# List of 2002 motorsport champions

This list of 2002 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

## Dirt oval racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Steve Kinser | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Steve Kinser Racing | |

## Drag racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Larry Dixon | 2002 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series | Funny Car: John Force | 2002 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock: Jeg Coughlin Jr. | 2002 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock Motorcycle: Angelle Sampey | 2002 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series |

## Drifting

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| D1 Grand Prix | Katsuhiro Ueo | 2002 D1 Grand Prix season |
| D1UK/Autoglym Drift Championship | James Wolstenholme | 2002 D1UK/Autoglym Drift Championship |

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| Karting World Championship | FSA: Giedo van der Garde |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FA: David Hemkemeyer |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | S-ICC: Francesco Laudato S-ICC: Sauro Cesetti |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA: Jonathan Thonon |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA-J: Sébastien Buemi |
| Rotax Max Challenge | Mark Cronje |

## Motorcycle

| Series | Rider | Season article |
| MotoGP World Championship | Valentino Rossi | 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Marco Melandri | 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Arnaud Vincent | 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| Superbike World Championship | Colin Edwards | 2002 Superbike World Championship season |
| Supersport World Championship | Fabien Foret | |
| Speedway World Championship | Tony Rickardsson | 2002 Speedway Grand Prix |
| AMA Superbike Championship | Nicky Hayden | |
| Australian Superbike Championship | Shawn Giles | |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Michael Schumacher | 2002 Formula One World Championship |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Constructors: Ferrari | 2002 Formula One World Championship |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Cristiano da Matta | 2002 CART season |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Manufacturers: Toyota | 2002 CART season |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Rookies: Mario Domínguez | 2002 CART season |
| Indy Racing League | Sam Hornish Jr. | 2002 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Racing League | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 2002 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Racing League | Rookies: Laurent Rédon | 2002 Indy Racing League |
| Infiniti Pro Series | A. J. Foyt IV | 2002 Infiniti Pro Series season |
| Historic Formula One Championship | Mike Whatley | 2002 Historic Formula One Championship |
| American Indycar Series | Eddie Nahir | 2002 American Indycar Series |
| United States Speedway Series | Ken Petrie | 2002 United States Speedway Series |
| Atlantic Championship | Jon Fogarty | 2002 Atlantic Championship season |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | Will Power | 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Barber Dodge Pro Series | A. J. Allmendinger | 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series |
| Euro Formula 3000 Championship | Jaime Melo | 2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship |
| Formula Nippon Championship | Ralph Firman | 2002 Formula Nippon Championship |
| Formula Nippon Championship | Teams: Nakajima Racing | 2002 Formula Nippon Championship |
| Formula Volkswagen Germany | Sven Barth | 2002 Formula Volkswagen Germany season |
| International Formula 3000 Championship | Sébastien Bourdais | 2002 International Formula 3000 Championship |
| International Formula 3000 Championship | Teams: Arden International | 2002 International Formula 3000 Championship |
| EuroBOSS Series | Earl Goddard | 2002 EuroBOSS Series |
| EuroBOSS Series | Teams: Kockney Koi Yamitsu | 2002 EuroBOSS Series |
| Formula Asia | Denis Lian | 2002 Formula Asia |
| Formula Dream | Yuki Shibata | 2002 Formula Dream |
| JAF Japan Formula 4 | Kantō: Tetsuya Fujisawa | 2002 JAF Japan Formula 4 |
| JAF Japan Formula 4 | Kansai: Katsumasa Katayose | 2002 JAF Japan Formula 4 |
| World Series by Nissan | Ricardo Zonta | 2002 World Series by Nissan season |
| Formula Nissan 2000 | Santiago Porteiro | 2002 Formula Nissan 2000 season |
| Formula Palmer Audi | Adrian Willmott | 2002 Formula Palmer Audi |
| Formula Palmer Audi | Autumn Trophy: Ben Lewis | 2002 Formula Palmer Audi |
| Formula König | Jochen Nerpel | 2002 Formula König season |
| Formula König | Teams: RS Racing Team | 2002 Formula König season |
| Formula Toyota | Wataru Kobayakawa | 2002 Formula Toyota season |
| Formula Dodge National Championship | Grant Maiman | |
| Formula Dodge National Championship | Masters: Roland Isra | |
| Formula Dodge Eastern Championship | Abraham Zimroth | |
| Formula Dodge Eastern Championship | Masters: Chris Oliver | |
| Formula Dodge Midwestern Championship | Luis Pelayo | |
| Formula Dodge Midwestern Championship | Masters: John Greist | |
| Formula Dodge Southern Championship | Matt Franc | |
| Formula Dodge Southern Championship | Masters: Peter Stolper | |
| Formula Dodge Western Championship | Robbie Montinola | |
| Formula Dodge Western Championship | Masters: Jose Guzman | |
| Skip Barber Challenge | Matt Franc | |
| Formula Lista Junior | Damian Sawicki | 2002 Formula Lista Junior season |
| Formula RUS | Roman Shestakov | |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Viktor Shaytar | 2002 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Teams: Formula Z | 2002 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Star Mazda Championship | Guy Cosmo | 2002 Star Mazda Championship |
| Formula Three |||
| Asian Formula Three Championship | Mark Goddard | 2002 Asian Formula Three Championship |
| Asian Formula Three Championship | Teams: Team Goddard | 2002 Asian Formula Three Championship |
| Australian Formula 3 Championship | James Manderson | 2002 Australian Formula 3 Championship |
| Australian Formula 3 Championship | National Class: Paul Trengove | 2002 Australian Formula 3 Championship |
| Australian Formula 3 Championship | Copa Rookie: Andy Soucek | 2002 Australian Formula 3 Championship |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Hannes Neuhauser | 2002 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Trophy: Hannes Neuhauser | 2002 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| British Formula 3 Championship | Robbie Kerr | 2002 British Formula Three Championship |
| British Formula 3 Championship | National: Adam Carroll | 2002 British Formula Three Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Takashi Kogure | 2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: Dome Racing Team | 2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Giuseppe Bacigalupo | 2002 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Tristan Gommendy | 2002 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Teams: ASM Formule 3 | 2002 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Class B: Benjamin Poron | 2002 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Gary Paffett | 2002 German Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Rookie: Timo Glock | 2002 German Formula Three Championship |
| Finnish Formula Three Championship | Jussi Pinomäki | 2002 Finnish Formula Three Championship |
| Finnish Formula Three Championship | Teams: Niinivirta Motorsport | 2002 Finnish Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Miloš Pavlović | 2002 Italian Formula Three season |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Trofeo: Carmine Tancredi | 2002 Italian Formula Three season |
| Mexican Formula Three Championship | Guillermo Zapata | 2002 Mexican Formula Three Championship |
| Russian Formula Three Championship | Andrea Belicchi | |
| Spanish Formula Three Championship | Marcel Costa | 2002 Spanish Formula Three season |
| Spanish Formula Three Championship | Teams: Racing Engineering | 2002 Spanish Formula Three season |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Jo Zeller | 2002 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Class B: Bruno Huber | 2002 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Three Sudamericana | Nelson Piquet Jr. | |
| Formula Three Sudamericana | Light: Eduardo Azevedo | |
| Formula Renault |||
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Eric Salignon | 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Teams: Graff Racing | 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season |
| Formula Renault 2000 UK | Danny Watts | 2002 Formula Renault 2000 UK season |
| Formula Renault 2000 UK | Winter Series: Robert Bell | 2002 Formula Renault 2000 UK season |
| Championnat de France FFSA de Formule Renault | Alexandre Prémat | |
| Formula Renault BARC | Jeremy Smith | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia | José María López | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Teams: Cram Competition | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Winter Series: Toni Vilander | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Germany | Christian Klien | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Scandinavia | Philip Andersen | 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Scandinavia season |
| Renault Speed Trophy F2000 | Thomas Conrad | |
| Mexican Formula Renault Championship | David Martínez | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Brazil | Sérgio Jimenez | |
| Formula Campus by Renault and Elf | Loïc Duval | |
| North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Championship | Bruno Spengler | |
| Asian Formula Renault Challenge | Cheng Congfu | |
| Asian Formula Renault Challenge | Teams: FRD Team | |
| Formula Renault 1600 Argentina | Rafael Morgenstern | |
| Formula Junior 1600 Italia powered by Renault | Barbieri | |
| Formula Junior 1600 Spain | Adrián Vallés | |
| North American Fran Am 1600 Pro Championship | Tim Barber | |
| Formula Super Renault | Matías Rossi | |
| Formula BMW |||
| Formula BMW ADAC | Nico Rosberg | 2002 Formula BMW ADAC season |
| Formula BMW ADAC | Teams: VIVA Racing/Team Rosberg | 2002 Formula BMW ADAC season |
| F. Baviera Junior Cup | Nuno Pinto | |
| Formula Ford |||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Jamie Whincup | 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship |
| Benelux Formula Ford Championship | Jaap van Lagen | 2002 Benelux Formula Ford Championship |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Westley Barber | 2002 British Formula Ford Championship |
| Dutch Formula Ford Championship | Jaap van Lagen | 2002 Dutch Formula Ford Championship |
| Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series | Bryan Sellers | 2002 Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | Fabian Coulthard | 2001–02 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship |

## Rallying

| Series | Driver/Co-Driver | Season article |
| World Rally Championship | Marcus Grönholm | 2002 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Timo Rautiainen | 2002 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Manufacturer: Peugeot | 2002 World Rally Championship |
| Junior World Rally Championship | Daniel Solà | 2002 World Rally Championship |
| Production World Rally Championship | Karamjit Singh | 2002 World Rally Championship |
| African Rally Championship | John Gemmel | 2002 African Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Karamjit Singh | 2002 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Allen Oh | 2002 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Possum Bourne | 2002 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Mark Stacey | 2002 Australian Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Jonny Milner | 2002 British Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Nicky Beech | 2002 British Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Patrick Richard | 2002 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Ian McCurdy | 2002 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Czech Rally Championship | Václav Pech | 2002 Czech Rally Championship |
| Czech Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Petr Uhel | 2002 Czech Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Matthias Kahle | |
| Estonian Rally Championship | A>2000: Margus Murakas | 2002 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | A>2000 Co-Drivers: Toomas Kitsing | 2002 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | N 2000+: Mait Meriloo | 2002 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | N 2000+ Co-Drivers: Peep Kallaste N 2000+ Co-Drivers: Meelis Pihel | 2002 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Renato Travaglia | 2002 European Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Flavio Zanella | 2002 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A +2000cc: Sebastian Lindholm | 2002 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group N +2000cc: Juha Salo | 2002 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A -2000cc: Mikko Hirvonen | 2002 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group N -2000cc: Eero Räikkönen | 2002 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | Benoît Rousselot | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | János Tóth | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Imre Tóth | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | V. R. Naren Kumar | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: D. Ram Kumar |
| Italian Rally Championship | Renato Travaglia | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Flavio Zanella | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Peugeot | |
| Middle East Rally Championship | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Bruce Herbert | 2002 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Rob Ryan | 2002 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship | Leszek Kuzaj | |
| Romanian Rally Championship | Constantin Aur | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Barry Johnson | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Gordon Adam | |
| Slovak Rally Championship | Václav Pech | |
| Slovak Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Petr Uhel | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Jannie Habig | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Douglas Judd | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Toyota | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Jesús Puras | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Carlos del Barrio | |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1: Kenneth Hansen |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 2: Marc-Jan Vlassak |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | 1400 Cup: Aleš Zázvorka |
| British Rallycross Championship | Pat Doran |

## Sports car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| American Le Mans Series | LMP900: Tom Kristensen | 2002 American Le Mans Series season |
| American Le Mans Series | LMP675: Jon Field | 2002 American Le Mans Series season |
| American Le Mans Series | GTS: Ron Fellows | 2002 American Le Mans Series season |
| American Le Mans Series | GT: Lucas Luhr GT: Sascha Maassen | 2002 American Le Mans Series season |
| British GT Championship | GT: Ian McKellar GT: Thomas Erdos | 2002 British GT Championship |
| British GT Championship | GTO: Jamie Davies | 2002 British GT Championship |
| FIA GT Championship | GT: Christophe Bouchut | 2002 FIA GT Championship season |
| FIA GT Championship | GT Teams: Larbre Compétition | 2002 FIA GT Championship season |
| FIA GT Championship | N-GT: Stéphane Ortelli | 2002 FIA GT Championship season |
| FIA GT Championship | N-GT Teams: Freisinger Motorsport | 2002 FIA GT Championship season |
| FIA Sportscar Championship | SR1: Jan Lammers SR1: Val Hillebrand | 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season |
| FIA Sportscar Championship | SR1 Teams: Racing for Holland | 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season |
| FIA Sportscar Championship | SR2: Mirko Savoldi SR2: Piergiuseppe Peroni | 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season |
| FIA Sportscar Championship | SR2 Teams: Lucchini Engineering | 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season |
| Rolex Sports Car Series | SRP: Didier Theys | 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season |
| Rolex Sports Car Series | SRPII: Terry Borcheller | 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season |
| Rolex Sports Car Series | GTS: Chris Bingham | 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season |
| Rolex Sports Car Series | GT: Bill Auberlen GT: Cort Wagner | 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season |
| Rolex Sports Car Series | AGT: Kerry Hitt | 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season |
| Trans-Am Series | Boris Said | 2002 Trans-Am Series |
| Trans-Am Series | Teams: ACS Express Racing | 2002 Trans-Am Series |
| Trans-Am Series | Manufacturers: Ford | 2002 Trans-Am Series |
| Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge |||
| Porsche Supercup | Stéphane Ortelli | 2002 Porsche Supercup |
| Porsche Supercup | Teams: Kadach Tuning | 2002 Porsche Supercup |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Sébastian Dumez | 2002 Porsche Carrera Cup France |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Teams: SMG | 2002 Porsche Carrera Cup France |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Marc Lieb | 2002 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Teams: UPS Porsche Junior Team | 2002 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Takashi Inoue | 2002 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan |

## Stock car racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Tony Stewart | 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Ford | 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Greg Biffle | 2002 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Manufacturers: Ford | 2002 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Mike Bliss | 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| NASCAR Busch North Series | Andy Santerre | 2002 NASCAR Busch North Series |
| NASCAR Winston West Series | Eric Norris | 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series |
| ARCA Re/Max Series | Frank Kimmel | 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series |
| ASCAR Racing Series | Nicolas Minassian | 2002 ASCAR season |
| Australian Super Speedway Championship | Andrew Miedecke | 2002 Australian Super Speedway Championship |
| Turismo Carretera | Guillermo Ortelli | 2002 Turismo Carretera |

## Touring car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| ADAC Procar Series | Thomas Klenke | 2002 ADAC Procar Series |
| ADAC Procar Series | Teams: Hotfiel Sport | 2002 ADAC Procar Series |
| Asian Touring Car Championship | Toni Ruokonen | 2002 Asian Touring Car Championship |
| Asian Touring Car Championship | Teams: WK Longman Racing | 2002 Asian Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Saloon Car Series | Bruce Heinrich | 2002 Australian Saloon Car Series |
| Australian Super Touring Series | Alan Gurr | 2002 Australian Super Touring Series |
| Australian Super Touring Series | Teams: Knight Racing | 2002 Australian Super Touring Series |
| British Touring Car Championship | James Thompson | 2002 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Teams: Vauxhall Motorsport | 2002 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Manufacturers: Vauxhall | 2002 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Production: James Kaye | 2002 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Production Teams: Synchro Motorsport | 2002 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Independent: Dan Eaves | 2002 British Touring Car Championship |
| Danish Touringcar Championship | Jason Watt | 2002 Danish Touringcar Championship |
| European Touring Car Championship | Overall: Fabrizio Giovanardi | |
| European Touring Car Championship | Manufacturers: Alfa Romeo | |
| European Touring Car Championship | Independents: Fabrizio Giovanardi | |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Laurent Aïello | 2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season |
| Finnish Touring Car Championship | Olli Haapalainen | |
| French Supertouring Championship | Soheil Ayari | |
| Italian Super Production Championship | Massimo Pigoli | |
| New Zealand Touring Car Championship | Barrie Thomlinson | 2002 New Zealand Touring Car Championship |
| New Zealand V8 Championship | Ashley Stichbury | 2001–02 New Zealand V8 season |
| Norwegian Touring Car Championship | Jarle Gåsland | 2002 Norwegian Touring Car Championship |
| Renault Sport Clio Trophy | Luca Rangoni | 2002 Renault Sport Clio Trophy |
| Renault Sport Clio Trophy | Teams: Autotottoli | 2002 Renault Sport Clio Trophy |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | Mark Skaife | 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | Teams: Holden Racing Team | 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | Manufacturers: Holden | 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series |
| Konica V8 Supercar Series | Paul Dumbrell | 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series |
| Stock Car Brasil | Ingo Hoffmann | 2002 Stock Car Brasil season |
| TC2000 Championship | Norberto Fontana | 2002 TC2000 Championship |

## Truck racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Super-Race-Trucks: Gerd Körber | 2002 European Truck Racing Championship |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Race-Trucks: Egon Allgäuer | 2002 European Truck Racing Championship |
| Fórmula Truck | Roberval Andrade | 2002 Fórmula Truck |
| Fórmula Truck | Teams: Muffatão | 2002 Fórmula Truck |
| V8 BRute Series | Warren Luff | 2002 V8 BRute Series |