2002 Brazilian Grand Prix

  2002 Brazilian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season
Date	March 31, 2002
Official name	XXXI Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location	Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent Racing Facility 4.309 km (2.667 mi)
Distance	71 laps, 305.939 km (189.357 mi)
Weather	Clear, Air Temp: 30°C
Pole position
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:13.114
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:16.079
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Third	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 31, 2002 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:13.114	—
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:13.241	+0.127
3	3	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:13.328	+0.214
4	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:13.565	+0.451
5	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:13.595	+0.481
6	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:13.611	+0.497
7	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:13.665	+0.551
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:13.935	+0.821
9	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:14.233	+1.119
10	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:14.443	+1.329
11	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:14.464	+1.350
12	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:14.533	+1.419
13	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:14.537	+1.423
14	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	1:14.748	+1.634
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:14.760	+1.646
16	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:14.990	+1.876
17	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:14.996	+1.882
18	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	1:15.112	+1.998
19	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:15.296	+2.182
20	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:15.340	+2.226
21	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	1:15.355	+2.241
22	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	1:16.728	+3.614

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	71	1:31:43.662	2	10
2	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	71	+0.588	3	6
3	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+59.109	4	4
4	15	Jenson Button	Renault	71	+1:06.883	7	3
5	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	71	+1:07.563	1	2
6	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	70	+1 Lap	10	1
7	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	70	+1 Lap	13
8	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	70	+1 Lap	11
9	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	69	+2 Laps	19
10	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	68	Engine	15
11	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	68	+3 Laps	20
12	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	67	Wheel rim	5
13	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	67	+4 Laps	22
Ret	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	61	Brakes	9
Ret	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	60	Engine	6
Ret	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	41	Collision	12
Ret	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	40	Spin	16
Ret	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	25	Gearbox	17
Ret	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	25	Suspension	18
Ret	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	19	Suspension	21
Ret	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	16	Hydraulics	8
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	6	Engine	14

Notes

• Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1m 16.079s
• Soccer legend Pelé was supposed to wave the chequered flag. However, when the Schumacher brothers arrived to the finish line, Pelé was talking to someone, and forgot to show them the flag. He eventually waved the flag when the next driver, Takuma Sato arrived to the finish line, two laps down. This does not mean that Sato had technically won the Grand Prix as he was the first driver to see the checkered flag, because the Sporting Regulations state that if the chequered flag is not shown for any reason, the race will be deemed to have finished when it should have finished.
• During the morning warmup, Bernoldi's Arrows crashed in Turn 2, right by the Medical Car. It went out to help him, and just as the car's driver, Alex Ribeiro, opened the door, Heidfeld's Sauber came in, and crashed into the door. Thankfully, both Heidfeld and Ribeiro were all right, especially Ribeiro, who might have been killed if he had been stepping out.
• Michael Schumacher gave the Ferrari F2002 its debut in this race. Only one F2002 had been brought to Brazil, leaving Rubens Barrichello to race in the F2001.
• Mika Salo scored his final point in Formula One.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 24 2 Ralf Schumacher 16 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 14 4 Jenson Button 6 5 David Coulthard 4

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-BMW 30 2 Ferrari 24 3 McLaren-Mercedes 8 4 Renault 6 5 Jaguar-Cosworth 3

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

• Official 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix results from FIA website and Formula1 website.

Coordinates: 23°42′13″S 46°41′59″W / 23.70361°S 46.69972°W / -23.70361; -46.69972