2002 Brazilian Grand Prix

March 2021 F1 Brazil Brazilian 31 March 2002 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix 2002 San Marino Grand Prix 3 17 Autódromo José Carlos Pace (AKA Interlagos) track map.svg 2002 Grande Prêmio do Brasil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil Permanent Racing Facility 2.677 4.309 71 190.083 305.909 Clear, Air Temp: 30°C 120,000 Juan Pablo Montoya Colombia Williams-BMW 1:13.114 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:16.079 60 Colombia Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari Ralf Schumacher Germany Williams-BMW David Coulthard UK McLaren-Mercedes BRA 2002 Brazilian GP – XXXI Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?gp=Brazilian%20GP&year=2002&r=1 ChicaneF1 17 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20131204150842/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2002&gp=Brazilian%20GP&r=1 4 December 2013 dead2002 Brazilian Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2002-brazilian-grand-prix/ Motor Sport 17 July 20252002 Brazilian Grand Prix results http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/race/2071.html?noredir=1 ESPN 19 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160113142141/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/race/2071.html?noredir=1 13 January 2016 The 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the 2002 Grande Prêmio do Brasil)https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2002/races/722/brazil/race-result Brazilian Formula1.com 22 July 2025 was a Formula One motor race held before 120,000 spectators on 31 March 2002 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the third round of seventeen in the 2002 Formula One World Championship and the only one to take place in South America. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the 71-lap race from second position. Williams's Ralf Schumacher finished in second and McLaren's David Coulthard was third. Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship before the race while Williams led the World Constructors' Championship. Williams's Juan Pablo Montoya set the fastest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session to start the race from pole position. Michael Schumacher took the race lead at the start, but Montoya smashed his front wing into Schumacher's left-rear wheel while attempting to retake it, eliminating his chances of victory. He held the lead until he let his lighter-fuelled, one-stopping teammate Rubens Barrichello take the lead on lap 14 before retiring three laps later due to a loss of hydraulic pressure. Michael Schumacher therefore retook the race lead and held it for most of the race, defeating his brother Ralf Schumacher in the final laps to win by 0.588 seconds. Michael Schumacher's victory was his second of the season and 55th of his career, extending his World Drivers' Championship lead to eight championship points over Ralf Schumacher in second and ten over Montoya in third. With fourteen races remaining in the season, Ferrari decreased Williams' World Constructors' Championship lead to six points. Background thumb|left|The Autódromo José Carlos Pace, where the Grand Prix was held The 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix was the third round of seventeen in the 2002 Formula One World Championship. It was held on 31 March 2002 at the 4.309 km mi on anti-clockwise Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the season's only event in South America.22 March 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship – Round 3 – Brazilian Grand Prix, 29 – 31 March 2002 Preview http://www.hondaf1.com/english/news/news_desk.php?pageid=460 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020422230727/http://www.hondaf1.com/english/news/news_desk.php?pageid=460 22 April 2002 17 July 2025 Honda Racing F1 The Grand Prix featured eleven teams of two drivers (each representing a different constructor), with no changes to the season entry list.FIA Formula One World Championship 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix Entry List https://motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2002/brazilian-grand-prix/info 17 July 2025 Motorsport Stats Phoenix Finance did not file an entry application to the event after attempting to do so at the preceding 2002 Malaysian.Gray Will 27 March 2002 No entry by Phoenix https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-no-entry-by-phoenix/176854909/ 17 July 2025 The Daily Telegraph S8 Newspapers.com Tyre suppliers Bridgestone and Michelin brought two new dry compounds for the Grand Prix.Scarborough Craig 27 March 2002 2002 Brazilian GP Preview https://atlasf1.autosport.com/2002/bra/preview/scarborough.html AtlasF1 8 13 17 July 2025 Going into the race, Ferrari's Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship with 14 championship points, ahead of Williams's Juan Pablo Montoya with 12 championship points. Montoya's teammate Ralf Schumacher was third on 10 championship points, ahead of McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen and Jaguar's Eddie Irvine.Jones Bruce https://archive.org/details/formulaonegrandp0000jone/ Formula One Grand Prix 2003: The Official ITV Sport Guide Carlton Books 2003 1-84222-813-7 London, England 102–103 2002 Final Tables registration Internet Archive Williams led the World Constructors' Championship with 22 championship points; eight points ahead of Ferrari in second and ten ahead of McLaren in third. Following the Malaysian Grand Prix on 17 March, nine of the eleven teams tested aerodynamic and mechanical components, spare cars, racing setups and tyres on their cars for four days at Spain's Circuit de Catalunya from 19 to 22 March as preparation for the Brazilian Grand Prix.19 March 2002 Wurz Goes Quickest at Barcelona - Day One https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6799/.html 17 July 2025 AtlasF122 March 2002 Formula One Update – Friday 22 March 2002 – Coming Event : Brazilian Grand Prix – (Sao Paulo – 29–31 March) http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1UPDT-A/2002/22-03-2002.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020409130305/http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1UPDT-A/2002/22-03-2002.htm 9 April 2002 17 July 2025 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Jaguar focused on chassis development to decide whether to race their previous chassis, the R2, or develop the R3 car with their test team, which performed poorly.19 March 2002 Jaguar to decide on chassis this week https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns05912.html 19 October 2014 GrandPrix.com Ultimately, Jaguar decided to keep the R3 car.Fogarty Mark 29 March 2002 Jaguar sticks with new model despite struggles USA Today C11 408895360 McLaren test driver Alexander Wurz (McLaren) lapped fastest on the first and second days.20 March 2002 Barcelona Day 2: Wurz stays top http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33591 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040930003314/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33591 30 September 2004 17 July 2025 F1Racing.net while Michael Schumacher led on the third day.21 March 2002 Barcelona, day 3: New Ferrari fastest https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/barcelona-day-3-new-ferrari-fastest-5044433/5044433/ 17 July 2025 Autosport Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello led on the final day.22 March 2002 Barcelona, day 4: Fast new Ferrari https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/barcelona-day-4-fast-new-ferrari-5044398/5044398/ 17 July 2025 Autosport Arrows did not test because their car could not be sent to Europe for testing, while Minardi did not test because their new engine did not fit in their previous car. Ferrari's main 2002 car, the F2002, was launched that weekend; the team had previously used a modified version of their 2001 car, the F2001, for the first two rounds.25 March 2002 Schu eager to race new car https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1891187.stm 20 October 2014 BBC Sport Originally scheduled to debut in the first race in Australia, problems with its performance forced the team to develop the car, delaying its debut. Michael Schumacher received one F2002 chassis, while teammate Barrichello used a modified F2001.24 March 2002 Schumacher to use F2002 in Brazil https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns05947.html 27 June 2014 GrandPrix.com The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; Formula One's governing body) granted Ferrari's request for four more sets of tyres for Michael Schumacher's spare car because the wheels on the F2002 vehicle did not fit the year-old spare F2001 car.29 March 2002 Williams Warn of Row over Ferrari Tyres https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6881/.html 17 July 2025 AtlasF1 30 March 2002 Dennis Looks for Resolution in Ferrari Tyre Affair https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6889/.html 17 July 2025 AtlasF1 Other teams did not make significant modifications in Brazil, instead focussing on honing their cars ahead of the first European race, the 2002 San Marino.Piola Giorgio 2–8 April 2002 Rossa regina di efficienza Red queen of efficiency Autosprint it 14 26–29 Giorgio Piola Michael Schumacher stated that with the F2002 car, he was more optimistic about winning the Grand Prix than he had ever been, but that gaining championship points early in the season was critical.25 March 2002 Schumacher Confident of Brazilian GP Victory https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6832/.html 17 July 2025 AtlasF1 Ralf Schumacher stated that he was convinced Williams would beat Ferrari in Brazil after testing in Spain.25 March 2002 Montoya fired up for Interlagos https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/montoya-fired-up-for-interlagos-5044383/5044383/ 17 July 2025 Autosport His teammate, Montoya, had led the Grand Prix the previous year and appeared to be on his way to his first career victory until the rear of his car was hit by Arrows' lapped Jos Verstappen.Baldwin Alan 28 March 2002 Motor racing: New Ferrari holds no fears for Montoya The Independent 30 312003671Buchignani Walter 28 March 2002 Ferrari taking no chances with new model https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-ferrari-taking-no-chances-wi/176861328/ 17 July 2025 The Gazette E4 Newspapers.com Montoya hoped he could "make up for the lost opportunity, especially because last season we were stronger at Interlagos than in Malaysia." McLaren's David Coulthard stated that his explicit goal was to win his second consecutive Brazilian Grand Prix, but he was also focused on earning his first championship points of the season after retiring from the first two races.McMillan James 29 March 2002 Coulthard needs Brazil win to get back in race The Scotsman 19 327027891 Practice Two one-hour practices on Friday and two 45-minute sessions on Saturday preceded the race.Domenjoz Luc Formula 1 Yearbook 2002–2003 Sporting regulations https://archive.org/details/formula1yearbook0000unse 2002 Parragon Bath, Somerset 220–221 0-75259-146-0 registration Internet Archive The first practice session took place on a dusty, bumpy track in sunny and hot conditions, causing several drivers to lose control of their car.29 March 2002 Free Practice 1: New Ferrari fastest https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-1-new-ferrari-fastest-5044316/5044316/ 18 July 2025 Autosport29 March 2002 New Ferrari leads first practice http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33833 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040929234546/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33833 29 September 2004 18 July 2025 F1Racing.netCollings Timothy 30 March 2002 Coulthard puts Ferrari in shade https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-coulthard-puts-ferra/176909408/ 18 July 2025 The Daily Telegraph S5 Newspapers.com Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap of 1:15.627, one second ahead of Ralf Schumacher. Jordan's Giancarlo Fisichella, the Sauber duo of Nick Heidfeld and Felipe Massa, Arrows's Enrique Bernoldi, Renault's Jenson Button, Jordan's Takuma Sato, Montoya and Arrows' Heinz-Harald Frentzen followed in the top ten.Gray Will 29 March 2002 Friday First Free Practice – Brazilian GP https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6863/.html 18 July 2025 AtlasF1 An incident occurred during the session when Räikkönen stalled in the middle of the circuit after spinning out at the blind left-hand Descida do Sol turn halfway through—the incident necessitated a suspension while marshals removed the car.Henry Alan 30 March 2002 Grand prix staff warned to 'wear civvies' https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-grand-prix-staff-warned-to/176909412/ 18 July 2025 The Guardian 14 Newspapers.com Alan Henry All drivers returned to the pit lane for six minutes.29 March 2002 Schumachers lead the way in session one http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines02/03/s8970.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020602162428/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines02/03/s8970.html 2 June 2002 18 July 2025 Formula1.com Sato spun and stalled his car at turn four with a minute to go, ending practice prematurely.Gray Will 29 March 2002 Friday First Free Practice - Brazilian GP http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6863/.html 18 July 2025 AtlasF1 10 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250810091259/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6863/.html dead Montoya sustained a rear tyre puncture and lost a pair of tyres because he was denied a replacement.29 March 2002 Free Practice http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2002/Bresil/news1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020520041220/http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2002/Bresil/news1.htm 20 May 2002 18 July 2025 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile right horizontal 240 Barrichello 2002.jpg Takuma Sato 2006 United States.jpg Rubens Barrichello (left) and Takuma Sato (right) each had their fastest qualifying lap times invalidated by the stewards because they had passed the red light at the pit lane exit. In the second practice session, which took place later in the afternoon in hot weather, Coulthard set fast times in all three sectors, recording the day's fastest lap of 1:15.075.Gray Will 29 March 2002 Friday Second Free Practice – Brazilian GP https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6867/.html 18 July 2025 AtlasF1 The Williams teammates of Montoya and Ralf Schumacher were second and fourth, respectively, separated by Toyota's Allan McNish running a light fuel load in third. Michael Schumacher (who spun under braking at the left-handed turn one when he struck a bump in the racing surface and stopped with the rear wing resting against the barrier on the run-off area), Räikkönen, Barrichello, Button, British American Racing's (BAR) Jacques Villeneuve and Arrows' Pedro de la Rosa completed the top ten.29 March 2002 Free Practice 2: DC goes fastest https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-2-dc-goes-fastest-5044306/5044306/ 18 July 2025 AutosportMauk Eric 29 March 2002 David Coulthard Heads Friday Interlagos Practice http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=17&id=785 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020614053502/http://speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=17&id=785 14 June 2002 18 July 2025 Speed After the session, the stewards penalised Sato with the loss of his fastest qualifying lap time because he exited the pit lane when the red light was illuminated during the first practice session, an offence per the sporting regulations.29 March 2002 Sato to Lose Quickest Qualifying Time https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6868/.html 18 July 2025 AtlasF1 It was sunny and warm for the third practice session that took place on Saturday morning.30 March 2002 New Ferrari shows the way http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33887 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040929234630/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33887 29 September 2004 18 July 2025 F1Racing.net30 March 2002 Free Practice 3: Schuey pips Kimi https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-3-schuey-pips-kimi-5044260/5044260/ 18 July 2025 Autosport Michael Schumacher lapped fastest again, this time at 1:13.837 on his final lap towards the end of the session. Räikkönen, Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Coulthard, Montoya, Button, Heidfeld, Massa and Villeneuve occupied positions two through ten.Gray Will 30 March 2002 Saturday First Free Practice – Brazilian GP https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6886/.html 18 July 2025 AtlasF1 Fifteen minutes into the session, Bernoldi locked his front wheels leaving turn four and spun into the inside of turn five before continuing. Sato also spun but avoided stalling his car and continued driving. The final practice session later in the morning was likewise sunny and warm, with teams fine-tuning their car setups before qualifying.30 March 2002 Ralf leads ahead of Qualifying http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33891 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040930000325/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33891 30 September 2004 18 July 2025 F1Racing.netGray Will 30 March 2002 Saturday Second Free Practice – Brazilian GP https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6888/.html 18 July 2025 AtlasF1 Ralf Schumacher set the fastest time of the session, a 1:13.543, with a minute left.30 March 2002 Free practice 4: Ralf edges out DC https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-4-ralf-edges-out-dc-5044263/5044263/ 18 July 2025 Autosport He was 0.020 seconds ahead of Coulthard in second. The Renault duo of Button and Jarno Trulli, Michael Schumacher, Räikkönen, Montoya, Barrichello, Toyota's Mika Salo and Heidfeld were in positions three through ten.30 March 2002 Ralf fastest in final practice https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1901210.stm 18 July 2025 BBC Sport Incidents delayed the session, as Massa's car broke down at the side of the track on the start/finish straight—the stranded car forced a red flag suspension as marshals needed to clear the track— Sato spun out after hitting the kerbing and tyre barriers at turn eight, removing the front wing. Following the session, the FIA announced that Barrichello's fastest qualifying time would be stripped since he exited the pit lane when the red light was on.Sitnik Leonid May 2002 Гран При Бразилии – Жизнь прекрасна! И удивительна Brazilian Grand Prix – Life is beautiful! And amazing http://www.formula-one.ru/archive/0502/02gpbra.htm dead Formula 1 Magazine ru 5 30–40 https://web.archive.org/web/20031129082324/http://www.formula-one.ru/archive/0502/02gpbra.htm 29 November 2003 18 July 202530 March 2002 Barrichello to lose fastest time http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/18426 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120956/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/18426 24 September 2015 19 October 2014 Autosport Qualifying thumb|left|Juan Pablo Montoya, who took the fourth pole position of his career in his Williams car with the fastest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session. Each driver was allowed twelve laps during Saturday's one-hour qualifying session, with starting positions determined by the drivers' quickest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, requiring each driver to remain within 107% of the quickest lap time in order to qualify for the race. Qualifying was held in sunny and very hot weather conditions,30 March 2002 Free Practice and Qualifying http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2002/Bresil/news2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020416110029/http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2002/Bresil/news2.htm 16 April 2002 18 July 2025 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and no driver ventured onto the circuit until after 20 minutes had passed.30 March 2002 Montoya claims Brazilian pole http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33897 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040930002106/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33897 30 September 2004 18 July 2025 F1Racing.net Montoya took the lead halfway through qualifying,Collings Timothy 31 March 2002 Dashing Montoya secures pole https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-telegraph-dashing-montoya-secures/176915679/ 18 July 2025 The Daily Telegraph S10 Newspapers.com and secured his first pole position of the season and fourth of his career with a 1:13.114 lap on his third run.30 March 2002 Qualifying: Montoya blasts to pole https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/qualifying-montoya-blasts-to-pole-5044256/5044256/ 18 July 2025 AutosportMauk Eric 30 March 2002 Juan Montoya Wins Interlagos Pole http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=17&id=795 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020822130637/http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=17&id=795 22 August 2002 18 July 2025 Speed He was pleased with the race setup tweaks made to his car following the last practice session, which enhanced balance, especially after braking heavily for the first left-hand corner after the pit lane. Michael Schumacher completed nine of his twelve laps and qualified second, 0.127 seconds behind, after losing control of his Ferrari on his third and last run late in qualifying.March 2002 2002 Gran Premio do Brazil – Team and Driver comments – Saturday http://www.dailyf1.com/en/2002season/results/03/quotes-sat.phtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020401224759/http://www.dailyf1.com/en/2002season/results/03/quotes-sat.phtml 1 April 2002 18 July 2025 Daily F1 The mechanics' rear wing tweak did not make his Ferrari faster, but he was the only Bridgestone-shod runner in the top seven places.Hamilton Maurice 31 March 2002 Montoya makes mischief https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-montoya-makes-mischief-th/176915505/ 18 July 2025 The Observer 12 Newspapers.com Ralf Schumacher was the early pace setter and took third, having used qualifying to locate a decent racing setup. Coulthard qualified fourth, one spot higher than the previous year, and he was pleased with the McLaren MP4-17's balance when carrying a full fuel load.30 March 2002 Montoya tops https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/montoya-tops-3854559 18 July 2025 Teesside Live His teammate Räikkönen qualified fifth after switching to the spare McLaren for one lap because his racing car experienced a minor hydraulic failure on his first lap on the track and needed to be rectified before he could drive it again.30 March 2002 Qualifying: Brazilian GP https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1902207.stm 18 July 2025 BBC Sport Trulli and Button from Renault qualified sixth and eighth, respectively.Rae Richard 31 March 2002 Montoya shows Ferrari a clean pair of heels; Motor racing https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A84323121/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=cadd9642 subscription 18 July 2025 The Sunday Times 13 Gale Academic OneFile Trulli encountered slower cars on all of his runs, whereas Button noted that his car was slightly overweight following a weight distribution tweak for his latter runs. Barrichello, eighth, had a gear selection issue. The penalty issued on Barrichello did not affect his starting position because his time was fast enough to put him ahead of ninth-placed Heidfeld.Gray Will 30 March 2002 Montoya Beats Schumacher Brothers to Pole in Brazil http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6895/.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202144/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6895/.html 23 September 2015 18 July 2025 AtlasF1 A water leak in Heidfeld's race car's engine while it was being warmed up forced him to drive the spare Sauber car, which had a recurring brake issue. Salo secured tenth for the second consecutive event. De la Rosa qualified 11th, ahead of teamamte Irvine for the second consecutive race. He was two-tenths of a second faster on his final run before being bulked by a Minardi driver. Massa in 12th tried old tyres in the front and new tyres in the back, but failed to lap faster. Irvine qualified 13th, driving a more balanced Jaguar R3. Fisichella was not competitive and was 14th. Villeneuve was the faster of the two BAR drivers in 15th. McNish struck a kerb on his final run, losing time and finishing 16th. Olivier Panis' second BAR car struggled to improve his race setup from the morning practice session, taking 17th due to a lack of power. Frentzen (18th) had understeer and oversteer on all four runs. Sato, 19th, said his penalty gave him one less opportunity to record a fast lap. Minardi's Mark Webber qualified 20th after modifying the racing setup and felt he could have improved at turn four. Bernoldi in 21st reported excess oversteer. Webber's teammate Alex Yoong was the final driver to qualify for the race in 22nd; he could not find the needed balance and handling to lap quicker. Qualifying classification Pos Position No Car number Driver Constructor Lap Gap Gap to the fastest driver Grid Final grid position 1 6 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:13.114 — 1 2 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.241 +0.127 2 3 5 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:13.328 +0.214 3 4 3 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.565 +0.451 4 5 4 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.595 +0.481 5 6 14 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:13.611 +0.497 6 7 15 UK Jenson Button Renault 1:13.665 +0.551 7 8 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello1 1 Ferrari 1:13.935 +0.821 8 9 7 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:14.233 +1.119 9 10 24 Finland Mika Salo Toyota 1:14.443 +1.329 10 11 17 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 1:14.464 +1.350 11 12 8 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:14.533 +1.419 12 13 16 UK Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 1:14.537 +1.423 13 14 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda 1:14.748 +1.634 14 15 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:14.760 +1.646 15 16 25 UK Allan McNish Toyota 1:14.990 +1.876 16 17 12 France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 1:14.996 +1.882 17 18 20 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth 1:15.112 +1.998 18 19 10 Japan Takuma Sato1 1 Jordan-Honda 1:15.296 +2.182 19 20 23 Australia Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech 1:15.340 +2.226 20 21 21 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth 1:15.355 +2.241 21 22 22 Malaysia Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech 1:16.728 +3.614 22107% time: 1:18.232Sources:Brazilian Grand Prix: Qualifying Session Classification http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1836422507__Brazil_Grid.pdf Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 30 March 2002 21 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20040410051058/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1836422507__Brazil_Grid.pdf 10 April 2004 Notes 1 1– The fastest qualifying lap times of Rubens Barrichello (1:13.919) and Takuma Sato (1:15.283) were cancelled because both drivers exited the pit lane when the red light was on during free practice. Their starting positions were unaffected by the penalties.http://www.statsf1.com/fr/2002/bresil/qualification.aspx Brazil 2002 – Qualifications StatsF1 fr 14 November 2018 Warm-up On race morning, drivers completed installation laps in their race and spare cars to test their systems during a half-hour warm-up session in sunny weather.31 March 2002 New Ferrari leads warm-up http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33943 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040930005534/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33943 30 September 2004 18 July 2025 F1Racing.net Michael Schumacher lapped fastest at 1:15.866, ahead of De la Rosa, Räikkönen, the Williams duo of Ralf Schumacher and Montoya, Barrichello, Coulthard, Frentzen, McNish and Bernoldi in positions two through ten.31 March 2002 Sunday Warm Up – Brazilian GP https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6913/.html 18 July 2025 AtlasF1 Webber and teammate Yoong collided at the Senna S chicane, with Yoong spinning off at turn seven. McNish swerved to avoid the slowing Bernoldi at the pit lane entry before Bernoldi sped up and weaved towards McNish.31 March 2002 Warm-up: Schuey avoids the chaos https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/warm-up-schuey-avoids-the-chaos-5044213/5044213/ 18 July 2025 Autosport With two minutes remaining, Bernoldi struck the tyre barrier at the bottom of the hill at the Senna S chicane,Grand Prix Results: Brazilian GP, 2002 http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr683.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070828150236/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr683.html 28 August 2007 19 July 2025 GrandPrix.com31 March 2002 Heidfeld hits medical car in freak crash https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/heidfeld-hits-medical-car-in-freak-crash-5044212/5044212/ 18 July 2025 Autosport with such force that the oil tank ruptured, causing the rear of his car to catch fire and necessitating a red flag as the FIA medical car was deployed to the scene.Mauk Eric 31 March 2002 Heidfeld Hits Safety Car In Warmup Crash http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?cat=17&id=798&lvl=3a dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020823002407/http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?cat=17&id=798&lvl=3a 23 August 2002 19 July 2025 Speed Drivers swerved to avoid the detached wheels from Bernoldi's stationary car on the track, but they were not warned by yellow flags. As medical car driver and former Formula One racer Alex Ribeiro came to Bernoldi's aid, Heidfeld was unable to slow down and lost control of his vehicle. Heidfeld ran onto the grass on the inside, colliding with the guardrail and the medical car's left-front door just as Ribeiro opened it.Henry Alan Alan Henry 31 March 2002 Medical car crash close to tragedy https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/apr/01/formulaone.formulaone20021 18 July 2025 The Guardian31 March 2002 Warm-Up http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2002/Bresil/news3.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020526052439/http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2002/Bresil/news3.htm 26 May 2002 18 July 2025 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile No one was hurt but Heidfeld's car sustained heavy suspension damage. Warm-up was stopped for ten minutes, and the medical car was replaced. Heidfeld was not penalised for hitting the medical car. Race The 71-lap race commenced at 14:00 local time before 120,000 spectators.Henry Alan 1 April 2002 Ferrari pushed to limit in epic chase https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-ferrari-pushed-to-limit-in/176944677/ 19 July 2025 The Guardian 2, 3 Newspapers.com Alan Henry Conditions for the race were dry and hot with the air temperature 31 C F and the track temperature ranged between 38 and 40 C F.31 March 2002 Brazilian GP: Jaguar race notes http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/brazilian-gp-jaguar-race-notes-1/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180904153812/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/brazilian-gp-jaguar-race-notes-1/88169/ 4 September 2018 19 October 2014 Motorsport.com31 March 2002 Lap-by-Lap from Brazil http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story/9946 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020409131621/http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story/9946 9 April 2002 19 July 2025 ITV-F1 Because of the warm asphalt temperatures, the Michelin-shod teams were favoured to dominate.Tremayne David 1 April 2002 Schumachers stage family battle https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-schumachers-stage-family/176944633/ 19 July 2025 The Independent 1 Newspapers.com David Tremayne When the race started, Montoya pressed Michael Schumacher on the inside towards the pit lane barrier on the way to the Senna S chicane because Schumacher had a faster start due to his new launch control system.Elizalde Pablo 3 April 2002 The 2002 Brazilian GP Review https://www.atlasf1.com/2002/bra/elizalde.html AtlasF1 8 14 19 July 202531 March 2002 Report: Michael wins Schu battle https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/report-michael-wins-schu-battle-5044205/5044205/ 19 July 2025 Autosport31 March 2002 New Ferrari takes Brazilian honours http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33948 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040929234724/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=33948 29 September 2004 19 July 2025 F1Racing.net Montoya braked later than Michael Schumacher to stay ahead, but he ran wide at the chicane exit, allowing Schumacher to get alongside him through turn three. Michael Schumacher took the best line around the Curva do Sol corner and into the back straight, passing Montoya.Richardson Chris Raman Nick March 2002 The Brazilian analysis http://www.dailyf1.com/en/features/feature.php?id=22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020409034410/http://www.dailyf1.com/en/features/feature.php?id=22 9 April 2002 19 July 2025 Daily F1 Montoya slipstreamed Michael Schumacher on the long back straight into turn four, anticipating an overtake, then turned left to pass on the inside while duelling Schumacher.31 March 2002 Lapwatch: Brazilian GP https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1903927.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20030407114911/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1903927.stm 7 April 2003 19 July 2025 BBC Sport Michael Schumacher maintained the lead until Montoya swung right,31 March 2002 Montoya: Schuey cut across me https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/montoya-schuey-cut-across-me-5044207/5044207/ 19 July 2025 Autosport leading him to strike the Ferrari's left-rear tyre and push his front wing askew against the carcass of the Bridgestone tyre before failing beneath Montoya's front-left wheel.2002: Interlagos – Michael Schumacher wins in Brazil! http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030801080525/http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html 1 August 2003 19 July 2025 F1-Live.com 2002 : Interlagos (Race Commentary) http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030801080525/http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html 1 August 2003 19 July 2025 F1-Live.com31 March 2002 Brawn: 'We feared Schu had puncture' https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/brawn-we-feared-schu-had-puncture-5044197/5044197/ 19 July 2025 Autosport Carbon fibre debris flicked back towards other cars, which both Fisichella and McNish ran over. thumb|right|upright|Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2005) took his second victory of the season despite the rear of his Ferrari being hit by Montoya on the first lap. Ferrari feared Michael Schumacher had a puncture from the incident, but this was not the case. Montoya remained on the track, but the incident moved his teammate Ralf Schumacher to second, and the fast-starting Renaults of Trulli and Button to third and fourth, respectively. For the second straight race, Montoya had an unscheduled pit stop for a replacement front wing and debris removal, ending his chance at victory. When the first lap ended, Michael Schumacher led Ralf Schumacher by 1.5 seconds. Barrichello overtook Coulthard through turn one for fifth on lap two; Barrichello was on a one-stop strategy whereas his teammate Michael Schumacher was on a two-stop strategy. Michael Schumacher began to pull away from the rest of the field. On lap three, Barrichello passed Button for fourth while Salo overtook De la Rosa for 11th. Barrichello overtook Button for third on the following lap.2002 – Round 3 – Brazil: Interlagos http://www.formula1.com/races/racenews02/brazil/race.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020401231615/http://www.formula1.com/races/racenews02/brazil/race.html 1 April 2002 19 July 2025 Formula1.com He lapped faster than teammate Michael Schumacher, and on lap six, passed Ralf Schumacher on the inside at the end of the start/finish straight into turn one. Meanwhile, Irvine lost positions to Salo and De la Rosa, dropping to 11th. Fisichella's engine failed on lap eight, despite the fact that his underpowered Honda engine had been detuned to enhance reliability, and he became the race's first retirement at turn ten.Scarborough Craig 3 April 2002 Brazilian GP – Technical Review https://www.atlasf1.com/2002/bra/scarborough.html AtlasF1 8 14 19 July 2025 That lap, Frentzen overtook Irvine for 13th after Irvine had lost 12th to Villeneuve. Sato passed Panis for 16th but lost control of his car and Panis retook the position on lap nine. Barrichello closed up to race leader Michael Schumacher, as Villeneuve overtook De la Rosa for 11th on lap 12. Coulthard was racing Button for fifth and slipstreamed by him into turn one the next lap. Michael Schumacher slowed between turns two and three on lap 14, allowing teammate Barrichello to close up and pass him for the race lead at the end of the back straight. Barrichello proceeded to pull away until he slowed due to a loss of hydraulic pressure, forcing him to go off into the grass at the Bico da Pato turn, retiring from his eighth consecutive Brazilian Grand Prix on lap 17. With Michael Schumacher retaking the race lead, it became a duel between him and Ralf Schumacher,31 March 2002 Brazilian GP 2002 – Michael gives F2002 debut win http://www.crash.net/uk/en/feature_view.asp?cid=1&fid=1630 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030905023530/http://www.crash.net/uk/en/feature_view.asp?cid=1&fid=1630 5 September 2003 19 July 2025 Crash who was lapping quicker than his brother. On lap 18, Michael Schumacher locked his front-left tyre in turn one but maintained control of his car. Salo overtook Massa for eighth a lap later. Bernoldi was retired in the pit lane for safety reasons on lap 20 due to a broken rear track rod. Sato attempted to overtake De la Rosa into the first corner the following lap, but he ran wide due to overbraking. Villeneuve passed Massa for ninth on the 22nd lap. Three laps later, Coulthard entered turn one on the inside of third-placed Trulli but was unable to overtake him. On lap 26, he tried again into the first turn but was unsuccessful because Trulli defended his position. Panis retired at the pit lane exit due to a gearbox problem, while Frentzen retired with a broken rear track rod on the following lap. Montoya returned to the top ten on lap 30 by overtaking De la Rosa for tenth, and the following lap he passed Irvine on the start/finish straight for ninth. However, he was lapping slower than teammate Ralf Schumacher, who was gradually gaining on Michael Schumacher as his Michelin tyres began to outperform the Ferrari's Bridgestones. This was until Michael Schumacher gradually pulled away from Ralf Schumacher midway through the race with a string of consecutive fastest laps. On lap 39, Räikkönen passed Button for fifth on the inside at the end of the start/finish straight. Michael Schumacher led by eight seconds when he made his solitary pit stop for fuel and to clear debris from a radiator duct on that lap. Ralf Schumacher took the race lead after his brother's 12.6-second stop. Montoya overtook Heidfeld for seventh on lap 42. McNish's handling deteriorated due to oversteer, and he lost control of his Toyota when a rear wheel locked while braking for turn four on the following lap. He retired from the race. During lap 44, Webber bumped Massa in the rear, sending him spinning into the tarmac run-off area. Massa retired after the incident, while Webber entered the pit lane. Ralf Schumacher made his only pit stop on that lap. He was stationary for 9.4 seconds because he conserved fuel and Michael Schumacher regained the race lead by almost four seconds.Mauk Eric 31 March 2002 Michael Holds Off Brother Ralf For Brazil GP Win http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=17&id=799 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020415063621/http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=17&id=799 15 April 2002 19 July 2025 Speed Over the next two laps, Coulthard and Räikkönen made pit stops, and the McLaren teammates returned to the circuit in third and fourth place, ahead of Trulli. After the front runners had their pit stops, Michael Schumacher led from Ralf Schumacher, Coulthard, Räikkönen, Trulli and Button. thumb|left|upright|Ralf Schumacher (pictured in 2002) finished second, 0.588 seconds behind Michael Schumacher after closing up to his brother late in the Grand Prix. Ralf Schumacher began to close the gap on Michael Schumacher after adjusting his front wing during his pit stop and using scraped front tyres. He closed the distance to 1.5 seconds by the 53rd lap and then to six-tenths of a second four laps later. On lap 58, Michael Schumacher locked his wheel exiting turn one but remained the race leader despite Ralf Schumacher's continuous pressure. Nevertheless, Michael Schumacher lapped half-a-second faster than Ralf Schumacher on that lap. Trulli retired on lap 61 after suffering an abrupt engine failure on the pit lane straight, with smoke spewing from the engine. This promoted his teammate Button to fifth and Montoya returned to the points-paying positions in sixth. Three laps later, Heidfeld retired in the Sauber garage with a loose brake disc. On lap 69, Räikkönen lost control of his McLaren's rear when braking for turn four due to a rear wheel hub failure and bounced across the gravel trap, breaking the right-rear suspension. This moved Button to fourth, Montoya to fifth and Salo to sixth. On the final lap, Villeneuve stopped in the second sector when his engine cut out. At the front, Michael Schumacher fought off Ralf Schumacher in the final laps to claim his second victory out of three races in the season and 55th of his career.At the conclusion of the race, retired footballer Pelé was tasked with waving the chequered flag but failed to notice the Schumachers approaching the finish line. He waved immediately upon realising his mistake, but did so to Takuma Sato's Jordan car, who was two laps behind the leader.http://en.espn.co.uk/onthisday/motorsport/story/2320.html Pele's chequered grand prix ESPN 22 July 2025 Ralf Schumacher was unable to affect a pass finished 0.588 seconds adrift in second. Coulthard took third, scoring his first championship points of the season.Collings Timothy 1 April 2002 Schumacher rides the diplomatic road to victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-schumacher-rides-the/176944791/ 19 July 2025 The Daily Telegraph 32 Newspapers.com Button drove an understeering Renault, which was changed with a minor front wing adjustment at his pit stop, but scored his second consecutive fourth-place finish, holding off the closing Montoya in fifth position.Gray Will 31 March 2002 Button Enjoys 'Exciting' Battle with Montoya https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6933/.html 19 July 2025 AtlasF1 Salo completed the points-paying positions in sixth, repeating his result from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Irvine finished seventh despite an engine problem that necessitated his team instructing him to activate the oil pump. His Jaguar teammate De la Rosa was eighth. Sato was ninth despite suffering from sore neck muscles. Villeneuve was classified tenth despite not finishing the race. Webber finished 11th due to fuel-metering unit troubles, which caused the Minardi computers to report that the fuel tanks were empty when they were not, necessitating a late-race pit stop. Räikkönen failed to finish but was classified in 12th. Yoong was the final classified finisher in 13th. Post-race The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in the subsequent press conference. Michael Schumacher said he was not expecting Ferrari to deliver a good performance and had been expecting to "keep the lap time but we sort of stayed more consistent where the Williams would tend to go faster and faster towards the end of the stint, which luckily didn't happen."31 March 2002 Post-Race Press Conference – Brazilian GP https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/mar/report.php/id/6924/.html 19 July 2025 AtlasF1 Ralf Schumacher claimed he enjoyed the battle with his brother at Interlagos less than at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, which he won, because he finished second this time, adding, "It wasn't an exciting race. I'll do it next time." Coulthard said it was "a great feeling to be back on the podium" and commented stated that he had to be patient during the pit stop phase to pass the Renaults that were slowing him until he undercut them at his sole pit stop and began lapping faster. The collision between Montoya and Michael Schumacher was similar to that of the Malaysian Grand Prix two weeks earlier. Montoya commented, "I thought he was a fair guy to race with but he is not" and admitted disappointment, adding he was angry Michael Schumacher was not penalised for the manoevure.Gordon Ian 1 April 2002 Montoya points finger at champion for smash https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-northern-echo-north-durham-ed-mon/176979852/ 19 July 2025 The Northern Echo 8 Newspapers.com The FIA did not sanction Montoya for the comments.13 April 2002 JPM in the clear http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story/10128 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020414041827/http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story/10128 14 April 2002 19 July 2025 ITV-F1 Michael Schumacher thought Montoya had behaved well, leaving him room, and maintained he had no idea what had happened in the incident. Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn felt Michael Schumacher had done no error, but recommended every driver to be slightly calmer on the opening lap of races, given the number of first-lap incidents, "The race is more than the first few corners and drivers need to understand that."1 April 2002 Angry Montoya wants revenge https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1904537.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20021022000914/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1904537.stm 22 October 2002 19 July 2025 BBC Sport Ferrari's sporting director, Jean Todt, likewise believed Michael Schumacher was not to blame for the accident and was not playing games.2 April 2002 Todt defends Schuey's tactics https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/todt-defends-schueys-tactics-5044176/5044176/ 19 July 2025 Autosport thumb|right|upright|Mika Salo (pictured in 2009) finished in sixth place, repeating his result from the season-opening 2002 Australian. Button said he Renault helped him over the radio in helping him beat Montoya to finish in fourth, adding, "I don't think he could get close enough to me, though, and I have had so many moments like that in F1 that you just relax and push as hard as you can. It's good to be able to hold off a Williams like that." Salo said finishing in sixth was "quite amazing for the new car" but admitted the heat caused him to become tired towards the end of the race.31 March 2002 Salo scores another point for Toyota https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/salo-scores-another-point-for-toyota-5044206/5044206/ 19 July 2025 Autosport Barrichello said he was disappointed to retire in Brazil for the eighth consecutive year but that the problem was out of his control, adding, "I am driving as fast as I can, and in some ways we could say that I have retired when leading in each of the three races. It's been a bad beginning to the year. I had so many problems yesterday, but I am still confident."31 March 2002 More heartache for Barrichello https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/more-heartache-for-barrichello-5044196/5044196/ 19 July 2025 Autosport Todt thought the Michelin-shod teams would be the favourites for victory, "But having said that, I knew we had an opportunity and that has been shown." Michael Schumacher's victory extended his World Drivers' Championship lead to 24 points, eight more than Ralf Schumacher in second place. Montoya was demoted to third place with 14 championship points, while Button rose to fourth with six. Ferrari reduced Williams' World Constructors' Championship lead to six championship points. McLaren stayed third with eight championship points, but Renault surpassed Jaguar to claim fourth place with fourteen races remaining in the season. Race classification Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold. Pos Position No Car number Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Final grid position Points 1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 71 1:31:43.663 2 10 2 5 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Michelin 71 +0.588 3 6 3 3 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 71 +59.109 4 4 4 15 UK Jenson Button Renault Michelin 71 +1:06.883 7 3 5 6 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 71 +1:07.563 1 2 6 24 Finland Mika Salo Toyota Michelin 70 +1 Lap 10 1 7 16 UK Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 70 +1 Lap 13   8 17 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 70 +1 Lap 11   9 10 Japan Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda Bridgestone 69 +2 Laps 19   10 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda Bridgestone 68 Engine 15   11 23 Australia Mark Webber Minardi-Asiatech Michelin 68 +3 Laps 20   12 4 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 67 Wheel rim 5   13 22 Malaysia Alex Yoong Minardi-Asiatech Michelin 67 +4 Laps 22   Ret Retired 7 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 61 Brakes 9   Ret Retired 14 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault Michelin 60 Engine 6   Ret Retired 8 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 41 Collision 12   Ret Retired 25 UK Allan McNish Toyota Michelin 40 Spin 16   Ret Retired 12 France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda Bridgestone 25 Gearbox 17   Ret Retired 20 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows-Cosworth Bridgestone 25 Suspension 18   Ret Retired 21 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Cosworth Bridgestone 19 Suspension 21   Ret Retired 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 16 Hydraulics 8   Ret Retired 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Honda Bridgestone 6 Engine 14  Sources:2002 Brazilian Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2002/7/ Formula1.com 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141013125850/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2002/7/ 13 October 2014 Championship standings after the race full season standings 2002 Formula One World Championship#Results and standings Drivers' Championship standings +/– Championship positions gained, maintained or lost Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 Germany Michael Schumacher 24 10px 1 2 Germany Ralf Schumacher 16 10px 1 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 14 10px 2 4 UK Jenson Button 6 10px 1 5 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 4Sources:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 2002 – Championship StatsF1 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/– Championship positions gained, maintained or lost Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Williams-BMW 30 10px 2 Italy Ferrari 24 10px 3 UK McLaren-Mercedes 8 10px 1 4 France Renault 6 10px 1 5 UK Jaguar-Cosworth 3Sources: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Notes References 30em Brazilian Grand Prix 2002 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix 2002 San Marino Grand Prix 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix 23 42 13 S 46 41 59 W source:kolossus-nowiki title Brazilian Grand Prix Category:Brazilian Grand Prix Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix