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 and ended on 22 September 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.
, co-champion in the SR1 category

Schedule

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.
RndRaceCircuitDate
1FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain7 April
2FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal14 April
3Olympia LG Super Racing Weekend Brno Autodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic18 May
4FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France30 June
5FIA Sportscar Championship Dijon Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France18 August
6Racing Festival Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium22 September

Entries

SR1

SR2

Results and standings

Race results

RndCircuitSR1 Winning TeamSR2 Winning TeamReports
RndCircuitSR1 Winning DriversSR2 Winning DriversReports
1Barcelona No. 16 Pescarolo Sport No. 52 Lucchini EngineeringReport
1Barcelona Jean-Christophe Boullion
Sébastien Bourdais		 Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni		Report
2Estoril No. 14 Team Oreca No. 52 Lucchini EngineeringReport
2Estoril Nicolas Minassian
Olivier Beretta		 Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni		Report
3Brno No. 8 Racing for Holland No. 50 Lucchini EngineeringReport
3Brno Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand		 Fabio Mancini
Gianni Collini		Report
4Magny-Cours No. 8 Racing for Holland No. 77 GP RacingReport
4Magny-Cours Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand		 Ernesto Saccomanno
Massimo Saccomanno		Report
5Dijon No. 8 Racing for Holland No. 52 Lucchini EngineeringReport
5Dijon Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand		 Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni		Report
6Spa No. 16 Pescarolo Sport No. 50 Lucchini EngineeringReport
6Spa Jean-Christophe Boullion
Sébastien Bourdais		 Fabio Mancini
Gianni Collini		Report

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.
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Driver championships

SR1

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.

SR2

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.
DriverTeamBAR
EST
BRN
MAG
DIJ
SPA
Total
points
1 Pierguiseppe Peroni Lucchini Engineering11RetRet1275
1 Mirko Savoldi Lucchini Engineering11RetRet1275
3 Fabio Mancini Lucchini Engineering221RetRet170
3 Gianni Collini Lucchini Engineering221RetRet170
5 Sam Hignett Team Jota44422Ret60
5 John Stack Team Jota44422Ret60
7 Niklas Loven Sportsracing Team Sweden333RetRet348
8 Ranieri Randaccio SCI7524Ret545
8 Leonardo Maddelena SCI7524Ret545
10 Mattias Andersson Sportsracing Team Sweden33336
11 Pierre Bruneau PiR CompetitionDNSRetDNS33Ret24
11 Marc Rostan PiR CompetitionRetRetRet3324
13 Luca Riccitelli Lucchini Engineering120
13 Massimo Saccomanno GP Motorsport120
13 Ernesto Saccomanno GP Motorsport120
16 Mike Millard Team Sovereign5DNSRet4Ret18
17 Thed Björk Sportsracing Team Sweden312
17 Rob Croydon PiR Competition612
17 Rob Croydon JCI Developments612
19 Phillip Armour Team Sovereign4Ret10
19 Xavier Bich Debora Automobiles410
19 Roland Bossy Debora Automobiles410
22 Ian Flux Team Sovereign5DNSRet8
22 Gilles Duqueine Debora AutomobilesRet5DNS8
22 Dominique Lacaud Debora Automobiles58
22 Didier Miquée Debora Automobiles58
26 Erminio Bonetti Audisio & Benvenuto Racing66
26 Antonio Vallebona Audisio & Benvenuto Racing66
26 Giuseppe Chiminelli Audisio & Benvenuto Racing66
26 Pedro Couceiro PiR Competition66
26 Manuel Gião PiR Competition66
26 Paul Daniels PiR CompetitionRetRetRetRet6Ret6
26 Michael Mallock JCI DevelopmentsRet66

Team championships

SR1

SR2

Constructors championships

SR1

Dome were awarded the SR1 constructors championship by tie-breaker for their three victories against Courage's two.
ConstructorBAR
EST
BRN
MAG
DIJ
SPA
Total
points
1 Dome43111297
2 Courage12223197
3 R&MRet533344
4 Dallara2135
5 Lola34RetDNS432
6 Durango6RetNCRet514
7 Riley & ScottRetDNS74

SR2


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