2002 Acropolis Rally

7th round of the 2002 World Rally Championship 2002 Acropolis Rally 49th Acropolis Rally 7 2002 World Rally Championship season 2002 Rally Argentina 2002 Safari Rally Greece Lamia June 14, 2002 June 16, 2002 16 391.50 1180.51 Gravel GBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 84 35 The 2002 Acropolis Rally (formally the 49th Acropolis Rally) was the seventh round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 June and 16 June 2002, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship.Acropolis Rally http://www.juwra.com/acropolis_2002.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2021-12-06 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 Risto Pietiläinen 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 Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 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 WRC Michelin 8 GBR Alister McRae GBR David Senior JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Michelin 10 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Pirelli 11 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Pirelli 12 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Pirelli 14 SWE Kenneth Eriksson SWE Tina Thörner CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Michelin 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Michelin 16 SWE Stig Blomqvist VEN Ana Goñi CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 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 20 SWE Thomas Rådström FRA Denis Giraudet FRA Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 21 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 23 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 24 BEL Bruno Thiry BEL Stéphane Prévot BEL Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 25 GER Armin Kremer GER Dieter Schneppenheim GER Armin Kremer Ford Focus RS WRC '01 25 GRE Ioannis Papadimitriou GBR Allan Harryman GRE Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC '01 32 ARG Gabriel Pozzo ARG Daniel Stillo ARG Gabriel Pozzo Škoda Octavia WRC 33 GRE Armodios Vovos GRE Loris Meletopoulos GRE Armodios Vovos Ford Focus RS WRC '01 34 POL Tomasz Kuchar POL Maciej Szczepaniak POL Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC Michelin 35 SAU Abdullah Bakhashab GBR Bobby Willis SAU Marlboro Rally Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC Michelin 105 ITA Giovanni Recordati MCO Freddy Delorme ITA Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC 106 GBR Natalie Barratt GBR Roger Freeman GBR Natalie Barratt Rallysport Hyundai Accent WRC 107 ITA Riccardo Errani ITA Stefano Casadio ITA Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza 555 108 GBR Nigel Heath GBR Steve Lancaster GBR Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 115 GRE Sotiris Hatzitsopanis GRE Nikos Kosmas GRE Sotiris Hatzitsopanis Subaru Impreza WRX JWRC entries 51 ITA Andrea Dallavilla ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Michelin 52 GBR Niall McShea GBR Michael Orr GER Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Michelin 53 ITA Giandomenico Basso ITA Luigi Pirollo ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 54 NOR Martin Stenshorne GBR Clive Jenkins GER Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Michelin 55 BEL François Duval BEL Jean-Marc Fortin GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Michelin 56 FIN Jussi Välimäki FIN Tero Gardemeister FRA Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Michelin 57 PAR Alejandro Galanti ESP Xavier Amigó ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Michelin 58 ITA Christian Chemin ITA Simone Scattolin ITA Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 59 FIN Juha Kangas FIN Jani Laaksonen JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Michelin 60 ITA Nicola Caldani ITA Dario D'Esposito ITA Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 61 GBR Gwyndaf Evans GBR Chris Patterson GBR MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 Pirelli 62 FIN Janne Tuohino FIN Petri Vihavainen FRA Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Michelin 63 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Chris Wood ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Michelin 64 ITA Gianluigi Galli ITA Guido D'Amore ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 65 ESP Daniel Solà ESP Álex Romaní FRA Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Michelin 66 SMR Mirco Baldacci ITA Maurizio Barone ITA Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Michelin 67 SWE Daniel Carlsson SWE Mattias Andersson ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Michelin 68 GER Nikolaus Schelle GER Gerhard Weiss JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Michelin 69 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Jakke Honkanen GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Michelin 73 AND Albert Lloverá ESP Marc Corral ESP Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 75 JPN Kazuhiko Niwa JPN Tatsuya Ideue JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Michelin 76 NOR Alexander Foss NOR Cato Menkerud GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Michelin 78 LBN Roger Feghali ITA Nicola Arena ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Michelin Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/85-acropolis-rally-2002/ Acropolis Rally 2002 Entry List ewrc-results.com.com 6 December 2021 Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 136.35 km 14 June 09:07 SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km 10:40 SS2 Karoutes 1 18.89 km 12:36 SS3 Paleohori 20.52 km 13:29 SS4 Rengini 25.04 km 15:52 SS5 Inohori 1 23.00 km 16:40 SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km Leg 2 — 158.76 km 15 June 08:35 SS7 Bauxites 1 23.45 km 09:58 SS8 Drosohori 1 28.68 km 11:56 SS9 Elatia 1 37.16 km 13:09 SS10 Mendenitsa 1 17.34 km 15:34 SS11 Bauxites 2 23.45 km 16:57 SS12 Drosohori 2 28.68 km Leg 3 — 96.39 km 16 June 08:58 SS13 Inohori 2 23.00 km 10:16 SS14 Karoutes 2 18.89 km 12:49 SS15 Elatia 2 37.16 km 14:02 SS16 Mendenitsa 2 17.34 km Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/85-acropolis-rally-2002/ Acropolis Rally 2002 Itinerary juwra.com Independent WRC archive 6 December 2021 Results Overall Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points 1 5 GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:27:43.8 10 2 2 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:28:08.3 +24.56 3 4 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Luis Moya GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:29:29.4 +1:45.64 4 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:29:41.4 +1:57.63 5 11 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:29:42.4 +1:58.62 6 6 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:30:23.9 +2:40.11 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/85-acropolis-rally-2002/ Acropolis Rally 2002 Final Results ewrc-results.com 7 December 2021 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 5 GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:27:43.8 10 2 2 2 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:28:08.3 +24.56 3 3 4 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Luis Moya GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:29:29.4 +1:45.64 4 4 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:29:41.4 +1:57.63 5 5 11 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:29:42.4 +1:58.62 6 6 6 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:30:23.9 +2:40.11 9 7 17 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:33:24.8 +5:41.00 10 8 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:35:01.2 +7:17.40 11 9 7 FRA François Delecour FRA Daniel Grataloup JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:35:05.4 +7:21.60 13 10 12 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:38:30.2 +10:46.40 14 11 14 SWE Kenneth Eriksson SWE Tina Thörner CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:39:22.6 +11:38.80 17 12 16 SWE Stig Blomqvist VEN Ana Goñi CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:47:25.2 +19:41.40 Retired SS14 18 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 Retired SS13 1 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0 Retired SS13 8 GBR Alister McRae GBR David Senior JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Engine 0 Retired SS8 19 FIN Juha Kankkunen FIN Juha Repo KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 Retired SS6 10 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Engine 0 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/85-acropolis-rally-2002/?group=M Acropolis Rally 2002 WRC Results ewrc-results.com 7 December 2021 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (14 Jun) SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 19:32.1 EST Markko Märtin SS2 Karoutes 1 18.89 km SWE Thomas Rådström Citroën Xsara WRC 11:56.5 SS3 Paleohori 20.52 km BEL Freddy Loix Hyundai Accent WRC3 13:54.9 SS4 Rengini 25.04 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 19:38.1 SS5 Inohori 1 23.00 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 18:04.8 SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 19:37.4 Leg 2 (15 Jun) SS7 Bauxites 1 23.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 14:00.4 SS8 Drosohori 1 28.68 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 23:27.2 SS9 Elatia 1 37.16 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 24:12.6 GBR Colin McRae SS10 Mendenitsa 1 17.34 km Stage cancelled SS11 Bauxites 2 23.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 13:44.8 SS12 Drosohori 2 28.68 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 23:07.8 Leg 3 (16 Jun) SS13 Inohori 2 23.00 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 17:35.2 SS14 Karoutes 2 18.89 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:39.9 SS15 Elatia 2 37.16 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 23:59.9 SS16 Mendenitsa 2 17.34 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 11:04.0 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px FIN Marcus Grönholm 37 10px FIN Timo Rautiainen 37 10px FRA Peugeot Total 77 2 10px 1 ESP Carlos Sainz 23 10px 1 ESP Luis Moya 23 10px GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 55 3 10px 1 FRA Gilles Panizzi 20 10px 1 FRA Hervé Panizzi 20 10px JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 35 4 10px 3 GBR Colin McRae 20 10px 3 GBR Nicky Grist 20 10px JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 6 5 10px 1 GBR Richard Burns 19 10px 1 GBR Robert Reid 19 10px CZE Škoda Motorsport 5 Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 19 1 62 FIN Janne Tuohino FIN Petri Vihavainen FRA Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 5:04:27.8 10 20 2 51 ITA Andrea Dallavilla ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 5:05:51.1 +1:23.36 21 3 60 ITA Nicola Caldani ITA Dario D'Esposito ITA Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 5:07:13.7 +2:45.94 23 4 65 ESP Daniel Solà ESP Álex Romaní FRA Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 5:08:08.5 +3:40.73 24 5 63 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Chris Wood ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 5:09:50.8 +5:23.02 30 6 76 NOR Alexander Foss NOR Cato Menkerud GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 5:38:40.2 +34:12.41 Retired SS14 56 FIN Jussi Välimäki FIN Tero Gardemeister FRA Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS14 57 PAR Alejandro Galanti ESP Xavier Amigó ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS8 55 BEL François Duval BEL Jean-Marc Fortin GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS8 58 ITA Christian Chemin ITA Simone Scattolin ITA Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS7 61 GBR Gwyndaf Evans GBR Chris Patterson GBR MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS7 69 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Jakke Honkanen GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Clutch 0 Retired SS6 54 NOR Martin Stenshorne GBR Clive Jenkins GER Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Retired 0 Retired SS6 68 GER Nikolaus Schelle GER Gerhard Weiss JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Transmission 0 Retired SS6 75 JPN Kazuhiko Niwa JPN Tatsuya Ideue JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS5 52 GBR Niall McShea GBR Michael Orr GER Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Oil sump 0 Retired SS5 66 SMR Mirco Baldacci ITA Maurizio Barone ITA Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Suspension 0 Retired SS5 73 AND Albert Lloverá ESP Marc Corral ESP Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 Overheated engine 0 Retired SS4 67 SWE Daniel Carlsson SWE Mattias Andersson ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS3 53 ITA Giandomenico Basso ITA Luigi Pirollo ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Radiator 0 Retired SS2 59 FIN Juha Kangas FIN Jani Laaksonen JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS1 64 ITA Gianluigi Galli ITA Guido D'Amore ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Battery 0 Retired SS1 78 LBN Roger Feghali ITA Nicola Arena ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Radiator 0 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/85-acropolis-rally-2002/?sct=10 Acropolis Rally 2002 JWRC Results ewrc-results.com 8 December 2021 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (14 Jun) SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km BEL François Duval Ford Puma S1600 21:49.1 BEL François Duval SS2 Karoutes 1 18.89 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Ford Puma S1600 13:09.3 SS3 Paleohori 20.52 km BEL François Duval Ford Puma S1600 15:54.3 SS4 Rengini 25.04 km BEL François Duval Ford Puma S1600 21:53.9 SS5 Inohori 1 23.00 km NOR Martin Stenshorne Opel Corsa S1600 20:00.5 SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km BEL François Duval Ford Puma S1600 22:12.9 Leg 2 (15 Jun) SS7 Bauxites 1 23.45 km ESP Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 15:38.1 SS8 Drosohori 1 28.68 km FIN Janne Tuohino Citroën Saxo S1600 25:51.9 FIN Jussi Välimäki SS9 Elatia 1 37.16 km FIN Janne Tuohino Citroën Saxo S1600 27:49.0 FIN Janne Tuohino SS10 Mendenitsa 1 17.34 km Stage cancelled SS11 Bauxites 2 23.45 km ESP Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 15:31.8 FIN Jussi Välimäki SS12 Drosohori 2 28.68 km FIN Jussi Välimäki Citroën Saxo S1600 26:08.9 Leg 3 (16 Jun) SS13 Inohori 2 23.00 km ESP Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 19:40.6 FIN Janne Tuohino SS14 Karoutes 2 18.89 km ITA Nicola Caldani Fiat Punto S1600 13:13.1 SS15 Elatia 2 37.16 km ITA Nicola Caldani Fiat Punto S1600 27:53.3 SS16 Mendenitsa 2 17.34 km ITA Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 13:07.8 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px 1 ESP Daniel Solà 13 2 10px 8 FIN Janne Tuohino 12 3 10px 1 ITA Andrea Dallavilla 12 4 10px 3 BEL François Duval 11 5 10px 2 ITA Nicola Caldani 10 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Greece Category:Acropolis Rally Category:2002 in Greek sport