2002 Rally Catalunya

2002 Rally Catalunya
*38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava*
2002 Rally Catalunya; 38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
Round 4 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Spain
Rally base	Lloret de Mar
Dates run	March 22, 2002 – March 24, 2002
Stages	18 (394.98 km; 245.43 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,902.09 km (1,181.90 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Gilles Panizzi; ; Peugeot Total; Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews	68 at start, 40 at finish

The 2002 Rally Catalunya (formally the 38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fourth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 22 March and 24 March 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 5th 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	Gilles Panizzi		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	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	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	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
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
23	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
24	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot		Peugeot 206 WRC	M
25	Jesús Puras	Carlos del Barrio	Citroen Sport	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
26				Peugeot 206 WRC	M
32	Gabriel Pozzo		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
33				Toyota Corolla WRC	N/A
34	Armin Kremer		Armin Kremer	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
101		Manel Muñoz		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
102				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	N/A
103				Mitsubishi Carisma GT	N/A
104				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
106				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	N/A
107	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC	N/A
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		Jakke Honkanen		Peugeot 206 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
73				Fiat Punto S1600	M
75			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
76		Cato Menkerud	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 — 176.72 km
22 March	08:25	SS1	Riudecanyes 1	12.66 km
	09:05	SS2	Pratdip 1	27.65 km
	11:33	SS3	Escaladei 1	48.05 km
	14:18	SS4	Riudecanyes 2	12.66 km
	14:58	SS5	Pratdip 2	27.65 km
	17:26	SS6	Escaladei 2	48.05 km
Leg 2 — 112.00 km
23 March	10:10	SS7	Coll de Bracons 1	19.66 km
	11:23	SS8	Vallfogona 1	14.54 km
	12:16	SS9	Les Llosses — Alpens 1	21.80 km
	14:34	SS10	Coll de Bracons 2	19.66 km
	15:47	SS11	Vallfogona 2	14.54 km
	16:40	SS12	Les Llosses — Alpens 2	21.80 km
Leg 3 — 106.26 km
24 March	08:25	SS13	La Trona 1	12.90 km
	09:35	SS14	La Roca 1	5.05 km
	10:03	SS15	Viladrau 1	35.18 km
	12:01	SS16	La Trona 2	12.90 km
	13:11	SS17	La Roca 2	5.05 km
	13:39	SS18	Viladrau 2	35.18 km
Source:^[3]

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	3	Gilles Panizzi		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:34:09.0		10
2	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:34:46.3	+37.3	6
3	22	Philippe Bugalski		Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:35:22.5	+1:13.5	4
4	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:35:51.7	+1:42.7	3
5	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:36:10.6	+2:01.6	2
6	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:37:36.3	+3:27.3	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	3	Gilles Panizzi		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:34:09.0		10
2	2	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:34:46.3	+37.3	6
4	3	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:35:51.7	+1:42.7	3
5	4	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:36:10.6	+2:01.6	2
6	5	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:37:36.3	+3:27.3	1
8	6	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:37:52.9	+3:43.9	0
9	7	7	François Delecour		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:39:37.6	+5:28.6	0
10	8	18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:39:39.6	+5:30.6	0
11	9	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:39:44.2	+5:35.2	0
13	10	8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:42:30.8	+8:21.8	0
16	11	17	Armin Schwarz		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:44:49.7	+10:40.7	0
17	12	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:48:04.8	+13:55.8	0
Retired SS10		4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Accident		0
Retired SS9		10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Engine		0
Retired SS9		16	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Engine		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (22 Mar)	SS1	Riudecanyes 1	12.66 km	Stage cancelled
	SS2	Pratdip 1	27.65 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:37.8	Gilles Panizzi
	SS3	Escaladei 1	48.05 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	29:17.6
	SS4	Riudecanyes 2	12.66 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:32.4
	SS5	Pratdip 2	27.65 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:44.2
	SS6	Escaladei 2	48.05 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	29:19.6
Leg 2 (23 Mar)	SS7	Coll de Bracons 1	19.66 km	Stage cancelled
	SS8	Vallfogona 1	14.54 km	Stage cancelled
	SS9	Les Llosses — Alpens 1	21.80 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:19.9
	SS10	Coll de Bracons 2	19.66 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	12:44.3
	SS11	Vallfogona 2	14.54 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:30.3
	SS12	Les Llosses — Alpens 2	21.80 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:20.4
Leg 3 (24 Mar)	SS13	La Trona 1	12.90 km	Richard Burns Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC	8:18.8
	SS14	La Roca 1	5.05 km	Jesús Puras	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:02.1
	SS15	Viladrau 1	35.18 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	21:14.9
	SS16	La Trona 2	12.90 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:17.9
	SS17	La Roca 2	5.05 km	Gilles Panizzi Markko Märtin	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:04.6
	SS18	Viladrau 2	35.18 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	21:23.7

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Marcus Grönholm	21		Timo Rautiainen	21		Peugeot Total	52
2		Gilles Panizzi	20			20		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	25
3	2	Richard Burns	13	2	Robert Reid	13		555 Subaru World Rally Team	20
4	1	Tommi Mäkinen	10	1	Kaj Lindström	10		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	6
5	1	Carlos Sainz	9	1	Luis Moya	9		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	1

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
19	1	65	Daniel Solà		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	3:52:11.5		10
20	2	51				Citroën Saxo S1600	3:53:01.8	+50.3	6
21	3	53	Giandomenico Basso		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	3:54:25.6	+2:14.1	4
23	4	64	Gianluigi Galli		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	3:58:46.3	+6:34.8	3
24	5	62	Janne Tuohino		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	3:59:31.3	+7:19.8	2
25	6	55	François Duval		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	3:59:33.1	+7:21.6	1
26	7	57				Ford Puma S1600	4:02:40.2	+10:28.7	0
28	8	68			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:04:35.2	+12:23.7	0
29	9	71				Peugeot 206 S1600	4:06:25.8	+14:14.3	0
30	10	63	Martin Rowe			Ford Puma S1600	4:10:42.4	+18:30.9	0
31	11	59			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:10:43.3	+18:31.8	0
33	12	73				Fiat Punto S1600	4:15:49.0	+23:37.5	0
34	13	70			Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:16:01.1	+23:49.6	0
35	14	77				Fiat Punto S1600	4:18:01.9	+25:50.4	0
Retired SS18		75			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS13		60				Peugeot 206 S1600	Retired		0
Retired SS11		61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS9		52	Niall McShea		Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS9		66	Mirco Baldacci			Citroën Saxo S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS6		67	Daniel Carlsson			Ford Puma S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS6		78	Roger Feghali			Ford Puma S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS3		54		Jakke Honkanen		Peugeot 206 S1600	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		58		Simone Scattolin		Fiat Punto S1600	Excluded		0
Retired SS3		69	Kosti Katajamäki		Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS2		56	Jussi Välimäki		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS2		76		Cato Menkerud	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Accident		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (22 Mar)	SS1	Riudecanyes 1	12.66 km	Stage cancelled
	SS2	Pratdip 1	27.65 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	18:14.2	Daniel Solà
	SS3	Escaladei 1	48.05 km		Citroën Saxo S1600	31:25.4
	SS4	Riudecanyes 2	12.66 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	9:14.5
	SS5	Pratdip 2	27.65 km		Citroën Saxo S1600	18:11.8
	SS6	Escaladei 2	48.05 km		Citroën Saxo S1600	31:36.3
Leg 2 (23 Mar)	SS7	Coll de Bracons 1	19.66 km	Stage cancelled
	SS8	Vallfogona 1	14.54 km	Stage cancelled
	SS9	Les Llosses — Alpens 1	21.80 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	14:18.2
	SS10	Coll de Bracons 2	19.66 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	13:43.3
	SS11	Vallfogona 2	14.54 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	9:06.0	Daniel Solà
	SS12	Les Llosses — Alpens 2	21.80 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	14:22.4
Leg 3 (24 Mar)	SS13	La Trona 1	12.90 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	8:55.2
	SS14	La Roca 1	5.05 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	3:16.8
	SS15	Viladrau 1	35.18 km		Citroën Saxo S1600	23:06.3
	SS16	La Trona 2	12.90 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	8:54.8
	SS17	La Roca 2	5.05 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	3:17.9
	SS18	Viladrau 2	35.18 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	22:54.2	Daniel Solà

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		François Duval	11
2		Daniel Solà	10
3	1		6
4			6
5	2	Roger Feghali	4

References[]

^ "Rally Catalunya". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

External links[]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2002-Catalunya-1] "Rally Catalunya". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

[fradrivers_2002-2] "Rally Catalunya 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[espitinerary_2002-3] "Rally Catalunya 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[espoverall_2002-4] "Rally Catalunya 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[espwrc_2002-5] "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[espjwrc_2002-6] "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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