Season 2002 · Round 2

Malaysian Grand Prix

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2002-03-17 · Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia · Malaysian Grand Prix · 56Lap · 310.408km
5 Ralf Schumacher
Williams 1:34:12.912
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams +39.700
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari +1:01.795
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
9
Rubens Barrichello L39 Mark Webber L34 Eddie Irvine L30 Alex Yoong L29 Kimi Räikkönen L24 Enrique Bernoldi L20 David Coulthard L15 Olivier Panis L9 Jarno Trulli L9
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 9/19 47.4%
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
56Lap 310.408km 20 races held (1999–) Lap record 1:34.080 · Sebastian Vettel (2017)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Michael Schumacher 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P4 Kimi Räikkönen 2 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P5 Eddie Irvine 1 wins · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
P1 Mark Webber 2 · GP #1
P5 Jenson Button 1 · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Jenson Button 17 starts · GP #1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
P3 Felipe Massa 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Button BUT Button BUT Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Massa MAS Massa MAS McNish MCN McNish MCN Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Sato SAT Sato SAT de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Salo SAL Salo SAL Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Barrichello · retired L39 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Webber · retired L34 Webber WEB Webber WEB Irvine · retired L30 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Yoong · retired L29 Yoong YOO Yoong YOO Räikkönen · retired L24 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Bernoldi · retired L20 Bernoldi BER Bernoldi BER Coulthard · retired L15 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Panis · retired L9 Panis PAN Panis PAN Trulli · retired L9 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 4 56 1:34:12.912 10
2 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 2 56 +39.700 6
3 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 56 +1:01.795 4
4 15 Jenson Button Renault 8 56 +1:09.767 3
5 7 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 7 55 +1 Lap 2
6 8 Felipe Massa Sauber 14 55 +1 Lap 1
7 25 Allan McNish Toyota 19 55 +1 Lap
8 11 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 13 55 +1 Lap
9 10 Takuma Sato Jordan 15 54 +2 Laps
10 17 Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar 17 54 +2 Laps
11 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows 11 54 +2 Laps
12 24 Mika Salo Toyota 10 53 +3 Laps
13 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 9 53 +3 Laps
R 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 3 39 Engine
R 23 Mark Webber Minardi 21 34 Electrical
R 16 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 20 30 Hydraulics
R 22 Alex Yoong Minardi 22 29 Gearbox
R 4 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 5 24 Engine
R 21 Enrique Bernoldi Arrows 16 20 Fuel
R 3 David Coulthard McLaren 6 15 Engine
R 12 Olivier Panis BAR 18 9 Clutch
R 14 Jarno Trulli Renault 12 9 Overheating
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:35.266 — — POLE Q1
2 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:35.497 — — +0.231 Q1
3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:35.891 — — +0.625 Q1
4 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:36.028 — — +0.762 Q1
5 4 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:36.468 — — +1.202 Q1
6 3 David Coulthard McLaren 1:36.477 — — +1.211 Q1
7 7 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:37.199 — — +1.933 Q1
8 15 Jenson Button Renault 1:37.245 — — +1.979 Q1
9 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:37.536 — — +2.270 Q1
10 24 Mika Salo Toyota 1:37.694 — — +2.428 Q1
11 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Arrows 1:37.919 — — +2.653 Q1
12 14 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:37.920 — — +2.654 Q1
13 11 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:38.039 — — +2.773 Q1
14 8 Felipe Massa Sauber 1:38.057 — — +2.791 Q1
15 10 Takuma Sato Jordan 1:38.141 — — +2.875 Q1
16 21 Enrique Bernoldi Arrows 1:38.284 — — +3.018 Q1
17 17 Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar 1:38.374 — — +3.108 Q1
18 12 Olivier Panis BAR 1:38.390 — — +3.124 Q1
19 25 Allan McNish Toyota 1:38.959 — — +3.693 Q1
20 16 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 1:39.121 — — +3.855 Q1
21 23 Mark Webber Minardi 1:39.454 — — +4.188 Q1
22 22 Alex Yoong Minardi 1:40.158 — — +4.892 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
3
2 Rubens Barrichello
4
5 Ralf Schumacher
5
4 Kimi Räikkönen
6
3 David Coulthard
7
7 Nick Heidfeld
8
15 Jenson Button
9
9 Giancarlo Fisichella
10
24 Mika Salo
11
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
12
14 Jarno Trulli
13
11 Jacques Villeneuve
14
8 Felipe Massa
15
10 Takuma Sato
16
21 Enrique Bernoldi
17
17 Pedro de la Rosa
18
12 Olivier Panis
19
25 Allan McNish
20
16 Eddie Irvine
21
23 Mark Webber
22
22 Alex Yoong
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 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:38.049 L38
2 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:38.303 L55
3 5 Ralf Schumacher 1:38.369 L29
4 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:38.506 L37
5 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:38.508 L33
6 5 Ralf Schumacher 1:38.601 L30
7 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:38.621 L53
8 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:38.697 L36
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:38.754 L53
10 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:38.770 L56
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
1
Michael Schumacher
+23
P1→P3
6
Juan Pablo Montoya
+14
P2→P2
8
Felipe Massa
+13
P14→P6
25
Allan McNish
+13
P19→P7
11
Jacques Villeneuve
+12
P13→P8
10
Takuma Sato
+12
P15→P9
16
Eddie Irvine
+12
P20→P—
17
Pedro de la Rosa
+11
P17→P10
Most positions lost
Giancarlo Fisichella −14 Mika Salo −13 Takuma Sato −11
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