15 September in Ferrari history: Rubens Barrichello’s Monza victory
On 15 September 2002, Rubens Barrichello won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, leading Michael Schumacher home in a Ferrari one-two. The result gave the tifosi a home victory with both Scuderia drivers on the podium.
Barrichello leads Ferrari home at Monza
Barrichello started fourth on the grid and finished first after 53 laps. Schumacher took second, with just 0.255 seconds separating the two Ferraris in the final classification.
The winning margin captures how closely the teammates crossed the line, while the finishing order places Barrichello at the centre of this particular Ferrari anniversary.
Under the scoring system then in use, first and second earned Ferrari 16 points: ten for Barrichello and six for Schumacher.
A podium with another Ferrari connection
Eddie Irvine finished third for Jaguar, 52.579 seconds behind Barrichello. The former Ferrari driver therefore joined his old team’s current pairing on the podium, adding another connection to the Scuderia’s recent history.
Monza’s 2002 result offers a reminder to examine individual races alongside broader championship records. On this afternoon, it was Barrichello who delivered Ferrari’s victory.
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September 15 in Ferrari Formula 1 history
Explore Ferrari Grand Prix results, qualifying and Sprint sessions, driver birthdays, remembrance dates and selected milestones connected with this day.
Ferrari Grands Prix held on September 15
Race, qualifying, Sprint and Ferrari driver biographical dates are generated from the locally processed F1DB dataset. Session anniversaries are shown only when an explicit session date is available in the source. Selected non-race Ferrari milestones are curated separately from Ferrari sources. Historical shared-car result rows are preserved without inventing additional Grand Prix starts.
