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2002 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 13 Oct 2002
- Name
- 2002 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
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Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION
Grand Prix context
2002 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2002 Formula 1 World Championship · round 17
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:26:59.698 · 53 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:27:00.204 · 53 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:27:22.990 · 53 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:27:35.973 · 53 laps · bmw | 3 |
| 5 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 1:28:22.392 · 53 laps · honda | 2 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | Renault | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | 1 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | Time not recorded · 52 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Toyota | Time not recorded · 52 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | Time not recorded · 52 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Minardi | Time not recorded · 51 laps · asiatech | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | Engine · Time not recorded · 48 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | Transmission · Time not recorded · 39 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Engine · Time not recorded · 37 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Renault | Mechanical · Time not recorded · 32 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | Engine · Time not recorded · 27 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Yoong | Minardi | Spun off · Time not recorded · 14 laps · asiatech | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Olivier Panis | BAR | Mechanical · Time not recorded · 8 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | David Coulthard | McLaren | Throttle · Time not recorded · 7 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Sauber | Accident · Time not recorded · 3 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Allan McNish | Toyota | Injury · Time not recorded · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.317 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.749 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.088 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.197 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.444 · 10 laps · bmw | |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:32.507 · 10 laps · bmw | |
| 7 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 1:33.090 · 12 laps · honda | |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.276 · 12 laps · honda | |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:33.349 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Renault | 1:33.429 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:33.547 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.553 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:33.742 · 11 laps · toyota | |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:33.915 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:33.979 · 11 laps · petronas | |
| 16 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 1:34.192 · 10 laps · honda | |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 1:34.227 · 12 laps · cosworth | |
| 18 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 1:35.191 · 5 laps · toyota | |
| 19 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 1:35.958 · 11 laps · asiatech | |
| 20 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 1:36.267 · 12 laps · asiatech |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.317 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.749 · ferrari | |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.088 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.197 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.444 · bmw | |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:32.507 · bmw | |
| 7 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 1:33.090 · honda | |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.276 · honda | |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:33.349 · honda | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Renault | 1:33.429 · renault | |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:33.547 · renault | |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.553 · petronas | |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:33.742 · toyota | |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:33.915 · cosworth | |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:33.979 · petronas | |
| 16 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 1:34.192 · honda | |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 1:34.227 · cosworth | |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 1:35.958 · asiatech | |
| 19 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 1:36.267 · asiatech |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 144 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 77 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 41 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Allan McNish | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Alex Yoong | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Enrique Bernoldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:34.232 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 2 | 1:34.730 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 1:35.402 |
| freePractice1Results | Juan Pablo Montoya | 4 | 1:35.742 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 5 | 1:35.995 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1:36.109 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 7 | 1:36.190 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 8 | 1:36.490 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 9 | 1:36.529 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 | 1:36.744 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Salo | 11 | 1:36.893 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:37.014 |
| freePractice1Results | Takuma Sato | 13 | 1:37.196 |
| freePractice1Results | Allan McNish | 14 | 1:37.384 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 15 | 1:37.492 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 16 | 1:37.781 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Panis | 17 | 1:37.927 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 18 | 1:37.997 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 19 | 1:38.138 |
| freePractice1Results | Alex Yoong | 20 | 1:39.142 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1:32.978 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 2 | 1:33.233 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:33.290 |
| freePractice2Results | Juan Pablo Montoya | 4 | 1:33.525 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 5 | 1:33.636 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 6 | 1:33.688 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 7 | 1:34.544 |
| freePractice2Results | Takuma Sato | 8 | 1:34.657 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:34.723 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:34.743 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 1:34.879 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 12 | 1:34.933 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 | 1:35.107 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 14 | 1:35.330 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Panis | 15 | 1:35.538 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 16 | 1:35.567 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Salo | 17 | 1:36.265 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 18 | 1:36.585 |
| freePractice2Results | Allan McNish | 19 | 1:36.640 |
| freePractice2Results | Alex Yoong | 20 | 1:37.972 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1:36.249 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 1:36.650 |
| warmingUpResults | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:36.652 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 4 | 1:36.930 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 5 | 1:37.167 |
| warmingUpResults | Jarno Trulli | 6 | 1:37.281 |
| warmingUpResults | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:37.533 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 | 1:37.601 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Salo | 9 | 1:37.612 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 10 | 1:37.628 |
| warmingUpResults | Nick Heidfeld | 11 | 1:37.685 |
| warmingUpResults | Takuma Sato | 12 | 1:37.709 |
| warmingUpResults | Allan McNish | 13 | 1:37.734 |
| warmingUpResults | Jenson Button | 14 | 1:37.775 |
| warmingUpResults | Juan Pablo Montoya | 15 | 1:38.226 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 16 | 1:38.284 |
| warmingUpResults | Olivier Panis | 17 | 1:38.344 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro de la Rosa | 18 | 1:38.358 |
| warmingUpResults | Mark Webber | 19 | 1:39.208 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Yoong | 20 | 1:41.132 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Panis | 1 | 6 | 56.848 |
| Olivier Panis | 2 | 7 | 6:23.085 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 15 | 28.687 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 16 | 29.270 |
| Mika Salo | 1 | 18 | 29.912 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 19 | 30.713 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 19 | 29.868 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 20 | 30.576 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 20 | 30.856 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 21 | 30.594 |
| Takuma Sato | 1 | 21 | 28.925 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 21 | 29.885 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 22 | 30.853 |
| Eddie Irvine | 1 | 22 | 29.171 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 22 | 30.523 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 24 | 29.748 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 25 | 29.197 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 32 | 32.430 |
| Mika Salo | 2 | 34 | 30.270 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 35 | 31.161 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 35 | 29.896 |
| Takuma Sato | 2 | 36 | 31.196 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 37 | 29.585 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 38 | 29.534 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 2 | 37 | 28.667 |
| Eddie Irvine | 2 | 38 | 28.580 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 2 | 39 | 27.910 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 40 | 28.381 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 39 | 29.060 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 41 | 28.256 |