2002 Monaco Grand Prix
| 2002 Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 7 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 26 May 2002 | ||||
| Official name | Grand Prix de Monaco 2002 | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monaco | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 3.370 km (2.094 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 78 laps, 262.860 km (163.334 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Fine; air temperature 22 °C (72 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Time | 1:16.676 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:18.023 on lap 68 (lap record) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Williams-BMW | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2002 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Grand Prix de Monaco 2002) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 May 2002 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo. It was the seventh race of seventeen in the 2002 Formula One World Championship, and the 60th Monaco Grand Prix. McLaren's David Coulthard won the 78-lap race after starting from second position. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher finished in second and Williams's Ralf Schumacher was third.
Heading into the race, Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship and his team Ferrari led the World Constructors Championship. Williams's Juan Pablo Montoya secured pole position after setting the fastest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session. However, Coulthard made a faster start and took the lead in the race. Coulthard held the lead throughout the race, securing his 12th career win and his second in Monaco. Michael Schumacher pressed Coulthard in the final 26 laps of the Grand Prix, finishing second by 1.050 seconds.
Following the event, Michael Schumacher strengthened his World Drivers' Championship lead to 33 championship points. Ralf Schumacher's third-place finish put him tied for second in the championship standings with teammate Montoya, who retired from the race due to an engine failure. With ten races remaining in the season, Ferrari increased their World Constructors Championship advantage over Williams to 18 points.