2002 Rally New Zealand

2002 Rally New Zealand 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round 12 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	New Zealand
Rally base	Auckland
Dates run	October 4, 2002 – October 6, 2002
Stages	26 (411.40 km; 255.63 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,793.23 km (1,114.26 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews	81 at start, 42 at finish

The 2002 Rally New Zealand (formally the 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the twelfth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 4 October and 6 October 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 11th 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	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 '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 S7 WRC '01	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
23	Gilles Panizzi		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
32	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
105				Subaru Impreza STI N8	N/A
107				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	N/A
108			Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
109				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
113				Subaru Impreza WRX STI	N/A
119				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
120				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
121				Subaru Impreza WRX	N/A
123				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
124				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
125	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC	N/A
126				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
128				Subaru Impreza WRX STI	N/A
129				Subaru Impreza WRX STI	N/A
133				Subaru Impreza	N/A
135				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/A
137				Subaru Impreza WRX STI	N/A
138	Emma Gilmour		Emma Gilmour	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/A
140				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	N/A
143				Subaru Impreza WRX	N/A
144				Subaru Impreza 555	N/A
147				Subaru Impreza WRX STI	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 WRX	N/A
58			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
65			Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
66				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 Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
77			Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary[]

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:58:45.4		10
2	3	Harri Rovanperä		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:02:33.0	+3:47.6	6
3	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:03:11.7	+4:26.3	4
4	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:04:34.3	+5:48.9	3
5	19	Juha Kankkunen		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:05:55.6	+7:10.2	2
6	18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:06:37.9	+7:52.5	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:58:45.4		10
2	2	3	Harri Rovanperä		Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:02:33.0	+3:47.6	6
3	3	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:03:11.7	+4:26.3	4
4	4	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:04:34.3	+5:48.9	3
5	5	19	Juha Kankkunen		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:05:55.6	+7:10.2	2
6	6	18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:06:37.9	+7:52.5	1
8	7	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	4:07:41.5	+8:56.1	0
9	8	7	François Delecour		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	4:09:29.0	+10:43.6	0
10	9	17	Armin Schwarz		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:10:20.2	+11:34.8	0
Retired SS25		11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	Engine		0
Retired SS15		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS14		6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Accident		0
Retired SS11		9	Jani Paasonen		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS4		5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Accident		0
Retired SS2		14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	Accident		0
Source:[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (4 Oct)	SS1	Te Akau North	32.37 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:50.4	Richard Burns
	SS2	Maungatawhiri	6.52 km	Richard Burns Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC	3:41.3
	SS3	Te Papatapu 1	16.62 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:05.2
	SS4	Whaanga Coast	29.60 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	21:27.0
	SS5	Te Hutewai	11.15 km	Jani Paasonen	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	7:59.8
	SS6	Te Papatapu 2	16.62 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:37.7
	SS7	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	1:21.3
	SS8	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	1:20.8
Leg 2 (5 Oct)	SS9	Mititai Finish	20.15 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:05.2
	SS10	Tokatoka 1	10.15 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:09.9
	SS11	Parahi — Ararua	59.00 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	33:37.7
	SS12	Batley	17.46 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:36.4
	SS13	Waipu Gorge	11.24 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:25.5
	SS14	Brooks	16.03 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:37.1
	SS15	Paparoa Station	11.64 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:11.9	Marcus Grönholm
	SS16	Cassidy	21.64 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:16.0
	SS17	Mititai	26.67 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:32.8
	SS18	Tokatoka 2	10.15 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:18.4
Leg 3 (6 Oct)	SS19	Otorohea Trig	4.62 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:05.6
	SS20	Te Akau South	32.43 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	18:43.3
	SS21	Ridge 1	8.53 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:45.8
	SS22	Campbell 1	7.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:55.8
	SS23	Ridge 2	8.53 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:43.4
	SS24	Campbell 2	7.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:52.9
	SS25	Fyfe 1	10.60 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:47.4
	SS26	Fyfe 2	10.60 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:40.1

Championship standings[]

• Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Marcus Grönholm	67			Timo Rautiainen	67			Peugeot Total	147
2			Richard Burns	34			Robert Reid	34			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	89
3			Colin McRae	33			Nicky Grist	33			555 Subaru World Rally Team	50
4			Gilles Panizzi	31				31			Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	9
5			Carlos Sainz	29			Luis Moya	29		1	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	9

Production World Rally Championship[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
14	1	75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:18:20.5		10
15	2	73	Martin Rowe			Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:18:38.8	+18.3	6
18	3	70			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:21:17.7	+2:57.2	4
20	4	53	Alessandro Fiorio		Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:21:36.2	+3:15.7	3
23	5	52	Marcos Ligato		Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:22:38.4	+4:17.9	2
38	6	69		Ola Fløene		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:52:08.3	+33:47.8	1
Retired SS24		58			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Engine		0
Retired SS14		66				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS11		54				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Engine		0
Retired SS11		71			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS4		65			Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS4		77			Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS3		57	Toshihiro Arai		Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	Accident		0
Retired SS3		74	Karamjit Singh		Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	Accident		0
Source:[6]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (4 Oct)	SS1	Te Akau North	32.37 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	18:53.2	Marcos Ligato
	SS2	Maungatawhiri	6.52 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	3:51.9
	SS3	Te Papatapu 1	16.62 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	11:36.0
	SS4	Whaanga Coast	29.60 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	22:21.2
	SS5	Te Hutewai	11.15 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	8:20.2
	SS6	Te Papatapu 2	16.62 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	11:17.6	Kristian Sohlberg
	SS7	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:28.7
	SS8	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:27.2
Leg 2 (5 Oct)	SS9	Mititai Finish	20.15 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	11:03.2
	SS10	Tokatoka 1	10.15 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:38.9
	SS11	Parahi — Ararua	59.00 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	36:16.1
	SS12	Batley	17.46 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	10:27.5
	SS13	Waipu Gorge	11.24 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:58.6
	SS14	Brooks	16.03 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	10:26.0
	SS15	Paparoa Station	11.64 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:44.7
	SS16	Cassidy	21.64 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	13:26.8
	SS17	Mititai	26.67 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	14:56.7
	SS18	Tokatoka 2	10.15 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:53.7
Leg 3 (6 Oct)	SS19	Otorohea Trig	4.62 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:18.4
	SS20	Te Akau South	32.43 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	20:07.0
	SS21	Ridge 1	8.53 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:07.7
	SS22	Campbell 1	7.44 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:14.0
	SS23	Ridge 2	8.53 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:06.3
	SS24	Campbell 2	7.44 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:10.1
	SS25	Fyfe 1	10.60 km	Marcos Ligato Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:11.7
	SS26	Fyfe 2	10.60 km	Alessandro Fiorio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:03.2

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Karamjit Singh	28
2	1	Kristian Sohlberg	26
3	1		20
4		Alessandro Fiorio	16
5		Toshihiro Arai	12

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the World Rally Championship