2002 Monaco Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 7 of 17 in the 2002 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 26 May 2002 | ||
| Official name | LX Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.370 km (2.094 mi) | ||
| Distance | 78 laps, 262.860 km (163.334 mi) | ||
| Weather | Fine, Air Temp: 22°C | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:16.676 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:18.023 on lap 68 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Williams-BMW | ||
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The 2002 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on 26 May 2002 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo. It was the seventh round of the 2002 season and the sixtieth Monaco Grand Prix. Juan Pablo Montoya started from pole position for Williams. David Coulthard pulled off a surprise victory and his first and only win of the season for McLaren. Michael Schumacher continued his podium dominance by finishing second for Ferrari while his brother, Ralf Schumacher completed the final podium spot for Williams in third.
Juan Pablo Montoya emerged on top in qualifying. David Coulthard took pole position at the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix, only to stall on the grid, but was forced to settle for second this time, nearly four tenths of a second off the Colombian's pace. The championship leader and the last race victor, Michael Schumacher, could only set the third fastest time after suffering with an eye irritation throughout the session. Ralf Schumacher lined up fourth, ahead of Rubens Barrichello's Ferrari and Kimi Räikkönen's McLaren.
Throughout free practice, the Renault team, and in particular Jarno Trulli, had looked set to challenge the established front-runners, but the Italian would only line up in 7th position, one position ahead of team-mate Jenson Button. On their first appearance at Monaco, the Toyotas of Mika Salo and Allan McNish completed the top ten, ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella's Jordan and Heinz-Harald Frentzen's Arrows. Sauber had a troubled session, with Felipe Massa and Nick Heidfeld lining up 13th and 17th respectively. The 1996 winner Olivier Panis was 18th for BAR, while Eddie Irvine lined up in 21st for Jaguar.
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