List of 2002 motorsport champions

Last updated

2002 motorsport champions
Previous: 2001 Next: 2003

This list of 2002 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Contents

Open wheel racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
FIA Formula One World Championship Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher 2002 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari
CART FedEx Championship Series Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta 2002 CART season
Manufacturers: Flag of Japan.svg Toyota
Rookies: Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez
Indy Racing League Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. 2002 Indy Racing League
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
Rookies: Flag of France.svg Laurent Rédon
Infiniti Pro Series Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt IV 2002 Infiniti Pro Series season
Historic Formula One Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Whatley 2002 Historic Formula One Championship
American Indycar Series Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Nahir 2002 American Indycar Series
United States Speedway Series Flag of the United States.svg Ken Petrie 2002 United States Speedway Series
Atlantic Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jon Fogarty 2002 Atlantic Championship season
Australian Drivers' Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship
Barber Dodge Pro Series Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series
Euro Formula 3000 Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo 2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship
Formula Nippon Championship Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman 2002 Formula Nippon Championship
Teams: Flag of Japan.svg Nakajima Racing
Formula Volkswagen Germany Flag of Germany.svg Sven Barth 2002 Formula Volkswagen Germany season
International Formula 3000 Championship Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 2002 International Formula 3000 Championship
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arden International
EuroBOSS Series Flag of South Africa.svg Earl Goddard 2002 EuroBOSS Series
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kockney Koi Yamitsu
Formula Asia Flag of Singapore.svg Denis Lian 2002 Formula Asia
Formula Dream Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Shibata 2002 Formula Dream
JAF Japan Formula 4 Kantō: Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Fujisawa 2002 JAF Japan Formula 4
Kansai: Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Katayose
World Series by Nissan Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta 2002 World Series by Nissan season
Formula Nissan 2000 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Porteiro 2002 Formula Nissan 2000 season
Formula Palmer Audi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Willmott 2002 Formula Palmer Audi
Autumn Trophy: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Lewis
Formula König Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Nerpel 2002 Formula König season
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg RS Racing Team
Formula Toyota Flag of Japan.svg Wataru Kobayakawa 2002 Formula Toyota season
Formula Dodge National Championship Flag of the United States.svg Grant Maiman
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg Roland Isra
Formula Dodge Eastern Championship Flag of the United States.svg Abraham Zimroth
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg Chris Oliver
Formula Dodge Midwestern Championship Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Pelayo
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg John Greist
Formula Dodge Southern Championship Flag of the United States.svg Matt Franc
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg Peter Stolper
Formula Dodge Western Championship Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Montinola
Masters: Flag of Mexico.svg Jose Guzman
Skip Barber Challenge Flag of the United States.svg Matt Franc
Formula Lista Junior Flag of Poland.svg Damian Sawicki 2002 Formula Lista Junior season
Formula RUS Flag of Russia.svg Roman Shestakov
Russian Formula 1600 Championship Flag of Russia.svg Viktor Shaytar 2002 Russian Formula 1600 Championship
Teams: Flag of Russia.svg Formula Z
Star Mazda Championship Flag of the United States.svg Guy Cosmo 2002 Star Mazda Championship
Formula Three
Asian Formula Three Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Goddard 2002 Asian Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Goddard
Australian Formula 3 Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Manderson 2002 Australian Formula 3 Championship
National Class: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Trengove
Copa Rookie: Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek
Austria Formula 3 Cup Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Neuhauser 2002 Austria Formula 3 Cup
Trophy: Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Neuhauser
British Formula 3 Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie Kerr 2002 British Formula Three Championship
National: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure 2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Teams: Flag of Japan.svg Dome Racing Team
Chilean Formula Three Championship Flag of Chile.svg Giuseppe Bacigalupo 2002 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 2002 French Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of France.svg ASM Formule 3
Class B: Flag of France.svg Benjamin Poron
German Formula Three Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Paffett 2002 German Formula Three Championship
Rookie: Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock
Finnish Formula Three Championship Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Pinomäki 2002 Finnish Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of Finland.svg Niinivirta Motorsport
Italian Formula Three Championship Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Miloš Pavlović 2002 Italian Formula Three season
Trofeo: Flag of Italy.svg Carmine Tancredi
Mexican Formula Three Championship Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Zapata 2002 Mexican Formula Three Championship
Russian Formula Three Championship Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Belicchi
Spanish Formula Three Championship Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Costa 2002 Spanish Formula Three season
Teams: Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering
Swiss Formula Three Championship Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Zeller 2002 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Class B: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Huber
Formula Three Sudamericana Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr.
Light: Flag of Brazil.svg Eduardo Azevedo
Formula Renault
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Flag of France.svg Eric Salignon 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season
Teams: Flag of France.svg Graff Racing
Formula Renault 2000 UK Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Watts 2002 Formula Renault 2000 UK season
Winter Series: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Bell
Championnat de France FFSA de Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat
Formula Renault BARC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Smith
Formula Renault 2000 Italia Flag of Argentina.svg José María López
Teams: Flag of Italy.svg Cram Competition
Winter Series: Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Formula Renault 2000 Germany Flag of Austria.svg Christian Klien
Formula Renault 2000 Scandinavia Flag of Denmark.svg Philip Andersen 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Scandinavia season
Renault Speed Trophy F2000 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Conrad
Mexican Formula Renault Championship Flag of Mexico.svg David Martínez
Formula Renault 2000 Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jimenez
Formula Campus by Renault and Elf Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Championship Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler
Asian Formula Renault Challenge Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Congfu
Teams: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg FRD Team
Formula Renault 1600 Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Morgenstern
Formula Junior 1600 Italia powered by Renault Flag of Italy.svg Barbieri
Formula Junior 1600 Spain Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés
North American Fran Am 1600 Pro Championship Flag of the United States.svg Tim Barber
Formula Super Renault Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Rossi
Formula BMW
Formula BMW ADAC Flag of Finland.svg Nico Rosberg 2002 Formula BMW ADAC season
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg VIVA Racing/Team Rosberg
F. Baviera Junior Cup Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Pinto
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship
Benelux Formula Ford Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen 2002 Benelux Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Westley Barber 2002 British Formula Ford Championship
Dutch Formula Ford Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen 2002 Dutch Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers 2002 Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard 2001–02 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship

Sports car

SeriesDriverSeason article
American Le Mans Series LMP900: Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen 2002 American Le Mans Series season
LMP675: Flag of the United States.svg Jon Field
GTS: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows
GT: Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr
GT: Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
FIA GT Championship GT: Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut 2002 FIA GT Championship season
GT Teams: Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition
N-GT: Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ortelli
N-GT Teams: Flag of Germany.svg Freisinger Motorsport
FIA Sportscar Championship SR1: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers
SR1: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Val Hillebrand
2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season
SR1 Teams: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Racing for Holland
SR2: Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Savoldi
SR2: Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Peroni
SR2 Teams: Flag of Italy.svg Lucchini Engineering
Rolex Sports Car Series SRP: Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier Theys 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season
SRPII: Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
GTS: Flag of the United States.svg Chris Bingham
GT: Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
GT: Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
AGT: Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Hitt
Trans-Am Series Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said 2002 Trans-Am Series
Teams: Flag of the United States.svg ACS Express Racing
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Ford

Stock car racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Flag of the United States.svg Tony Stewart 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Ford
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Flag of the United States.svg Greg Biffle 2002 NASCAR Busch Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Ford
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bliss 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch North Series Flag of the United States.svg Andy Santerre 2002 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series Flag of the United States.svg Eric Norris 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Re/Max Series Flag of the United States.svg Frank Kimmel 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series
ASCAR Racing Series Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian 2002 ASCAR season
Australian Super Speedway Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Miedecke 2002 Australian Super Speedway Championship
Turismo Carretera Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Ortelli 2002 Turismo Carretera

Touring car

SeriesDriverSeason article
British Touring Car Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson 2002 British Touring Car Championship
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vauxhall Motorsport
Manufacturers: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vauxhall
Production: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Kaye
Production Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Synchro Motorsport
Independent: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Eaves
European Touring Car Championship Overall: Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi
Manufacturers: Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo
Independents: Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Flag of France.svg Laurent Aïello 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
New Zealand Touring Car Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Barrie Thomlinson 2002 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
New Zealand V8 Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Ashley Stichbury 2001–02 New Zealand V8 season
V8 Supercar Championship Series Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Teams: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Holden Racing Team
Manufacturers: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Holden
Konica V8 Supercar Series Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series
Stock Car Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg Ingo Hoffmann 2002 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship Flag of Argentina.svg Norberto Fontana 2002 TC2000 Championship

Truck racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
European Truck Racing Championship Super-Race-Trucks: Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Körber 2002 European Truck Racing Championship
Race-Trucks: Flag of Austria.svg Egon Allgäuer
Fórmula Truck Flag of Brazil.svg Roberval Andrade 2002 Fórmula Truck
Teams: Flag of Brazil.svg Muffatão
V8 BRute Series Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 2002 V8 BRute Series

Rallying

SeriesDriver/Co-DriverSeason article
World Rally Championship Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 2002 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
Manufacturer: Flag of France.svg Peugeot
Junior World Rally Championship Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà
Production World Rally Championship Flag of Malaysia.svg Karamjit Singh
New Zealand Rally Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Herbert 2002 New Zealand Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Ryan

Motorcycle

SeriesRiderSeason article
MotoGP World Championship Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship Flag of Italy.svg Marco Melandri
125cc World Championship Flag of France.svg Arnaud Vincent
Superbike World Championship Flag of the United States.svg Colin Edwards 2002 Superbike World Championship season
Supersport World Championship Flag of France.svg Fabien Foret
Speedway World Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson 2002 Speedway Grand Prix
AMA Superbike Championship Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden

Drag racing

SeriesChampionRefer
NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: Flag of the United States.svg Larry Dixon 2002 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: Flag of the United States.svg John Force
Pro Stock: Flag of the United States.svg Jeg Coughlin Jr.
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Flag of the United States.svg Angelle Sampey

Drifting

SeriesChampionRefer
D1 Grand Prix Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Ueo 2002 D1 Grand Prix season
D1UK/Autoglym Drift Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Wolstenholme 2002 D1UK/Autoglym Drift Championship

Karting

SeriesDriverSeason article
Karting World Championship FSA: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde
Rotax Max Challenge Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Cronje

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Auto racing</span> Motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non-racing disciplines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodger Ward</span> American racing driver (1921–2004)

Rodger Morris Ward was an American racing driver best known for his open-wheel career. He is generally regarded as one of the finest drivers of his generation, and is best known for winning two National Championships, and two Indianapolis 500s, both in 1959 and 1962. He also won the AAA National Stock Car Championship in 1951.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Bettenhausen</span> American racing driver (1916–1961)

Melvin Eugene "Tony" Bettenhausen was an American racing driver known primarily for his open-wheel career. He twice won the National Championship, doing so in 1951 and 1958. He also competed in stock cars, winning under AAA and USAC sanction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Banks</span> American racing driver (1913–1994)

Henry Edwin Banks was an American racing driver. He competed in various disciplines of open-wheel motorsport. Banks is best remembered for winning the 1950 AAA National Championship, and for his later career as a USAC race official.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimmy Bryan</span> American racing driver (1926–1960)

James Ernest "Jimmy" Bryan was an American racing driver. Well-known for his habit of racing with an unlit cigar, Bryan was a three-time National Champion, and won the Indianapolis 500 in 1958. In Europe he is well-known for winning the 1957 Race of Two Worlds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heartland Motorsports Park</span> Defunct racetrack in Topeka, Kansas

Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility 8-mile (13 km) south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Economaki</span> American journalist (1920–2012)

Christopher Constantine Economaki was a pioneering American motorsports journalist, publisher, reporter, and commentator known as "The Dean of American Motorsports Journalism." Working for, and later owning, National Speed Sport News, Economaki helped encourage the growth of American motorsports from a niche endeavor to a mainstream pursuit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlantic Motorsport Park</span>

Atlantic Motorsport Park (AMP) is an all-purpose motorsports facility located near Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The 11-turn road course was opened in August, 1974, and is situated on a 116.56-hectare (1.2 km2) site.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Historic motorsport</span> Type of motorsport with vehicles limited to a particular era

Historic motorsport or vintage motorsport, is motorsport with vehicles limited to a particular era. Only safety precautions are modernized in these hobbyist races. A historical event can be of various types of motorsport disciplines, from road racing to rallying.

BMW M Motorsport is the division of BMW responsible for motorsport-related activities, including works-run competition programmes in touring car racing, sports car racing, motorcycle racing.

Supercheap Auto Racing was the sponsored identity of several Australian based racing teams from the mid-1990s when automotive parts retail chain Supercheap Auto began sponsoring motor racing teams. The identity has travelled from one racing team to another as the chain transferred its sponsorship. The most recent holder of the Supercheap Auto Racing identity was Supercars Championship team Triple Eight Race Engineering's Bathurst Wildcard in 2021.

The 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series was the eleventh V8 Supercar Championship Series and the thirteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. It began on 19 March at the Clipsal 500 on the streets of Adelaide and ended on 6 December at the Homebush Street Circuit and consisted of 26 races over 14 events which were held in all states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as New Zealand. The 50th Australian Touring Car Championship title was awarded to the winner of the series by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.

The 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the eighth season of the Renault–supported single–seater category.

The 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship is a season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in IndyCar's Road to Indy ladder. It is the third full season of the series since its revival in 2010. Rookie Australian/American driver Matthew Brabham, son of Geoff Brabham, captured the title over is Cape Motosports teammate, second-year American Spencer Pigot by seven points in the final pair of races at Virginia International Raceway. Even though Pigot won the final two races of the season, Brabham's lead was large enough and his finishes in the final two races were high enough to capture the championship. Brabham only won four races compared to Pigot's eight wins. However, Brabham only failed to finish in the top-10 once with a single DNF while Pigot finished outside the top-10 three times in what would ultimately decide the championship. The only other driver to capture a race win during the season was Belardi Auto Racing's Scott Anderson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MP Motorsport</span> Dutch auto racing team

MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup in conjunction with Manor Competition, using the name Manor MP Motorsport in the past.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 European Le Mans Series</span>

The 2015 European Le Mans Series season was the twelfth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The five-event season began at Silverstone Circuit, in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship, on 11 April and finished at Autódromo do Estoril on 18 October.

The 2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship was the seventh season – since its revival in 2010 – of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in INDYCAR's Road to Indy ladder, and is owned by Andersen Promotions. A 16-race schedule was announced on October 27, 2015. The National class was re-introduced, for SCCA Formula Continental cars.

The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia was the inaugural season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's Blancpain GT Series Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars.

The 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship was the fifth season of the ADAC Formula 4, an open-wheel motor racing series. It was a multi-event motor racing championship that featured drivers competing in 1.4 litre Tatuus-Abarth single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It began on 27 April at Oschersleben and finished on 29 September at Sachsenring after seven triple header rounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Bathurst 1000</span> Motor race in Australia

The 2020 Bathurst 1000 was a motor racing event for Supercars that was held on the weekend of 15–18 October 2020. It was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, and featured a single 1000 kilometre race. The event was the final race of the 2020 Supercars Championship and the final time Supercheap Auto was the naming rights sponsor, having been so since 2005, as United States–based Genuine Parts Company has acquired naming rights for both the Supercars Championship and the Bathurst 1000 starting in 2021. This was the first Bathurst 1000 in history to run with a limited crowd capacity, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.