2002 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 1 September 2002 | ||||
Official name | LX 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 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:47.176 on lap 15 (lap record) | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Williams-BMW | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2002 Belgian Grand Prix 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.
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.
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. [2] Spa would return to the F1 calendar in 2004, however, when the Bus Stop chicane was modified significantly.
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
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1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:43.726 | — |
2 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:44.150 | +0.424 |
3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:44.335 | +0.609 |
4 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:44.348 | +0.622 |
5 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:44.634 | +0.908 |
6 | 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:44.759 | +1.033 |
7 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:45.386 | +1.660 |
8 | 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:45.865 | +2.139 |
9 | 24 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:45.880 | +2.154 |
10 | 15 | Jenson Button | Renault | 1:45.972 | +2.246 |
11 | 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:46.056 | +2.330 |
12 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 1:46.403 | +2.677 |
13 | 25 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 1:46.485 | +2.759 |
14 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Honda | 1:46.508 | +2.782 |
15 | 12 | Olivier Panis | BAR-Honda | 1:46.553 | +2.827 |
16 | 10 | Takuma Sato | Jordan-Honda | 1:46.875 | +3.149 |
17 | 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:46.896 | +3.170 |
18 | 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 1:47.272 | +3.546 |
19 | 23 | Mark Webber | Minardi-Asiatech | 1:47.562 | +3.836 |
20 | 22 | Anthony Davidson | Minardi-Asiatech | 1:48.170 | +4.444 |
107% time: 1:50.987 | |||||
Source: [3] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 44 | 1:21:20.634 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 44 | + 1.977 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 44 | + 18.445 | 5 | 4 |
4 | 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | + 19.357 | 6 | 3 |
5 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 44 | + 56.440 | 4 | 2 |
6 | 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Cosworth | 44 | + 1:17.370 | 8 | 1 |
7 | 24 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 44 | + 1:17.809 | 9 | |
8 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 44 | + 1:19.855 | 12 | |
9 | 25 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 43 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
10 | 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 43 | + 1 Lap | 18 | |
11 | 10 | Takuma Sato | Jordan-Honda | 43 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
12 | 12 | Olivier Panis | BAR-Honda | 39 | Engine | 15 | |
Ret | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Honda | 38 | Engine | 14 | |
Ret | 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar-Cosworth | 37 | Suspension | 11 | |
Ret | 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 37 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 35 | Engine | 2 | |
Ret | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 35 | Engine | 7 | |
Ret | 22 | Anthony Davidson | Minardi-Asiatech | 17 | Spun Off | 20 | |
Ret | 15 | Jenson Button | Renault | 10 | Engine | 10 | |
Ret | 23 | Mark Webber | Minardi-Asiatech | 4 | Gearbox | 19 | |
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