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 Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over seventeen races from 3 March to 13 October 2002. The season was dominated by Ferrari, with Michael Schumacher winning his fifth world championship and his third with Ferrari.
Michael Schumacher won the Australian Grand Prix, starting his dominant season with a victory ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Räikkönen.
Michael Schumacher won the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, with his teammate Rubens Barrichello finishing second, giving Ferrari a 1-2 finish.
Ferrari caused major controversy when Rubens Barrichello was ordered to let Michael Schumacher pass on the final straight to win the Austrian Grand Prix, sparking debate over team orders in Formula 1.
David Coulthard won the Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, marking one of the few non-Ferrari victories of the season.
Michael Schumacher clinched his fifth World Championship at the French Grand Prix with six races remaining, the earliest point in a season a title had ever been secured.
Rubens Barrichello won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, with Eddie Irvine finishing third for Jaguar, marking the team's best result.
Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, capping off a dominant season where he won 11 of 17 races and finished every race on the podium.
