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| 2002 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 17 in the2002 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 28 July 2002 | ||||
| Official name | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2002 | ||||
| Location | Hockenheimring,Hockenheim,Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.574 km (2.842 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Fine, Air Temp: 28°C | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:14.389 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:16.462 on lap 44 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Third | Williams-BMW | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2002 German Grand Prix (formally theGrosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2002)[1] was aFormula One motor race held on 28 July 2002 atHockenheimring,Hockenheim,Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the twelfth round of the2002 Formula One season and the 64thGerman Grand Prix. The 67-lap race was won byFerrari driverMichael Schumacher after starting frompole position.Juan Pablo Montoya finished second in aWilliams with his teammateRalf Schumacher third.
It was the first Grand Prix to be held at Hockenheimring since the track was redesigned, which had seen the forest sections of the track removed and hence the length of the track shortened.
Michael Schumacher qualified on pole position in his Ferrari, setting a time of 1:14.389.[2] Alex Yoong did not qualify for the race due to the107% rule. BothArrows A23 cars driven byHeinz-Herald Frentzen andEnrique Bernoldi who deliberately failed to qualify for previous round -theFrench Grand Prix- did qualify for this event in what would ultimately be the last GP weekend forArrows F1.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap | ||
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| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.389 | — | ||
| 2 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:14.570 | +0.181 | ||
| 3 | 2 |  Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:14.693 | +0.304 | ||
| 4 | 6 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:15.108 | +0.719 | ||
| 5 | 4 |  Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.639 | +1.250 | ||
| 6 | 9 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Honda | 1:15.690 | +1.301 | ||
| 7 | 12 |  Olivier Panis | BAR-Honda | 1:15.851 | +1.462 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:15.885 | +1.496 | ||
| 9 | 3 |  David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.909 | +1.520 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 1:15.990 | +1.601 | ||
| 11 | 11 |  Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 1:16.070 | +1.681 | ||
| 12 | 10 |  Takuma Sato | Jordan-Honda | 1:16.072 | +1.683 | ||
| 13 | 15 | Jenson Button | Renault | 1:16.278 | +1.889 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.351 | +1.962 | ||
| 15 | 20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows-Cosworth | 1:16.505 | +2.116 | ||
| 16 | 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:16.533 | +2.144 | ||
| 17 | 25 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 1:16.594 | +2.205 | ||
| 18 | 21 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows-Cosworth | 1:16.645 | +2.256 | ||
| 19 | 24 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:16.685 | +2.296 | ||
| 20 | 17 |  Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:17.077 | +2.688 | ||
| 21 | 23 |  Mark Webber | Minardi-Asiatech | 1:17.996 | +3.607 | ||
| 107% time: 1:19.596 | |||||||
| DNQ | 22 |  Alex Yoong | Minardi-Asiatech | 1:19.775 | +5.386 | ||
Michael Schumacher won the race, with Juan Pablo Montoya in second, and Ralf Schumacher, Montoya's Williams team-mate, in third.[5] Both Arrows cars retired from the race with mechanical problems, and it would prove to be the last race the team would compete in. Financial difficulties resulted in the team missing the remainder of the season, before going into liquidation at the end of the year.Enrique Bernoldi would not race in a Formula One Grand Prix again.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 67 | 1:27:52.078 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | M | 67 | +10.503 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | M | 67 | +14.466 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 67 | +23.195 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 66 | +1 Lap | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | B | 66 | +1 Lap | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | B | 66 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 8 | 10 | Takuma Sato | Jordan-Honda | B | 66 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 9 | 24 | Mika Salo | Toyota | M | 66 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| Ret | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Honda | B | 59 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 59 | Spun off | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Cosworth | M | 57 | Brakes | 16 | |
| Ret | 21 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows-Cosworth | B | 48 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 12 | Olivier Panis | BAR-Honda | B | 39 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | M | 36 | Spun off | 8 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | B | 27 | Gearbox | 11 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jenson Button | Renault | M | 24 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 25 | Allan McNish | Toyota | M | 23 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 23 | Mark Webber | Minardi-Asiatech | M | 23 | Hydraulics | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows-Cosworth | B | 18 | Hydraulics | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar-Cosworth | M | 0 | Transmission | 20 | |
| DNQ | 22 | Alex Yoong | Minardi-Asiatech | M | 107% Rule | |||
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