2002 Brazilian Grand Prix

The Brazilian Grand Prix 2002 was the 3rd round of the 2002 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 31st.

Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Ralf Schumacher, and David Coulthard completing the podium.

Juan Pablo Montoya started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 5th.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 12 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jacques Villeneuve, Jarno Trulli, and Giancarlo Fisichella, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Kimi Räikkönen, who had problems with rim of a wheel on lap 67, Nick Heidfeld, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 61, Felipe Massa, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 41, Allan McNish, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 40, Olivier Panis, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 25, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Enrique Bernoldi, both suffered a suspension problem, and Rubens Barrichello, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 16.

Qualifying