2002 French Grand Prix

2002 French Grand Prix
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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	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:11.985
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:15.045 on lap 62
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	David Coulthard	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.

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.

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

Qualifying

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

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

• Bold text indicates the World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 96 1 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 34 1 3 Rubens Barrichello 32 4 Ralf Schumacher 32 5 David Coulthard 30 Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 128 2 Williams-BMW 66 3 McLaren-Mercedes 47 4 Renault 15 5 Sauber-Petronas 10 Source: [4]

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

References

1. "Grand Prix de France". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
2. "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. "France 2002 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

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