2002 FIA Sportscar Championship
The 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship was the second season of the FIA Sportscar Championship, an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and organized by the International Racing Series Ltd. It was the sixth season of the series dating back to the International Sports Racing Series of 1997. The series featured sports prototypes in two categories, SR1 and SR2, and awarded championships for drivers, teams, and manufacturers in each respective category. The series began on 7 April 2002 and ended on 22 September 2002 after six races held in Europe.
The SR1 championships were won by Jan Lammers' Racing for Holland outfit, sharing the drivers' championship with Val Hillebrand and securing Dome their first title outside Japan. Italian Lucchini Engineering earned the SR2 titles for their own team and chassis; Mirko Savoldi and Pierguiseppe Peroni won the drivers championship for the team.
Schedule
Although initially planned to match the length of the 2001 calendar at eight events, the 2002 calendar for the championship was shortened following several cancellations mid-season. The 1000 km endurance race at Monza was dropped in the initial calendar, meaning all races were set to a limit of 2 hours and 30 minutes. Barcelona, Spa, Brno, Magny-Cours, and the Nürburgring were all retained from 2001, while Imola, Rockingham, and Autódromo do Estoril were all scheduled to debut in the series. Later cancellations of the Imola and Rockingham rounds were replaced by a new event at Dijon, while the Nürburgring event was also canceled as the season progressed. The end of the event at Rockingham made this the only season of the championship not to feature an event held in the United Kingdom.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 7 April |
2 | FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal | 14 April |
3 | Olympia LG Super Racing Weekend Brno | Autodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic | 18 May |
4 | FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France | 30 June |
5 | FIA Sportscar Championship Dijon | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France | 18 August |
6 | Racing Festival | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 22 September |
Entries
SR1
SR2
Results and standings
Race results
Rnd | Circuit | SR1 Winning Team | SR2 Winning Team | Reports |
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SR1 Winning Drivers | SR2 Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Barcelona | No. 16 Pescarolo Sport | No. 52 Lucchini Engineering | Report |
Jean-Christophe Boullion Sébastien Bourdais |
Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni | |||
2 | Estoril | No. 14 Team Oreca | No. 52 Lucchini Engineering | Report |
Nicolas Minassian Olivier Beretta |
Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni | |||
3 | Brno | No. 8 Racing for Holland | No. 50 Lucchini Engineering | Report |
Jan Lammers Val Hillebrand |
Fabio Mancini Gianni Collini | |||
4 | Magny-Cours | No. 8 Racing for Holland | No. 77 GP Racing | Report |
Jan Lammers Val Hillebrand |
Ernesto Saccomanno Massimo Saccomanno | |||
5 | Dijon | No. 8 Racing for Holland | No. 52 Lucchini Engineering | Report |
Jan Lammers Val Hillebrand |
Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni | |||
6 | Spa | No. 16 Pescarolo Sport | No. 50 Lucchini Engineering | Report |
Jean-Christophe Boullion Sébastien Bourdais |
Fabio Mancini Gianni Collini |
Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.[1]
Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Races | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Driver championships
SR1
The SR1 class of the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship for Drivers was won by Val Hillerbrand and Jan Lammers sharing a Dome-Judd entered by Racing for Holland.
SR2
The SR2 class of the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship for Drivers was won by Piergiuseppe Peroni and Mirko Savoldi sharing a Lucchini-Alfa Romeo entered by Lucchini Engineering.
Pos. | Driver | Team | BAR |
EST |
BRN |
MAG |
DIJ |
SPA |
Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pierguiseppe Peroni | Lucchini Engineering | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 75 |
1 | Mirko Savoldi | Lucchini Engineering | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 75 |
3 | Fabio Mancini | Lucchini Engineering | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 70 |
3 | Gianni Collini | Lucchini Engineering | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 70 |
5 | Sam Hignett | Team Jota | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 60 |
5 | John Stack | Team Jota | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 60 |
7 | Niklas Loven | Sportsracing Team Sweden | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 48 |
8 | Ranieri Randaccio | SCI | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 45 |
8 | Leonardo Maddelena | SCI | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 45 |
10 | Mattias Andersson | Sportsracing Team Sweden | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | |||
11 | Pierre Bruneau | PiR Competition | DNS | Ret | DNS | 3 | 3 | Ret | 24 |
11 | Marc Rostan | PiR Competition | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
13 | Luca Riccitelli | Lucchini Engineering | 1 | 20 | |||||
13 | Massimo Saccomanno | GP Motorsport | 1 | 20 | |||||
13 | Ernesto Saccomanno | GP Motorsport | 1 | 20 | |||||
16 | Mike Millard | Team Sovereign | 5 | DNS | Ret | 4 | Ret | 18 | |
17 | Thed Björk | Sportsracing Team Sweden | 3 | 12 | |||||
17 | Rob Croydon | PiR Competition | 6 | 12 | |||||
JCI Developments | 6 | ||||||||
19 | Phillip Armour | Team Sovereign | 4 | Ret | 10 | ||||
19 | Xavier Bich | Debora Automobiles | 4 | 10 | |||||
19 | Roland Bossy | Debora Automobiles | 4 | 10 | |||||
22 | Ian Flux | Team Sovereign | 5 | DNS | Ret | 8 | |||
22 | Gilles Duqueine | Debora Automobiles | Ret | 5 | DNS | 8 | |||
22 | Dominique Lacaud | Debora Automobiles | 5 | 8 | |||||
22 | Didier Miquée | Debora Automobiles | 5 | 8 | |||||
26 | Erminio Bonetti | Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | 6 | 6 | |||||
26 | Antonio Vallebona | Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | 6 | 6 | |||||
26 | Giuseppe Chiminelli | Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | 6 | 6 | |||||
26 | Pedro Couceiro | PiR Competition | 6 | 6 | |||||
26 | Manuel Gião | PiR Competition | 6 | 6 | |||||
26 | Paul Daniels | PiR Competition | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 |
26 | Michael Mallock | JCI Developments | Ret | 6 | 6 |
Team championships
SR1
Pos. | Team | BAR |
EST |
BRN |
MAG |
DIJ |
SPA |
Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Racing for Holland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 97 |
2 | Pescarolo Sport | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 77 | |
3 | R&M | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | |
4 | Courage Compétition | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 38 | ||
5 | Team Oreca | 2 | 1 | 35 | ||||
6 | Bob Berridge Racing | 3 | Ret | 4 | 22 | |||
7 | Durango Corse | 6 | Ret | NC | Ret | 5 | 14 | |
8 | Eventus Motorsport | 4 | Ret | 10 | ||||
9 | Simpson Engineering | Ret | DNS | 7 | 4 |
SR2
Pos. | Team | BAR |
EST |
BRN |
MAG |
DIJ |
SPA |
Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucchini Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 100 |
2 | Team Jota | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 60 |
3 | Sportsracing Team Sweden | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 48 |
4 | SCI | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 45 |
5 | PiR Competition | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 30 |
6 | GP Motorsport | 1 | 20 | |||||
7 | Team Sovereign | 5 | DNS | Ret | 4 | Ret | 18 | |
7 | Debora Automobiles | Ret | 5 | 4 | 18 | |||
9 | Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | 6 | 6 | |||||
9 | JCI Developments | Ret | 6 | 6 |
Constructors championships
SR1
Dome were awarded the SR1 constructors championship by tie-breaker for their three victories against Courage's two.
Pos. | Constructor | BAR |
EST |
BRN |
MAG |
DIJ |
SPA |
Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dome | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 97 |
2 | Courage | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 97 |
3 | R&M | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | |
4 | Dallara | 2 | 1 | 35 | ||||
5 | Lola | 3 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 32 | |
6 | Durango | 6 | Ret | NC | Ret | 5 | 14 | |
7 | Riley & Scott | Ret | DNS | 7 | 4 |
SR2
Pos. | Constructor | BAR |
EST |
BRN |
MAG |
DIJ |
SPA |
Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucchini | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
2 | Pilbeam | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 60 |
3 | Lola | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 48 |
4 | Debora | Ret | 6 | DNS | Ret | 5 | 4 | 24 |
5 | LM 3000 (Rapier) | 5 | DNS | Ret | 4 | Ret | 18 | |
6 | Tampolli | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 |
References
- ^ 2002 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 December 2008
External links
- 2002 FIA Classifications Retrieved from web.archive.org on 30 November 2008
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - Season results
- 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship results Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 30 November 2008
- FIA Sportscar Championship images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 30 November 2008