2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season February 2021 2002 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 2001 2003 200 2002 World Champions Motogp rossi 300.jpg Valentino Rossi became the MotoGP World Champion Marco Melandri - 2002 - Aprilia RSV 250.jpg Marco Melandri became the 250cc World Champion Vincent GP VALENCIA.JPG Arnaud Vincent became the 125cc World Champion vertical The 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 54th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted of 16 races, beginning with the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix on 7 April 2002 and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 3 November. The premier class, now renamed MotoGP, introduced new rules and regulations which allowed 990cc four-stroke bikes to race alongside the previous year's 500cc two-stroke bikes. Defending champion Valentino Rossi won his second premier class title by winning 11 races and scoring 355 points. He clinched the title at the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix, with four races left in the season.http://www.crash.net/motogp/race+report/71132/1/rossi_rides_the_storm_to_fourth_world_title.html Rossi rides the storm to fourth world title 21 September 2002 Crash.net 1 December 2011 The 250cc title was won by Marco Melandri who won nine races and scored 298 points. He clinched the title at the Australian Grand Prix and became the youngest ever champion in the 250cc class.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71376/1/melandri_claims_250cc_crown__by_0007secs.html Melandri claims 250cc crown – by 0.007secs! 20 October 2002 Crash.net 1 December 2011 17 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120717072056/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71376/1/melandri_claims_250cc_crown__by_0007secs.html dead Arnaud Vincent won the 125cc title by 19 points difference over defending champion Manuel Poggiali. The title was decided in the last race of the season at Valencia with Vincent finishing in second place to secure the title.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71445/1/first_frenchman_vincent_seals_125cc_crown.html First Frenchman Vincent seals 125cc crown 3 November 2002 Crash.net 1 December 2011 Season summary MotoGP class The season marked the start of a new era in the premier class with the arrival of 990cc four-stroke bikes. Four factory teams, Repsol Honda, Marlboro Yamaha, Suzuki and Aprilia, raced with the new four-stroke bikes while all the satellite teams raced with the 500cc two-stroke bike.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70415/1/suzuka_heralds_the_new_era.html Suzuka heralds the new era 3 April 2002 Crash.net 1 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709194405/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70415/1/suzuka_heralds_the_new_era.html dead The season also marked the return of Dunlop and the entry of Bridgestone to the premier class.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70423/1/motogp_did_you_know.html MotoGP: Did you know? 4 April 2002 Crash.net 1 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709214407/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70423/1/motogp_did_you_know.html dead Dunlop supplied the tyres for Suzuki, Aprilia, Yamaha WCM and Pramac Honda.https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/red-bull-yamaha-leaning-toward-dunlop-after-sepang-tests/ Red Bull Yamaha Leaning Toward Dunlop After Sepang Tests 5 December 2001 Bridgestone supplied the tyres for Team Roberts and Kanemoto Racing.https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/05/23/proton-team-kr-complete-chassis-and-tyre-tests-in-almeria/133381 Proton Team KR complete chassis and tyre tests in Almeria MotoGP Dorna Sports motogp.comhttps://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71240/1/bridgestone-accepts-proton-four-stroke-challenge Bridgestone accepts Proton four-stroke challenge. 10 October 2002 Crashhttps://www.motogp.com/en/news/2001/10/05/kanemoto-and-bridgestone-officially-confirm-collaboration-with-honda-for-2002/131854 Kanemoto and Bridgestone officially confirm collaboration with Honda for 2002 MotoGP Dorna Sports motogp.com Michelin supplied the tyres for the remaining six teams. However, after only two races, Suzuki switched back to Michelin tyres for the remainder of the season.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/1962866.stm Suzuki drop Dunlop 1 May 2002 BBC Sport BBC 1 December 2011https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/motogp/2002/april/suzuki-tired-with-dunlop/ Suzuki tired with Dunlop motorcyclenews.com Valentino Rossi, riding the four-stroke Honda RC211V bike, won the first race of the season at Suzuka under wet conditions. Suzuki's test rider Akira Ryō, who raced as a wildcard entry, and Yamaha's Carlos Checa completed the all four-stroke podium.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70463/1/rossi_and_rcv_triumphant_at_suzuka.html Rossi and RCV triumphant at Suzuka 7 April 2002 Crash.net 1 December 2011 Rossi's teammate, Tohru Ukawa, won the second race before Rossi went on to dominate the championship by winning seven consecutive races. Max Biaggi handed the four-stroke Yamaha YZR-M1 its first win in the Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, while Rossi had to retire due to tyre problems.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70966/1/biaggi_victorious_as_rossi_gets_tyred.html Biaggi victorious as Rossi gets tyred 25 August 2002 Crash.net 1 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709200615/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70966/1/biaggi_victorious_as_rossi_gets_tyred.html dead In that race, Honda also expanded their four-stroke presence by providing the RC211V bike for Honda Gresini rider Daijiro Kato.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70860/1/kato_gets_rc211v_for_brno.html Kato gets RC211V for Brno 19 July 2002 Crash.net 2 November 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709194644/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70860/1/kato_gets_rc211v_for_brno.html dead Rossi then won two consecutive races in Portugal and Brazil, clinching the world championship in the latter. In the Pacific Grand Prix, Honda Pons rider Alex Barros won his first race riding the RC211V bike.http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Barros+guides+RC211V+to+victory+ahead+of+Rossi+and+Capirossi Barros guides RC211V to victory ahead of Rossi and Capirossi 6 October 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 1 December 2011 8 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130708092803/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Barros+guides+RC211V+to+victory+ahead+of+Rossi+and+Capirossi dead In that race, Kawasaki returned to the world championship after 20 years absence. Kawasaki, with their four-stroke Ninja ZX-RR, raced as wildcards in the last four races of the season as a preparation before entering the championship full-time in the following season.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71154/1/kawasaki_to_start_third_motogp_era_in_motegi.html Kawasaki to start third MotoGP era in Motegi 27 September 2002 Crash.net 2 November 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709193323/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71154/1/kawasaki_to_start_third_motogp_era_in_motegi.html dead In the following race at Sepang, Yamaha expanded their four-stroke presence by providing the YZR-M1 bikes to Tech 3 pair Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71073/1/gauloises_m1s_are_go_from_malaysia.html Gauloises M1's are GO!!!!!!! from Malaysia 16 September 2002 Crash.net 2 November 2011 Another Yamaha rider, Norifumi Abe, raced the fifth YZR-M1 on the grid for the last two races of the season.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71238/1/abe_gets_m1.html Abe gets M1 10 October 2002 Crash.net 2 November 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709194416/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71238/1/abe_gets_m1.html dead Rossi ended the season with 355 points from 11 wins and four second places. Biaggi finished second to Rossi with 215 points and two race wins. Ukawa and Barros completed the top four with 209 and 204 points respectively. Previous year's 250cc champion Daijiro Kato finished in seventh position with two podium finishes and was named as the Rookie of the Year.http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Daijiro+Kato+first+Rookie+of+the+Year+in+the+MotoGP+class Daijiro Kato, first Rookie of the Year in the MotoGP class 6 November 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 1 December 2011 16 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216094131/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Daijiro+Kato+first+Rookie+of+the+Year+in+the+MotoGP+class dead All races were won by the four-stroke bikes, while the two-strokes only managed to record five podiums finishes; accounting for riders that received four-stroke upgrades, Loris Capirossi finished just below Kato in eighth as the top two-stroke only rider. Honda won the constructors championship with 390 points and 14 wins, followed by Yamaha who won the other two races. Repsol Honda team won the teams championship by winning 12 races and scoring 564 points from Rossi and Ukawa. Marlboro Yamaha and Honda Pons who won two races each was second and third respectively. 250cc class The 250cc class was certain to have a new champion as previous year's champion Daijiro Kato and 1993 champion Tetsuya Harada, who finished second to Kato last year, both moved up to the MotoGP class. Only three riders remained from previous year's top six: Marco Melandri, Roberto Rolfo and Fonsi Nieto. Melandri was the only rider in the 250cc class who has previously won a 250cc race; he won his first and only race in the 2001 German Grand Prix.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70420/1/250cc_did_you_know.html 250cc: Did you know? 4 April 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709203851/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70420/1/250cc_did_you_know.html dead The 250cc entry list also included three former 125cc World Champion: Haruchika Aoki, Roberto Locatelli and Emilio Alzamora. The season started with a wet race at Suzuka which was won by Japanese wildcard rider Osamu Miyazaki, who was riding for Daytona Yamaha team.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70459/1/miyazaki_wins_250cc_race_for_yamaha.html Miyazaki wins 250cc race for Yamaha 7 April 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 Honda's wildcard rider Daisaku Sakai and Aprilia's Randy de Puniet completed the podium.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70455/1/honda_wildcard_takes_podium_finish.html Honda wildcard takes podium finish 7 April 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 In the following race at Welkom, Aprilia's Marco Melandri took his second career 250cc win.http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Melandri+takes+second+victory+in+the+class+at+Welkom Melandri takes second victory in the class at Welkom 21 April 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 4 December 2011 6 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150106103656/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Melandri+takes+second+victory+in+the+class+at+Welkom dead Fonsi Nieto then took his first ever race win in the Spanish Grand Prix.http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Fonsi+Nieto+storms+to+first+career+victory+in+Jerez Fonsi Nieto storms to first career victory in Jerez 5 May 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 4 December 2011 6 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150106103336/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Fonsi+Nieto+storms+to+first+career+victory+in+Jerez dead Nieto also took the lead in the championship standings from de Puniet and Franco Battaini. Nieto then won the following race at Le Mans before Melandri won the next three races and overtook the championship lead from Nieto after the Dutch TT.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70767/1/melandri_makes_it_three.html Melandri makes it three 29 June 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 17 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120717081314/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70767/1/melandri_makes_it_three.html dead Melandri continued his streak to six consecutive wins and extended his lead in the standings to 37 points after the Czech Republic Grand Prix.http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Melandri+continues+to+make+history Melandri continues to make history 26 August 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 4 December 2011 6 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150106103348/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Melandri+continues+to+make+history dead Nieto won the Portuguese Grand Prix for Aprilia's tenth consecutive victory. Nieto, who crashed in lap 13, recovered from seventh position to win the rain-soaked race over Melandri.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71039/1/fonsi_falls__then_wins__wet_250cc_gp.html Fonsi falls – then wins – wet 250cc GP 8 September 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Fonsi+Nieto+cuts+back+the+championship+gap Fonsi Nieto cuts back the championship gap 9 September 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 4 December 2011 8 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130708100522/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Fonsi+Nieto+cuts+back+the+championship+gap dead Aprilia's winning streak was broken when Yamaha's Sebastián Porto won the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix under wet race condition.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71144/1/sebas_slam-dunks_debut_win.html Sebas slam-dunks debut win 22 September 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 Rookie Toni Elías won the following race at Motegi after a last-lap battle with Melandri. Melandri finished second and increase his lead over Nieto in the championship standings to 52 points.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71203/1/elias_wins_first_250_gp_after_last_lap_thriller.html Elias wins first 250 GP after last lap thriller 6 October 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 With 52 points lead and three races to go, Melandri only need to finish in front of Nieto in the Malaysian Grand Prix to clinch the championship.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71257/1/elias_tops_250s_-_melandri_on_course_for_crown.html Elias tops 250s – Melandri on course for crown 11 October 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709204253/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71257/1/elias_tops_250s_-_melandri_on_course_for_crown.html dead However, he suffered a mechanical failure on the first lap, while Nieto won the race to reduce the gap to 27 points.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71292/1/fonsi__toni_formation_as_marcos_left_motionless.html Fonsi & Toni formation as Marco's left motionless 13 October 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709192650/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71292/1/fonsi__toni_formation_as_marcos_left_motionless.html dead Melandri finally clinched the 250cc title in the Australian Grand Prix with a close win over Nieto. They fought until the last lap and Melandri won the race with just 0.007 second gap at the finish line. Melandri became the youngest 250cc world champion at the age of 20 years and 74 days.http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/20/1034561389525.html Melandri, youngest 250cc champ Michael Lynch 21 October 2002 The Age The Age Company Ltd 4 December 2011 Melandri ended the season with 298 points from nine race wins, three second-place finishes and one fourth-place finish. Nieto finished second in the standings with 241 points and four wins, followed Honda's Roberto Rolfo and rookie Toni Elías with 219 and 178 points respectively. Elías, who recorded one race win and four further podium finishes, was named as the Rookie of the Year.http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Toni+Elias+named+Rookie+of+the+Year Toni Elias named Rookie of the Year 6 November 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 4 December 2011 8 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130708101249/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/Toni+Elias+named+Rookie+of+the+Year dead Aprilia won the constructors championship with 382 points and 14 race wins from Melandri, Nieto and Elías. Honda finished second in the standings with 244 points but failed to record any race win. Yamaha, who won two races courtesy of Miyazaki and Porto's wins in the wet, finished third with 211 points. 125cc class The 125cc entry list was headlined by defending champion Manuel Poggiali and two-time championship runners-up Youichi Ui and Noboru Ueda. There were five other riders who have previously won a 125cc race: Masao Azuma, Lucio Cecchinello, Stefano Perugini, Simone Sanna and Arnaud Vincent. Arnaud Vincent, who returned to Aprilia after a year with Honda, won the opening race at Suzuka under wet condition.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70453/1/giansanti_benefits_to_take_second.html Giansanti benefits to take second 7 April 2002 Crash.net 4 December 2011 He then extended his lead in the championship with two second places in the second and third race behind Manuel Poggiali and Lucio Cecchinello respectively.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70538/1/first_taste_of_motogp_for_fanatical_jerez.html First taste of MotoGP for fanatical Jerez 2 May 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709200915/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70538/1/first_taste_of_motogp_for_fanatical_jerez.html deadhttp://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70575/1/cecchinello_wins_in_thrilling_125cc_race.html Cecchinello wins in thrilling 125cc race 5 May 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709205818/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70575/1/cecchinello_wins_in_thrilling_125cc_race.html dead In the following race at Le Mans, Cecchinello won his second successive race ahead of Poggiali, while Vincent finished fourth.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70625/1/two_wins_in_a_row_for_cecchinello.html Two wins in a row for Cecchinello 19 May 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709194700/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70625/1/two_wins_in_a_row_for_cecchinello.html dead Poggiali then took over the championship lead from Vincent after winning the Italian Grand Prix.http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/news/70671/1/news.html Poggiali back on winning form in Mugello 19 May 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 Poggiali won the following race at Catalunya with a late overtake at the finish line over Spanish teenager Daniel Pedrosa.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70719/1/poggiali_wins_the_125cc_race_at_catalunya.html Poggiali wins the 125cc race at Catalunya 16 June 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709193407/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70719/1/poggiali_wins_the_125cc_race_at_catalunya.html dead Two weeks later, Pedrosa bounced back to win his first ever race in the 2002 Dutch TT, with Poggiali finishing in second place.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70768/1/pedrosa_finally_does_it.html Pedrosa finally does it 29 June 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709193701/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70768/1/pedrosa_finally_does_it.html dead Vincent, who led the championship in the first four races, returned to the top of the podium with two consecutive wins at Donington Park and Sachsenring.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70843/1/vincent_times_it_right.html Vincent times it right 14 July 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70893/1/vincent_takes_fifth_gp_win.html Vincent takes fifth GP win 21 July 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 After finishing third behind Cecchinello and Pedrosa at Brno, Vincent won the wet Portuguese Grand Prix and retook the championship lead from Poggiali.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70968/1/cecchinello_grabs_125cc_czech_grand_prix.html Cecchinello grabs 125cc Czech Grand Prix 25 August 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709195309/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70968/1/cecchinello_grabs_125cc_czech_grand_prix.html deadhttp://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71044/1/vincent_victorious_through_portuguese_puddles.html Vincent victorious through Portuguese puddles 8 September 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709201144/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/71044/1/vincent_victorious_through_portuguese_puddles.html dead Honda riders, Masao Azuma and Pedrosa, won the following two races at Rio de Janeiro and Motegi while Poggiali reduced Vincent's lead to just eight points courtesy of two podium finishes and Vincent's mechanical problem at Motegi.http://www.crash.net/motogp/race+report/71126/1/hollywood_ending_hands_azuma_victory.html Hollywood ending hands Azuma victory 21 September 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709202719/http://www.crash.net/motogp/race+report/71126/1/hollywood_ending_hands_azuma_victory.html deadhttp://www.crash.net/motogp/race+report/71205/1/pedrosa_all_the_way_as_championships_blown_apart.html Pedrosa all the way as Championship's blown apart 6 October 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709202006/http://www.crash.net/motogp/race+report/71205/1/pedrosa_all_the_way_as_championships_blown_apart.html dead Vincent extended his lead by winning the Malaysian Grand Prix while Poggiali finished in fourth.http://www.crash.net/motogp/race+report/71312/1/vincent_takes_125_victory_as_poggiali_cracks.html Vincent takes 125 victory as Poggiali cracks 13 October 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709201048/http://www.crash.net/motogp/race+report/71312/1/vincent_takes_125_victory_as_poggiali_cracks.html dead However, Poggiali won the following race at Phillip Island while Vincent finished in fourth to reduce the lead back to eight points.http://www.crash.net/motogp/race+report/71378/1/poggiali_cuts_points_lead_with_island_victory.html Poggiali cuts points lead with Island victory 20 October 2002 Crash.net 10 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709195911/http://www.crash.net/motogp/race%20report/71378/1/poggiali_cuts_points_lead_with_island_victory.html dead In the last race of the season at Valencia, Vincent finished second behind Pedrosa to clinch the 125cc title while Poggiali finished in seventh place. Vincent ended the season with 273 points and five race wins, 19 points ahead of defending champion Poggiali who scored 254 points and four race wins. Pedrosa and Cecchinello finished third and fourth in the standings with three wins each. The Rookie of the Year title was won by Finnish rider Mika Kallio who scored 78 points with the Red Devil Honda team. Aprilia won the constructors championship with 341 points and eight race wins from Vincent and Cecchinello. Honda finished second in the standings with 285 points and four wins from Pedrosa and Azuma while Gilera finished third with 254 points and three wins from Poggiali. 2002 Grand Prix season calendar On 18 October 2001, the FIM confirmed the 2002 calendar.https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70108/1/moto-grand-prix-2002-race-calendar Moto Grand Prix 2002 race calendar. 18 October 2001 Crash On 4 December 2001, the FIM confirmed that the dates of the Rio and Valencian Community Grands Prix had swapped places.https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70258/1/change-to-the-2002-calendar Change to the 2002 calendar. 4 December 2001 Crash The following sixteen Grands Prix were scheduled to take place:https://www.yamaha-racing.com/motogp/calendar/all/2002 MotoGP Calendar yamaha-racing.com 14 June 2018 14 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180614145744/https://www.yamaha-racing.com/motogp/calendar/all/2002 deadhttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/motogp/2002-world-motorcycle-championship 2002 World Motorcycle Championship 12 June 2017 RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit 1 7 April JPN SKYY vodka Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka Circuit 2 21 April ZAF Africa's Grand Prix † Phakisa Freeway 3 5 May ESP Gran Premio Marlboro de España Circuito de Jerez 4 19 May FRA Polini Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit 5 2 June ITA Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia Mugello Circuit 6 16 June Catalunya Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya 7 29 June †† NLD Gauloises Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen 8 14 July GBR Cinzano British Grand Prix Donington Park 9 21 July GER Cinzano Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring 10 25 August CZE Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit 11 8 September PRT Grande Prémio Marlboro de Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 12 21 September †† Rio de Janeiro Cinzano Rio Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 13 6 October Tochigi Gauloises Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi Twin Ring Motegi 14 13 October MYS Gauloises Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit 15 20 October AUS SKYY vodka Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 16 3 November Valencia Gran Premio Marlboro de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo † = Gauloises was the original sponsor for the South African Grand Prix, but withdrew due to South African government passing a ban on tobacco advertising in motorsport events a week before the race.http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_2002_heden.htm https://archive.today/20150725163743/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_2002_heden.htm dead Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 2002 2015-07-25 2021-05-10 †† = Saturday race Calendar changes The Malaysian and Australian Grand Prix swapped places. The Malaysian round became the 14th round, while the Australian round became the 15th round on the calendar. The Valencian Community Grand Prix swapped position with the Rio Grand Prix. The Valencian round became the last race of the season as the world championship returned to Europe after four flyaway races that started with Rio Grand Prix. Regulation changes The following changes are made to the regulation for the 2002 season:https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2002/01/03/changes-to-the-rules-for-the-motogp-2002-season/132517 Changes to the Rules for the MotoGP 2002 season MotoGP Dorna Sports motogp.comhttps://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70293/1/fim-clarifies-motogp-rule-changes FIM clarifies MotoGP rule changes. 7 January 2002 Crash Sporting regulations The name '500cc', which was already used formally since 2000 on promotional material, is now officially changed to 'MotoGP'. All riders in the new MotoGP class must possess an FIM Grand Prix Super License. The maximum age of new riders to participate in the 125cc class has been set at the new standard of 25 years. This also counts for wildcard riders. It is now mandatory for manufacturers in all classes to own a FIM Manufacturers License. If a rider has been entered for participation of a 125cc or 250cc race, the team is not allowed to replace said rider after 17:30 on the first day of the event, which is Friday. An exception is made in the case of the MotoGP class where substitutions can be made up until 12:00 on the second day of the event, which is Saturday. In case of a home grand prix, each grand prix host federation (FMNR) may enter three wildcard riders for the 125cc and 250cc classes. The MSMA can also nominate one wildcard entry for the 250cc and MotoGP classes at all given races. The FIM may nominate two wildcard entries for the 125cc and 250cc classes as well. Dorna, together with the FIM, can nominate one wildcard entry for the MotoGP class at all races. The timetable for qualifying has been changed: The start time for the 125cc has gone from 13:15 to 13:45, the start time for the MotoGP has gone from 14:00 to 15:00 and the 250cc start time has gone from 15:15 to 16:00. Restrictions are imposed on the practice sessions. If there is a break in the championship that lasts two or more consecutive weekends, the testing exceptions will not apply from 09:00 that Wednesday until the start of the following race. The winter testing for the 125cc and 250cc teams will either be restricted to their own continental zones or official IRTA tests. Starter engines may now also be used on the grid. The number of people for each rider on the grid has been set to seven in the MotoGP class and to a maximum of two, three minutes before the start of a race. Riders will only be permitted to start the race from their assigned grid position if they complete at least one sighting lap. It is forbidden for anyone, even the rider, to push the motorcycle onto the grid from the pit lane. Riders are allowed to complete more than one sighting lap via the pit lane if they make any changes on their main bike, swap bikes or have to refuel. Riders who fail to complete at least one sighting lap will have to start the warm-up lap at the back of the grid from the pits under instructions of a marshal who is positioned at the pitlane exit. These riders are not allowed to have any tyre warmers on and cannot change wheels after the display of the "3 minutes" board. In case of two or more riders starting from the back of the grid, they will line up in the order of which they qualified during the Saturday qualification. It's forbidden to communicate anything between a moving motorcycle and anyone who is connected to the motorcycle's rider. Exceptions are made for the signal from the timekeeping transponder, the on-board camera's or the voice communication between the rider and team. All teams will from this season onwards compete for a MotoGP Team Championship and all teams will be consisting out of two riders. The names of the teams will consist out of multiple elements. The first one is the name of the manufacturers of the motorcycle or engines, which is mandatory. The second one is the name of the team, which is mandatory except when the team name is the same as the manufacturer name. The third is the name of the main sponsor, which is optional. All the points which are scored by both riders in the team, including the substitute or replacement riders, will count towards the team's constructors championship. If the team consists out of only one rider, the points by said rider will also count. An exception is made for wild card entries, which do not score any points. In case of an entry, a rider is considered to have taken part the race weekend if he has, at least, participated in one practice session. A rider is considered to have started a race if he, at least, participates in the first lap. For a rider to be classified as a finisher of the race and be included in the final results, he must cross the finish line on the circuit and not in the pitlane within five minutes of the race winner. The rider must, at all times, be in contact with his motorcycle also. The white line which indicates the pole position must be painted one meter before the start/finish line. From 1 January 2003 onwards, races which have changes in the climate because of rain or mixed conditions and have thus changes in adhesion of the circuit, will no longer be stopped. Technical regulations The 500cc two-stroke machines - in use since the late 1970s - are going to be phased out this season for the new 990cc four-stroke machines.https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/how-the-motogp-era-nearly-started-with-an-almighty-upset-890218/890218/ How the MotoGP era nearly started with an almighty upset motorsport.com 7 April 2017 Helmets must now conform to one of the recognized international standards and be of the full face type. The European standards are ECE 22-04 & ECE 22-05 'p', the British standards are BS 6658 Grade A and the American standards are USA: DOT Federal Standard n? 218/SNELL M95 & M2000. The use of materials has been restricted. The basic structure of the crankshaft and camshafts must be created from either steel or cast iron. It is not allowed to use composite structures which use either carbon or aramid fiber reinforcing material on components such as pistons, cylinder heads and cylinder blocks. It is mandatory to have brake calipers which are made from aluminium material with a modulus of elasticity that does not exceed the 80 GPA. None of the parts on the bike can be made from metallic materials which have a specific elasticity modus that is greater than 50 GPA. 2002 Grand Prix season results Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner MotoGP winner Report 1 7 April JPN Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Suzuka FRA Arnaud Vincent JPN Osamu Miyazaki ITA Valentino Rossi Report 2 21 April ZAF South African motorcycle Grand Prix Phakisa SMR Manuel Poggiali ITA Marco Melandri JPN Tohru Ukawa Report 3 5 May ESP Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jerez ITA Lucio Cecchinello ESP Fonsi Nieto ITA Valentino Rossi Report 4 19 May FRA French motorcycle Grand Prix Le Mans ITA Lucio Cecchinello ESP Fonsi Nieto ITA Valentino Rossi Report 5 2 June ITA Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Mugello SMR Manuel Poggiali ITA Marco Melandri ITA Valentino Rossi Report 6 16 June Catalonia Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Catalunya SMR Manuel Poggiali ITA Marco Melandri ITA Valentino Rossi Report 7 29 June †† NLD Dutch TT Assen ESP Daniel Pedrosa ITA Marco Melandri ITA Valentino Rossi Report 8 14 July GBR British motorcycle Grand Prix Donington FRA Arnaud Vincent ITA Marco Melandri ITA Valentino Rossi Report 9 21 July DEU German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring FRA Arnaud Vincent ITA Marco Melandri ITA Valentino Rossi Report 10 25 August CZE Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno ITA Lucio Cecchinello ITA Marco Melandri ITA Max Biaggi Report 11 8 September PRT Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Estoril FRA Arnaud Vincent ESP Fonsi Nieto ITA Valentino Rossi Report 12 21 September †† Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro JPN Masao Azuma ARG Sebastián Porto ITA Valentino Rossi Report 13 6 October Tochigi Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix Motegi ESP Daniel Pedrosa ESP Toni Elías BRA Alex Barros Report 14 13 October MYS Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang FRA Arnaud Vincent ESP Fonsi Nieto ITA Max Biaggi Report 15 20 October AUS Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island SMR Manuel Poggiali ITA Marco Melandri ITA Valentino Rossi Report 16 3 November Valencia Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Valencia ESP Daniel Pedrosa ITA Marco Melandri BRA Alex Barros Report †† = Saturday Race Participants MotoGP participants FIM released a 20-rider entry list on 13 March 2002.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70397/1/motogp_world_championship_entry_list.html MotoGP World Championship entry list 13 March 2002 Crash.net 7 December 2011 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709195257/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70397/1/motogp_world_championship_entry_list.html dead Àlex Crivillé, who was listed on the entry list, was replaced by Pere Riba at the Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antín team before the start of the season.http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/70399/1/riba_replaces_criville.html Riba replaces Criville 14 March 2002 Crash.net 7 December 2011 For 2002 Michelin was joined by Bridgestone and Dunlop as tire manufacturers, beginning a six-year tyre war. Team Constructor Motorcycle Tyres No. Bike number Rider Rounds ITA MS Aprilia Racing Aprilia RS Cube Dunlop 55 FRA Régis Laconi AllJPN Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V Michelin 11 JPN Tohru Ukawa All 46 ITA Valentino Rossi All JPN Team HRC 72 JPN Shinichi Ito 1ESP West Honda Pons 4 BRA Alex Barros 13–16 NSR500 1–12 65 ITA Loris Capirossi 1–7, 10–16 66 DEU Alex Hofmann 8–9 ITA Fortuna Honda Gresini 74 JPN Daijiro Kato 1–9 RC211V 10–16 ITA Pramac Honda Racing Team NSR500 Dunlop 31 JPN Tetsuya Harada All JPN Kanemoto Racing Bridgestone 17 NLD Jurgen van den Goorbergh All 72 JPN Shinichi Ito 15JPN Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR Dunlop 48 JPN Akira Yanagawa 13 84 AUS Andrew Pitt 14–16MYS/USA Proton Team KR Proton KR KR3 Bridgestone 9 JPN Nobuatsu Aoki All 99 GBR Jeremy McWilliams All 29 ESP David García 16JPN Telefónica Movistar Suzuki Suzuki GSV-R Dunlop 10 USA Kenny Roberts Jr. 1–2 Michelin 3–8, 10–16 51 JPN Yukio Kagayama 9 15 ESP Sete Gibernau 3–16 Dunlop 1–2JPN Telefónica Movistar SuzukiJPN Team Suzuki 33 JPN Akira Ryō 1 Michelin 6–10, 14JPN Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 Michelin 3 ITA Max Biaggi All 7 ESP Carlos Checa All JPN Yamaha Racing Team 45 JPN Wataru Yoshikawa 13FRA Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 19 FRA Olivier Jacque 14–16 56 JPN Shinya Nakano 14–16 YZR500 19 FRA Olivier Jacque 1–13 56 JPN Shinya Nakano 1–13FRA Yamaha Tech 3 50 FRA Sylvain Guintoli 10ESP Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antín YZR-M1 6 JPN Norifumi Abe 15–16 YZR500 1–14 20 ESP Pere Riba 1–3, 5–8, 10–11, 13 30 ESP José Luis Cardoso 4, 9, 12, 14–16GBR Red Bull Yamaha WCM Dunlop 8 AUS Garry McCoy 1–3, 8–16 18 FRA Jean-Michel Bayle 4–5 66 DEU Alex Hofmann 6–7 21 USA John Hopkins All Source: http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st19436.htm Moto GP1 entry list for 2002 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider 250cc participants The FIM released a 25-rider entry list on 13 March 2002. Alex Hofmann, who was listed on the entry list, withdrew before the start of the season. Team Constructor Motorcycle Tyres No. Bike number Rider Rounds MS Aprilia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 3 ITA Marco Melandri All Fortuna Honda Gresini Honda Honda NSR250 Dunlop 4 ITA Roberto Rolfo All 7 ESP Emilio Alzamora 1–9, 11–16 84 ESP David García 10 Campetella Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 6 ESP Alex Debón All 17 FRA Randy de Puniet All Dark Dog Yamaha Kurz Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 8 JPN Naoki Matsudo All 76 JPN Taro Sekiguchi 1–9 13 CZE Jaroslav Huleš 10–16 Petronas Sprinta Yamaha TVK Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 9 ARG Sebastián Porto All 18 MYS Shahrol Yuzy All Telefónica Movistar – Repsol YPF Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 10 ESP Fonsi Nieto All 24 ESP Toni Elías All DeGraaf Grand Prix Team Honda Honda NSR250 Dunlop 11 JPN Haruchika Aoki All 41 NLD Jarno Janssen 1–9 29 NLD Henk van de Lagemaat 10 30 NLD Rob Filart 11 96 CZE Jakub Smrž 12–16 Cibertel Honda BQR Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 12 GBR Jay Vincent All 19 GBR Leon Haslam All 34 AND Eric Bataille 3, 6, 11–12, 16 Motoracing / TU Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 15 ITA Roberto Locatelli All Imola Circuit Exalt Cycle Race Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 21 ITA Franco Battaini All RFME Equipo Nacional Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 22 ESP Raúl Jara All 32 ESP Héctor Faubel All Equipe de France – Scrab GP Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 25 FRA Vincent Philippe 1–9 36 FRA Erwan Nigon 10–16 51 FRA Hugo Marchand 1–10, 12–16 57 FRA Grégory Lefort 11 Safilo Oxydo Race LCR Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 27 AUS Casey Stoner All 42 ESP David Checa All Aprilia Germany Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 28 DEU Dirk Heidolf All UGT 3000 – Abruzzo Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 26 DEU Ralf Waldmann 7, 9–10 Ipone Tecmas Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 35 FRA Thierry van den Bosch 4 77 7, 9 Edf Espoir Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 36 FRA Erwan Nigon 4 Aspi Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 37 FRA Yann Lussiana 4 Cordoba Patrimonio Hum. Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 39 ESP Luis Castro 3, 16 Faster by Fuller Racing Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 43 GBR Christopher Sansome 8 Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 44 GBR Andrew Whittley 8 Team Racer Bike Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 45 FRA Samuel Aubry 4 RM Racing Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 47 GBR Jason Boyce 8 Team Kotake RSC Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 48 JPN Shinichi Nakatomi 1 Burning Blood R.T. Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 49 JPN Chojun Kameya 1 Endurance Honda Honda NSR250 Dunlop 50 JPN Daisaku Sakai 1 Kiefer Castrol Honda Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 52 DEU Christian Gemmel 9 Neukirchner Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 53 DEU Max Neukirchner 9 Kehrer Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 54 DEU Nico Kehrer 9 MRTT – Hugen Racing Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 58 NLD Jan Blok 7 59 NLD Peter Politiek 7 Sierhekwerk W v/d Pol Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 60 NLD Gert Pieper 7 Jovink Raps Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 61 NLD Jarno Boesveld 7 Klub Racing Team Znojmo Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 62 CZE Radomil Rous 10 Bird Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 63 HUN Gábor Rizmayer 10 Slovnaft Yamaha Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 64 SVK Vladimir Častka 10 Heierli Racing Pvm Team Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 65 CHE Roger Heierli 10 Hitman RC Koshien Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 68 JPN Tekkyu Kayo 13 SP Tadao Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 69 JPN Nobuyuki Osaki 13 Morinokumasan Miztec RT Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 70 JPN Ryuji Yokoe 13 Technospeed Nakasuga Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 71 JPN Katsuyuki Nakasuga 13 Team HRC Honda Honda NSR250 Dunlop 72 JPN Yuki Takahashi 13 Racing Damas Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 74 ESP Ángel Rodríguez 16 EMS Racing Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 78 AUS Peter Taplin 15 RGV Spares Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 79 AUS Russell Holland 15 Impact Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 80 AUS Earl Lynch 15 STU Avant – Msr – Elf Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 81 AUS Mark Stanley 15 Motorex Daytona Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 Dunlop 89 JPN Osamu Miyazaki 1 Team Stargel Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 90 USA Chuck Sorensen 16 Team Harc-Pro Honda Honda RS250R Dunlop 92 JPN Hiroshi Aoyama 1, 13 Ferro Moto Sport Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 Dunlop 93 FRA Hervé Mora 4 Source: http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st53269.htm 250cc Grand Prix entry list for 2002 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider 125cc participants FIM released a 33-rider entry list on 13 March 2002. Team Constructor Motorcycle Tyres No. Bike number Rider Rounds Gilera Racing Gilera Gilera 125 GP Dunlop 1 SMR Manuel Poggiali All Safilo Oxydo Race LCR Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 4 ITA Lucio Cecchinello All 15 SMR Alex de Angelis All Tribe by Breil Honda Honda RS125R Bridgestone 5 JPN Masao Azuma All Scot Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 6 ITA Mirko Giansanti All 34 ITA Andrea Dovizioso All Italjet Racing Service Italjet Italjet F125 Bridgestone 7 ITA Stefano Perugini All 24 GBR Leon Camier 6–8 42 ITA Christian Pistoni 9–16 Dunlop 8 HUN Gábor Talmácsi 1–5PEV Moto ADAC SachsenHondaHonda RS125RBridgestone 10 DEU Jarno Müller 1–3 30 ITA Gaspare Caffiero 5 8 HUN Gábor Talmácsi 7–16 12 DEU Klaus Nöhles 1–5, 9–16 66 JPN Shuhei Aoyama 7–8 Semprucci Angaia Racing Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 9 JPN Noboru Ueda 1–5, 11–16 44 ITA Alessandro Brannetti 6 75 ITA Fabrizio Lai 7–8 76 CZE Matej Smrž 9 72 DEU Dario Giuseppetti 10 20 HUN Imre Tóth All 76 CZE Matej Smrž 10 Motoracing / TU Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 11 ITA Max Sabbatani 13–16 16 ITA Simone Sanna All Bossini Sterilgarda Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 11 ITA Max Sabbatani 1–5, 8–11 32 ITA Gianluigi Scalvini 6–7 33 ITA Stefano Bianco 1–8, 10–16 Bridgestone 50 ITA Andrea Ballerini 12–16 UGT 3000 – Abruzzo Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 17 DEU Steve Jenkner All 19 ITA Alex Baldolini All 23 ITA Gino Borsoi All Elit Grand Prix Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 18 CZE Jakub Smrž 1–7 Bridgestone 77 CHE Thomas Lüthi 9–12, 14–16 97 JPN Hideyuki Nakajo 13 Imola Circuit Exalt Cycle Race Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 21 FRA Arnaud Vincent All Master – Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 22 ESP Pablo Nieto All 47 ESP Ángel Rodríguez 1–9 80 ESP Héctor Barberá All Telefónica Movistar jnr Team Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 25 ESP Joan Olivé All 26 ESP Dani Pedrosa All 52 ESP Julián Simón 3, 6, 11, 16CWF – Matteoni RacingApriliaAprilia RS125RDunlop 39 CZE Jaroslav Huleš 1–7 28 ITA Ivan Goi 8–9 37 ITA Marco Simoncelli 10–12, 14–16 57 GBR Chaz Davies All Team Italia Gilera Gilera 125 GP Dunlop 31 ITA Mattia Angeloni All 84 ITA Michel Fabrizio All Red Devil Honda Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 36 FIN Mika Kallio All 88 DNK Robbin Harms 10 Caja Madrid Derbi Racing Derbi Derbi 125 GP Dunlop 41 JPN Youichi Ui All 48 ESP Jorge Lorenzo 3–16 Sutthisam Vaewsamana Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 46 THA Suhathai Chaemsap 1 OMV Team Hanusch Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 49 CZE Igor Kalab 10 FCC – TSR Honda Honda RS125R Bridgestone 50 ITA Andrea Ballerini 1–11 72 DEU Dario Giuseppetti 12–16 83 AUS Josh Waters 14–15 Atletico de Madrid Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Bridgestone 51 ESP Álvaro Bautista 3, 6, 16 Team Gabrielli Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 53 ITA Gioele Pellino 5, 10 RCGM – Rubincone Corse Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 54 ITA Marco Petrini 5 Team Machado Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 55 ESP Javier Machado 6 Kart Centrum Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 56 CZE Lukáš Pešek 10 Team Technimoto Cavaillon Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 58 FRA Yohann Tiberio 4 Team Philippe Coulon Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 59 CHE Vincent Braillard 4, 16 MG Parts – RG Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 60 NLD Randy Gevers 7 De Graaf Junior Team Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 61 NLD Raymond Schouten 7 Roteg Racing Honda Honda RS125R Bridgestone 62 NLD Gerald Perdon 7 Racing Moto Sport Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 63 FRA Jimmy Petit 4 Holmes Earth Moving Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 64 AUS Peter Holmes 15 Honda Kumamoto Racing Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 65 JPN Toshihisa Kuzuhara 1, 13 Showa Denki Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 66 JPN Shuhei Aoyama 1, 13 Team Plus One Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 67 JPN Hideyuki Ogata 1, 13 Dinky Racing Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 68 JPN Akira Komuro 1, 13 UK Racing Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 69 GBR Christian Elkin 8 Wilson Racing Honda Honda RS125R Bridgestone 70 GBR Chris Martin 8 MIR Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Bridgestone 71 ESP Ruben Catalan 3, 16 Giuseppetti Viba Team Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 72 DEU Dario Giuseppetti 9 Kiefer Castrol Honda Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 73 DEU Claudius Klein 9 RPS Racing Saalfeld Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 74 DEU Jascha Büsch 9 TZM Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 78 PRT Pedro Monteiro 11 International Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 79 PRT João Pinto 11 CMSA Protectaprint Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 81 AUS Tim Inkster 15 Ruffnuts/Gulf Western Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 82 AUS Jeremy Crowe 15 RMS Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 85 FRA Gregory Leblanc 4 Provence Motor Sport Aprilia Aprilia RS125R Dunlop 86 FRA Gregory Lefort 4 Polini Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 87 ITA Simone Corsi 5 DB Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 89 NLD Adri den Bekker 7 Red Bull Rookies Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 90 GBR Guy Farbrother 8 91 NZL Midge Smart 8 ADAC Sashsen Motorrad Unger Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 92 DEU Patrick Unger 9 ADAC Sachsen Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 93 DEU Manuel Mickan 9 Sergi Motos Yamaha Yamaha TZ125 Dunlop 94 PRT Filipe Costa 11 Team Harc-Pro Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 95 JPN Takashi Yasuda 13 Bikecards.com Honda Honda RS125R Dunlop 98 CAN Chris Peris 16 Source: http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st53287.htm 125cc Grand Prix entry list for 2002 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider Standings List of FIM World Championship points scoring systems MotoGP standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Riders' standings Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Pos Rider Bike Team JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 ITA Valentino Rossi HondaRepsol Honda Team 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 2 1 2 355 2 ITA Max Biaggi YamahaMarlboro Yamaha Team Ret 9 DSQ 3 2 4 4 2 2 1 6 2 Ret 1 6 3 215 3 JPN Tohru Ukawa HondaRepsol Honda Team Ret 1 3 2 3 2 5 WD 3 3 3 Ret 4 4 3 5 209 4 BRA Alex Barros HondaWest Honda Pons 6 Ret 5 8 5 5 2 3 Ret 9 5 4 1 3 2 1 204 5 ESP Carlos Checa YamahaMarlboro Yamaha Team 3 5 Ret Ret 4 3 3 Ret 4 5 2 Ret 5 7 11 Ret 141 6 JPN Norifumi Abe YamahaAntena 3 Yamaha d'Antín 5 7 6 4 7 16 9 4 6 8 7 6 8 10 DNS 10 129 7 JPN Daijiro Kato HondaFortuna Honda Gresini 10 4 2 Ret Ret 8 12 7 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 5 4 4 117 8 ITA Loris Capirossi HondaWest Honda Pons 9 3 4 7 6 6 Ret 6 Ret 5 3 9 Ret Ret 109 9 USA Kenny Roberts Jr. SuzukiTelefónica Movistar Suzuki Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 7 6 14 11 4 3 6 8 9 Ret 99 10 FRA Olivier Jacque YamahaGauloises Yamaha Tech 3 Ret 6 11 Ret 9 9 14 5 Ret 10 Ret 7 7 Ret 8 9 81 11 JPN Shinya Nakano YamahaGauloises Yamaha Tech 3 Ret 8 17 13 11 Ret 8 10 5 Ret 12 Ret 16 6 13 6 68 12 JPN Nobuatsu Aoki Proton KRProton Team KR 7 Ret 7 6 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 Ret Ret 12 9 Ret 7 Ret 63 13 NLD Jurgen van den Goorbergh HondaKanemoto Racing Ret 11 12 15 14 Ret 10 15 12 12 Ret 9 13 13 5 7 60 14 GBR Jeremy McWilliams Proton KRProton Team KR Ret Ret 16 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 7 9 Ret 10 12 10 8 59 15 USA John Hopkins YamahaRed Bull Yamaha WCM 12 14 13 11 12 10 7 8 DNS Ret 8 14 14 18 16 11 58 16 ESP Sete Gibernau SuzukiTelefónica Movistar Suzuki Ret 16 9 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 8 Ret 14 12 13 51 17 JPN Tetsuya Harada HondaPramac Honda Racing Team 11 12 10 Ret 10 13 13 11 Ret 15 10 13 15 Ret 14 14 47 18 JPN Akira Ryō SuzukiTeam Suzuki 2 11 15 13 11 14 11 41 19 FRA Régis Laconi ApriliaMS Aprilia Racing 8 15 14 9 8 14 Ret 16 Ret 16 Ret Ret 11 17 Ret Ret 33 20 AUS Garry McCoy YamahaRed Bull Yamaha WCM Ret 10 15 12 9 13 11 10 17 15 18 Ret 33 21 JPN Shinichi Ito HondaTeam HRC 4 13Kanemoto Racing Ret 22 DEU Alex Hofmann YamahaRed Bull Yamaha WCM Ret 11 11 HondaWest Honda Pons 17 10 23 ESP José Luis Cardoso YamahaAntena 3 Yamaha d'Antín 16 13 11 16 15 Ret 9 24 FRA Jean-Michel Bayle YamahaRed Bull Yamaha WCM 14 13 5 25 JPN Wataru Yoshikawa YamahaYamaha Racing Team 12 4 26 AUS Andrew Pitt KawasakiKawasaki Racing Team 19 17 12 4 27 ESP Pere Riba YamahaAntena 3 Yamaha d'Antín DNQ 13 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS 4 FRA Sylvain Guintoli YamahaYamaha Tech 3 17 0 JPN Yukio Kagayama SuzukiTelefónica Movistar Suzuki Ret 0 JPN Akira Yanagawa KawasakiKawasaki Racing Team Ret 0 ESP David García Proton KRProton Team KR Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike Team JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Constructors' standings Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 JPN Honda 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 390 2 JPN Yamaha 3 5 6 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 5 1 6 3 272 3 JPN Suzuki 2 16 8 5 Ret 7 6 6 11 4 4 3 6 8 9 13 143 4 MYS/USA Proton KR 7 Ret 7 6 Ret 12 Ret 9 7 7 9 12 9 12 7 8 96 5 ITA Aprilia 8 15 14 9 8 14 Ret 16 Ret 16 Ret Ret 11 17 Ret Ret 33 6 JPN Kawasaki Ret 19 17 12 4 Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts Teams' standings Each team got the total points scored by their two riders, including replacement riders. In one rider team, only the points scored by that rider was counted. Wildcard riders did not score points. Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Pos Team BikeNo. JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 JPN Repsol Honda Team 11 Ret 1 3 2 3 2 5 DNS 3 3 3 Ret 4 4 3 5 564 46 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 JPN Marlboro Yamaha Team 3 Ret 9 DSQ 3 2 4 4 2 2 1 6 2 Ret 1 6 3 356 7 3 5 Ret Ret 4 3 3 Ret 4 5 2 Ret 5 7 11 Ret 3 ESP West Honda Pons 4 6 Ret 5 8 5 5 2 3 Ret 9 5 4 1 3 2 1 319 65 9 3 4 7 6 6 Ret 6 Ret 5 3 9 Ret Ret 66 17 10 4 JPN Telefónica Movistar Suzuki 10 Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 7 6 14 11 4 3 6 8 9 Ret 150 15 Ret 16 9 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 8 Ret 14 12 13 51 Ret 5 FRA Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 19 Ret 6 11 Ret 9 9 14 5 Ret 10 Ret 7 7 Ret 8 9 149 56 Ret 8 17 13 11 Ret 8 10 5 Ret 12 Ret 16 6 13 6 6 ESP Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antín 6 5 7 6 4 7 16 9 4 6 8 7 6 8 10 DNS 10 142 20 DNS 13 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS 30 16 13 11 16 15 Ret 7 MYS/USA Proton Team KR 9 7 Ret 7 6 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 Ret Ret 12 9 Ret 7 Ret 122 99 Ret Ret 16 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 7 9 Ret 10 12 10 8 8 ITA Fortuna Honda Gresini 74 10 4 2 Ret Ret 8 12 7 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 5 4 4 117 9 GBR Red Bull Yamaha WCM 8 Ret 10 15 12 9 13 11 10 17 15 18 Ret 101 18 14 13 21 12 14 13 11 12 10 7 8 DNS Ret 8 14 14 18 16 11 66 Ret 11 10 JPN Kanemoto Racing 17 Ret 11 12 15 14 Ret 10 15 12 12 Ret 9 13 13 5 7 60 11 ITA Pramac Honda Racing Team 31 11 12 10 Ret 10 13 13 11 Ret 15 10 13 15 Ret 14 14 47 12 ITA MS Aprilia Racing 55 8 15 14 9 8 14 Ret 16 Ret 16 Ret Ret 11 17 Ret Ret 33 Pos Team BikeNo. JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 250cc standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Riders' standings Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 ITA Marco Melandri Aprilia Ret 1 Ret 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 Ret 1 1 298 2 ESP Fonsi Nieto Aprilia 13 3 1 1 3 3 5 2 4 4 1 Ret 4 1 2 Ret 241 3 ITA Roberto Rolfo Honda 8 4 2 5 8 2 3 5 2 Ret 4 2 6 3 4 2 219 4 ESP Toni Elías Aprilia 11 16 10 6 4 10 2 3 6 3 13 5 1 2 5 10 178 5 ARG Sebastián Porto Yamaha 5 8 7 8 7 Ret 4 Ret 3 2 3 1 8 4 3 Ret 172 6 ITA Franco Battaini Aprilia 10 2 4 Ret 6 5 9 4 8 Ret Ret 3 7 5 7 7 142 7 ESP Emilio Alzamora Honda 4 7 3 7 11 9 Ret 12 Ret 6 7 5 8 13 3 120 8 ITA Roberto Locatelli Aprilia 16 5 5 4 2 Ret 7 13 5 7 5 Ret 9 13 Ret 5 119 9 FRA Randy de Puniet Aprilia 3 6 Ret 3 5 4 Ret 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 6 6 4 119 10 JPN Naoki Matsudo Yamaha 6 11 9 11 14 7 14 8 7 8 Ret 8 16 7 14 8 92 11ESP Alex Debón Aprilia 9 9 8 9 Ret 13 12 9 10 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 9 72 12 AUS Casey Stoner Aprilia Ret Ret 6 Ret DNS 6 8 11 Ret 5 Ret 6 17 11 10 13 68 13 ESP David Checa Aprilia DNS 10 Ret 10 10 12 16 15 15 18 8 12 21 10 8 6 60 14 JPN Haruchika Aoki Honda Ret 13 12 Ret 12 11 6 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret 13 12 11 12 58 15 MYS Shahrol Yuzy Yamaha Ret Ret 13 13 9 8 10 10 11 Ret Ret 9 18 9 15 11 58 16 JPN Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha 1 25 17 JPN Daisaku Sakai Honda 2 20 18 GBR Leon Haslam Honda Ret 15 19 Ret 18 18 Ret 17 13 17 7 10 Ret 17 18 17 19 19 DEU Ralf Waldmann Aprilia 11 9 11 17 20 DEU Dirk Heidolf Aprilia DNQ 14 Ret 18 Ret 21 20 18 12 14 9 14 20 18 16 19 17 21 JPN Yuki Takahashi Honda 3 16 22 GBR Jay Vincent Honda Ret 12 17 15 15 19 19 16 14 12 Ret Ret 19 14 Ret 14 16 23 ESP Héctor Faubel Aprilia Ret Ret 11 14 16 20 Ret 20 18 Ret 10 17 22 Ret 19 15 14 24 CZE Jaroslav Huleš Yamaha Ret Ret 11 15 15 12 16 11 25 ESP Raúl Jara Aprilia 15 Ret 16 19 17 15 13 Ret 17 15 11 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 26 JPN Chojun Kameya Honda 7 9 27 JPN Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 12 11 9 28 FRA Erwan Nigon Aprilia 16 12 13 23 Ret Ret 20 7 Honda 20 29 JPN Taro Sekiguchi Yamaha Ret Ret 15 12 Ret 16 17 14 16 7 30 ESP David García Honda 10 6 31 JPN Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha 12 4 32 FRA Vincent Philippe Aprilia Ret Ret 18 16 13 17 15 Ret Ret 4 33 FRA Hugo Marchand Aprilia 14 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 DNS Ret 4 34 AND Eric Bataille Honda 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 35 JPN Ryuji Yokoe Yamaha 14 2 36CZE Jakub Smrž Honda 15 24 16 17 Ret 1 NLD Jarno Janssen Honda Ret 17 20 17 Ret 22 18 19 Ret 0 ESP Ángel Rodríguez Aprilia 18 0 DEU Max Neukirchner Honda 19 0 NLD Henk van de Lagemaat Honda 19 0 HUN Gábor Rizmayer Honda 20 0 AUS Russell Holland Yamaha 20 0 NLD Peter Politiek Honda 21 0 GBR Andrew Whittley Aprilia 21 0 USA Chuck Sorensen Aprilia 21 0 NLD Jarno Boesveld Aprilia 22 0 NLD Gert Pieper Aprilia 23 0 FRA Thierry van den Bosch Honda Ret DNQ Ret 0 JPN Shinichi Nakatomi Honda Ret 0 DEU Christian Gemmel Honda Ret 0 DEU Nico Kehrer Honda Ret 0 SVK Vladimir Častka Yamaha Ret 0 FRA Grégory Lefort Aprilia Ret 0 JPN Tekkyu Kayo Yamaha Ret 0 JPN Noboyuki Osaki Yamaha Ret 0 CZE Radomil Rous Honda DNS 0 FRA Yann Lussiana Honda DNQ 0 FRA Samuel Aubry Honda DNQ 0 FRA Hervé Mora Aprilia DNQ 0 NLD Jan Blok Honda DNQ 0 GBR Christopher Sansome Honda DNQ 0 GBR Jason Boyce Honda WD 0 CHE Roger Heierli Honda DNQ 0 NLD Rob Filart Honda DNQ 0 AUS Peter Taplin Honda DNQ 0 AUS Earl Lynch Yamaha DNQ 0 AUS Mark Stanley Honda DNQ 0 ESP Luis Castro Yamaha DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Constructors' standings Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 ITA Aprilia 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 382 2 JPN Honda 2 4 2 5 8 2 3 5 2 9 4 2 3 3 4 2 244 3 JPN Yamaha 1 8 7 8 7 7 4 8 3 2 3 1 8 4 3 8 211 Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 125cc standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Riders' standings Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 FRA Arnaud Vincent Aprilia 1 2 2 4 9 11 4 1 1 3 1 2 15 1 4 2 273 2 SMR Manuel Poggiali Gilera 3 1 DSQ 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 Ret 3 2 4 1 7 254 3 ESP Daniel Pedrosa Honda 8 3 4 3 4 2 1 2 7 2 10 Ret 1 3 5 1 243 4 ITA Lucio Cecchinello Aprilia 9 Ret 1 1 6 4 5 Ret Ret 1 6 10 Ret 2 2 8 180 5 DEU Steve Jenkner Aprilia 15 4 3 11 8 3 6 5 3 6 3 18 3 6 7 5 168 6 ESP Pablo Nieto Aprilia Ret 5 Ret 6 3 8 7 Ret 5 Ret 4 5 4 5 3 3 145 7 ITA Simone Sanna Aprilia 5 8 7 Ret 11 5 12 17 6 7 2 14 Ret 11 6 14 106 8 JPN Masao Azuma Honda Ret 9 8 5 13 15 14 4 15 12 5 1 18 9 8 18 101 9 SMR Alex de Angelis Aprilia Ret 6 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 7 2 8 Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 4 87 10 ITA Gino Borsoi Aprilia 10 7 10 10 5 Ret 13 Ret 10 9 7 12 7 19 Ret 10 82 11 FIN Mika Kallio Honda Ret 12 5 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 10 8 8 6 7 Ret 17 78 12 ESP Joan Olivé Honda 13 Ret 9 Ret Ret 6 3 6 11 Ret Ret 22 8 13 9 9 76 13 JPN Youichi Ui Derbi Ret Ret 6 Ret 2 Ret 8 8 8 17 Ret Ret 12 12 13 Ret 65 14 ESP Héctor Barberá Aprilia 16 DNS 12 15 Ret 18 20 Ret 21 4 Ret 15 5 8 14 6 50 15 ITA Mirko Giansanti Honda 2 16 14 12 Ret 10 19 15 12 14 Ret 20 14 16 15 19 42 16 ITA Andrea Dovizioso Honda Ret 10 Ret 9 12 Ret 11 9 13 21 Ret 13 Ret 15 10 16 42 17 ITA Stefano Perugini Italjet 11 24 16 Ret 15 13 Ret 11 Ret 18 Ret 6 20 Ret 12 Ret 28 18 ITA Andrea Ballerini Honda Ret 14 15 16 10 12 18 12 Ret Ret Ret 26 Aprilia 16 22 Ret 11 12 19 ITA Stefano Bianco Aprilia Ret 22 19 7 Ret 7 29 Ret 13 Ret 17 17 Ret Ret 13 24 20 JPN Shuhei Aoyama Honda 6 25 10 11 21 21 ESP Jorge Lorenzo Derbi 22 19 20 14 16 13 17 20 Ret 7 9 20 Ret 22 21 22 HUN Gábor Talmácsi Italjet Ret 18 20 Ret Ret 20 Honda 15 Ret 18 11 Ret 4 21 Ret 16 15 23 JPN Noboru Ueda Honda 4 11 17 Ret DNS Ret 25 27 18 21 Ret 18 24 ESP Ángel Rodríguez Aprilia 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 14 17 25 ITA Max Sabbatani Aprilia Ret 13 11 13 DNS Ret 22 15 Ret 19 Ret 17 11 17 26 DEU Klaus Nöhles Honda 12 Ret Ret 14 DNS 16 16 Ret 9 25 14 18 21 15 27 CHE Thomas Lüthi Honda 26 19 9 24 21 Ret 24 7 28 JPN Hideyuki Nakajo Honda 10 6 29 GBR Chaz Davies Aprilia Ret 21 24 18 18 Ret 24 16 20 Ret 11 29 24 25 22 28 5 30 ITA Christian Pistoni Italjet Ret Ret 12 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 31 ITA Michel Fabrizio Gilera Ret 15 18 17 16 Ret Ret Ret 23 25 Ret 23 13 26 Ret 20 4 32 CZE Jakub Smrž Honda Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 16 22 3 33 ITA Marco Simoncelli Aprilia 27 13 21 Ret Ret Ret 3 34 ITA Alex Baldolini Aprilia 14 20 21 Ret 19 20 21 18 19 Ret Ret Ret 26 23 20 Ret 2 35 ITA Gioele Pellino Aprilia 14 22 2 36 ESP Julián Simón Honda Ret 22 14 Ret 2 37 ITA Fabrizio Lai Honda 23 14 2 JPN Takashi Yasuda Honda 16 0 ITA Mattia Angeloni Gilera 17 17 23 21 Ret 19 26 23 27 24 Ret 27 28 17 19 Ret 0 CZE Jaroslav Huleš Aprilia Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 21 17 0 ITA Gaspare Caffiero Honda 17 0 ITA Gianluigi Scalvini Aprilia 17 Ret 0 HUN Imre Tóth Honda 18 23 27 22 21 23 27 20 25 26 Ret 28 23 22 23 25 0 ITA Ivan Goi Aprilia 19 24 0 DEU Jarno Müller Honda Ret 19 26 0 THA Suhathai Chaemsap Honda 19 0 FRA Gregory Lefort Aprilia 20 0 GBR Christian Elkin Honda 21 0 ITA Simone Corsi Honda 22 0 GBR Chris Martin Honda 22 0 ESP Álvaro Bautista Aprilia 25 Ret 23 0 FRA Jimmy Petit Honda 23 0 DNK Robbin Harms Honda 23 0 DEU Dario Giuseppetti Honda 28 29 26 Ret 24 24 27 0 GBR Leon Camier Italjet 24 28 24 0 FRA Gregory Leblanc Honda 24 0 FRA Yohann Tiberio Honda 25 0 AUS Josh Waters Honda Ret 25 0 ESP Ruben Catalan Aprilia DNS 26 0 AUS Peter Holmes Honda 26 0 AUS Jeremy Crowe Honda 27 0 CZE Igor Kalab Honda 28 0 CHE Vincent Braillard Honda Ret 29 0 DEU Claudius Klein Honda 29 0 CZE Matej Smrž Honda 32 30 0 NLD Adri den Bekker Honda 30 0 DEU Patrick Unger Honda 30 0 NLD Randy Gevers Honda 31 0 DEU Jascha Büsch Honda 31 0 NLD Gerald Perdon Honda 32 0 DEU Manuel Mickan Honda 33 0 JPN Toshihisa Kuzuhara Honda Ret Ret 0 JPN Hideyuki Ogata Honda Ret Ret 0 JPN Akira Komuro Honda Ret Ret 0 ITA Marco Petrini Aprilia Ret 0 ITA Alessandro Brannetti Honda Ret 0 NLD Raymond Schouten Honda Ret 0 GBR Guy Farbrother Honda Ret 0 NZL Midge Smart Honda Ret 0 CZE Lukáš Pešek Honda Ret 0 CAN Chris Peris Honda Ret 0 ESP Javier Machado Honda DNQ 0 PRT Pedro Monteiro Honda DNQ 0 PRT João Pinto Honda DNQ 0 PRT Filipe Costa Yamaha DNQ 0 AUS Tim Inkster Honda DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Constructors' standings Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by frain. Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts 1 ITA Aprilia 1 2 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 341 2 JPN Honda 2 3 4 3 4 2 1 2 7 2 5 1 1 3 5 1 285 3 ITA Gilera 3 1 18 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 Ret 3 2 4 1 7 254 4 ESP Derbi Ret Ret 6 19 2 14 8 8 8 17 Ret 7 9 12 13 22 79 5 ITA Italjet 11 18 16 Ret 15 13 28 11 Ret 18 12 6 20 Ret 12 Ret 32 Pos Constructor JPNJPN RSAZAF SPAESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT RIORio de Janeiro PACTochigi MALMYS AUSAUS VALValencia Pts References Michael Scott (2002) Motocourse 2002-2003: The World's Leading Grand Prix and Superbike Annual Hazelton Publishing 978-1903135136 Sources http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2002/MotoGP/VAL/world+standing.pdf Valencian Community Grand Prix – MotoGP – World Championship Classification 3 November 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 2 November 2011 http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2002/250cc/VAL/world+standing.pdf Valencian Community Grand Prix – 250cc – World Championship Classification 3 November 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 2 November 2011 http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2002/125cc/VAL/world+standing.pdf Valencian Community Grand Prix – 125cc – World Championship Classification 3 November 2002 MotoGP.com Dorna Sports 2 November 2011 External links Results and Statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20160530154018/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2002/ 30 May 2016 at MotoGP.com Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season, 2002 Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons MotoGP racing season