Season 2002 · Round 11

French Grand Prix

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2002-07-21 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 72Lap · 305.886km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:32:09.837
Team win 10pt P1 · P19
4 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren +1.104
Team win 10pt P2 · P3 2-3
3 David Coulthard
McLaren +31.975
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
8
Eddie Irvine L52 Jarno Trulli L49 Felipe Massa L48 Mika Salo L48 Jacques Villeneuve L35 Olivier Panis L29 Takuma Sato L23 Giancarlo Fisichella L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
72Lap 305.886km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P15 David Coulthard 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Button BUT Button BUT Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Webber WEB Webber WEB de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Yoong YOO Yoong YOO McNish · stopped L65 · classified P11 McNish MCN McNish MCN Irvine · retired L52 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Trulli · retired L49 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Massa · retired L48 Massa MAS Massa MAS Salo · retired L48 Salo SAL Salo SAL Villeneuve · retired L35 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Panis · retired L29 Panis PAN Panis PAN Sato · retired L23 Sato SAT Sato SAT Barrichello · stopped L0 · classified P19 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 72 1:32:09.837 10
2 4 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 4 72 +1.104 6
3 3 David Coulthard McLaren 6 72 +31.975 4
4 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1 72 +40.675 3
5 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 5 72 +41.772 2
6 15 Jenson Button Renault 7 71 +1 Lap 1
7 7 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 10 71 +1 Lap
8 23 Mark Webber Minardi 18 71 +1 Lap
9 17 Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar 15 70 +2 Laps
10 22 Alex Yoong Minardi 19 68 +4 Laps
11 25 Allan McNish Toyota 17 65 Engine
R 16 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 9 52 Rear wing
R 14 Jarno Trulli Renault 8 49 Engine
R 8 Felipe Massa Sauber 12 48 Mechanical
R 24 Mika Salo Toyota 16 48 Engine
R 11 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 13 35 Engine
R 12 Olivier Panis BAR 11 29 Accident
R 10 Takuma Sato Jordan 14 23 Spun off
W 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 3 0 Ignition
R 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 0 0 Injury
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
2
1 Michael Schumacher
3
2 Rubens Barrichello
4
4 Kimi Räikkönen
5
5 Ralf Schumacher
6
3 David Coulthard
7
15 Jenson Button
8
14 Jarno Trulli
9
16 Eddie Irvine
10
7 Nick Heidfeld
11
12 Olivier Panis
12
8 Felipe Massa
13
11 Jacques Villeneuve
14
10 Takuma Sato
15
17 Pedro de la Rosa
16
24 Mika Salo
17
25 Allan McNish
18
23 Mark Webber
19
22 Alex Yoong
PIT
9 Giancarlo Fisichella pit lane start
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 David Coulthard 1:15.045 L62
2 3 David Coulthard 1:15.052 L61
3 3 David Coulthard 1:15.159 L53
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.311 L25
5 3 David Coulthard 1:15.323 L48
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.334 L28
7 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.390 L29
8 4 Kimi Räikkönen 1:15.406 L54
9 3 David Coulthard 1:15.419 L26
10 4 Kimi Räikkönen 1:15.435 L47
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
17
Pedro de la Rosa
+10
P15→P9
8
Felipe Massa
+10
P12→P—
25
Allan McNish
+9
P17→P11
3
David Coulthard
+8
P6→P3
23
Mark Webber
+8
P18→P8
22
Alex Yoong
+7
P19→P10
11
Jacques Villeneuve
+7
P13→P—
1
Michael Schumacher
+6
P2→P1
Most positions lost
Felipe Massa −13 Juan Pablo Montoya −8 David Coulthard −6
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15