2002 German Grand Prix

2002 German Grand Prix
2002 German Grand Prix
Race 12 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date	28 July 2002
Official name	Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2002
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.574 km (2.842 miles)
Distance	67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles)
Weather	Fine, Air Temp: 28°C
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher;
Time	1:14.389
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher
Time	1:16.462 on lap 44
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher;
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya;
Third	Ralf Schumacher;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2002 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2002)^[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 28 July 2002 at Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the twelfth round of the 2002 Formula One season and the 64th German Grand Prix. The 67-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher after starting from pole position. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second in a Williams with his teammate Ralf Schumacher third.

It was the first Grand Prix to be held at Hockenheimring since the track was redesigned, which had seen the forest sections of the track removed and hence the length of the track shortened.

Qualifying

Michael Schumacher qualified on pole position in his Ferrari, setting a time of 1:14.389.^[2] Alex Yoong did not qualify for the race due to the 107% rule. Both Arrows A23 cars driven by Heinz-Herald Frentzen and Enrique Bernoldi who deliberately failed to qualify for previous round -the French Grand Prix- did qualify for this event in what would ultimately be the last GP weekend for Arrows F1.

Qualifying classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.389	—
2	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:14.570	+0.181
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:14.693	+0.304
4	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:15.108	+0.719
5	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.639	+1.250
6	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	1:15.690	+1.301
7	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:15.851	+1.462
8	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:15.885	+1.496
9	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.909	+1.520
10	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.990	+1.601
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:16.070	+1.681
12	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:16.072	+1.683
13	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:16.278	+1.889
14	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:16.351	+1.962
15	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	1:16.505	+2.116
16	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:16.533	+2.144
17	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:16.594	+2.205
18	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	1:16.645	+2.256
19	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:16.685	+2.296
20	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:17.077	+2.688
21	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:17.996	+3.607
107% time: 1:19.596
DNQ	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	1:19.775	+5.386
Sources:^[3]^[4]

Race

Michael Schumacher won the race, with Juan Pablo Montoya in second, and Ralf Schumacher, Montoya's Williams team-mate, in third.^[5] Both Arrows cars retired from the race with mechanical problems, and it would prove to be the last race the team would compete in. Financial difficulties resulted in the team missing the remainder of the season, before going into liquidation at the end of the year. Enrique Bernoldi would not race in a Formula One Grand Prix again.

Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	B	67	1:27:52.078	1	10
2	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	M	67	+10.503	4	6
3	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	M	67	+14.466	2	4
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	B	67	+23.195	3	3
5	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	M	66	+1 Lap	9	2
6	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	B	66	+1 Lap	10	1
7	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	B	66	+1 Lap	14
8	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	B	66	+1 Lap	12
9	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	M	66	+1 Lap	19
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	B	59	Engine	6
Ret	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	M	59	Spun off	5
Ret	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	M	57	Brakes	16
Ret	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	B	48	Engine	18
Ret	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	B	39	Engine	7
Ret	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	M	36	Spun off	8
Ret	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	B	27	Gearbox	11
Ret	15	Jenson Button	Renault	M	24	Engine	13
Ret	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	M	23	Engine	17
Ret	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	M	23	Hydraulics	21
Ret	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	B	18	Hydraulics	15
Ret	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	M	0	Transmission	20
DNQ	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	M		107% Rule
Sources:^[4]^[6]^[7]

Championship standings after the race

Bold text indicates the World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Michael Schumacher	106
	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	40
1	3	Ralf Schumacher	36
1	4	Rubens Barrichello	35
	5	David Coulthard	32
Source: ^[8]

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Ferrari	141
	2	Williams-BMW	76
	3	McLaren-Mercedes	49
	4	Renault	15
	5	Sauber-Petronas	11
Source: ^[8]

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

References

^ "German". Formula1.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Schumacher ends Montoya run". BBC Sport. 27 July 2002. Archived from the original on 4 August 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "German GP Saturday qualifying". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. 28 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Grand Prix of Germany". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ "Schumacher celebrates in style". BBC Sport. 28 July 2002. Archived from the original on 15 December 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "2002 German GP - Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ "2002 German Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Germany 2002 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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