2002 French Grand Prix

The 2002 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 21 July 2002. It was the eleventh race of the 2002 Formula One World Championship, last race on the original layout and the race in which Michael Schumacher secured his fifth World Drivers' Championship title, equalling Juan Manuel Fangio's record set over 40 years before. McLaren-Mercedes drivers Kimi Räikkönen and David Coulthard finished second and third respectively.

2002 French Grand Prix
Race 11 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 21 July 2002
Official name LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France
Location Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.251[1] km (2.641 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 305.886[1] km (190.069 miles)
Weather Warm and sunny, Air Temp: 25°C
Pole position
Driver Williams-BMW
Time 1:11.985
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:15.045 on lap 62
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders
The decisive moment of the race where Kimi Räikkönen ran wide, allowing Michael Schumacher to pass him for the lead.
This race saw Michael Schumacher clinch his fifth title, equaling Juan Manuel Fangio's 45-year-old record.

In a peculiar qualifying session, a heavy crash prevented Giancarlo Fisichella from qualifying for the race on medical grounds, whilst the cash-strapped Arrows, unable to reach an agreement with their sponsors, made a brief appearance in qualifying, only to have both their drivers deliberately set lap times slow enough for them to not qualify for the race.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 6   Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:11.985
2 1   Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:12.008 +0.023
3 2   Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:12.197 +0.212
4 4   Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.244 +0.259
5 5   Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:12.424 +0.439
6 3   David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.498 +0.513
7 15   Jenson Button Renault 1:12.761 +0.776
8 14   Jarno Trulli Renault 1:13.030 +1.045
9 16   Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 1:13.188 +1.203
10 7   Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:13.370 +1.385
11 12   Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 1:13.457 +1.472
12 8   Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:13.501 +1.516
13 11   Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:13.506 +1.521
14 10   Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda 1:13.542 +1.557
15 17   Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 1:13.656 +1.671
16 24   Mika Salo Toyota 1:13.837 +1.852
17 25   Allan McNish Toyota 1:13.949 +1.964
18 23   Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech 1:14.800 +2.815
19 22   Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech 1:16.798 +4.813
107% time: 1:17.023
DNQ 20   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth 1:18.497 +6.512
DNQ 21   Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth 1:19.843 +7.858
DNQ 9   Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda
Source:[2]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 72 1:32:09.837 2 10
2 4   Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes M 72 +1.104 4 6
3 3   David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes M 72 +31.975 6 4
4 6   Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW M 72 +40.675 1 3
5 5   Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW M 72 +41.772 5 2
6 15   Jenson Button Renault M 71 +1 lap 7 1
7 7   Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas B 71 +1 lap 10  
8 23   Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech M 71 +1 lap 18  
9 17   Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth M 70 +2 laps 15  
10 22   Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech M 68 +4 laps 19  
11 25   Allan McNish Toyota M 65 Engine 17  
Ret 16   Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth M 52 Rear wing 9  
Ret 14   Jarno Trulli Renault M 49 Engine 8  
Ret 8   Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas B 48 Transmission 12  
Ret 24   Mika Salo Toyota M 48 Engine 16  
Ret 11   Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda B 35 Engine 13  
Ret 12   Olivier Panis BAR-Honda B 29 Collision damage 11  
Ret 10   Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda B 23 Spin 14  
DNS 2   Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B   Ignition 3  
DNQ 20   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth B   107% rule  
DNQ 21   Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth B   107% rule  
DNQ 9   Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda B Injury
Sources:[2][3]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Bold text indicates the World Champion.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grand Prix de France". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. ^ a b "Grand Prix of France". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ^ "2002 French Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "France 2002 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.


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