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
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
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 39
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Kimi RäikkönenLap 24
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David CoulthardLap 15
Electrical
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Mark WebberLap 34
Hydraulics
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Eddie IrvineLap 30
Gearbox
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Alex YoongLap 29
Fuel
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Enrique BernoldiLap 20
Clutch
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Olivier PanisLap 9
Overheating
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Jarno TrulliLap 9
Qualifying
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.