2002 Safari Rally

8th round of the 2002 World Rally Championship 2002 Safari Rally 50th Inmarsat Safari Rally 8 2002 World Rally Championship season 2002 Acropolis Rally 2002 Rally Finland Kenya Nairobi July 12, 2002 July 14, 2002 12 1010.80 2357.12 Gravel GBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 48 11 The 2002 Safari Rally (formally the 50th Inmarsat Safari Rally) was the eighth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 12 July and 14 July 2002, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 25th and final win in the World Rally Championship.Safari Rally http://www.juwra.com/safari_2002.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2021-12-08 The rally was the last 'endurance' Safari Rally to take place, with a competitive distance of around 1010 km mi. Following financial difficulties, the Safari did not return to the World Championship until 2021. 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 '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 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 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 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Jan Tománek 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 Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 32 FRA Frédéric Dor FRA Didier Breton FRA Frédéric Dor Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Michelin 100 KEN Rory Green KEN Orson Taylor KEN Rory Green Subaru Impreza 101 KEN Shahnawaz Murji KEN Mohammed Verjee KEN Shahnawaz Murji Subaru Impreza 102 GBR John Lloyd GBR Adrian Cavenagh GBR John Lloyd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 103 GBR Nigel Heath GBR Steve Lancaster GBR Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 105 KEN Rob Hellier GBR Des Page-Morris KEN Rob Hellier Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 107 UGA Charles Muhangi UGA Frank Nekusa UGA Charles Muhangi Subaru Impreza 112 KEN Lee Rose KEN Piers Daykin KEN Lee Rose Subaru Impreza 114 KEN Michelle van Tongeren KEN Anette Preston KEN Michelle van Tongeren Subaru Impreza 120 KEN Carl Tundo KEN Tim Jessop KEN Carl Tundo Subaru Impreza 123 ITA Stefano Rocca KEN Peter Stone ITA Stefano Rocca Subaru Impreza PWRC entries 52 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 53 ITA Alessandro Fiorio ITA Vittorio Brambilla ITA Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 57 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX 71 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Tiziana Sandroni ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 74 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert Pirelli Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/86-inmarsat-safari-rally-2002/ Safari Rally 2002 Entry List ewrc-results.com.com 8 December 2021 Itinerary All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 336.78 km 12 July 08:23 SS1 Ngema — Kedong 73.63 km 10:32 SS2 Seyabei — Kerrerie 1 81.84 km 13:24 SS3 Nailongilok — Il Damat 1 74.75 km 15:27 SS4 Ntulele — Kedong 1 106.56 km Leg 2 — 410.87 km 13 July 07:03 SS5 Kedong — Ngema 1 73.93 km 08:53 SS6 Il Damat — Nailongilok 74.75 km 11:01 SS7 Kedong — Ntulele 106.59 km 14:04 SS8 Kerrerie — Seyabei 81.67 km 16:18 SS9 Kedong — Ngema 2 73.93 km Leg 3 — 263.15 km 14 July 07:08 SS10 Ntulele — Kedong 2 106.56 km 09:26 SS11 Nailongilok — Il Damat 2 74.75 km 11:59 SS12 Seyabei — Kerrerie 2 81.84 km Source:https://www.juwra.com/safari_2002_itinerary.html Safari Rally 2002 Itinerary juwra.com Independent WRC archive 8 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 '02 7:58:28.0 10 2 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 8:01:18.9 +2:50.96 3 20 SWE Thomas Rådström FRA Denis Giraudet FRA Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 8:17:06.6 +18:38.64 4 6 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 8:19:56.0 +21:28.03 5 21 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 8:20:16.1 +21:48.12 6 23 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 8:33:09.0 +34:41.01 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/86-inmarsat-safari-rally-2002/ Safari Rally 2002 Final Results ewrc-results.com 8 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 '02 7:58:28.0 10 2 2 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 8:01:18.9 +2:50.96 4 3 6 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 8:19:56.0 +21:28.03 7 4 16 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Jan Tománek CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 8:53:06.1 +54:38.10 8 5 19 FIN Juha Kankkunen FIN Juha Repo KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 9:09:59.5 +1:11:31.50 9 6 8 GBR Alister McRae GBR David Senior JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 9:15:41.2 +1:17:13.20 Retired SS9 1 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0 Retired SS8 4 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Luis Moya GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Oil pump 0 Retired SS8 10 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Suspension 0 Retired SS8 14 SWE Kenneth Eriksson SWE Tina Thörner CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Gearbox 0 Retired SS4 7 FRA François Delecour FRA Daniel Grataloup JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Engine 0 Retired SS4 11 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Engine 0 Retired SS4 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Lost wheel 0 Retired SS2 17 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Alternator 0 Retired SS1 2 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0 Retired SS1 18 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Clutch 0 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/86-inmarsat-safari-rally-2002/?group=M Safari Rally 2002 WRC Results ewrc-results.com 8 December 2021 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (12 Jul) SS1 Ngema — Kedong 73.63 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 36:47.8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen SS2 Seyabei — Kerrerie 1 81.84 km GBR Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 37:13.1 SS3 Nailongilok — Il Damat 1 74.75 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 44:23.6 SS4 Ntulele — Kedong 1 106.56 km GBR Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 51:00.2 Leg 2 (13 Jul) SS5 Kedong — Ngema 1 73.93 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 37:30.6 GBR Colin McRae SS6 Il Damat — Nailongilok 74.75 km Stage cancelled SS7 Kedong — Ntulele 106.59 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 51:11.1 SS8 Kerrerie — Seyabei 81.67 km FRA Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 37:22.4 SS9 Kedong — Ngema 2 73.93 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 36:36.6 Leg 3 (14 Jul) SS10 Ntulele — Kedong 2 106.56 km GBR Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 51:32.1 SS11 Nailongilok — Il Damat 2 74.75 km FRA Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 45:26.6 SS12 Seyabei — Kerrerie 2 81.84 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 36:35.1 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 83 2 10px 2 GBR Colin McRae 30 10px 2 GBR Nicky Grist 30 10px GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 69 3 10px 1 ESP Carlos Sainz 23 10px 1 ESP Luis Moya 23 10px JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 35 4 10px 1 FRA Gilles Panizzi 21 10px 1 FRA Hervé Panizzi 21 10px 1 CZE Škoda Motorsport 8 5 10px GBR Richard Burns 19 10px GBR Robert Reid 19 10px 1 JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 7 Production World Rally Championship Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 10 1 74 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 10:27:55.2 10 Retired SS12 52 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0 Retired SS11 57 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX Clutch 0 Retired SS8 71 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Tiziana Sandroni ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Suspension 0 Retired SS3 53 ITA Alessandro Fiorio ITA Vittorio Brambilla ITA Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/86-inmarsat-safari-rally-2002/?sct=9 Safari Rally 2002 PWRC Results ewrc-results.com 8 December 2021 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (12 Jul) SS1 Ngema — Kedong 73.63 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 50:41.1 ARG Marcos Ligato SS2 Seyabei — Kerrerie 1 81.84 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 47:32.0 SS3 Nailongilok — Il Damat 1 74.75 km MYS Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 1:00:37.2 MYS Karamjit Singh SS4 Ntulele — Kedong 1 106.56 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:02:57.9 ARG Marcos Ligato Leg 2 (13 Jul) SS5 Kedong — Ngema 1 73.93 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 50:19.4 SS6 Il Damat — Nailongilok 74.75 km Stage cancelled SS7 Kedong — Ntulele 106.59 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 1:05:58.0 SS8 Kerrerie — Seyabei 81.67 km MYS Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 46:43.5 SS9 Kedong — Ngema 2 73.93 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 46:31.2 Leg 3 (14 Jul) SS10 Ntulele — Kedong 2 106.56 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 59:53.0 SS11 Nailongilok — Il Damat 2 74.75 km MYS Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 1:03:50.3 MYS Karamjit Singh SS12 Seyabei — Kerrerie 2 81.84 km MYS Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 45:15.9 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px 1 MYS Karamjit Singh 24 2 10px 1 PER Ramón Ferreyros 20 3 10px JPN Toshihiro Arai 12 4 10px URU Gustavo Trelles 12 5 10px FIN Kristian Sohlberg 10 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Safari 2002 Category:2002 in Kenyan sport