2002 Canadian Grand Prix

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2002 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 8 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Ile Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg
Race details
Date9 June 2002
Official name XL Grand Prix Air Canada
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course Street circuit
Course length 4.361 km (2.710 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles)
Weather Mostly fine and humid with temperatures reaching a maximum of 24.1 °C (75.4 °F)
Wind speeds up to 8 km/h (5.0 mph) [1]
Attendance 117,000 [2]
Pole position
Driver
 Williams-BMW
Time 1:12.836
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW
Time 1:15.960 on lap 50
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 McLaren-Mercedes
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 2002 Canadian Grand Prix

The 2002 Canadian Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2002 Formula One season and was held on 9 June 2002 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Michael Schumacher won his sixth Grand Prix of the season and his fifth Canadian Grand Prix win. Schumacher fended off the challenges of Juan Pablo Montoya, who later retired, and his teammate Rubens Barrichello, whose race strategy cost him a chance of victory and demoting him to third. Fresh off his victory at Monaco, David Coulthard finished second in the race and earned his fourth podium finish of the season.

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Background

The Canadian Grand Prix is the first race of the season were the cars run in a low downforce configuration. The previous Canadian Grand Prix, Ralf Schumacher in the Williams won comfortably from Michael Schumacher thanks to the power of the BMW engine. However this time, it is believed that Ferrari have closed the gap considerably in terms of engine power and therefore expect a showdown between the 2 teams with tyres playing a major role in the outcome of the race. Behind those two teams, no one will come close but expect a fight between Sauber, Renault, McLaren and possibly the Honda runners.

The previous week before the race, all the Formula 1 teams were testing. With the exception of Minardi, all the teams were testing at Silverstone but due to changing weather conditions, it was hard to read anything into the times. Ferrari were also testing at Monza while BAR had a private session at Circuit Paul Ricard to test the new components to be used here and that includes a new engine, gearbox and aero package. Minardi also conducted a 2-day test at Vairano.

Qualifying

Juan Pablo Montoya in the Williams secured his third pole position of the season and the sixth of his career after seeing off a close challenge from world championship leader, Michael Schumacher. Montoya posted a 1m 12.836s to beat his arch-rival Schumacher by just 0.182s.

Montoya was the only driver to break the 1m 13s barrier and he did it twice. Schumacher`s chances of retaliating at the end of the session were spoiled by a few spots of rain that affected one or two parts of the track. Montoya quoted, "The car has been very competitive so far, and the tyres play a very important role. It is going to be an interesting race tomorrow where strategy and tyres will be important factors."

Michael Schumacher`s teammate Rubens Barrichello lined up third, despite an accident during Saturday morning final free practice session and a spin towards the end of qualifying. He starts just ahead of Michelin drivers Ralf Schumacher and Kimi Räikkönen. Ralf Schumacher, the winner of the previous Canadian Grand Prix had a technical problem, meant that he had to switch to the T-car which was set for Montoya. Ralf quoted, "The T-car was set up for Juan but I have managed to take the best out of it anyway. I am confident for the race, also because I am sure that Michelin are competitive here."

David Coulthard in the McLaren and Jarno Trulli in the Renault were the other Michelin drivers to crack the top 10. It was a dramatic session for Trulli, who was hindered when he smashed his race chassis into one of the circuit`s concrete retaining walls and had to return the crippled car to the pit lane before switching to his team`s spare chassis for his final run.

Jenson Button in the Renault led the remaining Michelin runners, ahead of Eddie Irvine, Pedro de la Rosa, Mika Salo, Allan McNish, Mark Webber and Alex Yoong. De la Rosa had to abort one run because of a spin. Yoong failed to complete the last of four qualifying laps because a technical problem forced him to pull off the track.

Local favourite Jacques Villeneuve in the BAR started ninth, his best grid position of the season. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella gave the Jordan team heart by posting his first top-six qualifying performance of the season, but his teammate Takuma Sato's session was ruined by a spectacular engine failure.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapGap
16 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:12.836—
21 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.018+0.182
32 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:13.280+0.444
45 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:13.301+0.465
54 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.898+1.062
69 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda 1:14.132+1.296
77 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:14.139+1.303
83 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.385+1.549
911 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:14.564+1.728
1014 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Renault 1:14.688+1.852
1112 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 1:14.713+1.877
128 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:14.823+1.987
1315 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button Renault 1:14.854+2.018
1416 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 1:14.882+2.046
1510 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda 1:14.940+2.104
1617 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.089+2.253
1721 Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth 1:15.102+2.266
1824 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Toyota 1:15.111+2.275
1920 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth 1:15.115+2.279
2025 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish Toyota 1:15.321+2.485
2123 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech 1:15.508+2.672
2222 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech 1:17.347+4.511
107% time: 1:17.935
Sources: [3] [4]

Race

Montoya got the jump at the start, to lead into the first hairpin, with Barrichello slotting in ahead of Michael Schumacher for second. Räikkönen moved up to fourth ahead of Ralf Schumacher, while a good start elevated Coulthard ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Giancarlo Fisichella. Montoya's lead only lasted for the opening lap, however, as the Colombian ran wide at the final chicane, allowing Barrichello the run into the first corner, and the race lead. The Ferrari driver began to gradually extend his lead, but with the Brazilian on a two-stop strategy, he would need to make up a comfortable margin to be able to retain it after the stops. However, his strategy went up in smoke on lap fifteen, when the Safety Car was deployed for Villeneuve's stranded BAR, whose engine had failed.

Montoya used this break to make his first stop, emerging in fifth place, while Barrichello stayed out in the lead. However, fate seemed to be smiling on the Colombian, as he quickly passed Räikkönen and Ralf Schumacher after the two delayed each other at the final chicane. Barrichello made his first stop on lap 26 dropping down the field as Michael Schumacher inherited the lead until his stop 12 laps later. This allowed Montoya back into the lead for a second time, but Schumacher resumed just 3.6 seconds behind, with the Williams driver still needing to make another stop. That he did fourteen laps later, but he had been unable to exploit his lighter car and rejoined nearly nine seconds behind the championship leader. However, Montoya had no chance of a straight race with the German, as the problematic BMW powerplant forced the Williams driver to make an early exit. Both Saubers and Toyota's Mika Salo received a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane while Minardi's Alex Yoong received a 10-second stop-go penalty for the same reason. [5]

With Montoya out, Schumacher was able to take it easy, while his teammate set about Coulthard for second position, after the Scot had passed both Barrichello and Räikkönen during the pit stops. However, the Brazilian was unable to find a way past, and had to settle for the third spot on the podium, with Räikkönen taking fourth position 30 seconds behind. Fisichella took his third consecutive fifth-place finish, with Trulli claiming the final point. Williams' miserable day was completed when Ralf Schumacher's fuel hose failed during his pit stop, necessitating another a visit to the pits, which would drop him to seventh. Having failed to finish any of the previous eight Grand Prix, Olivier Panis took a morale boosting eighth position, ahead of Felipe Massa's Sauber. Takuma Sato made up for his Monaco crash with a conservative tenth-place finish, ahead of Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld, who was forced to take two drive-through penalties after his speed-limiter failed. Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Alex Yoong completed the finishers.

Frentzen's teammate Enrique Bernoldi was an early casualty after a persistent vibration, while Pedro De La Rosa's Jaguar survived an early skirmish with McNish, but later retired as a result of gearbox dramas. The second Jaguar of Irvine only lasted twelve laps longer before its engine blew, while neither Toyota made the finish either; Mika Salo succumbed to brake problems, while McNish spun off. Britain's Jenson Button was the final retirement of the race with an engine failure five laps from the end.

Canada had been seen as one of Williams' best chances to close on Ferrari, but as the Italian team took fourteen points, they left empty-handed. This was Ferrari's 150th Formula 1 victory. [6] [7] [8]

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 701:33:36.111210
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 70+1.13286
32 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 70+7.08234
44 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 70+37.56353
59 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda 70+42.81262
614 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Renault 70+48.947101
75 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 70+51.5184 
812 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 69+1 Lap11 
98 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 69+1 Lap12 
1010 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda 69+1 Lap15 
1123 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech 69+1 Lap21 
127 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 69+1 Lap7 
1320 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth 69+1 Lap19 
1422 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech 68+2 Laps22 
1515 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button Renault 65Gearbox13 
Ret6 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 56Engine1 
Ret25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish Toyota 45Spin20 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 41Overheating14 
Ret24 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Toyota 41Brakes18 
Ret17 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 29Gearbox16 
Ret21 Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth 16Suspension17 
Ret11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 8Engine9 
Sources: [4] [9] [10]

Championship standings after the race

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