2002 World Rally Championship season

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The 2002 World Rally Championship season 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.

Contents

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 Wales Rally GB

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, 12–14
23 Gilles Panizzi 5–6, 8, 12
Ford Motor Co Ford Focus 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
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M 7 François Delecour All
8 Alister McRae 1–11
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 Toshi Arai 7
Achim Mörtl 10–11
26 Toshi 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
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
27 Tomasz Kuchar 5
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
Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Harri Rovanperä 1, 3-4, 11
Gilles Panizzi 2, 7, 14
Cédric Robert 11
Peugeot Bastos Racing Bruno Thiry 1, 3-5, 7, 10-11
Powerhorse WRT Achim Mörtl 2-5
Juuso Pykälistö Toyota Corolla WRC Juuso Pykälistö 2, 5
Peugeot 206 WRC 9, 14
Jussi Välimäki Toyota Corolla WRC 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 WRC 5, 14
Janne Tuohino Janne Tuohino 2, 5, 9
Armin Kremer Armin Kremer 1, 4, 7, 9-10, 14
Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza WRC Nigel Heath 7-8
Ioannis Papadimitriou Ioannis Papadimitriou 2, 5
Ford Focus WRC 7, 14
Natalie Barratt Hyundai Accent WRC Natalie Barratt 4, 7, 12-14

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 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 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
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Injured or ill (Inj)
Excluded (EX)
Suspended (SUS)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos Team Event Total
points
MON
 SWE
 FRA
 ESP
 CYP
 ARG
 GRC
 KEN
 FIN
 GER
 ITA
 NZL
 AUS
 GBR
1 Peugeot 4 16 16 16 16 0 9 6 16 16 16 16 16 2 165
2 Ford 10 6 4 5 2 14 14 14 5 7 5 3 5 10 104
3 Subaru 12 0 4 4 7 6 2 0 5 2 4 4 4 13 67
4 Hyundai 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 10
5 Škoda 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 9
6 Mitsubishi 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 9

Events

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

See also

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