2002 Formula Nissan 2000 Series

Formula Nissan 2000
Company type	Motorsport championship
Industry	Auto racing
Founded	2002
Area served	Europe (Spain, Italy, France)
Key people	Santiago Porteiro (driver champion), Meycom (team champion)
Products	Single-make formula racing series

The 2002 Formula Nissan 2000 season comprised seven race weekends, totaling 14 individual races. This single-make championship mandated the use of Coloni CN1/C chassis paired with Nissan engines, consistent with the specifications from the previous 2001 season. A field of twelve teams and twenty-five drivers participated, culminating in Spanish competitor Santiago Porteiro and the Meycom team clinching the respective driver and team championships.

Teams and drivers

Every team competed using the standardized Coloni CN1/C chassis alongside Nissan power units.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Epsilon by Graff	1	Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall Matthias Lauda	All
	2	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Celso Míguez	All
	3	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Gelete Nieto	All
Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Vergani Racing	4	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Bobbi	All
	5	Template:Country data VEN Template:Namespace detect showall Milka Duno	Rounds 1–3, 5–7
Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Meycom	6	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Juan Antonio del Pino	All
	7	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Santiago Porteiro	All
Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Venturini Racing	8	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Giorgio Sernagiotto	Rounds 1–4
	8	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Borja García	Rounds 5–7
	9	Template:Country data POR Template:Namespace detect showall Paulo Alho	All
Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Escuela Lois Circuit	10	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Borja García	Rounds 1–4	{	- \| Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Adrián Vallés	Rounds 5–7
	10	11	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall José Maria Pérez Aicart	All
	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Skualo Competición	12	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Sergei Yborra	All
14		Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Antonio Orol	Rounds 1–4
14		Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Emilio de Villota Jr.	Rounds 5–6
Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall BCN Competicion	15	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Andrea Belicchi	Rounds 2–7
	16	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Martin	Rounds 4–7
Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Team Elias	17	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Ricardo Ferrando Vicente	Rounds 1–2
Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Fajas	18	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Abel Fajas	Rounds 1–2
Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Auto Planet	18	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Diego Puyo	Round 6

Race calendar and results

R1 | rowspan=2 | Template:Flat-icon ESP Madrid, Spain | rowspan=2 | Circuito del Jarama | rowspan=2 | 9 June | Template:Flat-icon ITA Matteo Bobbi | Template:Flat-icon ESP Santiago Porteiro | Template:Flat-icon ITA Matteo Bobbi | Template:Flat-icon ITA Vergani Racing | Template:Flat-icon ITA Matteo Bobbi | Template:Flat-icon ESP Santiago Porteiro | Template:Flat-icon ITA Matteo Bobbi | Template:Flat-icon ITA Vergani Racing | R1 | rowspan=2 | Template:Flat-icon ESP Albacete, Spain | rowspan=2 | Circuito de Albacete | rowspan=2 | 23 June | Template:Flat-icon PRT Paulo Alho | Template:Flat-icon ESP Santiago Porteiro | {{{1}}}Template:Flat-icon ESP José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | Template:Flat-icon ESP Escuela Lois | Template:Flat-icon ITA Matteo Bobbi | {{{1}}}Template:Flat-icon ESP José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | Template:Flat-icon ESP José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | Template:Flat-icon ESP Escuela Lois | R1 | rowspan=2 | Template:Flat-icon ITA Monza, Italy | rowspan=2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | rowspan=2 | 7 July | Template:Flat-icon ITA Andrea Belicchi | Template:Flat-icon ESP Santiago Porteiro | Template:Flat-icon ESP Santiago Porteiro | Template:Flat-icon ESP Meycom | Template:Flat-icon ITA Andrea Belicchi | Template:Flat-icon ESP Santiago Porteiro | Template:Flat-icon ESP Santiago Porteiro | Template:Flat-icon ESP Meycom |

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Valencia, Spain	Circuit de Valencia	12 May	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Juan Antonio del Pino	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Bobbi	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Bobbi	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Vergani Racing
1	R2 \| Template:Flagicon ESp Celso Míguez \| Template:Flat-icon ESp Santiago Porteiro \| Template:Flat-icon ESp Santiago Porteiro \| Template:Flat-icon ESp Meycom \|		Circuit de Valencia	12 May

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
5	R1	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1 September	Template:Flagicon ITA Matteo Bobbi	Template:Flagicon ITA Matteo Bobbi	Template:Flagicon ESP Borja García	Template:Flagicon ESP Escuela Lois
5	R2		Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1 September	Template:Flagicon ITA Matteo Bobbi	Template:Flagicon ITA Matteo Bobbi	Template:Flagicon ITA Andrea Belicchi	{{{1}}}Template:Flagikon ESP Template:Ocean Racing Technology
R1	rowspan=2 \| Template:Flat-icon ESP Template:Montmeló, Spain	rowspan=2 \| Circuit de Catalunya	rowspan=2 \| 29 September	Template:Flat-icon ESP Template:Borja García (racing driver)	Template:Flat-icon ESP Template:Borja García (racing driver)	Template:Flat-icon ESP Template:Borja García (racing driver)	Template:Flat-icon ESP Template:Escuela Lois
R1	R2	Template:Flat-icon ESP Template:Adrián Vallés	Template:Flat-icon ITA Template:Matteo Bobbi	Template:Flat-icon ITA Template:Matteo Bobbi	Template:Flat-icon ITA Template:Vergani Racing
rowspan=2	R1	rowspan=2	València, Spain	rowspan = "2"	Circuit de Valencia	rowspan = "2"	October 20	nowrap	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Matteo Bobbi	Santiago Porteiro	Meycom
R2													Matteo Bobbi	Matteo Bobbi	Matteo Bobbi	Vergani Racing

Final championship standings

Points were allocated per race as follows: 20 points awarded to the winner, 15 to the runner-up, 12 for third place, followed by 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point for positions fourth through tenth respectively. Competitors finishing beyond tenth place did not earn any points. Additionally, 2 bonus points were given to the driver setting the fastest lap.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Fastest Lap
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	2

Position	Driver	VAL Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		JAR Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		ALB Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		MNZ Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall		MAG Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall		CAT Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		VAL Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		Total Points
1	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Santiago Porteiro	Retired	1st	12th	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	Retired	3rd	Retired	4th	1st		168
2	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Matteo Bobbi	1st	3rd	1st	1st	10th	5th	5th	Retired	Retired	1st	Retired	1st		167

Position	Driver	Total Points
3	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Borja García	131
4	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall José Maria Pérez Aicart	122
5	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Andrea Belicchi	105
6	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Celso Míguez	84
7	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Juan Antonio del Pino	84
8	Template:Country data POR Template:Namespace detect showall Paulo Alho	64
9	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Fernando Navarrete	55
10	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Adrián Vallés	38

Drivers outside the top ten either accumulated fewer than thirty points or experienced multiple retirements and did not start (DNS) events. Among the notable contenders were Matteo Bobbi and Santiago Porteiro, who engaged in a close championship battle characterized by frequent podium appearances despite some race withdrawals.

Source: Speedsport Magazine

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