The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an Australian based motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It began on 15 March 2002 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 1 December at Sandown International Raceway after 13 rounds. It was the fourth V8 Supercar Championship Series but the first to carry that name, previous championships having been contested as the Shell Championship Series. The winner of the Drivers Championship, Mark Skaife, was also awarded the 43rd Australian Touring Car Championship.
The 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included 11 sprint rounds of two or three races and two single race endurance rounds.
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2002 series. The series consisted of 11 sprint rounds with one driver per car and two endurance rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) with each car shared by two drivers.
â Ross Halliday was the entered co-driver, but was replaced prior to race start with Peter Doulman.
Championship points were awarded according to the follow table.
In rounds 9 & 10 points were split equally between drivers sharing the car, each being awarded half the number of tabled points for the round.
Champion Team of the Series was won by the Holden Racing Team, which was awarded the title as the team of the winning driver.
Champion Manufacturer of the Series was won by Holden, which was awarded the title as the manufacturer with the most round wins.