2002 World Rally Championship

2002 World Rally Championship
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The 2002 World Rally Championship was the 30th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Marcus Grönholm won his second drivers' world championship in a Peugeot 206 WRC, ahead of Petter Solberg and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Peugeot, ahead of Ford and Subaru.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Race
1	19–21 January	Monte Carlo Rally
2	1–3 February	Swedish Rally
3	8–10 March	Tour de Corse
4	22–24 March	Rally Catalunya
5	19–21 April	Cyprus Rally
6	16–19 May	Rally Argentina
7	13–16 June	Acropolis Rally
8	12–14 July	Safari Rally
9	8–11 August	Rally Finland
10	22–25 August	Rallye Deutschland
11	19–22 September	Rally Sanremo
12	2–5 October	Rally New Zealand
13	31 October-3 November	Rally Australia
14	14–17 November	Network Q Rally of Great Britain

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	No	Drivers	Rounds
Peugeot Total	Peugeot	206 WRC	M	1	Richard Burns	All
				2	Marcus Grönholm	All
				3	Gilles Panizzi	1, 3–4, 11
					Harri Rovanperä	2, 5–10, 12–13
				23	Gilles Panizzi	2, 5–8, 12–14
				25	Harri Rovanperä	1, 3–4, 11
				28	Cédric Robert	11
Ford Motor Co	Ford	Focus RS WRC 02	P	4	Carlos Sainz	All
				5	Colin McRae	All
				6	Markko Märtin	All
				24	François Duval	2–3, 5, 9, 13
					Mark Higgins	14
				26	Armin Kremer	1, 4, 7, 9–10, 14
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Lancer WRC	M	7	François Delecour	All
				8	Alister McRae	1–13
					Justin Dale	14
				9	Jani Paasonen	2, 5, 9, 12–14
555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2001/2	P	10	Tommi Mäkinen	All
				11	Petter Solberg	All
				12	Toshihiro Arai	7
					Achim Mörtl	10–11
				26	Toshihiro Arai	10
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Octavia WRC Evo2/3	M	14	Kenneth Eriksson	All
				15	Toni Gardemeister	All
				16	Roman Kresta	1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14
					Stig Blomqvist	2, 4, 7
					Gabriel Pozzo	6
					Matthias Kahle	10
				32	Gabriel Pozzo	4–5, 7
Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai	Accent WRC	M	17	Armin Schwarz	All
				18	Freddy Loix	All
				19	Juha Kankkunen	2, 5–9, 12–14
					Tomasz Kuchar	3–4
				27	Tomasz Kuchar	5
				101	Kristian Kolberg	2
				104	Thomas Kolberg	2
				113	Natalie Barratt	4, 7, 12–14
Citroën Sport	Citroën	Xsara WRC	M	20	Thomas Rådström	1–2, 4, 7–9, 12
					Jesús Puras	10–11
				21	Sébastien Loeb	1–2, 4, 7–10, 13–14
				22	Philippe Bugalski	1, 3–4, 10–11
				25	Jesús Puras	4

Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team	Constructor	Car	Drivers	Rounds
Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot	206 WRC	Bruno Thiry	1, 3-5, 7, 10-11
Powerhorse WRT			Achim Mörtl	2-5
Juuso Pykälistö			Juuso Pykälistö	9, 14
	Toyota	Corolla WRC		2, 5
Jussi Välimäki			Jussi Välimäki	2, 7, 9
Henning Solberg			Henning Solberg	2, 9
Tomasz Kuchar			Tomasz Kuchar	2, 7, 12-14
Stohl Racing			Manfred Stohl	1
	Ford	Focus RS WRC		5, 14
Janne Tuohino			Janne Tuohino	2, 5, 9
Ioannis Papadimitriou			Ioannis Papadimitriou	7, 14
	Subaru	Impreza WRC		2, 5
Nigel Heath			Nigel Heath	7-8

JWRC entries

No	Entrant	Drivers	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
51	Vieffe Corse Srl	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	Citroën Saxo S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
66		Mirco Baldacci	Maurizio Barone		1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
52	Opel Motorsport	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Opel Corsa S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
54		Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins		7, 10–11
53	Top Run SRL	Giandomenico Basso	Luigi Pirollo	Fiat Punto S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
64		Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore		1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
54	Peugeot Sport	Martin Stenshorne	Jakke Honkanen	Peugeot 206 S1600	1, 4
55	Ford Motor Co	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Puma S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
76		Alexander Foss	Claire Mole		1
			Cato Menkerud		4, 7, 10–11, 14
56	Citroën Sport	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Citroën Saxo S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
62		Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen		1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
65		Daniel Solà	David Moreno		1
			Álex Romaní		4, 7, 10–11, 14
70		Sven Haaf	Michael Kölbach		1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
57	Astra Racing	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Ford Puma S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
63		Martin Rowe	Chris Wood		1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
67		Daniel Carlsson	Per Karlsson		1
			Mattias Andersson		4, 7, 10–11, 14
72		Marc Blázquez	Oriol Julià		1, 4
78		Roger Feghali	Nicola Arena		1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
58	Hawk Racing Club	Christian Chemin	Simone Scattolin	Fiat Punto S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
59	Suzuki Sport	Juha Kangas	Mika Ovaskainen	Suzuki Ignis S1600	1
			Jani Laaksonen		4, 7, 10–11, 14
68		Niki Schelle	Gerhard Weiss		1, 4, 7
			Tanja Geilhausen		10–11, 14
75		Kazuhiko Niwa	Kohei Kusaka		1, 4
			Tatsuya Ideue		7, 10–11, 14
60	Procar	Nicola Caldani	Sauro Farnocchia	Peugeot 206 S1600	1, 4
			Dario D'Esposito	Fiat Punto S1600	7, 10–11, 14
61	MG Sport & Racing	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG ZR S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
69	Volkswagen Racing	Kosti Katajamäki	Lasse Hirvijärvi	Volkswagen Polo S1600	1, 4
			Jakke Honkanen		7, 10–11, 14
71	Schmidt Racing	David Doppelreiter	Thomas Lettner	Peugeot 206 S1600	1, 4, 7
			Ola Fløene		10–11, 14
73	Pronto Racing	Albert Llovera	Marc Corral	Fiat Punto S1600	1, 4, 7, 10–11
77		Paco Roig	Joan Sureda		1, 4
			Ezequiel Nazabal		7

PWRC entries

No	Entrant	Drivers	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
51	Mauro Rally Tuning	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3, 5–6
54		Ramón Ferreyros	Diego Vallejo		3, 5–6, 9
			Jorge Del Buono		12–13
66		Dimitar Iliev	Petar Sivov		2–3, 5, 9, 12–13
52	Top Run SRL	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5–6, 9, 12–13
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8
58		Luca Baldini	Marco Muzzarelli		3, 5–6, 9, 12–13
62		Norberto Cangani	Eros di Prima		2–3
70		Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta		3, 5–6, 9, 12–13
71		Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni		5
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3, 6, 12–13
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	8
53	Ralliart Italy	Alex Fiorio	Enrico Cantoni	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2–3, 5, 12–13
			Vittorio Bramvilla		9
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8
77		Alfredo De Dominicis	Rudy Pollet		3
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5, 9, 12
			Nicola Arena		13
55	TDS Racing	Saulius Girdauskas	Žilvinas Sakalauskas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2–3, 5, 9
56	Oman Arab World Rally Team	Hamed Al Wahaibi	Michael Orr	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5
57	Spike Subaru Team	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2, 5–6, 8, 12–13
59	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2, 5–6
60	Mitsubishi Ralliart UK	Ben Briant	Jayson Brown	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2, 5
	Petronas EON Racing Team			Proton Pert	3
74		Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh		5–6, 8–9, 12–13
61	Hawk Racing Club	Marta Candian	Mara Biotti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3
63	Ateneo	Cristoforo Di Miceli	Pasquale Riggio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3
64	Elsmore Rallying Team	Nik Elsmore	Huw Lewis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2–3
65	Stohl Racing	Beppo Harrach	Jutta Gebert	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3, 5–6
			Peter Müller		9, 12–13
67	Rally Rent Europe	Marko Ipatti	Kari Kajula	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2–3, 9
68	Subaru France	Simon Jean-Joseph	Jacques Boyere	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3
69	Kollevold Rally Team	Bernt Kollevold	Olav Bodilsen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2–3
			Ola Fløene		5, 9
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	12–13
72	Millbrooks World Rally Team	Joakim Roman	Tina Mitakidou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	2, 9
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5
73	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2–3
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5, 9, 12–13
75	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Kristian Sohlberg	Jukka Aho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2–3, 5
			Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	9, 12–13
76	Jolly Club	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2, 6
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5, 9

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRC KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBR  Pts  1 Marcus Grönholm 5 1 2 4 1 DSQ 2 Ret 1 3 2 1 1 Ret 77 2 Petter Solberg 6 Ret 5 5 5 2 5 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 37 3 Carlos Sainz 3 3 6 Ret 11 1 3 Ret 4 8 Ret 4 4 3 36 4 Colin McRae 4 6 Ret 6 6 3 1 1 Ret 4 8 Ret Ret 5 35 5 Richard Burns 8 4 3 2 2 DSQ Ret Ret 2 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 34 6 Gilles Panizzi 7 16 1 1 10 Ret Ret 6 1 7 DNS 11 31 7 Harri Rovanperä Ret 2 11 7 4 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 9 2 2 7 30 8 Tommi Mäkinen 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 Ret 3 DSQ 4 22 9 Markko Märtin 12 8 8 8 4 6 4 5 6 5 Ret 5 2 20 10 Sébastien Loeb 2 17 Ret 7 5 10 1 7 Ret 18 11 Philippe Bugalski Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 7 12 Thomas Rådström Ret 37 Ret 8 3 Ret Ret 4 13 Toni Gardemeister 10 Ret 12 11 15 5 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 6 10 3 14 Alister McRae 14 5 10 13 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 2 15 Bruno Thiry 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 5 13 2 16 Juha Kankkunen 8 Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 5 Ret 9 2 17 Kenneth Eriksson 13 Ret Ret 17 9 6 14 Ret Ret 10 11 Ret 8 13 1 18 Jesús Puras 12 Ret 6 1 19 Freddy Loix Ret Ret 9 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 28 6 Ret 8 1 20 Mark Higgins 6 1 Pos Driver MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRC KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBR  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBR Points 1 Peugeot Total 1 (7) (4) (3) 2 2 EX Ret Ret 2 1 (4) Ret Ret Ret 165 2 4 1 2 (3) 1 EX 2 Ret 1 2 2 1 1 Ret 3 6 2 1 1 (4) Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 5 2 Ford Motor Co 4 2 3 4 Ret (9) 1 3 Ret 4 (6) Ret 4 4 3 104 5 3 5 Ret 4 5 3 1 1 Ret 3 5 Ret Ret (5) 6 (9) 6 5 7 (4) (6) 3 5 4 4 Ret 5 2 3 555 Subaru World Rally Team 10 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 5 Ret 3 EX 4 67 11 5 Ret 3 3 4 2 5 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 12 9 Ret Ret 4 Hyundai World Rally Team 17 Ret Ret 10 10 6 Ret 6 Ret 10 Ret Ret (9) Ret Ret 10 18 Ret Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 9 6 Ret 6 19 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret 7 5 Škoda Motorsport 14 9 Ret Ret 11 8 5 10 Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 7 9 9 15 8 Ret 9 8 10 4 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret 7 6 8 16 Ret 8 11 Ret Ret (8) (11) 4 Ret 8 (10) 6 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 7 7 (9) 5 6 9 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 6 8 Ret Ret 9 8 10 4 8 9 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

JWRC Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON ESP GRE GER ITA GBR  Pts  1 Dani Solà Ret 1 4 1 3 1 37 2 Andrea Dallavilla Ret 2 2 2 1 6 29 3 Janne Tuohino Ret 5 1 Ret 10 4 15 4 Giandomenico Basso Ret 3 Ret 7 2 3 14 5 Nicola Caldani 2 Ret 3 Ret 4 13 6 François Duval 1 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 12 7 Niall McShea Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 2 6 8 Niki Schelle 6 8 Ret 3 7 Ret 5 9 Gianluigi Galli 4 Ret Ret 5 5 10 Roger Feghali 3 Ret Ret Ret 8 4 11 Martin Rowe Ret 10 5 5 Ret Ret 4 12 Daniel Carlsson 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 13 Mirco Baldacci Ret Ret Ret 4 13 Ret 3 14 David Doppelreiter 5 9 Ret Ret 2 15 Jussi Välimäki Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 5 2 16 Alexander Foss 7 Ret 6 Ret Ret 1 17 Kosti Katajamäki Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 1 Pos Driver MON ESP GRE GER ITA GBR Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Events

Round	Rally Name	Start-End Date	Podium Drivers (Finishing Time)	Podium Cars
1	70ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	18 January-20 January	Tommi Mäkinen (3h:59m:30.7s) Sébastien Loeb (4h:00m:44.8s) Carlos Sainz (4h:00m:46.4s)	Subaru Impreza WRC2001 Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 02
2	51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally	1 February-3 February	Marcus Grönholm (3h:07m:28.6s) Harri Rovanperä (3h:08m:53.1s) Carlos Sainz (3h:09m:54.4s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 02
3	46ème Rallye de France - Tour de Corse	8 March-10 March	Gilles Panizzi (3h:54m:40.3s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:55m:20.8s) Richard Burns (3h:55m:32.7s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC
4	38º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)	22 March-24 March	Gilles Panizzi (3h:34m:09.0s) Richard Burns (3h:34m:46.3s) Philippe Bugalski (3h:35m:22.5s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Citroën Xsara WRC
5	30th Cyprus Rally	19 April-21 April	Marcus Grönholm (4h:21m:25.7s) Richard Burns (4h:22m:22.5s) Tommi Mäkinen (4h:22m:24.7s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC2002
6	22º Rally Argentina	17 May-19 May	Carlos Sainz (4h:08m:12.1s) Petter Solberg (4h:08m:16.1s) Colin McRae (4h:10m:31.2s)	Ford Focus RS WRC 02 Subaru Impreza WRC2002 Ford Focus RS WRC 02
7	49th Acropolis Rally	14 June-16 June	Colin McRae (4h:27m:43.8s) Marcus Grönholm (4h:28m:08.3s) Carlos Sainz (4h:29m:29.4s)	Ford Focus RS WRC 02 Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 02
8	50th Inmarsat Safari Rally	12 July-14 July	Colin McRae (7h:58m:28.0s) Harri Rovanperä (8h:01m:18.9s) Thomas Rådström (8h:17m:06.6s)	Ford Focus RS WRC 02 Peugeot 206 WRC Citroën Xsara WRC
9	52nd Neste Rally Finland	8 August-11 August	Marcus Grönholm (3h:17m:52.5s) Richard Burns (3h:19m:19.8s) Petter Solberg (3h:20m:42.1s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC2002
10	21. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	23 August-25 August	Sébastien Loeb (3h:47m:17.3s) Richard Burns (3h:47m:31.6s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:48m:36.4s)	Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC
11	44º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia	20 September-22 September	Gilles Panizzi (4h:10m:15.6s) Marcus Grönholm (4h:10m:36.5s) Petter Solberg (4h:11m:22.0s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC2002
12	32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand	4 October-6 October	Marcus Grönholm (3h:58m:45.4s) Harri Rovanperä (4h:02m:33.0s) Tommi Mäkinen (4h:03m:11.7s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC2002
13	15th Telstra Rally Australia	31 October-3 November	Marcus Grönholm (3h:35m:56.5s) Harri Rovanperä (3h:36m:53.8s) Petter Solberg (3h:37m:25.2s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC2002
14	58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain	14 November-17 November	Petter Solberg (3h:30m:36.4s) Markko Märtin (3h:31m:00.8s) Carlos Sainz (3h:32m:12.1s)	Subaru Impreza WRC2002 Ford Focus RS WRC 02 Ford Focus RS WRC 02

External links

• FIA World Rally Championship 2002 at rallybase.nl