The Malaysian Grand Prix 2002 was the 2nd round of the 2002 F1 season, and took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 17th.

Ralf Schumacher won the race after starting in the 4th position, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya, and Michael Schumacher, who originally had the pole position, completing the podium.

Final results

1
3
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
1:34:12.912
Finished
2
-
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+39.700
Finished
3
2
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+1:01.795
Finished
4
4
BUT
Jenson Button
Renault
+1:09.767
Finished
5
2
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+1 Lap
6
8
MAS
Felipe Massa
Sauber
+1 Lap
7
12
Allan McNish
Toyota
+1 Lap
8
5
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
+1 Lap
9
6
SAT
Takuma Sato
Jordan
+2 Laps
10
7
DLR
Pedro de la Rosa
Jaguar
+2 Laps
11
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Arrows
+2 Laps
12
2
Mika Salo
Toyota
+3 Laps
13
4
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
+3 Laps
14
11
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
Engine
15
6
WEB
Mark Webber
Minardi
Electrical
16
4
Eddie Irvine
Jaguar
Hydraulics
17
5
Alex Yoong
Minardi
Gearbox
18
13
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
Engine
19
3
Enrique Bernoldi
Arrows
Fuel
20
14
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
Engine
21
3
Olivier Panis
BAR
Clutch
22
10
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Renault
Overheating
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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... 9 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Rubens Barrichello, Kimi Räikkönen, and David Coulthard, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Mark Webber, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 34, Eddie Irvine, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 30, Alex Yoong, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 29, Enrique Bernoldi, who had fuel related problems on lap 20, Olivier Panis, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 9, and Jarno Trulli, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 9.

Engine

  • Rubens Barrichello
    Lap 39
  • Kimi Räikkönen
    Lap 24
  • David Coulthard
    Lap 15

Electrical

  • Mark Webber
    Lap 34

Hydraulics

  • Eddie Irvine
    Lap 30

Gearbox

  • Alex Yoong
    Lap 29

Fuel

  • Enrique Bernoldi
    Lap 20

Clutch

  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 9

Overheating

  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 9

Qualifying

#1
MSC
#2
MON
#3
BAR
#4
SCH
#5
RAI
#6
COU
#7
HEI
#8
BUT
#9
FIS
#10
#11
#12
TRU
#13
VIL
#14
MAS
#15
SAT
#16
#17
DLR
#18
#19
#20
#21
WEB
#22

From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.

This time around, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:35.266 seconds, 0.231 seconds faster than Juan Pablo Montoya, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Michael Schumacher
    1:35.266
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    1:35.497
    + 0.231
    + 0.231
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:35.891
    + 0.394
    + 0.625
  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:36.028
    + 0.137
    + 0.762
  • Kimi Räikkönen
    1:36.468
    + 0.44
    + 1.202
  • David Coulthard
    1:36.477
    + 0.009
    + 1.211
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:37.199
    + 0.722
    + 1.933
  • Jenson Button
    1:37.245
    + 0.046
    + 1.979
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:37.536
    + 0.291
    + 2.27
  • Mika Salo
    1:37.694
    + 0.158
    + 2.428
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:37.919
    + 0.225
    + 2.653
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:37.920
    + 0.001
    + 2.654
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:38.039
    + 0.119
    + 2.773
  • Felipe Massa
    1:38.057
    + 0.018
    + 2.791
  • Takuma Sato
    1:38.141
    + 0.084
    + 2.875
  • Enrique Bernoldi
    1:38.284
    + 0.143
    + 3.018
  • Pedro de la Rosa
    1:38.374
    + 0.09
    + 3.108
  • Olivier Panis
    1:38.390
    + 0.016
    + 3.124
  • Allan McNish
    1:38.959
    + 0.569
    + 3.693
  • Eddie Irvine
    1:39.121
    + 0.162
    + 3.855
  • Mark Webber
    1:39.454
    + 0.333
    + 4.188
  • Alex Yoong
    1:40.158
    + 0.704
    + 4.892