Gridpedia2002 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Oct 2002
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 17 of 17
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:31.317)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | 1:26:59.698 | 1:36.125 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 53 | +0.506 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 4 | 53 | +23.292 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 6 | 53 | +36.275 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | SATTakuma Sato | Jordan | 7 | 53 | +82.694 | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | BUTJenson Button | Renault | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 24 | SALMika Salo | Toyota | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jaguar | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | WEBMark Webber | Minardi | 19 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 5 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 5 | 48 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 17 | 39 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 9 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 11 | 32 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 11 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 9 | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | YOOAlex Yoong | Minardi | 20 | 14 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 12 | PANOlivier Panis | BAR | 16 | 8 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 3 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 7 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 8 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 15 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 25 | MCNAllan McNish | Toyota | 18 | 0 | Injured | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 20, 38), stints of 20, 18, 15 laps
- 2nd
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 21, 37), stints of 21, 16, 16 laps
- 3rd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 22, 41), stints of 22, 19, 12 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 11
- First stops
- median lap 21 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 20 (30.6 s), 38 (29.5 s) | 201815 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 21 (30.6 s), 37 (29.6 s) | 211616 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 22 (30.9 s), 41 (28.3 s) | 221912 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 25 (29.2 s), 40 (28.4 s) | 251513 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 2 | 21 (28.9 s), 36 (31.2 s) | 211517 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 16 (29.3 s), 32 (32.4 s) | 161620 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 19 (30.7 s), 35 (31.2 s) | 191617 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 18 (29.9 s), 34 (30.3 s) | 181618 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 22 (29.2 s), 38 (28.6 s) | 221614 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 22 (30.5 s), 39 (29.1 s) | 221712 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 24 (29.7 s), 39 (27.9 s) | 24159 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 2 | 21 (29.9 s), 37 (28.7 s) | 2116 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 20 (30.9 s), 35 (29.9 s) | 2015 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 15 (28.7 s) | 1517 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 19 (29.9 s) | 198 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 6 (56.8 s), 7 (383.1 s) | 6 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.317 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.749 | +0.432 Q1 | ||
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.088 | +0.771 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.197 | +0.880 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.444 | +1.127 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:32.507 | +1.190 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 1:33.090 | +1.773 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.276 | +1.959 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:33.349 | +2.032 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Jenson Button | Renault | 1:33.429 | +2.112 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:33.547 | +2.230 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.553 | +2.236 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:33.742 | +2.425 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:33.915 | +2.598 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:33.979 | +2.662 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 1:34.192 | +2.875 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 1:34.227 | +2.910 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 1:35.191 | +3.874 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 1:35.958 | +4.641 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 1:36.267 | +4.950 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 11 | 144 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | 77 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 50 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1 | 42 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 41 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Renault | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 0 | 7 |