2002 Safari Rally

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 win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2002 Safari Rally
50th Inmarsat Safari Rally
Round 8 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Kenya
Rally baseNairobi
Dates runJuly 12, 2002 – July 14, 2002
Stages12 (1,010.80 km; 628.08 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance2,357.12 km (1,464.65 miles)
Results
Overall winner Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '02
Crews48 at start, 11 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 Risto Pietiläinen 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 WRC M
8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 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 Evo2 M
15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 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
20 Thomas Rådström Denis Giraudet Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
21 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
23 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Frédéric Dor Didier Breton Frédéric Dor Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 M
100 Rory Green Orson Taylor Rory Green Subaru Impreza N/A
101 Shahnawaz Murji Mohammed Verjee Shahnawaz Murji Subaru Impreza N/A
102 John Lloyd Adrian Cavenagh John Lloyd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV N/A
103 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 N/A
105 Rob Hellier Des Page-Morris Rob Hellier Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
107 Charles Muhangi Frank Nekusa Charles Muhangi Subaru Impreza N/A
112 Lee Rose Piers Daykin Lee Rose Subaru Impreza N/A
114 Michelle van Tongeren Anette Preston Michelle van Tongeren Subaru Impreza N/A
120 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Subaru Impreza N/A
123 Stefano Rocca Peter Stone Stefano Rocca Subaru Impreza N/A
PWRC entries
52 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
53 Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV N/A
74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert P
Source:[2]

Itinerary
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:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 7:58:28.0 10
2 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 8:01:18.9 +2:50.9 6
3 20 Thomas Rådström Denis Giraudet Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 8:17:06.6 +18:38.6 4
4 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 8:19:56.0 +21:28.0 3
5 21 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 8:20:16.1 +21:48.1 2
6 23 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 8:33:09.0 +34:41.0 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 7:58:28.0 10
2 2 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 8:01:18.9 +2:50.9 6
4 3 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 8:19:56.0 +21:28.0 3
7 4 16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 8:53:06.1 +54:38.1 0
8 5 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 9:09:59.5 +1:11:31.5 0
9 6 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 9:15:41.2 +1:17:13.2 0
Retired SS9 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS8 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Oil pump 0
Retired SS8 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Suspension 0
Retired SS8 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Gearbox 0
Retired SS4 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Engine 0
Retired SS4 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Engine 0
Retired SS4 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Lost wheel 0
Retired SS2 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Alternator 0
Retired SS1 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS1 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Clutch 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (12 Jul) SS1 Ngema — Kedong 73.63 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 36:47.8 Tommi Mäkinen
SS2 Seyabei — Kerrerie 1 81.84 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 37:13.1
SS3 Nailongilok — Il Damat 1 74.75 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 44:23.6
SS4 Ntulele — Kedong 1 106.56 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 51:00.2
Leg 2 (13 Jul) SS5 Kedong — Ngema 1 73.93 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 37:30.6 Colin McRae
SS6 Il Damat — Nailongilok 74.75 km Stage cancelled
SS7 Kedong — Ntulele 106.59 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 51:11.1
SS8 Kerrerie — Seyabei 81.67 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 37:22.4
SS9 Kedong — Ngema 2 73.93 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 36:36.6
Leg 3 (14 Jul) SS10 Ntulele — Kedong 2 106.56 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 51:32.1
SS11 Nailongilok — Il Damat 2 74.75 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 45:26.6
SS12 Seyabei — Kerrerie 2 81.84 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 36:35.1

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Marcus Grönholm 37 Timo Rautiainen 37 Peugeot Total 83
2 2 Colin McRae 30 2 Nicky Grist 30 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 69
3 1 Carlos Sainz 23 1 Luis Moya 23 555 Subaru World Rally Team 35
4 1 Gilles Panizzi 21 1 Hervé Panizzi 21 1 Škoda Motorsport 8
5 Richard Burns 19 Robert Reid 19 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 7

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
10 1 74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 10:27:55.2 10
Retired SS12 52 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS11 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX Clutch 0
Retired SS8 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Suspension 0
Retired SS3 53 Alessandro Fiorio Vittorio Brambilla Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (12 Jul) SS1 Ngema — Kedong 73.63 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 50:41.1 Marcos Ligato
SS2 Seyabei — Kerrerie 1 81.84 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 47:32.0
SS3 Nailongilok — Il Damat 1 74.75 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 1:00:37.2 Karamjit Singh
SS4 Ntulele — Kedong 1 106.56 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:02:57.9 Marcos Ligato
Leg 2 (13 Jul) SS5 Kedong — Ngema 1 73.93 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 50:19.4
SS6 Il Damat — Nailongilok 74.75 km Stage cancelled
SS7 Kedong — Ntulele 106.59 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 1:05:58.0
SS8 Kerrerie — Seyabei 81.67 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 46:43.5
SS9 Kedong — Ngema 2 73.93 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 46:31.2
Leg 3 (14 Jul) SS10 Ntulele — Kedong 2 106.56 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 59:53.0
SS11 Nailongilok — Il Damat 2 74.75 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 1:03:50.3 Karamjit Singh
SS12 Seyabei — Kerrerie 2 81.84 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 45:15.9

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 1 Karamjit Singh 24
2 1 Ramón Ferreyros 20
3 Toshihiro Arai 12
4 Gustavo Trelles 12
5 Kristian Sohlberg 10

References
  1. "Safari Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  2. "Safari Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. "Safari Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. "Safari Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. "Safari Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. "Safari Rally 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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