30th season of the FIA World Rally Championship
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 .
The 2002 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.
Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Support class 1 17 January 20 January 70th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 15 388.38 km JWRC 2 1 February 3 February 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally Karlstad , Värmland County Snow 16 381.96 km PWRC 3 7 March 10 March 46th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 16 357.70 km PWRC 4 21 March 24 March 38th Rally Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rally de España Lloret de Mar , Catalonia Tarmac 18 394.98 km JWRC 5 19 April 21 April 30th Cyprus Rally Limassol, Limassol District Gravel 20 324.17 km PWRC 6 16 May 19 May 22nd Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 22 381.45 km PWRC 7 13 June 16 June 49th Acropolis Rally Lamia, Central Greece Gravel 16 391.50 km JWRC 8 12 July 14 July 50th Inmarsat Safari Rally Nairobi Gravel 12 1010.80 km PWRC 9 8 August 11 August 52nd Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 22 401.68 km PWRC 10 22 August 25 August 21st ADAC Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 23 415.57 km JWRC 11 19 September 22 September 44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Sanremo, Liguria Tarmac 18 385.84 km JWRC 12 3 October 6 October 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 26 411.40 km PWRC 13 31 October 3 November 15th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 24 388.64 km PWRC 14 14 November 17 November 58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain Cardiff, Wales Gravel 17 390.57 km JWRC Sources: [ 1] [ 2]
Rallye de Portugal was dropped from the calendar after a disastrous running of the event in 2001 due to heavy rain which was heavily criticized by drivers such as Marcus Grönholm ,[ 3] Colin McRae [ 4] and Richard Burns .[ 5] It was replaced by Rallye Deutschland which had an impressive candidate Rally in 2001 won by Philippe Bugalski after main rival Marcus Gronholm received a puncture and spun multiple times.[ 6]
The Tour de Corse was moved to be earlier in the season while Rally New Zealand was moved later to be back to back with Rally Australia while the Cyprus Rally and Rally Argentina swapped places.[ 1]
FIA President Max Mosley had stated that Japan and India had been two candidates to join the World Rally Championship but neither materialized for the 2002 season.[ 7] Japan would create Rally Hokkaido for the 2002 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship which would join the WRC as Rally Japan in 2004 while India would likewise create Rally India in Mumbai for the 2003 APRC season although this would fail to join the WRC.
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Co-Driver Rounds Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid All 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen All 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 1, 3–4, 11 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen 2, 5–8, 14 Voitto Silander 9–10, 12-13 23 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 2, 5–8, 12–14 25 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen 1, 3–4 Voitto Silander 11 28 Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon 11 Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC 02 P 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya 1–3, 5–14 Marc Marti 4 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist 1–12 Derek Ringer 13–14 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park All 24 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin 2–3, 5, 9, 13 Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas 14 26 Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha 1 Dieter Schneppenheim 4, 7, 9–10, 14 28 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen 2, 5, 9 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC Lancer Evo WRC2 M 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup 1–13 Dominique Savignoni 14 8 Alister McRae David Senior 1–11 Justin Dale Andrew Bargery 14 9 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen 2, 5, 9, 12–14 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2001/2 P 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström All 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills All 12 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe 7 Achim Mörtl Klaus Wicha 10–11 26 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe 10 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2/3 M 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner All 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander All 16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi 2, 4, 7 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo 6 Matthias Kahle Peter Göbel 10 32 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo 4–5, 7 Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2/3 M 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer All 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets All 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo 2, 5–9, 12–14 Tomasz Kuchar Maciek Szczepaniak 3–4 27 5 101 Kristian Kolberg Kjell Peterssen 2 104 Thomas Kolberg Ola Fløene 2 113 Natalie Barratt Roger Freeman 4, 7, 12–14 Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M 20 Thomas Rådström Dennis Giraudet 1–2, 4, 7–9, 14 Jesús Puras Marc Marti 10 21 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 1–2, 4, 7–10, 13–14 22 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni 1, 4, 10 24 3, 11 27 Jesús Puras Carlos del Barrio 4, 11
Major entries not registered as manufacturers Team Manufacturer Car Drivers Co-Driver Rounds H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Corolla WRC Didier Auriol Jacques Boyere 1 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi 2, 5 Top Run SRL Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor 1 Marco Menegatto Massimiliano Cerrai 1 Toyota Castrol Finland Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister 2, 7, 9 Shell Norway Motorsport Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud 2, 9 Polsat Dialog Rally Team Tomasz Kuchar Maciek Szczepaniak 2, 7, 12–14 Marlboro Rally Team Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis 7 Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot 1, 3–5, 7, 10–11 Peugeot Sport Finland Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen 2, 9 Powerhorse World Rally Team Achim Mörtl Klaus Wicha 2–5 H.F. Grifone SRL Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi 9, 14 Valentino Rossi Carlo Cassina 14 Bozian Racing Timo Salonen Launo Heinonen 9 Jolly Club Ford Focus RS WRC Emanuele Dati Massimo Chiapponi 1 Stohl Racing Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor 5, 14 Ford Motor Hellas Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman 7, 14 Errepi Racing Armodios Vovos Loris Meletopoulos 7 Ford España Txus Jaio Lucas Cruz 14 Styllex Tuning Prosport Subaru Impreza WRC Tomáš Hrdinka Petr Gross 2 World Rally HIRE Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster 7–8 David Higgins Daniel Barritt 14 F.Dor Rally Team Frédéric Dor Didier Breton 8 22 Motorsport Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 14 Papadimitriou Team Impreza 555 Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman 2, 5
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 70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach 11, 14 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 ST Motors Martin Stenshorne Jakke Honkanen Peugeot 206 S1600 1, 4 55 Ford Motor Co Ltd 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 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 Rally Team 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, 14 77 Fiat Auto España Paco Roig Joan Sureda Fiat Punto S1600 1, 4 Ezequiel Nazabal 7
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 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3, 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 5 Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 2–3 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 [ edit ] The highest finishing competitor entered in each WRC class is listed below. Non-championship entries may have finished ahead of WRC competitors in individual rounds.
Drivers' championship[ edit ] Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Manufacturers' championship[ edit ] Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
JWRC Drivers' championship[ edit ] Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
PWRC Drivers' championship[ edit ] Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)