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

1
1
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:35:36.792
Finished
2
4
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+18.628
Finished
3
2
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
+25.067
Finished
4
15
Eddie Irvine
Jaguar
+1 Lap
5
13
WEB
Mark Webber
Minardi
+2 Laps
6
8
Mika Salo
Toyota
+2 Laps
7
14
Alex Yoong
Minardi
+3 Laps
8
12
DLR
Pedro de la Rosa
Jaguar
+5 Laps
9
5
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
Gearbox
10
3
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Broken wing
11
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Arrows
Disqualified
12
5
Enrique Bernoldi
Arrows
Disqualified
13
9
SAT
Takuma Sato
Jordan
Electrical
14
7
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
Spun off
15
14
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
Collision
16
13
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
Collision
17
9
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
Collision
18
9
MAS
Felipe Massa
Sauber
Collision
19
9
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
Collision
20
9
BUT
Jenson Button
Renault
Collision
21
9
Olivier Panis
BAR
Collision
22
6
Allan McNish
Toyota
Collision
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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

  • David Coulthard
    Lap 33

Broken wing

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 27

Electrical

  • Takuma Sato
    Lap 12

Spun off

  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 8

Collision

  • Rubens Barrichello
    Lap 0
  • Ralf Schumacher
    Lap 0
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 0
  • Felipe Massa
    Lap 0
  • Nick Heidfeld
    Lap 0
  • Jenson Button
    Lap 0
  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 0
  • Allan McNish
    Lap 0

There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify 2 drivers.

Disqualified

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 16
  • Enrique Bernoldi
    Lap 15

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.