2002 Monte Carlo Rally

2002 Monte Carlo Rally
*70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo*
2002 Monte Carlo Rally; 70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Monaco
Dates run	January 18, 2002 – January 20, 2002
Stages	15 (388.38 km; 241.33 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt/snow
Overall distance	1,424.55 km (885.17 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Tommi Mäkinen; Kaj Lindström; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
Crews	55 at start, 26 at finish

The 2002 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 18 January and 20 January 2002, and was won by Subaru's Tommi Mäkinen, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship. ^[1] Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, won the rally temporarily but received a two-minute time penalty due to an illegal tire change during the second day.

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		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		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 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	Roman Kresta		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
17	Armin Schwarz		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	M
18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	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
22	Philippe Bugalski		Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
24	Didier Auriol		Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
25	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
26	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Bruno Thiry	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
27	Armin Kremer		Armin Kremer	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
29	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Manfred Stohl	Toyota Corolla WRC	P
31	Olivier Burri		Olivier Burri	Peugeot 206 WRC	P
31				Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	N/A
33				Škoda Octavia WRC	N/A
34				Toyota Corolla WRC	P
35				Ford Focus RS WRC '99	P
JWRC entries
51				Citroën Saxo S1600	M
52	Niall McShea		Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	M
53	Giandomenico Basso		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
54			Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	M
55	François Duval		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
56	Jussi Välimäki		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
57				Ford Puma S1600	M
58		Simone Scattolin		Fiat Punto S1600	M
59			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
60				Peugeot 206 S1600	M
61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	M
62	Janne Tuohino		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
63	Martin Rowe			Ford Puma S1600	M
64	Gianluigi Galli		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
65	Daniel Solà		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
66	Mirco Baldacci			Citroën Saxo S1600	M
67	Daniel Carlsson			Ford Puma S1600	M
68			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
69	Kosti Katajamäki		Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
70			Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
71				Peugeot 206 S1600	M
72				Ford Puma S1600	M
73				Fiat Punto S1600	M
75			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
76			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
77				Fiat Punto S1600	M
78	Roger Feghali			Ford Puma S1600	M
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 157.70 km
18 January	09:48	SS1	Selonnet — Turriers 1	28.74 km
	11:06	SS2	Sisteron — Thoard 1	36.73 km
	13:39	SS3	Selonnet — Turriers 2	28.74 km
	14:57	SS4	Sisteron — Thoard 2	36.73 km
	18:25	SS5	Puget Théniers — Toudon 1	26.76 km
Leg 2 — 131.88 km
19 January	10:08	SS6	Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var	12.08 km
	10:51	SS7	Puget Théniers — Toudon 2	26.76 km
	13:49	SS8	Coaraze — Loda 1	23.05 km
	14:32	SS9	La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1	23.47 km
	18:09	SS10	Coaraze — Loda 2	23.05 km
	18:56	SS11	La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2	23.47 km
Leg 3 — 98.80 km
20 January	09:13	SS12	Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1	32.85 km
	10:08	SS13	Loda — Lucéram 1	16.55 km
	12:33	SS14	Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2	32.85 km
	13:28	SS15	Loda — Lucéram 2	16.55 km
Source:^[3]

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:59:30.7		10
2	21	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:00:44.8	+1:14.1	6
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:00:46.4	+1:15.7	4
4	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:01:28.7	+1:58.0	3
5	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:01:38.1	+2:07.4	2
6	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:02:00.3	+2:29.6	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	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:59:30.7		10
3	2	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:00:46.4	+1:15.7	4
4	3	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:01:28.7	+1:58.0	3
5	4	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:01:38.1	+2:07.4	2
6	5	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:02:00.3	+2:29.6	1
7	6	3	Gilles Panizzi		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:02:50.8	+3:20.1	0
8	7	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:03:47.1	+4:16.4	0
9	8	7	François Delecour		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	4:05:06.4	+5:35.7	0
10	9	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:06:13.1	+6:42.4	0
12	10	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:07:33.0	+8:02.3	0
13	11	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	��koda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:09:40.5	+10:09.8	0
14	12	8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	4:10:58.3	+11:27.6	0
Retired SS7		16	Roman Kresta		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Retired SS4		17	Armin Schwarz		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS3		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	Accident		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (18 Jan)	SS1	Selonnet — Turriers 1	28.74 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	17:54.3	Carlos Sainz
	SS2	Sisteron — Thoard 1	36.73 km	Stage cancelled			Carlos Sainz
	SS3	Selonnet — Turriers 2	28.74 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	17:15.9	Tommi Mäkinen
	SS4	Sisteron — Thoard 2	36.73 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	23:41.1	Sébastien Loeb
	SS5	Puget Théniers — Toudon 1	26.76 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	17:44.7
Leg 2 (19 Jan)	SS6	Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var	12.08 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	9:44.5
	SS7	Puget Théniers — Toudon 2	26.76 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	17:30.7
	SS8	Coaraze — Loda 1	23.05 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	15:56.6
	SS9	La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1	23.47 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	15:58.6
	SS10	Coaraze — Loda 2	23.05 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	16:08.2
	SS11	La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2	23.47 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	16:21.4	Tommi Mäkinen
Leg 3 (20 Jan)	SS12	Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1	32.85 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	22:38.4
	SS13	Loda — Lucéram 1	16.55 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	12:03.9
	SS14	Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2	32.85 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	22:02.2
	SS15	Loda — Lucéram 2	16.55 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	11:52.7

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Tommi Mäkinen	10		Kaj Lindström	10		555 Subaru World Rally Team	12
2		Sébastien Loeb	6		Daniel Elena	6		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	10
3		Carlos Sainz	4		Luis Moya	4		Peugeot Total	4
4		Colin McRae	3		Nicky Grist	3		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	0
5		Marcus Grönholm	2		Timo Rautiainen	2		Škoda Motorsport	0

Junior 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
17	1	55	François Duval		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	4:25:06.2		10
18	2	60				Peugeot 206 S1600	4:29:21.1	+4:14.9	6
19	3	78	Roger Feghali			Ford Puma S1600	4:32:16.6	+7:10.4	4
20	4	67	Daniel Carlsson			Ford Puma S1600	4:32:30.3	+7:24.1	3
21	5	71				Peugeot 206 S1600	4:34:53.8	+9:47.6	2
22	6	68			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:34:56.6	+9:50.4	1
24	7	76			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	4:42:36.5	+17:30.3	0
25	8	57				Ford Puma S1600	4:51:08.0	+26:01.8	0
26	9	59			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:51:54.2	+26:48.0	0
Retired SS14		72				Ford Puma S1600	Brakes		0
Retired SS13		73				Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS10		63	Martin Rowe			Ford Puma S1600	Alternator		0
Retired SS10		64	Gianluigi Galli		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		58		Simone Scattolin		Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS6		54			Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		53	Giandomenico Basso		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		62	Janne Tuohino		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS4		65	Daniel Solà		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS4		66	Mirco Baldacci			Citroën Saxo S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS3		61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS3		69	Kosti Katajamäki		Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS3		70			Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Trasmission		0
Retired SS1		51				Citroën Saxo S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS1		52	Niall McShea		Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS1		56	Jussi Välimäki		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS1		75			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Alternator		0
Retired SS1		77				Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (18 Jan)	SS1	Selonnet — Turriers 1	28.74 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	19:35.7	Daniel Solà
	SS2	Sisteron — Thoard 1	36.73 km	Stage cancelled			Daniel Solà
	SS3	Selonnet — Turriers 2	28.74 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	18:48.6	François Duval
	SS4	Sisteron — Thoard 2	36.73 km	Gianluigi Galli	Fiat Punto S1600	26:17.7	Gianluigi Galli
	SS5	Puget Théniers — Toudon 1	26.76 km	Gianluigi Galli	Fiat Punto S1600	19:52.0
Leg 2 (19 Jan)	SS6	Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var	12.08 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	10:21.6
	SS7	Puget Théniers — Toudon 2	26.76 km	Gianluigi Galli	Fiat Punto S1600	19:03.1
	SS8	Coaraze — Loda 1	23.05 km	Gianluigi Galli	Fiat Punto S1600	17:12.0
	SS9	La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1	23.47 km	Gianluigi Galli	Fiat Punto S1600	17:22.6
	SS10	Coaraze — Loda 2	23.05 km	Daniel Carlsson	Ford Puma S1600	18:18.6	François Duval
	SS11	La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2	23.47 km		Peugeot 206 S1600	18:26.1
Leg 3 (20 Jan)	SS12	Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1	32.85 km		Peugeot 206 S1600	24:41.0
	SS13	Loda — Lucéram 1	16.55 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	13:34.3
	SS14	Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2	32.85 km		Peugeot 206 S1600	24:30.5
	SS15	Loda — Lucéram 2	16.55 km	Daniel Carlsson	Ford Puma S1600	13:15.8

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		François Duval	10
2			6
3		Roger Feghali	4
4		Daniel Carlsson	3
5			2

References[]

^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links[]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2002-MonteCarlo-1] "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.

[rmcdrivers_2002-2] "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[rmcitinerary_2002-3] "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[rmcoverall_2002-4] "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[rmcwrc_2002-5] "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[rmcjwrc_2002-6] "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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