The 2002 V8Star Series season was the second V8Star Series season. It featured ten races at six European racing circuits, in Germany, Belgium and Austria. Venezuelan ex-Formula One and Grand Prix motorcycle racing driver Johnny Cecotto was crowned champion of the series for a second time, taking three wins in all and beating Austrian Robert Lechner to the title.
Teams and drivers edit
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 Irmscher Motorsport
|
1 |  Johnny Cecotto
|
All |
| SST Engineering
|
3 |  Kurt Thiim
|
All |
| 4 | Steffen Widmann
|
All | |
 PoleVision Racing
|
5 | Ellen Lohr
|
1–7 |
 Toby Scheckter
|
8 | ||
 Benjamin Leuenberger
|
9–10 | ||
| 6 | Roland Asch
|
All | |
| MRS Workshop
|
11 | Ralf Druckenmüller
|
All |
| Motopark Oschersleben
|
14 | Dennis Rostek
|
All |
| MIS Mönninghoff
|
16 | Thomas Mutsch
|
All |
| Becker Motorsport
|
18 | Harald Becker
|
All |
| 1st Choice Racing
|
20 | Patrick Michels
|
All |
| 21 | Kris Nissen
|
All | |
| Ryll Racing
|
22 | Siegfried Ryll
|
All |
| 23 | Tom Schwister
|
1 | |
 Gianni Giudici
|
2–4, 6–10 | ||
| Oliver Mayer
|
5 | ||
| GAG Racing Team
|
27 | Hubert Haupt
|
1–7 |
| Franz Engstler
|
8, 10 | ||
 Jeroen Bleekemolen
|
9 | ||
| 28 | Dirk Adorf
|
All | |
| Grohs Motorsport
|
44 | Christian Hohenadel
|
1–5, 8–9 |
 Marc Duez
|
6–7 | ||
| 55 | Markus Oestreich
|
All | |
| JAG Racing Team
|
66 | Sascha Bert
|
All |
| 77 | Patrick Simon
|
1–6 | |
| Christian Danner
|
7 | ||
| Ellen Lohr
|
8–10 | ||
| Zakspeed Motorsport
|
88 |  Pedro Lamy
|
All |
| 99 |  Robert Lechner
|
All |
Race calendar and results edit
| Round | Circuit | Country | Date | Pole Position | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
|
Germany | April 27 | Ralf Druckenmüller
|
Johnny Cecotto
|
Irmscher Motorsport
|
| 2 | R | Hockenheimring
|
Germany | May 11 | Pedro Lamy
|
Thomas Mutsch
|
MIS Mönninghoff
|
| 3 | R | Nürburgring
|
Germany | June 1 | Robert Lechner
|
Pedro Lamy
|
Zakspeed Motorsport
|
| 4 | R | EuroSpeedway Lausitz
|
Germany | June 15 | Pedro Lamy
|
Thomas Mutsch
|
MIS Mönninghoff
|
| 5 | R | Zolder
|
Belgium | July 6 | Thomas Mutsch
|
Thomas Mutsch
|
MIS Mönninghoff
|
| 6 | R | Nürburgring
|
Germany | July 20 | Johnny Cecotto
|
Johnny Cecotto
|
Irmscher Motorsport
|
| 7 | R | Salzburgring
|
Austria | August 10 | Markus Oestreich
|
Thomas Mutsch
|
MIS Mönninghoff
|
| 8 | R | EuroSpeedway Lausitz
|
Germany | August 31 | Thomas Mutsch
|
Johnny Cecotto
|
Irmscher Motorsport
|
| 9 | R | Nürburgring
|
Germany | September 21 | Robert Lechner
|
Robert Lechner
|
Zakspeed Motorsport
|
| 10 | R | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
|
Germany | October 12 | Pedro Lamy
|
Robert Lechner
|
Zakspeed Motorsport
|
Championship standings edit
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| Position | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |