2002 Rallye Sanremo

The 2002 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 September and 22 September 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2002 Rallye Sanremo
44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
Round 11 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Italy
Rally baseSanremo
Dates runSeptember 20, 2002 – September 22, 2002
Stages18 (385.84 km; 239.75 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,407.04 km (874.29 miles)
Results
Overall winner Gilles Panizzi
Hervé Panizzi
Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews53 at start, 35 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 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist 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
8 Alister McRae David Senior 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
12 Achim Mörtl Klaus Wicha 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
16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek 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
World Rally Championship entries
24 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
25 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
26 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
27 Jesús Puras Carlos del Barrio Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
28 Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
104 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
JWRC entries
51 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
52 Niall McShea Michael Orr Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
53 Giandomenico Basso Luigi Pirollo Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
55 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
56 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
57 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
58 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 M
59 Juha Kangas Jani Laaksonen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
60 Nicola Caldani Dario D'Esposito Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 M
61 Gwyndaf Evans Chris Patterson MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 P
62 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
63 Martin Rowe Chris Wood Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
64 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
65 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
66 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
67 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
68 Nikolaus Schelle Tanja Geilhausen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
69 Kosti Katajamäki Jakke Honkanen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
71 David Doppelreiter Ola Fløene Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 M
73 Albert Lloverá Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 M
75 Kazuhiko Niwa Gerhard Weiss Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
76 Alexander Foss Richard Pashley Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
78 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 147.25 km
20 September 08:07 SS1 Passo Teglia 1 14.44 km
08:32 SS2 Passo Drego 1 26.46 km
09:40 SS3 Ghimbegna 1 10.44 km
12:09 SS4 Cosio 1 19.19 km
12:55 SS5 San Bartolomeo 1 25.38 km
15:33 SS6 Passo Teglia 2 14.44 km
15:58 SS7 Passo Drego 2 26.46 km
17:06 SS8 Ghimbegna 2 10.44 km
Leg 2 — 150.57 km
21 September 08:25 SS9 San Romolo 1 10.69 km
09:18 SS10 Colle Langan 1 42.31 km
12:09 SS11 Cosio 2 19.19 km
12:55 SS12 San Bartolomeo 2 25.38 km
15:51 SS13 San Romolo 2 10.69 km
16:44 SS14 Colle Langan 2 42.31 km
Leg 3 — 88.02 km
22 September 07:57 SS15 Pantasina 1 25.03 km
08:50 SS16 Mendatica 1 18.98 km
11:28 SS17 Pantasina 2 25.03 km
12:21 SS18 Mendatica 2 18.98 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:15.6 10
2 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:36.5 +20.9 6
3 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:11:22.0 +1:06.4 4
4 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:11:34.5 +1:18.9 3
5 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:12:10.5 +1:54.9 2
6 27 Jesús Puras Carlos del Barrio Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:54.9 +2:39.3 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:15.6 10
2 2 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:36.5 +20.9 6
3 3 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:11:22.0 +1:06.4 4
4 4 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:11:34.5 +1:18.9 3
5 5 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:12:10.5 +1:54.9 2
8 6 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:15:33.1 +5:17.5 1
10 7 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 4:17:40.0 +7:24.4 0
11 8 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:19:34.3 +9:18.7 0
12 9 16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:20:34.0 +10:18.4 0
28 10 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:39:11.5 +28:55.9 0
Retired SS14 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Accident 0
Retired SS11 12 Achim Mörtl Klaus Wicha 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Driver injury 0
Retired SS9 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Driver injury 0
Retired SS8 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Transmission 0
Retired SS4 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Oil leak 0
Retired SS1 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 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 (20 Sep) SS1 Passo Teglia 1 14.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:23.5 Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Passo Drego 1 26.46 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 17:41.9 Gilles Panizzi
SS3 Ghimbegna 1 10.44 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 6:38.9
SS4 Cosio 1 19.19 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 12:13.0
SS5 San Bartolomeo 1 25.38 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:03.7
SS6 Passo Teglia 2 14.44 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 10:19.4
SS7 Passo Drego 2 26.46 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 17:30.0
SS8 Ghimbegna 2 10.44 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 6:40.4
Leg 2 (21 Sep) SS9 San Romolo 1 10.69 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:45.6
SS10 Colle Langan 1 42.31 km Marcus Grönholm
Gilles Panizzi		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC		 28:52.8
SS11 Cosio 2 19.19 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:11.4
SS12 San Bartolomeo 2 25.38 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:03.3
SS13 San Romolo 2 10.69 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 7:03.1
SS14 Colle Langan 2 42.31 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 28:59.9
Leg 3 (22 Sep) SS15 Pantasina 1 25.03 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 14:55.2
SS16 Mendatica 1 18.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:03.0
SS17 Pantasina 2 25.03 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 14:51.4
SS18 Mendatica 2 18.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:01.0

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Marcus Grönholm 57 Timo Rautiainen 57 Peugeot Total 131
2 1 Richard Burns 34 1 Robert Reid 34 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 86
3 1 Colin McRae 33 1 Nicky Grist 33 555 Subaru World Rally Team 46
4 1 Gilles Panizzi 31 1 Hervé Panizzi 31 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 9
5 1 Carlos Sainz 26 1 Luis Moya 26 1 Škoda Motorsport 8

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
15 1 51 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 4:28:26.4 10
16 2 53 Giandomenico Basso Luigi Pirollo Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:28:36.0 +9.6 6
17 3 65 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:28:56.1 +29.7 4
18 4 60 Nicola Caldani Dario D'Esposito Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 4:28:56.5 +30.1 3
19 5 64 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:30:34.6 +2:08.2 2
20 6 55 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:31:29.4 +3:03.0 1
21 7 68 Nikolaus Schelle Tanja Geilhausen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:32:46.1 +4:19.7 0
22 8 78 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:33:55.5 +5:29.1 0
23 9 56 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:35:15.0 +6:48.6 0
24 10 62 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:36:18.8 +7:52.4 0
25 11 52 Niall McShea Michael Orr Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:36:23.5 +7:57.1 0
26 12 61 Gwyndaf Evans Chris Patterson MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 4:38:30.2 +10:03.8 0
27 13 66 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 4:39:10.8 +10:44.4 0
29 14 59 Juha Kangas Jani Laaksonen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:43:48.8 +15:22.4 0
31 15 76 Alexander Foss Richard Pashley Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:45:27.5 +17:01.1 0
33 16 73 Albert Lloverá Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 4:50:38.0 +22:11.6 0
Retired SS14 63 Martin Rowe Chris Wood Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS14 75 Kazuhiko Niwa Gerhard Weiss Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS13 69 Kosti Katajamäki Jakke Honkanen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS8 67 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Lost wheel 0
Retired SS7 58 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS7 71 David Doppelreiter Ola Fløene Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident damage 0
Retired SS2 57 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (20 Sep) SS1 Passo Teglia 1 14.44 km François Duval Ford Puma S1600 11:21.2 François Duval
SS2 Passo Drego 1 26.46 km Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 19:05.8 Andrea Dallavilla
SS3 Ghimbegna 1 10.44 km Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 7:12.2
SS4 Cosio 1 19.19 km Giandomenico Basso
Daniel Solà		 Fiat Punto S1600
Citroën Saxo S1600		 13:18.3
SS5 San Bartolomeo 1 25.38 km Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 16:20.4 Nicola Caldani
SS6 Passo Teglia 2 14.44 km Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 11:18.3 Andrea Dallavilla
SS7 Passo Drego 2 26.46 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 18:53.2 Nicola Caldani
SS8 Ghimbegna 2 10.44 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 7:11.1
Leg 2 (21 Sep) SS9 San Romolo 1 10.69 km Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 7:18.5
SS10 Colle Langan 1 42.31 km Notional stage time
SS11 Cosio 2 19.19 km Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 13:12.6 Andrea Dallavilla
SS12 San Bartolomeo 2 25.38 km Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 16:16.9
SS13 San Romolo 2 10.69 km Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 7:33.3
SS14 Colle Langan 2 42.31 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 31:09.9
Leg 3 (22 Sep) SS15 Pantasina 1 25.03 km Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 15:54.2
SS16 Mendatica 1 18.98 km Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 12:57.6
SS17 Pantasina 2 25.03 km Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 15:50.1
SS18 Mendatica 2 18.98 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 12:52.5

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 1 Andrea Dallavilla 28
2 1 Daniel Solà 27
3 2 Nicola Caldani 13
4 1 Janne Tuohino 12
5 1 François Duval 12

References
  1. "Rallye Sanremo". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  2. "Rallye Sanremo 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. "Rallye Sanremo 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. "Rallye Sanremo 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. "Rallye Sanremo 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. "Rallye Sanremo 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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