2002 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXXI Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 31 March 2002 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. It was the third round of the 2002 Formula One season and the thirty-first Brazilian Grand Prix. The 71-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher after starting from the second position. Ralf Schumacher finished second for the Williams team with David Coulthard third in a McLaren.
| 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 31 March 2002 | ||||
| Official name | XXXI Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||||
| Location |
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Clear, Air Temp: 30°C | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Time | 1:13.114 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | |||
| Time | 1:16.079 on lap 60 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Juan Pablo Montoya started from pole position alongside Michael Schumacher. Mika Salo scored his last world championship points at this race. Michael Schumacher's win was his second of the season, his fourth and last at Interlagos, and the result meant that he extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to eight points over Ralf Schumacher and ten over Montoya. Ferrari reduced the lead of Williams in the Constructors' Championship to six points with fourteen races of the season remaining.