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 and securing Dome their first title outside Japan. Italian Lucchini Engineering earned the SR2 titles for their own team and chassis; and won the drivers championship for the team.

Jan Lammers (pictured in 2011), 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.

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[]

SR1[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
	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
						1
					Nicolas Minassian	4
					Jason Plato	6
Racing for Holland	Dome S101	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	8	Jan Lammers	All
						All
				9	Beppe Gabbiani	5–6
						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
						1
						4
					Bernard de Dryver	6
Durango Corse	Durango LMP1	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	A G	21		1–4, 6
						1–2
					Jean-Philippe Belloc	3
					Gianmaria Bruni	4, 6
	Lola B98/10	Ford 6.0 L V8	A	33		3, 5
						3
						5

SR2[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2001	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	Y	50		All
					Fabio Mancini	All
						3
			A G	52		All
						All
	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	D	53		1
						1
		Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	G	55		3
						3
						3
	Rapier 6	Nissan 3.0 L V6	D	60		1–2, 4–6
						1–2, 4
						5–6
Team Jota	Pilbeam MP84	Nissan 3.0 L V6	A G	61		All
						All
	Lucchini SR2002	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A	65		1
						1
						1
Debora Automobiles	Debora LMP200	BMW 3.0 L I6	D	70		4–6
					Jean-François Yvon	4
						4
					Dominique Lacaud	5
						5
						6
						6
	Lucchini SR2000	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	A G	72		All
						All
	Lola B2K/40	Nissan 3.0 L V6	A G	76		All
					Mattias Andersson	1–3
						4–5
					Thed Björk	4, 6
GP Motorsport	Lucchini SR2-99	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	G	77		4
						4
		Opel 3.0 L V6	D	83	Michael Mallock	4, 6
					Darren Manning	4
						6
	Pilbeam MP84	Peugeot 3.0 L V6 Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6	A	98	Marc Rostan	1–5
					Arturo Merzario	1, 3
						2–3, 6
						2, 4–6
	Debora LMP200	Nissan 3.0 L V6		99		1, 3–5
						1, 3
						1, 4
					Pedro Couceiro	2
					Manuel Gião	2
						5
						6
						6
						6

Results and standings[]

Race results[]

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
2	Estoril	No. 14 Team Oreca	No. 52 Lucchini Engineering	Report
		Nicolas Minassian Olivier Beretta
3	Brno	No. 8 Racing for Holland	No. 50 Lucchini Engineering	Report
		Jan Lammers	Fabio Mancini
4	Magny-Cours	No. 8 Racing for Holland	No. 77 GP Racing	Report
		Jan Lammers
5	Dijon	No. 8 Racing for Holland	No. 52 Lucchini Engineering	Report
		Jan Lammers
6	Spa	No. 16 Pescarolo Sport	No. 50 Lucchini Engineering	Report
		Jean-Christophe Boullion Sébastien Bourdais	Fabio Mancini

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]

Driver championships[]

SR1[]

The SR1 class of the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship for Drivers was won by 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 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 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 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 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 Durango Corse 6 Ret NC Ret 5 14 17 Bob Berridge Racing 3 12 18 4 DNS 10 18 4 10 18 Jason Plato Bob Berridge Racing 4 10 21 Alex Caffi Ret 5 8 21 Gianmaria Bruni Durango Corse Ret 5 8 23 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 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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)

SR2[]

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

Pos.	Driver	Team	BAR	EST	BRN	MAG	DIJ	SPA	Total points
1		Lucchini Engineering	1	1	Ret	Ret	1	2	75
1		Lucchini Engineering	1	1	Ret	Ret	1	2	75
3	Fabio Mancini	Lucchini Engineering	2	2	1	Ret	Ret	1	70
3		Lucchini Engineering	2	2	1	Ret	Ret	1	70
5		Team Jota	4	4	4	2	2	Ret	60
5		Team Jota	4	4	4	2	2	Ret	60
7			3	3	3	Ret	Ret	3	48
8			7	5	2	4	Ret	5	45
8			7	5	2	4	Ret	5	45
10	Mattias Andersson		3	3	3				36
11			DNS	Ret	DNS	3	3	Ret	24
11	Marc Rostan		Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3		24
13		Lucchini Engineering			1				20
13		GP Motorsport				1			20
13		GP Motorsport				1			20
16			5	DNS		Ret	4	Ret	18
17	Thed Björk							3	12
17							6		12
								6
19							4	Ret	10
19		Debora Automobiles						4	10
19		Debora Automobiles						4	10
22			5	DNS		Ret			8
22		Debora Automobiles				Ret	5	DNS	8
22	Dominique Lacaud	Debora Automobiles					5		8
22		Debora Automobiles					5		8
26			6						6
26			6						6
26			6						6
26	Pedro Couceiro			6					6
26	Manuel Gião			6					6
26			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	6
26	Michael Mallock					Ret		6	6

Team championships[]

SR1[]

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		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				4		Ret		10
9	Simpson Engineering	Ret			DNS		7	4

SR2[]

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		3	3	3	Ret	Ret	3	48
4		7	5	2	4	Ret	5	45
5		Ret	6	Ret	3	3	Ret	30
6	GP Motorsport				1			20
7		5	DNS		Ret	4	Ret	18
7	Debora Automobiles				Ret	5	4	18
9		6						6
9					Ret		6	6

Constructors championships[]

SR1[]

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		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

SR2[]

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	(Rapier)	5	DNS		Ret	4	Ret	18
6				Ret	Ret		6	6

References[]

External links[]

• 2002 FIA Classifications Retrieved from web.archive.org on 30 November 2008
• World Sports Racing Prototypes - Season results
• 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship results Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 30 November 2008
• FIA Sportscar Championship images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 30 November 2008