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The Ferrari F2002 was a Formula One car designed and raced by Ferrari during the 2002 Formula One Season. It's often regarded as the most successful Formula One car, winning all but one of the races that season. A modified Ferrari F2002B was also entered into the first four races of 2003.

The F2002 was significantly lighter than its predecessor, the F2001. The Ferrari 051 engine that powered the car was capable of producing 900 horsepower, but power output was reduced during the race to improve reliability. The low centre of gravity from the engine resulted in superb handling.

The team created a new small clutchless gearbox for the car, which delayed the completion of aerodynamic work on the car by two months. The smaller gearbox allowed the team to create a tighter aerodynamic package at the rear of the car, greatly improving performance.

The car required special tyres that were developed by Bridgestone specifically for the F2002.

A single chassis made its debut at the 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix with Michael Schumacher behind the wheel. The first race was met a small controversy. Since Schumacher's spare car was the F2001, which used different tyres, Bridgestone supplied Ferrari with the same number of tyres for each chassis, essentially doubling the tyre allocation for the team. The controversy was mitigated by the team agreeing to manage the allocation between the two chassis.

The car proved to be an immediate success after winning its first race. A second car was produced for Rubens Barrichello in time for the next race in San Marino, where the team scored their first of many 1-2 finishes that year.

By the end of the season, Schumacher had secured his fifth World Drivers' Championship title by 67 points over his teammate in second place. Ferrari secured their twelfth World Constructors' Championship title by a whopping 129 points over Williams.

Ferrari ran the F2002B for the first four races of 2003 while additional development work was completed for its successor, the F2003-GA was completed. Schumacher earned won from pole position and set the fastest lap in the car's final race in San Marino.


Race Victories[]

Year Event Driver Notes
2002 Brazilian Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher
San Marino Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher Pole
Spanish Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher Pole and fastest lap
Austrian Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher Fastest lap
Canadian Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher
European Grand Prix Brazil Rubens Barrichello
British Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher
French Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher
German Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher Pole and fastest lap
Hungarian Grand Prix Brazil Rubens Barrichello Pole
Belgian Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher Pole and fastest lap
Italian Grand Prix Brazil Rubens Barrichello Fastest lap
United States Grand Prix Brazil Rubens Barrichello Fastest lap
Japanese Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher Pole and fastest lap
2003 San Marino Grand Prix Germany Michael Schumacher Pole and fastest lap

Complete Formula One Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Car Tyre Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
2002 Flag of Australia Flag of Malaysia Flag of Brazil Flag of San Marino Flag of Spain Flag of Austria Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of Europe Flag of Great Britain Flag of France Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Japan
F2002 B Germany Schumacher 1st 1stP 1stP 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1stP 2nd 1stP 2nd 2ndP 1stP
Brazil Barrichello 2nd DNS 2ndP 7th 3rd 1st 2nd DNS 4th 1stP 2nd 1st 1st 2nd
2003 Flag of Australia Flag of Malaysia Flag of Brazil Flag of San Marino Flag of Spain Flag of Austria Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of Europe Flag of France Flag of Great Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Japan
F2002B B Germany Schumacher 4thP 6th Ret 1stP
Brazil Barrichello Ret 2nd RetP 3rd
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols
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