2002 Season - Round 1 - 2002-03-03
Michael Schumacher won the 2002 Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) second and Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Eddie Irvine (Jaguar) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2002 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 19 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 18 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 14 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 20 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 13 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows | 15 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 12 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 17 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 13 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 22 | Electrical | 0 |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 10 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | 22Jenson Button | Renault | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 16 | Collision | 0 |