2002 FIA Sportscar Championship

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.

2002 FIA Sportscar Championship

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2001

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2003

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

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
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

SR1

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
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

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2001	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	Y	50	Gianni Collini	All
					Fabio Mancini	All
					Luca Riccitelli	3
			A 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

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	SR1 Winning Team	SR2 Winning Team	Reports
		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
Races	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Driver championships

SR1

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 EST BRN MAG DIJ SPA Total points 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 Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

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	EST	BRN	MAG	DIJ	SPA	Total points
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

SR1

Pos.	Team	BAR	EST	BRN	MAG	DIJ	SPA	Total points
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

Pos.	Team	BAR	EST	BRN	MAG	DIJ	SPA	Total points
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

SR1

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

Pos.	Constructor	BAR	EST	BRN	MAG	DIJ	SPA	Total points
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

Pos.	Constructor	BAR	EST	BRN	MAG	DIJ	SPA	Total points
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