The 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 56th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2002 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2002 Formula One World Champion
Michael Schumacher won a then record equaling fifth title and it was his third title in a row with Ferrari, setting the record of finishing on the podium in every race.
Schumacher's Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello finished runner-up with 77 points.
Juan Pablo Montoya finished third for Williams with 50 points.
Scuderia Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship for a record extending twelfth time.
The 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 55th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2001 Formula One World Champion
2002 Formula One World Championship
…every race of a season. He won a then-record eleven Grands Prix, surpassing the previous record of nine wins, jointly held by himself (1995, 2000 and 2001) and Nigel Mansell (1992). He also set the record for the largest number of races remaining on the calendar when the Drivers' Championship was clinched…
Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2003) won his second title in a row with Ferrari, his fourth overall.
McLaren's David Coulthard (pictured in 1999) finished runner-up, 58 points behind.
During the season, Jean Alesi quit his Prost drive and later joined the Jordan team.