2002 International Formula 3000 Championship
2002 FIA International Formula 3000 Championship | |||
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The 2002 International Formula 3000 season was the 18th season of International Formula 3000 motor racing. It featured the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship which was contested over twelve races from 30 March to 14 September 2002. Championship titles were awarded for both Drivers and Teams.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 1 | Ryan Briscoe | 1-7 |
Thed Björk | 8-12 | ||
2 | Zsolt Baumgartner | All | |
Petrobras Junior Team | 3 | Antônio Pizzonia | All |
4 | Ricardo Sperafico | All | |
Super Nova Racing | 5 | Tiago Monteiro | All |
6 | Sébastien Bourdais | All | |
Red Bull Junior Team | 9 | Patrick Friesacher | All |
10 | Ricardo Mauricio | All | |
Team Astromega | 14 | Mario Haberfeld | All |
15 | Rob Nguyen | All | |
European Minardi F3000 | 16 | Alexandre Sperafico | 1-9 |
Justin Keen | 10-12 | ||
17 | David Saelens | 1-5 | |
Alex Müller | 6-9 | ||
Kristian Kolby | 10-12 | ||
Arden International | 18 | Björn Wirdheim | All |
19 | Tomáš Enge | All | |
Durango Formula | 20 | Alex Müller | 1-5 |
Derek Hill | 6-12 | ||
21 | Rodrigo Sperafico | All | |
Coloni F3000 | 24 | Enrico Toccacelo | All |
25 | Giorgio Pantano | All | |
PSM Racing Line | 26 | Tony Schmidt | All |
27 | Nicolas Kiesa | All |
Note: Each entry used a Lola B02/50 chassis with a Zytek-Judd KV engine and Avon tyres, as mandated by the championship regulations.
Calendar
The FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was contested over twelve races.
Round | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
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1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 30 March | 35 | 4.309=150.785 km | 0'53:24.841 | 169.395 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Sébastien Bourdais | Rodrigo Sperafico |
2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 13 April | 32 | 4.933=157.619 km | 0'51:39.076 | 183.096 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Giorgio Pantano | Sébastien Bourdais |
3 | Circuit de Catalunya | 27 April | 32 | 4.728=151.233 km | 0'51:44.572 | 175.367 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Sébastien Bourdais | Giorgio Pantano |
4 | Österreichring | 11 May | 35 | 4.326=151.410 km | 0'48:53.862 | 185.788 km/h | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge |
5 | Monaco | 25 May | 45 | 3.37=151.65 km | 1'07:40.545 | 134.449 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Tomáš Enge | Sébastien Bourdais |
6 | Nürburgring | 22 June | 30 | 5.138=154.14 km | 0'54:55.289 | 168.393 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Tomáš Enge | Sébastien Bourdais |
7 | Silverstone Circuit | 6 July | 30 | 5.141=154.126 km | 0'49:45.388 | 185.856 km/h | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge |
8 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 20 July | 35 | 4.251=148.599 km | 0'54:58.076 | 162.202 km/h | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge | Tomáš Enge |
9 | Hockenheimring | 27 July | 33 | 4.574=150.942 km | 0'50:00.768 | 181.084 km/h | Giorgio Pantano | Ricardo Sperafico | Giorgio Pantano |
10 | Hungaroring | 17 August | 38 | 3.975=151.044 km | 0'59:25.829 | 152.491 km/h | Tomáš Enge | Ricardo Sperafico | Enrico Toccacelo |
11 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 31 August | 22 | 6.968=153.296 km | 0'47:06.609 | 195.239 km/h | Sébastien Bourdais | Sébastien Bourdais | Giorgio Pantano |
12 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 14 September | 26 | 5.793=150.353 km | 0'44:57.538 | 200.654 km/h | Björn Wirdheim | Giorgio Pantano | Björn Wirdheim |
Note: The race time/average speed for the provisional winner of Race 10 (Tomáš Enge) was 0'59:24.642/152.546 km/h. Enge was subsequently disqualified after failing a drug test.
Championship standings
Drivers Championship
Drivers Championship points were awarded at each race as follows: 10 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place.[1]
Place [2] | ! Name | Country | Team | Total Points | ||||||||||||
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1 | Sébastien Bourdais | France | Super Nova Racing | - | 10 | 4 | - | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 56 |
2 | Giorgio Pantano | Italy | Coloni F3000 | - | 4 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 54 |
3 | Tomáš Enge | Czech Republic | Arden International | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 50 |
4 | Björn Wirdheim | Sweden | Arden International | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 10 | 29 |
5 | Ricardo Sperafico | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
6 | Rodrigo Sperafico | Brazil | Durango Formula | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 20 |
7 | Mario Haberfeld | Brazil | Team Astromega | 6 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 18 |
8 | Antônio Pizzonia | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
9 | Enrico Toccacelo | Italy | Coloni F3000 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | - | 14 |
10 | Patrick Friesacher | Austria | Red Bull Junior Team | - | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 14 |
11 | Ricardo Mauricio | Brazil | Red Bull Junior Team | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 9 |
12 | Nicolas Kiesa | Denmark | PSM Racing Line | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
13 | Tiago Monteiro | Portugal | SuperNova Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
14 | Rob Nguyen | Australia | Team Astromega | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
15 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Hungary | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
16 | Thed Björk | Sweden | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
17 | Derek Hill | United States | Durango Formula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
18 | Justin Keen | United Kingdom | European Minardi F3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
19 | Kristian Kolby | Denmark | European Minardi F3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
20 | Alex Müller | Germany | European Minardi F3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
21 | Tony Schmidt | Germany | PSM Racing Line | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
22 | Alexandre Sperafico | Brazil | European Minardi F3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
23 | Ryan Briscoe | Australia | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
24 | David Saelens | Belgium | European Minardi F3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Teams Championship
Teams Championship points were awarded on a 10-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race with points from both team cars counting towards each team’s total.[1]
Position [3] | Team [3] | Points [3] | ||||||||||||
1 | Arden International | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 79 |
2 | Coloni F3000 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 68 |
3 | Super Nova Racing | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 58 |
4 | Petrobras Junior Team | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 40 |
5 | Red Bull Junior Team | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 23 |
6 | Durango Formula | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
7 | Team Astromega | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
8 | PSM Racing Line | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Coca Cola Nordic Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
10 | European Minardi F3000 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Race results
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Bold – Pole |
Notes
- Tomáš Enge was disqualified from first place in Hungary after failing a drug test.
- Antônio Pizzonia was disqualified from second place at Monza in Italy for running a rear wing element upside-down.
- Alexander Müller was disqualified from sixth place at Monaco when his car was found to be underweight.
Complete Overview
first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R15=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start DIS(1)=disqualified after finishing as winner
Place | Name | Country | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sébastien Bourdais | France | Super Nova Racing | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | R | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | R |
2 | Giorgio Pantano | Italy | Coloni F3000 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | R | 6 | R | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Tomáš Enge | Czech Republic | Arden International | 2 | R | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R | 1 | DIS(1) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Björn Wirdheim | Sweden | Arden International | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | R | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | R | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | R | 1 | 1 |
5 | Ricardo Sperafico | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
6 | Rodrigo Sperafico | Brazil | Durango Formula | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 2 | R | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | R15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
7 | Mario Haberfeld | Brazil | Team Astromega | 3 | 2 | 13 | R | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | R | 6 | R | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | R | 8 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
8 | Antônio Pizzonia | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | R10 | 8 | R | 3 | R | 5 | DIS(2) | |
9 | Enrico Toccacelo | Italy | Coloni F3000 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | R | 5 | R | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | R | 2 | 1 | 6 | R | 9 | R |
10 | Patrick Friesacher | Austria | Red Bull Junior Team | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 13 | R | 12 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | R |
11 | Ricardo Mauricio | Brazil | Red Bull Junior Team | 8 | 3 | 10 | R | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | R | 12 | 10 | 14 | R | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | R |
12 | Nicolas Kiesa | Denmark | PSM Racing Line | 19 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | R | 20 | 10 | 17 | R | 18 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 17 | R | 16 | R | 13 | NS | 7 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
13 | Tiago Monteiro | Portugal | SuperNova Racing | 15 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | R | 15 | 16 | 15 | R | 16 | R | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | R | 16 | 10 |
14 | Rob Nguyen | Australia | Team Astromega | 12 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | R | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 4 | R |
15 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Hungary | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 20 | R | 20 | 9 | 16 | R | 14 | 11 | 18 | R | 13 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
16 | Thed Björk | Sweden | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | R | 20 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 7 |
17 | Derek Hill | United States | Durango Formula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | 11 | R | 15 | R | 7 | 9 | 15 | R | 16 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
18 | Justin Keen | United Kingdom | European Minardi F3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 20 | R |
19 | Kristian Kolby | Denmark | European Minardi F3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 11 |
20 | Alex Müller | Germany | Durango Formula | 13 | 11 | 12 | R | 13 | R | 17 | 13 | 16 | DIS(6) | ||||||||||||||
European Minardi F3000 | 15 | R | 17 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 10 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
21 | Tony Schmidt | Germany | PSM Racing Line | 16 | 16 | 17 | R | 19 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 20 | NS | 19 | R | 20 | R | 18 | 13 | 17 | R | 20 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
22 | Alexandre Sperafico | Brazil | European Minardi F3000 | 18 | R | 19 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 19 | R | 19 | R | 20 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 20 | R | 19 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - |
23 | Ryan Briscoe | Australia | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | R | 17 | R | 15 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
24 | David Saelens | Belgium | European Minardi F3000 | 14 | R | 14 | R | 11 | R | 6 | R | 5 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
- 1 2 Sporting Regulations at www.fia.com Retrieved from replay.waybackmachine.org on 23 March 2011
- ↑ Drivers Classifications at www.fia.com Retrieved from replay.waybackmachine.org on 22 March 2011]
- 1 2 3 Teams Classifications at www.fia.com Retrieved from replay.waybackmachine.org on 22 March 2011
Further reading
- Automobile Year 2002/2003, pages 234-238 & 270
External links
- Teams and drivers at www.f3000.com
- Season review at www.carenthusiast.com
- Race results at www.teamdan.com
- Images at www.f3000.com