# 2002 Formula BMW ADAC season

The 2002 Formula BMW ADAC season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in 1.2 litre Formula BMW single seat race cars. The 2002 season was the fifth Formula BMW ADAC season organized by BMW Motorsport and ADAC. The season began at Hockenheimring on 20 April and finished at the same place on 6 October, after twenty races. Nico Rosberg was crowned series champion.

## Driver lineup

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Mamerow Racing Team | 1 | Reinhard Kofler | All |
| Mamerow Racing Team | 2 | Christian Mamerow | All |
| Mamerow Racing Team | 3 | Michael Devaney | All |
| Mamerow Racing Team | 4 | Christian Engelhart | All |
| Mamerow Racing Team | 5 | Niclas Königbauer | All |
| VIVA Racing | 6 | Nico Rosberg | All |
| VIVA Racing | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 8 | Maximilian Götz | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 9 | Thomas Holzer | All |
| KUG/Dewalt Racing | 10 | Giacomo Ricci | 1–3 |
| KUG/Dewalt Racing | 11 | Denis-Simon Knips | 1, 3–10 |
| KUG/Dewalt Racing | 42 | Junior Strous | 8–10 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 12 | Hannes Neuhauser | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 15 | Christian Günther | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 16 | Andreas Wirth | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 20 | Maro Engel | All |
| Bodensee-Racing | 18 | Lance David Arnold | 2–5, 7–10 |
| FS Motorsport | 21 | Timo Lienemann | All |
| FS Motorsport | 22 | Franz Schmöller | All |
| Reiter Engineering | 23 | Quirin Müller | All |
| Haubner Motorsport | 24 | Sebastian Riedel | 1–5, 7–10 |
| ADAC Sachsen | 26 | Robert Kath | All |
| Weigl Motorsport | 27 | Dominik Weigl | All |
| Weigl Motorsport | 29 | Alexander Margaritis | 4–5 |
| ADAC Nordbayern e. V. | 28 | Matthias Luger | All |
| Igor Salaquarda Racing | 30 | Filip Salaquarda | 1–8, 10 |
| Igor Salaquarda Racing | 31 | Tomáš Kostka | 1–6 |
| Igor Salaquarda Racing | 32 | Marek Novotný | 1–6 |
| Stefan Hubfeld | 33 | Stefan Hubfeld | All |
| CTS-Motorsport | 34 | Philipp Wlazik | All |
| springbock motorsport | 35 | Claudio Torre | 1–5, 7–10 |
| springbock motorsport | 41 | Martin Hippe | 9–10 |

## 2002 Schedule

The series supported the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at nine rounds, with additional round at the European Grand Prix on 22–23 June.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 20 April | Nico Rosberg | Christian Mamerow | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 21 April | Nico Rosberg | Andreas Wirth | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Zolder | 4 May | Reinhard Kofler | Reinhard Kofler | Michael Devaney | Mamerow Racing Team |
| 2 | R2 | Zolder | 5 May | Michael Devaney | Andreas Wirth | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Sachsenring | 1 June | Maximilian Götz | Maximilian Götz | Maximilian Götz | Mücke Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | Sachsenring | 2 June | Maximilian Götz | Hannes Neuhauser | Maximilian Götz | Mücke Motorsport |
| 4 | R1 | Nürburgring | 22 June | Alexander Margaritis | Michael Devaney | Hannes Neuhauser | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Nürburgring | 23 June | Hannes Neuhauser | Alexander Margaritis | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 29 June | Sebastian Riedel | Franz Schmöller | Alexander Margaritis | Weigl Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 30 June | Alexander Margaritis | Alexander Margaritis | Alexander Margaritis | Weigl Motorsport |
| 6 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 13 July | Reinhard Kofler | Maximilian Götz | Thomas Holzer | Mücke Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 14 July | Thomas Holzer | Reinhard Kofler | Thomas Holzer | Mücke Motorsport |
| 7 | R1 | Nürburgring | 3 August | Christian Mamerow | Niclas Königbauer | Reinhard Kofler | Mamerow Racing Team |
| 7 | R2 | Nürburgring | 4 August | Reinhard Kofler | Christian Mamerow | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |
| 8 | R1 | A1-Ring, Spielberg | 7 September | Christian Mamerow | Michael Devaney | Maro Engel | Eifelland Racing |
| 8 | R2 | A1-Ring, Spielberg | 8 September | Maro Engel | Maximilian Götz | Maximilian Götz | Mücke Motorsport |
| 9 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 28 September | Hannes Neuhauser | Christian Mamerow | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |
| 9 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 29 September | Nico Rosberg | Timo Lienemann | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |
| 10 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 5 October | Nico Rosberg | Junior Strous | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |
| 10 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 6 October | Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg | VIVA Racing |

## Season standings
### Drivers Standings

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC1 | HOC1 | ZOL | ZOL | SAC | SAC | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | NOR | NOR | LAU | LAU | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | A1R | A1R | ZAN | ZAN | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 264 |
| 2 | Maximilian Götz | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 183 |
| 3 | Hannes Neuhauser | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 145 |
| 4 | Christian Mamerow | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 139 |
| 5 | Michael Devaney | Ret | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 7 | 134 |
| 6 | Thomas Holzer | 2 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 130 |
| 7 | Reinhard Kofler | Ret | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 6 | DNS | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 14 | 110 |
| 8 | Maro Engel | 16 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 3 | 2 | 89 |
| 9 | Andreas Wirth | 13 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 68 |
| 10 | Claudio Torre | 5 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | | | 8 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 58 |
| 11 | Franz Schmöller | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 21 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 8 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 | 50 |
| 12 | Robert Kath | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 19 | 49 |
| 13 | Timo Lienemann | 9 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 45 |
| 14 | Alexander Margaritis | | | | | | | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 15 | Christian Bakkerud | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 5 | DNS | 19 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 37 |
| 16 | Junior Strous | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 17 | Sebastian Riedel | 12 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 12 | | | Ret | Ret | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| 18 | Giacomo Ricci | 8 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 19 | Niclas Königbauer | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | DNS | Ret | 18 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | DSQ | DNS | 13 | 17 | DNS | 26 | 6 |
| 20 | Philipp Wlazik | 10 | 13 | 18 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| 21 | Filip Salaquarda | 20 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 18 | DNS | 16 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 17 | Ret | | | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 22 | Matthias Luger | 18 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 1 |
| 23 | Dominik Weigl | 23 | Ret | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 25 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 10 | 18 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 1 |
| 24 | Christian Günther | Ret | 20 | Ret | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| 25 | Marek Novotný | 15 | 15 | 16 | DNS | 17 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Lance David Arnold | | | Ret | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 13 | | | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | DNS | Ret | 19 | Ret | 0 |
| 27 | Christian Engelhart | 17 | 19 | Ret | 20 | 21 | Ret | 16 | 23 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 20 | DNS | 21 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 28 | Martin Hippe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 18 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | Quirin Müller | 14 | 16 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 0 |
| 30 | Tomáš Kostka | 22 | 21 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 22 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 31 | Stefan Hupfeld | 19 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 20 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 32 | Denis-Simon Knips | 21 | Ret | | | 23 | Ret | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC1 | HOC1 | ZOL | ZOL | SAC | SAC | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | NOR | NOR | LAU | LAU | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | A1R | A1R | ZAN | ZAN | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |