2002 Swedish Rally

2002 Swedish Rally
*51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally*
2002 Swedish Rally; 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad
Dates run	February 1, 2002 – February 3, 2002
Stages	16 (381.96 km; 237.34 miles)
Stage surface	Snow/ice
Overall distance	1,853.33 km (1,151.61 miles)
Statistics
Crews	76 at start, 51 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Peugeot Total; Peugeot 206 WRC

The 2002 Swedish Rally (formally the 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 February and 3 Febrouary 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 8th win in the World Rally Championship. ^[1]

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 '01	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
9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	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 S7 WRC '01	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	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	M
18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	M
19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	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	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
24	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
31	Sebastian Lindholm	Timo Hantunen	Sebastian Lindholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	—
32	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Henning Solberg	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
33	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
34	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Juuso Pykälistö	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
101	Kristian Kolberg	Kjell Pettersen	Kristian Kolberg	Hyundai Accent WRC2	—
102	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Jussi Välimäki	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
103	Johan Kressner	Leif Wigert	Johan Kressner	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	P
104	Thomas Kolberg	Ola Fløene	Thomas Kolberg	Hyundai Accent WRC2	—
113	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
114	Tomáš Hrdinka	Petr Gross	Styllex Tuning Prosport	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	P
115	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Subaru Impreza 555	P
PWRC entries
51	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
53	Alessandro Fiorio	Enrico Cantoni	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
55	Saulius Girdauskas	Žilvinas Sakalauskas	TDS Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
59	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
60	Ben Briant	Jayson Brown	Mitsubishi Ralliart UK	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
62	Norberto Cangani	Eros di Prima	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
66	Dimitar Iliev	Petar Sivov	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
67	Marko Ipatti	Kari Kajula	RallyRent Europe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
69	Bernt Kollevold	Olav Bodilsen	Kollevold Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
72	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
73	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jukka Aho	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
76	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Jolly Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 124.05 km
1 February	08:29	SS1	Sågen 1	14.17 km
	09:20	SS2	Rämmen 1	23.16 km
	11:47	SS3	Granberget 1	40.51 km
	15:11	SS4	Fredriksberg 1	18.14 km
	15:54	SS5	Lejen 1	28.07 km
Leg 2 — 129.09 km
2 February	08:55	SS6	Granberget 2	40.51 km
	12:09	SS7	Fredriksberg 2	18.14 km
	12:52	SS8	Lejen 2	28.07 km
	12:05	SS9	Malta	11.25 km
	15:37	SS10	Hara	11.91 km
	16:11	SS11	Torntorp 1	19.21 km
Leg 3 — 128.82 km
3 February	08:29	SS12	Sågen 2	14.17 km
	09:20	SS13	Rämmen 2	23.16 km
	10:59	SS14	Vargåsen	32.43 km
	11:59	SS15	Torntorp 2	19.21 km
	13:52	SS16	Hagfors 2002	39.85 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	3:07:28.6		10
2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:08:53.1	+1:24.5	6
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:09:54.4	+2:25.8	4
4	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:10:02.5	+2:33.9	3
5	8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:11:43.3	+4:14.7	2
6	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:11:43.6	+4:15.0	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:07:28.6		10
2	2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:08:53.1	+1:24.5	6
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:09:54.4	+2:25.8	4
4	4	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:10:02.5	+2:33.9	3
5	5	8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:11:43.3	+4:14.7	2
6	6	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:11:43.6	+4:15.0	1
8	7	19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:12:05.5	+4:36.9	0
14	8	9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:15:38.9	+8:10.3	0
15	9	16	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:15:43.1	+8:14.5	0
34	10	7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:32:42.0	+25:13.4	0
Retired SS16		14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Engine		0
Retired SS14		17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	Transmission		0
Retired SS14		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	Suspension		0
Retired SS11		15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Retired SS6		11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Engine		0
Retired SS4		10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Engine		0
Did not start		6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	Recce accident		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Feb)	SS1	Sågen 1	14.17 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	7:32.7	Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	Rämmen 1	23.16 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:04.5	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Granberget 1	40.51 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	20:50.5	Harri Rovanperä
	SS4	Fredriksberg 1	18.14 km	Thomas Rådström	Citroën Xsara WRC	10:42.6	Harri Rovanperä
	SS5	Lejen 1	28.07 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	14:40.4	Marcus Grönholm
Leg 2 (2 Feb)	SS6	Granberget 2	40.51 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	19:59.7
	SS7	Fredriksberg 2	18.14 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:15.8
	SS8	Lejen 2	28.07 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:58.4
	SS9	Malta	11.25 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:34.9
	SS10	Hara	11.91 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:59.2
	SS11	Torntorp 1	19.21 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:14.8
Leg 3 (3 Feb)	SS12	Sågen 2	14.17 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	7:20.2
	SS13	Rämmen 2	23.16 km	Stage cancelled
	SS14	Vargåsen	32.43 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:50.1
	SS15	Torntorp 2	19.21 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	9:55.7
	SS16	Hagfors 2002	39.85 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	19:45.2

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1	4	Marcus Grönholm	12	4	Timo Rautiainen	12	2	Peugeot Total	20
2	1	Tommi Mäkinen	10	1	Kaj Lindström	10		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	16
3		Carlos Sainz	8		Luis Moya	8	2	555 Subaru World Rally Team	12
4	2	Sébastien Loeb	6	2	Daniel Elena	6		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	3
5		Harri Rovanperä	6		Risto Pietiläinen	6		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	1

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
24	1	75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jukka Aho	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:25:25.9		10
25	2	57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3:25:52.0	+26.1	6
26	3	67	Marko Ipatti	Kari Kajula	RallyRent Europe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:26:24.7	+58.8	4
27	4	53	Alessandro Fiorio	Enrico Cantoni	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:27:04.7	+1:38.8	3
31	5	55	Saulius Girdauskas	Žilvinas Sakalauskas	TDS Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:31:08.3	+5:42.4	2
38	6	73	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:35:58.4	+10:32.5	1
39	7	66	Dimitar Iliev	Petar Sivov	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:37:00.7	+11:34.8	0
40	8	69	Bernt Kollevold	Olav Bodilsen	Kollevold Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:37:15.6	+11:49.7	0
44	9	72	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	3:39:51.8	+14:25.9	0
47	10	60	Ben Briant	Jayson Brown	Mitsubishi Ralliart UK	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:45:39.0	+20:13.1	0
51	11	59	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:53:27.3	+28:01.4	0
Retired SS11		51	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS2		76	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Jolly Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Engine		0
Retired SS1		62	Norberto Cangani	Eros di Prima	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Engine		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Feb)	SS1	Sågen 1	14.17 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	8:23.0	Toshihiro Arai
	SS2	Rämmen 1	23.16 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	13:02.8	Kristian Sohlberg
	SS3	Granberget 1	40.51 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	22:29.7
	SS4	Fredriksberg 1	18.14 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:30.9
	SS5	Lejen 1	28.07 km	Alessandro Fiorio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	16:02.9
Leg 2 (2 Feb)	SS6	Granberget 2	40.51 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	21:55.5
	SS7	Fredriksberg 2	18.14 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:07.9
	SS8	Lejen 2	28.07 km	Alessandro Fiorio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	15:25.1
	SS9	Malta	11.25 km	Gustavo Trelles Marko Ipatti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:17.3
	SS10	Hara	11.91 km	Marko Ipatti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:41.2
	SS11	Torntorp 1	19.21 km	Marko Ipatti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:27.7
Leg 3 (3 Feb)	SS12	Sågen 2	14.17 km	Marko Ipatti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8:06.8
	SS13	Rämmen 2	23.16 km	Stage cancelled
	SS14	Vargåsen	32.43 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	19:15.1
	SS15	Torntorp 2	19.21 km	Marko Ipatti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:50.3
	SS16	Hagfors 2002	39.85 km	Marko Ipatti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	21:39.9

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Kristian Sohlberg	10
2		Toshihiro Arai	6
3		Marko Ipatti	4
4		Alessandro Fiorio	3
5		Saulius Girdauskas	2

References

^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
^ "Swedish Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Swedish Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Swedish Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Swedish Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Swedish Rally 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2002-Sweden-1] "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-22.

[swedrivers_2002-2] "Swedish Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[sweitinerary_2002-3] "Swedish Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[sweoverall_2002-4] "Swedish Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[swewrc_2002-5] "Swedish Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[swepwrc_2002-6] "Swedish Rally 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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