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

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	Location / State	Date
1	Adelaide 500, Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	14 – 17 March
2	Phillip Island V8 Challenge, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	12 – 14 April
3	Sydney V8 Challenge, Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	26 – 28 April
4	Darwin V8 Challenge, Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	17–19 May
5	Canberra 400, Canberra Street Circuit	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	7–9 June
6	VB 300, Wanneroo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	28 – 30 June
7	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	26 – 28 July
8	Winton Challenge, Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	16 – 18 August
9	Queensland 500, Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	13 – 15 September
10	Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	10 – 13 October
11	Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	25 – 27 October
12	Boost Mobile V8 International, Pukekohe Park Raceway	Pukekohe, Auckland Region, New Zealand	8 – 10 November
13	Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate, Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	29 November – 1 December

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2002 series. The series consisted of 11 sprint rounds with one driver per car and two endurance rounds with each car shared by two drivers.
– Ross Halliday was the entered co-driver, but was replaced prior to race start with Peter Doulman.

Team changes

Having been contracted out to Romano Racing in 2001, the Holden Young Lions program returned to being operated out of the Holden Racing Team with Rick Kelly.
Glenn Seton Racing contracted from two cars to one.
Following the departure of Fred Gibson as team principal, Gibson Motorsport was renamed 00 Motorsport and expanded from two cars to three with Neil Crompton joining the team on a full-time basis.
Perkins Engineering expanded from two cars to three with Steven Richards joining the team after a year with Glenn Seton Racing.
Brad Jones Racing expanded from one car to two with John Bowe joining the team from Briggs Motor Sport.
Briggs Motor Sport expanded from one car to three with a franchise purchased from Fred Gibson.

Driver changes

Rick Kelly joined the series with the Holden Young Lions
Steven Richards left Glenn Seton Racing to join Perkins Engineering
John Bowe left Briggs Motor Sport to join Brad Jones Racing
Tony Longhurst left Rod Nash Racing to join Briggs Motor Sport
Max Wilson joined the series with Briggs Motor Sport
Craig Baird returned to the series replacing Tony Longhurst at Rod Nash Racing
Neil Crompton joined 00 Motorsport on a full time basis, haing driven for the team as an endurance driver in 2001

Results and standings

Points system

Championship points were awarded according to the follow table.

Round	Event	Day	Distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd
1	Clipsal 500	Sat	250 km	200	160	128	104	88	80	72	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
		Sun	250 km	200	160	128	104	88	80	72	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
2	Phillip Island	Sun	150 km	100	80	64	52	44	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	150 km	100	80	64	52	44	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
3	Eastern Creek	Sat	20 min	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	150 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	150 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
4	Hidden Valley	Sat	20 min	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	100 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	100 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
5	Canberra 400	Sat	25 laps	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	25 laps	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	50 laps	240	192	154	125	106	96	86	77	72	67	62	58	53	48	43	41	38	36	34	31	29	26	24	22	19	17	14	12	10	7	5	3
6	VB300	Sat	100 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	100 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	100 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
7	Oran Park	Sun	150 km	100	80	64	52	44	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	150 km	100	80	64	52	44	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
8	Winton	Sun	100 km	100	80	64	52	44	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	100 km	100	80	64	52	44	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
9	VIP Petfoods Queensland 500	Sun	500 km	400	320	256	208	176	160	144	128	120	112	104	96	88	80	72	68	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12	8	4
10	Bob Jane T-Marts 1000	Sun	1000 km	400	320	256	208	176	160	144	128	120	112	104	96	88	80	72	68	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12	8	4
11	Honda Indy 300	Sat	100 km	100	80	64	52	44	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	100 km	100	80	64	52	44	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
12	Boost Mobile NZ V8 International	Sat	100 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	100 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	100 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
13	Sandown V8 Ultimate	Sat	150 km	80	64	51	42	35	32	29	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Sun	300 km	160	128	102	83	70	64	58	51	48	45	42	38	35	32	29	27	26	24	22	21	19	18	16	14	13	11	10	8	6	5	3	2

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.

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, which was awarded the title as the manufacturer with the most round wins.