- 2002 Canadian Grand Prix
Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Canada
Grand Prix = Canadian
Date = June 9
Year = 2002
Official name = XL Grand PrixAir Canada
Race_No = 8
Season_No = 17
Location =Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ,Montreal ,Canada
Course = Street circuit
Course_mi = 2.71
Course_km = 4.361
Distance_laps = 70
Distance_mi = 189.7
Distance_km = 305.27
Weather = Clear
Pole_Driver =Juan Pablo Montoya
Pole_Country = Colombia
Pole_Team = Williams-BMW
Pole_Time = 1:12.836
Fast_Driver =Juan Pablo Montoya
Fast_Country = Colombia
Fast_Team = Williams-BMW
Fast_Time = 1:15.960
Fast_L
First_Driver =Michael Schumacher
First_Country = Germany
First_Team = Ferrari
Second_Driver =David Coulthard
Second_Country= UK
Second_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Third_Driver =Rubens Barrichello
Third_Country = Brazil
Third_Team = FerrariThe2002 Canadian Grand Prix was aFormula One race held onJune 9 ,2002 at theCircuit Gilles Villeneuve .RaceMichael Schumacher took yet another win in the 2002 season, although he didn't have it all his own way with Montoya reeling him in, but unfortunately for the Colombian his engine expired just when he was looking menacing.
Rubens Barrichello reckoned he had a good chance of winning the race but was compromised when the safety car came out early when Jaques Villeneuve's car broken down and stopped in a dangerous place.
David Coulthard fought valiantly to take second holding off Barrichello's charge near the end.
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Notes
*This was the Scuderia Ferrari's 150th Formula 1 victory.
*This was the second of four races to be broadcast in the U.S. byABC Sports , the others being the Monaco Grand Prix, the Italian Grand Prix, and the United States Grand Prix.External links
*Official 2002 Canadian Grand Prix results from [http://www.fia.com/archive/F1/2002/008.html FIA website] and [http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2002/11/ Formula1 website] .
F1 race report
Name_of_race =Canadian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 2002
Previous_race_in_season =2002 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =2002 European Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =2001 Canadian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =2003 Canadian Grand Prix
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