The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an Australian based motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It began on 15 March 2002 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 1 December at Sandown International Raceway after 13 rounds. It was the fourth V8 Supercar Championship Series but the first to carry that name, previous championships having been contested as the "Shell Championship Series". The winner of the Drivers Championship, Mark Skaife, was also awarded the 43rd Australian Touring Car Championship.
Mark Skaife became a consecutive three-times V8 Supercar Champion with Holden Racing Team.
Greg Murphy finished second in the championship.
Marcos Ambrose, finished third in the championship and was the best placed Ford driver.
David Besnard and Simon Wills won the 2002 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 driving a Ford Falcon AU. The car is pictured in 2018
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Marcos Ross Ambrose is an Australian former racing driver and current Garry Rogers Motorsport competition director. He won the Australian V8 Supercar series' championship in 2003 and 2004.
Ambrose in his Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in October 2005
Marcos Ambrose during the 2007 Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
2008 No. 21 Sprint Cup car