| 2002 Rally Finland | |
| Native Name: | 52nd Neste Rally Finland |
| Round: | 9 |
| Championship: | 2002 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2002 Safari Rally |
| Next Round: | 2002 Rallye Deutschland |
| Country: |  Finland |
| Rallybase: | Jyväskylä |
| Startdate: | August 8, 2002 |
| Enddate: | August 11, 2002 |
| Stages: | 22 |
| Stagekm: | 401.68 |
| Overallkm: | 1703.32 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen |
| Team1: |  Peugeot Total |
| Car1: | Peugeot 206 WRC |
| Teamsstart: | 77 |
| Teamsfinish: | 30 |
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]
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] | ||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:17:52.5 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 |  Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:19:19.8 | +1:27.3 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 |  Petter Solberg | Phil Mills |  555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:20:42.1 | +2:49.6 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:20:46.3 | +2:53.8 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 |  Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:21:02.5 | +3:10.0 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 3:22:26.6 | +4:34.1 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
| Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 47 | Timo Rautiainen | 47 | Peugeot Total | 99 | ||||||
| 2 | Colin McRae | 30 | Nicky Grist | 30 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 74 | ||||||
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | 26 | Luis Moya | 26 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 40 | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | 25 | 1 | Robert Reid | 25 |  Škoda Motorsport | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Gilles Panizzi | 21 | 1 | Hervé Panizzi | 21 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 7 | ||||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 18 | 1 | 53 |  Alessandro Fiorio | Vittorio Brambilla | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:42:41.8 | 10 | |
| 20 | 2 | 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jakke Honkanen | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:45:50.9 | +3:09.1 | 6 |
| 22 | 3 | 74 |  Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | 3:47:11.4 | +4:29.6 | 4 |
| 24 | 4 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Rudy Pollet | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:51:41.2 | +8:59.4 | 3 |
| 26 | 5 | 69 | Bernt Kollevold | Ola Fløene | Kollevold Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:58:10.5 | +15:28.7 | 2 |
| Retired SS14 | 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 52 |  Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 54 |  Ramón Ferreyros | Diego Vallejo | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 65 |  Beppo Harrach | Peter Müller | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 72 |  Joakim Roman | Ingrid Mitakidou | Milbrooks World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 67 | Marko Ipatti | Kari Kajula | RallyRent Europe | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 76 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Jolly Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 70 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (8 Aug) | SS1 | SSS Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:23.2 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (9 Aug) | SS2 | Valkola | 8.42 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:55.6 | |
| SS3 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.44 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:31.0 | Kristian Sohlberg | |
| SS4 | Laukaa 1 | 11.80 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:19.1 | ||
| SS5 | Mökkiperä | 13.38 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:05.7 | ||
| SS6 | Palsankylä | 25.48 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:59.8 | ||
| SS7 | Ruuhimäki | 8.79 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:14.8 | Marcos Ligato | |
| SS8 | Laukaa 2 | 11.80 km | Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | 6:32.2 | Kristian Sohlberg | |
| SS9 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.44 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:07.9 | Marcos Ligato | |
| SS10 | SSS Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | Alessandro Fiorio Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:23.4 | ||
| Leg 2 (10 Aug) | SS11 | Talviainen | 25.74 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:14.8 | |
| SS12 | Ouninpohja 1 | 34.13 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 17:42.6 | ||
| SS13 | Moksi - Leustu | 40.84 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 23:42.7 | Alessandro Fiorio | |
| SS14 | Ehikki | 14.89 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:34.3 | ||
| SS15 | Ouninpohja 2 | 25.22 km | 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 | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:56.2 | |
| SS18 | Jukojärvi 1 | 22.71 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:10.3 | ||
| SS19 | Kruununperä 1 | 12.67 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:45.5 | ||
| SS20 | Keuruu 2 | 11.80 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:54.3 | ||
| SS21 | Jukojärvi 2 | 22.71 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:15.3 | ||
| SS22 | Kruununperä 2 | 12.67 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:43.3 | ||
| Drivers' championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | ||
| 1 | Karamjit Singh | 28 | ||
| 2 | Ramón Ferreyros | 20 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Kristian Sohlberg | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | Alessandro Fiorio | 13 | |
| 5 | 2 | Toshihiro Arai | 12 | |
