2002 World Rally Championship season

The 2002 World Rally Championship season was the 30th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Marcus Grönholm won his second drivers' world championship in a Peugeot 206 WRC, ahead of Petter Solberg and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Peugeot, ahead of Ford and Subaru.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Race
1	19–21 January	Monte Carlo Rally
2	1–3 February	Swedish Rally
3	8–10 March	Tour de Corse
4	22–24 March	Rally Catalunya
5	19–21 April	Cyprus Rally
6	16–19 May	Rally Argentina
7	13–16 June	Acropolis Rally
8	12–14 July	Safari Rally
9	8–11 August	Rally Finland
10	22–25 August	Rallye Deutschland
11	19–22 September	Rally Sanremo
12	2–5 October	Rally New Zealand
13	31 October-3 November	Rally Australia
14	14–17 November	Wales Rally GB

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	No	Drivers	Rounds
Peugeot Total	Peugeot	206 WRC	M	1	Richard Burns	All
				2	Marcus Grönholm	All
				3	Gilles Panizzi	1-8, 11-14
					Harri Rovanperä	All
				23	Gilles Panizzi	5–6, 8, 12–13
Ford Motor Co	Ford	Focus WRC 02	P	4	Carlos Sainz	All
				5	Colin McRae	All
				6	Markko Märtin	All
				24	François Duval	5, 9, 13
					Mark Higgins	14
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Lancer WRC	M	7	François Delecour	All
				8	Alister McRae	1–13
					Justin Dale	14
				9	Jani Paasonen	2, 5, 9, 12–14
555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2001/2	P	10	Tommi Mäkinen	All
				11	Petter Solberg	All
				12	Toshihiro Arai	7
					Achim Mörtl	10–11
				26	Toshihiro Arai	10
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Octavia WRC Evo2/3	M	14	Kenneth Eriksson	All
				15	Toni Gardemeister	All
				16	Roman Kresta	1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14
					Stig Blomqvist	2, 4, 7
					Gabriel Pozzo	6
					Matthias Kahle	10
				32	Gabriel Pozzo	4
Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai	Accent WRC	M	17	Armin Schwarz	All
				18	Freddy Loix	All
				19	Juha Kankkunen	2, 5–9, 12–14
					Tomasz Kuchar	3
				27	Tomasz Kuchar	5
Citroën Sport	Citroën	Xsara WRC	M	20	Thomas Rådström	1–2, 4, 7–9, 12
					Jesús Puras	10–11
				21	Sébastien Loeb	1–2, 4, 7–10, 13–14
				22	Philippe Bugalski	1, 3–4, 10–11
				25	Jesús Puras	4

Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team	Constructor	Car	Drivers	Rounds
Bozian Racing	Peugeot	206 WRC	Harri Rovanperä	1, 3-4, 11
			Gilles Panizzi	2, 7, 14
			Cédric Robert	11
Peugeot Bastos Racing			Bruno Thiry	1, 3-5, 7, 10-11
Powerhorse WRT			Achim Mörtl	2-5
Juuso Pykälistö			Juuso Pykälistö	9, 14
	Toyota	Corolla WRC		2, 5
Jussi Välimäki			Jussi Välimäki	2, 7, 9
Henning Solberg			Henning Solberg	2, 9
Tomasz Kuchar			Tomasz Kuchar	2, 7, 12-14
Stohl Racing			Manfred Stohl	1
	Ford	Focus WRC		5, 14
Janne Tuohino			Janne Tuohino	2, 5, 9
Armin Kremer			Armin Kremer	1, 4, 7, 9-10, 14
Ioannis Papadimitriou			Ioannis Papadimitriou	7, 14
	Subaru	Impreza WRC		2, 5
Nigel Heath			Nigel Heath	7-8
Natalie Barratt	Hyundai	Accent WRC	Natalie Barratt	4, 7, 12-14

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRC KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBR  Pts  1 Marcus Grönholm 5 1 2 4 1 DSQ 2 Ret 1 3 2 1 1 Ret 77 2 Petter Solberg 6 Ret 5 5 5 2 5 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 37 3 Carlos Sainz 3 3 6 Ret 11 1 3 Ret 4 8 Ret 4 4 3 36 4 Colin McRae 4 6 Ret 6 6 3 1 1 Ret 4 8 Ret Ret 5 35 5 Richard Burns 8 4 3 2 2 DSQ Ret Ret 2 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 34 6 Gilles Panizzi 7 16 1 1 10 Ret Ret 6 1 7 DNS 11 31 7 Harri Rovanperä Ret 2 11 7 4 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 9 2 2 7 30 8 Tommi Mäkinen 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 Ret 3 DSQ 4 22 9 Markko Märtin 12 8 8 8 4 6 4 5 6 5 Ret 5 2 20 10 Sébastien Loeb 2 17 Ret 7 5 10 1 7 Ret 18 11 Philippe Bugalski Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 7 12 Thomas Rådström Ret 37 Ret 8 3 Ret Ret 4 13 Toni Gardemeister 10 Ret 12 11 15 5 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 6 10 3 14 Alister McRae 14 5 10 13 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 2 15 Bruno Thiry 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 5 13 2 16 Juha Kankkunen 8 Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 5 Ret 9 2 17 Kenneth Eriksson 13 Ret Ret 17 9 6 14 Ret Ret 10 11 Ret 8 13 1 18 Jesús Puras 12 Ret 6 1 19 Freddy Loix Ret Ret 9 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 28 6 Ret 8 1 20 Mark Higgins 6 1 Pos Driver MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRC KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBR  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Injured or ill (Inj) Excluded (EX) Suspended (SUS) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Team	Event														Total points
		MON	SWE	FRA	ESP	CYP	ARG	GRC	KEN	FIN	GER	ITA	NZL	AUS	GBR
1	Peugeot	4	16	16	16	16	0	9	6	16	16	16	16	16	2	165
2	Ford	10	6	4	5	2	14	14	14	5	7	5	3	5	10	104
3	Subaru	12	0	4	4	7	6	2	0	5	2	4	4	4	13	67
4	Hyundai	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	10
5	Škoda	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	9
6	Mitsubishi	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	9

Events

See also

External links

• FIA World Rally Championship 2002 at rallybase.nl