2002 Rally Australia

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.[1]

2002 Rally Australia
15th Telstra Rally Australia
Round 13 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Australia
Rally basePerth
Dates runOctober 31, 2002 – November 3, 2002
Stages24 (388.64 km; 241.49 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,571.98 km (976.78 miles)
Results
Overall winner Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews69 at start, 37 at finish

Background

Entry list
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
5 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
9 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 P
11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 P
14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
World Rally Championship entries
24 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
25 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
32 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC M
104 Natalie Barratt Roger Freeman Natalie Barratt Rallysport Hyundai Accent WRC N/A
114 Mark Pedder Toni Feaver Pedders Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
118 Tolley Challis Karl Francis Racetech Seats Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
122 Michael Thompson Gordon Klebba Michael Thompson Subaru Impreza STI N8 N/A
125 Craig Bignell Joan Percival Craig Bignell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
132 Robert Whyatt Malcolm Cox Robert Whyatt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
137 David Kendall Jennifer Kendall-Stewart David Kendall Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV N/A
PWRC entries
52 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
53 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
54 Ramón Ferreyros Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza STI N8 N/A
65 Beppo Harrach Peter Müller Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
69 Bernt Kollevold Ola Fløene Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert N/A
75 Kristian Sohlberg Jakke Honkanen Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
77 Alfredo De Dominicis Nicola Arena Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary
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:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:56.5 10
2 3 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:53.8 +57.3 6
3 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:37:25.2 +1:28.7 4
4 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:05.5 +3:09.0 3
5 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:42:18.0 +6:21.5 2
6 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:43:08.1 +7:11.6 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:56.5 10
2 2 3 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:53.8 +57.3 6
3 3 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:37:25.2 +1:28.7 4
4 4 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:05.5 +3:09.0 3
5 5 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:42:18.0 +6:21.5 2
6 6 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:43:08.1 +7:11.6 1
8 7 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:48:42.9 +12:46.4 0
9 8 9 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 3:49:22.0 +13:25.5 0
Retired SS24 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Excluded - car weight 0
Retired SS24 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0
Retired SS15 5 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Radiator 0
Retired SS8 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0
Retired SS7 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Clutch 0
Retired SS7 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Accident 0
Retired SS6 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (31 Oct) SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 1:28.7 Petter Solberg
Leg 1 (1 Nov) SS2 Harvey Weir 6.97 km Freddy Loix Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:00.7
SS3 Stirling West 15.89 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:19.9 Marcus Grönholm
SS4 Murray River 1 20.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:15.0
SS5 Brunswick 16.63 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:08.7
SS6 Stirling East 38.93 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 22:44.9
SS7 Murray Pines South 11.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:29.5
SS8 Murray River 2 20.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:47.8
SS9 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 1:28.3
Leg 2 (2 Nov) SS10 Kevs 9.56 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 5:51.8
SS11 Beraking 26.46 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 14:23.3
SS12 Helena South 1 18.43 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 9:28.9
SS13 York Railway 5.30 km Harri Rovanperä
Colin McRae		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '02		 2:32.3
SS14 Muresk 1 6.81 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:24.9
SS15 Muresk 2 6.81 km Harri Rovanperä
Carlos Sainz		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '02		 3:24.0
SS16 Flynns Short 19.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:33.8
SS17 Helena North 28.87 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 16:20.7
SS18 Helena South 2 18.43 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:20.7
SS19 Atkins 4.42 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 2:58.2
SS20 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 1:27.6
Leg 3 (3 Nov) SS21 Bannister Central 5.63 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22.4
SS22 Bannister South 28.65 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 16:07.3
SS23 Bannister West 34.57 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 17:09.2
SS24 Bannister North 36.84 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 19:15.7

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Marcus Grönholm 77 Timo Rautiainen 77 Peugeot Total 163
2 Richard Burns 34 Robert Reid 34 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 94
3 Colin McRae 33 Nicky Grist 33 555 Subaru World Rally Team 54
4 1 Carlos Sainz 32 1 Luis Moya 32 2 Škoda Motorsport 9
5 1 Gilles Panizzi 31 1 Hervé Panizzi 31 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 9

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
14 1 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:58:09.5 10
17 2 53 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:59:52.7 +1:43.2 6
18 3 74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:00:06.4 +1:56.9 4
20 4 54 Ramón Ferreyros Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:00:23.9 +2:14.4 3
21 5 73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:01:45.1 +3:35.6 2
23 6 69 Bernt Kollevold Ola Fløene Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:11:10.0 +13:00.5 1
24 7 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Nicola Arena Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:11:24.9 +13:15.4 0
36 8 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:53:00.0 +54:50.5 0
Retired SS14 75 Kristian Sohlberg Jakke Honkanen Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Suspension 0
Retired SS6 65 Beppo Harrach Peter Müller Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Turbo 0
Retired SS5 52 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Gearbox 0
Retired SS4 70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (31 Oct) SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 1:36.4 Toshihiro Arai
Leg 1 (1 Nov) SS2 Harvey Weir 6.97 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:13.0 Marcos Ligato
SS3 Stirling West 15.89 km Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:10.2 Karamjit Singh
Kristian Sohlberg
SS4 Murray River 1 20.44 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:10.6 Marcos Ligato
SS5 Brunswick 16.63 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 10:07.7 Kristian Sohlberg
SS6 Stirling East 38.93 km Martin Rowe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 24:36.8 Toshihiro Arai
SS7 Murray Pines South 11.98 km Notional stage time
SS8 Murray River 2 20.44 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 12:56.0 Karamjit Singh
SS9 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Martin Rowe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 1:37.5
Leg 2 (2 Nov) SS10 Kevs 9.56 km Martin Rowe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:24.6
SS11 Beraking 26.46 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 15:50.5
SS12 Helena South 1 18.43 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 10:18.2 Alessandro Fiorio
SS13 York Railway 5.30 km Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:49.4
SS14 Muresk 1 6.81 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:53.3
SS15 Muresk 2 6.81 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:49.8 Toshihiro Arai
SS16 Flynns Short 19.98 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 12:31.2
SS17 Helena North 28.87 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 17:54.5
SS18 Helena South 2 18.43 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 10:11.8
SS19 Atkins 4.42 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:10.7
SS20 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Alessandro Fiorio
Toshihiro Arai		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Subaru Impreza STI N8		 1:34.7
Leg 3 (3 Nov) SS21 Bannister Central 5.63 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:44.2
SS22 Bannister South 28.65 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 18:04.0
SS23 Bannister West 34.57 km Martin Rowe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 19:12.5
SS24 Bannister North 36.84 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N8 21:30.9

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Karamjit Singh 32
2 1 Kristian Sohlberg 26
3 Ramón Ferreyros 23
4 1 Toshihiro Arai 22
5 1 Alessandro Fiorio 22

References
  1. "Rally Australia". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. "Rally Australia 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. "Rally Australia 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. "Rally Australia 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. "Rally Australia 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. "Rally Australia 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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