- 2002 Austrian Grand Prix
Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Austria
Grand Prix = Austria
Date = May 12
Year = 2002
Official name = Grand A1 Prix of Austria
Race_No = 6
Season_No = 17
Location =A1-Ring , Spielberg,Austria
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 2.684
Course_km = 4.326
Distance_laps = 71
Distance_mi = 190.564
Distance_km = 307.146
Weather = Clear
Pole_Driver =Rubens Barrichello
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:08.082
Pole_Country = Brazil
Fast_Driver =Michael Schumacher
Fast_Team = Ferrari
Fast_Time = 1:09.298
Fast_L
Fast_Country = Germany
First_Driver =Michael Schumacher
First_Team = Ferrari
First_Country = Germany
Second_Driver =Rubens Barrichello
Second_Team = Ferrari
Second_Country= Brazil
Third_Driver =Juan Pablo Montoya
Third_Team = Williams-BMW
Third_Country = ColombiaThe2002 Austrian Grand Prix was aFormula One race held onMay 12 ,2002 at theA1-Ring . It was infamous for the "staged finish", where race leaderRubens Barrichello , who was running first, was ordered by Ferrari to allow Ferrari teammateMichael Schumacher to overtake him under "team orders " and win the Grand Prix. Ferrari wanted their number one driver Schumacher to win the race and collect the maximum points for the Drivers' Championship. Barrichello let him pass on the last lap at the finish line which greatly upset the spectators. At the podium, in response to the jeers of the crowd, Schumacher stood on the second place spot and Barrichello stood on top. Schumacher took the trophy for first place from the Austrian chancellor and gave it to Barrichello then took the second place trophy. Barrichello, Schumacher and Ferrari were fined one million U.S. dollars for the failure to observe Article 170 of the Formula One Sporting Regulations concerning the podium ceremony. [cite web |title=Official FIA Press Release - The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix |publisher=www.fia.com |date=2002-06-26 |url=http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/The_FIA/2002/260602-01.html|accessdate=2006-10-26] As a result of this, and another incident at the United States Grand Prix, the FIA declared new rules against "team orders" artificially affecting race results.The race also featured a huge accident between
Takuma Sato andNick Heidfeld - Heidfeld lost control over his car, spun round and crashed into Sato's side. Sato suffered minor injuries but got stuck in the wreckage and it took several minutes for the race track stewards to cut him out from the vehicle.__FORCETOC__
Classification
External links
*Official 2002 Austrian Grand Prix results from [http://www.fia.com/archive/F1/2002/006.html FIA website] and [http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2002/10/ Formula1 website] .
References
F1 race report
Name_of_race =Austrian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 2002
Previous_race_in_season =2002 Spanish Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =2002 Monaco Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =2001 Austrian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =2003 Austrian Grand Prix
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