2002 Rally GB

2002 Rally GB
*58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain*
2002 Rally GB; 58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain
Round 14 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	United Kingdom
Rally base	Cardiff
Dates run	November 14, 2002 – November 17, 2002
Stages	17 (390.57 km; 242.69 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,614.74 km (1,003.35 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02
Crews	85 at start, 38 at finish

The 2002 Rally GB (formally the 58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain) was the fourteenth and final round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 14 November and 17 November 2002, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 1st 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	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
8	Justin Dale		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
16	Roman Kresta		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
20	Thomas Rådström	Denis Giraudet	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
21	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
23	Gilles Panizzi		Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
24	Mark Higgins	Bryan Thomas	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
25	Juuso Pykälistö		Juuso Pykälistö	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
26	Armin Kremer		Armin Kremer	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
27				Ford Focus RS WRC '01	N/A
28	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Mikko Hirvonen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	P
29	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Stohl Racing	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
31		Lucas Cruz	Ford España	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	N/A
32	David Higgins	Daniel Barritt	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	P
33	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
34		Brian Murphy		Toyota Corolla WRC	N/A
35	Jari-Matti Latvala		Jari-Matti Latvala	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
46	Valentino Rossi			Peugeot 206 WRC	M
101	Alistair Ginley		Alistair Ginley	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	N/A
102				Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	N/A
102				Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	N/A
107				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	N/A
108				Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	N/A
110				Subaru Impreza 555	N/A
113	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC	N/A
124				Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	N/A
134				Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	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
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
61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	P
62	Janne Tuohino		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
63	Martin Rowe			Ford Puma 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	Jakke Honkanen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
70			Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	M
75			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
76			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 135.03 km
14 November	19:30	SS1	Cardiff SSS 1	2.45 km
15 November	07:44	SS2	Brechfa 1	23.12 km
	08:23	SS3	Trawscoed 1	27.97 km
	11:29	SS4	Brechfa 2	23.12 km
	12:08	SS5	Trawscoed 2	27.97 km
	15:28	SS6	Rheola 1	27.95 km
	19:35	SS7	Cardiff SSS 2	2.45 km
Leg 2 — 117.04 km
16 November	08:11	SS8	Resolfen 1	54.69 km
	11:52	SS9	Crychan 1	12.67 km
	12:21	SS10	Halfway 1	17.28 km
	14:46	SS11	Crychan 2	12.67 km
	15:15	SS12	Halfway 2	17.28 km
	15:15	SS13	Cardiff SSS 3	2.45 km
Leg 3 — 138.50 km
17 November	07:41	SS14	Resolfen 2	54.69 km
	10:43	SS15	Rheola 2	27.95 km
	11:59	SS16	Margam 1	27.93 km
	14:06	SS17	Margam 2	27.93 km
Source:^[3]

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:30:36.4		10
2	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:31:00.8	+24.4	6
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:32:12.1	+1:35.7	4
4	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:33:13.9	+2:37.5	3
5	5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:33:37.9	+3:01.5	2
6	24	Mark Higgins	Bryan Thomas	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:35:38.3	+5:01.9	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	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:30:36.4		10
2	2	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:31:00.8	+24.4	6
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:32:12.1	+1:35.7	4
4	4	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:33:13.9	+2:37.5	3
5	5	5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:33:37.9	+3:01.5	2
7	6	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:35:52.2	+5:15.8	0
8	7	18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:35:52.3	+5:15.9	0
9	8	19	Juha Kankkunen		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:36:05.5	+5:29.1	0
10	9	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:36:39.3	+6:02.9	0
13	10	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:41:01.8	+10:25.4	0
15	11	16	Roman Kresta		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:47:02.4	+16:26.0	0
Retired SS16		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS10		2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS10		7	François Delecour		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS10		9	Jani Paasonen		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS9		17	Armin Schwarz		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Driver ill		0
Retired SS5		8	Justin Dale		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident damage		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 Nov)	SS1	Cardiff SSS 1	2.45 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	2:07.7	Markko Märtin
Leg 1 (15 Nov)	SS2	Brechfa 1	23.12 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:24.2	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Trawscoed 1	27.97 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:36.5
	SS4	Brechfa 2	23.12 km	Stage cancelled
	SS5	Trawscoed 2	27.97 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:52.6
	SS6	Rheola 1	27.95 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:55.5
	SS7	Cardiff SSS 2	2.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	2:07.2
Leg 2 (16 Nov)	SS8	Resolfen 1	54.69 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	28:56.5
	SS9	Crychan 1	12.67 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	7:03.6
	SS10	Halfway 1	17.28 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:50.8	Markko Märtin
	SS11	Crychan 2	12.67 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	7:07.1
	SS12	Halfway 2	17.28 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	9:59.9
	SS13	Cardiff SSS 3	2.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	2:07.9
Leg 3 (17 Nov)	SS14	Resolfen 2	54.69 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	28:49.4	Petter Solberg
	SS15	Rheola 2	27.95 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	15:49.6
	SS16	Margam 1	27.93 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	16:12.3
	SS17	Margam 2	27.93 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	16:06.1

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	165
2	5	Petter Solberg	37	5	Phil Mills	37		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	104
3	1	Carlos Sainz	36	1	Luis Moya	36		555 Subaru World Rally Team	67
4	1	Colin McRae	35	1	Nicky Grist	35	2	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	10
5	3	Richard Burns	34	3	Robert Reid	34	1	Škoda Motorsport	9

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
21	1	65	Daniel Solà		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:03:06.6		10
23	2	52	Niall McShea		Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	4:06:05.9	+2:59.3	6
24	3	53	Giandomenico Basso		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:06:26.2	+3:19.6	4
25	4	62	Janne Tuohino		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:07:14.2	+4:07.6	3
27	5	56	Jussi Välimäki		Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:08:34.4	+5:27.8	2
28	6	51				Citroën Saxo S1600	4:09:26.8	+6:20.2	1
Retired SS17		58		Simone Scattolin		Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS17		66	Mirco Baldacci			Citroën Saxo S1600	Over time limit		0
Retired SS15		61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS15		67	Daniel Carlsson			Ford Puma S1600	Oil leak		0
Retired SS14		57				Ford Puma S1600	Transmission		0
Retired SS13		76			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Over time limit		0
Retired SS8		69	Kosti Katajamäki	Jakke Honkanen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS8		70			Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Retired		0
Retired SS7		63	Martin Rowe			Ford Puma S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS6		55	François Duval		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Gearbox		0
Retired SS3		59			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS3		68			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS2		75			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 Nov)	SS1	Cardiff SSS 1	2.45 km	Gwyndaf Evans	MG ZR S1600	2:21.8	Gwyndaf Evans
Leg 1 (15 Nov)	SS2	Brechfa 1	23.12 km	Janne Tuohino	Citroën Saxo S1600	15:40.8	Janne Tuohino
	SS3	Trawscoed 1	27.97 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	19:20.7	Daniel Solà
	SS4	Brechfa 2	23.12 km	Stage cancelled
	SS5	Trawscoed 2	27.97 km		Citroën Saxo S1600	19:25.6	Daniel Solà	Janne Tuohino
	SS6	Rheola 1	27.95 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	18:30.2
	SS7	Cardiff SSS 2	2.45 km		Citroën Saxo S1600	2:21.6
Leg 2 (16 Nov)	SS8	Resolfen 1	54.69 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	33:27.8	Daniel Solà
	SS9	Crychan 1	12.67 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	8:10.3
	SS10	Halfway 1	17.28 km	Notional stage time
	SS11	Crychan 2	12.67 km	Mirco Baldacci	Citroën Saxo S1600	8:13.2
	SS12	Halfway 2	17.28 km	Niall McShea	Opel Corsa S1600	11:15.5
	SS13	Cardiff SSS 3	2.45 km	Mirco Baldacci	Citroën Saxo S1600	2:22.4
Leg 3 (17 Nov)	SS14	Resolfen 2	54.69 km	Mirco Baldacci	Citroën Saxo S1600	33:14.7
	SS15	Rheola 2	27.95 km	Jussi Välimäki	Citroën Saxo S1600	18:14.0
	SS16	Margam 1	27.93 km	Niall McShea	Opel Corsa S1600	18:33.2
	SS17	Margam 2	27.93 km	Niall McShea	Opel Corsa S1600	18:36.1

Championship standings[]

Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1	1	Daniel Solà	37
2	1		29
3	1	Janne Tuohino	15
4	2	Giandomenico Basso	14
5	2		13

References[]

^ "Rally GB". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ "Rally GB 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Rally GB 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Rally GB 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Rally GB 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Rally GB 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links[]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

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

[gbdrivers_2002-2] "Rally GB 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[gbitinerary_2002-3] "Rally GB 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[gboverall_2002-4] "Rally GB 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[gbwrc_2002-5] "Rally GB 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[gbjwrc_2002-6] "Rally GB 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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