2002 Rally Australia

13th round of the 2002 World Rally Championship 2002 Rally Australia 15th Telstra Rally Australia 13 2002 World Rally Championship season 2002 Rally New Zealand 2002 Rally GB Australia Perth October 31, 2002 November 3, 2002 24 388.64 1571.98 Gravel FIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 69 37 The 2002 Rally Australia (formally the 15th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 31 October and 3 November 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 12th win in the World Rally Championship.Rally Australia https://www.juwra.com/australia_2002.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2022-01-20 Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 2 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Voitto Silander FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 4 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Luis Moya GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Pirelli 5 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Pirelli 6 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Pirelli 7 FRA François Delecour FRA Daniel Grataloup JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Michelin 9 FIN Jani Paasonen FIN Arto Kapanen JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Michelin 10 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Pirelli 11 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Pirelli 14 SWE Kenneth Eriksson SWE Tina Thörner CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Michelin 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Michelin 17 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Michelin 18 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Michelin 19 FIN Juha Kankkunen FIN Juha Repo KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Michelin World Rally Championship entries 24 BEL François Duval BEL Jean-Marc Fortin GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Pirelli 25 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 32 POL Tomasz Kuchar POL Maciej Szczepaniak POL Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC Michelin 104 GBR Natalie Barratt GBR Roger Freeman GBR Natalie Barratt Rallysport Hyundai Accent WRC 114 AUS Mark Pedder AUS Toni Feaver AUS Pedders Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 118 AUS Tolley Challis AUS Karl Francis AUS Racetech Seats Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 122 AUS Michael Thompson AUS Gordon Klebba AUS Michael Thompson Subaru Impreza STI N8 125 AUS Craig Bignell AUS Joan Percival AUS Craig Bignell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 132 AUS Robert Whyatt AUS Malcolm Cox AUS Robert Whyatt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 137 AUS David Kendall AUS Jennifer Kendall-Stewart AUS David Kendall Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV PWRC entries 52 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 53 ITA Alessandro Fiorio ITA Enrico Cantoni ITA Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 54 PER Ramón Ferreyros ARG Jorge Del Buono ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 57 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza STI N8 65 AUT Beppo Harrach AUT Peter Müller AUT Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 69 NOR Bernt Kollevold NOR Ola Fløene NOR Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 70 ITA Giovanni Manfrinato ITA Claudio Condotta ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 71 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Tiziana Sandroni ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 73 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Chris Wood GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 74 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 75 FIN Kristian Sohlberg FIN Jakke Honkanen FIN Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Michelin 77 ITA Alfredo De Dominicis ITA Nicola Arena ITA Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/92-telstra-rally-australia-2002/ Rally Australia 2002 Entry List ewrc-results.com.com 20 January 2021 Itinerary All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 135.68 km 31 October 18:42 SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km 1 November 09:43 SS2 Harvey Weir 6.97 km 10:06 SS3 Stirling West 15.89 km 11:01 SS4 Murray River 1 20.44 km 13:00 SS5 Brunswick 16.63 km 13:34 SS6 Stirling East 38.93 km 15:53 SS7 Murray Pines South 11.98 km 16:12 SS8 Murray River 2 20.44 km 19:29 SS9 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Leg 2 — 147.27 km 2 November 08:41 SS10 Kevs 9.56 km 09:20 SS11 Beraking 26.46 km 10:11 SS12 Helena South 1 18.43 km 12:29 SS13 York Railway 5.30 km 13:03 SS14 Muresk 1 6.81 km 13:14 SS15 Muresk 2 6.81 km 14:41 SS16 Flynns Short 19.98 km 16:05 SS17 Helena North 28.87 km 16:38 SS18 Helena South 2 18.43 km 17:03 SS19 Atkins 4.42 km 19:49 SS20 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Leg 3 — 105.69 km 3 November 09:00 SS21 Bannister Central 5.63 km 09:18 SS22 Bannister South 28.65 km 11:32 SS23 Bannister West 34.57 km 12:40 SS24 Bannister North 36.84 km Source:https://www.juwra.com/australia_2002_itinerary.html Rally Australia 2002 Itinerary juwra.com Independent WRC archive 20 January 2022 Results Overall Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points 1 2 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:56.5 10 2 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Voitto Silander FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:53.8 +57.36 3 11 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:37:25.2 +1:28.74 4 4 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Luis Moya GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:05.5 +3:09.03 5 6 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:42:18.0 +6:21.52 6 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:43:08.1 +7:11.61 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/92-telstra-rally-australia-2002/ Rally Australia 2002 Final Results ewrc-results.com 20 January 2022 World Rally Cars Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 1 1 2 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:56.5 10 2 2 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Voitto Silander FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:53.8 +57.36 3 3 11 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:37:25.2 +1:28.74 4 4 4 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Luis Moya GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:05.5 +3:09.03 5 5 6 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:42:18.0 +6:21.52 6 6 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:43:08.1 +7:11.61 8 7 14 SWE Kenneth Eriksson SWE Tina Thörner CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:48:42.9 +12:46.40 9 8 9 FIN Jani Paasonen FIN Arto Kapanen JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 3:49:22.0 +13:25.50 Retired SS24 10 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Excluded - car weight 0 Retired SS24 19 FIN Juha Kankkunen FIN Juha Repo KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 Retired SS15 5 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Radiator 0 Retired SS8 17 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 Retired SS7 1 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Clutch 0 Retired SS7 7 FRA François Delecour FRA Daniel Grataloup JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Accident 0 Retired SS6 18 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/92-telstra-rally-australia-2002/?group=M Rally Australia 2002 WRC Results ewrc-results.com 20 January 2022 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (31 Oct) SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 1:28.7 NOR Petter Solberg Leg 1 (1 Nov) SS2 Harvey Weir 6.97 km BEL Freddy Loix Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:00.7 SS3 Stirling West 15.89 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:19.9 FIN Marcus Grönholm SS4 Murray River 1 20.44 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:15.0 SS5 Brunswick 16.63 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:08.7 SS6 Stirling East 38.93 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 22:44.9 SS7 Murray Pines South 11.98 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:29.5 SS8 Murray River 2 20.44 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:47.8 SS9 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 1:28.3 Leg 2 (2 Nov) SS10 Kevs 9.56 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 5:51.8 SS11 Beraking 26.46 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 14:23.3 SS12 Helena South 1 18.43 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 9:28.9 SS13 York Railway 5.30 km FIN Harri RovanperäGBR Colin McRae Peugeot 206 WRCFord Focus RS WRC '02 2:32.3 SS14 Muresk 1 6.81 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:24.9 SS15 Muresk 2 6.81 km FIN Harri RovanperäESP Carlos Sainz Peugeot 206 WRCFord Focus RS WRC '02 3:24.0 SS16 Flynns Short 19.98 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:33.8 SS17 Helena North 28.87 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 16:20.7 SS18 Helena South 2 18.43 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:20.7 SS19 Atkins 4.42 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 2:58.2 SS20 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 1:27.6 Leg 3 (3 Nov) SS21 Bannister Central 5.63 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22.4 SS22 Bannister South 28.65 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 16:07.3 SS23 Bannister West 34.57 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 17:09.2 SS24 Bannister North 36.84 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 19:15.7 Championship standings Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions. Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px FIN Marcus Grönholm 77 10px FIN Timo Rautiainen 77 10px FRA Peugeot Total 163 2 10px GBR Richard Burns 34 10px GBR Robert Reid 34 10px GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 94 3 10px GBR Colin McRae 33 10px GBR Nicky Grist 33 10px JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 54 4 10px 1 ESP Carlos Sainz 32 10px 1 ESP Luis Moya 32 10px 2 CZE Škoda Motorsport 9 5 10px 1 FRA Gilles Panizzi 31 10px 1 FRA Hervé Panizzi 31 10px 1 JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 9 Production World Rally Championship Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 14 1 57 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:58:09.5 10 17 2 53 ITA Alessandro Fiorio ITA Enrico Cantoni ITA Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:59:52.7 +1:43.26 18 3 74 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:00:06.4 +1:56.94 20 4 54 PER Ramón Ferreyros ARG Jorge Del Buono ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:00:23.9 +2:14.43 21 5 73 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Chris Wood GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:01:45.1 +3:35.62 23 6 69 NOR Bernt Kollevold NOR Ola Fløene NOR Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:11:10.0 +13:00.51 24 7 77 ITA Alfredo De Dominicis ITA Nicola Arena ITA Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:11:24.9 +13:15.40 36 8 71 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Tiziana Sandroni ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:53:00.0 +54:50.50 Retired SS14 75 FIN Kristian Sohlberg FIN Jakke Honkanen FIN Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Suspension 0 Retired SS6 65 AUT Beppo Harrach AUT Peter Müller AUT Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Turbo 0 Retired SS5 52 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Gearbox 0 Retired SS4 70 ITA Giovanni Manfrinato ITA Claudio Condotta ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/92-telstra-rally-australia-2002/?sct=9 Rally Australia 2002 PWRC Results ewrc-results.com 20 January 2022 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (31 Oct) SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 1:36.4 JPN Toshihiro Arai Leg 1 (1 Nov) SS2 Harvey Weir 6.97 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:13.0 ARG Marcos Ligato SS3 Stirling West 15.89 km FIN Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:10.2 MYS Karamjit SinghFIN Kristian Sohlberg SS4 Murray River 1 20.44 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:10.6 ARG Marcos Ligato SS5 Brunswick 16.63 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 10:07.7 FIN Kristian Sohlberg SS6 Stirling East 38.93 km GBR Martin Rowe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 24:36.8 JPN Toshihiro Arai SS7 Murray Pines South 11.98 km Notional stage time SS8 Murray River 2 20.44 km MYS Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 12:56.0 MYS Karamjit Singh SS9 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km GBR Martin Rowe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 1:37.5 Leg 2 (2 Nov) SS10 Kevs 9.56 km GBR Martin Rowe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:24.6 SS11 Beraking 26.46 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 15:50.5 SS12 Helena South 1 18.43 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 10:18.2 ITA Alessandro Fiorio SS13 York Railway 5.30 km FIN Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:49.4 SS14 Muresk 1 6.81 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:53.3 SS15 Muresk 2 6.81 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:49.8 JPN Toshihiro Arai SS16 Flynns Short 19.98 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 12:31.2 SS17 Helena North 28.87 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 17:54.5 SS18 Helena South 2 18.43 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 10:11.8 SS19 Atkins 4.42 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:10.7 SS20 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km ITA Alessandro FiorioJPN Toshihiro Arai Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIISubaru Impreza STI N8 1:34.7 Leg 3 (3 Nov) SS21 Bannister Central 5.63 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:44.2 SS22 Bannister South 28.65 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 18:04.0 SS23 Bannister West 34.57 km GBR Martin Rowe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 19:12.5 SS24 Bannister North 36.84 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 21:30.9 Championship standings Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions. Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px MYS Karamjit Singh 32 2 10px 1 FIN Kristian Sohlberg 26 3 10px PER Ramón Ferreyros 23 4 10px 1 JPN Toshihiro Arai 22 5 10px 1 ITA Alessandro Fiorio 22 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Australia Category:Rally Australia Rally