2002 European Grand Prix

  2002 European Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season
The Nürburgring
Date	June 23, 2002
Official name	Allianz Grand Prix of Europe
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.148 km (3.2 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 308.88 km (192 mi)
Weather	Mainly Fine, Air Temp: 18°C
Pole position
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:29.906
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:32.226
Podium
First	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Second	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2002 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on June 23, 2002. It was won by Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello, his first win since his victory at the 2000 German Grand Prix. His team mate Michael Schumacher finished second in another dominating performance by the team. McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Räikkönen finished third. This was the first race at the modified Nürburgring circuit, as the first chicane was replaced by the Mercedes Arena corners.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:29.906	—
2	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:29.915	+0.009
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.035	+0.129
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:30.387	+0.481
5	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:30.550	+0.644
6	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:30.591	+0.685
7	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:30.927	+1.021
8	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:31.136	+1.230
9	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:31.211	+1.305
10	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:31.389	+1.483
11	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:31.733	+1.827
12	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:31.906	+2.000
13	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:31.941	+2.035
14	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:31.999	+2.093
15	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	1:32.144	+2.238
16	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:32.281	+2.375
17	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:32.510	+2.604
18	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	1:32.591	+2.685
19	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:32.968	+3.062
20	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:32.996	+3.090
21	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	1:33.360	+3.454
22	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	1:34.251	+4.345

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	60	1:35:07.426	4	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	60	+0.294	3	6
3	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	60	+46.435	6	4
4	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	60	+1:06.963	2	3
5	15	Jenson Button	Renault	60	+1:16.944	8	2
6	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	59	+1 Lap	11	1
7	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	59	+1 Lap	9
8	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	59	+1 Lap	7
9	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	59	+1 Lap	12
10	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	59	+1 Lap	21
11	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	59	+1 Lap	16
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	59	+1 Lap	19
13	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	59	+1 Lap	15
14	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	59	+1 Lap	13
15	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	58	+2 Laps	20
16	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	58	+2 Laps	14
Ret	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	51	Gearbox	10
Ret	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	48	Hydraulics	22
Ret	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	41	Hydraulics	17
Ret	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	27	Collision	1
Ret	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	27	Collision	5
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	26	Collision damage	18

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 76 2 Ralf Schumacher 30 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 27 4 Rubens Barrichello 26 5 David Coulthard 26

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 102 2 Williams-BMW 57 3 McLaren-Mercedes 37 4 Renault 14 5 Sauber-Petronas 9

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

External links

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