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Race Information | ||
Date | 4 August 2002 | |
No. | 50 | |
Event | ![]() | |
Location | ![]() Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
Format | 100 km / 40 min (Feature Race) | |
Lap length | 3.625 km (2.249 mi) | |
Distance | 28 laps / 101.500 km (63.069 mi) | |
Fastest Lap | ||
Driver | ![]() | |
Team | ![]() | |
Time | 1:25.624 on lap 22 | |
Race Result | ||
First | Second | Third |
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Winner Team | ![]() | |
Time | 41:13.779 | |
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The 2002 Nürburgring Feature Race, formally known as the Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 2002, was the fourteenth race of the 2002 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged on the Nürburgring Sprint Circuit in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on 4 August 2002.[1] The race would see Uwe Alzen secure his final DTM victory in front of a record 73,000 strong crowd, as Laurent Aïello inched closer to the Championship crown.[2]
Indeed, it would be a very strong weekend for Alzen, as the German racer just edged out Aïello in the Qualifying Race to secure pole position for the Feature.[2] Aïello would hence start from second ahead of Bernd Schneider, Marcel Fässler would start from fourth, while Manuel Reuter was the best placed Opel pilot on the grid in eighth.[2]
The start of the race saw the field depart largely in grid order at the front, with Alzen sweeping across to block Aïello to secure the lead.[3] Behind, Schneider was elbowed wide by a lunging Christian Abt and slipped to sixth, while Alain Menu and Jean Alesi came together after the Frenchman was spun in the middle of the corner.[3]
Indeed, it proved to be a particularly brutal opening few laps, with Patrick Huisman getting spun at the first corner, before pushing Yves Olivier into a spin at the chicane.[3] A lap later and the two Team Abt Abt-Audi's spun on the dirt sprayed onto the track by Olivier, with Joachim Winkelhock also a victim of his teammate's off.[3]
After that the race would settle down, with Schneider having to wait until the stops to jump Abt, Martin Tomczyk and Fässler, while Alzen fended off the attentions of Aïello to hold the lead.[3] Alzen then led Aïello and Schneider into the pits at the end of lap nine to complete their compulsory stops, with the #3 Abt-Audi losing time compared to the Germans.[3]
Abt inherited the lead ahead of Tomczyk and Fässler, with Reuter and Timo Scheider shadowing them for Opel.[3] The latter trio stopped on lap ten and all rejoined behind Schneider, before Abt stopped a lap later and crossed the white dividing line at pit-out, earning himself a penalty.[3]
Once Tomczyk stopped Alzen was restored to the lead ahead of Aïello, while Schneider had shuffled back up to third amid the stops.[3] With that Aïello would begin to harass Alzen for the lead once again, with the Frenchman throwing the #3 Abt-Audi at the #5 Mercedes at every opportunity.[3]
Yet, as in the Qualifying Race Aïello would find Alzen to be a very stubborn defender, and so it was the German who emerged victorious ahead of the Champion-elect.[3] Schneider, meanwhile, would get onto the tail of Aïello but had to settle for third, with Fässler likewise catching the leaders before the chequered flag.[3] Tomczyk was next up ahead of Reuter to complete the scores, while Abt tumbled to ninth after his penalty.[3]
Background[]
Laurent Aïello had enhanced his lead in the championship after the opening battle of the Nürburgring, having moved 22 ahead of closest challenger Bernd Schneider. Schneider himself had enhanced his hold on second, moving five ahead of Mattias Ekström, while Jean Alesi was a distant fourth. Christian Abt then completed the top five, while race winner Uwe Alzen had made the most ground, having leapt from eleventh to seventh.
In the Teams' Championship there was little change to the order, with Team Abt Sportsline having opened out their advantage to fifteen points. Vodafone AMG-Mercedes were their closest challengers in second, while their sister teams Team Abt and Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were behind in third and fourth respectively.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2002 Nürburgring Feature Race is displayed below:
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No. | Name | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Livery |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2002 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2002 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2002 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2002 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2002 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2002 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2002 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2002 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
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Abt-Audi | TT-R 2002 | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | ![]() |
42 | ![]() |
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM 2001 | ![]() |
Source:[4] |
Grid[]
The starting grid for the 2002 Nürburgring Feature Race in shown below:
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16 | ![]() |
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15 | ![]() |
13:34.292 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
13:30.982 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
13:28.221 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
13:25.283 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
13:22.188 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
13:19.773 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
13:18.379 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
13:17.166 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
13:12.195 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
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18 | ![]() |
13:37.980 | 42 | ![]() |
13:33.872 | 9 | ![]() |
13:29.636 | 17 | ![]() |
13:26.674 | 24 | ![]() |
13:24.657 | 23 | ![]() |
13:21.481 | 7 | ![]() |
13:18.915 | 4 | ![]() |
13:17.797 | 6 | ![]() |
13:12.769 | 3 | ![]() |
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Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2002 Nürburgring Feature Race is displayed below:
2002 Nürburgring Feature Race Result | |||||||
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Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
1st | 5 | ![]() |
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28 | 41:13.779 | 10 | |
2nd | 3 | ![]() |
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28 | +0.348s | 6 | |
3rd | 1 | ![]() |
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28 | +0.617s | 4 | |
4th | 6 | ![]() |
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28 | +1.479s | 3 | |
5th | 23 | ![]() |
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28 | +6.892s | 2 | |
6th | 7 | ![]() |
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28 | +9.211s | 1 | |
7th | 14 | ![]() |
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28 | +11.014s | ||
8th | 12 | ![]() |
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28 | +27.546s | ||
9th | 10 | ![]() |
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28 | +32.186s | ||
10th | 9 | ![]() |
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28 | +32.922s | 1:25.624 | |
11th | 15 | ![]() |
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28 | +33.828s | ||
12th | 4 | ![]() |
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28 | +34.264s | ||
13th | 11 | ![]() |
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28 | +24.982s | ||
14th | 16 | ![]() |
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28 | +35.187s | ||
15th | 8 | ![]() |
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28 | +41.032s | ||
16th | 24 | ![]() |
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28 | +50.226s | ||
17th | 42 | ![]() |
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28 | +51.874s | ||
18th | 17 | ![]() |
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28 | +1:04.582 | ||
19th* | 19 | ![]() |
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22 | Retired | ||
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
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0 | Collision | — | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
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0 | Collision | — | |
Source:[4] |
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
- * Olivier was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 75% of the race distance.[4]
Milestones[]
- 50th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship race to be staged since 2000.
- Uwe Alzen claimed his eighth and final career victory.
- HWA Team secured their 26th win as an entrant.
- Mercedes claimed their 28th victory as a manufacturer.
Standings[]
There was little change to the Championship after the seventh race weekend concluded, with Laurent Aïello having again moved closer to the title after a strong weekend. Indeed, the Frenchman could win the Championship in Austria if he maintained his 24 point lead, with Bernd Schneider and Mattias Ekström now the only drivers who could deny him. Schneider would therefore have to outscore the Frenchman by five in Austria to keep his title hopes alive, while the young Swede would likely have to win all six remaining races if he was to overhaul his stablemate.
In the Teams' Championship it was Team Abt Sportsline who left the Nürburgring with an ever healthy lead, having moved seventeen clear of their closest challengers. Vodafone AMG-Mercedes had remained their closest competitor in second on 58 points, while Team Abt were in third on 32. Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were next up in fourth, while Team Abt Sportsline Junior had climbed to fifth ahead of OPC Team Phoenix.
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References[]
Images and Videos:
- Liveries: byggxx, 'Rennwagen (2002)', dtm.fandom.com/de, (DTM Wiki/de, 2015), https://dtm.fandom.com/de/wiki/Kategorie:Rennwagen_(2002), (Accessed 29/05/2020)
References:
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Robert Wilkins, 'Alzen wins in front of a record crowd.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 04/08/2002), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26629/1/alzen-wins-in-front-of-a-record-crowd, (Accessed 02/07/2020)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 DTM, 'DTM Nürburgring 2002 - Highlights', youtube.com, (YouTube: DTM, 25/11/2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-md8hUqlc, (Accessed 02/07/2020)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 '2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Nurburgring', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2002-nurburgring-2, (Accessed 02/07/2020)
2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
CEB/OASE AMG-Mercedes • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer • OPC Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Team Abt • Team Abt Sportsline • Team Abt Sportsline Junior • Vodafone AMG-Mercedes • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Jean Alesi • 3 Laurent Aïello • 4 Karl Wendlinger • 5 Uwe Alzen • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Joachim Winkelhock • 9 Mattias Ekström • 10 Christian Abt • 11 Thomas Jäger • 12 Peter Dumbreck • 14 Timo Scheider • 15 Michael Bartels • 16 Marcel Tiemann/Bernd Mayländer • 17 Patrick Huisman • 18 Alain Menu • 19 Yves Olivier • 23 Martin Tomczyk • 24 Stefan Mücke • 31 Johnny Cecotto • 42 Christijan Albers • 43 JJ Lehto • 44 Éric Hélary |
Races |
ADAC-Preis Hockenheim QR • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim FR • Zolder QR • Zolder FR • Donington Park QR • Donington Park FR • Sachsenring QR • Sachsenring FR • Norisring QR • Norisring FR • Lausitzring QR • Lausitzring FR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen QR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen FR • Spielberg QR • Spielberg FR • Zandvoort QR • Zandvoort FR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim QR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim FR |
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