2002 24 Hours of Le Mans

70th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race July 2019 2001 2002 2003 thumbnail|right|Circuit de la Sarthe track thumb|right|231px|The winning No. 1 Audi R8 LMP900, pictured at The Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans was an automobile endurance race held for Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring cars from 15 to 16 June 2002 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close by Le Mans, France. It was the 70th running of the event, as organized by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. A test day was held five weeks prior to the race on 5 May. The No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest car of Tom Kristensen, Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro won the race overall and Audi's third consecutive victory in Le Mans, extending back to the 2000 event. Background and circuit changes The 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 70th edition of the event and took place at the 13.880 km mi on Circuit de la Sarthe road racing track close to Le Mans, France, from 15 to 16 June.https://autoweek.com/article/car-news/2002-le-mans-preview-behind-scenes-audi-gm-and-panoz 2002 Le Mans Preview: Behind the Scenes at Audi, GM and Panoz 11 June 2002 Autoweek https://web.archive.org/web/20190602135109/https://autoweek.com/article/car-news/2002-le-mans-preview-behind-scenes-audi-gm-and-panoz 2 June 2019 live 2 June 201924 Hours of Le Mans Encyclopædia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/24-Hours-of-Le-Mans 25 July 2021 Augustyn Adam 17 June 2019 C. Shepherd Melinda Chauhan Yamini Levy Michael Lotha Gloria Tikkanen Amy live 21 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821070332/https://www.britannica.com/sports/24-Hours-of-Le-Mans The race was first held in 1923 after the automotive journalist Charles Faroux, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) general secretary Georges Durand and the industrialist Emile Coquile agreed to hold a test of vehicle reliability and durability. It is considered the world's most prestigious sports car race and is part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport.Hassan David O'Kane Philip The History of Motor Sport: A Case Study Analysis A History of the ‘Triple Crown’ of Motor Racing: The Indianapolis 500, the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Monaco Grand Prix https://archive.org/details/historyofmotorsp0000unse/ 2012 Routledge Abingdon, Oxfordshire 105–109 978-0-415-67788-2 Open Library registration After the Bugatti Circuit was reconstructed, the organisers of the race and automotive group, the ACO, announced improvements requested to the circuit by the governing body of motorcycle racing, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, between the Dunlop Bridge and the entry to the Esses complex of corners. The track was lengthened by 275 m yd on and widened by 64 m ft on due to the addition of a new left-hand corner for a better transition from the Circuit de la Sarthe to the Bugatti Circuit. New gravel traps were also added to the area. Construction cost ₣15 million and took place from November 2001 to February 2002.http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/articles/fiche_article_1_2_211.shtml The 12th layout of the circuit in the history of the "24 Heures" 7 February 2002 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20020816223612/http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/articles/fiche_article_1_2_211.shtml 16 August 2002 dead 2 June 2019 Entries The ACO received 96 applications by the deadline for entries on 22 February 2002. It granted 48 invitations to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and entries were divided between the LMP900 (Le Mans Prototype 900), LMGTP (Le Mans Grand Touring Prototype), LMP675 (Le Mans Prototype 675), LMGTS (Le Mans Grand Touring Sports) and LMGT (Le Mans Grand Touring) categories.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/139948/1/le-mans-receives-96-entry-requests Le Mans receives 96 entry requests 7 March 2002 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20190602104746/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/139948/1/le-mans-receives-96-entry-requests 2 June 2019 live 2 June 2019 A special invitation category was created by the ACO for the Panoz and Lola prototypes fielded by the DAMS team to allow for the filming of the 2003 film Michel Vaillant by Luc Besson.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/18328 Le Mans entry list revealed 21 March 2002 Autosport 2 June 2019 2 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190602205732/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/18328 liveMasters Charles 19 April 2002 Besson's Europa gears up for Le Mans shoot. (The World) http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A85047498/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=f578e76d The Hollywood Reporter 5 373 12 subscription 2 June 2019 Gale Biography in Context Automatic entries Eight automatic entry invitations were earned by teams that won their class in the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans, or victories in two rounds of the worldwide Le Mans Series that the ACO designed as "qualifying events" – the Petit Le Mans of the American Le Mans Series and the 1000km of Estoril of the defunct European Le Mans Series. They were Audi Sport Team Joest in the LMP900 class, Corvette Racing in the LMGTs category and Seikel Motorsport in the LMGT class. Audi and Corvette also earned berths for securing victories in their respective classes at the Petit Le Mans race and Pescarolo Sport of the LMP900 category, GTS entrants Ray Mallock Limited and Freisinger Motorsport in the LMGT class were granted invitations for winning the 1000 km of Estoril. Prototype Technology Group were the only team not to accept their automatic invitation as the team's car supplier BMW had withdrawn from the American Le Mans Series due to a technological dispute.https://www.motorsport.com/alms/news/bmw-withdraws-m3-gtr-from-2002-alms/83860/ BMW withdraws M3 GTR from 2002 ALMS 24 January 2002 motorsport.com 2 June 2019 2 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190602205733/https://www.motorsport.com/alms/news/bmw-withdraws-m3-gtr-from-2002-alms/83860/ livehttp://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/ressources/medias/pdf/reglement_particulier_24_heures_2002_gb.pdf Le Mans 24 Hours: Supplementary Regulations 14 November 2001 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20040205005202/http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/ressources/medias/pdf/reglement_particulier_24_heures_2002_gb.pdf 5 February 2004 dead 2 June 2019 Entry list and reserves On 21 March 2002, the selection committee of the ACO announced the full 50-car entry list for Le Mans, plus six reserves. In addition from the eight guaranteed entries, 17 regular season entries came from the American Le Mans Series, while the remainder of the field was filled with one-off entries only competing at Le Mans.http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=23&id=677 Le Mans Field Set 21 March 2002 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20020421193841/http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=23&id=677 21 April 2002 dead 2 June 2019 Team Rafanelli announced that their Ferrari 550M would be withdrawn on 26 March, after the team decided to focus on the GTS championship in the American Le Mans Series.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/18374 Second MG handed entry reprieve 26 March 2002 Autosport 2 June 2019 2 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190602205733/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/18374 live This promoted the No. Car number 27 Chamberlain Motorsport MG-Lola EX257 to the race entry as a result and increased the number of LMP675 entries to seven.http://www.crash.net/news_detail.asp?championship_id=28&news_id=34778&language_id=1 Three MGs for Le Mans 27 March 2002 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20030506193726/http://www.crash.net/news_detail.asp?championship_id=28&news_id=34778&language_id=1 6 May 2003 dead 2 June 2019 All of the reserve entries were deleted from the entry list on 31 May.http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/articles/fiche_article_1_2_203.shtml The Competitors accepted for the 70th race 21 March 2002 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20020816223744/http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/articles/fiche_article_1_2_203.shtml 16 August 2002 dead 2 June 2019 Testing A mandatory pre-Le Mans testing day split into two daytime sessions of four hours each was held at the circuit on 5 May, involving all 48 entries as well as all six reserve cars. The two four-hour sessions were held in cold and overcast weather conditions.http://clubarnage.com/lm02/afternoon.html The Afternoon Session 5 May 2002 Club Arnage https://web.archive.org/web/20021224234729/http://clubarnage.com/lm02/afternoon.html 24 December 2002 dead 2 June 2019 Audi set the day's pace with a lap of 3 minutes and 30.296 seconds from the No. 2 Audi R8 of Rinaldo Capello in the final ten minutes of the second session, followed by Stéphane Sarrazin in the No. 14 Team Oreca Dallara SP1 in second. Slower traffic restricted Tom Kristensen's No. 1 car to third and his teammate Michael Krumm put the No. 3 vehicle in fourth. The No. 27 MG-Lola EX257 driven by Mark Blundell was fifth overall, and he was in front of the sole LMGTP entry, Eric van de Poele's No. 8 Bentley EXP Speed 8 in sixth overall.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/18858 Capello's Audi tops test day 6 May 2002 Autosport 2 June 2019 2 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190602205733/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/18858 live In the LMGTS class, Tomáš Enge, driving the No. 58 Prodrive Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello, set the category's fastest time and he was more than two seconds faster than Christophe Bouchut in the No. 50 Larbre Compétition-Chereau-entered Chrysler Viper GTS-R. The No. 81 The Racer's Group-fielded Porsche 911 GT3-RS was the fastest car in the LMGT category, followed by the PK Sport Ltd. Porsche in second and the third-placed JMB Racing Ferrari 360 Modena. Qualifying There were eight hours of qualifying divided into four two-hour sessions available to all the entrants on 12 and 13 June. During the sessions, all entrants were required to set a time within 110 percent of the fastest lap established by the fastest vehicle in each category to qualify for the race. Jan Lammers' No. 16 Racing for Holland Dome S101 set an early pace of 3 minutes and 31.355 seconds just before the end of the first qualifying session's first hour. The lap was not bettered by any other car, giving the entry provisional pole position. The fastest Audi R8 was the No. 1 car of Kristensen who was 0.414 seconds slower in second but more than three seconds faster than Capello in third and Krumm in fourth. Olivier Beretta was the fastest Dallara in fifth and van de Poele put the No. 8 Bentley in sixth.http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=23&id=1868 Jan Lammers and Dome Team Pace First Le Mans Qualifying Session 12 June 2002 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20020825185105/http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=23&id=1868 25 August 2002 dead 3 June 2019 A red flag was necessitated when the No. 26 MG-Lola EX257 of Jonny Kane had an engine failure on the Mulsanne Straight and his team changed engines. The first two positions in the LMP675 class were occupied by Warren Hughes and Julian Bailey's MGs,http://www.crash.net/news_detail.asp?championship_id=28&news_id=39282&language_id=1 Top ten for MG after first Le Mans qualifying 12 June 2002 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20020827195652/http://www.crash.net/news_detail.asp?championship_id=28&news_id=39282&language_id=1 27 August 2002 dead 3 June 2019 with the No. 28 ROC Organisation Course Reynard 2KQ-LM driven by Mark Smithson in third. Rickard Rydell in the Prodrive Ferrari led the LMGTS category by more than four seconds over the leading Corvette of Andy Pilgrim and the LMGT class was topped by The Racer's Group Porsche 911 of Lucas Luhr. JMB Racing's No. 71 Ferrari got beached in the gravel trap at the Dunlop Curve, bringing an early end to the session with ten minutes to go.http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/articles/fiche_article_1_2_1085.shtml Jan Lammers strikes hard from the get-go 12 June 2002 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20021207041146/http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/articles/fiche_article_1_2_1085.shtml 7 December 2002 dead 3 June 2019 The second qualifying session had Capello go faster than Lammers' time from the first session to take the provisional pole position with a lap of 3 minutes and 30.347 seconds in its eighth minute. Kristensen remained in second as he improved the No. 1 car's best lap. He demoted the No. 16 Racing for Holland Dome of Lammers to third overall although the latter entry bettered its first session time. Krumm's No. 3 Audi maintained fourth and Blundell advanced the No. 27 MG-Lola from seventh to fifth overall despite a collision with a LMGT Porsche through the Tetre Rouge Esses complex of corners at about 135 mph km/h on. The MG-Lola crashed into a barrier beside the circuit and damaged its steering arm.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/19384 Qualifying 2: Capello on provisional pole 12 June 2002 Autosport 3 June 2019 3 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190603115954/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/19384 live Blundell drove the car back to the pit lane for extensive repairs to it.http://www.club-arnage.com/lm02/wed_pract_2.html Le Mans 2002: Wednesday practice session: 22–24 Radcliffe Peter 12 June 2002 Club Arnage https://web.archive.org/web/20020815210056/http://www.club-arnage.com/lm02/wed_pract_2.html 15 August 2002 dead 3 June 2019 Four minutes before the conclusion of the session, Andy Wallace's No. 8 Bentley and a slower car made contact on the approach to Indianapolis corner, causing the Bentley to run into the trackside gravel trap. Yannick Dalmas in the No. 5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh car lost his right rear wing endplate from possibly hitting debris on the Mulsanne Straight and the car launched airborne before resting against a barrier.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/19402 Dalmas: Audi briefly flew but did not flip 14 June 2002 Autosport 4 June 2019 4 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190604063012/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/19402 live In LMGTS, Oliver Gavin's Chevrolet Corvette C5-R and Alain Menu in the Prodrive Ferrari battled for the provisional pole position with Menu ending the session top of all the entrants in the category with a time of 3 minutes and 56.730 seconds. The LMGT class continued to be led by The Racer's Group Porsche 911. After the second session, the No. 16 Racing for Holland Dome had all of its lap times deleted due to a fuel infringement caused by possibly its fuel tank not being extensively cleaned.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/strategy-counts-in-le-mans-qualifying/95923/ Strategy counts in Le Mans qualifying 16 June 2002 motorsport.com 4 June 2019 4 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190604063013/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/strategy-counts-in-le-mans-qualifying/95923/ live Teams running with more powerful engines for qualifying stopped utilising them and installed the power units they would use for the race in order to comply with an ACO regulation that forbade teams changing engines before the final qualifying session and the race. The 13 June's first qualifying session had Capello improve provisional pole position with a 3 minutes and 29.905 seconds lap that he set late in the session and broke the overall lap record held by Martin Brundle in a Toyota GT-One since the 1999 race. He was followed by Kristensen's No. 2 Audi in second after the latter was delayed by a slower car and Sarrazin's third-placed No. 14 Team Oreca Dallara though he aborted his first timed lap due to traffic.http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/communiques_presses_aco/fiche_article_1_2_1276.shtml Audi: Higher, stronger, and quicker 13 June 2002 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20020804101227/http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/communiques_presses_aco/fiche_article_1_2_1276.shtml 4 August 2002 dead 4 June 2019 The No. 3 Audi remained in fourth place,http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=23&id=1885 Audis Faster in Thursday's First Le Mans Qualifying Crask Andrew 13 June 2002 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20020825190516/http://www.speedtv.com/auto/?lvl=3a&cat=23&id=1885 25 August 2002 dead 4 June 2019 and Blundell's No. 27 MG-Lola maintained fifth though his engine failed at the first chicane on the Mulsanne Straight. Dalmas' session was ended early with an electrical failure that caused him to abandon his Audi at the side of the track.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/19397 Qualifying 3: Audi two, Audi one 13 June 2002 Autosport 4 June 2019 4 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190604063016/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/19397 live Although it stopped on its first lap with a transmission fault, the Prodrive Ferrari continued to lead the LMGTS category, and The Racer's Group Porsche maintained the LMGT class lead despite Luhr making a driver error that put the car into the gravel trap at the Dunlop Chicane,http://www.club-arnage.com/lm02/thu_pract_1.html Le Mans 2002: Thursday practice session 19–21 – 13th June 2002 Radcliffe Peter 13 June 2002 Club Arnage https://web.archive.org/web/20020815225627/http://www.club-arnage.com/lm02/thu_pract_1.html 15 August 2002 dead 4 June 2019 and a broken water sealant when Kevin Buckler was driving the vehicle. The session was stopped halfway through for ten minutes to allow marshals to dry a large amount of spilled oil at the Ford Chicanes. As temperatures cooled in the final qualifying session, over a third of the field improved their fastest laps, but Capello's pole position time was unchallenged. Kristensen led the session in the No. 2 Audi with a lap of 3 minutes and 30.219 seconds while his teammate Krumm moved the No. 3 car to third place as the Audis concentrated on race testing.http://www.crash.net/news_detail.asp?championship_id=28&news_id=39325&language_id=1 1-2-3 for Audi on Le Mans Grid 13 June 2002 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20030127065550/http://www.crash.net/news_detail.asp?championship_id=28&news_id=39325&language_id=1 27 January 2003 dead 4 June 2019 It was Audi's third consecutive pole position at Le Mans, extending back to the 2000 event.http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/communiques_presses_aco/fiche_article_1_2_1319.shtml Third consecutive pole for the Audis in qualifying 14 June 2002 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20020805080544/http://www.lemans.org/course/aco2002/statique/communiques_presses_aco/fiche_article_1_2_1319.shtml 5 August 2002 dead 4 June 2019 Franck Montagny and Sarrazin qualified the No. 14 Oreca in fourth and Lammer qualified the Racing for Holland Dome in fifth. The No. 27 MG-Lola fell to sixth as it did not take part in the session as it underwent a change of engine and Beretta put the No. 15 Team Oreca Dallara in seventh. The No. 11 Panoz LMP01 Evo, driven by Bryan Herta, caused the session's only stoppage halfway through the session for ten minutes when the car caught fire and stopped at the Dunlop Chicane.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/19400 Qualifying session 4: Audi completes 1-2-3 13 June 2002 Autosport 4 June 2019http://www.club-arnage.com/lm02/thu_pract_2.html Le Mans 2002: Thursday practice session 22–24 Radcliffe Peter 13 June 2002 Club Arnage https://web.archive.org/web/20020815225355/http://www.club-arnage.com/lm02/thu_pract_2.html 15 August 2002 dead 4 June 2019 Enge earned Prodrive the LMGTS pole position by improving the class' fastest lap time to a 3 minutes and 54.091 seconds although he damaged the rear of his Ferrari in a crash against a trackside wall. The Racer's Group Porsche 911 of Luhr lowered its best lap to 4 minutes and 10.803 seconds and took pole position in the LMGT category. Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold and by a ‡. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray. Pos Position ClassNo. Car number Team Car TimeGap Gap to the fastest driver1LMP9002Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R83:29.905—‡ 2LMP900 1Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R83:30.219 +0.314 3LMP900 3Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R83:30.801 +0.896 4 LMP900 14PlayStation Team OrecaDallara SP13:31.828 +1.923 5 LMP900 16Racing for HollandDome S1013:32.734 +2.8296LMP67527MG Sport & Racing Ltd.MG-Lola EX2573:33.254+3.319‡ 7 LMP900 15PlayStation Team OrecaDallara SP13:33.403 +3.398 8 LMP900 7Team CadillacCadillac Northstar LMP023:33.569 +3.564 9 LMP900 11Panoz Motor SportsPanoz LMP01 Evo3:34.824 +4.919 10 LMP900 6Team CadillacCadillac Northstar LMP023:35.042 +5.03711LMGTP8Team BentleyBentley EXP Speed 83:35.056+5.051‡ 12 LMP675 26MG Sport & Racing Ltd.MG-Lola EX257 3:36.694 +6.789 13 LMP900 13Courage CompétitionCourage C603:37.305 +7.037 14 LMP900 21Team AscariAscari KZR-13:37.825 +7.920 15 LMP900 5Audi Sport Japan Team GohAudi R83:38.129 +8.124 16 LMP900 4Riley & Scott RacingRiley & Scott Mk III C3:38.548 +8.643 17 LMP900 12Panoz Motor SportsPanoz LMP01 Evo3:39.069 +9.164 18 LMP900 18Pescarolo SportCourage C603:41.237 +12.332 19 LMP900 17Pescarolo SportCourage C603:41.509 +12.604 20 LMP675 30Knight Hawk RacingMG-Lola EX2573:42.441 +13.536 21 LMP900 22DAMSPanoz LMP-1 Roadster-S3:44.877 +15.982 22 LMP900 9Kondo RacingDome S1013:45.412 +16.507 23 LMP900 10DAMSLola B98/103:47.381 +18.476 24 LMP675 25Gérard WelterWR LM20013:47.546 +18.641 25LMP900 19MBD Sportscar TeamPanoz LMP073:49.299 +20.294 26 LMP675 29Noël del BelloReynard 2KQ-LM3:51.095 +22.290 27 LMP675 28ROC Organisation CourseReynard 2KQ-LM3:51.411 +22.50628LMGTS58ProdriveFerrari 550-GTS Maranello3:54.091+24.096‡ 29 LMGTS 63Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C5-R3:54.903 +24.998 30 LMGTS 50Larbre Compétition-ChereauChrysler Viper GTS-R 3:57.116 +27.111 31 LMGTS 53Team Carsport HollandChrysler Viper GTS-R3:57.960 +28.055 32 LMGTS 64Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C5-R3:57.972 +28.067 33 LMGTS 66Konrad MotorsportSaleen S7-R3:58.833 +28.778 34 LMGTS 52Equipe de France FFSAChrysler Viper GTS-R3:59.302 +30.397 35 LMP675 24Autoexe MotorsportsAutoexe LMP-024:01.791 +32.786 36 LMGTS 51Larbre Compétition-ChereauChrysler Viper GTS-R4:06.331 +37.426 37 LMGTS 68RMLSaleen S7-R4:08.223 +38.218 38 LMGTS67Konrad MotorsportSaleen S7-R4:08.549 +38.54439LMGT81The Racer's GroupPorsche 911 GT3-RS4:10.803+41.797‡ 40 LMGT 80Freisinger MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3-RS4:12.698 +42.693 41 LMGT 82Freisinger MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3-RS4:12.908 +43.003 42 LMGT 78PK Sport Ltd.Porsche 911 GT3-RS4:13.912 +44.007 43 LMGT 75OrbitPorsche 911 GT3-RS4:15.488 +45.483 44 LMGT 70JMB RacingFerrari 360 Modena GT4:15.951 +46.046 45 LMGT 77Team Taisan AdvanPorsche 911 GT3-RS4:15.989 +46.094 46 LMGT 73DeWalt-Racesport SalisburyMorgan Aero 84:16.847 +47.842 47 LMGT 72Luc Alphand AdventuresPorsche 911 GT3-RS4:19.234 +50.229 48 LMGT74Auto PalaceFerrari 360 Modena GT4:19.536 +50.531 49 LMGT 85Spyker Automobielen BVSpyker C8 Double-12R4:19.969 +51.064 50 LMGT 71JMB RacingFerrari 360 Modena GT4:27.313 +58.208Pos Position ClassNo. Car number Team Car TimeGap Gap to the fastest driver Source:http://www.maisonblanche.co.uk/02qualti.html Le Mans 24 Hours 2002: Qualifying Times Maison Blanche https://web.archive.org/web/20020803215709/http://www.maisonblanche.co.uk/02qualti.html 3 August 2002 dead 4 June 2019 Race The 2002 edition saw Audi Sport Team Joest, with drivers Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen, and Emanuele Pirro, taking their third victory not only as a team and manufacturer, but also as a driving team, marking the first time a set of three drivers won the event three years in a row.Audi dominates at Le Mans https://www.grandprix.com/news/audi-dominates-at-le-mans.html GrandPrix.com 16 June 2002 5 June 2019 17 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201117214832/https://www.grandprix.com/news/audi-dominates-at-le-mans.html live Official results Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP900 1 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU Frank BielaDNK Tom KristensenITA Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 Michelin 375 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 2 DEU Audi Sport North America GBR Johnny HerbertITA Christian PescatoriITA Rinaldo Capello Audi R8 Michelin 374 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 3 LMP900 3 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU Marco WernerDEU Michael KrummAUT Philipp Peter Audi R8 Michelin 372 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 4 LMGTP 8 GBR Team Bentley GBR Andy WallaceBEL Eric van de PoeleUSA Butch Leitzinger Bentley EXP Speed 8 Dunlop 362 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 5 LMP900 15 FRA PlayStation Team Oreca MCO Olivier BerettaFRA Érik ComasPRT Pedro Lamy Dallara SP1 Michelin 359 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 6 LMP900 14 FRA PlayStation Team Oreca FRA Stéphane SarrazinFRA Franck MontagnyFRA Nicolas Minassian Dallara SP1 Michelin 359 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 7 LMP900 5 JPN Audi Sport Japan Team Goh JPN Hiroki KatohFRA Yannick DalmasJPN Seiji Ara Audi R8 Michelin 358 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 8 LMP900 16 NLD Racing for Holland NLD Jan LammersNLD Tom CoronelNLD Val Hillebrand Dome S101 Michelin 351 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 9 LMP900 6 USA Team Cadillac ZAF Wayne TaylorITA Max AngelelliFRA Christophe Tinseau Cadillac Northstar LMP02 Michelin 345 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 10 LMP900 17 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Sébastien BourdaisFRA Jean-Christophe BoullionFRA Franck Lagorce Courage C60 Michelin 343 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 11 LMGTS 63 USA Corvette Racing CAN Ron FellowsUSA Johnny O'ConnellGBR Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 335 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 12 LMP900 7 USA Team Cadillac FRA Éric BernardFRA Emmanuel CollardFIN JJ Lehto Cadillac Northstar LMP02 Michelin 334 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 LMGTS 64 USA Corvette Racing USA Andy PilgrimUSA Kelly CollinsFRA Franck Fréon Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 331 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 14 LMGTS 52 FRA Equipe de France FFSA FRA Jonathan CochetFRA Benoît TréluyerFRA Jean-Philippe Belloc Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 326 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 15 LMP900 13 FRA Courage Compétition FRA Didier CottazFRA Boris DerichebourgSWE Thed Björk Courage C60 Michelin 322 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 16 LMGT 81 USA The Racer's Group USA Kevin BucklerDEU Lucas LuhrDEU Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 322 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 17 LMGT 80 DEU Freisinger Motorsport FRA Romain DumasDEU Sascha MaassenDEU Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 321 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 LMGTS 50 FRA Larbre Compétition-Chereau FRA Christophe BouchutFRA Patrice GoueslardBEL Vincent Vosse Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 319 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 19 LMP675 29 FRA Noël del Bello CHE Jean-Denis DélétrazCHE Christophe PillonAUT Walter Lechner, Jr. Reynard 2KQ-LM Michelin 317 Volkswagen HPT16 2.0 L I4 20 LMP675 25 FRA Gérard Welter FRA Jean-René de FournouxFRA Stéphane DaoudiFRA Jean-Bernard Bouvet WR LM2001 Michelin 317 Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo I4 21 LMGT 77 JPN Team Taisan Advan JPN Atsushi YogoJPN Akira IidaJPN Kazuyuki Nishizawa Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 316 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 22 LMGT 82 DEU Seikel Motorsport ITA Gabrio RosaITA Luca DrudiITA Luca Riccitelli Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 315 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 23 LMGTS 68 GBR RML PRT Pedro ChavesPRT Miguel RamosGBR Gavin Pickering Saleen S7-R Dunlop 312 Ford 6.9 L V8 24 LMGT 72 FRA Luc Alphand Adventures FRA Luc AlphandFRA Christian LavieilleFRA Olivier Thévenin Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 299 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 25 LMGTS 51 FRA Larbre Compétition-Chereau FRA Jean-Luc ChéreauSWE Carl RosenbladFRA Jean-Claude Lagniez Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 278 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 26 LMGTS 66 DEU Konrad Motorsport USA Terry BorchellerCHE Toni SeilerAUT Franz Konrad Saleen S7-R Pirelli 266 Ford 6.9 L V8 NC LMP900 10 FRA DAMS FRA Philippe GacheFRA Emmanuel CléricoBEL Michel Neugarten Lola B98/10 Michelin 150 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMP900 19 USA MBD Sportscar Team BEL Didier de RadiguèsVEN 1930 Milka DunoCAN John Graham Panoz LMP07 Avon 259 Mugen MF408S 4.0 L V8 DNF LMP900 12 USA Panoz Motor Sports USA Bill AuberlenUSA David DonohueUSA Gunnar Jeannette Panoz LMP01 Evo Michelin 230 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMP675 27 GBR MG Sport & Racing Ltd. GBR Mark BlundellGBR Julian BaileyGBR Kevin McGarrity MG-Lola EX257 Michelin 219 MG XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNF LMP900 4 USA Riley & Scott Racing BEL Marc GoossensUSA Jim MatthewsBEL Didier Theys Riley & Scott Mk III C Goodyear 189 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMP900 9 JPN Kondo Racing JPN Masahiko KondoGBR Ian McKellar Jr.FRA François Migault Dome S101 Michelin 182 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMGT 73 GBR DeWalt-Racesport Salisbury GBR Richard StantonGBR Steve HydeGBR Richard Hayes Morgan Aero 8 Dunlop 181 BMW 4.0 L V8 DNF LMGTS 58 GBR Prodrive SWE Rickard RydellCHE Alain MenuCZE Tomáš Enge Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Michelin 174 Ferrari 5.9 L V12 DNF LMGT 75 USA Orbit USA Leo Hindery, Jr.USA Peter BaronUSA Anthony Kester Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 165 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF LMP900 18 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Éric HélaryMCO Stéphane OrtelliJPN Ukyo Katayama Courage C60 Michelin 144 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 DNF LMGT 85 NLD Spyker Automobielen BV NLD Peter KoxDEU Norman SimonNLD Hans Hugenholtz Spyker C8 Double-12R Dunlop 142 BMW 4.0 L V8 DNF LMP675 26 GBR MG Sport & Racing Ltd. GBR Anthony ReidGBR Warren HughesGBR Jonny Kane MG-Lola EX257 Michelin 129 MG XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNF LMP675 28 FRA ROC Organisation Course ESP Jordi GenéGBR Mark SmithsonGBR Peter Owen Reynard 2KQ-LM Michelin 126 Volkswagen HPT16 2.0 L I4 DNF LMGT 74 FRA Auto Palace FRA Guillaume GomezJPN Ryo FukudaFRA Laurent Cazenave Ferrari 360 Modena GT Pirelli 119 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DNF LMP675 30 USA Knight Hawk Racing USA Steve KnightUSA Mel HawkinsUSA Duncan Dayton MG-Lola EX257 Avon 102 MG XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNF LMP900 22 FRA DAMS FRA Jérôme PolicandBEL Marc DuezGBR Perry McCarthy Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Michelin 98 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMGTS 53 NLD Team Carsport Holland NLD Mike HezemansITA Gabriele MatteuzziBEL Anthony Kumpen Chrysler Viper GTS-R Pirelli 93 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 DNF LMP900 11 USA Panoz Motor Sports AUS David BrabhamDNK Jan MagnussenUSA Bryan Herta Panoz LMP01 Evo Michelin 90 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMGT 71 FRA JMB Racing USA Steve EarleUSA Chris MacAllisterUSA Gary Schultheis Ferrari 360 Modena GT Pirelli 85 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DNF LMGTS 67 DEU Konrad Motorsport CHE Walter BrunUSA Charles SlaterUSA Rodney Mall Saleen S7-R Pirelli 83 Ford 6.9 L V8 DNF LMGT 78 GBR PK Sport Ltd. GBR Robin LiddellGBR David WarnockGBR Piers Masarati Porsche 911 GT3-RS Pirelli 83 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF LMP900 21 GBR Team Ascari ZAF Werner LupbergerGBR Ben CollinsUSA Timothy J. Bell Ascari KZR-1 Dunlop 17 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMGT 70 FRA JMB Racing USA Cort WagnerGBR Sam HancockGBR Martin Short Ferrari 360 Modena GT Pirelli 16 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DNF LMP675 24 JPN Autoexe Motorsports JPN Yojiro TeradaUSA John FergusUSA Jim Downing Autoexe LMP-02 Avon 5 Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor Statistics Fastest Lap – #1 Audi Sport Team Joest – 3:33.483 Distance – 5118.75 km Average Speed – 213.068 km/h Highest Trap Speed – Audi R8 – 340 km/h (race), Dome Judd S101 Racing for Holland – 340 km/h (race) References Le Mans Le Mans Category:24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans