2002 FIA Sportscar Championship

The 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship was the second season of the FIA Sportscar Championship, an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and organized by the International Racing Series Ltd. It was the sixth season of the series dating back to the International Sports Racing Series of 1997. The series featured sports prototypes in two categories, SR1 and SR2, and awarded championships for drivers, teams, and manufacturers in each respective category. The series began on 7 April 2002 and ended on 22 September 2002 after six races held in Europe.

The SR1 championships were won by Jan Lammers' Racing for Holland outfit, sharing the drivers' championship with Val Hillebrand and securing Dome their first title outside Japan. Italian Lucchini Engineering earned the SR2 titles for their own team and chassis; Mirko Savoldi and Pierguiseppe Peroni won the drivers championship for the team.

Jan Lammers (pictured in 2011), co-champion in the SR1 category

Schedule

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Although initially planned to match the length of the 2001 calendar at eight events, the 2002 calendar for the championship was shortened following several cancellations mid-season. The 1000 km endurance race at Monza was dropped in the initial calendar, meaning all races were set to a limit of 2 hours and 30 minutes. Barcelona, Spa, Brno, Magny-Cours, and the Nürburgring were all retained from 2001, while Imola, Rockingham, and Autódromo do Estoril were all scheduled to debut in the series. Later cancellations of the Imola and Rockingham rounds were replaced by a new event at Dijon, while the Nürburgring event was also canceled as the season progressed. The end of the event at Rockingham made this the only season of the championship not to feature an event held in the United Kingdom.

Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona   Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 7 April
2 FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril   Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal 14 April
3 Olympia LG Super Racing Weekend Brno   Autodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic 18 May
4 FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours   Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France 30 June
5 FIA Sportscar Championship Dijon   Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France 18 August
6 Racing Festival   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 22 September

Entries

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Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  R&M R&M SR01 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 6   Mauro Baldi 1–4, 6
  Alex Caffi 1–2
  Vincenzo Sospiri 3–4, 6
  Bob Berridge Racing Lola B98/10 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 7
10
  Bob Berridge 1, 4, 6
  Ian McKellar 1
  Nicolas Minassian 4
  Jason Plato 6
  Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 8   Jan Lammers All
  Val Hillebrand All
9   Beppe Gabbiani 5–6
  Filipe Ortiz 5–6
  Courage Compétition Courage C60JX Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 13   Didier Cottaz 1–4
  Boris Derichebourg 1–4
  Thed Björk 1
  Team Oreca Dallara SP1 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 G 14   Olivier Beretta 1–2
  Franck Montagny 1
  Nicolas Minassian 2
  Pescarolo Sport Courage C60 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 G 16   Jean-Christophe Boullion 1–2, 4–6
  Sébastien Bourdais 1, 4, 6
  Franck Lagorce 2, 5
  Simpson Engineering Riley & Scott Mk III Chevrolet 5.1 L V8 D
G
19   Robin Smith 1, 4, 6
  Richard Jones 1, 6
  Peter Cook 1
  Dan Schryvers 4
  Bernard de Dryver 6
  Durango Corse Durango LMP1 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 A
G
21   Alessandro Battaglin 1–4, 6
  Mirko Venturi 1–2
  Jean-Philippe Belloc 3
  Gianmaria Bruni 4, 6
  Eventus Motorsport Lola B98/10 Ford 6.0 L V8 A 33   Ralph Moog 3, 5
  Christian Vann 3
  Georg Paulin 5
Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 Y 50   Gianni Collini All
  Fabio Mancini All
  Luca Riccitelli 3
A
G
52   Pierguiseppe Peroni All
  Mirko Savoldi All
  Siliprandi Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 D 53   Ezio Mazza 1
  Georg Paulin 1
  Renauer Motorsport Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 G 55   Angelo Lancelotti 3
  Gottfreid Cepin 3
  Petr Válek 3
  Team Sovereign Rapier 6 Nissan 3.0 L V6 D 60   Mike Millard 1–2, 4–6
  Ian Flux 1–2, 4
  Phillip Armour 5–6
  Team Jota Pilbeam MP84 Nissan 3.0 L V6 A
G
61   Sam Hignett All
  John Stack All
  Audisio & Benvenuto Racing Lucchini SR2002 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 A 65   Giuseppe Chiminelli 1
  Antonio Vallebona 1
  Erminio Bonetti 1
  Debora Automobiles Debora LMP200 BMW 3.0 L I6 D 70   Gilles Duqueine 4–6
  Jean-François Yvon 4
  Michel Maisonneuve 4
  Dominique Lacaud 5
  Didier Miquée 5
  Xavier Bich 6
  Roland Bossy 6
  SCI Lucchini SR2000 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 A
G
72   Ranieri Randaccio All
  Leonardo Maddalena All
  Sportsracing Team Sweden Lola B2K/40 Nissan 3.0 L V6 A
G
76   Niklas Loven All
  Mattias Andersson 1–3
  Larry Oberto 4–5
  Thed Björk 4, 6
  GP Motorsport Lucchini SR2-99 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 G 77   Massimo Saccomanno 4
  Ernesto Saccomanno 4
  JCI Developments Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 Opel 3.0 L V6 D 83   Michael Mallock 4, 6
  Darren Manning 4
  Rob Croydon 6
  PiR Competition Pilbeam MP84 Peugeot 3.0 L V6
Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6
A 98   Marc Rostan 1–5
  Arturo Merzario 1, 3
  Paul Daniels 2–3, 6
  Pierre Bruneau 2, 4–6
Debora LMP200 Nissan 3.0 L V6 99   Paul Daniels 1, 3–5
  Pierre Bruneau 1, 3
  Philippe Hottingeur 1, 4
  Pedro Couceiro 2
  Manuel Gião 2
  Rob Croydon 5
  Frédéric Bouvy 6
  Christophe Geoffroy 6
  David Sterckx 6

Results and standings

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Race results

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Rnd Circuit SR1 Winning Team SR2 Winning Team Reports
SR1 Winning Drivers SR2 Winning Drivers
1 Barcelona   No. 16 Pescarolo Sport   No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
  Jean-Christophe Boullion
  Sébastien Bourdais
  Mirko Savoldi
  Piergiuseppe Peroni
2 Estoril   No. 14 Team Oreca   No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
  Nicolas Minassian
  Olivier Beretta
  Mirko Savoldi
  Piergiuseppe Peroni
3 Brno   No. 8 Racing for Holland   No. 50 Lucchini Engineering Report
  Jan Lammers
  Val Hillebrand
  Fabio Mancini
  Gianni Collini
4 Magny-Cours   No. 8 Racing for Holland   No. 77 GP Racing Report
  Jan Lammers
  Val Hillebrand
  Ernesto Saccomanno
  Massimo Saccomanno
5 Dijon   No. 8 Racing for Holland   No. 52 Lucchini Engineering Report
  Jan Lammers
  Val Hillebrand
  Mirko Savoldi
  Piergiuseppe Peroni
6 Spa   No. 16 Pescarolo Sport   No. 50 Lucchini Engineering Report
  Jean-Christophe Boullion
  Sébastien Bourdais
  Fabio Mancini
  Gianni Collini

Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 60% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher and earn points. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for only their highest finishing entry.[1]

Points system
Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Races 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Driver championships

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The SR1 class of the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship for Drivers was won by Val Hillerbrand and Jan Lammers sharing a Dome-Judd entered by Racing for Holland.

Pos. Driver Team BAR
 
EST
 
BRN
 
MAG
 
DIJ
 
SPA
 
Total
points
1   Jan Lammers   Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
1   Val Hillebrand   Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
3   Jean-Christophe Boullion   Pescarolo Sport 1 4 2 3 1 77
4   Sébastien Bourdais   Pescarolo Sport 1 2 1 55
5   Mauro Baldi   R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
6   Didier Cottaz   Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
6   Boris Derichebourg   Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
8   Vincenzo Sospiri   R&M 3 3 3 36
9   Olivier Beretta   Team Oreca 2 1 35
10   Bob Berridge   Bob Berridge Racing 3 Ret 4 22
10   Franck Lagorce   Pescarolo Sport 4 3 22
12   Filipe Ortiz   Racing for Holland 2 6 21
12   Beppe Gabbiani   Racing for Holland 2 6 21
14   Nicolas Minassian   Team Oreca 1 20
  Bob Berridge Racing Ret
15   Franck Montagny   Team Oreca 2 15
16   Alessandro Battaglin   Durango Corse 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
17   Ian McKellar   Bob Berridge Racing 3 12
18   Ralph Moog   Eventus Motorsport 4 DNS 10
18   Christian Vann   Eventus Motorsport 4 10
18   Jason Plato   Bob Berridge Racing 4 10
21   Alex Caffi   R&M Ret 5 8
21   Gianmaria Bruni   Durango Corse Ret 5 8
23   Mirko Venturi   Durango Corse 6 Ret 6
24   Robin Smith   Simpson Engineering Ret DNS 7 4
24   Richard Jones   Simpson Engineering Ret 7 4
24   Bernard de Dryver   Simpson Engineering 7 4
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

The SR2 class of the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship for Drivers was won by Piergiuseppe Peroni and Mirko Savoldi sharing a Lucchini-Alfa Romeo entered by Lucchini Engineering.

Pos. Driver Team BAR
 
EST
 
BRN
 
MAG
 
DIJ
 
SPA
 
Total
points
1   Pierguiseppe Peroni   Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret Ret 1 2 75
1   Mirko Savoldi   Lucchini Engineering 1 1 Ret Ret 1 2 75
3   Fabio Mancini   Lucchini Engineering 2 2 1 Ret Ret 1 70
3   Gianni Collini   Lucchini Engineering 2 2 1 Ret Ret 1 70
5   Sam Hignett   Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
5   John Stack   Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
7   Niklas Loven   Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
8   Ranieri Randaccio   SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
8   Leonardo Maddelena   SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
10   Mattias Andersson   Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 36
11   Pierre Bruneau   PiR Competition DNS Ret DNS 3 3 Ret 24
11   Marc Rostan   PiR Competition Ret Ret Ret 3 3 24
13   Luca Riccitelli   Lucchini Engineering 1 20
13   Massimo Saccomanno   GP Motorsport 1 20
13   Ernesto Saccomanno   GP Motorsport 1 20
16   Mike Millard   Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
17   Thed Björk   Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 12
17   Rob Croydon   PiR Competition 6 12
  JCI Developments 6
19   Phillip Armour   Team Sovereign 4 Ret 10
19   Xavier Bich   Debora Automobiles 4 10
19   Roland Bossy   Debora Automobiles 4 10
22   Ian Flux   Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 8
22   Gilles Duqueine   Debora Automobiles Ret 5 DNS 8
22   Dominique Lacaud   Debora Automobiles 5 8
22   Didier Miquée   Debora Automobiles 5 8
26   Erminio Bonetti   Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26   Antonio Vallebona   Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26   Giuseppe Chiminelli   Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
26   Pedro Couceiro   PiR Competition 6 6
26   Manuel Gião   PiR Competition 6 6
26   Paul Daniels   PiR Competition Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 6
26   Michael Mallock   JCI Developments Ret 6 6

Team championships

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Pos. Team BAR
 
EST
 
BRN
 
MAG
 
DIJ
 
SPA
 
Total
points
1   Racing for Holland 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
2   Pescarolo Sport 1 4 2 3 1 77
3   R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
4   Courage Compétition 5 2 2 Ret 38
5   Team Oreca 2 1 35
6   Bob Berridge Racing 3 Ret 4 22
7   Durango Corse 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
8   Eventus Motorsport 4 Ret 10
9   Simpson Engineering Ret DNS 7 4
Pos. Team BAR
 
EST
 
BRN
 
MAG
 
DIJ
 
SPA
 
Total
points
1   Lucchini Engineering 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 100
2   Team Jota 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
3   Sportsracing Team Sweden 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
4   SCI 7 5 2 4 Ret 5 45
5   PiR Competition Ret 6 Ret 3 3 Ret 30
6   GP Motorsport 1 20
7   Team Sovereign 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
7   Debora Automobiles Ret 5 4 18
9   Audisio & Benvenuto Racing 6 6
9   JCI Developments Ret 6 6

Constructors championships

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Dome were awarded the SR1 constructors championship by tie-breaker for their three victories against Courage's two.

Pos. Constructor BAR
 
EST
 
BRN
 
MAG
 
DIJ
 
SPA
 
Total
points
1   Dome 4 3 1 1 1 2 97
2   Courage 1 2 2 2 3 1 97
3   R&M Ret 5 3 3 3 44
4   Dallara 2 1 35
5   Lola 3 4 Ret DNS 4 32
6   Durango 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14
7   Riley & Scott Ret DNS 7 4
Pos. Constructor BAR
 
EST
 
BRN
 
MAG
 
DIJ
 
SPA
 
Total
points
1   Lucchini 1 1 1 1 1 1 120
2   Pilbeam 4 4 4 2 2 Ret 60
3   Lola 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 48
4   Debora Ret 6 DNS Ret 5 4 24
5   LM 3000 (Rapier) 5 DNS Ret 4 Ret 18
6   Tampolli Ret Ret 6 6

References

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  1. ^ 2002 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 December 2008
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