2002 International Formula 3000 Championship

The 2002 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-sixth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. 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.

2002 FIA International Formula 3000 Championship
Previous: 2001 Next: 2003
Related series:
2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship
2002 Formula Nippon Championship

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.

Team No. Driver Rounds
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 Sébastien Bourdais All
6 Tiago Monteiro 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.

RoundCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
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 A1 Ring 11 May 35 4.326=151.410 km 0'48:53.862 185.788 km/h Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge
5 Circuit de 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

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 [2] Team [2] Points [2]
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

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]

Pos Driver INT
IMO
CAT
A1R
MON
NÜR
SIL
MAG
HOC
HUN
SPA
MNZ
Points
1 Sébastien Bourdais 14 1 3 Ret 1 1 2 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 56
2 Giorgio Pantano 8 3 1 4 Ret Ret 4 3 1 2 1 3 54
3 Tomáš Enge Ret 6 2 1 3 13 1 1 Ret DSQ 4 2 50
4 Björn Wirdheim 5 7 8 2 Ret 6 6 Ret 2 4 Ret 1 29
5 Ricardo Sperafico 7 14 9 8 5 2 3 15 6 5 3 4 22
6 Rodrigo Sperafico 1 2 7 12 Ret 8 9 8 3 Ret 12 8 20
7 Mário Haberfeld 2 Ret 5 3 6 Ret Ret 5 4 Ret 14 9 18
8 Antônio Pizzonia 4 4 10 7 4 3 5 4 Ret Ret Ret DSQ 18
9 Enrico Toccacelo 6 12 6 6 Ret Ret 8 6 Ret 1 Ret Ret 14
10 Patrick Friesacher 10 5 11 5 2 4 7 7 Ret 6 16 Ret 14
11 Ricardo Maurício 3 Ret 4 15 7 9 Ret 10 Ret 11 5 Ret 9
12 Nicolas Kiesa 15 8 Ret 10 Ret 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 6 5 3
13 Tiago Monteiro 9 10 Ret 16 Ret Ret 13 9 5 13 Ret 10 2
14 Rob Nguyen 13 11 14 9 Ret 5 15 11 11 10 15 Ret 2
15 Zsolt Baumgartner Ret 9 Ret 11 Ret 12 14 12 8 7 8 6 1
16 Thed Björk Ret 7 8 13 7 0
17 Derek Hill 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret 0
18 Justin Keen 9 9 Ret 0
19 Kristian Kolby 12 10 11 0
20 Alex Müller 11 Ret Ret 13 DSQ Ret 11 14 Ret 0
21 Tony Schmidt 16 Ret 13 14 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 11 12 0
22 Alexandre Sperafico Ret 15 15 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0
23 Ryan Briscoe 12 13 12 17 Ret Ret 12 0
24 David Saelens Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver INT
IMO
CAT
A1R
MON
NÜR
SIL
MAG
HOC
HUN
SPA
MNZ
Points
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)

Bold � Pole
Italics � Fastest lap

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 race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

R15=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start DIS(1)=disqualified after finishing as winner

PlaceNameTeam INT
IMO
CAT
OST
MON
NÜR
SIL
MAG
HOC
HUN
SPA
MNZ
1 Sébastien BourdaisSuper Nova Racing11411138R111122224R63127R
2 Giorgio PantanoColoni F300010833312413R6R343311324123
3 Tomáš EngeArden International2R7622117321311112R1DIS(1)2432
4 Björn WirdheimArden International55117128526R1067610R32945R11
5 Ricardo SperaficoPetrobras Junior Team97161410998853243515116459384
6 Rodrigo SperaficoDurango Formula41226713122R14899986317R151712118
7 Mario HaberfeldTeam Astromega3213R45439612R6R45847R81469
8 Antônio PizzoniaPetrobras Junior Team7444910111047355645R108R3R5DIS(2)
9 Enrico ToccaceloColoni F30006681286364R5R887615R216R9R
10 Patrick FriesacherRed Bull Junior Team17109571175328410711713R126131615R
11 Ricardo MauricioRed Bull Junior Team8310R54101512711912R121014R51110512R
12 Nicolas KiesaPSM Racing Line19156814R201017R1810161017R16R13NS76145
13 Tiago MonteiroSuperNova Racing15951015R151615R16R14138995101312R1610
14 Rob NguyenTeam Astromega12131811171412911R45131513111211111011154R
15 Zsolt BaumgartnerCoca-Cola Nordic Racing20R20916R141118R131218141412188147148176
16 Thed BjörkCoca-Cola Nordic Racing19R2071982013187
17 Derek HillDurango Formula9711R15R7915R1671013
18 Justin KeenEuropean Minardi F300016918920R
19 Kristian KolbyEuropean Minardi F3000181219101911
20 Alex MüllerDurango Formula131112R13R171316DIS(6)
European Minardi F300015R1711161410R
21 Tony SchmidtPSM Racing Line161617R1913181420NS19R20R181317R201415111312
22 Alexandre SperaficoEuropean Minardi F300018R1915201519R19R2011191620R19R
23 Ryan BriscoeCoca-Cola Nordic Racing111215131812161714R17R1512
24 David SaelensEuropean Minardi F300014R14R11R6R5R

References

  1. Sporting Regulations at www.fia.com Retrieved from replay.waybackmachine.org on 23 March 2011
  2. 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
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