2002 Spanish Grand Prix

  2002 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season
Date	April 28, 2002
Official name	Gran Premio Marlboro de Espana
Location	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.730 km (2.939 mi)
Distance	65 laps, 307.327 km (190.964 mi)
Weather	Clear, Air Temp: 20°C
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:16.364
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:20.355
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Third	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2002 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on April 28, 2002 at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. It was the fifth round of the 2002 Formula One season. The race, contested over 65 laps, was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second driving for the Williams team, with David Coulthard third driving for McLaren.

During the race, Juan Pablo Montoya ran over his front jackman during the pitstops. This would re-occur in the 2004 race.

As a consequence of the race, Schumacher extended his lead over Montoya who took over second position in the Drivers' Championship from his team-mate Ralf Schumacher to 21 points. In the Constructors Championship, Ferrari extended their lead over Williams to seven points.

Report

Background

Heading into the fifth race of the season, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher was leading the Drivers' Championship with 34 points; ahead of Williams driver and brother Ralf Schumacher on 20, and Juan Pablo Montoya on 17. Renault driver Jenson Button was fourth with 8 points and Rubens Barrichello on 6. The Constructors' Championship was closer at the front with Ferrari on 40 points leading Williams who were on 37.

Practice and qualifying

Race

Post-race

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:16.364	—
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:16.690	+0.326
3	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:17.277	+0.913
4	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:17.425	+1.061
5	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:17.519	+1.155
6	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:17.638	+1.274
7	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:17.662	+1.298
8	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:17.851	+1.487
9	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:17.929	+1.565
10	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	1:18.121	+1.757
11	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:18.139	+1.775
12	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	1:18.291	+1.927
13	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:18.472	+2.108
14	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	1:18.515	+2.151
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:18.847	+2.483
16	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:18.885	+2.521
17	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:18.897	+2.533
18	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:19.002	+2.638
19	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:19.025	+2.661
20	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:19.802	+3.438
21	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	1:21.415	+5.051
22*	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:18.779	+2.415

*Eddie Irvine was demoted to last place because of a fuel analysis which showed that the fuel was not the same as one of those approved for use by Jaguar prior to the event.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	65	1:30:29.981	1	10
2	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	65	+35.630	4	6
3	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	65	+42.623	7	4
4	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	65	+1:06.697	8	3
5	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	65	+1:18.973	11	2
6	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	65	+1:20.430	10	1
7	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	64	+1 Lap	15
8	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	64	+1 Lap	19
9	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	64	+1 Lap	17
10	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	63	Engine	9
11	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	63	Engine	3
12	15	Jenson Button	Renault	60	Hydraulics	6
Ret	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	43	Exhaust	13
Ret	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	41	Hydraulics	22
Ret	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	40	Hydraulics	14
Ret	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	10	Spin	18
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	5	Hydraulics	12
Ret	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	4	Rear wing	5
Ret	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	2	Spin	16
DNS	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	-	Gearbox	2
DNS	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	-	Safety	20
DNS	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	-	Safety	21

Notes

• Lap leaders: Michael Schumacher 65 (1-65)
• Michael Schumacher achieved his third Grand Chelem at this race, and his first since 1994.
• The Stewards of the Meeting received a notice from KL Minardi Asiatech, informing them of their intention to withdraw from the 2002 Spanish Grand Prix due to a number of front and rear wing failures they suffered over the weekend. Having spoken to the Team Manager, the Stewards of the Meeting decided to accept the withdrawal of KL Minardi Asiatech from the event.^[1]

References

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 44 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 23 3 Ralf Schumacher 20 4 David Coulthard 9 5 Jenson Button 8

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 50 2 Williams-BMW 43 3 McLaren-Mercedes 13 4 Renault 8 5 Sauber-Petronas 8

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

External links

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

Coordinates: 41°34′12″N 2°15′40″E / 41.57000°N 2.26111°E / 41.57000; 2.26111