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2002 French Grand Prix

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Date
  
21 July 2002

Course length
  
4.411 km (2.641 mi)

Location
  
Magny-Cours, France

2002 French Grand Prix

Official name
  
LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France

Course
  
Permanent racing facility

Distance
  
72 laps, 305.886 km (190.069 mi)

The 2002 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXVIII Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 21 July 2002. It was the eleventh race of the 2002 Formula One season and the race in which Michael Schumacher secured his fifth World Drivers' Championship title in record time, equalling Juan Manuel Fangio's record set over 40 years before. McLaren-Mercedes drivers Kimi Räikkönen and David Coulthard finished second and third respectively.

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

    • References

    2002 French Grand Prix Wikipedia
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