2002 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XVIII Marlboro Magyar Nagydij, was the thirteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary, on 18 August 2002.'Hungarian GP, 2002', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr693.html, (Accessed 20/11/2019) The race would see Rubens Barrichello claim victory ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher, a result which secured the Constructors Championship for .
Ahead of the race there was news of the demise of , whom had been forced to withdraw citing a lack of funds. Their absence left an unpaid, and hence litigious, Heinz-Harald Frentzen without a seat, although the German racer would miss out on replacing Alex Yoong at as the Malaysian racer was sent on a "qualifying training" programme. His seat was instead taken by promising British youngster Anthony Davidson.
Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix would see Barrichello claim pole position, with Schumacher missing out by just 0.059s. The two s were next, albeit with Juan Pablo Montoya in fourth 1.373s off the ultimate pace, while found themselves down in tenth and eleventh.
The start saw some formation flying from the Ferraris, with Barrichello easing into the lead unopposed ahead of Schumacher. It was a similar story behind as Ralf Schumacher claimed third, and entertained thoughts of lunging at his brother, while Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa sprinted past Montoya.
With that the race was effectively over, for there would be just one on-track overtake across the following 76 laps. Furthermore, that move came early on lap two, with David Coulthard sending his McLaren skating inside of Nick Heidfeld to claim tenth.
Out front, meanwhile, Barrichello and Michael Schumacher eased away from Ralf Schumacher without issue, with the rest of the field steadily spacing out as well. Indeed, the only hope of some major changes to the order were thrust upon the Safety Car, although the lack of wheel-to-wheel action made its appearance all the more unlikely.
The pitstop window saw Ralf Schumacher briefly lead the race, staying out a lap longer than Barrichello before making his stop. Once he pitted, and rejoined in third, the lead was handed back to Barrichello, who was left unmolested by Michael Schumacher in spite of the German racer setting a succession of new lap records.
Elsewhere, Kimi Räikkönen battled his way past Montoya, although there were question marks over to whether the move could be classed as an overtake as the Colombian was bouncing across the grass when the #4 McLaren pounced. Later, the Finn would duel with Jenson Button for sixth after the second stops, only for the Brit to spin all on his own while defending the position.
With that the race was run, with Barrichello cruising across the line half a second ahead of Schumacher, claiming victory and the Constructors Championship for Ferrari. Ralf Schumacher likewise had a sedate run to complete the podium, with the final pitstops resolving to leave Räikkönen in fourth ahead of Coulthard and Fisichella.
==Background==
Another race and another increase to Michael Schumacher's crushing Championship lead, the pre-ordained Champion leaving his home race on 106 points, just seventeen shy of his record haul from . Behind, Juan Pablo Montoya had asserted himself at the head of the chase for the runner-up spot, the Colombian racer moving four ahead of Ralf Schumacher in third. The German himself then had a one point margin over Rubens Barrichello, while David Coulthard kept within striking distance on 32 points, eight off of Montoya.
In the Constructors Championship had again inched closer to retaining the crown, moving onto 141 points for the campaign. had, however, successfully delayed the inevitable for at least another race, although with 65 points between them the Anglo-German squad would have to ace the next round in Hungary to stand any chance of keeping the fight alive. Behind, had lost ground to their compatriots, while had inched closer to in the battle for fourth.
===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 	 	R3B 	 	CR-4 3.0 V10 	
17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R3B 	 	CR-4 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 	Anthony Davidson 	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:'Hungary 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)
==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 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:13.333 	— 	195.137 km/h
2 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:13.392 	+0.059s 	194.980 km/h
3 	5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:13.746 	+0.413s 	194.044 km/h
4 	6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:14.706 	+1.373s 	191.551 km/h
5 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:14.880 	+1.547s 	191.106 km/h
6 	14 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:14.980 	+1.647s 	190.851 km/h
7 	8 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:15.047 	+1.714s 	190.681 km/h
8 	7 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:15.129 	+1.796s 	190.472 km/h
9 	15 	Jenson Button 	 	1:15.214 	+1.881s 	190.257 km/h
10 	3 	David Coulthard 	 	1:15.223 	+1.890s 	190.234 km/h
11 	4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:15.243 	+1.910s 	190.184 km/h
12 	12 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:15.556 	+2.223s 	189.396 km/h
13 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:15.583 	+2.250s 	189.328 km/h
14 	10 	Takuma Sato 	 	1:15.804 	+2.471s 	188.776 km/h
15 	17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:15.867 	+2.534s 	188.620 km/h
16 	16 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:16.419 	+3.086s 	187.257 km/h
17 	24 	Mika Salo 	 	1:16.473 	+3.140s 	187.125 km/h
18 	25 	Allan McNish 	 	1:16.626 	+3.293s 	186.751 km/h
19 	23 	Mark Webber 	 	1:17.428 	+4.095s 	184.817 km/h
20 	22 	Anthony Davidson 	 	1:17.959 	+4.626s 	183.558 km/h
107% Time: 1:18.466 	107% Time: 1:18.466 	107% Time: 1:18.466 	107% Time: 1:18.466 	107% Time: 1:18.466 	107% Time: 1:18.466 	107% Time: 1:18.466
WD* 	20 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	 	 	
WD* 	21 	Enrique Bernoldi 	 	 	 	
Source:'Hungary 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2002 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/732/hungary/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2002 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/732/hungary/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2002 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/732/hungary/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2002 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/732/hungary/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2002 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/732/hungary/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2002 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/732/hungary/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2002 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2002/races/732/hungary/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 20/11/2019)
*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.
** Frentzen and Bernoldi were withdrawn as Arrows had run out of funds.
===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 	 	77 	1:41:49.001 	1 	10
2 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	77 	+0.434s 	2 	6
3 	5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	77 	+13.356s 	3 	4
4 	4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	77 	+29.479s 	11 	3
5 	3 	David Coulthard 	 	77 	+37.800s 	10 	2
6 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	77 	+1:08.804 	5 	1
7 	8 	Felipe Massa 	 	77 	+1:13.612 	7 	
8 	14 	Jarno Trulli 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	6 	
9 	7 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	8 	
10 	10 	Takuma Sato 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	14 	
11 	6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	4 	
12 	12 	Olivier Panis 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	12 	
13 	17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	15 	
14 	25 	Allan McNish 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	18 	
15 	24 	Mika Salo 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	17 	
16 	23 	Mark Webber 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	19 	
Ret 	22 	Anthony Davidson 	 	58 	Spin 	20 	
Ret 	15 	Jenson Button 	 	30 	Spin 	9 	
Ret 	16 	Eddie Irvine 	 	23 	Engine 	16 	
Ret 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	20 	Transmission 	13 	
WD 	20 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	21 	Enrique Bernoldi 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Hungary 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)	Source:'Hungary 2002: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* declared as the FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors Champions.
** This was Ferrari's twelfth constructors title.'13. Hungary 2002', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2002/hongrie.aspx, (Accessed 20/11/2019)
* Anthony Davidson made his Grand Prix debut.'2002 Hungarian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2002&gp=Hungarian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 20/11/2019)
* Third career victory for Rubens Barrichello.
* Ferrari claimed their 155th win as a constructor and engine supplier.
* Michael Schumacher claimed his 110th podium finish.
* Twentieth podium finish for Ralf Schumacher.
==Standings==
Victory for Rubens Barrichello propelled the Brazilian racer up into second in the Championship with four rounds to go, leaving Hungary with 45 points to his name. That left him five clear at the head of the hunt to finish as runner-up to Michael Schumacher, with the German ace himself having moved onto 112 points for the campaign. Behind, Juan Pablo Montoya had slipped back behind teammate Ralf Schumacher, while David Coulthard was eleven behind Barrichello in fifth.
In the Constructors Championship the fight for the crown was officially over, with ending the Hungarian weekend on 157 points and with a crushing lead of 77 over second place. Indeed, were now in a fight to hold onto second for the rest of the campaign, but had enhanced their hopes by extending their advantage over to 26 points. McLaren themselves were almost guaranteed third in the Championship as failed to score, while had inched back towards the top five.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	112 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	40 	2
3 	Ralf Schumacher 	40 	
4 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	40 	2
5 	David Coulthard 	34 	
6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	20 	
7 	Jenson Button 	11 	
8 	Nick Heidfeld 	7 	
9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	7 	
10 	Jarno Trulli 	4 	
11 	Felipe Massa 	4 	
12 	Jacques Villeneuve 	3 	
13 	Eddie Irvine 	3 	
14 	Mark Webber 	2 	
15 	Mika Salo 	2 	
16 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	2 	
17 	Olivier Panis 	2 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	157 	
2 	 	80 	
3 	 	54 	
4 	 	15 	
5 	 	11 	
6 	 	7 	
7 	 	5 	
8 	 	3 	
9 	 	2 	
10 	 	2 	
11 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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