2002 Austrian Grand Prix

2002 Austria Grand Prix
Race 6 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	May 12, 2002
Official name	Grand A1 Prix of Austria
Location	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.326 km (2.684 miles)
Distance	71 laps, 307.146 km (190.564 miles)
Weather	Clear
Pole position
Driver	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Time	1:00.000
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:09.298
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Third	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW

Barrichello makes way for Schumacher

The lighter side of Ferrari at the Grand Prix

The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 12, 2002 at the A1-Ring. It was infamous for the "staged finish", where race leader Rubens Barrichello, who was running first, was ordered by Ferrari to allow Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher to overtake him under "team orders" and win the Grand Prix. Ferrari wanted their number one driver Schumacher to win the race and collect the maximum points for the Drivers' Championship. Barrichello let him pass on the last lap at the finish line which greatly upset the spectators. At the podium, in response to the jeers of the crowd, Schumacher stood on the second place spot and Barrichello stood on top. Schumacher took the trophy for first place from the Austrian chancellor and gave it to Barrichello then took the second place trophy. Barrichello, Schumacher and Ferrari were fined one million U.S. dollars for the failure to observe Article 170 of the Formula One Sporting Regulations concerning the podium ceremony. As a result of this, and another incident at the United States Grand Prix, the FIA declared new rules against "team orders" artificially affecting race results.

The race also featured a huge accident between Takuma Sato and Nick Heidfeld - Heidfeld lost control over his car, spun round and crashed into Sato's side. Sato suffered minor injuries but got stuck in the wreckage and it took several minutes for the race track stewards to cut him out from the vehicle.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	71	1:33:51.562	3	10
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	71	+0.182 secs	1	6
3	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	71	+17.730 secs	4	4
4	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	71	+18.448 secs	2	3
5	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	71	+49.965 secs	15	2
6	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+50.672 secs	8	1
7	15	Jenson Button	Renault	71	+51.229 secs	13
8	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	71	+1:09.425 secs	10
9	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	71	+1:09.718 secs	14
10	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	70	+1 Lap	17
11	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	69	+2 Laps	11
12	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	69	+2 Laps	21
Ret	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	44	Fuel pressure	16
Ret	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	42	Engine	22
Ret	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	38	Hydraulics	20
Ret	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	27	Collision	5
Ret	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	26	Collision	18
Ret	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	22	Engine	9
Ret	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	7	Suspension	7
Ret	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	5	Engine	6
Ret	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	2	Collision	12
Ret	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	0	Throttle	19

Notes

• Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 09.298s

Standings after Grand Prix

• 1. Michael Schumacher - 54
• 2. Juan Pablo Montoya - 27
• 3. Ralf Schumacher - 23
• 4. Rubens Barrichello - 12
• 5. David Coulthard - 10
• 5. Jenson Button - 8

Constructors

• 1. Ferrari - 66
• 2. Williams-BMW - 50
• 3. McLaren-Mercedes - 14

External links

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

References

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