2002 Belgian Grand Prix

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2002 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 14 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date1 September 2002
Official name 2002 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.968 km (4.330 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 306.355 km (190.360 miles)
Weather Cloudy, Air: 17 °C (63 °F), Track 25 °C (77 °F) [1]
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:43.726
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:47.176 on lap 15 (lap record)
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Williams-BMW
Lap leaders
  • 2002 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2002 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the 2002 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix) [2] was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 1 September 2002. It was the fourteenth race of the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship.

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The race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. Schumacher took pole position, led the whole race except during the pit stops, and set the fastest race lap. With the win, he became the first driver to win ten Formula One Grands Prix in a single season, surpassing the record jointly held by himself and Nigel Mansell. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello finished second, with Juan Pablo Montoya third in a Williams-BMW. The Arrows team were present in the paddock but did not participate in any session during the weekend; this was their final appearance at a Grand Prix event. [3]

Two months after the race, it was announced that the Belgian Grand Prix would not be held in 2003 due to a row over tobacco advertising. [4] Spa would return to the F1 calendar in 2004, however, when the Bus Stop chicane was modified significantly.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorLapGap
11 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:43.726
24 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:44.150+0.424
32 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:44.335+0.609
45 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:44.348+0.622
56 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:44.634+0.908
63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:44.759+1.033
714 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Renault 1:45.386+1.660
816 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 1:45.865+2.139
924 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Toyota 1:45.880+2.154
1015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button Renault 1:45.972+2.246
1117 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 1:46.056+2.330
1211 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:46.403+2.677
1325 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish Toyota 1:46.485+2.759
149 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda 1:46.508+2.782
1512 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 1:46.553+2.827
1610 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda 1:46.875+3.149
178 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:46.896+3.170
187 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:47.272+3.546
1923 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech 1:47.562+3.836
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Davidson Minardi-Asiatech 1:48.170+4.444
107% time: 1:50.987
Source: [5]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 441:21:20.634110
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B 44+ 1.97736
36 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW M 44+ 18.44554
43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes M 44+ 19.35763
55 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW M 44+ 56.44042
616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth M 44+ 1:17.37081
724 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Toyota M 44+ 1:17.8099 
811 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda B 44+ 1:19.85512 
925 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish Toyota M 43+ 1 Lap13 
107 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas B 43+ 1 Lap18 
1110 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda B 43+ 1 Lap16 
1212 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis BAR-Honda B 39Engine15 
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda B 38Engine14 
Ret17 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth M 37Suspension11 
Ret8 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas B 37Engine17 
Ret4 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes M 35Engine2 
Ret14 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Renault M 35Engine7 
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Davidson Minardi-Asiatech M 17Spun Off20 
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button Renault M 10Engine10 
Ret23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech M 4Gearbox19 
Sources: [5] [6]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. F1 Racing . September 2002.
  2. "Belgian". Formula1.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. "2002 Belgian GP I". Autosport. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. "Axe falls on Belgian GP". BBC Sport. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Grand Prix of Belgium". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. "2002 Belgian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Belgium 2002 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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