Pit Lane F1
Round 17 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2002-10-13
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix with a 1:31.317 lap.
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.432s shy of pole, with David Coulthard (McLaren) third on the grid. Jenson Button (Renault) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Jarno Trulli (Renault) missed the cut by 0.118s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.112s — pole to P10 — with Jenson Button (Renault) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.317 | — | — | 1:31.317 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.749 | — | — | +0.432 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.088 | — | — | +0.771 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen |
| McLaren |
| 1:32.197 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.880 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.444 | — | — | +1.127 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:32.507 | — | — | +1.190 |
| 7 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 1:33.090 | — | — | +1.773 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.276 | — | — | +1.959 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:33.349 | — | — | +2.032 |
| 10 | 22Jenson Button | Renault | 1:33.429 | — | — | +2.112 |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:33.547 | — | — | +2.230 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.553 | — | — | +2.236 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:33.742 | — | — | +2.425 |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:33.915 | — | — | +2.598 |
| 15 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:33.979 | — | — | +2.662 |
| 16 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 1:34.192 | — | — | +2.875 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 1:34.227 | — | — | +2.910 |
| 18 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 1:35.191 | — | — | +3.874 |
| 19 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 1:35.958 | — | — | +4.641 |
| 20 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 1:36.267 | — | — | +4.950 |