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2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series

Motor racing competition

Mark Skaife Teams' Champion: Holden Racing Team Manufacturers' Championship: Holden Konica Series Australian Drivers' Championship Australian V8 Ute Racing 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	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Adelaide 500,
Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	14 – 17 March
Phillip Island V8 Challenge,
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	12 – 14 April
Sydney V8 Challenge,
Eastern Creek Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	26 – 28 April
Darwin V8 Challenge,
Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	17–19 May
Canberra 400,
Canberra Street Circuit	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	7–9 June
VB 300,
Wanneroo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	28 – 30 June
Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	26 – 28 July
Winton Challenge,
Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	16 – 18 August
Queensland 500,
Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	13 – 15 September
Bathurst 1000,
Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	10 – 13 October
Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge,
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	25 – 27 October
Boost Mobile V8 International,
Pukekohe Park Raceway	Pukekohe, Auckland Region, New Zealand	8 – 10 November
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 (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) with each car shared by two drivers.

Manufacturer	Vehicle	Team	No.	Drivers	Events	Co-Drivers
Falcon AU	00 Motorsport	00	Australia Craig Lowndes	All	Australia Neil Crompton	9–10
7	Australia Rodney Forbes	All	Australia Neal Bates	9–10
27	Australia Neil Crompton	1–8, 11–13	colspan=2
Stone Brothers Racing	4	AUS Marcos Ambrose	All	AUS Paul Weel	9–10
9	AUS David Besnard	All	NZL Simon Wills	9
AUS Wayne Gardner	10
Glenn Seton Racing	5	AUS Glenn Seton	All	AUS Owen Kelly	9
AUS David Besnard	10
Larkham Motorsport	10	AUS Mark Larkham	All	AUS Will Power	9–10
Dick Johnson Racing	17	AUS Steven Johnson	All	NZL Paul Radisich	9–10
18	NZL Paul Radisich	1–8, 11–13
AUS Alan Jones	9–10	AUS Greg Ritter	9–10
Brad Jones Racing	21	AUS Brad Jones	All	AUS John Bowe	9–10
888	AUS John Bowe	1–8, 11–13
GBR John Cleland	9–10	AUS Tim Leahey	9–10
Steven Ellery Racing	31	AUS Steven Ellery	All	AUS Luke Youlden	9–10
Paragon Motorsport	40	AUS Cameron McLean	All	AUS Tony Scott	9–10
Paul Weel Racing	43	AUS Paul Weel	1–8, 11–13
NZL Mark Porter	9–10	AUS Geoff Full	9–10
Briggs Motor Sport	65	BRA Max Wilson	All	AUS Dean Canto	9–10
66	AUS Tony Longhurst	All	AUS Matthew White	9–10
600	NZL Simon Wills	1–7
AUS Steve Owen	8–10	AUS Dale Brede	9–10
AUS Greg Ritter	11
AUS Dean Canto	12–13
Paul Little Racing	75	AUS Anthony Tratt	1–12	AUS Paul Stokell	9–10
AUS Paul Stokell	13
Commodore VT	Team Kiwi Racing	021	NZL Jason Richards	All	NZL John McIntyre	9
NZL Simon Wills	10
Commodore VX	Holden Racing Team	1	AUS Mark Skaife	All	AUS Jason Bright	9
NZL Jim Richards	10
2	AUS Jason Bright	1-8, 10-13	AUS Tomas Mezera	9–10
NZL Jim Richards	9
Holden Young Lions (HRT)	02	AUS Rick Kelly	All	AUS Nathan Pretty	9–10
Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia (HRT)	15	AUS Todd Kelly	1–8, 11–13
FRA Yvan Muller	9–10	GBR Andy Priaulx	9–10
51	NZL Greg Murphy	All	AUS Todd Kelly	9–10
Lansvale Smash Repairs	3	AUS Cameron McConville	All	AUS Warren Luff	9–10
Perkins Engineering	8	AUS Russell Ingall	1–8, 11–13	colspan=2
11	AUS Larry Perkins	1–5, 7–13	AUS Paul Dumbrell	9–10
16	NZL Steven Richards	All	AUS Russell Ingall	9–10
Imrie Motorsport	14	AUS Tomas Mezera	1–2
AUS Steve Owen	3
AUS Stephen White	4
AUS Wayne Wakefield	5, 7–8
AUS Daryl Beattie	9–10	AUS Christian D'Agostin	9
AUS Tyler Mecklem	10
NZL Simon Wills	13
McDougall Motorsport	22	AUS Dugal McDougall	1–3, 7–10	AUS Alan Gurr	9–10
Romano Racing	24	AUS Paul Romano	1–4, 7–8	colspan=2
Paul Morris Motorsport	29	AUS Paul Morris	1–10, 13	AUS Wayne Wakefield	9–10
Garry Rogers Motorsport	34	AUS Garth Tander	All	AUS Jason Bargwanna	9–10
35	AUS Jason Bargwanna	1–8, 11–13
AUS Jamie Whincup	9–10	AUS Max Dumesny	9
AUS Mark Noske	10
John Faulkner Racing	46	NZL John Faulkner	All	AUS Rick Bates	9–10
Rod Nash Racing	54	NZL Craig Baird	All	AUS Mark Noske	9
AUS Peter Brock	10
Falcon AU	Brad Jones Racing	20	AUS Andrew Jones	10	AUS Matthew Coleman	10
Stone Brothers Racing	36	AUS Wayne Gardner	1, 3–4
Michael Simpson Racing	56	AUS Michael Simpson	10	AUS Kevin Mundy	10
Halliday Motorsport	61	AUS Ross Halliday	1
161	AUS Greg Crick	1, 9–10	AUS Phillip Scifleet	9–10
Dick Johnson Racing	71	AUS Greg Ritter	2–3
Nilsson Motorsport	87	AUS Allan Grice	10	AUS Ross Halliday
AUS Peter Doulman	10
Commodore VT	Matthew White Racing	24	AUS Matthew White	13
76	2
AUS Andrew Miedecke	9	GBR Tony Quinn	9
Phoenix Motorsport	59	AUS Ron Searle	10	AUS Jamie Miller	10
Commodore VX	Imrie Motorsport	13	AUS David Krause	10	AUS Christian D'Agostin	10
Lansvale Smash Repairs	23	AUS Trevor Ashby	1	colspan=2
Doulman Automotive	24	AUS Peter Doulman	10	AUS Bob McDonald	10
Clive Wiseman Racing	50	AUS Stephen White	1

– 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

Results summary

Round	Race	Event	Pole position	Race winners
Adelaide	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)	[report](2002-clipsal-500)
	AUS Mark Skaife
Phillip Island	nowrap	AUS Marcos Ambrose	AUS Marcos Ambrose	AUS Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)	[report](2002-phillip-island-v8-supercar-round)
	AUS Mark Skaife
Eastern Creek	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)	[report](2002-eastern-creek-v8-supercar-round)
	AUS Mark Skaife
AUS Mark Skaife
Darwin	AUS Jason Bright	AUS Jason Bright	AUS Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)	[report](2002-hidden-valley-v8-supercar-round)
	AUS Mark Skaife
AUS Mark Skaife
Canberra	AUS Craig Lowndes	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
	AUS Russell Ingall
AUS Mark Skaife
Perth	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Jason Bright
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
	NZL Greg Murphy
AUS Jason Bright
Oran Park	AUS Marcos Ambrose	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
	AUS Mark Skaife
Winton	AUS Marcos Ambrose	AUS Jason Bright	AUS Jason Bright
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
	AUS Jason Bright
Ipswich	AUS Marcos Ambrose	AUS David Besnard
NZL Simon Wills
(Stone Brothers Racing, Ford)	[report](2002-queensland-500)
Bathurst	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife
NZL Jim Richards
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)	[report](2002-bathurst-1000)
Gold Coast	NZL Greg Murphy	NZL Greg Murphy	AUS Jason Bargwanna
(Garry Rogers Motorsport, Holden)
	nowrap	AUS Jason Bargwanna
Pukekohe	AUS Mark Skaife	AUS Mark Skaife	NZL Greg Murphy
(Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia, Holden)	[report](2002-boost-mobile-v8-international)
	NZL Greg Murphy
AUS Todd Kelly
Sandown	AUS Marcos Ambrose	AUS Marcos Ambrose	AUS Marcos Ambrose
(Stone Brothers Racing, Ford)
	AUS Marcos Ambrose

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.

Drivers Championship

Pos	Driver	Car	Penalty	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Rd 12	Rd 13
Mark Skaife	Holden VX Commodore	0	400	180	240	224	340	109	200	82	Ret	200	9	80	163	2227
Greg Murphy	Holden VX Commodore	0	320	16	106	135	125	182	10	108	56	44	115	186	166	1569
Marcos Ambrose	Ford AU Falcon	0	128	100	170	110	105	64	132	132	88	24	80	125	240	1498
Jason Bright	Holden VX Commodore	20	88	82	49	208	117	208	144	200	Ret	128	66	106	83	1459
Todd Kelly	Holden VX Commodore	0	108	144	89	118	266	77	Ret	144	56	44	100	157	42	1345
Steven Richards	Holden VX Commodore	0	216	13	66	103	165	52	116	60	160	160	88	79	32	1310
Craig Lowndes	Ford AU Falcon	0	208	24	139	32	195	56	60	8	80	Ret	144	50	55	1051
David Besnard	Ford AU Falcon	0	22	54	62	88	159	122	54	58	200	Ret	30	30	109	988
Russell Ingall	Holden VX Commodore	0	96	34	45	24	157	42	88	70	160	160	Ret	67	30	973
Garth Tander	Holden VX Commodore	0	160	49	119	73	58	42	58	84	128	Ret	69	19	26	885
Tony Longhurst	Ford AU Falcon	0	102	76	44	35	109	69	52	16	18	80	60	62	69	792
John Bowe	Ford AU Falcon	0	92	41	70	38	122	93	24	58	60	34	25	34	88	779
Jason Bargwanna	Holden VX Commodore	0	116	Ret	36	66	70	61	5	35	128	Ret	144	49	55	765
Steven Johnson	Ford AU Falcon	0	120	60	53	40	138	18	8	6	44	Ret	56	26	57	626
Brad Jones	Ford AU Falcon	0	54	25	38	68	87	71	5	56	60	34	8	73	42	621
Rick Kelly	Holden VX Commodore	0	Ret	57	39	21	0	49	50	58	Ret	104	11	115	70	574
Neil Crompton	Ford AU Falcon	0	Ret	39	55	38	71	67	64	37	80	Ret	32	65	21	569
Larry Perkins	Holden VX Commodore	30	92	40	33	37	47		19	36	72	88	38	64	32	568
Jason Richards	Holden VT Commodore
Holden VX Commodore	0	60	8	39	24	125	39	23	23	22	52	52	36	41	544
Simon Wills	Ford AU Falcon
Holden VX Commodore	0	34	39	26	28	38	40	34		200	52			5	496
Steve Ellery	Ford AU Falcon	0	Ret	20	44	38	23	37	72	13	40	60	26	37	68	478
Paul Weel	Ford AU Falcon	0	44	34	18	32	20	40	Ret	1	88	24	43	56	68	468
Mark Larkham	Ford AU Falcon	0	92	14	32	52	63	14	21	14	52	30	23	26	31	464
Glenn Seton	Ford AU Falcon	0	30	60	35	67	19	38	52	19	Ret	Ret	17	32	49	418
Cameron McLean	Ford AU Falcon	0	18	DNQ	17	27	49	57	14	32	36	64	34	37	19	404
Paul Radisich	Ford AU Falcon	0	Ret	100	67	22	26	26	35	16	44	Ret	58	Ret	4	398
Craig Baird	Holden VX Commodore	0	48	42	20	36	93	22	16	32	Ret	20	24	15	12	380
Cameron McConville	Holden VX Commodore	0	Ret	78	42	28	31	69	20	16	Ret	36	38	15	2	375
John Faulkner	Holden VX Commodore	0	Ret	Ret	83	8	96	35	31	14	Ret	56	15	13	14	365
Rodney Forbes	Ford AU Falcon	0	70	Ret	14	1	9	33	11	35	48	40	16	24	36	337
Anthony Tratt	Ford AU Falcon	0	54	DNQ	DNQ	27	58	15	27	2	24	48	30	36		321
Max Wilson	Ford AU Falcon	0	Ret	15	32	45	16	53	9	19	Ret	Ret	32	63	35	319
Jim Richards	Holden VX Commodore	0									104	200				304
Tomas Mezera	Holden VX Commodore	0	DNQ	DNQ							104	128				232
Paul Morris	Holden VX Commodore	0	16	DNQ	DNQ	13	40	64	20	17	14	Ret			6	190
Greg Ritter	Ford AU Falcon	0		DNQ	36						64	72	13			185
Paul Dumbrell	Holden VX Commodore	0									72	88				160
Alan Jones	Ford AU Falcon	0									64	72				136
Nathan Pretty	Holden VX Commodore	0									Ret	104				104
Tony Scott	Ford AU Falcon	0									36	64				100
Luke Youlden	Ford AU Falcon	0									40	60				100
Matthew White	Ford AU Falcon	0		DNQ							18	80			Ret	98
Neal Bates	Ford AU Falcon	0									48	40				88
Dean Canto	Ford AU Falcon	0									Ret	Ret		52	34	86
Will Power	Ford AU Falcon	0									52	30				82
Paul Stokell	Ford AU Falcon	0									24	48			9	81
Steve Owen	Ford AU Falcon	0			DNQ					10	28	32				70
Wayne Wakefield	Holden VX Commodore	0					26		23	7	14	Ret				70
Wayne Gardner	Ford AU Falcon	0	36		DNQ	26						DNS				62
Dale Brede	Ford AU Falcon	0									28	32				60
John Cleland	Ford AU Falcon	0									32	28				60
Tim Leahey	Ford AU Falcon	0									32	28				60
Rick Bates	Holden VX Commodore	0									Ret	56				56
Stephen White	Holden VX Commodore	0	32	DNQ		11										43
Dugal McDougall	Holden VX Commodore	0	DNQ	24	DNQ				9	8	Ret	Ret				41
Christian D'Agostin	Holden VX Commodore	0									16	22				38
Warren Luff	Holden VX Commodore	0									Ret	36				36
Greg Crick	Ford AU Falcon	0	DNQ								34	Ret				34
Phillip Scifleet	Ford AU Falcon	0									34	Ret				34
Geoff Full	Ford AU Falcon	0									30	Ret				30
Mark Porter	Ford AU Falcon	0									30	Ret				30
Jamie Whincup	Holden VX Commodore	0									26	Ret				26
Max Dumesny	Holden VX Commodore	0									26					26
Ron Searle	Holden VT Commodore	0										26				26
Jamie Miller	Holden VT Commodore	0										26				26
David Krause	Holden VX Commodore	0										22				22
John McIntyre	Holden VX Commodore	0									22					22
Peter Brock	Holden VX Commodore	0										20				20
Andrew Miedecke	Holden VT Commodore	0									20					20
Tony Quinn	Holden VT Commodore	0									20					20
Michael Simpson	Ford AU Falcon	0										18				18
Kevin Mundy	Ford AU Falcon	0										18				18
Daryl Beattie	Holden VX Commodore	0									16	Ret				16
Andy Priaulx	Holden VX Commodore	0									Ret	Ret
Yvan Muller	Holden VX Commodore	0									Ret	Ret
Mark Noske	Holden VX Commodore	0									Ret	Ret
Alan Gurr	Holden VX Commodore	0									Ret	Ret
Owen Kelly	Ford AU Falcon	0									Ret	DNS
Allan Grice	Ford AU Falcon	0										Ret
Peter Doulman	Ford AU Falcon	0										Ret
Andrew Jones	Ford AU Falcon	0										Ret
Matthew Coleman	Ford AU Falcon	0										Ret
Tyler Mecklem	Holden VX Commodore	0										Ret
Ross Halliday	Ford AU Falcon	0	DNQ									DNS
Bob McDonald	Holden VX Commodore	0										DNS
Trevor Ashby	Holden VX Commodore	0	DNQ
Paul Romano	Holden VX Commodore	150	32	14	DNQ	22			12	12						-58

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.

Notes

References

The Natsoft results for the Queensland 500 lists car 76 as a Holden Commodore VS, however an image accompanying the race report on page 24 of ''[[Auto Action]]'', 18–24 September 2002 shows the car to be a Holden Commodore VT.
[https://speedcafe.com/paul-romano/ Paul Romano] ''[[Speedcafe]]'' 20 May 2011
[http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/FCA/2005/749.html? Gibson Motorsport Merchandise Pty Ltd vs Robert James Forbes & Others] [[Federal Court of Australia]]
[https://www.bradjonesracing.com.au/about-our-team About BJR] [[Brad Jones Racing]]
[https://speedcafe.com/longhurst-limbering-last-lap/ Tony Longhurst limbering up for last lap] ''Speedcafe'' 11 October 2013
[https://web.archive.org/web/20031209175236/http://www3.v8supercar.com.au/downloads/operationsman/2002opman/downloads/opman082002/Div%20D%20FINAL.4.pdf Sporting Rules] Retrieved on 21 November 2011
[http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results/ racing.natsoft.com.au]
[http://www.motorsportworld.com.au/newsevents/news/award.htm 2002 V8 SUPERCAR AWARD WINNERS at www.motorsportworld.com.au] Retrieved on 21 November 2011
Gala Award Winners, 2011 V8 Supercar Operations Manual, page 149

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