2002 Italian Grand Prix

  2002 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 15 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season
Autodromo Nazionale Monza (last modified in 2000)
Date	15 September 2002
Official name	LXXIII Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.793 km (3.600 mi)
Distance	53 laps, 306.719 km (190.586 mi)
Weather	Sunny, hot, dry
Pole position
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:20.264
Fastest lap
Driver	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Time	1:23.297 on lap 36
Podium
First	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Second	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Third	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth

The 2002 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 15, 2002.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:20.264	—
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.521	+0.257
3	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:20.542	+0.278
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:20.705	+0.442
5	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:21.606	+1.342
6	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.712	+1.448
7	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.803	+1.539
8	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:21.960	+1.696
9	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:22.126	+1.862
10	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:22.318	+2.054
11	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:22.383	+2.119
12	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	1:22.515	+2.251
13	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:22.521	+2.257
14	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:22.565	+2.301
15	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:22.601	+2.337
16	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:22.645	+2.381
17	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:22.714	+2.450
18	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:23.166	+2.902
19	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:23.794	+3.530
20	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	1:25.111	+4.847

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	53	1:16:19.982	4	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	+0.255	2	6
3	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	53	+52.579	5	4
4	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	53	+58.219	11	3
5	15	Jenson Button	Renault	53	+1:07.770	17	2
6	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	53	+1:08.491	16	1
7	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+1:09.047	7
8	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	53	+1:10.891	12
9	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	53	+1:21.068	9
10	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	53	+1:22.046	15
11	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	52	+1 Lap	10
12	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	52	+1 Lap	18
13	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	47	+6 Laps	20
Ret	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	33	Chassis	1
Ret	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	29	Engine	6
Ret	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	20	Engine	19
Ret	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	16	Collision	14
Ret	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	15	Collision	8
Ret	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	12	Suspension	13
Ret	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	4	Engine	3

Notes

• Lap leaders: Ralf Schumacher 3 (1-3), Juan Pablo Montoya 1 (4), Rubens Barrichello 40 (5-19, 29-53), Michael Schumacher 9 (20-28)
• This was the third of four races to be broadcast in the U.S. by ABC Sports, the others being the Monaco Grand Prix, the Canadian Grand Prix, and the United States Grand Prix.
• Juan Pablo Montoya's pole position lap was, at the time, the fastest lap ever recorded by a Formula One car, with an average speed of 259.827 km/h
• At the start, Ralf Schumacher cut the chicane on the first corner of the first lap to take the lead from team mate Juan Pablo Montoya. When Ralf 's engine blew up on lap 5, Montoya's view was blocked and Rubens Barrichello passed him for the lead. Soon, Montoya was passed by Michael Schumacher and stayed third until he retired with damage to the chassis of his car.^{[citation needed]}
• This was the second, and last, podium for Jaguar.
• This was the only race of the 2002 season that featured a car on the podium which was not a Ferrari, Williams or McLaren.

Standings after the race

• Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 128 2 Rubens Barrichello 61 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 44 4 Ralf Schumacher 42 5 David Coulthard 37

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 189 2 Williams-BMW 86 3 McLaren-Mercedes 57 4 Renault 20 5 Sauber-Petronas 11

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

External links

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

Coordinates: 45°36′56″N 9°16′52″E / 45.61556°N 9.28111°E / 45.61556; 9.28111