2002 International Formula 3000 Championship
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
[edit]The following teams and drivers contested the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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 Coca-Cola Nordic Racing
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1 |  Ryan Briscoe
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1–7 |
 Thed Björk
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8–12 | ||
| 2 |  Zsolt Baumgartner
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All | |
 Petrobras Junior Team
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3 | Antônio Pizzonia
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All |
| 4 | Ricardo Sperafico
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All | |
| Super Nova Racing
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5 |  Sébastien Bourdais
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All |
| 6 |  Tiago Monteiro
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All | |
 Red Bull Junior Team
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9 | Patrick Friesacher
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All |
| 10 | Ricardo Mauricio
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All | |
 Team Astromega
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14 | Mario Haberfeld
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All |
| 15 | Rob Nguyen
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All | |
 European Minardi F3000
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16 | Alexandre Sperafico
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1–9 |
| Justin Keen
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10–12 | ||
| 17 | David Saelens
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1–5 | |
 Alex Müller
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6–9 | ||
 Kristian Kolby
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10–12 | ||
| Arden International
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18 | Björn Wirdheim
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All |
| 19 |  Tomáš Enge
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All | |
| Durango Formula
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20 | Alex Müller
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1–5 |
 Derek Hill
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6–12 | ||
| 21 | Rodrigo Sperafico
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All | |
| Coloni F3000
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24 | Enrico Toccacelo
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All |
| 25 | Giorgio Pantano
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All | |
| PSM Racing Line
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26 | Tony Schmidt
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All |
| 27 | Nicolas Kiesa
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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
[edit]The FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was contested over twelve races.
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
[edit]Teams Championship
[edit]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]
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| 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
[edit]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]
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Notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - 2002: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "F3000 International Championship Entry List 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "F3000 International Championship Results 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ a b Sporting Regulations at www.fia.com Retrieved from replay.waybackmachine.org on 23 March 2011
- ^ a b c Teams Classifications at www.fia.com Retrieved from replay.waybackmachine.org on 22 March 2011
- ^ "F3000 International Championship Standings 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 2002: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2002 FIA International F3000 Championship". Motor Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Motorsport: FIA strip enge of F3000 crown". Belfast Telegraph. 2 October 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Automobile Year 2002/2003, pages 234–238 & 270
External links
[edit]- Teams and drivers at www.f3000.com Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Season review at www.carenthusiast.com
- Race results at www.teamdan.com Archived 2017-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Images at www.f3000.com Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
