2002 New Zealand Grand Prix
Appearance
2002 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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47th New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 13 January 2002 | ||
Official name | XLVII New Zealand Grand Prix | ||
Location | Teretonga Park, Feilding, New Zealand | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.57 km (1.59 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 102.8 km (63.6 miles) | ||
Weather | Fine | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Van Diemen RF94 | ||
Time | 1:02.891 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Fabian Coulthard | Van Diemen RF94 | |
Time | 1:02.418 on lap 5 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Van Diemen RF94 | ||
Second | Van Diemen RF93 | ||
Third | Van Diemen RF93 |
The 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix (officially known as the 2002 P&O Nedlloyd New Zealand Grand Prix) was an open wheel racing car race held at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill on 13 January 2002. The event served as the fourth round of the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, and was won by Fabian Coulthard in dominant fashion. The podium was completed by the two Team USA Scholarship drivers, Bryan Sellers and A. J. Allmendinger.
This event also marked the first time the New Zealand Grand Prix was run using Formula Ford machinery.
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | |
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1 | 66 | Fabian Coulthard | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | 1:02.553 | 1:02.891 | 1 | |
2 | 11 | Ken Smith | Van Diemen Stealth | 1:03.071 | 1:03.394 | 2 | |
3 | 40 | Bryan Sellers | Van Diemen RF93 | 1:03.062 | 1:03.641 | 3 | |
4 | 10 | Nelson Hartley | Van Diemen RF94 | 1:03.090 | 1:03.675 | 4 | |
5 | 5 | Simon Richards | Van Diemen RF01 | 1:03.326 | 1:03.706 | 5 | |
6 | 39 | A. J. Allmendinger | Van Diemen RF93 | 1:03.248 | 1:03.916 | 6 | |
7 | 22 | Chris Pither | Spectrum 08 | 1:03.114 | 1:03.950 | 7 | |
8 | 14 | Nick Ross | Van Diemen RF91 | 1:03.134 | 1:04.009 | 8 | |
9 | 7 | Simon Gamble | Van Diemen RF90 | 1:03.245 | 1:04.186 | 9 | |
10 | 6 | Brady Kennett | Van Diemen RF94 | 1:03.071 | 1:04.413 | 10 | |
11 | 21 | Todd Stewart | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:03.878 | 11 | ||
12 | 12 | Daniel Gaunt | Van Diemen Stealth | 1:04.295 | 12 | ||
13 | 57 | Scott McKelvie | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:04.363 | 13 | ||
14 | 47 | David Payne | Van Diemen Stealth | 1:04.509 | 14 | ||
15 | 96 | Karl Wilson | Van Diemen RF94 | 1:04.707 | 15 | ||
16 | 76 | Carl Wall | Swift FB4 | 1:04.901 | 16 | ||
17 | 34 | Steve Donaldson | Van Diemen RF90 | 1:05.147 | 17 | ||
18 | 4 | Andrew Higgins | Van Diemen RF94 | 1:05.195 | 18 | ||
19 | 25 | Stan Redmond | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:05.506 | 19 | ||
20 | 70 | Jayant Singh | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:05.569 | 20 | ||
21 | 18 | Ian Bisman | Van Diemen RF96 | 1:05.684 | 21 | ||
22 | 15 | Royce Bayer | Swift SC92 | 1:06.065 | 22 | ||
23 | 72 | Mashlino Buang | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:06.139 | 23 | ||
24 | 33 | Iskander Syed | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:06.164 | 24 | ||
25 | 53 | Robert Toshach | Swift FB89 | 1:06.179 | 25 | ||
26 | 30 | Ian Clements | Lola 644G | 1:06.315 | 26 | ||
27 | 86 | John Clegg | Reynard 84FF | 1:06.394 | 27 | ||
28 | 85 | Carmen Doran | Ray 86F | 1:06.478 | 28 | ||
29 | 77 | Steve Edwards | Swift FB88 | 1:07.017 | 29 | ||
30 | 88 | Mathew Radisich | Spectrum 08 | 1:07.213 | 30 | ||
31 | 43 | Barry Leitch | Van Diemen | 1:07.305 | 31 | ||
32 | 27 | Wayne Colville | Van Diemen RF81 | 1:09.792 | 32 | ||
33 | 44 | Noel Atley | Crossle 55F | 1:10.548 | 33 | ||
34 | 71 | Robin Judkins | Van Diemen RF89 | 1:10.565 | 34 | ||
35 | 36 | Fred Hawthorne | Van Diemen RF86 | 1:11.054 | 35 | ||
36 | 83 | Fariqe Hairuman | Van Diemen RF92 | 1:12.781 | 36 | ||
- | 99 | Matthew Hamilton | Van Diemen RF91 | no time | |||
Source(s):[1][2] |
Race
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid | |
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1 | 66 | Fabian Coulthard | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | 36 | 59min 07.569sec | 1 | |
2 | 40 | Bryan Sellers | Van Diemen RF93 | 36 | + 3.714 s | 3 | |
3 | 39 | A. J. Allmendinger | Van Diemen RF93 | 36 | + 8.834 s | 6 | |
4 | 11 | Ken Smith | Stealth Van Diemen | 36 | + 11.252 s | 2 | |
5 | 5 | Simon Richards | Van Diemen RF01 | 36 | + 16.634 s | 5 | |
6 | 10 | Nelson Hartley | Van Diemen RF94 | 36 | + 17.328 s | 4 | |
7 | 14 | Nick Ross | Van Diemen RF91 | 36 | + 19.462 s | 8 | |
8 | 21 | Todd Stewart | Stealth Van Diemen | 36 | + 21.338 s | 11 | |
9 | 12 | Daniel Gaunt | Stealth Van Diemen | 36 | + 22.119 s | 12 | |
10 | 22 | Chris Pither | Spectrum 08 | 36 | + 22.231 s | 7 | |
11 | 6 | Brady Kennett | Van Diemen RF94 | 36 | + 22.879 s | 10 | |
12 | 96 | Karl Wilson | Van Diemen RF94 | 36 | + 22.903 s | 15 | |
13 | 47 | David Payne | Stealth Van Diemen | 36 | + 42.852 s | 14 | |
14 | 57 | Scott McKelvie | Van Diemen RF92 | 36 | + 42.921 s | 13 | |
15 | 34 | Steven Donaldson | Van Diemen RF90 | 36 | + 53.748 s | 17 | |
16 | 76 | Carl Wall | Swift FB87 | 36 | + 53.934 s | 16 | |
17 | 15 | Royce Bayer | Swift SC92F | 35 | + 1 lap | 22 | |
18 | 53 | Robert Toshach | Swift FB89 | 35 | + 1 lap | 25 | |
19 | 44 | Noel Atley | Crossle 55F | 35 | + 1 lap | 33 | |
20 | 25 | Stan Redmond | Van Diemen RF92 | 35 | + 1 lap | 19 | |
21 | 18 | Ian Bisman | Van Diemen RF96 | 35 | + 1 lap | 21 | |
22 | 99 | Matthew Hamilton | Van Diemen RF91 | 35 | + 1 lap | PL | |
23 | 85 | Carmen Doran | Van Diemen RF96 | 34 | + 2 laps | 28 | |
24 | 77 | Steve Edwards | Swift FB88 | 34 | + 2 laps | 29 | |
25 | 86 | John Clegg | Reynard 84FF | 34 | + 2 laps | 27 | |
26 | 36 | Fred Hawthorne | Van Diemen RF86 | 33 | + 3 laps | 35 | |
27 | 30 | Ian Clements | Lola 644G | 30 | + 6 laps | 26 | |
Ret | 72 | Mashlino Buang | Van Diemen RF92 | 30 | Retired | 23 | |
Ret | 88 | Mathew Radisich | Spectrum 010 | 26 | Retired | 30 | |
Ret | 7 | Simon Gamble | Van Diemen RF90 | 24 | Retired | 9 | |
Ret | 71 | Robin Judkins | Van Diemen RF89 | 19 | Retired | 34 | |
Ret | 4 | Andrew Higgins | Van Diemen RF94 | 17 | Retired | 18 | |
Ret | 43 | Barry Leitch | Van Diemen | 12 | Retired | 31 | |
Ret | 33 | Iskander Syed | Van Diemen RF92 | 5 | Retired | 24 | |
Ret | 70 | Jayant Singh | Van Diemen RF92 | 3 | Retired | 20 | |
Ret | 83 | Fariqe Hairuman | Van Diemen RF92 | 2 | Retired | 36 | |
DNS | 9 | Jonny Reid | Van Diemen RF94 | Did Not Start | |||
DNS | 17 | Gordon McIntyre | Swift FB91 | Did Not Start | |||
Source(s): [3][4][5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Formula Ford Qualifying". Archived from the original on 24 June 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Formula Ford - Top 10 Shoot Out". Archived from the original on 25 February 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "P&O Nedlloyd New Zealand Grand Prix 2002 standings". driverdb.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Look back in history Sunday: Fabian Coulthard wins the 2002 NZ Grand Prix". talkmotorsport.com. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "P&O Nedlloyd New Zealand Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 25 February 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2022.