2002 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

David Coulthard gave McLaren its first victory of the season with a superbly controlled Monaco Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher followed him closely to the finish, but the Scot never surrendered the lead after beating pole-sitter Juan Pablo Montoya away from the grid.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams
Pole time	1:16.676
Fastest lap	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:18.023 on lap 68
First	David Coulthard	McLaren
Second	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Third	Ralf Schumacher	Williams

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
23 May 2002	Practice 1	11:00
23 May 2002	Practice 2	13:00
25 May 2002	Practice 3	09:00
25 May 2002	Practice 4	10:15
25 May 2002	Qualifying	13:00
26 May 2002	Warm-up	09:30
26 May 2002	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Michael Schumacher arrived at round 7 leading the 2002 F1 World Championship on 54 points, with Juan Pablo Montoya on 27. Ferrari headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 66 points.

Race entries

Takuma Sato returned after his heavy Austrian accident, keeping Jordan’s regular pairing intact. The other ten teams also retained their drivers for the distinctive Monaco schedule, with opening practice on Thursday and no Formula 1 running on Friday.

Free Practice

Michael Schumacher led the first Thursday session as a damp track gradually dried. The barriers quickly punished mistakes: Pedro de la Rosa damaged his Jaguar at the Swimming Pool, and Kimi Räikkönen backed into the wall at Rascasse. The McLaren’s monocoque was too badly damaged to repair.

Jarno Trulli led the afternoon session ahead of Allan McNish, but there was considerable damage elsewhere. Alex Yoong’s crash stopped the running, Enrique Bernoldi’s engine spread oil and Eddie Irvine hit the wall after encountering it. Felipe Massa and Jenson Button also struck barriers, leaving several garages facing substantial repairs.

Thursday Practice Classification — Combined

2002 Monaco Grand Prix opening-day practice, 23 May 2002

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:18.915	44
2	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	+0.446s	49
3	3	David Coulthard	McLaren	+0.682s	37
4	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+0.765s	26
5	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	+0.900s	38
6	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+1.022s	47
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+1.030s	43
8	23	Mark Webber	Minardi	+1.113s	46
9	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	+1.349s	39
10	15	Jenson Button	Renault	+1.460s	33
11	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.489s	30
12	12	Olivier Panis	BAR	+1.972s	61
13	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows	+2.090s	45
14	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+2.171s	59
15	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+2.723s	38
16	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+2.768s	37
17	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan	+2.953s	38
18	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	+2.961s	22
19	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	+3.989s	6
20	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+4.002s	28
21	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	+4.235s	30
22	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi	+7.603s	24

Rubens Barrichello narrowly led Michael Schumacher in the first Saturday session as warmer, sunnier weather improved conditions. Allan McNish and Mark Webber used the Sainte Dévote escape road, but the field avoided the costly barrier impacts that had characterised Thursday’s running.

Jarno Trulli returned to the top in the final practice, narrowly ahead of David Coulthard. Takuma Sato and Kimi Räikkönen both crashed at Sainte Dévote, while a suspension failure sent Eddie Irvine into the barriers at the Swimming Pool. Mark Webber also damaged his Minardi in that area, making the final build-up to qualifying a busy one for the mechanics.

Saturday Practice Classification — Combined

2002 Monaco Grand Prix Saturday practice, 25 May 2002

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:17.429	25
2	3	David Coulthard	McLaren	+0.077s	32
3	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	+0.236s	31
4	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+0.284s	30
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+0.880s	40
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.042s	32
7	15	Jenson Button	Renault	+1.264s	27
8	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+1.466s	34
9	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows	+1.704s	35
10	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+1.717s	25
11	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+1.756s	28
12	12	Olivier Panis	BAR	+1.955s	40
13	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	+2.001s	31
14	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	+2.198s	30
15	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	+2.559s	27
16	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	+2.877s	35
17	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	+2.945s	36
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+3.148s	49
19	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan	+3.424s	23
20	23	Mark Webber	Minardi	+3.554s	30
21	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi	+4.174s	36
22	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+4.310s	17

Each practice table combines that day’s two sessions, showing each driver’s best time and total laps.

Qualifying

Juan Pablo Montoya found a clear final run to take pole ahead of David Coulthard. Michael Schumacher qualified third after an eye irritation and an aborted run complicated his session. Ralf Schumacher was fourth, followed by Rubens Barrichello and Kimi Räikkönen.

Traffic was a persistent obstacle around the narrow circuit. Both Toyotas reached the top ten, while Alex Yoong recovered from an early crash to qualify in the spare Minardi. Several drivers had already needed rebuilt or replacement cars after practice damage.

Qualifying Classification

2002 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying, 25 May 2002

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:16.676	12
2	3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.068	11
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.118	12
4	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:17.274	12
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:17.357	11
6	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:17.660	11
7	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:17.710	12
8	15	Jenson Button	Renault	1:18.132	12
9	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	1:18.234	12
10	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	1:18.292	12
11	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:18.342	12
12	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows	1:18.607	12
13	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber	1:19.006	12
14	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:19.252	11
15	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	1:19.412	12
16	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan	1:19.461	11
17	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:19.500	12
18	12	Olivier Panis	BAR	1:19.569	12
19	23	Mark Webber	Minardi	1:19.674	8
20	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	1:19.796	12
21	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:20.139	11
22	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi	1:21.599	9

Sunday warm-up

Heinz-Harald Frentzen put Arrows fastest in the Sunday warm-up with a late lap. The session was comparatively calm after the earlier accidents, although several drivers ran wide. De la Pedro de la Rosa had another moment at the Swimming Pool but avoided further damage.

Warm-up Classification

2002 Monaco Grand Prix Warm-up, 26 May 2002

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows	1:20.875	16
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+0.097s	17
3	3	David Coulthard	McLaren	+0.672s	15
4	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	+1.077s	14
5	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	+1.177s	15
6	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+1.201s	16
7	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+1.321s	13
8	12	Olivier Panis	BAR	+1.513s	15
9	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+1.515s	15
10	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	+1.967s	16
11	15	Jenson Button	Renault	+2.352s	8
12	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	+2.470s	15
13	23	Mark Webber	Minardi	+2.499s	14
14	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+2.525s	15
15	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	+2.767s	13
16	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+2.993s	15
17	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+3.054s	15
18	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	+3.196s	12
19	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan	+3.294s	15
20	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	+3.434s	14
21	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+4.097s	17
22	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi	+4.491s	5

What happened in the 2002 Monaco Grand Prix?

David Coulthard made the better start and took the lead from Juan Pablo Montoya into Sainte Dévote. The leading cars remained closely grouped, but Monaco offered few passing opportunities. Jenson Button received a penalty for jumping the start, and Takuma Sato crashed in the tunnel while allowing Giancarlo Fisichella through.

Smoke from David Coulthard’s McLaren caused concern, but the team corrected an oil-system problem and he continued. Juan Pablo Montoya later retired with engine failure. Rubens Barrichello hit Kimi Räikkönen at the chicane, ending the McLaren’s race and earning penalties, while Michael Schumacher increased the pressure on the leader through the stops.

David Coulthard emerged from his stop still ahead and resisted Schumacher to win after leading every lap. Ralf Schumacher finished third despite an additional tyre stop. Jarno Trulli, Giancarlo Fisichella and Heinz-Harald Frentzen completed the points, with the Arrows driver overcoming refuelling trouble to hold off Rubens Barrichello.

After the race, Michael Schumacher headed the drivers’ standings with 60 points, followed by Ralf Schumacher on 27. Ferrari led the constructors’ table on 72, with Williams on 54.

2002 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 2002 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 26 May 2002, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	3	David Coulthard	McLaren	78	1:45:39.055	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	78	+ 1.050	6
3	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	78	+ 1:17.450	4
4	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	77	+ 1 Lap	3
5	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	77	+ 1 Lap	2
6	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows	77	+ 1 Lap	1
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	77	+ 1 Lap	0
8	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	76	+ 2 Laps	0
9	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	76	+ 2 Laps	0
10	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	76	+ 2 Laps	0
11	23	Mark Webber	Minardi	76	+ 2 Laps	0
12	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	76	+ 2 Laps	0
Ret	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	69	Brakes/Accident	0
Ret	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber	63	Accident	0
Ret	12	Olivier Panis	BAR	51	Collision	0
Ret	15	Jenson Button	Renault	51	Collision	0
Ret	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	46	Engine	0
Ret	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	44	Engine	0
Ret	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	41	Collision damage	0
Ret	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi	29	Accident	0
Ret	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan	22	Accident	0
Ret	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	15	Accident	0

2002 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	68	1:18.023	155.492
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	51	1:18.652	154.249
3	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	70	1:19.120	153.336
4	3	David Coulthard	McLaren	74	1:19.360	152.872
5	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	62	1:19.479	152.644
6	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	61	1:19.489	152.624
7	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows	76	1:19.601	152.410
8	23	Mark Webber	Minardi	69	1:19.968	151.710
9	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	73	1:20.117	151.428
10	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	36	1:20.346	150.996
11	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	39	1:20.426	150.846
12	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	46	1:20.445	150.811
13	15	Jenson Button	Renault	41	1:20.720	150.297
14	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	64	1:20.927	149.912
15	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	62	1:20.953	149.864
16	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber	55	1:21.057	149.672
17	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	63	1:21.059	149.668
18	12	Olivier Panis	BAR	32	1:21.916	148.102
19	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	34	1:22.037	147.884
20	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan	18	1:22.148	147.684
21	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	15	1:22.250	147.501
22	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi	25	1:22.784	146.550

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2002 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2002 Monaco Grand Prix.

2002 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Michael Schumacher	German	Ferrari	60
2	Ralf Schumacher	German	Williams	27
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Colombian	Williams	27
4	David Coulthard	British	McLaren	20
5	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Ferrari	12
6	Jenson Button	British	Renault	8
7	Nick Heidfeld	German	Sauber	5
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	McLaren	4
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Jordan	4
10	Eddie Irvine	British	Jaguar	3
11	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Renault	3
12	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Sauber	3
13	Mark Webber	Australian	Minardi	2
14	Mika Salo	Finnish	Toyota	2
15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	German	Arrows	2
16	Jacques Villeneuve	Canadian	BAR	0
17	Allan McNish	British	Toyota	0
18	Alex Yoong	Malaysian	Minardi	0
19	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	Jaguar	0
20	Takuma Sato	Japanese	Jordan	0
21	Enrique Bernoldi	Brazilian	Arrows	0
–	Olivier Panis	French	BAR	0

2002 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Ferrari	72
2	Williams	54
3	McLaren	24
4	Renault	11
5	Sauber	8
6	Jordan	4
7	Jaguar	3
8	Minardi	2
9	Toyota	2
10	Arrows	2
11	BAR	0

2002 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2002 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	3 March
2	2002 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	17 March
3	2002 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	31 March
4	2002 San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	14 April
5	2002 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	28 April
6	2002 Austrian Grand Prix	A1-Ring, Spielberg	12 May
7	2002 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	26 May
8	2002 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	9 June
9	2002 European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	23 June
10	2002 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	7 July
11	2002 French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	21 July
12	2002 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
13	2002 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	18 August
14	2002 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
15	2002 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	15 September
16	2002 United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis	29 September
17	2002 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October