The Australian Grand Prix 2002 was the 1st round of the 2002 F1 season, and took place at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 3rd.
Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya, and Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium.
Rubens Barrichello started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, and had to retire on lap 0th.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 15 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, David Coulthard, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 33, Jacques Villeneuve, who took damage to the wing of the car on lap 27, Takuma Sato, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 12, Jarno Trulli, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 8, and Rubens Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella, Felipe Massa, Nick Heidfeld, Jenson Button, Olivier Panis, and Allan McNish, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.
Gearbox
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David CoulthardLap 33
Broken wing
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Jacques VilleneuveLap 27
Electrical
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Takuma SatoLap 12
Spun off
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Jarno TrulliLap 8
Collision
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 0
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Ralf SchumacherLap 0
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 0
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Felipe MassaLap 0
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Nick HeidfeldLap 0
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Jenson ButtonLap 0
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Olivier PanisLap 0
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Allan McNishLap 0
There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify 2 drivers.
Disqualified
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Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 16
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Enrique BernoldiLap 15
Qualifying
We do not have qualifying data for this race.