2002 FIA Sportscar Championship

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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 2002 and ended on 22 September 2002 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.

Jan Lammers (pictured in 2011), co-champion in the SR1 category

## Schedule[edit]

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

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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[edit]

### SR1[edit]

Entrant  | Car  | Engine  | Tyre  | No. | Drivers  | Rounds

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R&M | 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
Ian McKellar | 1
Nicolas Minassian | 4
Jason Plato | 6
Racing for Holland | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10  | G | 8  |  Jan Lammers | All
Val Hillebrand | All
9  |  Beppe Gabbiani | 5–6
Filipe Ortiz | 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
Peter Cook | 1
Dan Schryvers | 4
Bernard de Dryver | 6
Durango Corse | Durango LMP1 | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10  | A
G | 21  |  Alessandro Battaglin | 1–4, 6
Mirko Venturi | 1–2
Jean-Philippe Belloc | 3
Gianmaria Bruni | 4, 6
Eventus Motorsport | Lola B98/10 | Ford 6.0 L V8  | A | 33  |  Ralph Moog | 3, 5
Christian Vann | 3
Georg Paulin | 5

### SR2[edit]

Entrant  | Car  | Engine  | Tyre  | No. | Drivers  | Rounds

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Lucchini Engineering | Lucchini SR2001 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6  | Y | 50  |  Gianni Collini | All
Fabio Mancini | All
Luca Riccitelli | 3

G | 52  |  Pierguiseppe Peroni | All
Mirko Savoldi | All
Siliprandi | Lucchini SR2-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6  | D | 53  |  Ezio Mazza | 1
Georg Paulin | 1
Renauer Motorsport | Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6  | G | 55  |  Angelo Lancelotti | 3
Gottfreid Cepin | 3
Petr Válek | 3
Team Sovereign | Rapier 6 | Nissan 3.0 L V6  | D | 60  |  Mike Millard | 1–2, 4–6
Ian Flux | 1–2, 4
Phillip Armour | 5–6
Team Jota | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan 3.0 L V6  | A
G | 61  |  Sam Hignett | All
John Stack | All
Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | Lucchini SR2002 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6  | A | 65  |  Giuseppe Chiminelli | 1
Antonio Vallebona | 1
Erminio Bonetti | 1
Debora Automobiles | Debora LMP200 | BMW 3.0 L I6  | D | 70  |  Gilles Duqueine | 4–6
Jean-François Yvon | 4
Michel Maisonneuve | 4
Dominique Lacaud | 5
Didier Miquée | 5
Xavier Bich | 6
Roland Bossy | 6
SCI | Lucchini SR2000 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6  | A
G | 72  |  Ranieri Randaccio | All
Leonardo Maddalena | All
Sportsracing Team Sweden | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan 3.0 L V6  | A
G | 76  |  Niklas Loven | All
Mattias Andersson | 1–3
Larry Oberto | 4–5
Thed Björk | 4, 6
GP Motorsport | Lucchini SR2-99 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6  | G | 77  |  Massimo Saccomanno | 4
Ernesto Saccomanno | 4
JCI Developments | Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 | Opel 3.0 L V6  | D | 83  |  Michael Mallock | 4, 6
Darren Manning | 4
Rob Croydon | 6
PiR Competition | Pilbeam MP84 | Peugeot 3.0 L V6
Nissan VQL 3.0 L V6  | A | 98  |  Marc Rostan | 1–5
Arturo Merzario | 1, 3
Paul Daniels | 2–3, 6
Pierre Bruneau | 2, 4–6
Debora LMP200 | Nissan 3.0 L V6  | 99  |  Paul Daniels | 1, 3–5
Pierre Bruneau | 1, 3
Philippe Hottingeur | 1, 4
Pedro Couceiro | 2
Manuel Gião | 2
Rob Croydon | 5
Frédéric Bouvy | 6
Christophe Geoffroy | 6
David Sterckx | 6

## Results and standings[edit]

### Race results[edit]

Rnd  | Circuit  | SR1 Winning Team  | SR2 Winning Team  | Reports

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SR1 Winning Drivers  | SR2 Winning Drivers
1  | Barcelona |  No. 16 Pescarolo Sport |  No. 52 Lucchini Engineering | Report
Jean-Christophe Boullion
Sébastien Bourdais |  Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni
2  | Estoril |  No. 14 Team Oreca |  No. 52 Lucchini Engineering | Report
Nicolas Minassian
Olivier Beretta |  Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni
3  | Brno |  No. 8 Racing for Holland |  No. 50 Lucchini Engineering | Report
Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand |  Fabio Mancini
Gianni Collini
4  | Magny-Cours |  No. 8 Racing for Holland |  No. 77 GP Racing | Report
Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand |  Ernesto Saccomanno
Massimo Saccomanno
5  | Dijon |  No. 8 Racing for Holland |  No. 52 Lucchini Engineering | Report
Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand |  Mirko Savoldi
Piergiuseppe Peroni
6  | Spa |  No. 16 Pescarolo Sport |  No. 50 Lucchini Engineering | Report
Jean-Christophe Boullion
Sébastien Bourdais |  Fabio Mancini
Gianni Collini

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]

Points system  Event  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th  | 6th  | 7th  | 8th  | 9th  | 10th

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Races  | 20  | 15  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

### Driver championships[edit]

#### SR1[edit]

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.

| Pos. | Driver  | Team  | BAR
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points

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1  |  Jan Lammers |  Racing for Holland | 4  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 97
1  |  Val Hillebrand |  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 |  R&M | 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 |  R&M |  |  | 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  |  Filipe Ortiz |  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  |  Alessandro Battaglin |  Durango Corse | 6  | Ret  | NC  | Ret  |  | 5  | 14
17  |  Ian McKellar |  Bob Berridge Racing | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
18  |  Ralph Moog |  Eventus Motorsport |  |  | 4  |  | DNS  |  | 10
18  |  Christian Vann |  Eventus Motorsport |  |  | 4  |  |  |  | 10
18  |  Jason Plato |  Bob Berridge Racing |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 10
21  |  Alex Caffi |  R&M | Ret  | 5  |  |  |  |  | 8
21  |  Gianmaria Bruni |  Durango Corse |  |  |  | Ret  |  | 5  | 8
23  |  Mirko Venturi |  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

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third 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[edit]

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.

Pos. | Driver  | Team  | BAR
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1  |  Pierguiseppe Peroni |  Lucchini Engineering | 1  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 1  | 2  | 75
1  |  Mirko Savoldi |  Lucchini Engineering | 1  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 1  | 2  | 75
3  |  Fabio Mancini |  Lucchini Engineering | 2  | 2  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 1  | 70
3  |  Gianni Collini |  Lucchini Engineering | 2  | 2  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 1  | 70
5  |  Sam Hignett |  Team Jota | 4  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 2  | Ret  | 60
5  |  John Stack |  Team Jota | 4  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 2  | Ret  | 60
7  |  Niklas Loven |  Sportsracing Team Sweden | 3  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | Ret  | 3  | 48
8  |  Ranieri Randaccio |  SCI | 7  | 5  | 2  | 4  | Ret  | 5  | 45
8  |  Leonardo Maddelena |  SCI | 7  | 5  | 2  | 4  | Ret  | 5  | 45
10  |  Mattias Andersson |  Sportsracing Team Sweden | 3  | 3  | 3  |  |  |  | 36
11  |  Pierre Bruneau |  PiR Competition | DNS  | Ret  | DNS  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | 24
11  |  Marc Rostan |  PiR Competition | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 3  | 3  |  | 24
13  |  Luca Riccitelli |  Lucchini Engineering |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 20
13  |  Massimo Saccomanno |  GP Motorsport |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 20
13  |  Ernesto Saccomanno |  GP Motorsport |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 20
16  |  Mike Millard |  Team Sovereign | 5  | DNS  |  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | 18
17  |  Thed Björk |  Sportsracing Team Sweden |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 12
17  |  Rob Croydon |  PiR Competition |  |  |  |  | 6  |  | 12
JCI Developments |  |  |  |  |  | 6
19  |  Phillip Armour |  Team Sovereign |  |  |  |  | 4  | Ret  | 10
19  |  Xavier Bich |  Debora Automobiles |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 10
19  |  Roland Bossy |  Debora Automobiles |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 10
22  |  Ian Flux |  Team Sovereign | 5  | DNS  |  | Ret  |  |  | 8
22  |  Gilles Duqueine |  Debora Automobiles |  |  |  | Ret  | 5  | DNS  | 8
22  |  Dominique Lacaud |  Debora Automobiles |  |  |  |  | 5  |  | 8
22  |  Didier Miquée |  Debora Automobiles |  |  |  |  | 5  |  | 8
26  |  Erminio Bonetti |  Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | 6  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
26  |  Antonio Vallebona |  Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | 6  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
26  |  Giuseppe Chiminelli |  Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | 6  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
26  |  Pedro Couceiro |  PiR Competition |  | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6
26  |  Manuel Gião |  PiR Competition |  | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6
26  |  Paul Daniels |  PiR Competition | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | 6
26  |  Michael Mallock |  JCI Developments |  |  |  | Ret  |  | 6  | 6

### Team championships[edit]

#### SR1[edit]

Pos. | Team  | BAR
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points

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1  |  Racing for Holland | 4  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 97
2  |  Pescarolo Sport | 1  | 4  |  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 77
3  |  R&M | 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  |  Eventus Motorsport |  |  | 4  |  | Ret  |  | 10
9  |  Simpson Engineering | Ret  |  |  | DNS  |  | 7  | 4

#### SR2[edit]

Pos. | Team  | BAR
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points

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1  |  Lucchini Engineering | 1  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 1  | 1  | 100
2  |  Team Jota | 4  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 2  | Ret  | 60
3  |  Sportsracing Team Sweden | 3  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | Ret  | 3  | 48
4  |  SCI | 7  | 5  | 2  | 4  | Ret  | 5  | 45
5  |  PiR Competition | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | 30
6  |  GP Motorsport |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 20
7  |  Team Sovereign | 5  | DNS  |  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | 18
7  |  Debora Automobiles |  |  |  | Ret  | 5  | 4  | 18
9  |  Audisio & Benvenuto Racing | 6  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
9  |  JCI Developments |  |  |  | Ret  |  | 6  | 6

### Constructors championships[edit]

#### SR1[edit]

Dome were awarded the SR1 constructors championship by tie-breaker for their three victories against Courage's two.

Pos. | Constructor  | BAR
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| DIJ
| SPA
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points

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1  |  Dome | 4  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 97
2  |  Courage | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 97
3  |  R&M | 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[edit]

Pos. | Constructor  | BAR
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| BRN
| MAG
| DIJ
| SPA
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points

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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  |  LM 3000 (Rapier)  | 5  | DNS  |  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | 18
6  |  Tampolli |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 6  | 6

## References[edit]

1. ^ 2002 Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 December 2008

## External links[edit]

* 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