2002 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2002 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 31 May – 2 June 2002 at the Mugello Circuit.

Italy  2002 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 16 races in the
2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date2 June 2002
Official nameGran Premio Cinzano d'Italia[1][2]
LocationMugello Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.245 km (3.259 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
RiderItaly Valentino RossiHonda
Time1:51.258
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Tohru UkawaHonda
Time1:52.601 on lap 2
Podium
FirstItaly Valentino RossiHonda
SecondItaly Max BiaggiYamaha
ThirdJapan Tohru UkawaHonda
250 cc
Pole position
RiderItaly Franco BattainiAprilia
Time1:54.344
Fastest lap
RiderSpain Fonsi NietoAprilia
Time1:54.812 on lap 21
Podium
FirstItaly Marco MelandriAprilia
SecondItaly Roberto LocatelliAprilia
ThirdSpain Fonsi NietoAprilia
125 cc
Pole position
RiderSan Marino Manuel PoggialiGilera
Time1:59.369
Fastest lap
RiderItaly Lucio CecchinelloAprilia
Time1:59.184 on lap 4
Podium
FirstSan Marino Manuel PoggialiGilera
SecondJapan Youichi UiDerbi
ThirdSpain Pablo NietoAprilia

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiRepsol Honda TeamHonda2343:40.837125
23 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha23+2.404220
311 Tohru UkawaRepsol Honda TeamHonda23+11.289716
47 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha23+11.408313
54 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda23+15.371911
665 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda23+20.010410
76 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntínYamaha23+26.447199
855 Régis LaconiMS Aprilia RacingAprilia23+30.33358
919 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha23+30.42867
1031 Tetsuya HaradaPramac Honda Racing TeamHonda23+30.75986
1156 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha23+34.162145
1221 John HopkinsRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha23+37.715134
1318 Jean-Michel BayleRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha23+1:17.803173
1417 Jurgen van den GoorberghKanemoto RacingHonda23+1:19.800152
Ret99 Jeremy McWilliamsProton Team KRProton KR18Retirement12
Ret15 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki14Retirement18
Ret9 Nobuatsu AokiProton Team KRProton KR9Retirement11
Ret74 Daijiro KatoFortuna Honda GresiniHonda9Accident16
Ret10 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki8Accident10
Ret20 Pere RibaAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntínYamaha1Accident20
Sources: [3][4][5]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Marco MelandriAprilia2140:42.759525
215 Roberto LocatelliAprilia21+0.258620
310 Fonsi NietoAprilia21+0.720416
424 Toni ElíasAprilia21+1.464313
517 Randy de PunietAprilia21+1.718811
621 Franco BattainiAprilia21+8.606110
79 Sebastián PortoYamaha21+11.86429
84 Roberto RolfoHonda21+17.248148
918 Shahrol YuzyYamaha21+28.48177
1042 David ChecaAprilia21+28.49096
117 Emilio AlzamoraHonda21+32.113105
1211 Haruchika AokiHonda21+34.770134
1325 Vincent PhilippeAprilia21+51.837183
148 Naoki MatsudoYamaha21+51.912122
1512 Jay VincentHonda21+52.393171
1632 Héctor FaubelAprilia21+57.11219
1722 Raúl JaraAprilia21+57.19816
1819 Leon HaslamHonda21+57.73720
Ret6 Alex DebónAprilia20Retirement15
Ret28 Dirk HeidolfAprilia18Accident21
Ret41 Jarno JanssenHonda2Retirement23
Ret51 Hugo MarchandAprilia2Retirement22
Ret76 Taro SekiguchiYamaha1Accident11
DNS27 Casey StonerApriliaDid not start
Source: [6]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Manuel PoggialiGilera2040:20.019125
241 Youichi UiDerbi20+0.5071420
322 Pablo NietoAprilia20+0.5122616
426 Daniel PedrosaHonda20+0.572213
523 Gino BorsoiAprilia20+0.675611
64 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia20+0.980810
715 Alex de AngelisAprilia20+2.07139
817 Steve JenknerAprilia20+2.07248
921 Arnaud VincentAprilia20+2.20957
1050 Andrea BalleriniHonda20+2.255106
1116 Simone SannaAprilia20+2.43295
1234 Andrea DoviziosoHonda20+4.047124
135 Masao AzumaHonda20+6.296183
1453 Gioele PellinoAprilia20+12.881202
157 Stefano PeruginiItaljet20+36.125131
1684 Michel FabrizioGilera20+40.23017
1730 Gaspare CaffieroHonda20+43.41028
1857 Chaz DaviesAprilia20+43.71723
1919 Alex BaldoliniAprilia20+1:02.87833
2048 Jorge LorenzoDerbi20+1:02.88830
2120 Imre TóthHonda20+1:02.93332
2287 Simone CorsiHonda20+1:34.91931
Ret33 Stefano BiancoAprilia16Accident21
Ret18 Jakub SmržHonda9Accident7
Ret8 Gábor TalmácsiItaljet9Retirement19
Ret47 Ángel RodríguezAprilia6Accident24
Ret31 Mattia AngeloniGilera4Accident27
Ret54 Marco PetriniAprilia4Accident25
Ret25 Joan OlivéHonda0Accident22
Ret36 Mika KallioHonda0Retirement16
Ret39 Jaroslav HulešAprilia0Retirement15
Ret6 Mirko GiansantiHonda0Accident11
Ret80 Héctor BarberáAprilia0Accident29
DNS11 Max SabbataniApriliaDid not start
DNS12 Klaus NöhlesHondaDid not start
DNS9 Noboru UedaHondaDid not start
Source: [7]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.[8]

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos.ConstructorPoints
1 Honda125
2 Yamaha73
3 Suzuki39
4 / Proton KR28
5 Aprilia26

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References


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2002 French Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
2002 season
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2002 Catalan Grand Prix
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2001 Italian Grand Prix
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2003 Italian Grand Prix