nof1l.gif (4731 bytes)


F1 Merchandise

Formula 1 news, results and statistics when you need it

2002 British Grand Prix 
Race Results  

blank.gif (809 bytes)
blank.gif (809 bytes)
Main Page
Formula 1 News
2015 F1 Schedule
2015 F1 Line-up
2014 F1 Schedule
F1 Teams
F1 Drivers
NewsOnF1 Mobile
10 'n' Pole
Register - Submit
F1 Regulations
The Forums
Live F1 Coverage
Motorsport Shop
UK - USA
Motorsport Calendar

F1 Merchandise UK
F1 Merchandise USA

F1 Tours
F1 Tickets
F1 Diecast
F1 Videos
F1 Games
F1 Trivia
NewsOnF1 on Twitter
MotoGP Tickets
Past Formula 1 Seasons
2012 F1 Results
2011 F1 Results
2010 F1 Results
2009 F1 Results
2008 F1 Results
2007 F1 Results
2006 F1 Results
2005 F1 Results
2004 F1 Results
2003 F1 Results

2002 F1 Results

2001 F1 Results

2000 F1 Results

1999 F1 Results

1998 F1 Results

1997 F1 Results
Links
2010 World Cup
Translate
Search
Contact Us
About
Archives
Your Say
Diagnosis & Prognosis
By the Heretic
Controversy Corner
The Real Race
By the Quali-flyer
F1 Testing
F1 Team Reports
8 'n' Pole
2006 World Cup

Download the NewsOnF1.com
toolbar
powered by Alexa

'14  '13  '12  '11  '10  '09  '08  '07  '06  
'05  '04  '03  '02  '01  '00  '99  '98  '97

 

Drivers Championship Constructors Championship
Reports & Results from other sessions

Race Report - Results

Michael Schumacher wins the British Grand Prix ahead of his team-mate Rubens Barrichello and Juan Pablo Montoya. Jacques Villeneuve, Olivier Panis and Nick Heidfeld make the top 6.

It was a dramatic race with the weather playing a major role in determining the outcome of the race.
Even though the start of the race was dry, there was drama for Rubens Barrichello who stalled at the start of the formation lap and after his mechanics got him going he managed to start the race from the back of the grid.
At the start Montoya managed to keep the lead ahead of Michael Schumacher and Ralf Schumacher. Kimi Raikkonen was 4th ahead of Coulthard and Trulli.

The first 10 laps of the race were mainly dry and Michael Schumacher was pushing Juan Pablo but unable to pass. Barrichello meanwhile was making up ground and reaching 7th by the 11th lap.
Once the rain started falling heavily, the drivers went in for wet tyres and the superiority of the Bridgestone intermediates was obvious. Within a few laps Michael Schumacher managed to pass Montoya and a few laps later Barrichello did the same. The Ferraris were lapping between 3 to 4 seconds quicker than Montoya.
There was drama for McLaren in their pit stops with Raikkonen pitting to find that his tyres weren't ready for him while Coulthard had to go 2 laps on dry tyres.
Raikkonen however was impressive in the wet despite him running on Michelin tyres as he managed to pass a number of car ahead of him after his long stop.

Around lap 24, the rain eased a bit and McLaren and Renault had their drivers pit for dry tyres. That turned out to be a bad decision as the rain came back again and they had to stop again a couple of laps later.

At the front, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello continued to build a gap over Montoya who managed to hang in their despite the performance of his wet tyres. Ralf Schumacher was 4th while Villeneuve was up in 5th with Heidfeld in 6th.

On lap 31 Ralf Schumacher went in for his second pit stop (his scheduled one) and had problems with the refuelling, his crew sent him back out without re-fuelling. This dropped him out of contention. A lap later Michael Schumacher pits for his scheduled stop and so does Barrichello, both rejoin the race on intermediates. Montoya remained out on the track.

As the rain starts to ease, Montoya starts closing the gap on the Ferraris in front and for a number of laps before his scheduled pit stop, he was lapping at around 3 seconds faster than the Ferraris.
On lap 40 both Montoya and Barrichello pit, both put on dry tyres. Barrichello retains the lead but Montoya managed to get past him a lap later.
Michael Schumacher pits for his second scheduled stop on lap 43 and switches to dry tyres and retains the lead by around 15 seconds.

Rubens Barrichello fights back and takes 2nd from Montoya on lap 46. Montoya tries to keep in touch but his tyres start to go off and is forced to give up and settle for 3rd.

The top 3 drivers appeared content with their places for the last few laps although Rubens Barrichello set the fastest lap of the race on lap 58 perhaps to prove a point after starting from the back of the grid.
Michael Schumacher went on to win the race ahead of his team-mate Rubens Barrichello while Juan Pablo Montoya was 3rd. 

Behind the leading 3, Jacques Villeneuve in the BAR took advantage of the situation and managed to end up in 4th ahead of his team-mate Olivier Panis. It was the first points finish for BAR this season. Nick Heidfeld managed to score a point for Sauber by finishing 6th. Giancarlo Fisichella managed 7th ahead of Ralf Schumacher who lost any chance of a points finish due to the refuelling problems. Felipe Massa was finished 9th after having so many spins during the race which lost him a potential point scoring position. David Coulthard made up the top 10 and he had a nightmare race thanks to a bad strategy by McLaren in which he had to pit 4 times.
Pedro de la Rosa was 11th and Jenson Button was classified 12th but actually retired in the pits 6 laps down.
Takuma Sato, Kimi Raikkonen, Jarno Trulli, Enrique Bernoldi, Eddie Irvine, Heinz Harald Frentzen, Mika Salo, Mark Webber and Allan McNish failed to finish the race.

Michael Schumacher maintains his perfect finishing record finishing for the 10th time in a row this season. Even more impressive is that all this finishes were in the top 3.
Mika Salo continues his bad run failing to finish 4 races in a row while it is the 3rd non-finish in a row for Eddie Irvine.

In the Drivers Championship, Michael Schumacher leads Rubens Barrichello by a massive 54 points (86 to 32) while Juan Pablo Montoya is 3rd with 31 points and Ralf Schumacher is 4th with 30.

In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari are now 57 points ahead of Williams (118 to 61) while McLaren remain in 3rd with 37 points.

Click here of the Drivers' Championship table for this season

Next stop: The French GP on the 21st of July.

   
Session 2002 2001
First Friday Practice Results Report Notes Results
Second Friday Practice Results Report Notes Results
First Saturday Practice Results Report Notes Results
Second Saturday Practice Results Report Notes Results
Qualifying Results Report Notes Results
Warm-up Results Report Notes Results
Race Results Report Notes Results

What the teams and drivers said
Friday - Saturday - Sunday

Back to Top

Loading

 

We Recommend
F1 Tickets
Spanish F1 GP
Canadian F1 GP
British F1 GP
European F1 GP (Valencia)
Belgian F1 GP
Italian F1 GP
United States F1 GP
Abu Dhabi F1 GP
VIP F1 Paddock Club Tickets
MotoGP Tickets
Netherlands MotoGP
Catalunya MotoGP
Portuguese MotoGP
Valencia MotoGP
MotoGP VIP Village Tickets
more Motorsport Tours & Holidays
Australian F1 Grand Prix Tour package
Clipsal 500 Adelaide package
 

F1 Merchandise

Official 2009 F1 Season Review

Autocourse 2009 Annual

F1 Merchandise US

F1 Merchandise UK

Motorsport Magazines

Formula 1 Annuals

Formula 1 Yearbooks

Formula 1 Season Reviews

Formula 1 Technical Books

Formula 1 Design Books

The Official Tribute To Ayrton Senna
1960 To 1994

Formula 1 Books

Race Driving Books

Race Car Design Books


Ayrton Senna

Past Formula 1 Drivers