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2002 World Rally Championship

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The 2002 World Rally Championship 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

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The 2002 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Support class
1 17 January 20 January Monaco 70th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 15 388.38 km JWRC
2 1 February 3 February Sweden 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 16 381.96 km PWRC
3 7 March 10 March France 46th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 16 357.70 km PWRC
4 21 March 24 March Spain 38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España Lloret de Mar, Catalonia Tarmac 18 394.98 km JWRC
5 19 April 21 April Cyprus 30th Cyprus Rally Limassol, Limassol District Gravel 20 324.17 km PWRC
6 16 May 19 May Argentina 22nd Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 22 381.45 km PWRC
7 13 June 16 June Greece 49th Acropolis Rally Lamia, Central Greece Gravel 16 391.50 km JWRC
8 12 July 14 July Kenya 50th Inmarsat Safari Rally Nairobi Gravel 12 1010.80 km PWRC
9 8 August 11 August Finland 52nd Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 22 401.68 km PWRC
10 22 August 25 August Germany 21st ADAC Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 23 415.57 km JWRC
11 19 September 22 September Italy 44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Sanremo, Liguria Tarmac 18 385.84 km JWRC
12 3 October 6 October New Zealand 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 26 411.40 km PWRC
13 31 October 3 November Australia 15th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 24 388.64 km PWRC
14 14 November 17 November United Kingdom 58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain Cardiff, Wales Gravel 17 390.57 km JWRC
Sources:[1][2]

Calendar changes

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Rallye de Portugal was dropped from the calendar after a disastrous running of the event in 2001 due to heavy rain which was heavily criticized by drivers such as Marcus Grönholm[3], Colin McRae[4] and Richard Burns[5]. It was replaced by Rallye Deutschland which had an impressive candidate Rally in 2001 won by Philippe Bugalski after main rival Marcus Gronholm received a puncture and spun multiple times.[6]

The Tour de Corse was moved to be earlier in the season while Rally New Zealand was moved later to be back to back with Rally Australia while the Cyprus Rally and Rally Argentina swapped places.

FIA President Max Mosley had stated that Japan and India had been two candidates to join the World Rally Championship but neither materialized for the 2002 season.[7] Japan would create Rally Hokkaido for the 2002 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship which would join the WRC as Rally Japan in 2004 while India would likewise create Rally India in Mumbai for the 2003 APRC season although this would fail to join the WRC.

Teams and drivers

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Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Co-Driver Rounds
France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid All
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen All
3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi 1, 3–4, 11
Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen 2, 5–8, 14
Finland Voitto Silander 9–10, 12-13
23 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi 2, 5–8, 12–14
25 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen 1, 3–4
Finland Voitto Silander 11
28 France Cédric Robert France Gérald Bedon 11
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC 02 P 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya 1–3, 5–14
Spain Marc Marti 4
5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist 1–12
United Kingdom Derek Ringer 13–14
6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park All
24 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin 2–3, 5, 9, 13
United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Bryan Thomas 14
26 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Klaus Wicha 1
Germany Dieter Schneppenheim 4, 7, 9–10, 14
28 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen 2, 5, 9
Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC
Lancer Evo WRC2
M 7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup 1–13
France Dominique Savignoni 14
8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior 1–11
United Kingdom Justin Dale United Kingdom Andrew Bargery 14
9 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Arto Kapanen 2, 5, 9, 12–14
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2001/2 P 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström All
11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills All
12 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe 7
Austria Achim Mörtl Germany Klaus Wicha 10–11
26 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe 10
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2/3 M 14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner All
15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander All
16 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14
Sweden Stig Blomqvist Venezuela Ana Goñi 2, 4, 7
Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Daniel Stillo 6
Germany Matthias Kahle Germany Peter Göbel 10
32 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Daniel Stillo 4–5, 7
South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2/3 M 17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer All
18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets All
19 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo 2, 5–9, 12–14
Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Maciek Szczepaniak 3–4
27 5
101 Norway Kristian Kolberg Norway Kjell Peterssen 2
104 Norway Thomas Kolberg Norway Ola Fløene 2
113 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Roger Freeman 4, 7, 12–14
France Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M 20 Sweden Thomas Rådström France Dennis Giraudet 1–2, 4, 7–9, 14
Spain Jesús Puras Spain Marc Marti 10
21 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena 1–2, 4, 7–10, 13–14
22 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni 1, 4, 10
24 3, 11
27 Spain Jesús Puras Spain Carlos del Barrio 4, 11
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team Manufacturer Car Drivers Co-Driver Rounds
Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Corolla WRC France Didier Auriol France Jacques Boyere 1
Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Esko Mertsalmi 2, 5
Italy Top Run SRL Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor 1
Italy Marco Menegatto Italy Massimiliano Cerrai 1
Finland Toyota Castrol Finland Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister 2, 7, 9
Norway Shell Norway Motorsport Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud 2, 9
Poland Polsat Dialog Rally Team Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Maciek Szczepaniak 2, 7, 12–14
Saudi Arabia Marlboro Rally Team Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakhashab United Kingdom Bobby Willis 7
Belgium Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Belgium Bruno Thiry Belgium Stéphane Prévot 1, 3–5, 7, 10–11
Finland Peugeot Sport Finland Finland Sebastian Lindholm Finland Timo Hantunen 2, 9
Austria Powerhorse World Rally Team Austria Achim Mörtl Germany Klaus Wicha 2–5
Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Esko Mertsalmi 9, 14
Italy Valentino Rossi Italy Carlo Cassina 14
France Bozian Racing Finland Timo Salonen Finland Launo Heinonen 9
Italy Jolly Club Ford Focus RS WRC Italy Emanuele Dati Italy Massimo Chiapponi 1
Austria Stohl Racing Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor 5, 14
Greece Ford Motor Hellas Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou United Kingdom Allan Harryman 7, 14
Italy Errepi Racing Greece Armodios Vovos Greece Loris Meletopoulos 7
Spain Ford España Spain Txus Jaio Spain Lucas Cruz 14
Slovakia Styllex Tuning Prosport Subaru Impreza WRC Czech Republic Tomáš Hrdinka Czech Republic Petr Gross 2
United Kingdom World Rally HIRE United Kingdom Nigel Heath United Kingdom Steve Lancaster 7–8
United Kingdom David Higgins United Kingdom Daniel Barritt 14
France F.Dor Rally Team France Frédéric Dor France Didier Breton 8
United Kingdom 22 Motorsport Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen 14
Greece Papadimitriou Team Impreza 555 Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou United Kingdom Allan Harryman 2, 5

JWRC entries

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No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
51 Italy Vieffe Corse Srl Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën Saxo S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
66 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Maurizio Barone 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
52 Germany Opel Motorsport United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Michael Orr Opel Corsa S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
54 Norway Martin Stenshorne United Kingdom Clive Jenkins 7, 10
70 Germany Sven Haaf Germany Michael Kölbach 11, 14
53 Italy Top Run SRL Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Luigi Pirollo Fiat Punto S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
64 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
54 Finland ST Motors Norway Martin Stenshorne Finland Jakke Honkanen Peugeot 206 S1600 1, 4
55 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Puma S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
76 Norway Alexander Foss United Kingdom Claire Mole 1
Norway Cato Menkerud 4, 7, 10–11, 14
56 France Citroën Sport Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister Citroën Saxo S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
62 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
65 Spain Daniel Solà Spain David Moreno 1
Spain Álex Romaní 4, 7, 10–11, 14
70 Germany Sven Haaf Germany Michael Kölbach 1, 4, 7, 10
57 Italy Astra Racing Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Spain Xavier Amigó Ford Puma S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
63 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
67 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Per Karlsson 1
Sweden Mattias Andersson 4, 7, 10–11, 14
72 Spain Marc Blázquez Spain Oriol Julià 1, 4
78 Lebanon Roger Feghali Italy Nicola Arena 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
58 Italy Hawk Racing Club Italy Christian Chemin Italy Simone Scattolin Fiat Punto S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
59 Japan Suzuki Sport Finland Juha Kangas Finland Mika Ovaskainen Suzuki Ignis S1600 1
Finland Jani Laaksonen 4, 7, 10–11, 14
68 Germany Niki Schelle Germany Gerhard Weiss 1, 4, 7
Germany Tanja Geilhausen 10–11, 14
75 Japan Kazuhiko Niwa Japan Kohei Kusaka 1, 4
Japan Tatsuya Ideue 7, 10–11, 14
60 Italy Procar Rally Team Italy Nicola Caldani Italy Sauro Farnocchia Peugeot 206 S1600 1, 4
Italy Dario D'Esposito Fiat Punto S1600 7, 10–11, 14
61 United Kingdom MG Sport & Racing United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans United Kingdom Chris Patterson MG ZR S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
69 Germany Volkswagen Racing Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Lasse Hirvijärvi Volkswagen Polo S1600 1, 4
Finland Jakke Honkanen 7, 10–11, 14
71 Austria Schmidt Racing Austria David Doppelreiter Austria Thomas Lettner Peugeot 206 S1600 1, 4, 7
Norway Ola Fløene 10–11, 14
73 Spain Pronto Racing Andorra Albert Llovera Spain Marc Corral Fiat Punto S1600 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14
77 Spain Fiat Auto España Spain Paco Roig Spain Joan Sureda Fiat Punto S1600 1, 4
Spain Ezequiel Nazabal 7

PWRC entries

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No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
51 Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Argentina Jorge Del Buono Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3, 5–6
54 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Spain Diego Vallejo 3, 5–6, 9
Argentina Jorge Del Buono 12–13
66 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Bulgaria Petar Sivov 2–3, 5, 9, 12–13
52 Italy Top Run SRL Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén Garcia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5–6, 9, 12–13
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8
58 Italy Luca Baldini Italy Marco Muzzarelli 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13
62 Italy Norberto Cangani Italy Eros di Prima 2–3
70 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13
71 Italy Stefano Marrini Italy Tiziana Sandroni 5
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3, 6, 12–13
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 8
53 Italy Ralliart Italy Italy Alex Fiorio Italy Enrico Cantoni Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2–3, 5, 12–13
Italy Vittorio Bramvilla 9
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8
77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Rudy Pollet 3
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5, 9, 12
Italy Nicola Arena 13
55 Lithuania TDS Racing Lithuania Saulius Girdauskas Lithuania Žilvinas Sakalauskas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2–3, 5, 9
56 Oman Oman Arab World Rally Team Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi United Kingdom Michael Orr Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3, 5
57 Japan Spike Subaru Team Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 5–6, 8, 12–13
59 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt Rallysport United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Roger Freeman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2, 5–6
60 United Kingdom Mitsubishi Ralliart UK United Kingdom Ben Briant United Kingdom Jayson Brown Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5
Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 2–3
74 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Allen Oh 5–6, 8–9, 12–13
61 Italy Hawk Racing Club Italy Marta Candian Italy Mara Biotti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3
63 Italy Ateneo Italy Cristoforo Di Miceli Italy Pasquale Riggio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3
64 United Kingdom Elsmore Rallying Team United Kingdom Nik Elsmore United Kingdom Huw Lewis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2–3
65 Austria Stohl Racing Austria Beppo Harrach Austria Jutta Gebert Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3, 5–6
Austria Peter Müller 9, 12–13
67 Finland Rally Rent Europe Finland Marko Ipatti Finland Kari Kajula Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2–3, 9
68 France Subaru France France Simon Jean-Joseph France Jacques Boyere Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3
69 Norway Kollevold Rally Team Norway Bernt Kollevold Norway Olav Bodilsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2–3
Norway Ola Fløene 5, 9
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12–13
72 Sweden Millbrooks World Rally Team Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Tina Mitakidou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 2, 9
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5
73 United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2–3
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5, 9, 12–13
75 Finland Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Jukka Aho Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2–3, 5
Finland Jakke Honkanen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9, 12–13
76 Italy Jolly Club Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2, 6
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5, 9

Results and standings

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Rally results

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The highest finishing competitor entered in each WRC class is listed below. Non-championship entries may have finished ahead of WRC competitors in individual rounds.

Rd. Rally Overall Winners PWRC Winners JWRC winners Report
1 Monaco Monte Carlo Japan No. 10 555 Subaru WRT N/A United States No. 55 Ford Motor Co Report
Japan Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 N/A United States Ford Puma S1600
Finland Tommi Mäkinen
Finland Kaj Lindström
N/A Belgium François Duval
Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin
2 Sweden Sweden France No. 2 Peugeot Total Finland No. 75 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland N/A Report
France Peugeot 206 WRC Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
Finland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
Finland Kristian Sohlberg
Finland Jukka Aho
N/A
3 France France France No. 3 Peugeot Total Italy No. 54 Mauro Rally Tuning N/A Report
France Peugeot 206 WRC Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
France Gilles Panizzi
France Herve Panizzi
Peru Ramón Ferreyros
Spain Diego Vallejo
N/A
4 Spain Spain France No. 3 Peugeot Total N/A France No. 65 Citroën Sport Report
France Peugeot 206 WRC N/A France Citroën Saxo S1600
France Gilles Panizzi
France Herve Panizzi
N/A Spain Dani Solà
Spain Álex Romaní
5 Cyprus Cyprus France No. 2 Peugeot Total Malaysia No. 74 Petronas EON Racing Team N/A Report
France Peugeot 206 WRC Malaysia Proton Pert Evo VI N/A
Finland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
Malaysia Karamjit Singh
Malaysia Allen Oh
N/A
6 Argentina Argentina United States No. 4 Ford Motor Co Italy No. 54 Mauro Rally Tuning N/A Report
United States Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Spain Carlos Sainz
Spain Luis Moya
Peru Ramón Ferreyros
Spain Diego Vallejo
N/A
7 Greece Greece United States No. 5 Ford Motor Co N/A France No. 62 Citroën Sport Report
United States Ford Focus RS WRC '02 N/A France Citroën Saxo S1600
United Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
N/A Finland Janne Tuohino
Finland Petri Vihavainen
8 Kenya Kenya United States No. 5 Ford Motor Co Malaysia No. 74 Petronas EON Racing Team N/A Report
United States Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Malaysia Proton Pert Evo VI N/A
United Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
Malaysia Karamjit Singh
Malaysia Allen Oh
N/A
9 Finland Finland France No. 2 Peugeot Total Italy No. 53 Ralliart Italia N/A Report
France Peugeot 206 WRC Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Finland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
Italy Alessandro Fiorio
Italy Vittorio Brambilla
N/A
10 Germany Germany France No. 21 Citroën Sport N/A France No. 65 Citroën Sport Report
France Citroën Xsara WRC N/A France Citroën Saxo S1600
France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
N/A Spain Dani Solà
Spain Álex Romaní
11 Italy Italy France No. 3 Peugeot Total N/A Italy No. 51 Vieffe Corse SRL Report
France Peugeot 206 WRC N/A France Citroën Saxo S1600
France Gilles Panizzi
France Herve Panizzi
N/A Italy Andrea Dallavilla
Italy Giovanni Bernacchini
12 New Zealand New Zealand France No. 2 Peugeot Total Finland No. 75 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland N/A Report
France Peugeot 206 WRC Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Finland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
Finland Kristian Sohlberg
Finland Jukka Aho
N/A
13 Australia Australia France No. 2 Peugeot Total Japan No. 57 Spike Subaru Team N/A Report
France Peugeot 206 WRC Japan Subaru Impreza STi N8 N/A
Finland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
Japan Toshihiro Arai
New Zealand Tony Sircombe
N/A
14 United Kingdom Britain Japan No. 11 555 Subaru WRT N/A France No. 65 Citroën Sport Report
Japan Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 N/A France Citroën Saxo S1600
Norway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
N/A Spain Dani Solà
Spain Álex Romaní
Source:[2]

Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
CYP
Cyprus
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NZL
New Zealand
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm 5 1 2 4 1 DSQ 2 Ret 1 3 2 1 1 Ret 77
2 Norway Petter Solberg 6 Ret 5 5 5 2 5 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 37
3 Spain Carlos Sainz 3 3 6 Ret 11 1 3 Ret 4 8 Ret 4 4 3 36
4 United Kingdom Colin McRae 4 6 Ret 6 6 3 1 1 Ret 4 8 Ret Ret 5 35
5 United Kingdom Richard Burns 8 4 3 2 2 DSQ Ret Ret 2 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 34
6 France Gilles Panizzi 7 16 1 1 10 Ret Ret 6 1 7 DNS 11 31
7 Finland Harri Rovanperä Ret 2 11 7 4 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 9 2 2 7 30
8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 Ret 3 DSQ 4 22
9 Estonia Markko Märtin 12 DNS 8 8 8 4 6 4 5 6 5 Ret 5 2 20
10 France Sébastien Loeb 2 17 Ret 7 5 10 1 7 Ret 18
11 France Philippe Bugalski Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 7
12 Sweden Thomas Rådström Ret 37 Ret 8 3 Ret Ret 4
13 Finland Toni Gardemeister 10 Ret 12 11 15 5 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 6 10 3
14 United Kingdom Alister McRae 14 5 10 13 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 2
15 Belgium Bruno Thiry 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 5 13 2
16 Finland Juha Kankkunen 8 Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret 5 Ret 9 2
17 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 13 Ret Ret 17 9 6 14 Ret Ret 10 11 Ret 8 13 1
18 Spain Jesús Puras 12 Ret 6 1
19 Belgium Freddy Loix Ret Ret 9 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 28 6 Ret 8 1
20 United Kingdom Mark Higgins 6 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
CYP
Cyprus
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NZL
New Zealand
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
Sources:[8][9]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
CYP
Cyprus
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NZL
New Zealand
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 France Peugeot Total 1 (7) (4) (3) 2 2 EX Ret Ret 2 1 (4) Ret Ret Ret 165
2 4 1 2 (3) 1 EX 2 Ret 1 2 2 1 1 Ret
3 6 2 1 1 (4) Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 5
2 United States Ford Motor Co 4 2 3 4 Ret (9) 1 3 Ret 4 (6) Ret 4 4 3 104
5 3 5 Ret 4 5 3 1 1 Ret 3 5 Ret Ret (5)
6 (9) 6 5 7 (4) (6) 3 5 4 4 Ret 5 2
3 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 10 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 5 Ret 3 EX 4 67
11 5 Ret 3 3 4 2 5 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 3 1
12 9 Ret Ret
4 South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team 17 Ret Ret 10 10 6 Ret 6 Ret 10 Ret Ret (9) Ret Ret 10
18 Ret Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 9 6 Ret 6
19 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret 7
5 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 14 9 Ret Ret 11 8 5 10 Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 7 9 9
15 8 Ret 9 8 10 4 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret 7 6 8
16 Ret 8 11 Ret Ret (8) (11) 4 Ret 8 (10)
6 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 7 7 (9) 5 6 9 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 6 8 Ret Ret 9
8 10 4 8 9 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret
9 7 Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret
Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
CYP
Cyprus
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NZL
New Zealand
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
Sources:[8][9]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

JWRC Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
ESP
Spain
GRE
Greece
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 Spain Dani Solà Ret 1 4 1 3 1 37
2 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Ret 2 2 2 1 6 29
3 Finland Janne Tuohino Ret 5 1 Ret 10 4 15
4 Italy Giandomenico Basso Ret 3 Ret 7 2 3 14
5 Italy Nicola Caldani 2 Ret 3 Ret 4 13
6 Belgium François Duval 1 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 12
7 United Kingdom Niall McShea Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 2 6
8 Germany Niki Schelle 6 8 Ret 3 7 Ret 5
9 Italy Gianluigi Galli 4 Ret Ret 5 5
10 Lebanon Roger Feghali 3 Ret Ret Ret 8 4
11 United Kingdom Martin Rowe Ret 10 5 5 Ret Ret 4
12 Sweden Daniel Carlsson 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3
13 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Ret Ret Ret 4 13 Ret 3
14 Austria David Doppelreiter 5 9 Ret Ret 2
15 Finland Jussi Välimäki Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 5 2
16 Norway Alexander Foss 7 Ret 6 Ret Ret 1
17 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
ESP
Spain
GRE
Greece
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
GBR
United Kingdom
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

PWRC Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
CYP
Cyprus
ARG
Argentina
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
NZL
New Zealand
AUS
Australia
 Pts 
1 Malaysia Karamjit Singh 1 3 1 3 Ret 3 32
2 Finland Kristian Sohlberg 1 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 26
3 Peru Ramón Ferreyros 1 Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 23
4 Japan Toshihiro Arai 2 Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 22
5 Italy Alex Fiorio 4 Ret Ret 1 4 2 22
6 United Kingdom Martin Rowe 6 3 Ret Ret 2 5 13
7 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Ret 4 2 4 12
8 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev 7 2 4 Ret Ret 9
9 Norway Bernt Kollevold 8 8 6 5 6 6 5
10 Finland Marko Ipatti 3 Ret 4
11 Italy Luca Baldini 9 3 Ret Ret 4
12 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 4
13 Lithuania Saulius Girdauskas 5 5 4
14 Argentina Marcos Ligato Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4
15 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 3
16 Austria Beppo Harrach 5 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2
17 Italy Stefano Marrini 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret 8 1
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
CYP
Cyprus
ARG
Argentina
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
NZL
New Zealand
AUS
Australia
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Events

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Round Rally Name Start-End Date Podium Drivers
(Finishing Time)
Podium Cars
1 Monaco Monte Carlo Rally 18 January–20 January
  1. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:59m:30.7s)
  2. France Sébastien Loeb (4h:00m:44.8s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:00m:46.4s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
2 Sweden Swedish Rally 1 February–3 February
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:07m:28.6s)
  2. Finland Harri Rovanperä (3h:08m:53.1s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:09m:54.4s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
3 France Tour de Corse 8 March–10 March
  1. France Gilles Panizzi (3h:54m:40.3s)
  2. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:55m:20.8s)
  3. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:55m:32.7s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
4 Spain Rally Catalunya 22 March–24 March
  1. France Gilles Panizzi (3h:34m:09.0s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:34m:46.3s)
  3. France Philippe Bugalski (3h:35m:22.5s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC
5 Cyprus Cyprus Rally 19 April–21 April
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (4h:21m:25.7s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (4h:22m:22.5s)
  3. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:22m:24.7s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC2002
6 Argentina Rally Argentina 17 May–19 May
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:08m:12.1s)
  2. Norway Petter Solberg (4h:08m:16.1s)
  3. United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:10m:31.2s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2002
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
7 Greece Acropolis Rally 14 June–16 June
  1. United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:27m:43.8s)
  2. Finland Marcus Grönholm (4h:28m:08.3s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:29m:29.4s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
8 Kenya Safari Rally 12 July–14 July
  1. United Kingdom Colin McRae (7h:58m:28.0s)
  2. Finland Harri Rovanperä (8h:01m:18.9s)
  3. Sweden Thomas Rådström (8h:17m:06.6s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC
9 Finland Rally Finland 8 August–11 August
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:17m:52.5s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:19m:19.8s)
  3. Norway Petter Solberg (3h:20m:42.1s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC2002
10 Germany Rallye Deutschland 23 August–25 August
  1. France Sébastien Loeb (3h:47m:17.3s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:47m:31.6s)
  3. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:48m:36.4s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
11 Italy Rallye Sanremo 20 September–22 September
  1. France Gilles Panizzi (4h:10m:15.6s)
  2. Finland Marcus Grönholm (4h:10m:36.5s)
  3. Norway Petter Solberg (4h:11m:22.0s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC2002
12 New Zealand Rally New Zealand 4 October–6 October
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:58m:45.4s)
  2. Finland Harri Rovanperä (4h:02m:33.0s)
  3. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:03m:11.7s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC2002
13 Australia Rally Australia 31 October–3 November
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:35m:56.5s)
  2. Finland Harri Rovanperä (3h:36m:53.8s)
  3. Norway Petter Solberg (3h:37m:25.2s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC2002
14 United Kingdom Rally of Great Britain 14 November–17 November
  1. Norway Petter Solberg (3h:30m:36.4s)
  2. Estonia Markko Märtin (3h:31m:00.8s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:32m:12.1s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC2002
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 02

References

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  4. ^ "Let's call the whole thing off, says McRae". Autosport. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Top drivers slam superspecial 'mudbath'". Autosport. 8 March 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Bugalski cruises to Deutschland victory". Autosport. 8 July 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Japan and India waiting in the wings, says Mosley". Autosport. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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  9. ^ a b "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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