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David Coulthard won the 2002 Monaco Grand Prix

David Coulthard won the 2002 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Ralf Schumacher at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
David Coulthard
Team
McLaren
Top listed
David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, and Ralf Schumacher
Race date
May 26, 2002
Pole
Juan Pablo Montoya
Fastest lap
Rubens Barrichello
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

David Coulthard finished first for McLaren. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Ralf Schumacher 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Eddie Irvine from P21 to P9 (+12), Pedro de la Rosa from P20 to P10 (+10), and Nick Heidfeld from P17 to P8 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Pablo Montoya started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 +2 laps, 4 +1 lap, 4 Accident, 3 Finished, and 2 Collision. Rubens Barrichello holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.023 on lap 68. 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
1David CoulthardMcLaren1:45:39.05510
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:45:40.1056
3Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:46:56.5054
4Jarno TrulliRenault+1 lap3
5Giancarlo FisichellaJordan+1 lap2
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenArrows+1 lap1
7Rubens BarrichelloFerrari+1 lap0
8Nick HeidfeldSauber+2 laps0
9Eddie IrvineJaguar+2 laps0
10Pedro de la RosaJaguar+2 laps0
11Mark WebberMinardi+2 laps0
12Enrique BernoldiArrows+2 laps0
DNFMika SaloToyotaBrakes0
DNFFelipe MassaSauberAccident0
DNFOlivier PanisBARCollision0
DNFJenson ButtonRenaultCollision0
DNFJuan Pablo MontoyaWilliamsEngine0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBAREngine0
DNFKimi RäikkönenMcLarenCollision damage0
DNFAlex YoongMinardiAccident0