Round 1 of the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held in Interlagos, Brazil on 30 March 2002. Sebastien Bourdais started on pole position and Rodrigo Sperafico was the race winner. The race featured on the undercard of the 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Rodrigo Sperafico | Brazil | Durango Formula | Avon | 35 | 53:24.481 | - | - | 1:27.835 | 5 | 169.395 |
| 2 | 14 | Mario Haberfeld | Brazil | Team Astromega | Avon | 35 | 53:25.219 | +0.738 | +0.738 | 1:27.742 | 7 | 169.356 |
| 3 | 10 | Ricardo Maurício | Brazil | Red Bull Junior Team | Avon | 35 | 53:28.381 | +3.900 | +3.162 | 1:28.004 | 3 | 169.190 |
| 4 | 3 | Antonio Pizzonia | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | Avon | 35 | 53:29.700 | +5.219 | +1.319 | 1:27.967 | 7 | 169.120 |
| 5 | 18 | Björn Wirdheim | Sweden | Arden Team Russia | Avon | 35 | 53:29.911 | +5.430 | +0.211 | 1:27.556 | 11 | 169.109 |
| 6 | 24 | Enrico Toccacelo | Italy | Coloni F3000 | Avon | 35 | 53:31.025 | +6.544 | +1.114 | 1:28.217 | 2 | 169.050 |
| 7 | 4 | Ricardo Sperafico | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | Avon | 35 | 53:31.255 | +6.774 | +0.230 | 1:28.065 | 10 | 169.038 |
| 8 | 25 | Giorgio Pantano | Italy | Coloni F3000 | Avon | 35 | 53:32.146 | +7.665 | +0.891 | 1:27.887 | 3 | 168.991 |
| 9 | 6 | Tiago Monteiro | Portugal | Super Nova Racing Limited | Avon | 35 | 53:33.414 | +8.933 | +1.268 | 1:28.690 | 12 | 168.925 |
| 10 | 9 | Patrick Friesacher | Austria | Red Bull Junior Team | Avon | 35 | 53:33.828 | +9.347 | +0.414 | 1:28.697 | 10 | 168.903 |
| 11 | 20 | Alex Müller | Germany | Durango Formula | Avon | 35 | 53:34.156 | +9.675 | +0.328 | 1:28.845 | 8 | 168.886 |
| 12 | 1 | Ryan Briscoe | Australia | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | Avon | 35 | 53:35.541 | +11.060 | +1.385 | 1:28.126 | 3 | 168.813 |
| 13 | 15 | Rob Nguyen | Australia | Team Astromega | Avon | 35 | 53:35.841 | +11.360 | +0.300 | 1:28.441 | 10 | 168.797 |
| 14 | 5 | Sebastien Bourdais | France | Super Nova Racing Limited | Avon | 35 | 53:35.918 | +11.437 | +0.077 | 1:27.323 | 14 | 168.793 |
| 15 | 27 | Nicolas Kiesa | Denmark | PSM Racing Line | Avon | 35 | 53:37.061 | +12.580 | +1.143 | 1:28.721 | 10 | 168.733 |
| 16 | 26 | Tony Schmidt | Germany | PSM Racing Line | Avon | 35 | 53:39.786 | +15.305 | +2.725 | 1:29.883 | 10 | 168.590 |
| DNF | 2 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Hungary | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | Avon | 30 | 48:18.078 | 1:28.775 | 9 | 160.542 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Tomas Enge | Czech Republic | Arden Team Russia | Avon | 29 | 42:58.502 | 1:27.359 | 4 | 174.423 | ||
| DNF | 17 | David Saelens | Belgium | European Minardi F3000 | Avon | 25 | 37:56.824 | 1:28.844 | 8 | 170.281 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Alexandre Sperafico | Brazil | European Minardi F3000 | Avon | 9 | 14:07.783 | 1:30.259 | 5 | 164.551 |