2002 Italian Grand Prix
| 2002 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 15 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One World Championship
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (last modified in 2000) | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 15 September 2002 | ||||
| Official name | Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2002 | ||||
| Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Lombardy, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.793 km (3.600 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 306.719 km (190.586 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, hot, dry 23°C | ||||
| Attendance | 90,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Time | 1:20.264 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:23.297 on lap 36 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Jaguar-Cosworth | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2002 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2002) was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 15 September 2002. It was the fifteenth race of the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The 53-lap race was won by Rubens Barrichello, driving a Ferrari. Teammate Michael Schumacher finished second, 0.25 seconds behind, to complete a Ferrari 1–2 on the team's home soil. Eddie Irvine finished third in a Jaguar-Cosworth, achieving both his and the Jaguar team's last F1 podium finish. It was also the only time in 2002 where a driver from outside the top three teams in the constructors' championship finished on the podium.