2002 British Grand Prix
| 2002 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 10 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Silverstone Circuit in its 2002 configuration | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 7 July 2002 | ||||
| Official name | 2002 Foster's British Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | ||||
| Course | Permanent Road Facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.141 km (3.194 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.46 km (191.603 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Dry/Wet, Air Temp: 21°C | ||||
| Attendance | 65,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Time | 1:18.998 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:23.083 on lap 58 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Williams-BMW | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2002 British Grand Prix (formally the 2002 Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, England, United Kingdom before 60,000 spectators on 7 July 2002. It was the 10th of 17 rounds in the 2002 Formula One World Championship and was the 53rd time that the British Grand Prix had been included in the championship since 1950. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the 60-lap race after starting from second position. His teammate Rubens Barrichello finished in second and Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya was third.
Heading into the Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship from Montoya's teammate Ralf Schumacher and Ferrari led Williams in the World Constructors' Championship. Montoya qualified on pole position by setting the fastest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session, with Barrichello starting second. However, Barrichello stalled on the formation lap and Montoya led the first 15 laps before an increase in rainfall allowed Michael Schumacher to pass him for the race lead on lap 16. Michael Schumacher led for the rest of the race, claiming his seventh victory of the season and 60th of his career. Despite losing control of his Ferrari halfway through the race, Barrichello finished second, 14.5 seconds behind.
The Grand Prix result increased Michael Schumacher's World Drivers' Championship lead to 54 championship points. Barrichello's second-place finish moved him from fourth to second while Montoya's third-place result kept him in third. Ferrari maintained a 57-point lead over Williams in the World Constructors' Championship, while McLaren remained third with seven races left in the season.