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2002 / DRIVER DOSSIER / British

JensonButton

Renault · No. 22

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Explore Jenson Button's 2002 Formula 1 results, teams, race starts, podiums and championship statistics. Browse other seasons.

CHAMPIONSHIPP7
POINTS14
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS0

The season in numbers.

17 STARTS
BEST FINISHP4
AVERAGE GRID10.3
AVERAGE FINISH10.5
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -4

+439 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH8
FINISH RATE52.9%
PODIUM RATE0%
RACE POINTS / START0.8Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Australian3 Mar11R-90Collision
ROUND 2Malaysian17 Mar84+43Finished
ROUND 3Brazilian31 Mar74+33Finished
ROUND 4San Marino14 Apr95+42Finished
ROUND 5Spanish28 Apr612-60Hydraulics
ROUND 6Austrian12 May137+60Finished
ROUND 7Monaco26 May8R-80Collision
ROUND 8Canadian9 Jun1315-20Gearbox
ROUND 9European23 Jun85+32Finished
ROUND 10British7 Jul121200Wheel
ROUND 11French21 Jul76+11+1 Lap
ROUND 12German28 Jul13R-40Engine
ROUND 13Hungarian18 Aug9R-90Spun off
ROUND 14Belgian1 Sept10R-90Engine
ROUND 15Italian15 Sept175+122Finished
ROUND 16United States29 Sept148+60+1 Lap
ROUND 17Japanese13 Oct106+41+1 Lap
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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