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.

Teams and drivers

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

Team No. Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Coca-Cola Nordic Racing 1 Australia Ryan Briscoe 1–7
Sweden Thed Björk 8–12
2 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner All
Brazil Petrobras Junior Team 3 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia All
4 Brazil Ricardo Sperafico All
United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 5 France Sébastien Bourdais All
6 Portugal Tiago Monteiro All
Austria Red Bull Junior Team 9 Austria Patrick Friesacher All
10 Brazil Ricardo Mauricio All
Belgium Team Astromega 14 Brazil Mario Haberfeld All
15 Australia Rob Nguyen All
Italy European Minardi F3000 16 Brazil Alexandre Sperafico 1–9
United Kingdom Justin Keen 10–12
17 Belgium David Saelens 1–5
Germany Alex Müller 6–9
Denmark Kristian Kolby 10–12
United Kingdom Arden International 18 Sweden Björn Wirdheim All
19 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge All
Italy Durango Formula 20 Germany Alex Müller 1–5
United States Derek Hill 6–12
21 Brazil Rodrigo Sperafico All
Italy Coloni F3000 24 Italy Enrico Toccacelo All
25 Italy Giorgio Pantano All
Germany PSM Racing Line 26 Germany Tony Schmidt All
27 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa All
Sources:[1][2]

Note: Each entry used a Lola B02/50 chassis with a Zytek-Judd KV engine and Avon tyres, as mandated by the championship regulations.[1]

Calendar

The FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was contested over twelve races.

RoundCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinnerWinning TeamReport
1 Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace 30 March 35 4.309=150.785 km 0'53:24.841 169.395 km/h France Sébastien Bourdais France Sébastien Bourdais Brazil Rodrigo Sperafico Italy Durango Formula Report
2 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 13 April 32 4.933=157.619 km 0'51:39.076 183.096 km/h France Sébastien Bourdais Italy Giorgio Pantano France Sébastien Bourdais United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Report
3 Spain Circuit de Catalunya 27 April 32 4.728=151.233 km 0'51:44.572 175.367 km/h France Sébastien Bourdais France Sébastien Bourdais Italy Giorgio Pantano Italy Coloni F3000 Report
4 Austria A1 Ring 11 May 35 4.326=151.410 km 0'48:53.862 185.788 km/h Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Czech Republic Tomáš Enge United Kingdom Arden Team Russia Report
5 Monaco Circuit de Monaco 25 May 45 3.37=151.65 km 1'07:40.545 134.449 km/h France Sébastien Bourdais Czech Republic Tomáš Enge France Sébastien Bourdais United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Report
6 Germany Nürburgring 22 June 30 5.138=154.14 km 0'54:55.289 168.393 km/h France Sébastien Bourdais Czech Republic Tomáš Enge France Sébastien Bourdais United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Report
7 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 6 July 30 5.141=154.126 km 0'49:45.388 185.856 km/h Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Czech Republic Tomáš Enge United Kingdom Arden Team Russia Report
8 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 20 July 35 4.251=148.599 km 0'54:58.076 162.202 km/h Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Czech Republic Tomáš Enge United Kingdom Arden Team Russia Report
9 Germany Hockenheimring 27 July 33 4.574=150.942 km 0'50:00.768 181.084 km/h Italy Giorgio Pantano Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Italy Giorgio Pantano Italy Coloni F3000 Report
10 Hungary Hungaroring 17 August 38 3.975=151.044 km 0'59:25.829 152.491 km/h Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Italy Enrico Toccacelo Italy Coloni F3000 Report
11 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 31 August 22 6.968=153.296 km 0'47:06.609 195.239 km/h France Sébastien Bourdais France Sébastien Bourdais Italy Giorgio Pantano Italy Coloni F3000 Report
12 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 14 September 26 5.793=150.353 km 0'44:57.538 200.654 km/h Sweden Björn Wirdheim Italy Giorgio Pantano Sweden Björn Wirdheim United Kingdom Arden Team Russia Report
Source:[3]

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.[4]

Position [5] Team [5] Brazil Italy Spain Austria Monaco Germany United Kingdom France Germany Hungary Belgium Italy Points [5]
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.[4]

Pos Driver INT
Brazil
IMO
Italy
CAT
Spain
A1R
Austria
MON
Monaco
NÜR
Germany
SIL
United Kingdom
MAG
France
HOC
Germany
HUN
Hungary
SPA
Belgium
MNZ
Italy
Points
1 France Sébastien Bourdais 14 1 3 Ret 1 1 2 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 56
2 Italy Giorgio Pantano 8 3 1 4 Ret Ret 4 3 1 2 1 3 54
3 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Ret 6 2 1 3 13 1 1 Ret DSQ 4 2 50
4 Sweden Björn Wirdheim 5 7 8 2 Ret 6 6 Ret 2 4 Ret 1 29
5 Brazil Ricardo Sperafico 7 14 9 8 5 2 3 15 6 5 3 4 22
6 Brazil Rodrigo Sperafico 1 2 7 12 Ret 8 9 8 3 Ret 12 8 20
7 Brazil Mário Haberfeld 2 Ret 5 3 6 Ret Ret 5 4 Ret 14 9 18
8 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia 4 4 10 7 4 3 5 4 Ret Ret Ret DSQ 18
9 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 6 12 6 6 Ret Ret 8 6 Ret 1 Ret Ret 14
10 Austria Patrick Friesacher 10 5 11 5 2 4 7 7 Ret 6 16 Ret 14
11 Brazil Ricardo Maurício 3 Ret 4 15 7 9 Ret 10 Ret 11 5 Ret 9
12 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa 15 8 Ret 10 Ret 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 6 5 3
13 Portugal Tiago Monteiro 9 10 Ret 16 Ret Ret 13 9 5 13 Ret 10 2
14 Australia Rob Nguyen 13 11 14 9 Ret 5 15 11 11 10 15 Ret 2
15 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Ret 9 Ret 11 Ret 12 14 12 8 7 8 6 1
16 Sweden Thed Björk Ret 7 8 13 7 0
17 United States Derek Hill 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret 0
18 United Kingdom Justin Keen 9 9 Ret 0
19 Denmark Kristian Kolby 12 10 11 0
20 Germany Alex Müller 11 Ret Ret 13 DSQ Ret 11 14 Ret 0
21 Germany Tony Schmidt 16 Ret 13 14 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 11 12 0
22 Brazil Alexandre Sperafico Ret 15 15 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0
23 Australia Ryan Briscoe 12 13 12 17 Ret Ret 12 0
24 Belgium David Saelens Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver INT
Brazil
IMO
Italy
CAT
Spain
A1R
Austria
MON
Monaco
NÜR
Germany
SIL
United Kingdom
MAG
France
HOC
Germany
HUN
Hungary
SPA
Belgium
MNZ
Italy
Points
Sources:[6][7][8]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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 practice (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.[9]
  • 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - 2002: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. "F3000 International Championship Entry List 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. "F3000 International Championship Results 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 Sporting Regulations at www.fia.com Retrieved from replay.waybackmachine.org on 23 March 2011
  5. 1 2 3 Teams Classifications at www.fia.com Retrieved from replay.waybackmachine.org on 22 March 2011
  6. "F3000 International Championship Standings 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 2002: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. "2002 FIA International F3000 Championship". Motor Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. "Motorsport: FIA strip enge of F3000 crown". Belfast Telegraph. 2 October 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

Further reading

  • Automobile Year 2002/2003, pages 234–238 & 270
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