2002 Rally Finland

2002 Rally Finland
52nd Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä
Dates runAugust 8, 2002 – August 11, 2002
Stages22 (401.68 km; 249.59 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,703.32 km (1,058.39 miles)
Statistics
Crews77 at start, 30 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
France Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC

The 2002 Rally Finland (formally the 52nd Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 8 August and 11 August 2002 and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 10th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Voitto Silander France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
9 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Arto Kapanen Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 P
11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
19 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
World Rally Championship entries
20 Sweden Thomas Rådström France Denis Giraudet France Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
21 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
24 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
25 Finland Sebastian Lindholm Finland Timo Hantunen Finland Peugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC M
26 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Dieter Schneppenheim Germany Armin Kremer Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
27 Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Esko Mertsalmi Finland Juuso Pykälistö Peugeot 206 WRC
28 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen Finland LPM Racing Ford Focus RS WRC '01
30 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister Finland Jussi Välimäki Toyota Corolla WRC
31 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud Norway Henning Solberg Toyota Corolla WRC
32 Finland Kaj Kuistila Finland Kari Jokinen Finland Kaj Kuistila Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
33 Finland Timo Salonen Finland Launo Heinonen Finland Timo Salonen Peugeot 206 WRC M
34 Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC M
35 Finland Jari Viita Finland Riku Rousku Finland Jari Viita Ford Focus RS WRC '01
36 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Toomas Kitsing Estonia Urmo Aava Ford Focus RS WRC '99
131 Italy Fabrizio De Sanctis Italy Iacopo Innocenti Italy Fabrizio De Sanctis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
PWRC entries
52 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén Garcia Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
53 Italy Alessandro Fiorio Italy Vittorio Brambilla Italy Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
54 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Spain Diego Vallejo Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
65 Austria Beppo Harrach Austria Peter Müller Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
66 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Bulgaria Petar Sivov Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
67 Finland Marko Ipatti Finland Kari Kajula Finland RallyRent Europe Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
69 Norway Bernt Kollevold Norway Ola Fløene Norway Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
70 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
72 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ingrid Mitakidou Sweden Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
73 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
74 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Allen Oh Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert
75 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Jakke Honkanen Finland Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
76 Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Italy Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Rudy Pollet Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 130.67 km
8 August 19:00 SS1 SSS Killeri 1 2.06 km
9 August 09:06 SS2 Valkola 8.42 km
09:49 SS3 Lankamaa 1 23.44 km
10:37 SS4 Laukaa 1 11.80 km
12:34 SS5 Mökkiperä 13.38 km
13:12 SS6 Palsankylä 25.48 km
15:49 SS7 Ruuhimäki 8.79 km
16:37 SS8 Laukaa 2 11.80 km
17:29 SS9 Lankamaa 2 23.44 km
20:11 SS10 SSS Killeri 2 2.06 km
Leg 2 — 176.65 km
10 August 08:16 SS11 Talviainen 25.74 km
08:56 SS12 Ouninpohja 1 34.13 km
12:24 SS13 Moksi — Leustu 40.84 km
13:31 SS14 Ehikki 14.89 km
17:28 SS15 Ouninpohja 2 25.22 km
18:16 SS16 Vaheri — Himos 35.83 km
Leg 3 — 94.36 km
11 August 08:46 SS17 Keuruu 1 11.80 km
09:14 SS18 Jukojärvi 1 22.71 km
09:57 SS19 Kruununperä 1 12.67 km
12:45 SS20 Keuruu 2 11.80 km
13:13 SS21 Jukojärvi 2 22.71 km
14:06 SS22 Kruununperä 2 12.67 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:17:52.5 10
2 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:19:19.8 +1:27.3 6
3 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:20:42.1 +2:49.6 4
4 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:20:46.3 +2:53.8 3
5 6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:21:02.5 +3:10.0 2
6 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:22:26.6 +4:34.1 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:17:52.5 10
2 2 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:19:19.8 +1:27.3 6
3 3 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:20:42.1 +2:49.6 4
4 4 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:20:46.3 +2:53.8 3
5 5 6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:21:02.5 +3:10.0 2
6 6 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:22:26.6 +4:34.1 1
8 7 9 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Arto Kapanen Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:23:47.8 +5:55.3 0
9 8 18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:24:00.3 +6:07.8 0
12 9 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 3:25:04.5 +7:12.0 0
13 10 17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:26:00.7 +8:08.2 0
Retired SS21 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Fire 0
Retired SS18 8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Suspension 0
Retired SS13 3 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Voitto Silander France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS11 19 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0
Retired SS9 7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Suspension 0
Retired SS6 14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 No fuel 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS1 SSS Killeri 1 2.06 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 1:16.7 United Kingdom Richard Burns
Leg 1 (9 Aug) SS2 Valkola 8.42 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:27.9 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Lankamaa 1 23.44 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 11:28.7
SS4 Laukaa 1 11.80 km Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 5:47.0 United Kingdom Richard Burns
SS5 Mökkiperä 13.38 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:22.6
SS6 Palsankylä 25.48 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 13:33.0
SS7 Ruuhimäki 8.79 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:44.6
SS8 Laukaa 2 11.80 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:42.9
SS9 Lankamaa 2 23.44 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 11:21.5
SS10 SSS Killeri 2 2.06 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '02 1:17.2
Leg 2 (10 Aug) SS11 Talviainen 25.74 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 12:47.3
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 34.13 km Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 15:58.6 Finland Harri Rovanperä
SS13 Moksi — Leustu 40.84 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 20:31.9 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS14 Ehikki 14.89 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:57.8
SS15 Ouninpohja 2 25.22 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:26.0
SS16 Vaheri — Himos 35.83 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 17:58.0
Leg 3 (11 Aug) SS17 Keuruu 1 11.80 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 5:28.2
SS18 Jukojärvi 1 22.71 km United Kingdom Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 11:11.2
SS19 Kruununperä 1 12.67 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 6:06.4
SS20 Keuruu 2 11.80 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:20.9
SS21 Jukojärvi 2 22.71 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 11:02.4
SS22 Kruununperä 2 12.67 km United Kingdom Richard Burns
Finland Marcus Grönholm
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
6:02.2

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm 47 Finland Timo Rautiainen 47 France Peugeot Total 99
2 United Kingdom Colin McRae 30 United Kingdom Nicky Grist 30 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 74
3 Spain Carlos Sainz 26 Spain Luis Moya 26 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 40
4 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns 25 1 United Kingdom Robert Reid 25 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 8
5 1 France Gilles Panizzi 21 1 France Hervé Panizzi 21 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 7

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
18 1 53 Italy Alessandro Fiorio Italy Vittorio Brambilla Italy Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:42:41.8 10
20 2 75 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Jakke Honkanen Finland Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:45:50.9 +3:09.1 6
22 3 74 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Allen Oh Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 3:47:11.4 +4:29.6 4
24 4 77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Rudy Pollet Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:51:41.2 +8:59.4 3
26 5 69 Norway Bernt Kollevold Norway Ola Fløene Norway Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:58:10.5 +15:28.7 2
Retired SS14 66 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Bulgaria Petar Sivov Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS13 52 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén Garcia Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
Retired SS12 54 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Spain Diego Vallejo Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
Retired SS12 65 Austria Beppo Harrach Austria Peter Müller Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS6 73 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 72 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ingrid Mitakidou Sweden Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
Retired SS4 67 Finland Marko Ipatti Finland Kari Kajula Finland RallyRent Europe Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 76 Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Italy Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS2 70 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS1 SSS Killeri 1 2.06 km Argentina Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 1:23.2 Argentina Marcos Ligato
Leg 1 (9 Aug) SS2 Valkola 8.42 km Argentina Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:55.6
SS3 Lankamaa 1 23.44 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:31.0 Finland Kristian Sohlberg
SS4 Laukaa 1 11.80 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:19.1
SS5 Mökkiperä 13.38 km Argentina Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:05.7
SS6 Palsankylä 25.48 km Argentina Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:59.8
SS7 Ruuhimäki 8.79 km Argentina Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:14.8 Argentina Marcos Ligato
SS8 Laukaa 2 11.80 km Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 6:32.2 Finland Kristian Sohlberg
SS9 Lankamaa 2 23.44 km Italy Alessandro Fiorio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:07.9 Argentina Marcos Ligato
SS10 SSS Killeri 2 2.06 km Italy Alessandro Fiorio
Finland Kristian Sohlberg
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
1:23.4
Leg 2 (10 Aug) SS11 Talviainen 25.74 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:14.8
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 34.13 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 17:42.6
SS13 Moksi — Leustu 40.84 km Italy Alessandro Fiorio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 23:42.7 Italy Alessandro Fiorio
SS14 Ehikki 14.89 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:34.3
SS15 Ouninpohja 2 25.22 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:35.8
SS16 Vaheri — Himos 35.83 km Notional stage time
Leg 3 (11 Aug) SS17 Keuruu 1 11.80 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:56.2
SS18 Jukojärvi 1 22.71 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:10.3
SS19 Kruununperä 1 12.67 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:45.5
SS20 Keuruu 2 11.80 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:54.3
SS21 Jukojärvi 2 22.71 km Italy Alessandro Fiorio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:15.3
SS22 Kruununperä 2 12.67 km Finland Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:43.3

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Malaysia Karamjit Singh 28
2 Peru Ramón Ferreyros 20
3 2 Finland Kristian Sohlberg 16
4 7 Italy Alessandro Fiorio 13
5 2 Japan Toshihiro Arai 12

References

  1. ^ "Rally Finland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. ^ "Rally Finland 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally Finland 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Rally Finland 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Rally Finland 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Rally Finland 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.