2002 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix

  2002 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 16 races in the 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	22 September 2002
Official name	Cinzano Rio Grand Prix
Location	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.933 km (3.065 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position Rider Max Biaggi Time 1:50.568 Fastest lap Rider Carlos Checa Time 1:59.827 Podium First Valentino Rossi Second Max Biaggi Third Kenny Roberts, Jr.
250 cc
Pole position Rider Randy de Puniet Time 1:53.939 Fastest lap Rider Sebastián Porto Time 2:04.661 Podium First Sebastián Porto Second Roberto Rolfo Third Franco Battaini
125 cc
Pole position Rider Manuel Poggiali Time 1:57.888 Fastest lap Rider Masao Azuma Time 2:10.065 Podium First Masao Azuma Second Arnaud Vincent Third Manuel Poggiali

Pole position
Rider	Max Biaggi
Time	1:50.568
Fastest lap
Rider	Carlos Checa
Time	1:59.827
Podium
First	Valentino Rossi
Second	Max Biaggi
Third	Kenny Roberts, Jr.

Pole position
Rider	Randy de Puniet
Time	1:53.939
Fastest lap
Rider	Sebastián Porto
Time	2:04.661
Podium
First	Sebastián Porto
Second	Roberto Rolfo
Third	Franco Battaini

Pole position
Rider	Manuel Poggiali
Time	1:57.888
Fastest lap
Rider	Masao Azuma
Time	2:10.065
Podium
First	Masao Azuma
Second	Arnaud Vincent
Third	Manuel Poggiali

The 2002 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 September 2002 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

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