2002 World Series by Nissan season

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The 2002 Telefónica World Series by Nissan season was contested over 9 race weekends/18 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Dallara chassis (Dallara SN01) and Nissan engines (Nissan VQ). 10 different teams and 30 different drivers competed.

[edit] Calendar

Race No	Track	Country	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Winner	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
1	Valencia	Spain	May 12, 2002	18	4.005=72.09 km	0'27:19.249	158.319 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Franck Montagny	Ricardo Zonta
2	Valencia	Spain	May 12, 2002	26	4.005=104.13 km	0'38:06.825	163.925 km/h	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny
3	Jarama	Spain	June 9, 2002	18	3.856=69.408 km	0'25:24.663	163.885 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta
4	Jarama	Spain	June 9, 2002	26	3.856=100.256 km	0'40:57.575	146.681 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta
5	Albacete	Spain	June 23, 2002	19	3.539=67.241 km	0'27:37.357	146.056 km/h	Jean-Christophe Ravier	André Couto	Jean-Christophe Ravier
6	Albacete	Spain	June 23, 2002	28	3.539=100.604 km	0'38:54.010	155.173 km/h	Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders
7	Monza	Italy	July 7, 2002	15	5.793=86.895 km	0'25:19.721	205.842 km/h	Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders
8	Monza	Italy	July 7, 2002	22	5.793=127.446 km	0'42:31.303	179.987 km/h	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Bas Leinders
9	Magny-Cours	France	August 31, 2002	17	4.250=72.25 km	0'25:13.198	171.888 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta
10	Magny-Cours	France	August 31, 2003	25	4.250=106.250 km	0'37:26.367	170.275 km/h	Franck Montagny	Justin Wilson	Ricardo Zonta
11	Montmeló	Spain	September 29, 2002	17	4.728=80.376 km	0'26:39.159	180.941 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Justin Wilson	Ricardo Zonta
12	Montmeló	Spain	September 29, 2002	24	4.728=113.472 km	0'38:05.499	178.735 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Bas Leinders
13	Valencia	Spain	October 20, 2002	18	4.005=72.09 km	0'24:53.260	173.797 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Ander Vilariño	Ricardo Zonta
14	Valencia	Spain	October 20, 2002	26	4.005=100.413 km	0'37:17.309	161.572 km/h	Justin Wilson	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta
15	Curitiba	Brazil	December 1, 2002	22	3.717=81.774 km	0'31:41.434	154.823 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Bas Leinders
16	Curitiba	Brazil	December 1, 2002	33	3.717=122.661 km	0'41:19.748	178.074 km/h	Ricardo Zonta	Narain Karthikeyan	Bas Leinders
17	Interlagos	Brazil	December 8, 2002	10	4.309=43.09 km	0'19:04.703	135.515 km/h	Franck Montagny	Ricardo Zonta	Franck Montagny
18	Interlagos	Brazil	December 8, 2002	23	4.309=99.107 km	0'38:34.069	154.181 km/h	Justin Wilson	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta

Every second race saw a mandatory pit stop.

Race 17 originally scheduled over 17 laps, but abandoned due to rain.

[edit] Final points standings

[edit] Driver

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner up, 12 for third place, 10 for fourth place, 8 for fifth place, 6 for sixth place, 4 for seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 10th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap (2 points). The best 14 race results count, but all additional points count. Three drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Place	Name	Country	Team	Total Points
1	Ricardo Zonta	Brazil	Gabord Competición	270	22	12	22	22	15	15	(8)	(8)	22	17	22	20	22	17	20	20	-	2(8)
2	Franck Montagny	France	Racing Engineering	204	15	22	15	-	8	10	15	20	12	20	8	10	(4)	(8)	(6)	15	22	12
3	Bas Leinders	Belgium	KTR	184	10	10	10	15	12	22	22	17	15	4	4	17	-	-	2	14	10	-
4	Justin Wilson	United Kingdom	Racing Engineering	171	-	-	12	-	10	(2)	12	10	10	8	12	8	12	20	12	10	15	20
5	Antonio García	Spain	Campos Motorsport	82	6	2	3	4	-	-	-	-	8	12	6	6	-	-	8	6	6	15
6	Jean-Christophe Ravier	France	Epsilon by Graff	81	3	8	-	8	22	-	-	-	-	-	10	12	-	12	-	-	-	6
7	André Couto	Portugal	Vergani Racing	66	-	-	-	3	-	12	4	12	4	-	15	-	-	-	15	-	1	-
8	Ander Vilariño	Spain	Epsilon by Graff	53	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	6	-	-	15	6	3	3	-	4
9	Narain Karthikeyan	India	Tata RC Motorsport	51	1	-	2	12	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	8	-	10	2	4	10
10	Polo Villaamil	Spain	Campos Motorsport	41	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	4	4	8	12	-
11	Christiano Rocha	Brazil	Gabord Competición	39	-	-	4	-	2	4	6	3	-	10	-	4	2	-	-	-	3	1
12	Nicolás Filiberti	Argentina	Zele Motorsport	32	8	4	-	10	-	3	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	Jonathan Cochet	United Kingdom	GD Racing	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	2	2	10	10	-	-	-	-
	Peter Sundberg	Sweden	RC Motorsport	30	-	1	-	6	6	8	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-
15	Ángel Burgueño	Spain	Repsol Meycom	25	-	6	-	-	1	6	10	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	Rafael Sarandeses	Spain	GD Racing	17	12	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
			Zele Motorsport												-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
17	Luciano Gomide	Brazil	KTR	16	4	-	1	1	4	-	2	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	Félix Porteiro	Spain	Vergani Racing	12	2	-	6	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
	Rodrigo Sperafico	Brazil	Repsol Meycom	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	6	-	-	-	-	2
20	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Brazil	Zele Motorsport	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	8	-
21	Roberto Gonzalez	Mexico	GD Racing	7	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
	Paul Edwards	United States	KTR	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	3
23	Víctor Ordóñez	Spain	Repsol Meycom	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Walter Lechner, Jr.	Austria	Zele Motorsport	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Wagner Ebrahim	Brazil	GD Racing	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-
26	Damien Faulkner	Ireland	Zele Motorsport	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-