2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
- Date
- 17 Mar 2002
- Circuit
- Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Round
- 2 of 17
- Winner
- Ralf Schumacher (Williams)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:35.266)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 4 | 56 | 1:34:12.912 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 56 | +39.700 | 1:38.049 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 56 | +61.795 | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | BUTJenson Button | Renault | 8 | 56 | +69.767 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 7 | 55 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 25 | MCNAllan McNish | Toyota | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | SATTakuma Sato | Jordan | 15 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 17 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows | 11 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 24 | SALMika Salo | Toyota | 10 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 3 | 39 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | WEBMark Webber | Minardi | 21 | 34 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 16 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jaguar | 20 | 30 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 22 | YOOAlex Yoong | Minardi | 22 | 29 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 5 | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | BEREnrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 16 | 20 | Fuel | 0 | |
| R | 3 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | PANOlivier Panis | BAR | 18 | 9 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 14 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 12 | 9 | Overheating | 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
- Ralf Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 31), stints of 31, 25 laps
- 2nd
- Juan Pablo Montoya: 3 stops (laps 9, 21, 39), stints of 9, 12, 18, 17 laps
- 3rd
- Michael Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 1, 19, 40), stints of 1, 18, 21, 16 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 4
- First stops
- median lap 19 of 56
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 31 (37.9 s) | 3125 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 9 (24.4 s), 21 (35.5 s), 39 (34.4 s) | 9121817 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 1 (39.6 s), 19 (35.8 s), 40 (34.9 s) | 182116 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 31 (38.6 s) | 3125 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 19 (37.1 s), 36 (36.5 s) | 191719 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 23 (35.6 s) | 2332 |
| MCNAllan McNish | 2 | 19 (39.2 s), 40 (54.5 s) | 192115 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 26 (40.6 s) | 2629 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 2 | 2 (49.9 s), 29 (39.4 s) | 2725 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 3 | 7 (58.8 s), 24 (36.7 s), 39 (36.9 s) | 7171515 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 22 (38.5 s), 39 (36.5 s) | 221715 |
| SALMika Salo | 4 | 21 (36.1 s), 25 (211.0 s), 38 (38.3 s), 43 (34.4 s) | 21413510 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 2 (251.8 s), 29 (40.4 s) | 2724 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 21 (33.0 s), 35 (37.0 s) | 21144 |
| WEBMark Webber | 1 | 29 (42.0 s) | 295 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 1 | 27 (45.8 s) | 273 |
| YOOAlex Yoong | 2 | 19 (43.2 s), 23 (41.8 s) | 1946 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 8 (33.5 s) | 8 |
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 | 1:35.266 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:35.497 | +0.231 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:35.891 | +0.625 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:36.028 | +0.762 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:36.468 | +1.202 Q1 | ||
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:36.477 | +1.211 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:37.199 | +1.933 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Jenson Button | Renault | 1:37.245 | +1.979 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:37.536 | +2.270 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:37.694 | +2.428 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows | 1:37.919 | +2.653 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:37.920 | +2.654 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:38.039 | +2.773 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:38.057 | +2.791 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 1:38.141 | +2.875 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 1:38.284 | +3.018 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 1:38.374 | +3.108 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 1:38.390 | +3.124 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 1:38.959 | +3.693 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:39.121 | +3.855 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 1:39.454 | +4.188 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 1:40.158 | +4.892 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 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Renault | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 0 | 1 |