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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

Testing

Report

Teams and drivers

Team	Base	Constructor	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds
Did not enter					0
Did not enter					2
Synergetic Motorsports	Belfast, UK	Synergetic Motorsports	Toyota	B	3	Mal McKee	All
					4	??
					4	Luke McKee
Platform Michelangelo		Platform Michelangelo	BMW	B	5	Michelangelo Manrique
Platform Michelangelo		Platform Michelangelo	BMW	B	6	Jeroen Jansen
Belami Racing	St. Helens, UK	Belami Racing	Renault	B	7	Laurentiu Albu
Belami Racing	St. Helens, UK	Belami Racing	Renault	B	8
Vod:Bul		Vod:Bul	Ferrari	B	9	Laurent Keersmaekers
Vod:Bul		Vod:Bul	Ferrari	B	10	Daniël Bolman
Woods Racing	Croydon, UK	Woods Racing	Renault	B	11	Mark Wicks
Woods Racing	Croydon, UK	Woods Racing	Renault	B	12	Martijn Vosselman
APR		APR	Honda	B	14	Philip Cullen
APR		APR	Honda	B	15	Adam Rouse
Did not enter					16
Did not enter					17
Nordsjøen Racing	Cardiff, UK	Nordsjoen Racing	Mercedes	B	18	Scott Whiteman
Nordsjøen Racing	Cardiff, UK	Nordsjoen Racing	Mercedes	B	19	William Ponissi
Tanskanen Racing		Tanskanen Racing	J-Tech	B	??	Juha Tanskanen
Tanskanen Racing		Tanskanen Racing	J-Tech	B	??

^† Mal McKee replaced himself as test/reserve driver with Liam Hatchell after the Japanese grand prix.
^‡ Adam Rouse pulled out of the competition after the Austrian grand prix.

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.

Team changes

Driver changes

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	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
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo		GP3 v9.6	15th December	???	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	Mark Wicks	Mark Wicks (1:26.253)	Mark Wicks	Woods-Renault	Report
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Scott Whiteman	Scott Whiteman (1:34.973)	Scott Whiteman	Nordsjøen-Mercedes	Report
3	Brazilian Grand Prix	???	Scott Whiteman (1:15.217)	Laurentiu Albu	Belami-Renault	Report
3	San Marino Grand Prix	Jeroen Jansen	<<< CANCELLED >>>			Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Laurentiu Albu	Mark Wicks (1:19.089)	Mark Wicks	Woods-Renault	Report
5	Austrian Grand Prix	Jeroen Jansen	Scott Whiteman (1:11.016)	Laurentiu Albu	Belami-Renault	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Mal McKee	Mal McKee (1:19.627)	Mal McKee	Synergetic-Toyota	Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Scott Whiteman	Jeroen Jansen (1:15.506)	Mark Wicks	Woods-Renault	Report
8	European Grand Prix					Report
9	British Grand Prix					Report
10	French Grand Prix	???	Scott Whiteman (1:13.108)	Mark Wicks	Woods-Renault	Report
11	German Grand Prix					Report
12	Hungarian Grand Prix					Report
13	Belgian Grand Prix					Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	Jeroen Jansen	Jeroen Jansen (1:23.697)	William Ponissi	Nordsjøen-Mercedes	Report
15	United States Grand Prix	Adam Rouse	<<< CANCELLED >>>			Report
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Laurentiu Albu	William Ponissi (1:34.181)	Mal McKee	Synergetic-Toyota	Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th
Points	21	16	13	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers standings

Pos	Driver	AUS	MLY	BRA	RSM	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	TUR	JPN	Points
1	Daan Van Renswoude	1	2	DNS	15	1	1	DNS	2	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	95
1	Andrew Turner	8	1	2	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	10	15	DNS	DNS	3	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	56
2	Mark Wicks												10	8	14	5	DNS	DNS	14
3	William Ponissi	DQ	10	Ret	13	11	14	10	13	DNQ	17	11	DNQ	DNS	DNS	DNS	13	10	8
4	Mal McKee			10	14			DNS											2
5	Scott Whiteman	3	Ret	3	Ret	9	8	4											24
6	Martijn Vosselman	5	5	Ret	8	4	11	6											13
7	Jeroen Jansen	2	Ret	6	3	DNS	Ret	Ret											8
8	Michelangelo Manrique	9	7	7	10	8	5	7											8
9	Luke McKee	6	6	Ret	7	7	7												5
10	Juha Tanskanen	8	10	12	13	5	6	8											0
11	Andreas Wagner	Ret	8	10	5	11	9	Ret											0
12	Daniel Bolman							3											0
13	Adam Rouse	7	9	Ret	14	DNS	Ret	12											0
14	Philip Cullen	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS											0
Pos	Driver	AUS	MLY	BRA	RSM	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	TUR	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

Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MLY	BRA	RSM	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	TUR	JPN	Points
1	Draig Racing-Ferrari	14	1	1	1	1	1	3	2												101
1	Draig Racing-Ferrari	15	11	12	15	18	10	10	9												101
2	Red Archer	5	16	3	8	2	2	1	Ret												100
2	Red Archer	6	4	4	4	6	6	4	5												100
3	Nordsjoen-Mercedes	0	7	9	Ret	14	DNS	Ret	12												75
3	Nordsjoen-Mercedes	2	13^†	2	2	4	3	2	1												75
4	Woods Racing	3	9	7	7	10	8	5	7												42
4	Woods Racing	4	8	10	12	13	5	6	8												42
5	Synergetic-Ferrari	9	12	11	9	9	12	Ret	Ret												37
5	Synergetic-Ferrari	10	3	Ret	3	Ret	9	8	4												37
6	Midnight	24	2	Ret	6	3	DNS	Ret	Ret												33
6	Midnight	25	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS												33
7	Triple-Double	22	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret												32
7	Triple-Double	23	6	6	Ret	7	7	7	3												32
8	Williamson	18	Ret	DNS	Ret	15	DNS	Ret	DNS												28
8	Williamson	19	5	5	Ret	8	4	11	6												28
9	Constant	7	Ret	8	10	5	11	9	Ret												12
9	Constant	8	14	14	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	Ret												12
10	Computrac	11	Ret	Ret	14	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS												1
10	Computrac	12	10	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS												1
11	Nijo	20	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret												1
11	Nijo	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	10												1
12	ST Racing	16	15	Ret	Ret	16	DNS	13	11												0
12	ST Racing	17	Ret	13	13	11	Ret	Ret	Ret												0
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MLY	BRA	RSM	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	FRA	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	TUR	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

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

Preceded by: 2001 Superleague season	2002 Superleague season 2002	Succeeded by: 2003 Superleague season

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 ===New entries===
-The first new team to secure a place in the Superleague was [[Nijo Racing]], owned and managed by [[Chris Williamson]]. Nijo came straight in from a successful [[Masters]] season, bypassing the Supercup, and looking eager to carry that success into the Superleague. Initially having signed Tom Parker and Ashley Walsh, the team underwent many changes in driver line-up in the first half of the season, with Parker pulling out after only a few races.
+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 [[2002 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]] and [[Joe Consiglio]] in [[2002 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] after that. Cornish driver [[Mark Wicks]] was to follow with his début in the second half of the season at [[2002 German Grand Prix|Hockenheim]].
-[[Triple-Double Racing]] was the next team to secure a place in the Superleague, founded and initially managed by [[Ben Morgan]] before [[Phil Perkins]] took the reins scant days before the opening race. Driver [[Jyri Lylykorpi]] was initially linked with the team, however the team secured GPVWC stalwarts [[Adam Rouse]] and Phil Perkins.
-The final new team to secure a place was [[Midnight Motorsport]]. Driver [[Nick Rowland]]'s brainchild, the team managed to secure both himself and experienced racing driver and manager Dave Carr-Smith, which seemed to promise a strong team in bid for the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships. Reliability problems and bad luck were the order of the day for the beginning of the season for Midnight, however.
 ===Team changes===