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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.

Jan Lammers (pictured in 2011), co-champion in the SR1 category

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
1 FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 7 April
2 FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril Portugal Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal 14 April
3 Olympia LG Super Racing Weekend Brno Czech Republic Autodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic 18 May
4 FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France 30 June
5 FIA Sportscar Championship Dijon France Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France 18 August
6 Racing Festival Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 22 September

Entries

SR1

Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Italy R&M R&M SR01 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 6 Italy Mauro Baldi 1–4, 6
Italy Alex Caffi 1–2
Italy Vincenzo Sospiri 3–4, 6
United Kingdom Bob Berridge Racing Lola B98/10 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 7
10
United Kingdom Bob Berridge 1, 4, 6
United Kingdom Ian McKellar 1
France Nicolas Minassian 4
United Kingdom Jason Plato 6
Netherlands Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 8 Netherlands Jan Lammers All
Netherlands Val Hillebrand All
9 Italy Beppe Gabbiani 5–6
Bolivia Filipe Ortiz 5–6
France Courage Compétition Courage C60JX Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 13 France Didier Cottaz 1–4
France Boris Derichebourg 1–4
Sweden Thed Björk 1
France Team Oreca Dallara SP1 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 14 Monaco Olivier Beretta 1–2
France Franck Montagny 1
France Nicolas Minassian 2
France Pescarolo Sport Courage C60 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 G 16 France Jean-Christophe Boullion 1–2, 4–6
France Sébastien Bourdais 1, 4, 6
France Franck Lagorce 2, 5
United Kingdom Simpson Engineering Riley & Scott Mk III Chevrolet 5.1 L V8 D
G
19 United Kingdom Robin Smith 1, 4, 6
United Kingdom Richard Jones 1, 6
United Kingdom Peter Cook 1
United States Dan Schryvers 4
Belgium Bernard de Dryver 6
Italy Durango Corse Durango LMP1 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 A
G
21 Italy Alessandro Battaglin 1–4, 6
Italy Mirko Venturi 1–2
France Jean-Philippe Belloc 3
Italy Gianmaria Bruni 4, 6
Germany Eventus Motorsport Lola B98/10 Ford 6.0 L V8 A 33 Germany Ralph Moog 3, 5
United Kingdom Christian Vann 3
Switzerland Georg Paulin 5

SR2

Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Italy Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Y 50 Italy Gianni Collini All
Italy Fabio Mancini All
Italy Luca Riccitelli 3
A
G
52 Italy Pierguiseppe Peroni All
Italy Mirko Savoldi All
Italy Siliprandi Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 D 53 Italy Ezio Mazza 1
Switzerland Georg Paulin 1
Austria Renauer Motorsport Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 G 55 Italy Angelo Lancelotti 3
Austria Gottfreid Cepin 3
Czech Republic Petr Válek 3
United Kingdom Team Sovereign Rapier 6 Nissan 3.0 L V6 D 60 United Kingdom Mike Millard 1–2, 4–6
United Kingdom Ian Flux 1–2, 4
United Kingdom Phillip Armour 5–6
United Kingdom Team Jota Pilbeam MP84 Nissan 3.0 L V6 A
G
61 United Kingdom Sam Hignett All
United Kingdom John Stack All
Italy Audisio & Benvenuto Racing Lucchini SR2002 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 A 65 Italy Giuseppe Chiminelli 1
Italy Antonio Vallebona 1
Italy Erminio Bonetti 1
France Debora Automobiles Debora LMP200 BMW 3.0 L I6 D 70 France Gilles Duqueine 4–6
France Jean-François Yvon 4
France Michel Maisonneuve 4
France Dominique Lacaud 5
Belgium Didier Miquée 5
France Xavier Bich 6
Switzerland Roland Bossy 6
Italy SCI Lucchini SR2000 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 A
G
72 Italy Ranieri Randaccio All
Italy Leonardo Maddalena All
Sweden Sportsracing Team Sweden Lola B2K/40 Nissan 3.0 L V6 A
G
76 Sweden Niklas Loven All
Sweden Mattias Andersson 1–3
United States Larry Oberto 4–5
Sweden Thed Björk 4, 6
Italy GP Motorsport Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 G 77 Italy Massimo Saccomanno 4
Italy Ernesto Saccomanno 4
United Kingdom JCI Developments Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Opel 3.0 L V6 D 83 United Kingdom Michael Mallock 4, 6
United Kingdom Darren Manning 4
United Kingdom Rob Croydon 6
France PiR Competition Pilbeam MP84 Peugeot 3.0 L V6
Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6
A 98 France Marc Rostan 1–5
Italy Arturo Merzario 1, 3
United Kingdom Paul Daniels 2–3, 6
France Pierre Bruneau 2, 4–6
Debora LMP200 Nissan 3.0 L V6 99 United Kingdom Paul Daniels 1, 3–5
France Pierre Bruneau 1, 3
France Philippe Hottingeur 1, 4
Portugal Pedro Couceiro 2
Portugal Manuel Gião 2
United Kingdom Rob Croydon 5
Belgium Frédéric Bouvy 6
Belgium Christophe Geoffroy 6
Belgium David Sterckx 6

Results and standings

Race results

Rnd Circuit SR1 Winning Team SR2 Winning Team Reports
SR1 Winning Drivers SR2 Winning Drivers
1 Barcelona France No. 16 Pescarolo Sport Italy No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
France Jean-Christophe Boullion
France Sébastien Bourdais
Italy Mirko Savoldi
Italy Piergiuseppe Peroni
2 Estoril France No. 14 Team Oreca Italy No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
France Nicolas Minassian
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Italy Mirko Savoldi
Italy Piergiuseppe Peroni
3 Brno Netherlands No. 8 Racing for Holland Italy No. 50 Lucchini Engineering Report
Netherlands Jan Lammers
Netherlands Val Hillebrand
Italy Fabio Mancini
Italy Gianni Collini
4 Magny-Cours Netherlands No. 8 Racing for Holland Italy No. 77 GP Racing Report
Netherlands Jan Lammers
Netherlands Val Hillebrand
Italy Ernesto Saccomanno
Italy Massimo Saccomanno
5 Dijon Netherlands No. 8 Racing for Holland Italy No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
Netherlands Jan Lammers
Netherlands Val Hillebrand
Italy Mirko Savoldi
Italy Piergiuseppe Peroni
6 Spa France No. 16 Pescarolo Sport Italy No. 50 Lucchini Engineering Report
France Jean-Christophe Boullion
France Sébastien Bourdais
Italy Fabio Mancini
Italy 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]

Points system
Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
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.

Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
EST
Portugal
BRN
Czech Republic
MAG
France
DIJ
France
SPA
Belgium
Total
points
1 Netherlands Jan Lammers Netherlands Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
1 Netherlands Val Hillebrand Netherlands Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
3 France Jean-Christophe Boullion France Pescarolo Sport 1 4 2 3 1 77
4 France Sébastien Bourdais France Pescarolo Sport 1 2 1 55
5 Italy Mauro Baldi Italy R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
6 France Didier Cottaz France Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
6 France Boris Derichebourg France Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
8 Italy Vincenzo Sospiri Italy R&M 3 3 3 36
9 Monaco Olivier Beretta France Team Oreca 2 1 35
10 United Kingdom Bob Berridge United Kingdom Bob Berridge Racing 3 Ret 4 22
10 France Franck Lagorce France Pescarolo Sport 4 3 22
12 Bolivia Filipe Ortiz Netherlands Racing for Holland 2 6 21
12 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Netherlands Racing for Holland 2 6 21
14 France Nicolas Minassian France Team Oreca 1 20
United Kingdom Bob Berridge Racing Ret
15 France Franck Montagny France Team Oreca 2 15
16 Italy Alessandro Battaglin Italy Durango Corse 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
17 United Kingdom Ian McKellar United Kingdom Bob Berridge Racing 3 12
18 Germany Ralph Moog Germany Eventus Motorsport 4 DNS 10
18 United Kingdom Christian Vann Germany Eventus Motorsport 4 10
18 United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Bob Berridge Racing 4 10
21 Italy Alex Caffi Italy R&M Ret 5 8
21 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Italy Durango Corse Ret 5 8
23 Italy Mirko Venturi Italy Durango Corse 6 Ret 6
24 United Kingdom Robin Smith United Kingdom Simpson Engineering Ret DNS 7 4
24 United Kingdom Richard Jones United Kingdom Simpson Engineering Ret 7 4
24 Belgium Bernard de Dryver United Kingdom Simpson Engineering 7 4
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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
Spain
EST
Portugal
BRN
Czech Republic
MAG
France
DIJ
France
SPA
Belgium
Total
points
1 Italy Pierguiseppe Peroni Italy Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret Ret 1 2 75
1 Italy Mirko Savoldi Italy Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret Ret 1 2 75
3 Italy Fabio Mancini Italy Lucchini Engineering 2 2 1 Ret Ret 1 70
3 Italy Gianni Collini Italy Lucchini Engineering 2 2 1 Ret Ret 1 70
5 United Kingdom Sam Hignett United Kingdom Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
5 United Kingdom John Stack United Kingdom Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
7 Sweden Niklas Loven Sweden Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
8 Italy Ranieri Randaccio Italy SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
8 Italy Leonardo Maddelena Italy SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
10 Sweden Mattias Andersson Sweden Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 36
11 France Pierre Bruneau France PiR Competition DNS Ret DNS 3 3 Ret 24
11 France Marc Rostan France PiR Competition Ret Ret Ret 3 3 24
13 Italy Luca Riccitelli Italy Lucchini Engineering 1 20
13 Italy Massimo Saccomanno Italy GP Motorsport 1 20
13 Italy Ernesto Saccomanno Italy GP Motorsport 1 20
16 United Kingdom Mike Millard United Kingdom Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
17 Sweden Thed Björk Sweden Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 12
17 United Kingdom Rob Croydon France PiR Competition 6 12
United Kingdom JCI Developments 6
19 United Kingdom Phillip Armour United Kingdom Team Sovereign 4 Ret 10
19 France Xavier Bich France Debora Automobiles 4 10
19 Switzerland Roland Bossy France Debora Automobiles 4 10
22 United Kingdom Ian Flux United Kingdom Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 8
22 France Gilles Duqueine France Debora Automobiles Ret 5 DNS 8
22 France Dominique Lacaud France Debora Automobiles 5 8
22 Belgium Didier Miquée France Debora Automobiles 5 8
26 Italy Erminio Bonetti Italy Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26 Italy Antonio Vallebona Italy Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26 Italy Giuseppe Chiminelli Italy Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26 Portugal Pedro Couceiro France PiR Competition 6 6
26 Portugal Manuel Gião France PiR Competition 6 6
26 United Kingdom Paul Daniels France PiR Competition Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 6
26 United Kingdom Michael Mallock United Kingdom JCI Developments Ret 6 6

Team championships

SR1

Pos. Team BAR
Spain
EST
Portugal
BRN
Czech Republic
MAG
France
DIJ
France
SPA
Belgium
Total
points
1 Netherlands Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
2 France Pescarolo Sport 1 4 2 3 1 77
3 Italy R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
4 France Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
5 France Team Oreca 2 1 35
6 United Kingdom Bob Berridge Racing 3 Ret 4 22
7 Italy Durango Corse 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
8 Germany Eventus Motorsport 4 Ret 10
9 United Kingdom Simpson Engineering Ret DNS 7 4

SR2

Pos. Team BAR
Spain
EST
Portugal
BRN
Czech Republic
MAG
France
DIJ
France
SPA
Belgium
Total
points
1 Italy Lucchini Engineering 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 100
2 United Kingdom Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
3 Sweden Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
4 Italy SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
5 France PiR Competition Ret 6 Ret 3 3 Ret 30
6 Italy GP Motorsport 1 20
7 United Kingdom Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
7 France Debora Automobiles Ret 5 4 18
9 Italy Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
9 United Kingdom 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
Spain
EST
Portugal
BRN
Czech Republic
MAG
France
DIJ
France
SPA
Belgium
Total
points
1 Japan Dome 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
2 France Courage 1 2 2 2 3 1 97
3 Italy R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
4 Italy Dallara 2 1 35
5 United Kingdom Lola 3 4 Ret DNS 4 32
6 Italy Durango 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
7 United States Riley & Scott Ret DNS 7 4

SR2

Pos. Constructor BAR
Spain
EST
Portugal
BRN
Czech Republic
MAG
France
DIJ
France
SPA
Belgium
Total
points
1 Italy Lucchini 1 1 1 1 1 1 120
2 United Kingdom Pilbeam 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
3 United Kingdom Lola 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
4 France Debora Ret 6 DNS Ret 5 4 24
5 United Kingdom LM 3000 (Rapier) 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
6 Italy Tampolli Ret Ret 6 6

References

  1. ^ 2002 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 December 2008