| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | March 31, 2002 | |
| Official name | XXXI Grande Prêmio do Brasil | |
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility 4.309 km (2.667 mi) | |
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.939 km (189.357 mi) | |
| Weather | Clear, Air Temp: 30°C | |
| 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
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Williams-BMW |
| Third |  David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes |
The 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 31, 2002 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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Williams-BMW | 1:13.114 | — |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 1:13.241 | +0.127 |
| 3 | 3 | Ralf Schumacher
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Williams-BMW | 1:13.328 | +0.214 |
| 4 | 3 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.565 | +0.451 |
| 5 | 4 |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.595 | +0.481 |
| 6 | 14 |  Jarno Trulli
|
Renault | 1:13.611 | +0.497 |
| 7 | 15 | Jenson Button
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Renault | 1:13.665 | +0.551 |
| 8 | 2 |  Rubens Barrichello
|
Ferrari | 1:13.935 | +0.821 |
| 9 | 7 | Nick Heidfeld
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:14.233 | +1.119 |
| 10 | 24 | Mika Salo
|
Toyota | 1:14.443 | +1.329 |
| 11 | 17 |  Pedro de la Rosa
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:14.464 | +1.350 |
| 12 | 8 | Felipe Massa
|
Sauber-Petronas | 1:14.533 | +1.419 |
| 13 | 16 | Eddie Irvine
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:14.537 | +1.423 |
| 14 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Jordan-Honda | 1:14.748 | +1.634 |
| 15 | 11 |  Jacques Villeneuve
|
BAR-Honda | 1:14.760 | +1.646 |
| 16 | 25 | Allan McNish
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Toyota | 1:14.990 | +1.876 |
| 17 | 12 |  Olivier Panis
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BAR-Honda | 1:14.996 | +1.882 |
| 18 | 20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Arrows-Cosworth | 1:15.112 | +1.998 |
| 19 | 10 |  Takuma Sato
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Jordan-Honda | 1:15.296 | +2.182 |
| 20 | 23 |  Mark Webber
|
Minardi-Asiatech | 1:15.340 | +2.226 |
| 21 | 21 | Enrique Bernoldi
|
Arrows-Cosworth | 1:15.355 | +2.241 |
| 22 | 22 |  Alex Yoong
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Minardi-Asiatech | 1:16.728 | +3.614 |
Race[]
| 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 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +59.109 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 15 | Jenson Button
|
Renault | 71 | +1:06.883 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Williams-BMW | 71 | +1:07.563 | 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 chequered flag. However, when the Schumacher brothers arrived to the finish line, Pelé was talking to someone, and forgot to show them the flag. He eventually waved the flag when the next driver, Takuma Sato arrived to the finish line, two laps down. This does not mean that Sato had technically won the Grand Prix as he was the first driver to see the checkered flag, because the Sporting Regulations state that if the chequered flag is not shown for any reason, the race will be deemed to have finished when it should have finished.
- 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 have 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.
- Mika Salo scored his final point in Formula One.
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
External links[]
- Official 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix results from FIA website and Formula1 website.
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