2002_World_Rally_Championship_season
2002 World Rally Championship
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.
More information Round, Dates ...
| Round | Dates | Rally | Support class |
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| 1 | 19–21 January |  Monte Carlo Rally |
JWRC |
| 2 | 1–3 February |  Swedish Rally |
PWRC |
| 3 | 8–10 March |  Tour de Corse |
PWRC |
| 4 | 22–24 March |  Rally Catalunya |
JWRC |
| 5 | 19–21 April |  Cyprus Rally |
PWRC |
| 6 | 16–19 May |  Rally Argentina |
PWRC |
| 7 | 13–16 June |  Acropolis Rally |
JWRC |
| 8 | 12–14 July |  Safari Rally |
PWRC |
| 9 | 8–11 August |  Rally Finland |
PWRC |
| 10 | 22–25 August |  Rallye Deutschland |
JWRC |
| 11 | 19–22 September |  Rallye Sanremo |
JWRC |
| 12 | 2–5 October |  Rally New Zealand |
PWRC |
| 13 | 31 October-3 November |  Rally Australia |
PWRC |
| 14 | 14–17 November |  Rally of Great Britain |
JWRC |
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More information Team, Manufacturer ...
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No | Drivers | Co-Driver | Rounds |
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| 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 |
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More information Major entries not registered as manufacturers, Team ...
| Major entries not registered as manufacturers | |||||
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| 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 Prevot |
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 | |
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JWRC entries
More information No, Entrant ...
| No | Entrant | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
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| 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 | ||||
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PWRC entries
More information No, Entrant ...
| No | Entrant | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
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| 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 | ||||
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| Round | Rally Name | Start-End Date | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) |
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| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally | 18 January–20 January |
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| 2 | Swedish Rally | 1 February–3 February |
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| 3 | Tour de Corse | 8 March–10 March |
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| 4 | Rally Catalunya | 22 March–24 March |
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| 5 | Cyprus Rally | 19 April–21 April |
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| 6 | Rally Argentina | 17 May–19 May |
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| 7 | Acropolis Rally | 14 June–16 June |
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| 8 | Safari Rally | 12 July–14 July |
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| 9 | Rally Finland | 8 August–11 August |
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| 10 | Rallye Deutschland | 23 August–25 August |
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| 11 | Rallye Sanremo | 20 September–22 September |
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| 12 | Rally New Zealand | 4 October–6 October |
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| 13 | Rally Australia | 31 October–3 November |
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| 14 | Rally of Great Britain | 14 November–17 November |
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- "Season 2002 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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- FIA World Rally Championship 2002 at ewrc-results.com