2002 French motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:French
Flag:France
Official Name:Polini Grand Prix de France[1] [2] [3]
Location:Bugatti Circuit
Course Mi:2.597
Course Km:4.180
Race No:4
Season No:16
Date:19 May
Year:2002
Pole Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:1:36.046
Fast Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Fast Time Motogp:1:36.846 on lap 7
First Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
First Rider Motogp Country:Italy
First Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Second Rider Motogp:Tohru Ukawa
Second Rider Motogp Country:Japan
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Third Rider Motogp:Max Biaggi
Third Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Pole Rider 250:Fonsi Nieto
Pole Rider 250 Country:Spain
Pole Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Pole Time 250:1:38.903
Fast Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Fast Rider 250 Country:Italy
Fast Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Fast Time 250:1:39.648 on lap 24
First Rider 250:Fonsi Nieto
First Rider 250 Country:Spain
First Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Second Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Second Rider 250 Country:Italy
Second Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Third Rider 250:Randy de Puniet
Third Rider 250 Country:France
Third Rider 250 Bike:Aprilia
Pole Rider 125:Manuel Poggiali
Pole Rider 125 Country:San Marino
Pole Rider 125 Bike:Gilera
Pole Time 125:1:44.002
Fast Rider 125:Masao Azuma
Fast Rider 125 Country:Japan
Fast Rider 125 Bike:Honda
Fast Time 125:1:44.259 on lap 17
First Rider 125:Lucio Cecchinello
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
First Rider 125 Bike:Aprilia
Second Rider 125:Manuel Poggiali
Second Rider 125 Country:San Marino
Second Rider 125 Bike:Gilera
Third Rider 125:Daniel Pedrosa
Third Rider 125 Country:Spain
Third Rider 125 Bike:Honda

The 2002 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 17–19 May 2002 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans, France.

MotoGP classification

Jean-Michel Bayle replaced Garry McCoy from the second practice session.[4]

The race was stopped for rain after 21 of the 28 scheduled laps; however sufficient distance was covered in order for full points to be awarded.

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiRepsol Honda TeamHonda2134:22.335125
211 Tohru UkawaRepsol Honda TeamHonda21+0.217420
33 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha21+0.604316
46 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntínYamaha21+1.7011213
510 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki21+8.464911
69 Nobuatsu AokiProton Team KRProton KR21+10.2121110
765 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda21+12.43779
84 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda21+15.231158
955 Régis LaconiMS Aprilia RacingAprilia21+17.155147
1099 Jeremy McWilliamsProton Team KRProton KR21+21.84766
1121 John HopkinsRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha21+25.121195
1215 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki21+25.919164
1356 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha21+26.227103
1418 Jean-Michel BayleRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha21+27.011182
1517 Jurgen van den GoorberghKanemoto RacingHonda21+30.342171
1630 José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntínYamaha21+36.57420
Ret74 Daijiro KatoFortuna Honda GresiniHonda11Accident5
Ret19 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha10Retirement13
Ret31 Tetsuya HaradaPramac Honda Racing TeamHonda10Retirement8
Ret7 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha8Accident2
Sources: [5] [6] [7]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
110 Fonsi NietoAprilia2643:41.140125
23 Marco MelandriAprilia26+0.252420
317 Randy de PunietAprilia26+6.431216
415 Roberto LocatelliAprilia26+6.604313
54 Roberto RolfoHonda26+11.5271211
624 Toni ElíasAprilia26+13.157510
77 Emilio AlzamoraHonda26+13.870159
89 Sebastián PortoYamaha26+20.07798
96 Alex DebónAprilia26+28.557117
1042 David ChecaAprilia26+28.684176
118 Naoki MatsudoYamaha26+28.892105
1276 Taro SekiguchiYamaha26+35.148134
1318 Shahrol YuzyYamaha26+35.344143
1432 Héctor FaubelAprilia26+56.484192
1512 Jay VincentHonda26+56.894161
1625 Vincent PhilippeAprilia26+1:08.15620
1741 Jarno JanssenHonda26+1:08.39022
1828 Dirk HeidolfAprilia26+1:16.13523
1922 Raúl JaraAprilia26+1:18.04021
2036 Erwan NigonHonda25+1 lap24
Ret35 Thierry Van Den BoschAprilia13Retirement18
Ret27 Casey StonerAprilia9Accident7
Ret21 Franco BattainiAprilia9Accident6
Ret11 Haruchika AokiHonda4Retirement8
Ret19 Leon HaslamHonda2Retirement25
DNQ37 Yann LussianaHondaDid not qualify
DNQ45 Samuel AubryHondaDid not qualify
DNQ93 Hervé MoraApriliaDid not qualify
DNQ51 Hugo MarchandApriliaDid not qualify
Source: [8]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia2442:09.029425
21 Manuel PoggialiGilera24+0.076120
326 Daniel PedrosaHonda24+0.604316
421 Arnaud VincentAprilia24+0.865513
55 Masao AzumaHonda24+0.943211
622 Pablo NietoAprilia24+1.618710
733 Stefano BiancoAprilia24+3.769209
836 Mika KallioHonda24+8.680218
934 Andrea DoviziosoHonda24+8.915117
1023 Gino BorsoiAprilia24+9.53486
1117 Steve JenknerAprilia24+11.749165
126 Mirko GiansantiHonda24+20.252134
1311 Max SabbataniAprilia24+32.082193
1412 Klaus NöhlesHonda24+35.206272
1580 Héctor BarberáAprilia24+49.526221
1650 Andrea BalleriniHonda24+1:02.35924
1784 Michel FabrizioGilera24+1:07.57126
1857 Chaz DaviesAprilia24+1:10.30323
1948 Jorge LorenzoDerbi24+1:10.99829
2086 Grégory LefortAprilia24+1:11.47931
2131 Mattia AngeloniGilera24+1:36.33332
2220 Imre TóthHonda24+1:41.03435
2363 Jimmy PetitHonda24+1:42.51733
2485 Grégory LeblancHonda23+1 lap37
2558 Yoann TiberioHonda23+1 lap36
Ret15 Alex de AngelisAprilia11Accident6
Ret39 Jaroslav HulešAprilia11Accident15
Ret16 Simone SannaAprilia10Accident12
Ret25 Joan OlivéHonda10Accident14
Ret19 Alex BaldoliniAprilia10Accident30
Ret47 Ángel RodríguezAprilia8Accident9
Ret41 Youichi UiDerbi8Accident10
Ret8 Gábor TalmácsiItaljet5Accident18
Ret9 Noboru UedaHonda5Accident17
Ret7 Stefano PeruginiItaljet4Retirement28
Ret18 Jakub SmržHonda0Retirement25
Ret59 Vincent BraillardHonda0Accident34
Source: [9]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.[10]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi95
2 Tohru Ukawa61
3 Loris Capirossi45
4 Norifumi Abe43
5 Daijiro Kato39
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda100
2 Yamaha53
3 Suzuki39
4/ Proton KR28
5 Aprilia18

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 French MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Le Mans - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 16 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 2002. https://archive.today/20150725163743/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_2002_heden.htm. dead. 25 July 2015. 25 July 2015. Archive.today. 29 July 2018.
  4. News: McCoy reluctantly makes way for Bayle in Le Mans. Motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 18 May 2002. 28 November 2011.
  5. Web site: 2002 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Polini Grand Prix de France – MotoGP – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 May 2002. 24 May 2018.
  7. Web site: FRENCH GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2002. Motogp.com. 29 July 2018. 4 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904005805/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2002/FRA/MotoGP/RAC. dead.
  8. Web site: Polini Grand Prix de France – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 May 2002. 24 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Polini Grand Prix de France – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 May 2002. 24 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Standings . 2002. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-22.

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