2002 FIA Sportscar Championship

The 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship was the second season of the FIA Sportscar Championship, an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and organized by the International Racing Series Ltd. It was the sixth season of the series dating back to the International Sports Racing Series of 1997. The series featured sports prototypes in two categories, SR1 and SR2, and awarded championships for drivers, teams, and manufacturers in each respective category. The series began on 7 April and ended on 22 September after six races held in Europe.

2002 FIA Sportscar Championship
Previous: 2001 Next: 2003

The SR1 championships were won by Jan Lammers' Racing for Holland outfit, sharing the drivers' championship with Val Hillebrand and securing Dome their first title outside Japan. Italian Lucchini Engineering earned the SR2 titles for their own team and chassis; Mirko Savoldi and Pierguiseppe Peroni won the drivers championship for the team.

Jan Lammers (pictured in 2011), co-champion in the SR1 category

Schedule

Although initially planned to match the length of the 2001 calendar at eight events, the 2002 calendar for the championship was shortened following several cancellations mid-season. The 1000 km endurance race at Monza was dropped in the initial calendar, meaning all races were set to a limit of 2 hours and 30 minutes. Barcelona, Spa, Brno, Magny-Cours, and the Nürburgring were all retained from 2001, while Imola, Rockingham, and Autódromo do Estoril were all scheduled to debut in the series. Later cancellations of the Imola and Rockingham rounds were replaced by a new event at Dijon, while the Nürburgring event was also canceled as the season progressed. The end of the event at Rockingham made this the only season of the championship not to feature an event held in the United Kingdom.

Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 7 April
2 FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal 14 April
3 Olympia LG Super Racing Weekend Brno Autodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic 18 May
4 FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France 30 June
5 FIA Sportscar Championship Dijon Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France 18 August
6 Racing Festival Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 22 September

Entries

SR1

Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
R&M R&M SR01 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 6 Mauro Baldi 1–4, 6
Alex Caffi 1–2
Vincenzo Sospiri 3–4, 6
Bob Berridge Racing Lola B98/10 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 7
10
Bob Berridge 1, 4, 6
Ian McKellar 1
Nicolas Minassian 4
Jason Plato 6
Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 8 Jan Lammers All
Val Hillebrand All
9 Beppe Gabbiani 5–6
Filipe Ortiz 5–6
Courage Compétition Courage C60JX Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 13 Didier Cottaz 1–4
Boris Derichebourg 1–4
Thed Björk 1
Team Oreca Dallara SP1 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 14 Olivier Beretta 1–2
Franck Montagny 1
Nicolas Minassian 2
Pescarolo Sport Courage C60 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 G 16 Jean-Christophe Boullion 1–2, 4–6
Sébastien Bourdais 1, 4, 6
Franck Lagorce 2, 5
Simpson Engineering Riley & Scott Mk III Chevrolet 5.1 L V8 D
G
19 Robin Smith 1, 4, 6
Richard Jones 1, 6
Peter Cook 1
Dan Schryvers 4
Bernard de Dryver 6
Durango Corse Durango LMP1 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 A
G
21 Alessandro Battaglin 1–4, 6
Mirko Venturi 1–2
Jean-Philippe Belloc 3
Gianmaria Bruni 4, 6
Eventus Motorsport Lola B98/10 Ford 6.0 L V8 A 33 Ralph Moog 3, 5
Christian Vann 3
Georg Paulin 5

SR2

Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Y 50 Gianni Collini All
Fabio Mancini All
Luca Riccitelli 3
A
G
52 Pierguiseppe Peroni All
Mirko Savoldi All
Siliprandi Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 D 53 Ezio Mazza 1
Georg Paulin 1
Renauer Motorsport Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 G 55 Angelo Lancelotti 3
Gottfreid Cepin 3
Petr Válek 3
Team Sovereign Rapier 6 Nissan 3.0 L V6 D 60 Mike Millard 1–2, 4–6
Ian Flux 1–2, 4
Phillip Armour 5–6
Team Jota Pilbeam MP84 Nissan 3.0 L V6 A
G
61 Sam Hignett All
John Stack All
Audisio & Benvenuto Racing Lucchini SR2002 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 A 65 Giuseppe Chiminelli 1
Antonio Vallebona 1
Erminio Bonetti 1
Debora Automobiles Debora LMP200 BMW 3.0 L I6 D 70 Gilles Duqueine 4–6
Jean-François Yvon 4
Michel Maisonneuve 4
Dominique Lacaud 5
Didier Miquée 5
Xavier Bich 6
Roland Bossy 6
SCI Lucchini SR2000 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 A
G
72 Ranieri Randaccio All
Leonardo Maddalena All
Sportsracing Team Sweden Lola B2K/40 Nissan 3.0 L V6 A
G
76 Niklas Loven All
Mattias Andersson 1–3
Larry Oberto 4–5
Thed Björk 4, 6
GP Motorsport Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 G 77 Massimo Saccomanno 4
Ernesto Saccomanno 4
JCI Developments Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Opel 3.0 L V6 D 83 Michael Mallock 4, 6
Darren Manning 4
Rob Croydon 6
PiR Competition Pilbeam MP84 Peugeot 3.0 L V6
Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6
A 98 Marc Rostan 1–5
Arturo Merzario 1, 3
Paul Daniels 2–3, 6
Pierre Bruneau 2, 4–6
Debora LMP200 Nissan 3.0 L V6 99 Paul Daniels 1, 3–5
Pierre Bruneau 1, 3
Philippe Hottingeur 1, 4
Pedro Couceiro 2
Manuel Gião 2
Rob Croydon 5
Frédéric Bouvy 6
Christophe Geoffroy 6
David Sterckx 6

Results and standings

Race results

Rnd Circuit SR1 Winning Team SR2 Winning Team Reports
SR1 Winning Drivers SR2 Winning Drivers
1 Barcelona No. 16 Pescarolo Sport No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
Jean-Christophe Boullion
Sébastien Bourdais
Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni
2 Estoril No. 14 Team Oreca No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
Nicolas Minassian
Olivier Beretta
Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni
3 Brno No. 8 Racing for Holland No. 50 Lucchini Engineering Report
Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand
Fabio Mancini
Gianni Collini
4 Magny-Cours No. 8 Racing for Holland No. 77 GP Racing Report
Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand
Ernesto Saccomanno
Massimo Saccomanno
5 Dijon No. 8 Racing for Holland No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand
Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni
6 Spa No. 16 Pescarolo Sport No. 50 Lucchini Engineering Report
Jean-Christophe Boullion
Sébastien Bourdais
Fabio Mancini
Gianni Collini

Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.[1]

Points system
Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Races 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

SR1

The SR1 class of the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship for Drivers was won by Val Hillerbrand and Jan Lammers sharing a Dome-Judd entered by Racing for Holland.

Pos. Driver Team BAR
EST
BRN
MAG
DIJ
SPA
Total
points
1 Jan Lammers Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
1 Val Hillebrand Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
3 Jean-Christophe Boullion Pescarolo Sport 1 4 2 3 1 77
4 Sébastien Bourdais Pescarolo Sport 1 2 1 55
5 Mauro Baldi R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
6 Didier Cottaz Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
6 Boris Derichebourg Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
8 Vincenzo Sospiri R&M 3 3 3 36
9 Olivier Beretta Team Oreca 2 1 35
10 Bob Berridge Bob Berridge Racing 3 Ret 4 22
10 Franck Lagorce Pescarolo Sport 4 3 22
12 Filipe Ortiz Racing for Holland 2 6 21
12 Beppe Gabbiani Racing for Holland 2 6 21
14 Nicolas Minassian Team Oreca 1 20
Bob Berridge Racing Ret
15 Franck Montagny Team Oreca 2 15
16 Alessandro Battaglin Durango Corse 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
17 Ian McKellar Bob Berridge Racing 3 12
18 Ralph Moog Eventus Motorsport 4 DNS 10
18 Christian Vann Eventus Motorsport 4 10
18 Jason Plato Bob Berridge Racing 4 10
21 Alex Caffi R&M Ret 5 8
21 Gianmaria Bruni Durango Corse Ret 5 8
23 Mirko Venturi Durango Corse 6 Ret 6
24 Robin Smith Simpson Engineering Ret DNS 7 4
24 Richard Jones Simpson Engineering Ret 7 4
24 Bernard de Dryver Simpson Engineering 7 4
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

SR2

The SR2 class of the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship for Drivers was won by Piergiuseppe Peroni and Mirko Savoldi sharing a Lucchini-Alfa Romeo entered by Lucchini Engineering.

Pos. Driver Team BAR
EST
BRN
MAG
DIJ
SPA
Total
points
1 Pierguiseppe Peroni Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret Ret 1 2 75
1 Mirko Savoldi Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret Ret 1 2 75
3 Fabio Mancini Lucchini Engineering 2 2 1 Ret Ret 1 70
3 Gianni Collini Lucchini Engineering 2 2 1 Ret Ret 1 70
5 Sam Hignett Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
5 John Stack Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
7 Niklas Loven Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
8 Ranieri Randaccio SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
8 Leonardo Maddelena SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
10 Mattias Andersson Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 36
11 Pierre Bruneau PiR Competition DNS Ret DNS 3 3 Ret 24
11 Marc Rostan PiR Competition Ret Ret Ret 3 3 24
13 Luca Riccitelli Lucchini Engineering 1 20
13 Massimo Saccomanno GP Motorsport 1 20
13 Ernesto Saccomanno GP Motorsport 1 20
16 Mike Millard Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
17 Thed Björk Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 12
17 Rob Croydon PiR Competition 6 12
JCI Developments 6
19 Phillip Armour Team Sovereign 4 Ret 10
19 Xavier Bich Debora Automobiles 4 10
19 Roland Bossy Debora Automobiles 4 10
22 Ian Flux Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 8
22 Gilles Duqueine Debora Automobiles Ret 5 DNS 8
22 Dominique Lacaud Debora Automobiles 5 8
22 Didier Miquée Debora Automobiles 5 8
26 Erminio Bonetti Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26 Antonio Vallebona Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26 Giuseppe Chiminelli Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26 Pedro Couceiro PiR Competition 6 6
26 Manuel Gião PiR Competition 6 6
26 Paul Daniels PiR Competition Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 6
26 Michael Mallock JCI Developments Ret 6 6

SR1

Pos. Team BAR
EST
BRN
MAG
DIJ
SPA
Total
points
1 Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
2 Pescarolo Sport 1 4 2 3 1 77
3 R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
4 Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
5 Team Oreca 2 1 35
6 Bob Berridge Racing 3 Ret 4 22
7 Durango Corse 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
8 Eventus Motorsport 4 Ret 10
9 Simpson Engineering Ret DNS 7 4

SR2

Pos. Team BAR
EST
BRN
MAG
DIJ
SPA
Total
points
1 Lucchini Engineering 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 100
2 Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
3 Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
4 SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
5 PiR Competition Ret 6 Ret 3 3 Ret 30
6 GP Motorsport 1 20
7 Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
7 Debora Automobiles Ret 5 4 18
9 Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
9 JCI Developments Ret 6 6

SR1

Dome were awarded the SR1 constructors championship by tie-breaker for their three victories against Courage's two.

Pos. Constructor BAR
EST
BRN
MAG
DIJ
SPA
Total
points
1 Dome 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
2 Courage 1 2 2 2 3 1 97
3 R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
4 Dallara 2 1 35
5 Lola 3 4 Ret DNS 4 32
6 Durango 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
7 Riley & Scott Ret DNS 7 4

SR2

Pos. Constructor BAR
EST
BRN
MAG
DIJ
SPA
Total
points
1 Lucchini 1 1 1 1 1 1 120
2 Pilbeam 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
3 Lola 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
4 Debora Ret 6 DNS Ret 5 4 24
5 LM 3000 (Rapier) 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
6 Tampolli Ret Ret 6 6

References

  1. 2002 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 December 2008
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