2002 Rally Australia Explained

2002 Rally Australia
Native Name:	15th Telstra Rally Australia
Round:	13
Championship:	2002 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:	2002 Rally New Zealand
Next Round:	2002 Rally GB
Country:	Australia
Rallybase:	Perth
Startdate:	October 31, 2002
Enddate:	November 3, 2002
Stages:	24
Stagekm:	388.64
Overallkm:	1571.98
Surface:	Gravel
Driver1:	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen
Team1:	Peugeot Total
Car1:	Peugeot 206 WRC
Teamsstart:	69
Teamsfinish:	37

The 2002 Rally Australia (formally the 15th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 31 October and 3 November 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 12th 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
2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC
3	Harri Rovanperä	Voitto Silander	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC
4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02
5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02
6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02
7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2
9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2
10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02
11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02
14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3
15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3
17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3
18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3
19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3
World Rally Championship entries
24	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02
25	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Piedrafita Sport	Citroën Xsara WRC
32	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC
104	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC
114	Mark Pedder	Toni Feaver	Pedders Suspension	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
118	Tolley Challis	Karl Francis	Racetech Seats	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
122	Michael Thompson	Gordon Klebba	Michael Thompson	Subaru Impreza STI N8
125	Craig Bignell	Joan Percival	Craig Bignell	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
132	Robert Whyatt	Malcolm Cox	Robert Whyatt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
137	David Kendall	Jennifer Kendall-Stewart	David Kendall	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
PWRC entries
52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
53	Alessandro Fiorio	Enrico Cantoni	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
54	Ramón Ferreyros	Jorge Del Buono	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza STI N8
65	Beppo Harrach	Peter Müller	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
69	Bernt Kollevold	Ola Fløene	Kollevold Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
70	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
71	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
73	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert
75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen	Blue Rose Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Nicola Arena	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 - 135.68 km
31 October	18:42	SS1	Langley Park Super 1	2.20 km
1 November	09:43	SS2	Harvey Weir	6.97 km
	10:06	SS3	Stirling West	15.89 km
	11:01	SS4	Murray River 1	20.44 km
	13:00	SS5	Brunswick	16.63 km
	13:34	SS6	Stirling East	38.93 km
	15:53	SS7	Murray Pines South	11.98 km
	16:12	SS8	Murray River 2	20.44 km
	19:29	SS9	Langley Park Super 2	2.20 km
Leg 2 - 147.27 km
2 November	08:41	SS10	Kevs	9.56 km
	09:20	SS11	Beraking	26.46 km
	10:11	SS12	Helena South 1	18.43 km
	12:29	SS13	York Railway	5.30 km
	13:03	SS14	Muresk 1	6.81 km
	13:14	SS15	Muresk 2	6.81 km
	14:41	SS16	Flynns Short	19.98 km
	16:05	SS17	Helena North	28.87 km
	16:38	SS18	Helena South 2	18.43 km
	17:03	SS19	Atkins	4.42 km
	19:49	SS20	Langley Park Super 3	2.20 km
Leg 3 - 105.69 km
3 November	09:00	SS21	Bannister Central	5.63 km
	09:18	SS22	Bannister South	28.65 km
	11:32	SS23	Bannister West	34.57 km
	12:40	SS24	Bannister North	36.84 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time		Points
1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:35:56.5		10
2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Voitto Silander	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36:53.8	+57.3	6
3	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:37:25.2	+1:28.7	4
4	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:39:05.5	+3:09.0	3
5	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:42:18.0	+6:21.5	2
6	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:43:08.1	+7:11.6	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class
1	1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:35:56.5		10
2	2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Voitto Silander	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36:53.8	+57.3	6
3	3	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:37:25.2	+1:28.7	4
4	4	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:39:05.5	+3:09.0	3
5	5	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:42:18.0	+6:21.5	2
6	6	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:43:08.1	+7:11.6	1
8	7	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:48:42.9	+12:46.4	0
9	8	9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	3:49:22.0	+13:25.5	0
Retired SS24		10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	Excluded - car weight		0
Retired SS24		19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS15		5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Radiator		0
Retired SS8		17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS7		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Clutch		0
Retired SS7		7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS6		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Accident		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (31 Oct)	SS1	Langley Park Super 1	2.20 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	1:28.7	Petter Solberg
Leg 1 (1 Nov)	SS2	Harvey Weir	6.97 km	Freddy Loix	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:00.7
	SS3	Stirling West	15.89 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:19.9	Marcus Grönholm
	SS4	Murray River 1	20.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:15.0
	SS5	Brunswick	16.63 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:08.7
	SS6	Stirling East	38.93 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	22:44.9
	SS7	Murray Pines South	11.98 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:29.5
	SS8	Murray River 2	20.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:47.8
	SS9	Langley Park Super 2	2.20 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:28.3
Leg 2 (2 Nov)	SS10	Kevs	9.56 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	5:51.8
	SS11	Beraking	26.46 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	14:23.3
	SS12	Helena South 1	18.43 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:28.9
	SS13	York Railway	5.30 km	Harri Rovanperä Colin McRae	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '02	2:32.3
	SS14	Muresk 1	6.81 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:24.9
	SS15	Muresk 2	6.81 km	Harri Rovanperä Carlos Sainz	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:24.0
	SS16	Flynns Short	19.98 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:33.8
	SS17	Helena North	28.87 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:20.7
	SS18	Helena South 2	18.43 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:20.7
	SS19	Atkins	4.42 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	2:58.2
	SS20	Langley Park Super 3	2.20 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	1:27.6
Leg 3 (3 Nov)	SS21	Bannister Central	5.63 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:22.4
	SS22	Bannister South	28.65 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:07.3
	SS23	Bannister West	34.57 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:09.2
	SS24	Bannister North	36.84 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	19:15.7

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Marcus Grönholm	77			Timo Rautiainen	77			Peugeot Total	163
2			Richard Burns	34			Robert Reid	34			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	94
3			Colin McRae	33			Nicky Grist	33			555 Subaru World Rally Team	54
4		1	Carlos Sainz	32		1	Luis Moya	32		2	Škoda Motorsport	9
5		1	Gilles Panizzi	31		1	Hervé Panizzi	31		1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	9

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class
14	1	57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:58:09.5		10
17	2	53	Alessandro Fiorio	Enrico Cantoni	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:59:52.7	+1:43.2	6
18	3	74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	4:00:06.4	+1:56.9	4
20	4	54	Ramón Ferreyros	Jorge Del Buono	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:00:23.9	+2:14.4	3
21	5	73	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:01:45.1	+3:35.6	2
23	6	69	Bernt Kollevold	Ola Fløene	Kollevold Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:11:10.0	+13:00.5	1
24	7	77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Nicola Arena	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:11:24.9	+13:15.4	0
36	8	71	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:53:00.0	+54:50.5	0
Retired SS14		75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen	Blue Rose Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Suspension		0
Retired SS6		65	Beppo Harrach	Peter Müller	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Turbo		0
Retired SS5		52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Gearbox		0
Retired SS4		70	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (31 Oct)	SS1	Langley Park Super 1	2.20 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	1:36.4	Toshihiro Arai
Leg 1 (1 Nov)	SS2	Harvey Weir	6.97 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:13.0	Marcos Ligato
	SS3	Stirling West	15.89 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	10:10.2	Karamjit Singh Kristian Sohlberg
	SS4	Murray River 1	20.44 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	13:10.6	Marcos Ligato
	SS5	Brunswick	16.63 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	10:07.7	Kristian Sohlberg
	SS6	Stirling East	38.93 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	24:36.8	Toshihiro Arai
	SS7	Murray Pines South	11.98 km	Notional stage time
	SS8	Murray River 2	20.44 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	12:56.0	Karamjit Singh
	SS9	Langley Park Super 2	2.20 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:37.5
Leg 2 (2 Nov)	SS10	Kevs	9.56 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:24.6
	SS11	Beraking	26.46 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	15:50.5
	SS12	Helena South 1	18.43 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	10:18.2	Alessandro Fiorio
	SS13	York Railway	5.30 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2:49.4
	SS14	Muresk 1	6.81 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:53.3
	SS15	Muresk 2	6.81 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:49.8	Toshihiro Arai
	SS16	Flynns Short	19.98 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	12:31.2
	SS17	Helena North	28.87 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	17:54.5
	SS18	Helena South 2	18.43 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	10:11.8
	SS19	Atkins	4.42 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:10.7
	SS20	Langley Park Super 3	2.20 km	Alessandro Fiorio Toshihiro Arai	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Subaru Impreza STI N8	1:34.7
Leg 3 (3 Nov)	SS21	Bannister Central	5.63 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:44.2
	SS22	Bannister South	28.65 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	18:04.0
	SS23	Bannister West	34.57 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	19:12.5
	SS24	Bannister North	36.84 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N8	21:30.9

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Karamjit Singh	32
2	1	Kristian Sohlberg	26
3		Ramón Ferreyros	23
4	1	Toshihiro Arai	22
5	1	Alessandro Fiorio	22

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rally Australia . juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-01-20.
2. Web site: Rally Australia 2002 Entry List. ewrc-results.com.com. 20 January 2021.
3. Web site: Rally Australia 2002 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 20 January 2022.
4. Web site: Rally Australia 2002 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 20 January 2022.
5. Web site: Rally Australia 2002 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 20 January 2022.
6. Web site: Rally Australia 2002 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 20 January 2022.