The 2002 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2002) was a
Formula One
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motor race held on 28 July 2002 at
Hockenheimring,
Hockenheim
Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain, Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" ( ...
,
Baden-Württemberg
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, Germany. It was the twelfth round of the
2002 Formula One season and the 64th
German Grand Prix. The 67-lap race was won by
Ferrari
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driver
Michael Schumacher
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after starting from
pole position.
Juan Pablo Montoya finished second in a
Williams with his teammate
Ralf Schumacher third.
It was the first Grand Prix to be held at Hockenheimring since the track was redesigned, which had seen the forest sections of the track removed and hence the length of the track shortened.
Qualifying
Michael Schumacher qualified on pole position in his Ferrari, setting a time of 1:14.389. Alex Yoong did not qualify for the race due to the
107% rule. Both
Arrows A23 cars driven by
Heinz-Herald Frentzen and
Enrique Bernoldi who deliberately failed to qualify for previous round -the
French Grand Prix- did qualify for this event in what would ultimately be the last GP weekend for
Arrows F1.
Qualifying classification
Race
Michael Schumacher won the race, with Juan Pablo Montoya in second, and Ralf Schumacher, Montoya's Williams team-mate, in third.
Both Arrows cars retired from the race with mechanical problems, and it would prove to be the last race the team would compete in. Financial difficulties resulted in the team missing the remainder of the season, before going into liquidation at the end of the year.
Enrique Bernoldi would not race in a Formula One Grand Prix again.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
*Bold text indicates the World Champion.
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings
*
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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