| 2002 Acropolis Rally | |
| Native Name: | 49th Acropolis Rally |
| Round: | 7 |
| Championship: | 2002 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2002 Rally Argentina |
| Next Round: | 2002 Safari Rally |
| Country: |  Greece |
| Rallybase: | Lamia |
| Startdate: | June 14, 2002 |
| Enddate: | June 16, 2002 |
| Stages: | 16 |
| Stagekm: | 391.50 |
| Overallkm: | 1180.51 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Colin McRae Nicky Grist |
| Team1: | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
| Car1: | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 |
| Teamsstart: | 84 |
| Teamsfinish: | 35 |
The 2002 Acropolis Rally (formally the 49th Acropolis Rally) was the seventh round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 June and 16 June 2002, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 - 136.35 km | ||||
| 14 June | 09:07 | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km |
| 10:40 | SS2 | Karoutes 1 | 18.89 km | |
| 12:36 | SS3 | Paleohori | 20.52 km | |
| 13:29 | SS4 | Rengini | 25.04 km | |
| 15:52 | SS5 | Inohori 1 | 23.00 km | |
| 16:40 | SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | |
| Leg 2 - 158.76 km | ||||
| 15 June | 08:35 | SS7 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km |
| 09:58 | SS8 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | |
| 11:56 | SS9 | Elatia 1 | 37.16 km | |
| 13:09 | SS10 | Mendenitsa 1 | 17.34 km | |
| 15:34 | SS11 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | |
| 16:57 | SS12 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | |
| Leg 3 - 96.39 km | ||||
| 16 June | 08:58 | SS13 | Inohori 2 | 23.00 km |
| 10:16 | SS14 | Karoutes 2 | 18.89 km | |
| 12:49 | SS15 | Elatia 2 | 37.16 km | |
| 14:02 | SS16 | Mendenitsa 2 | 17.34 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:27:43.8 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen |  Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:28:08.3 | +24.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:29:29.4 | +1:45.6 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:29:41.4 | +1:57.6 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Petter Solberg | Phil Mills |  555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 4:29:42.4 | +1:58.6 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 |  Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:30:23.9 | +2:40.1 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (14 Jun) | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 19:32.1 | Markko Märtin |
| SS2 | Karoutes 1 | 18.89 km |  Thomas Rådström | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:56.5 | ||
| SS3 | Paleohori | 20.52 km |  Freddy Loix | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 13:54.9 | ||
| SS4 | Rengini | 25.04 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 19:38.1 | ||
| SS5 | Inohori 1 | 23.00 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 18:04.8 | ||
| SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 19:37.4 | ||
| Leg 2 (15 Jun) | SS7 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 14:00.4 | |
| SS8 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 23:27.2 | ||
| SS9 | Elatia 1 | 37.16 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 24:12.6 | Colin McRae | |
| SS10 | Mendenitsa 1 | 17.34 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS11 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 13:44.8 | ||
| SS12 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 23:07.8 | ||
| Leg 3 (16 Jun) | SS13 | Inohori 2 | 23.00 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:35.2 | |
| SS14 | Karoutes 2 | 18.89 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:39.9 | ||
| SS15 | Elatia 2 | 37.16 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:59.9 | ||
| SS16 | Mendenitsa 2 | 17.34 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:04.0 | ||
| Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 37 | Timo Rautiainen | 37 | Peugeot Total | 77 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 23 | 1 | Luis Moya | 23 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 55 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Gilles Panizzi | 20 | 1 | Hervé Panizzi | 20 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 35 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Colin McRae | 20 | 3 | Nicky Grist | 20 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 6 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Richard Burns | 19 | 1 | Robert Reid | 19 |  Škoda Motorsport | 5 | ||||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 19 | 1 | 62 | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 5:04:27.8 | 10 | |
| 20 | 2 | 51 |  Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 5:05:51.1 | +1:23.3 | 6 |
| 21 | 3 | 60 | Nicola Caldani | Dario D'Esposito | Procar Rally Team | Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:07:13.7 | +2:45.9 | 4 |
| 23 | 4 | 65 | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 5:08:08.5 | +3:40.7 | 3 |
| 24 | 5 | 63 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 5:09:50.8 | +5:23.0 | 2 |
| 30 | 6 | 76 | Alexander Foss | Cato Menkerud | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 5:38:40.2 | +34:12.4 | 1 |
| Retired SS14 | 56 | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS14 | 57 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 55 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 58 | Christian Chemin | Simone Scattolin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 61 | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 69 | Kosti Katajamäki | Jakke Honkanen | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Clutch | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 54 | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Retired | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 68 | Nikolaus Schelle | Gerhard Weiss | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Transmission | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 75 | Kazuhiko Niwa | Tatsuya Ideue | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 52 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Oil sump | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 66 |  Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 73 |  Albert Lloverá | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | Overheated engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 67 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 53 | Giandomenico Basso | Luigi Pirollo | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Radiator | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 59 | Juha Kangas | Jani Laaksonen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 64 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Battery | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 78 |  Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Radiator | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (14 Jun) | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 21:49.1 | François Duval |
| SS2 | Karoutes 1 | 18.89 km | Daniel Carlsson | Ford Puma S1600 | 13:09.3 | ||
| SS3 | Paleohori | 20.52 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 15:54.3 | ||
| SS4 | Rengini | 25.04 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 21:53.9 | ||
| SS5 | Inohori 1 | 23.00 km | Martin Stenshorne | Opel Corsa S1600 | 20:00.5 | ||
| SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 22:12.9 | ||
| Leg 2 (15 Jun) | SS7 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 15:38.1 | |
| SS8 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | Janne Tuohino | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 25:51.9 | Jussi Välimäki | |
| SS9 | Elatia 1 | 37.16 km | Janne Tuohino | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 27:49.0 | Janne Tuohino | |
| SS10 | Mendenitsa 1 | 17.34 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS11 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 15:31.8 | Jussi Välimäki | |
| SS12 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | Jussi Välimäki | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 26:08.9 | ||
| Leg 3 (16 Jun) | SS13 | Inohori 2 | 23.00 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 19:40.6 | Janne Tuohino |
| SS14 | Karoutes 2 | 18.89 km | Nicola Caldani | Fiat Punto S1600 | 13:13.1 | ||
| SS15 | Elatia 2 | 37.16 km | Nicola Caldani | Fiat Punto S1600 | 27:53.3 | ||
| SS16 | Mendenitsa 2 | 17.34 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:07.8 | ||
| Drivers' championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | ||
| 1 | 1 | Daniel Solà | 13 | |
| 2 | 8 | Janne Tuohino | 12 | |
| 3 | 1 | Andrea Dallavilla | 12 | |
| 4 | 3 | François Duval | 11 | |
| 5 | 2 | Nicola Caldani | 10 | |
Tony Sircombe
