Rear wing 9  
Ret 14 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 49 Engine 8  
Ret 8 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 48 Mechanical 12  
Ret 24 Finland Mika Salo Toyota 48 Engine 16  
Ret 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 35 Engine 13  
Ret 12 France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 29 Accident damage 11  
Ret 10 Japan Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda 23 Spin 14  
DNS 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari   Ignition 3  
DNQ 20 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth    
DNQ 21 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth    
WD/DNS 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda 0 Injury    

Notes

  • Fastest Lap: David Coulthard 1m 15.045
  • Giancarlo Fisichella crashed in a Saturday practice session and was recommended by the doctors to sit out the race. Last minute attempt to have Heinz-Harald Frentzen drive in his place fell through due to legal technicalities.
  • This victory handed Michael Schumacher his 5th World Championship, equalling the record set by Argentinian Juan Manuel Fangio almost 50 years earlier. This is also the earliest that a World Championship has been clinched, with only 11 races of the season completed and 6 remaining.
  • Räikkönen could have won the race, but whilst going into Adelaide hairpin in the closing stages, he locked up and ran wide after passing through the oil left by McNish's Toyota engine that had just given up on the same place, while Schumacher passed him to win.
  • Schumacher's pass on Räikkönen was controversial for some time after the grand prix, as it was believed that Schumacher had made the pass under yellow flags from McNish's engine blow; this would have meant Schumacher would receive a penalty that would have certainly given Räikkönen the win. The FIA, however, ruled in favour of Schumacher and Ferrari.
  • Both Arrows-Cosworth cars deliberately failed to qualify for the race due to financial issues. It would prove to be the team's penultimate showing at a Grand Prix weekend.

Standings after Grand Prix

Constructors

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