2002 World Series by Nissan

2002 World Series by Nissan

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The 2002 Telefónica World Series by Nissan was contested over 9 race weekends/18 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to use Dallara chassis (Dallara SN01) and Nissan engines (Nissan VQ). 10 different teams and 30 different drivers competed.

Teams and Drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Epsilon by Graff	1	Jean-Cristophe Ravier	All
	2	Ander Vilariño	All
Vergani Racing	3	André Couto	All
	4	Félix Porteiro	1-7
		Milka Duno	8-9
Campos Motorsport	5	Antonio García	All
	6	Polo Villaamil	All
Repsol-Meycom	7	Ángel Burgueño	1-5, 8
		Rodrigo Sperafico	6-7
		Ricardo Sperafico	9
	8	Víctor Ordoñez	1-7
		Rodrigo Sperafico	8-9
GD Racing	9	Rafael Sarandeses	1-4
		Jonathan Cochet	5-6
		Nicolas Minassian	7
		Wagner Ebrahim	8-9
	10	Roberto González	All
Racing Engineering	11	Franck Montagny	All
	12	Justin Wilson	All
Gabord Competición	14	Tuka Rocha	All
	15	Ricardo Zonta	All
KTR	16	Luciano Gomide	1-6
		Jonathan Cochet	7
		Paul Edwards	8-9
	17	Bas Leinders	All
Zele Motorsport	18	Nicolás Filiberti	1-6, 8
		Damien Faulkner	7
	19		1-2
		Ivan Bellarosa	3-4
		Walter Lechner Jr.	5
		Rafael Sarandeses	6-7
		Jaime Melo Jr.	8-9
Tata RC Motorsport	20	Peter Sundberg	All
	21	Narain Karthikeyan	All

Calendar

Round		Circuit/Location	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner	Winning Team
1	R1	Circuit de Valencia	12 May	Franck Montagny	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
	R2			Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Racing Engineering
2	R1	Circuito Permanente Del Jarama	9 June	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
	R2			Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
3	R1	Circuito de Albacete	23 June	André Couto	Jean-Christophe Ravier	Jean-Christophe Ravier	Epsilon by Graff
	R2			Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders	KTR
4	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	7 July	Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders	KTR
	R2			Franck Montagny	Bas Leinders	Franck Montagny	Racing Engineering
5	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	31 August	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
	R2			Justin Wilson	Ricardo Zonta	Franck Montagny	Racing Engineering
6	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	29 September	Justin Wilson	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
	R2			Ricardo Zonta	Bas Leinders	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
7	R1	Circuit de Valencia	20 October	Ander Vilariño	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
	R2			Justin Wilson	Ricardo Zonta	Justin Wilson	Racing Engineering
8	R1	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	1 December	Ricardo Zonta	Bas Leinders	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
	R2			Narain Karthikeyan	Bas Leinders	Ricardo Zonta	Gabord Competición
9	R1	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos	8 December	Franck Montagny	Ricardo Zonta	Franck Montagny	Racing Engineering
	R2			Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	Justin Wilson	Racing Engineering

Every second race saw a mandatory pit stop.

Race 17 originally scheduled over 17 laps, but abandoned due to rain.

Final points standings

Driver

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, 12 for third place, 10 for fourth place, 8 for fifth place, 6 for sixth place, 4 for seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 10th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap (2 points). The best 14 race results count, but all additional points count. Three drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

• Points System:

Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	FL
Pts	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	2

Pos Driver VAL JAR ALB MNZ MAG BAR VAL CUR INT Dropped Points Pts 1 Ricardo Zonta 1 3 1 1 2 2 5 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 DNS 5 (294 - 24) 270 2 Franck Montagny 2 1 2 12 5 4 2 1 3 1 5 4 7 5 6 2 1 3 (222 - 18) 204 3 Bas Leinders 4 4 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 7 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 Ret 184 4 Justin Wilson Ret Ret 3 Ret 4 9 3 4 4 5 3 5 3 1 3 4 2 1 (173 - 2) 171 5 Antonio García 6 9 8 7 DNS DNS Ret Ret 5 3 6 6 Ret DNS 5 6 6 2 82 6 Jean-Christophe Ravier 8 5 15 5 1 Ret 14 Ret 16 14 4 3 11 3 17 Ret Ret 6 81 7 André Couto Ret Ret 11 8 11 3 7 3 7 11 2 15 Ret Ret 2 Ret 10 11 66 8 Ander Vilariño Ret 2 12 13 13 Ret 12 11 10 6 13 Ret 2 6 8 8 15 7 53 9 Narain Karthikeyan 10 Ret 9 3 Ret Ret 17 Ret 9 Ret DNS DNS 5 12 4 9 7 4 51 10 Polo Villaamil Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 16 9 8 13 12 17 Ret 7 7 5 3 Ret 41 11 Tuka Rocha Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 7 6 8 12 4 14 7 9 Ret Ret 15 8 10 39 12 Nicolás Filiberti 5 7 DNS 4 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 16 18 12 12 12 32 13 Jonathan Cochet 6 15 9 9 4 4 30 14 Peter Sundberg Ret 10 13 6 6 5 15 6 DNS DNS 11 13 14 10 9 DNS 14 Ret 30 15 Ángel Burgueño Ret 6 14 Ret 10 6 4 12 11 9 11 Ret 25 16 Rafael Sarandeses 3 8 Ret 14 Ret Ret 10 15 Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 17 Luciano Gomide 7 11 10 10 7 12 9 14 17 12 10 8 16 18 Rodrigo Sperafico 8 10 6 11 14 11 11 9 12 19 Félix Porteiro 9 Ret 6 11 Ret Ret 11 10 13 Ret 16 16 8 Ret 12 20 Jaime Melo Jr. 15 10 5 Ret 9 21 Paul Edwards 13 7 13 8 7 22 Roberto González 12 Ret 16 9 Ret 10 Ret DNS 14 10 15 11 12 8 Ret 13 12 Ret 7 23 Victor Ordóñez 13 Ret Ret DNS 8 11 13 Ret Ret 17 17 14 Ret 13 3 24 Walter Lechner Jr. 15 8 3 25 Wagner Ebrahim 10 14 9 Ret 3 26 Damien Faulkner 11 12 17 Ret 13 9 2 27 Iván Bellarosa 12 13 Ret 13 0 28 Milka Duno 16 16 DNS 12 0 29 Ricardo Sperafico Ret Ret 0 30 Nicolas Minassian Ret DNS 0 Pos Driver VAL JAR ALB MNZ MAG BAR VAL CUR INT Dropped Points Pts Teams Pos Teams No. VAL JAR ALB MNZ MAG BAR VAL CUR INT Pts 1 Racing Engineering 11 2 1 2 12 5 4 2 1 3 1 5 4 7 5 6 2 1 3 395 12 Ret Ret 3 Ret 4 9 3 4 4 5 3 5 3 1 3 4 2 1 2 Gabord Competición 14 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 7 6 8 12 4 14 7 9 Ret Ret 15 8 10 333 15 1 3 1 1 2 2 5 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 DNS 5 3 KTR 16 7 11 10 10 7 12 9 14 17 12 10 8 4 4 13 7 13 8 227 17 4 4 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 7 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 Ret 4 Epsilon by Graff 1 8 5 15 5 1 Ret 14 Ret 16 14 4 3 11 3 17 Ret Ret 6 134 2 Ret 2 12 13 13 Ret 12 11 10 6 13 Ret 2 6 8 8 15 7 5 Campos Motorsport 5 6 9 8 7 DNS DNS Ret Ret 5 3 6 6 Ret DNS 5 6 6 2 110 6 8 5 15 5 1 Ret 14 Ret 16 14 4 3 11 3 17 Ret Ret 6 6 Vergani Racing 3 Ret Ret 11 8 11 3 7 3 7 11 2 15 Ret Ret 2 Ret 10 11 91 4 9 Ret 6 11 Ret Ret 11 10 13 Ret 16 16 8 Ret 16 16 DNS 12 7 RC Motorsport 20 Ret 10 13 6 6 5 15 6 DNS DNS 11 13 14 10 9 DNS 14 Ret 79 21 10 Ret 9 3 Ret Ret 17 Ret 9 Ret DNS DNS 5 12 4 9 7 4 8 Zele Motorsport 18 5 7 DNS 4 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 16 18 12 13 9 12 12 46 19 11 12 17 Ret 12 13 Ret 13 15 8 Ret Ret 10 Ret 15 10 5 Ret 9 Repsol-Meycom 7 Ret 6 14 Ret 10 6 4 12 11 9 8 10 6 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 41 8 13 Ret Ret DNS 8 11 13 Ret Ret 17 17 14 Ret 13 14 11 11 9 10 GD Racing 9 3 8 Ret 14 Ret Ret 10 15 6 15 9 9 Ret DNS 10 14 9 Ret 36 10 12 Ret 16 9 Ret 10 Ret DNS 14 10 15 11 12 8 Ret 13 12 Ret Pos Team No. VAL JAR ALB MNZ MAG BAR VAL CUR INT Pts External links