2002 New Zealand Grand Prix

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2002 New Zealand Grand Prix
47th New Zealand Grand Prix
Teretonga Circuit track map.svg
Race details
Date13 January 2002
Official name XLVII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Teretonga Park, Feilding, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.57 km (1.59 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 102.8 km (63.6 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver Van Diemen RF94
Time 1:02.891
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Van Diemen RF94
Time 1:02.418 on lap 5
Podium
First Van Diemen RF94
Second Van Diemen RF93
Third Van Diemen RF93

The 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix (officially known as the 2002 P&O Nedlloyd New Zealand Grand Prix) was an open wheel racing car race held at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill on 13 January 2002. This event marked the first time the New Zealand Grand Prix was run using Formula Ford machinery. It also served as the fourth round of the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship and was held over two 18-lap segments.

Contents

The race was won by Fabian Coulthard in dominant fashion. The podium was completed by the two Team USA Scholarship drivers, Bryan Sellers and A. J. Allmendinger.

Race report

Coulthard was virtually untouchable in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship that season, having won every race in the series up to that point. In Teretonga, he continued that form by qualifying fastest in provisional qualifying and then topping the timesheets in the top-ten shootout session; both by some margin. Veteran Ken Smith was the closest competitor followed by Team USA Scholarship driver, Sellers. The Team USA Scholarship drivers of Sellers and Allmendinger were flown in to New Zealand a few days beforehand as part of a program organised by Jeremy Shaw and run by Kiwi John Crawford.

Unlike previous iterations of the event, the cars used for the marquee event were not equipped with fuel tanks large enough to cover the full distance of the race. Thus, the race was split up into two 18-lap segments, with the cars refueled in between. Any other modifications made to the cars in this time were prohibited. The second part of the race was then started under safety car. Coulthard led the opening portion of the race from Sellers, Allmendinger, Nicolas Ross, Simon Gamble, Simon Richards and Smith.

In the second portion of the race, Allmendinger, Ross and Gamble came to blows at turn one which forced Ross to climb back up the order and threw Gamble out of the race. Brady Kennett, winner of the 1995 event, struggled with oil pressure and would eventually have to settle for eleventh place. One of the biggest movers of the field was Nelson Hartley, brother of Formula One driver Brendon, who had climbed from 29th on the grid to finish sixth. Of all the cars however, it was Coulthard who reined supreme. Taking the chequered flag to win the Grand Prix nearly four seconds ahead of Sellers, completing the race in just under an hour. Allmendinger recovered from his conflict with Ross and Gamble to take a consolatory third.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverCarQ1Q2Grid
166 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Stealth Van Diemen RF941:02.5531:02.8911
211 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ken Smith Van Diemen Stealth1:03.0711:03.3942
340 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers Van Diemen RF931:03.0621:03.6413
410 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nelson HartleyVan Diemen RF941:03.0901:03.6754
55 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon RichardsVan Diemen RF011:03.3261:03.7065
639 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger Van Diemen RF931:03.2481:03.9166
722 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Spectrum 081:03.1141:03.9507
814 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick RossVan Diemen RF911:03.1341:04.0098
97 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon GambleVan Diemen RF901:03.2451:04.1869
106 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brady Kennett Van Diemen RF941:03.0711:04.41310
1121 Flag of New Zealand.svg Todd StewartVan Diemen RF921:03.87811
1212 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt Van Diemen Stealth1:04.29512
1357 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McKelvieVan Diemen RF921:04.36313
1447 Flag of New Zealand.svg David PayneVan Diemen Stealth1:04.50914
1596 Flag of New Zealand.svg Karl WilsonVan Diemen RF941:04.70715
1676 Flag of New Zealand.svg Carl WallSwift FB41:04.90116
1734 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve DonaldsonVan Diemen RF901:05.14717
184 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew HigginsVan Diemen RF941:05.19518
1925 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stan RedmondVan Diemen RF921:05.50619
2070 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jayant SinghVan Diemen RF921:05.56920
2118 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian BismanVan Diemen RF961:05.68421
2215 Flag of New Zealand.svg Royce BayerSwift SC921:06.06522
2372 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mashlino BuangVan Diemen RF921:06.13923
2433 Flag of Malaysia.svg Iskander SyedVan Diemen RF921:06.16424
2553 Flag of New Zealand.svg Robert ToshachSwift FB891:06.17925
2630 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian ClementsLola 644G1:06.31526
2786 Flag of New Zealand.svg John CleggReynard 84FF1:06.39427
2885 Flag of New Zealand.svg Carmen DoranRay 86F1:06.47828
2977 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve EdwardsSwift FB881:07.01729
3088 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mathew RadisichSpectrum 081:07.21330
3143 Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry LeitchVan Diemen1:07.30531
3227 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wayne ColvilleVan Diemen RF811:09.79232
3344 Flag of New Zealand.svg Noel AtleyCrossle 55F1:10.54833
3471 Flag of New Zealand.svg Robin JudkinsVan Diemen RF891:10.56534
3536 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fred HawthorneVan Diemen RF861:11.05435
3683 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fariqe Hairuman Van Diemen RF921:12.78136
-99 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew HamiltonVan Diemen RF91no time
Source(s): [1] [2]

Race

PosNoDriverCarLapsTimeGrid
166 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Stealth Van Diemen RF943659min 07.569sec1
240 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers Van Diemen RF9336+ 3.714 s3
339 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger Van Diemen RF9336+ 8.834 s6
411 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ken Smith Stealth Van Diemen36+ 11.252 s2
55 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon RichardsVan Diemen RF0136+ 16.634 s5
610 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nelson HartleyVan Diemen RF9436+ 17.328 s4
714 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick RossVan Diemen RF9136+ 19.462 s8
821 Flag of New Zealand.svg Todd StewartStealth Van Diemen36+ 21.338 s11
912 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt Stealth Van Diemen36+ 22.119 s12
1022 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither Spectrum 0836+ 22.231 s7
116 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brady Kennett Van Diemen RF9436+ 22.879 s10
1296 Flag of New Zealand.svg Karl WilsonVan Diemen RF9436+ 22.903 s15
1347 Flag of New Zealand.svg David PayneStealth Van Diemen36+ 42.852 s14
1457 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McKelvieVan Diemen RF9236+ 42.921 s13
1534 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven DonaldsonVan Diemen RF9036+ 53.748 s17
1676 Flag of New Zealand.svg Carl WallSwift FB8736+ 53.934 s16
1715 Flag of New Zealand.svg Royce BayerSwift SC92F35+ 1 lap22
1853 Flag of New Zealand.svg Robert ToshachSwift FB8935+ 1 lap25
1944 Flag of New Zealand.svg Noel AtleyCrossle 55F35+ 1 lap33
2025 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stan RedmondVan Diemen RF9235+ 1 lap19
2118 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian BismanVan Diemen RF9635+ 1 lap21
2299 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew HamiltonVan Diemen RF9135+ 1 lapPL
2385 Flag of New Zealand.svg Carmen DoranVan Diemen RF9634+ 2 laps28
2477 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve EdwardsSwift FB8834+ 2 laps29
2586 Flag of New Zealand.svg John CleggReynard 84FF34+ 2 laps27
2636 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fred HawthorneVan Diemen RF8633+ 3 laps35
2730 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian ClementsLola 644G30+ 6 laps26
Ret72 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mashlino BuangVan Diemen RF9230Retired23
Ret88 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mathew RadisichSpectrum 01026Retired30
Ret7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon GambleVan Diemen RF9024Accident9
Ret71 Flag of New Zealand.svg Robin JudkinsVan Diemen RF8919Retired34
Ret4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew HigginsVan Diemen RF9417Retired18
Ret43 Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry LeitchVan Diemen12Retired31
Ret33 Flag of Malaysia.svg Iskander SyedVan Diemen RF925Retired24
Ret70 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jayant SinghVan Diemen RF923Retired20
Ret83 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fariqe Hairuman Van Diemen RF922Retired36
DNS9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94Did Not Start
DNS17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Gordon McIntyreSwift FB91Did Not Start
Source(s): [3] [4] [5]

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