2002 Skyy Vodka Grand Prix of Japan

Race 1 of 16

Suzuka
21 laps
Time of race: 0:49:32.766
Average speed of winner: 148.033 kph
Margin of victory: 1.550 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Valentino Rossi 2:19.105
Lap leaders: Rossi pole, Ryō 1-15, Rossi 16-21

Finish	Start	Rider	Bike #	Team	Chassis	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Valentino Rossi	46	Repsol Honda Team	Honda RC211V	Honda	2:04.226	21	1	6	49:32.766	25
2	7	Akira Ryō	33	Telefónica Movistar Suzuki	Suzuki GSV-R	Suzuki	2:04.746	21	1	15	+1.550	20
3	4	Carlos Checa	7	Marlboro Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Yamaha	2:04.450	21	0	0	+8.353	16
4	3	Shinichi Itoh	72	Team HRC	Honda RC211V	Honda	2:04.435	21	0	0	+10.829	13
5	12	Norifumi Abe	6	Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin	Yamaha YZR500	d Antin	2:05.145	21	0	0	+20.423	11
6	13	Alex Barros	4	West Honda Pons	Honda NSR500	Pons	2:05.387	21	0	0	+32.259	10
7	15	Nobuatsu Aoki	9	Proton Team KR	Team KR KR3	KR	2:06.094	21	0	0	+39.633	9
8	19	Régis Laconi	55	MS Aprilia Racing	Aprilia RS3 Cube	Aprilia	2:06.379	20	0	0	+1 lap	8
9	2	Loris Capirossi	65	West Honda Pons	Honda NSR500	Pons	2:04.409	20	0	0	+1 lap	7
10	6	Daijiro Kato	74	Fortuna Honda Gresini	Honda NSR500	Gresini	2:04.491	20	0	0	+1 lap	6
11	16	Tetsuya Harada	31	Pramac Honda Racing Team	Honda NSR500	Pramac	2:06.112	20	0	0	+1 lap	5
12	18	John Hopkins	21	Red Bull Yamaha WCM	Yamaha YZR500	WCM	2:06.302	16	0	0	+5 laps	4
13	11	Tohru Ukawa	11	Repsol Honda Team	Honda RC211V	Honda	2:05.141	18	0	0	retired	0
14	9	Shinya Nakano	56	Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha YZR500	Tech 3	2:05.098	17	0	0	retired	0
15	21	Jeremy McWilliams	99	Proton Team KR	Team KR KR3	KR	2:07.130	16	0	0	retired	0
16	8	Olivier Jacque	19	Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha YZR500	Tech 3	2:04.953	12	0	0	retired	0
17	14	Sete Gibernau	15	Telefónica Movistar Suzuki	Suzuki GSV-R	Suzuki	2:05.977	12	0	0	retired	0
18	10	Kenny Roberts, Jr.	10	Telefónica Movistar Suzuki	Suzuki GSV-R	Suzuki	2:05.122	6	0	0	retired	0
19	5	Max Biaggi	3	Marlboro Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Yamaha	2:04.456	6	0	0	retired	0
20	20	Jurgen van den Goorbergh	17	Kanemoto Racing	Honda NSR500	Kanemoto	2:06.731	4	0	0	retired	0
21	17	Garry McCoy	8	Red Bull Yamaha WCM	Yamaha YZR500	WCM	2:06.193	2	0	0	retired	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Valentino Rossi	25	1	1	1	1
2	Akira Ryō	20	1	0	0	1
3	Carlos Checa	16	1	0	0	1
4	Shinichi Itoh	13	1	0	0	0
5	Norifumi Abe	11	1	0	0	0
6	Alex Barros	10	1	0	0	0
7	Nobuatsu Aoki	9	1	0	0	0
8	Régis Laconi	8	1	0	0	0
9	Loris Capirossi	7	1	0	0	0
10	Daijiro Kato	6	1	0	0	0
11	Tetsuya Harada	5	1	0	0	0
12	John Hopkins	4	1	0	0	0
13	Tohru Ukawa	0	1	0	0	0
14	Shinya Nakano	0	1	0	0	0
15	Jeremy McWilliams	0	1	0	0	0
16	Olivier Jacque	0	1	0	0	0
17	Sete Gibernau	0	1	0	0	0
18	Kenny Roberts, Jr.	0	1	0	0	0
19	Max Biaggi	0	1	0	0	0
20	Jurgen van den Goorbergh	0	1	0	0	0
21	Garry McCoy	0	1	0	0	0