Azuma while Gilera finished third with 254 points and three wins from Poggiali. 2002 Grand Prix season calendar On 18 October 2001, the FIM confirmed the 2002 calendar. On 4 December 2001, the FIM confirmed that the dates of the Rio and Valencian Community Grands Prix had swapped places. The following sixteen Grands Prix were scheduled to take place: †† = Saturday race Calendar changes The Malaysian and Australian Grand Prix swapped places. The Malaysian round became the 14th round, while the Australian round became the 15th round on the calendar. The Valencian Community Grand Prix swapped position with the Rio Grand Prix. The Valencian round became the last race of the season as the world championship returned to Europe after four flyaway races that started with Rio Grand Prix. Regulation changes The following changes are made to the regulation for the 2002 season: Sporting regulations The name '500cc', which was already used formally since 2000 on promotional material, is now officially changed to 'MotoGP'. All riders in the new MotoGP class must possess an FIM Grand Prix Super License. The maximum age of new riders to participate in the 125cc class has been set at the new standard of 25 years. This also counts for wildcard riders. It is now mandatory for manufacturers in all classes to own a FIM Manufacturers License. If a rider has been entered for participation of a 125cc or 250cc race, the team is not allowed to replace said rider after 17:30 on the first day of the event, which is Friday. An exception is made in the case of the MotoGP class where substitutions can be made up until 12:00 on the second day of the event, which is Saturday. In case of a home grand prix, each grand prix host federation (FMNR) may enter three wildcard riders for the 125cc and 250cc classes. The MSMA can also nominate one wildcard entry for the 250cc and MotoGP classes at all given races. The FIM may nominate two wildcard entries for the 125cc and 250cc classes as well. Dorna, together with the FIM, can nominate one wildcard entry for the MotoGP class at all races. The timetable for qualifying has been changed: The start time for the 125cc has gone from 13:15 to 13:45, the start time for the MotoGP has gone from 14:00 to 15:00 and the 250cc start time has gone from