2002 Hungarian Grand Prix
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The 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> was a Formula One motor race held before 65,000 spectators at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary on 18 August 2002. It was the 13th round of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship and the 17th Hungarian Grand Prix as part of the Formula One World Championship. Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello won the 77-lap race from pole position. His teammate Michael Schumacher finished in second and Williams's Ralf Schumacher was third.
Entering the race, only Ferrari and Williams were in contention for the World Constructors' Championship with Ferrari leading by 65 championship points. Barrichello qualified on pole position by setting the fastest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session. His teammate Michael Schumacher, the World Drivers' Champion, started from second with Ralf Schumacher third. Barrichello led entering the first corner and maintained the lead for the most of the race, except for one lap during the first round of pit stops, leading to Ferrari's one-two finish. It was Barrichello's second victory of the season and the third of his career.
In the week of the Grand Prix, the Arrows team continued to be affected by financial trouble and were advised to miss the race, leaving the sport with 10 entered teams and 20 drivers. Ferrari's one-two finish sealed the team's fourth consecutive World Constructors' Championship with Williams unable to pass Ferrari's championship points total in the remaining four races. Barrichello's victory moved him from fourth to second in the World Drivers' Championship.
Background
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The 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix was the 13th of 17 races of the 2002 Formula One World Championship and the event's 17th running since its first Formula One race in 1986. It took place over 77 laps at the 16-turn 3.975 km (2.470 mi) Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary on 18 August.<ref name="MSportMagResults" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Going into the event, Ferrari's Michael Schumacher had already won the season's World Drivers' Championship, having taken the title two races earlier at the Template:F1 GP.<ref name="MalayMailSecond">Template:Cite news</ref> Michael Schumacher led the championship with 106 championship points, ahead of Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya with 40 championship points.<ref name="2002points">Template:Cite book</ref> Although the World Drivers' Championship was decided, the World Constructors' Championship was not. Ferrari led with 141 championship points while Williams were second with 76 championship points and McLaren were third on 49 championship points.<ref name="2002points" /> Ferrari could win their fourth consecutive World Constructors' Championship if they outscored Williams by more than one championship point.<ref name="F1RUMagReport">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Michael Schumacher won nine of the season's 12 races.<ref name="ObserverPreview">Template:Cite news</ref> With five rounds still to run,<ref name="ObserverPreview" /> Michael Schumacher stated he was looking forward to the final races and that his goal of winning as many Grand Prix as possible had not changed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He added he was "really looking forward" to the Hungarian Grand Prix,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and could drive the rest of the season unpressured.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Barrichello, who was involved in a four-way battle for second in the championship, said being the runner-up would be a plus, "Fighting for second right now and having all the support of the team to be able to do that, is good. I would welcome it."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Williams's Ralf Schumacher stated that the motivation was to close the gap with Ferrari before the season ended rather than to finish second in the championship. Nonetheless, he thought the race will demonstrate Williams' future strength.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ten constructors represented by a racing team entered two drivers each for the Grand Prix.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Arrows squad was in talks about possible investment into the team to help them overcome their financial troubles, with owner Tom Walkinshaw negotiating with shareholders Morgan Grenfell to allow this. The team was thus instructed to skip the Hungarian Grand Prix but faced possible sanctions by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; Formula One's administrative body) for violating the Concorde Agreement.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Minardi team owner Paul Stoddart replaced regular driver Alex Yoong with Anthony Davidson, British American Racing's (BAR) test driver, on a two-race contract after Yoong failed to qualify for three Grands Prix and was put through a rigorous testing program to help improve his qualifying performances.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The team had planned to sign Justin Wilson, the 2001 International Formula 3000 champion, but Wilson was too tall to fit into the PS02 car in accordance with FIA safety requirements that require drivers to exit their cars within five seconds of an emergency during a seat fitting at the team headquarters in Faenza, Italy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
There was a three-week break following the preceding Template:F1GP, and no in-season testing was permitted per team agreement, though Ferrari shookdown their three F2002 cars with test driver Luca Badoer at Italy's Fiorano Circuit and some other teams used straight-line test tracks to confirm wind tunnel data.<ref name="AF1Preview">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Teams concentrated on heat dissipation, a major issue at the Hungaroring because of the hot temperatures and the start/finish straight.<ref name="AutosprintTech">Template:Cite journal</ref> Ferrari brought traction control system updates while McLaren delayed the debut of the revised version of the rear axle, already tested heavily by their test driver Alexander Wurz.<ref name="AutosprintTech" /> BAR fitted a new front wing, the final component in the 004 car's aerodynamic upgrade, which was overseen by technical director Geoff Willis.<ref name="AutosprintTech" /> Renault introduced a new qualifying engine and a new rear wing.<ref name="AutosprintTech" />
Practice
Two one-hour practice sessions on Friday and two 45-minute sessions on Saturday preceded the race.<ref name="regulations2">Template:Cite book</ref> Despite rainfall, the first practice session on Friday morning was held on a dry circuit.<ref name="F1COMFP1">Template:Cite web</ref> Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap time of 1:16.755 with two minutes remaining.<ref name="AF1FP1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="AutosportFP1">Template:Cite web</ref> His teammate Barrichello, Sauber's Felipe Massa, BAR's Jacques Villeneuve, Jordan's Giancarlo Fisichella, Villeneuve's teammate Olivier Panis, McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen, Massa's teammate Nick Heidfeld, Räikkönen's teammate David Coulthard and Ralf Schumacher followed in the top ten.<ref name="AF1FP1" /> The track was slippery, with some drivers going off the circuit.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="F1COMFP1" /> With two minutes left, Massa lost control of his car's rear into the turn six chicane and became stuck in the gravel trap.<ref name="AutosportFP1" /><ref name="F1RacingNetFP1">Template:Cite web</ref> Davidson's driveshaft failed, causing his rear wheels to lock and spin at turn six.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="F1COMFP1" /><ref name="F1RacingNetFP1" />
During the second practice session that afternoon,<ref name="AF1FP2">Template:Cite web</ref> it was cloudy and light rain fell on the track halfway through the session but not enough to wet the racing surface.<ref name="F1RacingNetFP2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="F1COMFP2">Template:Cite web</ref> Michael Schumacher lowered his lap time to 1:16.346 as track conditions improved to stay fastest.<ref name="AutosportFP2">Template:Cite web</ref> Positions two to ten were occupied by his teammate Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Räikkönen, the Jordan pair of Fisichella and Takuma Sato, Coulthard, Massa, Jaguar's Pedro de la Rosa and Renault's Jenson Button.<ref name="AF1FP2" /> Several drivers spun during the session.<ref name="AutosportFP2" /> Villeneuve threw gravel into the track and Coulthard spun.<ref name="GuardianFridayPractice">Template:Cite news</ref> He struck a high-mounted kerb,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> splitting the McLaren's left-rear tyre off the rim and the engine overheated when he restarted to return slowly to the pit lane. He blocked De La Rosa, who damaged his nose cone entering the pit lane. The cooling system was topped up, allowing Coulthard to continue driving.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="AutosportFP2" /><ref name="FIAFriday">Template:Cite web</ref> Heidfeld's left-rear tyre clouted the turn four kerb, losing control of his car's rear at the exit of the fast left-hand corner.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="F1RacingNetFP2" /><ref name="AutosportFP2" /> He spun into the Armco barrier on the opposite side of the track, prematurely ending his session. Montoya got stuck in the turn nine gravel trap in the final minute.<ref name="F1COMFP2" /><ref name="AutosportFP2" /> Massa was pushing hard when he collided with the turn four barrier, removing the rear wing.<ref name="F1COMFP2" /><ref name="FIAFriday" />
Heavy rain fell overnight, removing the rubber and dust from the racing surface, resulting in the removal of grip. Teams preferred to wait when more rubber (grip) was laid on the track in the third practice session on Saturday morning.<ref name="DailyF1Feature">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="F1RacingNetFP3">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="F1COMFP3">Template:Cite web</ref> In dry conditions,<ref name="F1COMFP3" /> Michael Schumacher was two seconds faster than his previous day's best time at 1:14.329,<ref name="AF1FP3">Template:Cite web</ref> the only driver to lap within the 1:14 range.<ref name="AutosportFP3">Template:Cite web</ref> His teammate Barrichello, Panis, Massa, Fisichella, Räikkönen, Heidfeld, Villeneuve, Button and Coulthard rounded out the top ten.<ref name="AF1FP3" /> The circuit's low grip caused several drivers to go off.<ref name="F1COMFP3" /><ref name="AutosportFP3" /> At the session's conclusion,<ref name="AF1FP3" /> Button lost control of his Renault's rear at turn 11 and the right-front hit the tyre barrier.<ref name="F1COMFP3" />
The final practice session held on Saturday morning was held in dry and light cloudy weather.<ref name="F1RacingNetFP4">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="F1COMFP4">Template:Cite web</ref> Unlike the preceding three sessions, fewer drivers ran off the circuit.<ref name="AutosportFP4">Template:Cite web</ref> Michael Schumacher's lap time increased slightly from the previous session to a 1:14.308, ahead of his teammate Barrichello, Räikkönen, Montoya, Massa, Panis, Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher, Heidfeld and Renault's Jarno Trulli in positions two to ten.<ref name="AF1FP4">Template:Cite web</ref> Fisichella almost hit the turn two outside tyre wall but continued without damage to his car after going through the gravel trap.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="F1RacingNetFP4" />
Qualifying
Each driver was allowed twelve laps during Saturday's one-hour qualifying session, with starting positions determined by the drivers' quickest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, requiring each driver to remain within 107% of the quickest lap time in order to qualify for the race.<ref name="regulations2" /> Conditions for qualifying were fine, hot and sunny,<ref name="F1COMQualifying">Template:Cite web</ref> and track temperatures gradually increased.<ref name="F1RacingNetQualifying">Template:Cite web</ref> Between sessions, dust was blown onto the track, causing drivers to wait for one another to enter the circuit to clean the racing line.<ref name="F1RacingNetQualifying" /> Barrichello took his third pole position of the season and sixth of his career with a time of 1:13:333 on his final qualifying run.<ref name="AutosportQualifying">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="RDAQualifying">Template:Cite news</ref> His first run was halted when Button spun his Renault in front of him at turn 11.<ref name="AutosportQualifying" /><ref name="FIASaturday">Template:Cite web</ref> His teammate Michael Schumacher was 0.059 seconds slower in second,<ref name="BBCQualifying">Template:Cite web</ref> qualifying ahead of him for the fourth time in the season after Schumacher made an minor mistake at turn 12.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="TorontoStarQualifying">Template:Cite news</ref> He took three of his four runs,<ref name="F1COMQualifying" /> saving a pair of tyres for the race.<ref name="SaturdayQuotes">Template:Cite web</ref> Williams occupied the grid's second row.<ref name="TorontoStarQualifying" /><ref name="SundayTelegraphQualifying">Template:Cite news</ref> Ralf Schumacher was second early on,<ref name="F1RacingNetQualifying" /><ref name="AutosportQualifying" /> and took third after a minor racing setup adjustment backfired and sent him off the ciruit on his third run.<ref name="FIASaturday" /><ref name="SaturdayQuotes" /> Montoya was fourth, almost a second slower than his teammate, for the second consecutive race.<ref name="AutosportQualifying" /><ref name="BBCQualifying" /> He drove an imbalanced car that understeered despite the setup changes.<ref name="FIASaturday" /><ref name="SaturdayQuotes" /> Jordan achieved their best qualifying result of the season with Fisichella in fifth.<ref name="BBCQualifying" /> Fisichella spun after losing control of his car's rear at the penultimate turn but recovered to the pit lane.<ref name="F1RacingNetQualifying" /> Trulli took sixth with his fastest lap late in qualifying,<ref name="AutosportQualifying" /> having gradually improved his Renault during the session.<ref name="FIASaturday" /> Sauber's Massa and Heidfeld were seventh and eighth respectively.<ref name="AutosportQualifying" /> Massa had excess oversteer on his second and third runs, which he corrected by switching to scrubbed front tyres and new rear tyres for his final run. Heidfeld had excess understeer on his second and third runs; a setup tweak on his last run moved him from 15th to eighth.<ref name="FIASaturday" /><ref name="SaturdayQuotes" />
Button was fourth early on but failed to improve his lap, dropping to ninth.<ref name="AutosportQualifying" /> With less than 30 minutes remaining, he spun 360 degrees, obstructing three drivers.<ref name="F1COMQualifying" /><ref name="RDAQualifying" /> In McLaren's worst qualifying since the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix,<ref name="DailyF1Feature" /> Coulthard and Räikkönen were 10th and 11th due to a lack of grip and pace.<ref name="AutosportQualifying" /><ref name="FIASaturday" /> Coulthard, in his worst qualifying performance of the season,<ref name="SundayTelegraphQualifying" /> Coulthard stated that changes to remove understeer resulted in additional understeer.<ref name="SundayTimesQualifying">Template:Cite news</ref> Räikkönen was hampered by traffic on his fastest lap and made a mistake on a run.<ref name="FIASaturday" /><ref name="SaturdayQuotes" /> Panis in 12th had a gearshift issue that was fixed for his final run and was delayed by traffic.<ref name="FIASaturday" /> Villeneuve's car had a loose undertray, which was discovered at the end of free practice, therefore BAR did not have his car ready for qualifying. He qualified 13th after spinning at turn five when Sato slowed him in a corner but recovered to the pit lane. Sato, 14th, was delayed by Button's spin ahead of him on his first run and drove the spare Jordan car on his third run due to an oil leak emitting smoke from his race car. On Sato's last run, the spare Jordan car developed brake and gearbox issues.<ref name="FIASaturday" /><ref name="SaturdayQuotes" /> De La Rosa qualified 15th, ahead of teammate Eddie Irvine in 16th, due to a lack of grip.<ref name="FIASaturday" /><ref name="ObserverQualifying">Template:Cite news</ref> De La Rosa was only able to complete one clean run due to traffic, but Irvine's car had several issues and he was baulked by at least three drivers. The Toyota pair of Mika Salo and Allan McNish secured 17th and 18th. Salo lacked downforce and grip while McNish's car balance issues led to further understeer on each run after losing three-tenths of a second towards the end of his first quick lap.<ref name="FIASaturday" /><ref name="SaturdayQuotes" /> Minardi's Mark Webber in 19th and his teammate Davidson in 20th completed the starting order.<ref name="ObserverQualifying" /> Webber felt he had exploited the most out of his car.<ref name="FIASaturday" /> Davidson set his quickest lap on his second run, but ran wide on his third and his last run was hampered by traffic.<ref name="ObserverQualifying" />
Qualifying classification
Warm-up
On race morning, a half-hour warm-up session was held in hot and sunny weather.<ref name="F1RacingNetWarmUp">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="F1COMWarmUp">Template:Cite web</ref> Drivers did installation laps in their race and spare cars.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /> Michael Schumacher lapped fastest with a time of 1:16.864 just before warm-up concluded.<ref name="AutosportWarmUp">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="AF1WarmUp">Template:Cite web</ref> His teammate Barrichello, Räikkönen, Fisichella, Sato, Ralf Schumacher, Heidfeld, Coulthard, Massa and Button followed in the top ten.<ref name="AF1WarmUp" /> A lack of grip appeared to be less problematic than in the preceding sessions.<ref name="F1COMWarmUp" /> With three minutes left,<ref name="AF1WarmUp" /> Barrichello snatched the front-left brake at the turn 13 hairpin behind the pit lane and lost control of the Ferrari's rear. He spun into the gravel trap,<ref name="F1RacingNetWarmUp" /><ref name="AutosportWarmUp" /><ref name="FIAWarmUp">Template:Cite web</ref> where he abandoned the Ferrari.<ref name="F1COMWarmUp" /> Michael Schumacher missed 18 minutes while adjusting the engine electronics mapping.<ref name="FIAWarmUp" /> Sato ran off the circuit but avoided hitting the wall,<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /> while Salo had an oil leak in his Toyota.<ref name="FIAWarmUp" />
Race
The 77-lap race commenced at 14:00 local time.<ref name="MSportMagResults" /><ref name="F1RUMagReport" /> Although there were forecasts for clouds,<ref name="F1COMLiveRace">Template:Cite web</ref> it was dry, hot and sunny for the race.<ref name="F1RacingNetRace">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="F1LiveCOMReport">Template:Cite webTemplate:Cite web</ref> The air temperature was between Template:Convert and the asphalt temperature was between Template:Convert.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="F1RacingNetRace" /> The race drew 65,000 people, almost 40% fewer than the previous year's event.<ref name="GuardianRaceReport">Template:Cite news</ref> Teams installed additional cooling precautions to keep the drivers and engines cool.<ref name="AF1TechReview2">Template:Cite journal</ref> When the red lights went out to begin the race,<ref name="AF1Review">Template:Cite journal</ref> Barrichello made a brisk start on the track's clean side and held the lead into the first turn.<ref name="AutosportRaceReport">Template:Cite web
Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="CrashRaceReport">Template:Cite web</ref> His teammate Michael Schumacher was on the dirtier side but held off the fast-starting Ralf Schumacher on the outside to keep second.<ref name="F1RacingNetRace" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="GPCOMEntry">Template:Cite web</ref> Montoya made a slow getaway from fourth,<ref name="AF1Review" /> losing to Fisichella and Massa on the inside.<ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="GPCOMEntry" /> Despite hitting wheels at the exit to turn two, Button passed Montoya for sixth.<ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="TimesRaceReport">Template:Cite news</ref> Although Montoya's car suffered damage, causing some understeer,<ref name="AF1TechReview2" /> both drivers were able to continue.<ref name="AF1Review" /> Panis had the worst start as he drove onto the dirt after duelling Sato, falling from 12th to 19th by the conclusion of lap one, while Trulli lost three positions in the same distance.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" />
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At the end of the first lap, Barrichello led teammate Michael Schumacher by half-a-second,<ref name="BBCLapwatch">Template:Cite web</ref> followed by Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella, Massa and Button.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /> On lap two, Coulthard braked later than Heidfeld, passing him for tenth into the first turn.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="GPCOMEntry" /> During the first ten laps, the two Ferrari drivers broke away from the field, lapping about a second faster per lap.<ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="BBCLapwatch" /> Ralf Schumacher was more than ten seconds behind Ferrari at the end of lap ten, but he was seven seconds ahead of fourth-placed Fisichella.<ref name="F1RacingNetRace" /><ref name="BBCLapwatch" /> Because overtaking was difficult on a debris and dust-covered course, there were no position changes until lap 21, when the race's first retirement occurred.<ref name="AF1Review" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> Villeneuve stopped at the pit lane exit at the end of the pit lane straight when the transmission seized up.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /><ref name="AF1TechReview2" /> Räikkönen was pressuring Montoya,<ref name="BBCLapwatch" /> who was driving an ill-handling car against a faster McLaren.<ref name="AF1Review" /> On lap 22,<ref name="F1LiveCOMReport" /> Montoya drove wide over the turn 11 kerbing, causing additional damage to the bargeboards and sidepod fins and part of the air deflector behind the left front wheel.<ref name="AF1TechReview2" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> The removal of left-hand side aerodynamic components imbalanced Montoya's car.<ref name="DailyF1Feature" /> Räikkönen moved to the outside at turn two, giving him the inside line for turn three.<ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /> Montoya fought back but Räikkönen drove through on the inside of turn three. Montoya ran wide off the track and onto the grass to avoid a collision, dropping to tenth.<ref name="F1RacingNetRace" /><ref name="AF1Review" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" />
The carbon fibre removal meant he made an unscheduled pit stop.<ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> During the 9.2-second stop for fuel and tyres, Williams' mechanics removed the loose bodywork off his car. Montoya rejoined the track in 18th, ahead of Davidson.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /><ref name="F1LiveCOMReport" /> On lap 25, Irvine drove onto the turn two escape road to retire with a misfiring engine.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /><ref name="AF1TechReview2" /> Montoya ran wide at turn four owing to understeer on that lap but continued, running slower than before his pit stop.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /><ref name="F1LiveCOMReport" /> Further ahead, Räikkönen was able to close in on Button without being hampered by Montoya, battling him.<ref name="AF1Review" /> On lap 30, Fisichella entered pit lane and the race leaders made their first pit stops.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /> His stop lasted 8.3 seconds and he fell to ninth, ahead of Heidfeld.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> Michael Schumacher made his first pit stop on lap 31 and dropped to third behind Ralf Schumacher.<ref name="F1LiveCOMReport" /><ref name="AF1Review" /> On the following lap, after lapping Davidson and being distracted by him,<ref name="TimesRaceReport" /> Button ran too far to the right and possibly ran onto dirt. He put his right-rear wheel on the outside kerb braking for turn 13 and spun.<ref name="AF1Review" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> Button went into the gravel on the opposite side of the circuit and retired. At the end of the lap, Barrichello entered the pit lane from the lead and was 0.6 seconds slower than Michael Schumacher. He rejoined just ahead of his teammate, as Montoya was close behind, stopping Michael Schumacher from attempting a pass.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" />
Ralf Schumacher led for one lap before making his first pit stop on lap 33, returning to third. Coulthard and McLaren teammate Räikkönen made pit stops later than other drivers on laps 34 and 35, giving them an advantage.<ref name="AF1Review" /> Räikkönen rejoined in sixth and Coulthard in seventh.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /> After all drivers made their scheduled pit stops, Barrichello continued to lead from teammate Michael Schumacher.<ref name="GlobeMailRaceReport">Template:Cite news</ref> Ralf Schumacher was more than 20 seconds behind but ahead of Fisichella, Massa and Räikkönen by lap 40.<ref name="AF1Review" /> Six laps later, Coulthard lost control of his McLaren's rear and ran wide off the track into the turn 11 gravel trap and grass. Despite losing some bodywork from the McLaren, he returned to the circuit still in seventh.<ref name="F1LiveCOMReport" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> The second round of pit stops began on lap 51.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="F1LiveCOMReport" /> Fisichella was the first of the leaders to enter the pit lane a lap later. He had enough pace to stay ahead of Massa after the latter's second pit stop on lap 54, during which Massa had a brief issue with the refuelling rig.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /><ref name="AF1Review" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> Meanwhile, Salo was released into De La Rosa's path in the pit lane, forcing the latter to brake sharply to avoid a collision.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name=":0" />
On lap 55, Ralf and Michael Schumacher made their second pit stops. Both drivers remained third and second, respectively.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /> Heidfeld baulked Michael Schumacher coming out of the pit lane between the first two turns, allowing teammate Barrichello to gain time. On lap 56, Barrichello made his second pit stop and kept the lead, just ahead of Michael Schumacher.<ref name="AF1Review" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /><ref name="BBCLapwatch" /> Räikkönen and Coulthard, McLaren teammates, were able to run without traffic impeding them, resulting in faster lap times.<ref name="AF1Review" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /> Coulthard and Räikkönen made their pit stops between laps 59 and 61.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /> Their long stints promoted them to fourth and fifth, respectively, dropping Fisichella to sixth and Massa to seventh.<ref name="AF1Review" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> While being lapped, Davidson ran onto a dusty part of the circuit and lost control of his car's rear.<ref name="AF1TechReview2" /> He spun off the track and into the turn nine gravel trap, retiring on lap 61.<ref name="F1RacingNetRace" /><ref name="F1LiveCOMReport" /> Following the second round of pit stops, Barrichello led Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, Räikkönen, Coulthard, and Fisichella.<ref name="F1COMLiveRace" /> Michael Schumacher trailed Barrichello by five seconds until lap 72, when he reset the track lap record of 1:16.207, half a second quicker than Mika Häkkinen's 2001 lap.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" />
Barrichello led for the final five laps, winning his second race of the season and third of his career.<ref name="GlobeMailRaceReport" /> Michael Schumacher, his teammate, finished second, 0.434 seconds behind.<ref name="TelegraphRaceReport">Template:Cite news</ref> Ferrari's one-two finish sealed the team's fourth consecutive World Constructors' Championship as Williams could not overtake their championship points total in the final four races.<ref name="GlobeMailRaceReport" /><ref name="BirminghamPostReport">Template:Cite news</ref> Ralf Schumacher finished third, 13 seconds behind.<ref name="IndependentRaceReport">Template:Cite news</ref> Räikkönen finished fourth, too far behind Ralf Schumacher to challenge for third.<ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> Coulthard finished fifth after seeing his car was inconsistent and nervous.<ref name="AF1TechReview2" /><ref name="GPCOMEntry" /> Fisichella earned the final championship point in sixth, Jordan's fourth of the season.<ref name="TelegraphRaceReport" /> Massa finished seventh with understeer, the last driver on the lead lap. Trulli was the first lapped driver, finishing eighth after losing grip in his front-left tyre while on his third set of tyres.<ref name="AF1TechReview2" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /> Heidfeld was ninth but Trulli held him off in the last laps. Sato finished tenth.<ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="IndependentRaceReport" /> Montoya finished 11th due to worsening handling. Panis finished 12th, having slowed due to an oil pressure issue.<ref name="AF1TechReview2" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /> Salo was provisionally 13th, and the car's inbuilt fire extinguisher triggered and sprayed foam everywhere, ahead of De La Rosa in provisional 14th.<ref name="AF1TechReview2" /><ref name="IndependentRaceReport" /> McNish was close behind in provisional 15th after running without aerodynamic turbulence,<ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> despite gear selection issues at his pit stop.<ref name="AF1TechReview2" /> Webber was the final finisher despite his drinks bottle failing and colliding with the replacement right-front wheel and its changer Stefano Pierantoni because he entered the pit box too quickly for his first pit stop.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /><ref name="DailyF1Feature" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /> Pierantoni's left thumb was injured.<ref name="F1RUMagReport" /> There were four retirements from the 20 qualifiers,<ref name="BirminghamPostReport" /> with only two retiring from mechanical issues in the hot weather.<ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" />
Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in the subsequent press conference.<ref name="regulations2" /> Barrichello commented on Ferrari's World Constructors' Championship win, "I think the most important thing is to have clinched the constructors' (title). I think it's, for the team, I think Michael has said many times how good they are and how good we are together so it is just a day of commemoration."<ref name="PressConference">Template:Cite web</ref> Michael Schumacher stated that Ferrari were taking precautions because of the ease of making mistakes on track, "we just drove home safely, didn't force anything and that means that you can easily go two or three seconds slower and to do this time, I needed this sort of gap because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do the time."<ref name="PressConference" /> Ralf Schumacher called his race "kind of boring" but did not expect to finish in third, "That was our target but we had such a bad weekend except for qualifying and the race today, so we are totally happy."<ref name="PressConference" />
Ferrari sporting director Jean Todt described the outcome as the "easiest one-two" the team had ever achieved due to their faster pace from the start.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Todt added Ferrari were not to blame for their dominance in Formula One and that "you have some stupid people who may find we are to blame, but that's up to them."<ref name="BirminghamPostReport" /> Ross Brawn, Ferrari's technical director, stated that both drivers were driving at a controlled pace and blamed McLaren, Michelin and Williams for being off the pace throughout the race. Nevertheless, Brawn praised Ferrari's achievement as reflecting on the entire squad against them battling the manufacturers of BMW and Mercedes-Benz.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo praised the marque's staff and called their fourth successive Constructors' Championship victory "the greatest moment in the history of our company" and that it gave them "the greatest satisfaction and is a reward for everyone's hard work."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Following the race, the stewards issued a 25-second time penalty on Salo for violating FIA sporting regulations by entering De La Rosa's path in the pit lane. This dropped Salo from 13th to 15th.<ref name=":0" /> De La Rosa opined Salo had enough space on the right to avoid forcing him towards the pit barrier and that there was no cause to do so.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Coulthard claimed Montoya was given too much publicity, and that the latter could not abide being overtaken by other drivers in battle, preferring to hit another driver or run off the circuit, "that to him seems to be okay, that's acceptable because you're not giving up your place. People say that he has big balls, but maybe it's a case of big balls and a small brain."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Montoya retorted two weeks later at the Template:F1 GP, "I think he should try and concentrate more on doing his job and trying to beat Kimi [Raikkonen] than talking about somebody else. That's what I think."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
McLaren team principal Ron Dennis stated that the team's improved performance in the race compared to qualifying was due to increased air temperatures, allowing them to extract the maximum performance from their Michelin tyres.<ref name="BBCMcLaren">Template:Cite web</ref> Dennis complimented both Coulthard and Räikkönen's performances as "excellent".<ref name="BBCMcLaren" /> Fisichella described the race as "tough" because of understeer when his car was full of fuel and the fact McLaren were faster than Jordan during the race, "But sixth is great. I did my best, but that was really the maximum we could get. So I feel alright."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Button admitted to making a mistake when he spun off the track.<ref name="TelegraphRaceReport" /> Davidson expressed satisfaction with his performance but disappointment at failing to finish, which he conceded was his fault.<ref name="GuardianRaceReport" /> He stated that he would be disappointed if he caused Button's retirement and was unclear what to do in the case of being lapped, "I felt as though I was driving a Fiat Panda on the motorway and being chased by a load of Ferraris."<ref name="TimesRaceReport" />
Michael Schumacher maintained his lead in the World Drivers' Championship with 112 championship points.<ref name="2002points" /> Barrichello's victory moved him from fourth to second with 45 championship points.<ref name="2002points" /><ref name="GlobeMailRaceReport" /> The Williams duo of Ralf Schumacher and Montoya were tied on championship points with 40 each. Coulthard maintained fifth with 34 championship points.<ref name="2002points" /> Ferrari's one-two finish clinched a fourth consecutive World Constructors' Championship with 157 championship points.<ref name="2002points" /><ref name="IndependentRaceReport" /> Williams and McLaren remained in second and third with 80 and 54 championship points, respectively. Renault were fourth with 15 championship points, four ahead of Sauber with four rounds remaining in the season.<ref name="2002points" />
Race classification
Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold.
- Notes
- Template:Note – Mika Salo finished 13th, but received a 25-second time penalty for an unsafe release into Pedro de la Rosa's path in the pit lane.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
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1 | Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher* | 112 |
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2 | Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello | 45 |
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3 | Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher | 40 |
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4 | Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya | 40 |
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5 | Template:Flagicon David Coulthard | 34 |
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- Constructors' Championship standings
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1 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari* | 157 |
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3 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes | 54 |
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4 | Template:Flagicon Renault | 15 |
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5 | Template:Flagicon Sauber-Petronas | 11 |
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- Bold text and an asterisk indicates the 2002 World Champions.
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