2002 Belgian Grand Prix
| 2002 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 1 September 2002 | ||||
| Official name | 2002 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 6.968 km (4.330 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 44 laps, 306.355 km (190.360 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy, Air: 17 °C (63 °F), Track 25 °C (77 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:43.726 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:47.176 on lap 15 (lap record) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Williams-BMW | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2002 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the 2002 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 September 2002 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium before 91,000 spectators. It was the 14th round of the 2002 Formula One World Championship and the 49th Belgian Grand Prix as part of the Formula One World Championship. Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won the 44-lap race from pole position. His teammate Rubens Barrichello finished second and Williams' Juan Pablo Montoya claimed third.
Michael Schumacher, the World Drivers' Champion, started from pole position after setting the fastest qualifying lap during the one-hour qualifying session. Kimi Räikkönen of McLaren started second, with Barrichello starting third. At the start, Michael Schumacher maintained the race lead while Barrichello made a better start than Räikkönen to pass him for second. Michael Schumacher led the race for most of the race, only ceding it to Barrichello during the first pit stop cycle, leading to Ferrari's one-two finish. Michael Schumacher secured his tenth victory of the season and the 63rd of his career; he broke Nigel Mansell's record for most victories in a single season, which he had previously tied three times.
The race result maintained Michael Schumacher's unassailable lead in the World Drivers' Championship with 122 championship points, 71 ahead of his teammate Barrichello and 78 in front of Montoya. Ferrari extended their unassailable World Constructors' Championship advantage over Williams to 87 championship points with three races remaining in the season.