| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season | ||
| Date | May 12, 2002 | |
| Official name | Grand A1 Prix of Austria | |
| Location | A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.326 km (2.684 mi) |
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| Distance | 71 laps, 307.146 km (190.564 mi) | |
| Weather | Clear, Air Temp: 20°C | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| Time | 1:08.082 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| Time | 1:09.298 on lap 68 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| Second | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| Third | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 12, 2002 at the A1-Ring. It was infamous for the "staged finish", where race leader Rubens Barrichello, who was running first, was ordered to allow Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher to overtake him under "team orders" and win the Grand Prix. Ferrari wanted their number one driver Schumacher to win the race and collect the maximum points for the Drivers' Championship.[1] Barrichello let him pass on the last lap at the finish line which greatly upset the spectators. Barrichello had also yielded second place to Schumacher at the line in the previous year's event.
On the podium, in response to the jeers of the crowd, Schumacher insisted that Barrichello take the top spot on the podium. Schumacher took the trophy for first place from the Austrian chancellor and gave it to Barrichello, who then took the second place trophy. Barrichello, Schumacher and Ferrari were fined one million U.S. dollars for the failure to observe Article 170 of the Formula One Sporting Regulations concerning the podium ceremony.[2] As a result of this, and another incident at the United States Grand Prix, the FIA declared new rules against "team orders" artificially affecting race results.
The race also featured a huge accident between Takuma Sato and Nick Heidfeld - Heidfeld lost control over his car due to a rear suspension failure on the way into a corner, causing it to spin across the infield and back across the circuit, spinning backwards into the side of Sato's car. Sato suffered minor injuries but got stuck in the wreckage and it took several minutes for the race track stewards to cut him out from the vehicle.
Contents |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 71 | 1:33:51.562 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 71 | +0.182 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 71 | +17.730 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 71 | +18.448 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Honda | 71 | +49.965 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +50.672 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Jenson Button | Renault | 71 | +51.229 | 13 | |
| 8 | 24 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 71 | +1:09.425 | 10 | |
| 9 | 25 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 71 | +1:09.718 | 14 | |
| 10 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 70 | Engine | 17 | |
| 11 | 20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows-Cosworth | 69 | +2 Laps | 11 | |
| 12 | 23 | Mark Webber | Minardi-Asiatech | 69 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 44 | Fuel pressure | 16 | |
| Ret | 22 | Alex Yoong | Minardi-Asiatech | 42 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Cosworth | 38 | Hydraulics | 20 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 27 | Collision | 5 | |
| Ret | 10 | Takuma Sato | Jordan-Honda | 26 | Collision | 18 | |
| Ret | 12 | Olivier Panis | BAR-Honda | 22 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 7 | Suspension | 7 | |
| Ret | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 5 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 21 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows-Cosworth | 2 | Collision | 12 | |
| Ret | 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar-Cosworth | 0 | Throttle | 19 |
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| Previous race: 2002 Spanish Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 2002 season |
Next race: 2002 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 2001 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 2003 Austrian Grand Prix |
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