2002 German Grand Prix

  2002 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season
Date	July 28, 2002
Official name	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 306.458 km (190.414 mi)
Weather	Fine, Air Temp: 28°C
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:14.389
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:16.462
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Third	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Lap leaders

The 2002 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hockenheimring on July 28, 2002. It was the first Grand Prix to be held at Hockenheimring since the track was redesigned, which had seen the forest sections of the track removed and hence the length of the track shortened.

Qualifying

Michael Schumacher qualified on pole position in his Ferrari, setting a time of 1:14.389. Alex Yoong did not qualify for the race due to the 107% rule.

Race

Michael Schumacher won the race, with Juan Pablo Montoya in second, and Ralf Schumacher, Montoya's Williams team-mate, in third. Both Arrows cars retired from the race with mechanical problems, and it would prove to be the last race the team would compete in. Financial difficulties resulted in the team missing the remainder of the season, before going into liquidation at the end of the year. Enrique Bernoldi would not race in a Formula One Grand Prix again.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.389	—
2	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:14.570	+0.181
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:14.693	+0.304
4	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:15.108	+0.719
5	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.639	+1.250
6	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	1:15.690	+1.301
7	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:15.851	+1.462
8	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:15.885	+1.496
9	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.909	+1.520
10	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.990	+1.601
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:16.070	+1.681
12	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:16.072	+1.683
13	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:16.278	+1.889
14	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:16.351	+1.962
15	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	1:16.505	+2.116
16	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:16.533	+2.144
17	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:16.594	+2.205
18	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	1:16.645	+2.256
19	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:16.685	+2.296
20	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:17.077	+2.688
21	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:17.996	+3.607
107% time: 1:19.596
DNQ	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	1:19.775	+5.386

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	67	1:27:52.078	1	10
2	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	67	+10.503	4	6
3	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	67	+14.466	2	4
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	67	+23.195	3	3
5	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	66	+1 Lap	9	2
6	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	66	+1 Lap	10	1
7	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	66	+1 Lap	14
8	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	66	+1 Lap	12
9	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	66	+1 Lap	19
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	59	Engine	6
Ret	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	59	Spun off	5
Ret	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	57	Brakes	16
Ret	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	48	Engine	18
Ret	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	39	Engine	7
Ret	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	36	Spun off	8
Ret	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	27	Gearbox	11
Ret	15	Jenson Button	Renault	24	Engine	13
Ret	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	23	Engine	17
Ret	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	23	Hydraulics	21
Ret	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	18	Hydraulics	15
Ret	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	0	Transmission	20
DNQ	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech		107% Rule

Standings after the race

• Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 106 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 40 3 Ralf Schumacher 36 4 Rubens Barrichello 35 5 David Coulthard 32

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 141 2 Williams-BMW 76 3 McLaren-Mercedes 49 4 Renault 15 5 Sauber-Petronas 11

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

External links

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