2002 European Grand Prix

The XLVI Allianz Grand Prix of Europe, otherwise known as the 2002 European Grand Prix, was the ninth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany, on 23 June 2002.'European GP, 2002', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr689.html, (Accessed 17/11/2019) The race would see Rubens Barrichello claim victory ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher, after opted against swapping their drivers as they controversially had done in Austria just a month before.
Qualifying had seen take the fight to Ferrari once again with their superior "quali"-Michelin tyres, with Juan Pablo Montoya beating Ralf Schumacher to pole. The two Ferraris hence lined up on the second row, Michael Schumacher ahead of Barrichello, while the two and the s, locked out the next two rows.
The start would see Ralf Schumacher make a bid for the lead, drawing alongside teammate Montoya before seizing the lead with the outside line through turn one. Behind, David Coulthard got a barnstorming start to sprint ahead of the two Ferraris, only to run wide at the reprofiled first corner and slip back behind the pair of them.
Barrichello, however, would also manage to get ahead of Schumacher, before taking Montoya as the Colombian racer was compromised through the rest of the first complex of corners. He duly hunted down Ralf Schumacher on the run to turn eight and slipped into the lead, leaving the German racer to watch his mirrors as his brother Michael battled for third with Montoya.
Barrichello quickly set about building a lead during the early stages, as teammate Michael fought past first Montoya and then Ralf Schumacher to make it a Ferrari one-two by the end of lap three. The two Williamses were soon left on their own in third and fourth, with Coulthard also running in a lonely fifth place ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
Michael Schumacher would steadily catch Barrichello as the race wore on, and duly moved into striking position behind his teammate on lap ten. However, with no clear opportunities to pass the German ace held fire, prompting most to wait for the dreaded radio call telling the Brazilian to move aside.
Yet, no call would come, with Barrichello able to lead through to his first pitstop and rejoin at the head of the field. Furthermore, Schumacher would make a rare mistake and spin while chasing his teammate at turn ten, effectively allowing Barrichello to build a ten second lead.
With that the race for victory looked to be over, although Schumacher steadily closed in on Barrichello after the two scarlet cars completed their second stops. Behind, Ralf Schumacher was left to his own devices for most of the race, only to lose out to Kimi Räikkönen on a different pit strategy mid-race, while Coulthard and Montoya took each other out while fighting for fourth.
Into the closing stages as the #1 Ferrari was back tucked underneath the wing of the sister car, with many once again awaiting the call to Barrichello from team principal Jean Todt. Indeed, given their call in Austria, that points for their lead driver was the priority, it would seem incredulous not to let Schumacher past, although it would come at the cost of more PR devistation.
Ultimately, however, there would be no call, leaving Barrichello to fend off a couple of half-hearted lunges from Schumacher to claim victory, only his second since transferring to the Scuderia. Behind, Räikkönen came through to finish a lonely third for McLaren, with Ralf Schumacher, Jenson Button and Felipe Massa surviving to claim the remaining points.
==Background==
Michael Schumacher moved onto 70 points for the campaign with his sixth win of the season, just ten points shy of a maximum score. That also meant that he left Canada with a 43 point advantage over his nearest challengers, with Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya having both failed to score. Behind, David Coulthard was just point behind the duo after his podium finish, with Rubens Barrichello completing the top five.
In the Constructors Championship, had enjoyed another strong day, once again able to increase their lead as they hit 86 points. That meant they moved 32 ahead of second placed , with the Anglo-German alliance now being slowly caught by as the season came to its halfway point. However, the latter squad were still some 21 points shy of their compatriots, with an identical margin over fourth placed .
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2002 	 	051 3.0 V10 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2002 	 	051 3.0 V10 	
3 	David Coulthard 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-17 	 	FO 110M 3.0 V10 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-17 	 	FO 110M 3.0 V10 	
5 	Ralf Schumacher 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW24 	 	P82 3.0 V10 	
6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW24 	 	P82 3.0 V10 	
7 	Nick Heidfeld 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C21 	 	02A 3.0 V10 	
8 	Felipe Massa 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C21 	 	02A 3.0 V10 	
9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	DHL Jordan Honda 	 	EJ12 	 	RA002E 3.0 V10 	
10 	Takuma Sato 	DHL Jordan Honda 	 	EJ12 	 	RA002E 3.0 V10 	
11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	004 	 	RA002E 3.0 V10 	
12 	Olivier Panis 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	004 	 	RA002E 3.0 V10 	
14 	Jarno Trulli 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R202 	 	RS22 3.0 V10 	
15 	Jenson Button 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R202 	 	RS22 3.0 V10 	
16 	Eddie Irvine 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R3 	 	CR-3 3.0 V10 	
17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R3 	 	CR-3 3.0 V10 	
20 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Orange Arrows 	 	A23 	 	CR-3 3.0 V10 	
21 	Enrique Bernoldi 	Orange Arrows 	 	A23 	 	CR-3 3.0 V10 	
22 	Alex Yoong 	KL Minardi Asiatech 	 	PS02 	 	AT02 3.0 V10 	
23 	Mark Webber 	KL Minardi Asiatech 	 	PS02 	 	AT02 3.0 V10 	
24 	Mika Salo 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF102 	 	RVX-02 3.0 V10 	
25 	Allan McNish 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF102 	 	RVX-02 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Europe 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:29.906 	— 	205.975 km/h
2 	5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:29.915 	+0.009s 	205.955 km/h
3 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:30.035 	+0.129s 	205.680 km/h
4 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:30.387 	+0.481s 	204.879 km/h
5 	3 	David Coulthard 	 	1:30.550 	+0.644s 	204.510 km/h
6 	4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:30.591 	+0.685s 	204.418 km/h
7 	14 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:30.927 	+1.021s 	203.662 km/h
8 	15 	Jenson Button 	 	1:31.136 	+1.230s 	203.195 km/h
9 	7 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:31.211 	+1.305s 	203.028 km/h
10 	24 	Mika Salo 	 	1:31.389 	+1.483s 	202.633 km/h
11 	8 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:31.733 	+1.827s 	201.873 km/h
12 	12 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:31.906 	+2.000s 	201.493 km/h
13 	25 	Allan McNish 	 	1:31.941 	+2.035s 	201.416 km/h
14 	10 	Takuma Sato 	 	1:31.999 	+2.093s 	201.289 km/h
15 	20 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:32.144 	+2.238s 	200.972 km/h
16 	17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:32.281 	+2.375s 	200.674 km/h
17 	16 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:32.510 	+2.604s 	200.177 km/h
18 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:32.591 	+2.685s 	200.002 km/h
19 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:32.968 	+3.062s 	199.191 km/h
20 	23 	Mark Webber 	 	1:32.996 	+3.090s 	199.131 km/h
21 	21 	Enrique Bernoldi 	 	1:33.360 	+3.454s 	198.355 km/h
22 	22 	Alex Yoong 	 	1:34.251 	+4.345s 	196.480 km/h
107% Time: 1:36.199 	107% Time: 1:36.199 	107% Time: 1:36.199 	107% Time: 1:36.199 	107% Time: 1:36.199 	107% Time: 1:36.199 	107% Time: 1:36.199
Source:'Europe 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)'2002 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/728/europe/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)'2002 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/728/europe/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)'2002 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/728/europe/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)'2002 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/728/europe/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)'2002 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/728/europe/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)'2002 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/728/europe/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 17/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2019)'2002 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/728/europe/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 17/11/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	60 	1:35:07.426 	4 	10
2 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	60 	+0.294s 	3 	6
3 	4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	60 	+46.435s 	6 	4
4 	5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	60 	+1:06.963 	2 	3
5 	15 	Jenson Button 	 	60 	+1:16.944 	8 	2
6 	8 	Felipe Massa 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	11 	1
7 	7 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	9 	
8 	14 	Jarno Trulli 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	7 	
9 	12 	Olivier Panis 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	112 	
10 	21 	Enrique Bernoldi 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	21 	
11 	17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	16 	
12 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	19 	
13 	20 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	15 	
14 	25 	Allan McNish 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	13 	
15 	23 	Mark Webber 	 	58 	+2 Laps 	20 	
16 	10 	Takuma Sato 	 	58 	+2 Laps 	14 	
Ret 	24 	Mika Salo 	 	51 	Gearbox 	10 	
Ret 	22 	Alex Yoong 	 	48 	Hydraulics 	22 	
Ret 	16 	Eddie Irvine 	 	41 	Hydraulics 	17 	
Ret 	6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	27 	Collision 	1 	
Ret 	3 	David Coulthard 	 	27 	Damage 	5 	
Ret 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	26 	Damage 	18 	
Source:'Europe 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/classement.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/classement.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/classement.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/classement.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/classement.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/classement.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/classement.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)	Source:'Europe 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe/classement.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* 100th Grand Prix start for Giancarlo Fisichella.'9. Europe 2002', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/europe.aspx, (Accessed 18/11/2019)
* 250th individual entry for a engine.'2002 European GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2002&gp=European%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 18/11/2019)
* Second career victory for Rubens Barrichello.
* claimed their 151st win as a constructor and engine supplier.
==Standings==
Michael Schumacher had established a huge tally of 76 points at the halfway point of the FIA Formula One World Championship, leaving German with a 46 point advantage. Ralf Schumacher now occupied a clear but vulnerable second place, three ahead of teammate Juan Pablo Montoya, while race winner Rubens Barrichello was up into fourth. The Brazilian himself had moved ahead of David Coulthard on countback as a result of his win, with fifteen different scorers.
In the Constructors Championship there was little surprise that led the way at the halfway mark, ending the ninth race weekend having broken the 100 point barrier. Furthermore, they had opened out a 45 lead over in second, meaning they could afford to miss two whole race weekends and still retain a healthy lead. Behind, had inched closer to Williams in third, leaving Germany twenty behind, with all bar on the score board with eight rounds to go.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	76 	
2 	Ralf Schumacher 	30 	
3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	27 	
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	26 	1
5 	David Coulthard 	26 	1
6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	11 	1
7 	Jenson Button 	10 	1
8 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	6 	
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	5 	
10 	Jarno Trulli 	4 	1
11 	Felipe Massa 	4 	1
12 	Eddie Irvine 	3 	1
13 	Mark Webber 	2 	
14 	Mika Salo 	2 	
15 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	2 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	102 	
2 	 	57 	
3 	 	37 	
4 	 	14 	
5 	 	9 	
6 	 	6 	
7 	 	3 	
8 	 	2 	
9 	 	2 	
10 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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