2002 Alternate Formula One season

2002 Formula One season
Michael Schumacher won the title in dominant fashion, taking 12 victories
Season
Races	17
Start date	3 March
Start Event	Template:AUS Australian Grand Prix
End date	20 October
End Event	Japanese Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Michael Schumacher
Constructor's Champion	Ferrari
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2001	2003

The 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd season of the Formula One World Championship. Ralf Schumacher entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion, as Williams held the Constructors' Championship. The season was one of the most dominant in the history of the sport, with Michael Schumacher winning 12 of the 17 races to take his third driver's crown by 67 points over Williams' Rhys Davies. The 2001 runner-up had started the season in strong fashion by winning the Australian Grand Prix from pole position, but as the season progressed Williams proved to have no answer to Schumacher and Ferrari's meteoric pace. Giancarlo Fisichella took two victories himself in the second Ferrari to finish third in the driver's championship and help Ferrari seal the constructor's championship by 88 points.

Elsewhere, James James Davies rekindled his differences with McLaren and Ron Dennis to return to the Woking outfit with Jack Christopherson forced out of a seat and into a year's sabbatical, a decision that paid off when JJD took victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. In a fierce season-long midfield battle, Jordan outscored works Honda outfit BAR, securing the Irish team a supply of Honda engines for 2003. 2002 also saw two new manufacturer teams join the grid in the form of Renault and Toyota.

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Template:GBR BMW WilliamsF1 Team [?]	Williams-BMW	FW24	BMW P82	Template:Michelin	1	Ralf Schumacher	All	Jörg Müller Antônio Pizzonia
					2	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	All
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro [?]	Ferrari	F2001 F2002	Ferrari 050 Ferrari 051	Template:Bridgestone	3	Michael Schumacher	All
					4	Giancarlo Fisichella	All
Template:GBR West McLaren Mercedes [?]	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-17	Mercedes FO110M	Template:Michelin	5	Template:GBR James James Davies	All	Template:AUT Alexander Wurz
					6	Nick Heidfeld	All
Template:SUI Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?]	Sauber-Petronas	C21	Petronas 02A	Template:Pirelli	7	Template:GBR David Coulthard	All	Felipe Massa Template:FRA Sebastién Bourdais
					8	Felipe Massa	1-2
						Template:FRA Sebastién Bourdais	3-17
Template:GBR Lucky Strike BAR Honda [?]	BAR-Honda	004	Honda RA002E	Template:Michelin	9	Template:GBR Sammy Jones	All	Template:GBR Anthony Davidson Template:GBR Marc Hynes
					10	Template:GBR Justin Wilson	All
DHL Jordan Honda [?]	Jordan-Honda	EJ12	Honda RA002E	Template:Michelin	11	Kimi Räikkönen	All	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson Ralph Firman Marcel Lasée
					12	Takuma Sato	All
Template:FRA Prost Grand Prix [?]	Prost-Mercedes	AP05	Mercedes FO110M	Template:Michelin	14	Template:FRA Franck Montagny	1-8	Template:SUI Joël Camathias Tomas Scheckter Template:FRA Jonathan Cochet
						Template:FRA Jonathan Cochet	9-15
						Template:FRA Laurent Redon	16-17
					15	Tomáš Enge	1
						Template:MAS Alex Yoong	2
						Template:SUI Joël Camathias	3-6
						Tomas Scheckter	7-11
						HWNSNBM	12
						Viktor Maslov	13-15
						Template:USA Sarah Fisher	16
						Yuji Ide	17
Template:GBR Jaguar Racing F1 Team [?]	Jaguar-Cosworth	R3 R3B	Cosworth CR-3 Cosworth CR-4	Template:Pirelli	16	Pedro de la Rosa	1-8	André Lotterer Template:AUS James Courtney
						André Lotterer	9-17
					17	Template:AUS Mark Webber	All
Template:FRA Mild Seven Renault F1 Team [?]	Renault	R202	Renault RS22	Template:Michelin	18	Fernando Alonso	All	Jarno Trulli
					19	Template:GBR Jenson Button	All
European Minardi Asiatech [?]	Minardi-Asiatech	PS02	Asiatech AT02	Template:Bridgestone	20	Rubens Barrichello	All
					21	Luca Badoer	All
Panasonic Toyota Racing [?]	Toyota	TF102	Toyota RVX-02	Template:Pirelli	22	Template:AUS John Zimmer	All	Mika Salo
					23	Template:GBR Allan McNish	All

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Drive of the Race	Reject of the Race
1	Template:AUS Foster's Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	3 March	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:GBR Justin Wilson
2	Template:MAS Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit	17 March	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari	Template:GBR David Coulthard	Template:FRA Renault
3	Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	31 March	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Template:AUS John Zimmer	Giancarlo Fisichella
4	Gran Premio Marlboro de España	Circuit de Catalunya	14 April	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:FRA Sebastien Bourdais	Template:AUS Rhys Davies
5	Template:AUT Großer A1 Preis von Österreich	A1-Ring	28 April	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR Justin Wilson	Template:GBR Jaguar-Cosworth
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	12 May	Michael Schumacher	Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Takuma Sato	Template:SUI Joël Camathias
7	Grand Prix Air Canada	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	26 May	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fernando Alonso	Template:GBR James James Davies
8	Großer Allianz Preis von Europa	Nürburgring	9 June	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:AUS Rhys Davies
9	Template:FRA Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	23 June	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari	Template:GBR Justin Wilson	Template:AUS Rhys Davies
10	Template:GBR Foster's British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	7 July	Michael Schumacher	Giancarlo Fisichella	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Kimi Räikkönen	Template:FRA Michelin
11	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	Hockenheimring	21 July	Michael Schumacher	Template:GBR James James Davies	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR Jenson Button	Giancarlo Fisichella
12	Marlboro Magyar Nagydij	Hungaroring	4 August	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Template:GBR James James Davies	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR James James Davies	Template:FRA Prost-Mercedes
13	Template:BEL Foster's Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	18 August	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fernando Alonso	Takuma Sato
14	Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	1 September	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR Sammy Jones	BMW
15	Grande Prêmio Nextel do Brasil	Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura	22 September	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Rubens Barrichello	Fernando Alonso
16	Template:USA SAP United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	6 October	Michael Schumacher	Giancarlo Fisichella	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:FRA Prost-Mercedes	Template:GBR David Coulthard
17	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	20 October	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Takuma Sato	Template:GBR BMW-Williams

Driver's Championship

Pos Driver AUS Template:AUS MAL Template:MAS SMR ESP AUT Template:AUT MON CAN EUR FRA Template:FRA GBR Template:GBR GER HUN BEL Template:BEL ITA BRA USA Template:USA JPN Pts 1 Michael Schumacher 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 136 2 Template:AUS Rhys Davies 1 Ret 1 3 2 3 2 Ret Ret 2 2 2 3 Ret 4 3 Ret 69 3 Giancarlo Fisichella 2 1 Ret 5 Ret 2 3 14* 1 Ret 4 Ret 4 3 2 2 2 66 4 Ralf Schumacher 5 Ret 3 2 3 5 5 2 2 4 5 3 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 45 5 Template:GBR James James Davies 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 14 3 Ret Ret 3 1 2 2 Ret Ret 4 39 6 Nick Heidfeld 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 7 Ret 3 4 3 22 7 Fernando Alonso 7 7 Ret Ret 4 6 4 6 Ret 5 6 5 6 Ret 7 6 5 17 8 Template:GBR David Coulthard 10 3 Ret Ret 10 11 8 7 4 9 9 7 9 5 8 Ret 8 9 9 Template:GBR Jenson Button 9 5 7 Ret Ret 7 13 5 Ret 3 8 6 8 Ret Ret 8 7 9 10 Kimi Räikkönen 8 4 4 9 7 13 7 Ret 7 6 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret 7 11 Template:GBR Justin Wilson Ret Ret 10 7 5 10 11 9 3 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 7 12 6 12 Template:AUS John Zimmer 13 6 5 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 14 Ret 10 6 11 Ret 11 4 13 Template:GBR Sammy Jones 18* Ret Ret Ret 9 8 12 Ret Ret 8 Ret 12* Ret 4 Ret 10 9 3 14 Takuma Sato 11 12 Ret 8 12 9 10 10 5 12 Ret Ret 11 7 10 11 6 3 15 Template:FRA Sebastién Bourdais Ret 6 6 12 15 8 8 10 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 10 3 16 Rubens Barrichello 15 8 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 10 5 Ret 14 2 17 André Lotterer 6 Ret 10 9 12 9 Ret Ret 16 1 18 Template:AUS Mark Webber Ret 9 6 Ret 13 Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 17 1 19 Template:FRA Franck Montagny Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 0 20 Luca Badoer 16 11 9 11 Ret 17 19 Ret 9 16 Ret Ret Ret 12 14 12 15 0 21 Template:GBR Allan McNish 14 13 Ret Ret 11 14 16 13 Ret 13 12 10 14 11 12 Ret 13 0 22 Template:FRA Jonathan Cochet 10 17 Ret 11 15 Ret Ret 0 23 Pedro de la Rosa Ret Ret Ret 10 14 16 17 12 0 24 Felipe Massa 12 10 0 25 Template:SUI Joël Camathias Ret 12 Ret 18 0 26 Viktor Maslov 16 13 Ret 0 27 Template:FRA Laurent Redon 13 18 0 28 Tomas Scheckter Ret Ret Ret 14 15 0 29 Template:MAS Alex Yoong 14 0 30 Template:USA Sarah Fisher 14 0 31 Tomáš Enge 17 0 32 Yuji Ide 19 0 33 Zsolt Baumgartner Ret 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

Constructor's Championship

Pos Constructor # AUS Template:AUS MAL Template:MAS SMR ESP AUT Template:AUT MON CAN EUR FRA Template:FRA GBR Template:GBR GER HUN BEL Template:BEL ITA BRA USA Template:USA JPN Pts 1 Ferrari 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 202 4 2 1 Ret 5 Ret 2 3 14* 1 Ret 4 Ret 4 3 2 2 2 2 Template:GBR Williams-BMW 1 5 Ret 3 2 3 5 5 2 2 4 5 3 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 114 2 1 Ret 1 3 2 3 2 Ret Ret 2 2 2 3 Ret 4 3 Ret 3 Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes 5 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 14 3 Ret Ret 3 1 2 2 Ret Ret 4 61 6 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 7 Ret 3 4 3 4 Template:FRA Renault 18 7 7 Ret Ret 4 6 4 6 Ret 5 6 5 6 Ret 7 6 5 26 19 9 5 7 Ret Ret 7 13 5 Ret 3 8 6 8 Ret Ret 8 7 5 Template:SUI Sauber-Petronas 7 10 3 Ret Ret 10 11 8 7 4 9 9 7 9 5 8 Ret 8 12 8 12 10 Ret 6 6 12 15 8 8 10 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 10 6 Jordan-Honda 11 8 4 4 9 7 13 7 Ret 7 6 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret 10 12 11 12 Ret 8 12 9 10 10 5 12 Ret Ret 11 7 10 11 6 7 Template:GBR BAR-Honda 9 18* Ret Ret Ret 9 8 12 Ret Ret 8 Ret 12* Ret 4 Ret 10 9 9 10 Ret Ret 10 7 5 10 11 9 3 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 7 12 8 Toyota 22 13 6 5 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 14 Ret 10 6 11 Ret 11 4 23 14 13 Ret Ret 11 14 16 13 Ret 13 12 10 14 11 12 Ret 13 9 Minardi-Asiatech 20 15 8 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 10 5 Ret 14 2 21 16 11 9 11 Ret 17 19 Ret 9 16 Ret Ret Ret 12 14 12 15 10 Template:GBR Jaguar-Cosworth 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 14 16 17 12 6 Ret 10 9 12 9 Ret Ret 16 2 17 Ret 9 6 Ret 13 Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 17 - Template:FRA Prost-Mercedes 14 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 10 17 Ret 11 15 Ret Ret 13 18 0 15 17 14 Ret 12 Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 16 13 Ret 14 19 Formula One seasons 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029