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Michael Schumacher won the 2002 Australian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2002 Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Räikkönen at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
March 3, 2002
Pole
Rubens Barrichello
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Juan Pablo Montoya is listed 2 for Williams, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Eddie Irvine from P19 to P4 (+15), Alex Yoong from P21 to P7 (+14), and Mark Webber from P18 to P5 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Rubens Barrichello started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Collision, 3 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 1 +1 lap, and 1 +3 laps. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.541 on lap 37. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:35:36.79210
2Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:35:55.4206
3Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:36:01.8594
4Eddie IrvineJaguar+1 lap3
5Mark WebberMinardi+2 laps2
6Mika SaloToyota+2 laps1
7Alex YoongMinardi+3 laps0
8Pedro de la RosaJaguar+5 laps0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenGearbox0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBARBroken wing0
DNFTakuma SatoJordanElectrical0
DNFJarno TrulliRenaultAccident0
DNFRubens BarrichelloFerrariCollision0
DNFRalf SchumacherWilliamsCollision0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaJordanCollision0
DNFFelipe MassaSauberCollision0
DNFNick HeidfeldSauberCollision0
DNFJenson ButtonRenaultCollision0
DNFOlivier PanisBARCollision0
DNFAllan McNishToyotaCollision0