2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series


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 sixth V8 Supercar Championship Series but the first to carry that name, previous championships having been contested as the "Shell Australian Touring Car Championship & The Shell Championship Series". The winner of the Drivers Championship, Mark Skaife, was also awarded the 43rd Australian Touring Car Championship.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 sprint rounds with one driver per car and two endurance rounds with each car shared by two drivers.
* = Drove in the VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 only.
** = Drove in the Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000 only.

Race Calendar

The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included 11 sprint rounds of two or three races and two single race endurance rounds.
Rd.Race Title,
Circuit		City / StateDateFormatWinnerCarTeamReport
1Clipsal 500,
Adelaide Parklands Circuit		Adelaide, South Australia14 – 17 MarTwo racesMark SkaifeHolden VX CommodoreHolden Racing TeamReport
2Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria12 – 14 AprTwo racesMark SkaifeHolden VX CommodoreHolden Racing TeamReport
3Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales26 – 28 AprThree racesMark SkaifeHolden VX CommodoreHolden Racing Team
4Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern Territory17–19 MayThree racesMark SkaifeHolden VX CommodoreHolden Racing Team
5Stegbar 400,
Canberra Street Circuit		Canberra, Australian Capital Territory7–9 JuneThree racesMark SkaifeHolden VX CommodoreHolden Racing Team
6VB 300,
Barbagallo Raceway		Perth, Western Australia28 – 30 JunThree racesJason BrightHolden VX CommodoreHolden Racing Team
7Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales26 – 28 JulTwo racesMark SkaifeHolden VX CommodoreHolden Racing Team
8Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria16 – 18 AugTwo racesJason BrightHolden VX CommodoreHolden Racing Team
9V.I.P. Petfoods Queensland 500,
Queensland Raceway		Ipswich, Queensland13 – 15 SepOne 500 km raceDavid Besnard
Simon Wills		Ford AU FalconStone Brothers RacingReport
10Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000,
Mount Panorama Circuit		Bathurst, New South Wales10 – 13 OctOne 1000 km raceMark Skaife
Jim Richards		Holden VX CommodoreHolden Racing TeamReport
11Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge,
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit		Surfers Paradise, Queensland25 – 27 OctTwo racesJason BargwannaHolden VX CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport
12Boost Mobile V8 International,
Pukekohe Park Raceway		Pukekohe, New Zealand8 – 11 NovThree racesGreg MurphyHolden VX CommodoreK-Mart Racing TeamReport
13Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate,
Sandown International Raceway		Melbourne, Victoria29 Nov – 1 DecTwo racesMarcos AmbroseFord AU FalconStone Brothers Racing

Points system

Championship points were awarded according to the follow table.
RoundEventDayDistance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st32nd
1Clipsal 500Sat250 km2001601281048880726460565248444036343230282624222018161412108642
Sun250 km2001601281048880726460565248444036343230282624222018161412108642
2Phillip IslandSun150 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
Sun150 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
3Eastern CreekSat20 min8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun150 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun150 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
4Hidden ValleySat20 min8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
5Canberra 400Sat25 laps8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun25 laps8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun50 laps240192154125106968677726762585348434138363431292624221917141210753
6VB300Sat100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
7Oran ParkSun150 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
Sun150 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
8WintonSun100 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
Sun100 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
9VIP Petfoods Queensland 500Sun500 km4003202562081761601441281201121049688807268646056524844403632282420161284
10Bob Jane T-Marts 1000Sun1000 km4003202562081761601441281201121049688807268646056524844403632282420161284
11Honda Indy 300Sat100 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
Sun100 km10080645244403632302826242220181716151413121110987654321
12Boost Mobile NZ V8 InternationalSat100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun100 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
13Sandown V8 UltimateSat150 km8064514235322926242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sun300 km16012810283706458514845423835322927262422211918161413111086532

In rounds 9 & 10 points were split equally between drivers sharing the car, each being awarded half the number of tabled points for the round.

Championship results

Drivers Championship

Champion Team of the Series

Champion Team of the Series was won by the Holden Racing Team, which was awarded the title as the team of the winning driver.

Champion Manufacturer of the Series

Champion Manufacturer of the Series was won by Holden Limited, which was awarded the title as the manufacturer with the most round wins.