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Hockenheimring 2002
The new Grand Prix circuit at the Hockenheimring.
Race Information
Date 6 October 2002
No. 55
Event Flag of Germany DMV-Preis Hockenheim 2002
Location Flag of Germany Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format 35 km (Qualifikationslauf)
Lap length 4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance 8 laps / 36.592 km (22.737 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider
Team Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes
Time 1:35.803
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider
Team Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes
Time
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström
Winner Team Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline
Time
Race Guide
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Dutch Flag 2002 Zandvoort Feature Race Flag of Germany 2002 Hockenheim Finale Feature Race

The 2002 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race, formally known as the DMV-Preis Hockenheim 2002 Qualifikationslauf, was the nineteenth and penultimate race of the 2002 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 6 October 2002.[1] The race, which was the first DTM race to be held on the revised Hockenheim Grand Prix circuit, would see freshly crowned Laurent Aïello secure victory ahead of vanquished Champion Bernd Schneider.[2]

Qualifying had seen the two DTM Champions duel for pole, with Schneider edging out his French rival by 0.035s after exchanging times throughout the session.[3] Behind, Karl Wendlinger and Mattias Ekström shared the second row, while Uwe Alzen and Marcel Fässler shared the third.[3]

The start of the race saw Schneider slightly bog down, allowing Aïello to sweep into the first corner ahead to secure the lead.[4] Schneider instead found himself fending off Wendlinger and Ekström, while behind Martin Tomczyk was spun around in the re-profiled first corner.[4]

The first time the field entered the hairpin there would be drama, as Jean Alesi misjudged a lunge on Alain Menu, and smacked into the #18 Opel.[4] That contact then saw Alesi bounce over the top of Menu as the Opel spun into Fässler, with Alesi then landing onto of the bonnet of the #6 Mercedes.[4]

The wounded trio of cars would all limp back to the pits without outside intervention as, out front, Aïello built his lead.[4] Behind, Schneider would secure second and ease clear of Wendlinger and Ekström, leaving the two Red Bull liveried Abt-Audis to fight for third.[4]

Ekström eventually managed to pass Wendlinger into the hairpin, allowing him to go hunting off after Schneider for second.[4] Elsewhere, Tomczyk's race was ended by contact with Thomas Jäger, while Patrick Huisman had a water leak that ended his race.[4]

Out front, meanwhile, new Champion Aïello would control the race to secure a tidy victory, two seconds clear of Schneider in second.[4] Ekström, meanwhile, would prove unable to close on Schneider and so had to settle for third, with Wendlinger, Abt and Manuel Reuter completing the top six.[4]

Background[]

For the final round of the 2002 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship the field would gather at the Series' new home of the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany in early October, albeit with a new version of the infamous German circuit to contend with.[1] Indeed, in a bid to improve safety and attendance figures, the long looping Grand Prix circuit that disappeared into the forest had been torn up, and a new 4.575 km layout within the bounds of the old circuit had been created.[1] Indeed, the updated circuit would see the field divert from the loop with a right-left complex onto a long curve named Parabolica, before rejoining the old layout via a hairpin that now formed turn six, before another brief deviation from the old circuit with a new complex of corners underneath the "Mercedes Arena".[1]

Aïello's Ascension[]

Sixth place in Zandvoort, with defending Champion Bernd Schneider only claiming second on the road, was enough to hand Laurent Aïello the Championship crown with one round to spare, the Frenchman having moved onto 66 points for the campaign. Schneider himself, meanwhile, was fourteen behind with thirteen points left to fight for at the finale in Hockenheim, and would instead have to focus on securing second. However, the #1 Mercedes pilot was nine ahead of Mattias Ekström in third, which meant the Swede would have to likely win the final Feature Race of the season and see Schneider fail to score.

In the Teams' Championship Team Abt Sportsline continued to lead the way with one full round to go, although their tally of 83 points was not enough for them to secure the title. Indeed, their closest challengers Vodafone AMG-Mercedes were only seven behind ahead of the finale, with 21 points available for Teams' in the final race. A variety of results would hence hand either of the two squads the title, while OPC Team Phoenix led the Opel challenge in fifth.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2002 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race is displayed below:

2002 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Livery
1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 BSC 02 Livery
2 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 ALE 02 Livery
3 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 AIE 02 Livery
4 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger Flag of Germany Team Abt Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 WEN 02 Livery
5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 ALZ 02 Livery
6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 FAE 02 Livery
7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 REU 02 Livery
8 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 WIN 02 Livery
9 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Team Abt Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 EKS 02 Livery
10 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 ABT 02 Livery
11 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 JAE 02 Livery
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 DUM 02 Livery
14 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 TSC 02 Livery
15 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 BAR 02 Livery
16 Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 MAY 02 Livery
17 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HUI 02 Livery
18 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 MEN 02 Livery
23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 TOM 02 Livery
24 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 MUC 02 Livery
31 Flag of Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 CEC 02 Livery
42 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 ALB 02 Livery
Source:[5]

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final qualifying result for the 2002 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race are outlined below:

2002 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 1:35.803 171.877 km/h 1
2nd 3 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 1:35.838 +0.035s 171.814 km/h 2
3rd 4 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger Flag of Germany Team Abt 1:35.953 +0.150s 171.609 km/h 3
4th 9 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Team Abt 1:35.963 +0.160s 171.591 km/h 4
5th 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 1:36.096 +0.293s 171.353 km/h 5
6th 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 1:36.154 +0.351s 171.250 km/h 6
7th 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior 1:36.182 +0.379s 171.200 km/h 7
8th 2 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 1:36.318 +0.515s 170.958 km/h 8
9th 10 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 1:36.335 +0.532s 170.928 km/h 9
10th 18 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 1:36.372 +0.569s 170.862 km/h 10
11th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 1:36.519 +0.716s 170.602 km/h 11
12th 14 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 1:36.642 +0.764s 170.517 km/h 12
13th 8 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 1:36.642 +0.839s 170.385 km/h 13
14th 15 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 1:36.966 +1.163s 169.816 km/h 14
15th 31 Flag of Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 1:37.215 +1.412s 169.381 km/h 15
16th 42 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 1:37.241 +1.438s 169.335 km/h 16
17th 16 Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 1:37.316 +1.513s 169.205 km/h 17
18th 17 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 1:37.403 +1.600s 169.054 km/h 18
19th 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 1:37.537 +1.734s 168.822 km/h 19
20th 24 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 1:37.815 +2.012s 168.342 km/h 20
21st 11 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 1:37.919 +2.116s 168.163 km/h 21
107% Time: 1:42.509[5]
Source:[5]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

The starting grid for the 2002 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race in shown below:

JAE 02 Livery DUM 02 Livery MAY 02 Livery CEC 02 Livery WIN 02 Livery REU 02 Livery ABT 02 Livery TOM 02 Livery ALZ 02 Livery WEN 02 Livery BSC 02 Livery
Row11 11 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger 1:37.919 Row10 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 1:37.537 Row09 16 Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer 1:37.316 Row08 31 Flag of Venezuela Johnny Cecotto 1:37.215 Row07 8 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock 1:36.642 Row06 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter 1:36.519 Row05 10 Flag of Germany Christian Abt 1:36.335 Row04 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 1:36.182 Row03 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen 1:36.096 Row02 4 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger 1:35.953 Row01 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider 1:35.803
24 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke 1:37.815 17 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman 1:37.403 42 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers 1:37.241 15 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels 1:36.966 14 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 1:36.567 18 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu 1:36.372 2 Flag of France Jean Alesi 1:36.318 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler 1:36.154 9 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 1:35.963 3 Flag of France Laurent Aïello 1:35.838
                MUC 02 Livery                HUI 02 Livery                ALB 02 Livery                BAR 02 Livery                TSC 02 Livery                MEN 02 Livery                ALE 02 Livery                FAE 02 Livery                EKS 02 Livery                AIE 02 Livery               

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final classification of the 2002 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race is displayed below:

2002 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 3 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 8 3
2nd 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 8 +2.245s 2
3rd 9 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Team Abt 8 +5.664s 1
4th 4 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger Flag of Germany Team Abt 8 +7.648s
5th 10 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 8 +11.804s
6th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 8 +13.079s
7th 14 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 8 +13.843s
8th 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 8 +16.682s
9th 8 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 8 +19.831s
10th 24 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 8 +23.205s
11th 42 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 8 +23.671s
12th 16 Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 8 +24.286s
13th 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 8 +27.379s
14th 31 Flag of Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 8 +28.086s
15th 11 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 8 +33.016s
16th 15 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 8 +42.395s
Ret 17 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 6 Water Leak
Ret 18 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 6 Damage
Ret 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior 4 Damage
Ret 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 2 Damage
Ret 2 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 1 Collision
Source:[5]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

  • Final Qualifikationslauf to be staged.
  • Twelfth win for Laurent Aïello.
  • ABT Sportsline claimed their seventeenth victory as an entrant.
    • Abt-Audi earned their seventeenth win as a manufacturer.

Standings[]

Laurent Aïello had added to his Championship winning tally with his eighth victory of the campaign, the Frenchman having moved onto 69 points for the campaign. That meant his lead over Bernd Schneider had increased to fifteen points ahead of the finale, while the German racer himself held a ten point margin over Mattias Ekström. That meant that Schneider could only be displaced if Ekström won the finale with Schneider failing to score, while the Swede himself was guaranteed third at worst.

In the Teams' Championship Team Abt Sportsline had inched closer to their maiden crown, the German squad having moved onto 84 points for the campaign. That meant they held a six point margin over Vodafone AMG-Mercedes ahead of the finale, with the lead Mercedes squad needing to beat the top Abt-Audi in the final race to hold onto their title. Third, meanwhile, was set to be a scrap between their sister teams, with Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes ahead of Team Abt by three points.

2002 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of France Laurent Aïello 69 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider 54 ◄0
3rd Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 44 ◄0
4th Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler 28 ◄0
5th Flag of France Jean Alesi 24 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen 20 ◄0
7th Flag of Germany Christian Abt 15 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 7 ◄0
9th Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu 7 ◄0
10th Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter 7 ◄0
11th Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 7 ◄0
12th Dutch Flag Christijan Albers 5 ◄0
13th Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock 3 ◄0
14th Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger 3 ◄0
15th Flag of Germany Michael Bartels 1 ◄0
2002 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 84 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 78 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 51 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Team Abt 48 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 10 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior 7 ◄0
7th Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 7 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 7 ◄0
9th Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 5 ◄0
10th Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 0 ◄0
11th Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 0 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert Wilkins, 'DTM calendar 2002 approved.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 07/02/2002), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26539/1/dtm-calendar-2002-approved, (Accessed 01/06/2020)
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named RR
  3. 3.0 3.1 'Schneider and Aiello at front for finale.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 05/10/2002), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26668/1/schneider-and-aiello-at-front-for-finale, (Accessed 03/07/2021)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 'DTM Hockenheim Final 2002 - Highlights', youtube.com, (YouTube: DTM, 25/11/2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6nwGmcSYC8&list=PLrjmhNF7Jz1wuJl13eaSvsoFglOiGyFWa&index=1, (Accessed 03/07/2021)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 '2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Hockenheim', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2002-hockenheim-2, (Accessed 03/07/2021)
2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
Abt-AudiAMG-MercedesOpel
Car/engine
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Teams
CEB/OASE AMG-MercedesOPC EuroteamOPC Team HolzerOPC Team PhoenixOriginal Teile AMG-MercedesService 24h AMG-MercedesTeam AbtTeam Abt SportslineTeam Abt Sportsline JuniorVodafone AMG-MercedesWarsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Jean Alesi3 Laurent Aïello4 Karl Wendlinger5 Uwe Alzen6 Marcel Fässler7 Manuel Reuter8 Joachim Winkelhock9 Mattias Ekström10 Christian Abt11 Thomas Jäger12 Peter Dumbreck14 Timo Scheider15 Michael Bartels16 Marcel Tiemann/Bernd Mayländer17 Patrick Huisman18 Alain Menu19 Yves Olivier23 Martin Tomczyk24 Stefan Mücke31 Johnny Cecotto42 Christijan Albers43 JJ Lehto44 Éric Hélary
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