2002 Rally New Zealand
| 2002 Rally New Zealand 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 12 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
| |||
| 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) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 81 at start, 42 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
The 2002 Rally New Zealand (formally the 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the twelfth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race, held from 4 to 6 October 2002, was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12) from 4 to 5 October 2002 and NZDT (UTC+13) on 6 October 2002.
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 117.08 km | ||||
| 4 October | 08:58 | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km |
| 11:06 | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | |
| 11:29 | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | |
| 12:02 | SS4 | Whaanga Coast | 29.60 km | |
| 13:53 | SS5 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | |
| 14:21 | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | |
| 19:00 | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | |
| 19:30 | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| Leg 2 — 204.13 km | ||||
| 5 October | 09:13 | SS9 | Mititai Finish | 20.15 km |
| 09:51 | SS10 | Tokatoka 1 | 10.15 km | |
| 11:01 | SS11 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | |
| 14:13 | SS12 | Batley | 17.46 km | |
| 14:41 | SS13 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | |
| 14:59 | SS14 | Brooks | 16.03 km | |
| 15:27 | SS15 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | |
| 17:17 | SS16 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | |
| 18:00 | SS17 | Mititai | 26.67 km | |
| 18:43 | SS18 | Tokatoka 2 | 10.15 km | |
| Leg 3 — 90.19 km | ||||
| 6 October | 08:08 | SS19 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km |
| 08:31 | SS20 | Te Akau South | 32.43 km | |
| 10:49 | SS21 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:05 | SS22 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | |
| 11:23 | SS23 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:39 | SS24 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | |
| 12:22 | SS25 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | |
| 12:52 | SS26 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 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 | 3:58:45.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä
|
Voitto Silander
|
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
|
Juha Repo
|
 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
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 |
|
Hervé Panizzi
|
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
|
Chris Wood
|
David Sutton Cars Ltd
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
4:18:38.8 | +18.3 | 6 |
| 18 | 3 | 70 |  Giovanni Manfrinato
|
Claudio Condotta
|
Top Run SRL
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:21:17.7 | +2:57.2 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 53 | Alessandro Fiorio
|
Enrico Cantoni
|
Ralliart Italia
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
4:21:36.2 | +3:15.7 | 3 |
| 23 | 5 | 52 |  Marcos Ligato
|
Rubén Garcia
|
Top Run SRL
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
4:22:38.4 | +4:17.9 | 2 |
| 38 | 6 | 69 | Bernt Kollevold
|
Ola Fløene
|
Kollevold Rally Team
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
4:52:08.3 | +33:47.8 | 1 |
| Retired SS24 | 58 | Luca Baldini
|
Marco Muzzarelli
|
Top Run SRL
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS14 | 66 |  Dimitar Iliev
|
Petar Sivov
|
Mauro Rally Tuning
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 54 |  Ramón Ferreyros
|
Jorge Del Buono
|
Mauro Rally Tuning
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 71 | Stefano Marrini
|
Tiziana Sandroni
|
Top Run SRL
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 65 |  Beppo Harrach
|
Peter Müller
|
Stohl Racing
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis
|
Rudy Pollet
|
Ralliart Italy
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 57 | Toshihiro Arai
|
Tony Sircombe
|
Spike Subaru Team
|
Subaru Impreza WRX
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 74 |  Karamjit Singh
|
Allen Oh
|
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 | Giovanni Manfrinato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
22:21.2 | Giovanni Manfrinato
| |
| SS5 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | Giovanni Manfrinato Kristian Sohlberg
|
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
|
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
|
Ramón Ferreyros
|
20 |
| 4 |
|
Alessandro Fiorio
|
16 |
| 5 |
|
Toshihiro Arai
|
12 |
References
- ^ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
