2002 Canadian F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Canadian Grand Prix
Track: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Michael SCHUMACHER won his 59th F1 World Championship race at the 2002 Canadian F1 GP. The Ferrari driver started from 2nd on the grid and won at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve by 1.132 seconds from David Coulthard. It was the 153rd win for the Ferrari F1 team and Schumachers 6th win of the season, a chase-down victory after Barrichello led the opening stint.

Montoya pole, Ferrari and Williams share the front row

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 9 June 2002 saw Juan-Pablo Montoya take pole with a 1:12.836 lap, Michael Schumacher second, Barrichello third and Ralf Schumacher fourth. It was the fourth pole in a row for Williams-BMW at high-speed circuits, a testament to BMWs straight-line pace on Montreals long full-throttle straights.

Race day: Barrichello leads, Schumacher takes over

The race pattern was set at the start. Barrichello passed Schumacher and Montoya to lead the opening 25 laps. Montoya dropped time on tyre wear and lost places at his first stop. Barrichello continued to lead until lap 26 when the pit-stop sequence shuffled the order, giving Michael Schumacher the lead. The two Ferraris then swapped once more before Michael retook the front on lap 51 and drove to the flag 1.132 seconds ahead of Coulthard.

Kimi in the fight, Barrichello fades

Coulthards McLaren, which had won Monaco two weeks earlier, took a well-earned second place, his fifth podium of the season. Barrichello finished third for Ferrari after his early lead, and Kimi Raikkonen took a fine fourth on his first Canada visit. Fisichella and Trulli split fifth and sixth. Montoya, retiring with engine failure at half-distance, was later confirmed to have been on a different fuel strategy that never worked. Montoya set the fastest lap on lap 50 with a 1:15.960, just 0.011 seconds clear of Schumachers race pace.

Championship: Schumacher 64, Montoya 23, Ralf 20

After eight rounds Schumacher had 64 points, more than double his nearest challenger. The 10 for Canada made it six wins from eight for the German, and his championship coronation was now no longer if but when. Ferrari led the constructors on 91 points, with Williams-BMW second on 43 and McLaren third on 34.

Classification 2002 Canadian F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	MichaelSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari F2002Ferrari 051	2	70	32	1:33:36.111	10
2	3	DavidCoulthard	McLaren	McLaren MP4/17Mercedes FO 110	8	70		1:33:37.243+1.132s	6
3	2	RubensBarrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari F2002Ferrari 051	3	70	25	1:33:43.193+7.082s	4
4	4	KimiRäikkönen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/17Mercedes FO 110	5	70		1:34:13.674+37.563s	3
5	9	GiancarloFisichella	Jordan	Jordan EJ12Honda RA002E	6	70		1:34:18.923+42.812s	2
6	14	JarnoTrulli	Renault	Renault R202Renault RS22	10	70		1:34:25.058+48.947s	1
7	5	RalfSchumacher	Williams	Williams FW24BMW P82	4	70		Engine
8	12	OlivierPanis	BAR	BAR 004Honda RA002E	11	69		+1 lap
9	8	FelipeMassa	Sauber	Sauber C21Petronas 02A	12	69		+1 lap
10	10	TakumaSato	Jordan	Jordan EJ12Honda RA002E	15	69		+1 lap
11	23	MarkWebber	Minardi	Minardi PS02Asiatech AT02	21	69		+1 lap
12	7	NickHeidfeld	Sauber	Sauber C21Petronas 02A	7	69		+1 lap
13	20	Heinz-HaraldFrentzen	Arrows	Arrows A23Cosworth CR-3	19	69		+1 lap
14	22	AlexYoong	Minardi	Minardi PS02Asiatech AT02	22	68		+2 laps
15	15	JensonButton	Renault	Renault R202Renault RS22	13	65		Gearbox
DNF	6	Juan-PabloMontoya	Williams	Williams FW24BMW P82	1	56	13	Engine
DNF	25	AllanMcNish	Toyota	Toyota TF102Toyota RVX-02	20	45		Spin
DNF	16	EddieIrvine	Jaguar	Jaguar R3Cosworth CR-4	14	41		Overheating
DNF	24	MikaSalo	Toyota	Toyota TF102Toyota RVX-02	18	41		Brakes
DNF	17	Pedrode la Rosa	Jaguar	Jaguar R3Cosworth CR-4	16	29		Gearbox
DNF	21	EnriqueBernoldi	Arrows	Arrows A23Cosworth CR-3	17	16		Suspension
DNF	11	JacquesVilleneuve	BAR	BAR 004Honda RA002E	9	8		Oil pressure

Fastest lap: 1:15.960 min. by Juan-Pablo Montoya

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