2002 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| 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 | Williams-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:13.114 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | |
| Time | 1:16.079 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Williams-BMW | ||
| Third | 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
External links
- Official 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix results from FIA website and Formula1 website.
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