The Ferrari F2002 was a Formula One car designed and raced by Ferrari during the 2002 Formula One Season. It's often regarded as the most successful Formula One car, winning all but one of the races that season. A modified Ferrari F2002B was also entered into the first four races of 2003.
The F2002 was significantly lighter than its predecessor, the F2001. The Ferrari 051 engine that powered the car was capable of producing 900 horsepower, but power output was reduced during the race to improve reliability. The low centre of gravity from the engine resulted in superb handling.
The team created a new small clutchless gearbox for the car, which delayed the completion of aerodynamic work on the car by two months. The smaller gearbox allowed the team to create a tighter aerodynamic package at the rear of the car, greatly improving performance.
The car required special tyres that were developed by Bridgestone specifically for the F2002.
A single chassis made its debut at the 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix with Michael Schumacher behind the wheel. The first race was met a small controversy. Since Schumacher's spare car was the F2001, which used different tyres, Bridgestone supplied Ferrari with the same number of tyres for each chassis, essentially doubling the tyre allocation for the team. The controversy was mitigated by the team agreeing to manage the allocation between the two chassis.
The car proved to be an immediate success after winning its first race. A second car was produced for Rubens Barrichello in time for the next race in San Marino, where the team scored their first of many 1-2 finishes that year.
By the end of the season, Schumacher had secured his fifth World Drivers' Championship title by 67 points over his teammate in second place. Ferrari secured their twelfth World Constructors' Championship title by a whopping 129 points over Williams.
Ferrari ran the F2002B for the first four races of 2003 while additional development work was completed for its successor, the F2003-GA was completed. Schumacher earned won from pole position and set the fastest lap in the car's final race in San Marino.
Race Victories[]
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| 2002 | Brazilian Grand Prix |  Michael Schumacher
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| San Marino Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| Spanish Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| Austrian Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| Canadian Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| European Grand Prix |  Rubens Barrichello
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| British Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| French Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| German Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| Hungarian Grand Prix | Rubens Barrichello
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| Belgian Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| Italian Grand Prix | Rubens Barrichello
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| United States Grand Prix | Rubens Barrichello
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| Japanese Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| 2003 | San Marino Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
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