2002 South African motorcycle Grand Prix

  2002 South African Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 16 races in the 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	21 April 2002
Official name	Africa's Grand Prix
Location	Phakisa Freeway, Welkom
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.242 km (2.636 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position Rider Valentino Rossi Time 1:34.660 Fastest lap Rider Tohru Ukawa Time 1:34.834 Podium First Tohru Ukawa Second Valentino Rossi Third Loris Capirossi
250 cc
Pole position Rider Franco Battaini Time 1:37.604 Fastest lap Rider Fonsi Nieto Time 1:37.860 Podium First Marco Melandri Second Franco Battaini Third Fonsi Nieto
125 cc
Pole position Rider Dani Pedrosa Time 1:42.522 Fastest lap Rider Manuel Poggiali Time 1:42.605 Podium First Manuel Poggiali Second Arnaud Vincent Third Dani Pedrosa

Pole position
Rider	Valentino Rossi
Time	1:34.660
Fastest lap
Rider	Tohru Ukawa
Time	1:34.834
Podium
First	Tohru Ukawa
Second	Valentino Rossi
Third	Loris Capirossi

Pole position
Rider	Franco Battaini
Time	1:37.604
Fastest lap
Rider	Fonsi Nieto
Time	1:37.860
Podium
First	Marco Melandri
Second	Franco Battaini
Third	Fonsi Nieto

Pole position
Rider	Dani Pedrosa
Time	1:42.522
Fastest lap
Rider	Manuel Poggiali
Time	1:42.605
Podium
First	Manuel Poggiali
Second	Arnaud Vincent
Third	Dani Pedrosa

The 2002 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 19–21 April 2002 at the Phakisa Freeway.

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