2002 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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47th New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 13 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 | ![]() | 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. The event served as the fourth round of the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, and 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.
This event also marked the first time the New Zealand Grand Prix was run using Formula Ford machinery.
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | |
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1 | 66 | ![]() | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | 1:02.553 | 1:02.891 | 1 | |
2 | 11 | ![]() | Van Diemen Stealth | 1:03.071 | 1:03.394 | 2 | |
3 | 40 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF93 | 1:03.062 | 1:03.641 | 3 | |
4 | 10 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | 1:03.090 | 1:03.675 | 4 | |
5 | 5 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF01 | 1:03.326 | 1:03.706 | 5 | |
6 | 39 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF93 | 1:03.248 | 1:03.916 | 6 | |
7 | 22 | ![]() | Spectrum 08 | 1:03.114 | 1:03.950 | 7 | |
8 | 14 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF91 | 1:03.134 | 1:04.009 | 8 | |
9 | 7 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF90 | 1:03.245 | 1:04.186 | 9 | |
10 | 6 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | 1:03.071 | 1:04.413 | 10 | |
11 | 21 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:03.878 | 11 | ||
12 | 12 | ![]() | Van Diemen Stealth | 1:04.295 | 12 | ||
13 | 57 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:04.363 | 13 | ||
14 | 47 | ![]() | Van Diemen Stealth | 1:04.509 | 14 | ||
15 | 96 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | 1:04.707 | 15 | ||
16 | 76 | ![]() | Swift FB4 | 1:04.901 | 16 | ||
17 | 34 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF90 | 1:05.147 | 17 | ||
18 | 4 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | 1:05.195 | 18 | ||
19 | 25 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:05.506 | 19 | ||
20 | 70 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:05.569 | 20 | ||
21 | 18 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF96 | 1:05.684 | 21 | ||
22 | 15 | ![]() | Swift SC92 | 1:06.065 | 22 | ||
23 | 72 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:06.139 | 23 | ||
24 | 33 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:06.164 | 24 | ||
25 | 53 | ![]() | Swift FB89 | 1:06.179 | 25 | ||
26 | 30 | ![]() | Lola 644G | 1:06.315 | 26 | ||
27 | 86 | ![]() | Reynard 84FF | 1:06.394 | 27 | ||
28 | 85 | ![]() | Ray 86F | 1:06.478 | 28 | ||
29 | 77 | ![]() | Swift FB88 | 1:07.017 | 29 | ||
30 | 88 | ![]() | Spectrum 08 | 1:07.213 | 30 | ||
31 | 43 | ![]() | Van Diemen | 1:07.305 | 31 | ||
32 | 27 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF81 | 1:09.792 | 32 | ||
33 | 44 | ![]() | Crossle 55F | 1:10.548 | 33 | ||
34 | 71 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF89 | 1:10.565 | 34 | ||
35 | 36 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF86 | 1:11.054 | 35 | ||
36 | 83 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:12.781 | 36 | ||
- | 99 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF91 | no time | |||
Source(s): [1] [2] |
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid | |
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1 | 66 | ![]() | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | 36 | 59min 07.569sec | 1 | |
2 | 40 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF93 | 36 | + 3.714 s | 3 | |
3 | 39 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF93 | 36 | + 8.834 s | 6 | |
4 | 11 | ![]() | Stealth Van Diemen | 36 | + 11.252 s | 2 | |
5 | 5 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF01 | 36 | + 16.634 s | 5 | |
6 | 10 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | 36 | + 17.328 s | 4 | |
7 | 14 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF91 | 36 | + 19.462 s | 8 | |
8 | 21 | ![]() | Stealth Van Diemen | 36 | + 21.338 s | 11 | |
9 | 12 | ![]() | Stealth Van Diemen | 36 | + 22.119 s | 12 | |
10 | 22 | ![]() | Spectrum 08 | 36 | + 22.231 s | 7 | |
11 | 6 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | 36 | + 22.879 s | 10 | |
12 | 96 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | 36 | + 22.903 s | 15 | |
13 | 47 | ![]() | Stealth Van Diemen | 36 | + 42.852 s | 14 | |
14 | 57 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 36 | + 42.921 s | 13 | |
15 | 34 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF90 | 36 | + 53.748 s | 17 | |
16 | 76 | ![]() | Swift FB87 | 36 | + 53.934 s | 16 | |
17 | 15 | ![]() | Swift SC92F | 35 | + 1 lap | 22 | |
18 | 53 | ![]() | Swift FB89 | 35 | + 1 lap | 25 | |
19 | 44 | ![]() | Crossle 55F | 35 | + 1 lap | 33 | |
20 | 25 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 35 | + 1 lap | 19 | |
21 | 18 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF96 | 35 | + 1 lap | 21 | |
22 | 99 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF91 | 35 | + 1 lap | PL | |
23 | 85 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF96 | 34 | + 2 laps | 28 | |
24 | 77 | ![]() | Swift FB88 | 34 | + 2 laps | 29 | |
25 | 86 | ![]() | Reynard 84FF | 34 | + 2 laps | 27 | |
26 | 36 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF86 | 33 | + 3 laps | 35 | |
27 | 30 | ![]() | Lola 644G | 30 | + 6 laps | 26 | |
Ret | 72 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 30 | Retired | 23 | |
Ret | 88 | ![]() | Spectrum 010 | 26 | Retired | 30 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF90 | 24 | Retired | 9 | |
Ret | 71 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF89 | 19 | Retired | 34 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | 17 | Retired | 18 | |
Ret | 43 | ![]() | Van Diemen | 12 | Retired | 31 | |
Ret | 33 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 5 | Retired | 24 | |
Ret | 70 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 3 | Retired | 20 | |
Ret | 83 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF92 | 2 | Retired | 36 | |
DNS | 9 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF94 | Did Not Start | |||
DNS | 17 | ![]() | Swift FB91 | Did Not Start | |||
Source(s): [3] [4] [5] |
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