2002 French Grand Prix

2002 French Grand Prix
Race 11 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	21 July 2002
Official name	LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France
Location	Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.251[1] km (2.641 miles)
Distance	72 laps, 305.886[1] km (190.069 miles)
Weather	Warm and sunny, Air Temp: 25°C
Pole position
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:11.985
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:15.045 on lap 62
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2002 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 21 July 2002. It was the eleventh race of the 2002 Formula One World Championship, last race on the original layout and the race in which Michael Schumacher secured his fifth World Drivers' Championship title, equalling Juan Manuel Fangio's record set over 40 years before. McLaren-Mercedes drivers Kimi Räikkönen and David Coulthard finished second and third respectively.

In a peculiar qualifying session, a heavy crash prevented Giancarlo Fisichella from qualifying for the race on medical grounds, whilst the cash-strapped Arrows, unable to reach an agreement with their sponsors, made a brief appearance in qualifying, only to have both their drivers deliberately set lap times slow enough for them to not qualify for the race.