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  2002 Australian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season
Date	March 3, 2002
Official name	LXVII Australian Grand Prix
Location	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course	Temporary street circuit 5.303 km (3.295 mi)
Distance	58 laps, 307.574 km (191.12 mi)
Weather	Clear
Pole position
Driver	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Time	1:25.843
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:28.541
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2002 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 3, 2002 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It was the first race of the 2002 Formula One season.

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:25.843
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:25.848	+0.005
3	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:26.279	+0.436
4	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:26.446	+0.603
5	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:27.161	+1.318
6	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:27.249	+1.406
7	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:27.710	+1.867
8	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	1:27.869	+2.026
9	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:27.972	+2.129
10	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.232	+2.389
11	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:28.361	+2.518
12	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:28.381	+2.538
13	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:28.657	+2.814
14	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:29.205	+3.362
15	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	1:29.474	+3.631
16	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:29.636	+3.793
17	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	1:29.738	+3.895
18	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:30.086	+4.243
19	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:30.113	+4.270
20	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:30.192	+4.349
21	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	1:31.504	+5.661
22	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:53.351	+27.508*

107% Qualifying Time: 1:31.852

• Takuma Sato was unable to set a time in the early part of the session when it was dry. Eventually he did manage to get some track time, but by then it was raining heavily. Because of this "exceptional circumstance", the FIA stewards allowed him to race.^[1]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	58	1:35:36.792	2	10
2	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	58	+18.628	6	6
3	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	58	+25.067	5	4
4	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	57	+1 Lap	19	3
5	23	Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	56	+2 Laps	18	2
6	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	56	+2 Laps	14	1
7	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	55	+3 Laps	21
8	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	53	+5 Laps	20
Ret	3	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	33	Gearbox	4
Ret	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	27	Broken Wing	13
DSQ	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	16	Disqualified	15
DSQ	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	15	Disqualified	17
Ret	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	12	Electrical	22
Ret	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	8	Spun Off	7
Ret	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	0	Collision	1
Ret	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	0	Collision	3
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	0	Collision	8
Ret	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	0	Collision	9
Ret	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	0	Collision	10
Ret	15	Jenson Button	Renault	0	Collision	11
Ret	12	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	0	Collision	12
Ret	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	0	Collision	16

Notes

• First Race for Felipe Massa, Takuma Sato, Allan McNish, Mark Webber, and the Toyota F1 team.
• Fastest Lap was by Kimi Räikkönen which was 1m 28.541s.
• A collision at the start in which Ralf Schumacher's Williams was launched into the air after hitting the back of Rubens Barrichello's Ferrari caused a pile up at turn 1, forcing 8 cars into retirement.
• Heinz-Harald Frentzen was disqualified for leaving pit lane under a red light.
• Enrique Bernoldi was disqualified for using the spare car.
• Rookie Mark Webber secured 5th place on his debut, at his home race. In the final stages of the race he was struggling, but managed to keep Mika Salo behind. After the race, he celebrated with an enthusiasm equal to winner Schumacher.

References

• Qualifying details