2002 Superleague season

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**2002 Superleague season**

Competition	Superleague
Title Sponsor	N/A
Platform Used	GP3
Rounds	17
Mod base
Carshape base
Engine Supplier(s)	Cosworth, Asiatech, Ford, Ferrari, Honda, Mercedes, BMW
Tyre Supplier(s)	Bridgestone, Michelin
Drivers	42
Teams	15
Drivers' Champion	Mikko Jakonen
Teams' Champion	/ Mapes-VO
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The 2002 Superleague season was the 3rd GPVWC Superleague season. It was to be the last year in which Geoff Crammond's GP3 was used.

Pre-season

Roald Reurink's Roaldo Racing and Guiliano Hernandez's HernjF1 joined forces to become Hernj-Roaldo Team.

Testing

Report

Teams and drivers

Complete except minor details

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
VISA BA Racing-Cosworth	BA Racing		Cosworth	M	0	Dan Lawrence	3-6, 8-11	Antonio Irissari
						Mal McKee	7
						Jason Endean	12-17
					2	Mal McKee	3-4
						Antonio Irissari	6-7, 9-11
						Jason Smith	12-15
						Petri Loukasmaki	16-17
Red Bull CVRT-Cosworth	CVRT	CVRT-03	Cosworth	M	3	Darren White	1-10
						Antonio Irisarri	12-13, 15-17
						Pablo Arteaga	14
					4	Andrew Creek	1-10
						Mark Wicks	12-15
						Matt Maple	16
Compaq Dizzo-Asiatech	Dizzo		Asiatech	B	5	Blair Disley	All
					6	Chris Day	1-11
						Petri Loukasmaki	12
						Christopher Walinski	15
Mastercard DPI-Cosworth	DPI		Cosworth	B	7	Dan Lawrence^†	1, 2	Dan Prescott
					8	Paul Wallace	1
					8	Dan Prescott	2
TGM MotorSport-Ford	TGM		Ford	B	7	William Ponissi	3-6
TGM MotorSport-Ford	TGM		Ford	B	8	Risto Taipale	6
Emerald Irish Romanian Equipe-Ford	EIRE		Ford	B	7	William Ponissi	7-8, 10-11, 15, 17	Tim Williams
						Tim Williams	9, 12-14
						Daniel Wilkinson	16
					8	Risto Taipale	7-10, 14-16
						Tim Williams	11
						Daniel Wilkinson	12-13, 17
Marlboro Jonk-Ferrari	Jonk GP		Ferrari	B	9	Pablo Arteaga	1-6, 13	Giulio Paparelli Joost Jonk
					9	Joost Jonk	11-12
					10	James Fowler	1
					10	Giulio Paparelli	4-14
HSBC KRB-Ferrari	KRB		Ferrari	M	11	Jason Smith	1-2, 4-5	Robert Filipe Gene Annunziata
						Robert Filipe	3, 12-13
						Gene Annunziata	6-11, 14-17
					12	James Davidson	1-8, 10-11
						Robert Filipe	9
						Steven Holgeth	12-14
						Petri Loukasmaki	15
Panasonic MaMa Racing-Honda	MaMa		Honda	B	14	Erdem Coban	1-3	Luc Lissens Mark Etteridge
					15	Leon Verheggen	—
					15	Mark Etteridge	1
Panasonic Stealth GP-Honda	Stealth	SGP01	Honda	B	14	Joe Consiglio	4-16	Martin Ortiz
					15	Brian Bloemendal	4
						Martin Ortiz	5-7
						Erdem Coban	8
						Andy Sieber	9-13
						David Brown	14
						Andrew Cooper	15-17
Benson & Hedges Mapes-VO-Honda	Mapes-VO		Honda	M	16	Peter van Oostende	1	Mikko Jakonen Peter van Oostende
						Kieran Ryan	2-12, 15-17
						Petri Loukasmaki	13-14
					17	Jan Ahlers	1
						Mikko Jakonen	2-8, 10-17
						Andrew Cooper	9
Lucky Strike MCR-Mercedes	MCR		Mercedes	M	18	Andrew Turner	1-15, 17	Andrew Graydon
					18	William Ponissi	16
					19	Chris Jones	1-4
					19	Andrew Graydon	5-17
Fed-Ex Mommark-Renault	Mommark		Renault	M	20	Dan Regan	1
Fed-Ex Mommark-Renault	Mommark		Renault	M	21	William Ponissi	1
SCUM-Renault	S.C.U.M		Renault	M	20	Dan Regan	2-11, 13-15	Peter Harding
						Patrick Alsemgeest	12
						Pablo Arteaga	16-17
					21	William Ponissi	2
					21	Peter Harding	3-17
West Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Hernj-Roaldo		BMW	B	22	Daan van Renswoude	1-8	Erdem Coban
						Erdem Coban	9, 11, 13
						Andreas Orth	16-17
					23	Pedro Daniel Miguel	1-5, 7-12, 14-17
					23	Erdem Coban	6

^† Dan Lawrence quit from DPI
^‡

New entries

2002 saw the début of a number of drivers who were to have a lasting presence in the league. William Ponissi made his début in the first race of the season, though he was disqualified from the race. Kieran Ryan made his début in the following race, with Mal McKee's début following that in Brazil and Joe Consiglio in San Marino after that. Cornish driver Mark Wicks was to follow with his début in the second half of the season at Hockenheim. 2002 also saw the début of other notable drivers such as Finn Mikko Jakonen.

Team changes

After the Australian Grand Prix, Mommark, who had just made their début in the Superleague, was taken over by Dan Regan and Peter 'Rabbit' Harding. The team was re-branded as Southern Cross United Motorsports or S.C.U.M for short.

Driver changes

DPI driver Paul Wallace was sacked after round one of the season, and replaced by manager Dan Prescott. Prescott then hired rookie Mal McKee after round two in Malaysia, however the team itself parted company with the GPVWC before round three in Brazil. After securing two points in Malaysia for SCUM, the team sold William Ponissi to TGM, replacing him with SCUM co-manager Peter Harding.

MaMa Racing

Rookie driver Joe Consiglio, who had started competing in the F3000 competition, was signed for Mama Racing after the Brazilian Grand Prix. This followed the departure of Erdem Coban from the team, which immediately followed the sacking of team mate and fellow countryman Leon Verheggen. It was widely-rumoured that Coban left the team in solidarity after his team mate was sacked for not having attended any race sessions. MaMa Racing manager Luc Lissens then put a high price of £20 million on Coban - almost three times what the driver cost MaMa - to release him from his contract with the team.

In a very public and bitter war of words, Verheggen claimed that he wasn't fired, but that he resigned from the team. In the end, the GPVWC Administration stepped in and settled the matter of contracts and monies owed, refunding MaMa Racing partially and freeing both former drivers from their contracts. Coban went on to join Hernj-Roaldo. MaMa Racing then pulled out of the GPVWC. Canadian outfit Stealth International bought over MaMa's assets, including drivers Joe Consiglio and Brian Bloemendal, re-branding the team as Stealth GP.

2002 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Time
Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Track time	GMT
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne		GP3 v9.6	24th March	???	23:59
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia		GP3 v9.6	31st March	???	23:59
3	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo		GP3 v9.6	27th March - 1st April	???	23:59
4	San Marino Grand Prix	San Marino GP	Imola	Wet	GP3 v9.6	14th April	???	23:59
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain		GP3 v9.6	14th April	???	23:59
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona		GP3 v9.6	5th May	???	23:59
5	Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park		GP3 v9.6	19th May	???	23:59
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	Monsoon	GP3 v9.6	2nd June	???	23:59
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal		GP3 v9.6	???	???	23:59
8	French Grand Prix	French GP	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours		GP3 v9.6		???	23:59
9	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit		GP3 v9.6		???	23:59
10	German Grand Prix	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany		GP3 v9.6		???	23:59
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary		GP3 v9.6		???	23:59
12	European Grand Prix	European GP	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany		GP3 v9.6		???	23:59
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa		GP3 v9.6		???	23:59
14	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza		GP3 v9.6	1st October	???	23:59
15	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	A1-Ring		GP3 v9.6	20th October	???	23:59
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie		GP3 v9.6	11th November	???	23:59

Changes

Rule changes

Qualifying

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grands Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Daan van Renswoude	Daan van Renswoude (1:28.565)	Daan van Renswoude	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Report
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Daan van Renswoude	Daan van Renswoude (1:40.516)	Andrew Turner	MCR-Mercedes	Report
3	Brazilian Grand Prix	Daan van Renswoude	Pedro Daniel Miguel (1:16.261)	Pedro Daniel Miguel	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Daan van Renswoude	Jason Smith (1:33.889)	Jason Smith	KRB-Ferrari	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Pedro Daniel Miguel	Daan van Renswoude (1:20.030)	Daan van Renswoude	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Report
6	Austrian Grand Prix	Daan van Renswoude	Daan van Renswoude (1:11.179)	Daan van Renswoude	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Report
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Daan van Renswoude	Mikko Jakonen (1:20.112)	Mikko Jakonen	Mapes-VO-Honda	Report
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Pedro Daniel Miguel	Pedro Daniel Miguel (1:17.175)	Pedro Daniel Miguel	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Report
9	European Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Erdem Coban (1:18.200)	Erdem Coban	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Pedro Daniel Miguel	Mikko Jakonen (1:29.564)	Pedro Daniel Miguel	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Report
11	French Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Mikko Jakonen (1:14.127)	Mikko Jakonen	Mapes-VO-Honda	Report
12	German Grand Prix	Mikko Jakonen	Mikko Jakonen (1:18.400)	Mikko Jakonen	Mapes-VO-Honda	Report
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	Andrew Turner	Mikko Jakonen (1:14.604)	Mikko Jakonen	Mapes-VO-Honda	Report
14	Belgian Grand Prix	Jason Endean	Jason Smith (1:47.206)	Jason Smith	KRB-Ferrari	Report
15	Italian Grand Prix	Jason Endean	Pedro Daniel Miguel (1:25.532)	Jason Endean	BA Racing-Cosworth	Report
16	United States Grand Prix	Jason Endean	Andreas Orth (1:13.817)	Mikko Jakonen	Mapes-VO-Honda	Report
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Andreas Orth	Andreas Orth (1:35.273)	Andreas Orth	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	Report

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 11 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Points	20	16	13	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1

Drivers standings

Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	BRA	RSM	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	Points
1	Mikko Jakonen		6	Ret	6	2	3	1	4	-	2	1	1	1	3	Ret	1	DNS	186
2	Kieran Ryan	-	8	3	3	4	7	2	DNS	2	7	2	9	-	-	7	4	Ret	116
3	Pedro Daniel Miguel	2	Ret	1	2	DNS	-	DNS	1	DNS	1	DNS	DNS	-	DNS	3	DNS	DNS	110
4	Daan van Renswoude	1	2	DNS	Ret	1	1	DNS	2										103
5	Jason Endean												2	2	2	1	2	2	103
6	Andy Graydon					5	8	4	5	5	9	3	Ret	5	6	4	5	4	96
7	Joe Consiglio				4	Ret	4	DNS	3	DNS	5	4	3	Ret	4	8	DNS	-	80
8	Blair Disley	6	4	Ret	DNS	6	5	6	6	6	3	DNS	DNS	7	DNS	DSQ	DNS	Ret	67
9	Jason Smith	3	Ret	-	1	DNS	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	DNS	1	DNS			63
10	Gene Annunziata						10	3	8	4	12	5	-	-	8	6	10	3	62
11	Andrew Turner	8	1	2	DNS	7	DNS	DNS	DNS	10	Ret	DNS	DNS	3	DNS	DNS	-	DNS	61
12	Erdem Coban	9	5	DNS	-	-	2	-	7	1	-	DNS	DNS	DNS					53
13	Dan Regan	11	7	5	9	Ret	12	7	10	8	6	8	-	11	7	9			47
14	Pablo Arteaga	4	3	Ret	7	Ret	DNS	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNS	5	-	6	8	46
15	Petri Loukasmaki												7	DSQ	Ret	2	3	6	40
16	Antonio Irisarri						6	DNS	-	DNS	4	6	8	6	-	DNS	9	7	40
17	Peter Harding			7	8	DNS	DNS	8	11	11	8	10	Ret	10	9	10	8	9	35
18	Darren White	7	9	4	Ret	8	DNS	5	DNS	DNS	DNS								30
19	Andreas Orth																6	1	28
20	Dan Lawrence	12	DNS	9	5	3	11	-	DNS	Ret	10	Ret							27
21	Daniel Wilkinson												6	4	-	-	DNS	5	24
22	Andy Sieber									3	11	Ret	11	9	DNS				18
23	Mark Wicks												10	8	Ret	5			14
24	James Davidson	5	DNS	DNS	DNS	9	9	Ret	Ret	-	DNS	DNS							14
25	Giulio Paparelli				10	DNS	Ret	9	9	9	13	9	13	DNS	12				14
26	Robert Felipe			6	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	12	12					11
27	Steven Holgeth												4	DSQ	DNS				10
28	William Ponissi	DSQ	10	Ret	13	11	14	10	13	-	Ret	11	-	-	-	DNS	13	10	8
29	Joost Jonk											7	DNS						5
30	Andrew Creek	DSQ	Ret	8	12	Ret	DSQ	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS								4
31	Risto Taipale						13	11	12	12	Ret	-	-	-	10	13	12	-	3
32	Chris Day	Ret	11	11	11	Ret	DSQ	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS							3
33	Chris Jones	10	DNS	DNS	DNS														2
34	Mal McKee			10	Ret	DNS	-	DNS	DNS										2
35	Martin Ortiz					10	DNS	DNS											2
36	Andrew Cooper									DNS	-	-	-	-	-	12	11	DNS	1
37	Tim Williams									13	-	Ret	Ret	13	11				1
38	Chris Walinski															11			1
39	James Fowler	13																	0
40	Mark Etteridge	14																	0
41	Jan Ahlers	Ret																	0
42	Paul Wallace	Ret																	0
Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	BRA	RSM	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Constructors standings

Complete

Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MAL	BRA	RSM	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	Points
1	Mapes-VO-Honda	16	DNS	8	3	3	4	7	2	DNS	2	7	2	9	DSQ	Ret	7	4	Ret	302
1	Mapes-VO-Honda	17	Ret	6	Ret	6	2	3	1	4	DNS	2	1	1	1	3	Ret	1	DNS	302
2	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	22	1	2	DNS	Ret	1	1	DNS	2	1	-	DNS	-	DNS	-	-	6	1	278
2	Hernj-Roaldo-BMW	23	2	Ret	1	2	DNS	2	DNS	1	DNS	1	DNS	DNS	-	DNS	3	DNS	DNS	278
3	BA Racing-Cosworth	0	-	-	9	5	3	11	DNS	DNS	Ret	10	Ret	2	2	2	1	2	2	202
3	BA Racing-Cosworth	2	-	-	10	Ret	-	6	DNS	-	DNS	4	6	5	DNS	1	DNS	3	6	202
4	MCR-Mercedes	18	8	1	2	DNS	7	DNS	DNS	DNS	10	Ret	DNS	DNS	3	DNS	DNS	13	DNS	159
4	MCR-Mercedes	19	10	DNS	DNS	DNS	5	8	4	5	5	9	3	Ret	5	6	4	5	4	159
5	KRB-Ferrari	11	3	Ret	6	1	DNS	10	3	8	4	12	5	12	12	8	6	10	3	147
5	KRB-Ferrari	12	5	DNS	DNS	DNS	9	9	Ret	Ret	7	DNS	DNS	4	DSQ	DNS	2	-	-	147
6	Stealth GP-Honda	14				4	Ret	4	DNS	3	DNS	5	4	3	Ret	4	8	DNS	-	106
6	Stealth GP-Honda	15				DNS	10	DNS	DNS	7	3	11	Ret	11	9	DNS	12	11	DNS	106
7	SCUM-Renault	20		7	5	9	Ret	12	7	10	8	6	8	DNS	11	7	9	6	8	94
7	SCUM-Renault	21		10	7	8	DNS	DNS	8	11	11	8	10	Ret	10	9	10	8	9	94
8	Dizzo-Asiatech	5	6	4	Ret	DNS	6	5	6	6	6	3	DNS	DNS	7	DNS	DSQ	DNS	Ret	76
8	Dizzo-Asiatech	6	Ret	11	11	11	Ret	DSQ	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	7	-	-	11	-	-	76
9	CVRT-Cosworth	3	7	9	4	Ret	8	DNS	5	DNS	DNS	DNS	-	8	6	5	DNS	9	7	74
9	CVRT-Cosworth	4	DSQ	Ret	8	12	Ret	DSQ	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	-	10	8	Ret	5	DNS	-	74
10	Jonk-Ferrari	9	4	3	Ret	7	Ret	DNS	-	-	-	-	7	DNS	DNS	-				47
10	Jonk-Ferrari	10	13	-	-	10	DNS	Ret	9	9	9	13	9	13	DNS	12				47
11	EIRE-Ford	7							10	13	13	Ret	11	Ret	13	11	DNS	DNS	10	33
11	EIRE-Ford	8							11	12	12	Ret	Ret	6	4	10	13	12	5	33
12	MaMa Racing-Honda	14	9	5	DNS															11
12	MaMa Racing-Honda	15	14	-	-															11
13	TGM-Ford	7			Ret	13	11	14												1
13	TGM-Ford	8			-	-	-	13												1
14	Mommark-Renault	11	11																	1
14	Mommark-Renault	12	DSQ																	1
15	DPI-Cosworth	7	12	DNS																0
15	DPI-Cosworth	8	Ret	DNS																0
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MAL	BRA	RSM	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)