2002 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix

  2002 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 16 races in the 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	22 September 2002
Official name	Cinzano Rio Grand Prix[1]
Location	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.933 km (3.065 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position Rider Max Biaggi Yamaha Time 1:50.568 Fastest lap Rider Carlos Checa Yamaha Time 1:59.827 on lap 11 Podium First Valentino Rossi Honda Second Max Biaggi Yamaha Third Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki
250cc
Pole position Rider Randy de Puniet Aprilia Time 1:53.939 Fastest lap Rider Sebastián Porto Yamaha Time 2:04.661 on lap 10 Podium First Sebastián Porto Yamaha Second Roberto Rolfo Honda Third Franco Battaini Aprilia
125cc
Pole position Rider Manuel Poggiali Gilera Time 1:57.888 Fastest lap Rider Masao Azuma Honda Time 2:10.065 on lap 17 Podium First Masao Azuma Honda Second Arnaud Vincent Aprilia Third Manuel Poggiali Gilera

The 2002 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 September 2002 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.