2002 French Grand Prix

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2002 French Grand Prix
Race 11 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg
Race details
Date21 July 2002
Official name LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France
Location Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.251 [1] km (2.641 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 305.886 [1] km (190.069 miles)
Weather Warm and sunny, Air Temp: 25°C
Pole position
Driver Williams-BMW
Time 1:11.985
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:15.045 on lap 62
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2002 French Grand Prix
The decisive moment of the race where Kimi Raikkonen ran wide, allowing Michael Schumacher to pass him for the lead. Schumacher overtaking raikkonen 2002.jpg
The decisive moment of the race where Kimi Räikkönen ran wide, allowing Michael Schumacher to pass him for the lead.
This race saw Michael Schumacher clinch his fifth title, equaling Juan Manuel Fangio's 45-year-old record. Mschumacher 2002.jpg
This race saw Michael Schumacher clinch his fifth title, equaling Juan Manuel Fangio's 45-year-old record.

The 2002 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 21 July 2002. It was the eleventh race of the 2002 Formula One World Championship, last race on the original layout and the race in which Michael Schumacher secured his fifth World Drivers' Championship title, equalling Juan Manuel Fangio's record set over 40 years before. McLaren-Mercedes drivers Kimi Räikkönen and David Coulthard finished second and third respectively.

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In a peculiar qualifying session, a heavy crash prevented Giancarlo Fisichella from qualifying for the race on medical grounds, whilst the cash-strapped Arrows, unable to reach an agreement with their sponsors, made a brief appearance in qualifying, only to have both their drivers deliberately set lap times slow enough for them to not qualify for the race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorLapGap
16 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:11.985
21 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:12.008+0.023
32 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:12.197+0.212
44 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.244+0.259
55 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:12.424+0.439
63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.498+0.513
715 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button Renault 1:12.761+0.776
814 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Renault 1:13.030+1.045
916 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 1:13.188+1.203
107 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:13.370+1.385
1112 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 1:13.457+1.472
128 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:13.501+1.516
1311 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:13.506+1.521
1410 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda 1:13.542+1.557
1517 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 1:13.656+1.671
1624 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Toyota 1:13.837+1.852
1725 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish Toyota 1:13.949+1.964
1823 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech 1:14.800+2.815
1922 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech 1:16.798+4.813
107% time: 1:17.023
DNQ20 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth 1:18.497+6.512
DNQ21 Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth 1:19.843+7.858
DNQ9 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda
Source: [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 721:32:09.837210
24 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes M 72+1.10446
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes M 72+31.97564
46 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW M 72+40.67513
55 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW M 72+41.77252
615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button Renault M 71+1 lap71
77 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas B 71+1 lap10 
823 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech M 71+1 lap18 
917 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth M 70+2 laps15 
1022 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech M 68+4 laps19 
1125 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish Toyota M 65Engine17 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth M 52Rear wing9 
Ret14 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Renault M 49Engine8 
Ret8 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas B 48Transmission12 
Ret24 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Toyota M 48Engine16 
Ret11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda B 35Engine13 
Ret12 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis BAR-Honda B 29Collision damage11 
Ret10 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda B 23Spin14 
DNS2 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B  Ignition3 
DNQ20 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth B  107% rule 
DNQ21 Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth B  107% rule 
DNQ9 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda B Injury
Sources: [2] [3]

Championship standings after the race

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