2002 Belgian Grand Prix

2002 Belgian Grand Prix
2002 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 14 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date	1 September 2002
Official name	LX Foster's Belgian Grand Prix
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.968 km (4.330 miles)
Distance	44 laps, 306.355 km (190.360 miles)
Weather	Cloudy, Air: 17 °C (63 °F), Track 25 °C (77 °F)
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher;
Time	1:43.726
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher
Time	1:47.176 on lap 15 (lap record)
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher;
Second	Rubens Barrichello;
Third	Juan Pablo Montoya;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2002 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 1 September 2002. It was the fourteenth race of the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship.

The race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. Schumacher took pole position, led the whole race except during the pit stops, and set the fastest race lap. With the win, he became the first driver to win ten Formula One Grands Prix in a single season, surpassing the record jointly held by himself and Nigel Mansell. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello finished second, with Juan Pablo Montoya third in a Williams-BMW. The Arrows team were present in the paddock but did not participate in any session during the weekend; this was their final appearance at a Grand Prix event. ^[2]

Two months after the race, it was announced that the Belgian Grand Prix would not be held in 2003 due to a row over tobacco advertising.^[3] Spa would return to the F1 calendar in 2004, however, when the Bus Stop chicane was modified significantly.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:43.726	—
2	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.150	+0.424
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:44.335	+0.609
4	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:44.348	+0.622
5	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:44.634	+0.908
6	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.759	+1.033
7	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:45.386	+1.660
8	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:45.865	+2.139
9	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:45.880	+2.154
10	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:45.972	+2.246
11	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:46.056	+2.330
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:46.403	+2.677
13	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:46.485	+2.759
14	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	1:46.508	+2.782
15	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:46.553	+2.827
16	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:46.875	+3.149
17	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:46.896	+3.170
18	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:47.272	+3.546
19	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:47.562	+3.836
20	22	Anthony Davidson	Minardi-Asiatech	1:48.170	+4.444
107% time: 1:50.987
Source:^[4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	B	44	1:21:20.634	1	10
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	B	44	+ 1.977	3	6
3	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	M	44	+ 18.445	5	4
4	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	M	44	+ 19.357	6	3
5	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	M	44	+ 56.440	4	2
6	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	M	44	+ 1:17.370	8	1
7	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	M	44	+ 1:17.809	9
8	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	B	44	+ 1:19.855	12
9	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	M	43	+ 1 Lap	13
10	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	B	43	+ 1 Lap	18
11	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	B	43	+ 1 Lap	16
12	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	B	39	Engine	15
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	B	38	Engine	14
Ret	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	M	37	Suspension	11
Ret	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	B	37	Engine	17
Ret	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	M	35	Engine	2
Ret	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	M	35	Engine	7
Ret	22	Anthony Davidson	Minardi-Asiatech	M	17	Spun Off	20
Ret	15	Jenson Button	Renault	M	10	Engine	10
Ret	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	M	4	Gearbox	19
Sources:^[4]^[5]

Championship standings after the race

Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Michael Schumacher	122
	2	Rubens Barrichello	51
1	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	44
1	4	Ralf Schumacher	42
	5	David Coulthard	37
Source: ^[6]

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Ferrari	173
	2	Williams-BMW	86
	3	McLaren-Mercedes	57
	4	Renault	15
	5	Sauber-Petronas	11
Source: ^[6]

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

References

^ F1 Racing. September 2002.
^ "2002 Belgian GP I". Autosport. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Axe falls on Belgian GP". BBC Sport. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Grand Prix of Belgium". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ "2002 Belgian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Belgium 2002 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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[1] F1 Racing. September 2002.

[2] "2002 Belgian GP I". Autosport. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[3] "Axe falls on Belgian GP". BBC Sport. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[fia-4] "Grand Prix of Belgium". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[5] "2002 Belgian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[champ-6] "Belgium 2002 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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