| 2002 Rally New Zealand | |
| Native Name: | 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand |
| Round: | 12 |
| Championship: | 2002 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2002 Rallye Sanremo |
| Next Round: | 2002 Rally Australia |
| Country: |  New Zealand |
| Rallybase: | Auckland |
| Startdate: | October 4, 2002 |
| Enddate: | October 6, 2002 |
| Stages: | 26 |
| Stagekm: | 411.40 |
| Overallkm: | 1793.23 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen |
| Team1: |  Peugeot Total |
| Car1: | Peugeot 206 WRC |
| Teamsstart: | 81 |
| Teamsfinish: | 42 |
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]
| 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 | Nicky Grist | 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 S7 WRC '01 | |
| 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 | |||||
| 23 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 32 |  Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | Tomasz Kuchar | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 105 | Bruce Herbert | Robert Ryan | Rose City Cars | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | |
| 107 | Geoff Argyle | Steve Smith | Racetech Seats | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | |
| 108 | Todd Bawden | Damon McLachlan | Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | |
| 109 | Richard Mason | Hamish Fenemor | Racetech Seats | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | |
| 113 | Andrew Hawkeswood | Samantha Haldane | Dayton Automotive | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | |
| 119 | Glenn Smith | Colin Smith | Glenn Smith | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | |
| 120 | Lewis Scott | Jane Black | Scott Rallying | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | |
| 121 | Austen Jones | Bede O'Connor | Austen Jones | Subaru Impreza WRX | |
| 123 | Clinton Anderson | Kelvin McCaughey | Racetech Seats | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | |
| 124 | Wayne Parker | Brendan McKay | Palmerston North Rallysport Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | |
| 125 | Natalie Barratt | Roger Freeman | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Hyundai Accent WRC | |
| 126 | Mike Turfus | Fleur Pedersen | Silverstone Rally Tyre Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | |
| 128 |  Brett Middleton | Andrew Benefield | Middleton Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | |
| 129 | David Ayling | Grant Kenny | ART Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | |
| 133 | Kerry Evans | Rocky Hudson | KEA Trailers | Subaru Impreza | |
| 135 | Kingsley Jones | Len Fisher | Kingsley Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | |
| 137 | Rex Vizible | Dave Robb | Vizible Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | |
| 138 | Emma Gilmour | Toni Feaver | Emma Gilmour | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | |
| 140 | Malcolm Stewart | Mike Fletcher | Malcolm Stewart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | |
| 143 | Bruce Warburton | Colin Davies | Provision | Subaru Impreza WRX | |
| 144 | Takemi Matsuno | Shunichi Washio | Team Fa Coat | Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 147 | David Langford-Smith | Stuart Roberts | Prolinks Inc. Ltd. | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | |
| 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 WRX | |
| 58 | Luca Baldini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | |
| 65 |  Beppo Harrach | Peter Müller | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | |
| 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | 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 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | |
| 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Rudy Pollet | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
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] | ||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | 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] | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | 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] | |||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 VI 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 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:11.7 | ||
| SS26 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:03.2 | ||
| 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 | ||