2002 European Touring Car Championship

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The 2002 FIA European Touring Car Championship was the 29th season of European touring car racing and the second season of the European Touring Car Championship. [1]

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The season began at Magny-Cours on 20 April, and finished at Estoril on 20 October after twenty races over ten meetings.

It was the first European Touring Car season to be run according to Super 2000 regulations, replacing Super Touring. [2]

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 1 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi All
2 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini All
3 Flag of Italy.svg Romana Bernardoni1–8, 10
4 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago 8–9
Flag of Spain.svg BMW Team Spain
Flag of Italy.svg Ravaglia Motorsport
BMW 320i 5 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené All
6 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio de Simone All
24 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca de Lorenzi 8
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carly Motors Team Isert BMW 320i 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel 1–7, 9–10
8 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli 1–4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman 5, 7, 9–10
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox 1–5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team Belgium BMW 320i 10 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom 1–8, 10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RJN Motorsport Nissan Primera 11 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad All
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Goodwin 5
Flag of Italy.svg AGS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 14 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti 1–7
25 Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Guagliardo8
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Iain Inglis9
28 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Antonelli 10
Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Bigazzi Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 15 Flag of Spain.svg Luis VillamilAll
16 Flag of France.svg Éric Cayrolle All
Flag of Italy.svg CiBiEmme Team Honda Civic Type-R 18 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano All
19 Flag of Italy.svg Sandro Sardelli2–9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DART Racing Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Ferrier All
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carly Motors Team Isert BMW 320i 22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals 7, 9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RJN Motorsport Nissan Primera 23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Buncombe 7
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard 8–10
Flag of Sweden.svg Flash Engineering Volvo S60 30 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman 5
32 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan 'Flash' Nilsson 5
Flag of Germany.svg Team Hotfielt Sport Ford Focus ST170 31 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Klenke 6
Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 42 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller All
43 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller All
Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 56 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo S60 Racing Team Volvo S60 60 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell All
61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James HansonAll

Results and standings

Races

RaceRace NameDatePole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1 Flag of France.svg Magny-Cours 21 April Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
2 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone 5 May Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
4 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno 19 May Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
6 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
7 Flag of Spain.svg Jarama 2 June Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
8 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Anderstorp 30 June Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
10 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland
11 Flag of Germany.svg Oschersleben 14 July Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland
12 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Spa-Francorchamps 3 August Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
14 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland
15 Flag of Italy.svg Pergusa 22 September Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
16 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park 6 October Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland
18 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland
19 Flag of Portugal.svg Estoril 20 October Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg GTA Racing Team Nordauto
20 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland

Round 1 Flag of France.svg Magny-Cours

Championship standings after Round 1

Round 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone

Championship standings after Round 2

Round 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno

Championship standings after Round 3



Round 4 Flag of Spain.svg Jarama

Championship standings after Round 4

Championship standings

Points system
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
1064321

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverCar MAG
Flag of France.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BRN
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PER
Flag of Italy.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
EST
Flag of Portugal.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 1121111224411511†11441Ret122
2 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller BMW 5538543441222143514193
3 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 2212332115661924RetDNSRet686
4 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller BMW 33542243Ret611RetDNS3615RetDNS70
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell Volvo 4443Ret61014†32334210112Ret2456
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom BMW 661067Ret85113Ret93Ret55Ret321
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel BMW 12Ret8Ret1286Ret97Ret893763216
8 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené BMW 118RetDNS1610985974Ret4810133Ret14†12
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman BMW 1811RetRet62Ret59
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hanson Volvo 14RetRetRet451111†10RetNC14†106RetDNS9Ret6117
11 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti Alfa Romeo RetDNS65975715Ret1215†757
12 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago Alfa Romeo 152Ret96
13 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio de Simone BMW 9912914914Ret714†55RetDNS6RetRetDNSRetDNS5
14 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 374
15 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad Nissan Ret1011Ret1115†DNS1014Ret101011Ret1615RetDNS5102
16 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Villamil Alfa Romeo 71197616RetDNS12128714†DNS12131111RetDNS1
17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox BMW 8RetRetDNS8Ret76881
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Ferrier Alfa Romeo Ret14†RetDNS13121313†610RetDNSDNS814148RetRet71
19 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals BMW 6Ret15†DNS1
- Flag of France.svg Éric Cayrolle Alfa Romeo Ret13†712†101112913Ret9Ret87119RetRet880
- Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano Honda 15121310171317†Ret16DNSRet12RetDNS77108Ret90
- Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli BMW 10715†DNSRetDNS16Ret0
- Flag of Italy.svg Marco Antonelli Alfa Romeo 7Ret0
- Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca de Lorenzi BMW Ret80
- Flag of Italy.svg Sandro Sardelli Honda DNSDNS1814DNSDNSDNSDNS11Ret1310†9Ret12100
- Flag of Italy.svg Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 1315141115Ret15†12†1713DNS1312RetNCRet913†0
- Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard Nissan RetDNS141210120
- Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Buncombe Nissan Ret120
- Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Guagliardo Alfa Romeo 13120
- Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Edman Volvo 19†DNS0
- Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Klenke Ford RetRet0
- Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Goodwin [3] [4] Nissan RetDNS0
- Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Iain Inglis Alfa Romeo DNSDNS0
PosDriverCar MAG
Flag of France.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BRN
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
AND
Flag of Sweden.svg
OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PER
Flag of Italy.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
EST
Flag of Portugal.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap

 — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Manufacturers' Trophy

PosManufacturerPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 217
2 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 192
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo 63
4 Flag of Japan.svg Nissan 2

References

  1. "2002 European Touring Car Championship Calendar". italiaspeed.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. TouringCarTimes (2020-01-22). "A look back at the introduction of S2000 in 2002". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. "European Touring Car Championship 2002". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. "European Touringcar Championship — Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2013.