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The2002 Grand American Road Racing Championship was the third season of theRolex Sports Car Series run by theGrand American Road Racing Association. The season involved five classes:Sports Racing Prototype I and II (SRP-I and SRP-II),Grand Touring Sport (GTS),Grand Touring (GT), and American GT (AGT). 10 races were run from February 2, 2002 to November 10, 2002. Mont-Tremblant replaced Trois-Rivières. California Speedway replaced Lime Rock. Virginia International replaced Road America. The season also was marred by the death ofJeff Clinton during theNextel 250 race weekend.
| Rnd | Race | Length/Duration | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | February 2 February 3 |
| 2 | Nextel 250 | 250 Miles | Homestead-Miami Speedway | March 2 |
| 3 | Grand American 400 | 400 Miles | California Speedway | March 23 |
| 4 | United Auto 200 | 200 Miles | Phoenix International Raceway | April 20 |
| 5 | Six Hours of the Glen | 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International | June 23 |
| 6 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 Miles | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 |
| 7 | Bully Hill Vineyards 250 | 250 Miles | Watkins Glen International | August 9 |
| 8 | VIR 500 | 500 Miles | Virginia International Raceway | September 1 |
| 9 | 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant | 6 Hours | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | September 15 |
| 10 | The Grand American Finale at Daytona | 3 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | November 10 |
Overall winners inbold.
| Rnd | Circuit | SRP Winning Teams | SRPII Winning Teams | GTS Winning Teams | GT Winning Teams | AGT Winning Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRP Winning Drivers | SRPII Winning Drivers | GTS Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | AGT Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Daytona |  #27 Doran Lista Racing | #8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione | #3Rocketsports Racing | #66The Racers Group | #09 Flis Motorsports |
 Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard, Sr. Max PapisMauro Baldi | Anthony LazzaroBill RandTerry Borcheller Ralf Kelleners | Paul GentilozziScott PruettMichael LauerBrian Simo | Kevin BucklerMichael SchromJörg BergmeisterTimo Bernhard | Craig ConwayDoug GoadAndy PilgrimMike Ciasulli | ||
| 2 | Homestead | #27 Doran Lista Racing | #8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione | #5 Park Place Racing |  #24 Perspective Racing | #90 Flis Motorsports |
| Didier TheysMauro Baldi | Anthony LazzaroTerry BorchellerBill Rand | Chris Bingham Lewis Bakes | Thierry Perrier João Barbosa Michel Neugarten | David Haskell Mike Ciasulli | ||
| 3 | California | #27 Doran Lista Racing | #8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione | #5 Park Place Racing | #66The Racers Group | #90 Flis Motorsports |
| Didier TheysFredy Lienhard, Jr. | Bill RandTerry BorchellerRalf Kelleners | Chris BinghamDerek Hill | Kevin BucklerMichael Schrom | Paul Menard Mike Ciasulli | ||
| 4 | Phoenix | #16Dyson Racing Team | #7 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione | #5 Park Place Racing | #54 Bell Motorsports | #90 Flis Motorsports |
 James WeaverChris Dyson | Marino Franchitti Niclas JönssonBill Rand | Chris Bingham Rodney Mall | Boris Said | Paul Menard Jim Briody | ||
| 5 | Watkins Glen | #16Dyson Racing Team | #8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione | #72 Jack Lewis Enterprises | #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington | #47 Morgan Dollar Motorsports |
| James WeaverChris Dyson | Anthony LazzaroTerry BorchellerRalf Kelleners | Keith Fisher Jack Lewis | Cort WagnerBill Auberlen | Rob Morgan Charles Morgan | ||
| 6 | Daytona | #16Dyson Racing Team | #7 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione | #72 Jack Lewis Enterprises | #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington | #25 LG Motorsports |
| James WeaverChris Dyson | Anthony LazzaroJerry Nadeau | David Murry Jack Lewis | Cort WagnerBill Auberlen | Lou Gigliotti Doug Goad | ||
| 7 | Watkins Glen | #20Dyson Racing Team | #8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione | #5 Park Place Racing | #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington | #48 Heritage Motorsports |
| Butch LeitzingerRob DysonDorsey Schroeder | Anthony LazzaroTerry Borcheller | Chris Bingham Darius Grala Franz Konrad | Cort WagnerBill Auberlen | Tommy Riggins David Machavern | ||
| 8 | Virginia | #16Dyson Racing Team | #8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione | No Entries | #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington | #19 ACP Motorsports |
| Andy WallaceChris Dyson | Anthony LazzaroTerry Borcheller | Cort WagnerBill Auberlen | Kerry Hitt Doug Mills Owen Trinkler | |||
| 9 | Mont-Tremblant | #27 Doran Lista Racing | #70 G&W Motorsports | #67The Racers Group | #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington | #29 Sky Blue Racing |
| Didier TheysFredy Lienhard, Jr.Fredy Lienhard, Sr. | Darren Law Armando TrentiniAndy Lally | Kevin BucklerChris PerotMichael Schrom | Cort WagnerBill Auberlen | Eric CurranDarin Brassfield | ||
| 10 | Daytona | #16Dyson Racing Team | #8 Rand Racing | #85Graham Nash Motorsport | #81 G&W Motorsports | #46 Morgan Dollar Motorsports |
| James WeaverChris Dyson | Anthony LazzaroTerry Borcheller | Mike Newton Randolph Watkins | Darren Law Brent Martini | Rob Morgan Charles Morgan |