2002 Rally Australia

2002 Rally Australia
*15th Telstra Rally Australia*
2002 Rally Australia; 15th Telstra Rally Australia
Round 13 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Australia
Rally base	Perth
Dates run	October 31, 2002 – November 3, 2002
Stages	24 (388.64 km; 241.49 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,571.98 km (976.78 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Peugeot Total; Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews	69 at start, 37 at finish

The 2002 Rally Australia (formally the 15th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 31 October and 3 November 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 12th 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		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	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		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	M
9	Jani Paasonen		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	M
10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	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 Evo3	M
15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	M
17	Armin Schwarz		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		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
World Rally Championship entries
24	François Duval		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
25	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Piedrafita Sport	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
32	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
104	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC	N/A
114				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/A
118				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
122				Subaru Impreza STI N8	N/A
125				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/A
132				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/A
137				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	N/A
PWRC entries
52	Marcos Ligato		Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
53	Alessandro Fiorio		Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
54				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
57	Toshihiro Arai		Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza STI N8	N/A
65			Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
69		Ola Fløene		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
70			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
71			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
73	Martin Rowe			Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
74	Karamjit Singh		Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	N/A
75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
77			Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 135.68 km
31 October	18:42	SS1	Langley Park Super 1	2.20 km
1 November	09:43	SS2	Harvey Weir	6.97 km
	10:06	SS3	Stirling West	15.89 km
	11:01	SS4	Murray River 1	20.44 km
	13:00	SS5	Brunswick	16.63 km
	13:34	SS6	Stirling East	38.93 km
	15:53	SS7	Murray Pines South	11.98 km
	16:12	SS8	Murray River 2	20.44 km
	19:29	SS9	Langley Park Super 2	2.20 km
Leg 2 — 147.27 km
2 November	08:41	SS10	Kevs	9.56 km
	09:20	SS11	Beraking	26.46 km
	10:11	SS12	Helena South 1	18.43 km
	12:29	SS13	York Railway	5.30 km
	13:03	SS14	Muresk 1	6.81 km
	13:14	SS15	Muresk 2	6.81 km
	14:41	SS16	Flynns Short	19.98 km
	16:05	SS17	Helena North	28.87 km
	16:38	SS18	Helena South 2	18.43 km
	17:03	SS19	Atkins	4.42 km
	19:49	SS20	Langley Park Super 3	2.20 km
Leg 3 — 105.69 km
3 November	09:00	SS21	Bannister Central	5.63 km
	09:18	SS22	Bannister South	28.65 km
	11:32	SS23	Bannister West	34.57 km
	12:40	SS24	Bannister North	36.84 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	3:35:56.5		10
2	3	Harri Rovanperä		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36:53.8	+57.3	6
3	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:37:25.2	+1:28.7	4
4	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:39:05.5	+3:09.0	3
5	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:42:18.0	+6:21.5	2
6	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:43:08.1	+7:11.6	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	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:35:56.5		10
2	2	3	Harri Rovanperä		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36:53.8	+57.3	6
3	3	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:37:25.2	+1:28.7	4
4	4	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:39:05.5	+3:09.0	3
5	5	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:42:18.0	+6:21.5	2
6	6	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:43:08.1	+7:11.6	1
8	7	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:48:42.9	+12:46.4	0
9	8	9	Jani Paasonen		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	3:49:22.0	+13:25.5	0
Retired SS24		10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	Excluded - car weight		0
Retired SS24		19	Juha Kankkunen		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS15		5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Radiator		0
Retired SS8		17	Armin Schwarz		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS7		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Clutch		0
Retired SS7		7	François Delecour		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS6		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Accident		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (31 Oct)	SS1	Langley Park Super 1	2.20 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	1:28.7	Petter Solberg
Leg 1 (1 Nov)	SS2	Harvey Weir	6.97 km	Freddy Loix	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:00.7	Petter Solberg
	SS3	Stirling West	15.89 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:19.9	Marcus Grönholm
	SS4	Murray River 1	20.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:15.0
	SS5	Brunswick	16.63 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:08.7
	SS6	Stirling East	38.93 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	22:44.9
	SS7	Murray Pines South	11.98 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:29.5
	SS8	Murray River 2	20.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:47.8
	SS9	Langley Park Super 2	2.20 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:28.3
Leg 2 (2 Nov)	SS10	Kevs	9.56 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	5:51.8
	SS11	Beraking	26.46 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	14:23.3
	SS12	Helena South 1	18.43 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:28.9
	SS13	York Railway	5.30 km	Harri Rovanperä Colin McRae	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '02	2:32.3
	SS14	Muresk 1	6.81 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:24.9
	SS15	Muresk 2	6.81 km	Harri Rovanperä Carlos Sainz	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:24.0
	SS16	Flynns Short	19.98 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:33.8
	SS17	Helena North	28.87 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:20.7
	SS18	Helena South 2	18.43 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:20.7
	SS19	Atkins	4.42 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	2:58.2
	SS20	Langley Park Super 3	2.20 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	1:27.6
Leg 3 (3 Nov)	SS21	Bannister Central	5.63 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:22.4
	SS22	Bannister South	28.65 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:07.3
	SS23	Bannister West	34.57 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:09.2
	SS24	Bannister North	36.84 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	19:15.7

Championship standings[]

Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Marcus Grönholm	77		Timo Rautiainen	77		Peugeot Total	163
2		Richard Burns	34		Robert Reid	34		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	94
3		Colin McRae	33		Nicky Grist	33		555 Subaru World Rally Team	54
4	1	Carlos Sainz	32	1	Luis Moya	32	2	Škoda Motorsport	9
5	1	Gilles Panizzi	31	1		31	1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	9

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
14	1	57	Toshihiro Arai		Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:58:09.5		10
17	2	53	Alessandro Fiorio		Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:59:52.7	+1:43.2	6
18	3	74	Karamjit Singh		Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	4:00:06.4	+1:56.9	4
20	4	54				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:00:23.9	+2:14.4	3
21	5	73	Martin Rowe			Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:01:45.1	+3:35.6	2
23	6	69		Ola Fløene		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:11:10.0	+13:00.5	1
24	7	77			Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:11:24.9	+13:15.4	0
36	8	71			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:53:00.0	+54:50.5	0
Retired SS14		75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Suspension		0
Retired SS6		65			Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Turbo		0
Retired SS5		52	Marcos Ligato		Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Gearbox		0
Retired SS4		70			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (31 Oct)	SS1	Langley Park Super 1	2.20 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	1:36.4	Toshihiro Arai
Leg 1 (1 Nov)	SS2	Harvey Weir	6.97 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:13.0	Marcos Ligato
	SS3	Stirling West	15.89 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	10:10.2	Karamjit Singh Kristian Sohlberg
	SS4	Murray River 1	20.44 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	13:10.6	Marcos Ligato
	SS5	Brunswick	16.63 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	10:07.7	Kristian Sohlberg
	SS6	Stirling East	38.93 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	24:36.8	Toshihiro Arai
	SS7	Murray Pines South	11.98 km	Notional stage time			Toshihiro Arai
	SS8	Murray River 2	20.44 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	12:56.0	Karamjit Singh
	SS9	Langley Park Super 2	2.20 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:37.5
Leg 2 (2 Nov)	SS10	Kevs	9.56 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:24.6
	SS11	Beraking	26.46 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	15:50.5
	SS12	Helena South 1	18.43 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	10:18.2	Alessandro Fiorio
	SS13	York Railway	5.30 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2:49.4
	SS14	Muresk 1	6.81 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:53.3
	SS15	Muresk 2	6.81 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:49.8	Toshihiro Arai
	SS16	Flynns Short	19.98 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	12:31.2
	SS17	Helena North	28.87 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	17:54.5
	SS18	Helena South 2	18.43 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	10:11.8
	SS19	Atkins	4.42 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:10.7
	SS20	Langley Park Super 3	2.20 km	Alessandro Fiorio Toshihiro Arai	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Subaru Impreza STI N8	1:34.7
Leg 3 (3 Nov)	SS21	Bannister Central	5.63 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:44.2
	SS22	Bannister South	28.65 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	18:04.0
	SS23	Bannister West	34.57 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	19:12.5
	SS24	Bannister North	36.84 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	21:30.9

Championship standings[]

Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Karamjit Singh	32
2	1	Kristian Sohlberg	26
3			23
4	1	Toshihiro Arai	22
5	1	Alessandro Fiorio	22

References[]

^ "Rally Australia". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ "Rally Australia 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Rally Australia 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Rally Australia 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Rally Australia 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Rally Australia 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

External links[]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2002-Australia-1] "Rally Australia". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-20.

[ausdrivers_2002-2] "Rally Australia 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[ausitinerary_2002-3] "Rally Australia 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[ausoverall_2002-4] "Rally Australia 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[auswrc_2002-5] "Rally Australia 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[auspwrc_2002-6] "Rally Australia 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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