# 2002 International Formula 3000 Championship

The 2002 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-sixth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. It featured the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship which was contested over twelve races from 30 March to 14 September 2002. Championship titles were awarded for both Drivers and Teams.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 1 | Ryan Briscoe | 1–7 |
| Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 1 | Thed Björk | 8–12 |
| Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 2 | Zsolt Baumgartner | All |
| Petrobras Junior Team | 3 | Antônio Pizzonia | All |
| Petrobras Junior Team | 4 | Ricardo Sperafico | All |
| Super Nova Racing | 5 | Sébastien Bourdais | All |
| Super Nova Racing | 6 | Tiago Monteiro | All |
| Red Bull Junior Team | 9 | Patrick Friesacher | All |
| Red Bull Junior Team | 10 | Ricardo Mauricio | All |
| Team Astromega | 14 | Mario Haberfeld | All |
| Team Astromega | 15 | Rob Nguyen | All |
| European Minardi F3000 | 16 | Alexandre Sperafico | 1–9 |
| European Minardi F3000 | 16 | Justin Keen | 10–12 |
| European Minardi F3000 | 17 | David Saelens | 1–5 |
| European Minardi F3000 | 17 | Alex Müller | 6–9 |
| European Minardi F3000 | 17 | Kristian Kolby | 10–12 |
| Arden International | 18 | Björn Wirdheim | All |
| Arden International | 19 | Tomáš Enge | All |
| Durango Formula | 20 | Alex Müller | 1–5 |
| Durango Formula | 20 | Derek Hill | 6–12 |
| Durango Formula | 21 | Rodrigo Sperafico | All |
| Coloni F3000 | 24 | Enrico Toccacelo | All |
| Coloni F3000 | 25 | Giorgio Pantano | All |
| PSM Racing Line | 26 | Tony Schmidt | All |
| PSM Racing Line | 27 | Nicolas Kiesa | All |
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Note: Each entry used a Lola B02/50 chassis with a Zytek-Judd KV engine and Avon tyres, as mandated by the championship regulations.

## Calendar

The FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was contested over twelve races.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Winning Team | Report |
| 1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 30 March | 35 | 4.309=150.785 km | 0'53:24.841 | 169.395 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Sébastien Bourdais | Rodrigo Sperafico | Durango Formula | Report |
| 2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 13 April | 32 | 4.933=157.619 km | 0'51:39.076 | 183.096 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Giorgio Pantano | Sébastien Bourdais | Super Nova Racing | Report |
| 3 | Circuit de Catalunya | 27 April | 32 | 4.728=151.233 km | 0'51:44.572 | 175.367 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Sébastien Bourdais | Giorgio Pantano | Coloni F3000 | Report |
| 4 | A1 Ring | 11 May | 35 | 4.326=151.410 km | 0'48:53.862 | 185.788 km/h | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Arden Team Russia | Report |
| 5 | Circuit de Monaco | 25 May | 45 | 3.37=151.65 km | 1'07:40.545 | 134.449 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Tomáš Enge | Sébastien Bourdais | Super Nova Racing | Report |
| 6 | Nürburgring | 22 June | 30 | 5.138=154.14 km | 0'54:55.289 | 168.393 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Tomáš Enge | Sébastien Bourdais | Super Nova Racing | Report |
| 7 | Silverstone Circuit | 6 July | 30 | 5.141=154.126 km | 0'49:45.388 | 185.856 km/h | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Arden Team Russia | Report |
| 8 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 20 July | 35 | 4.251=148.599 km | 0'54:58.076 | 162.202 km/h | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Arden Team Russia | Report |
| 9 | Hockenheimring | 27 July | 33 | 4.574=150.942 km | 0'50:00.768 | 181.084 km/h | Giorgio Pantano | Ricardo Sperafico | Giorgio Pantano | Coloni F3000 | Report |
| 10 | Hungaroring | 17 August | 38 | 3.975=151.044 km | 0'59:25.829 | 152.491 km/h | Tomáš Enge | Ricardo Sperafico | Enrico Toccacelo | Coloni F3000 | Report |
| 11 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 31 August | 22 | 6.968=153.296 km | 0'47:06.609 | 195.239 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Sébastien Bourdais | Giorgio Pantano | Coloni F3000 | Report |
| 12 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 14 September | 26 | 5.793=150.353 km | 0'44:57.538 | 200.654 km/h | Björn Wirdheim | Giorgio Pantano | Björn Wirdheim | Arden Team Russia | Report |
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Note: The race time/average speed for the provisional winner of Race 10 (Tomáš Enge) was 0'59:24.642/152.546 km/h. Enge was subsequently disqualified after failing a drug test.

## Championship standings
### Teams Championship

Teams Championship points were awarded on a 10-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race with points from both team cars counting towards each team’s total.
| Position | Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | Points |
| 1 | Arden International | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 79 |
| 2 | Coloni F3000 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 68 |
| 3 | Super Nova Racing | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 58 |
| 4 | Petrobras Junior Team | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Red Bull Junior Team | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 23 |
| 6 | Durango Formula | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Team Astromega | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | PSM Racing Line | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | European Minardi F3000 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Race results

Drivers Championship points were awarded at each race as follows: 10 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place.
| Pos | Driver | INT | IMO | CAT | A1R | MON | NÜR | SIL | MAG | HOC | HUN | SPA | MNZ | Points |
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | 14 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 56 |
| 2 | Giorgio Pantano | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54 |
| 3 | Tomáš Enge | Ret | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | Ret | DSQ | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| 4 | Björn Wirdheim | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | Ricardo Sperafico | 7 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Sperafico | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Mário Haberfeld | 2 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | Antônio Pizzonia | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 18 |
| 9 | Enrico Toccacelo | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 14 |
| 10 | Patrick Friesacher | 10 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 16 | Ret | 14 |
| 11 | Ricardo Maurício | 3 | Ret | 4 | 15 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 9 |
| 12 | Nicolas Kiesa | 15 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Tiago Monteiro | 9 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 2 |
| 14 | Rob Nguyen | 13 | 11 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 2 |
| 15 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Thed Björk | | | | | | | | Ret | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Derek Hill | | | | | | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 0 |
| 18 | Justin Keen | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | Ret | 0 |
| 19 | Kristian Kolby | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Alex Müller | 11 | Ret | Ret | 13 | DSQ | Ret | 11 | 14 | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 21 | Tony Schmidt | 16 | Ret | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Alexandre Sperafico | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Ryan Briscoe | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | David Saelens | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | INT | IMO | CAT | A1R | MON | NÜR | SIL | MAG | HOC | HUN | SPA | MNZ | Points |
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| 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) |