2002 French Grand Prix

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The decisive moment of the race where Kimi Räikkönen ran wide, allowing Michael Schumacher to pass him for the lead.

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This race saw Michael Schumacher clinch his fifth title, equaling Juan Manuel Fangio's 45-year-old record.

The 2002 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 21 July 2002. It was the eleventh race of the 2002 Formula One World Championship, last race on the original layout and the race in which Michael Schumacher secured his fifth World Drivers' Championship title, equalling Juan Manuel Fangio's record set over 40 years before. McLaren-Mercedes drivers Kimi Räikkönen and David Coulthard finished second and third respectively.

In a peculiar qualifying session, a heavy crash prevented Giancarlo Fisichella from qualifying for the race on medical grounds, whilst the cash-strapped Arrows, unable to reach an agreement with their sponsors, made a brief appearance in qualifying, only to have both their drivers deliberately set lap times slow enough for them to not qualify for the race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	6	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:11.985	—
2	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:12.008	+0.023
3	2	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:12.197	+0.212
4	4	Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.244	+0.259
5	5	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:12.424	+0.439
6	3	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.498	+0.513
7	15	Template:Flagicon Jenson Button	Renault	1:12.761	+0.776
8	14	Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:13.030	+1.045
9	16	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:13.188	+1.203
10	7	Template:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:13.370	+1.385
11	12	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:13.457	+1.472
12	8	Template:Flagicon Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:13.501	+1.516
13	11	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:13.506	+1.521
14	10	Template:Flagicon Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	1:13.542	+1.557
15	17	Template:Flagicon Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:13.656	+1.671
16	24	Template:Flagicon Mika Salo	Toyota	1:13.837	+1.852
17	25	Template:Flagicon Allan McNish	Toyota	1:13.949	+1.964
18	23	Template:Flagicon Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	1:14.800	+2.815
19	22	Template:Flagicon Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	1:16.798	+4.813
107% time: 1:17.023
DNQ	20	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	1:18.497	+6.512
DNQ	21	Template:Flagicon Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	1:19.843	+7.858
DNQ	9	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	—	—
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:Bridgestone	72	1:32:09.837	2	10
2	4	Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Template:Michelin	72	+1.104	4	6
3	3	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	Template:Michelin	72	+31.975	6	4
4	6	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	Template:Michelin	72	+40.675	1	3
5	5	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	Template:Michelin	72	+41.772	5	2
6	15	Template:Flagicon Jenson Button	Renault	Template:Michelin	71	+1 lap	7	1
7	7	Template:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	Template:Bridgestone	71	+1 lap	10
8	23	Template:Flagicon Mark Webber	Minardi-Asiatech	Template:Michelin	71	+1 lap	18
9	17	Template:Flagicon Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	Template:Michelin	70	+2 laps	15
10	22	Template:Flagicon Alex Yoong	Minardi-Asiatech	Template:Michelin	68	+4 laps	19
11	25	Template:Flagicon Allan McNish	Toyota	Template:Michelin	65	Engine	17
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	Template:Michelin	52	Rear wing	9
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli	Renault	Template:Michelin	49	Engine	8
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	Template:Bridgestone	48	Transmission	12
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon Mika Salo	Toyota	Template:Michelin	48	Engine	16
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	Template:Bridgestone	35	Engine	13
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	Template:Bridgestone	29	Collision damage	11
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Takuma Sato	Jordan-Honda	Template:Bridgestone	23	Spin	14
DNS	2	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Template:Bridgestone		Ignition	3
DNQ	20	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows-Cosworth	Template:Bridgestone		107% rule
DNQ	21	Template:Flagicon Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Cosworth	Template:Bridgestone		107% rule
DNQ	9	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Honda	Template:Bridgestone		Injury
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Championship standings after the race

• Bold text indicates the World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	96
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya	34
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	32
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	32
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	30
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	128
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Williams-BMW	66
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes	47
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Renault	15
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Sauber-Petronas	10
Source: <ref name="champ"/>

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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