2002 Season - Round 2 - 2002-03-17
Ralf Schumacher won the 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix for Williams, with Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) second and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) third. The win came from P4 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Allan McNish (Toyota) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 4 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | 22Jenson Button | Renault | 8 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows | 11 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 10 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 21 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 20 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 17 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 16 | Fuel | 0 |
| 20 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 18 | Clutch | 0 |
| 22 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 12 | Overheating | 0 |