| 2002 Swedish Rally | |
| Native Name: | 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally |
| Round: | 2 |
| Championship: | 2002 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2002 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Next Round: | 2002 Tour de Corse |
| Country: |  Sweden |
| Rallybase: | Karlstad |
| Startdate: | February 1, 2002 |
| Enddate: | February 3, 2002 |
| Stages: | 16 |
| Stagekm: | 381.96 |
| Overallkm: | 1853.33 |
| Surface: | Snow/ice |
| Driver1: |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen |
| Team1: |  Peugeot Total |
| Car1: | Peugeot 206 WRC |
| Teamsstart: | 76 |
| Teamsfinish: | 51 |
The 2002 Swedish Rally (formally the 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 February and 3 Febrouary 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 8th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 - 124.05 km | ||||
| 1 February | 08:29 | SS1 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km |
| 09:20 | SS2 | Rämmen 1 | 23.16 km | |
| 11:47 | SS3 | Granberget 1 | 40.51 km | |
| 15:11 | SS4 | Fredriksberg 1 | 18.14 km | |
| 15:54 | SS5 | Lejen 1 | 28.07 km | |
| Leg 2 - 129.09 km | ||||
| 2 February | 08:55 | SS6 | Granberget 2 | 40.51 km |
| 12:09 | SS7 | Fredriksberg 2 | 18.14 km | |
| 12:52 | SS8 | Lejen 2 | 28.07 km | |
| 12:05 | SS9 | Malta | 11.25 km | |
| 15:37 | SS10 | Hara | 11.91 km | |
| 16:11 | SS11 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | |
| Leg 3 - 128.82 km | ||||
| 3 February | 08:29 | SS12 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km |
| 09:20 | SS13 | Rämmen 2 | 23.16 km | |
| 10:59 | SS14 | Vargåsen | 32.43 km | |
| 11:59 | SS15 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | |
| 13:52 | SS16 | Hagfors 2002 | 39.85 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:07:28.6 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:08:53.1 | +1:24.5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya |  Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:09:54.4 | +2:25.8 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:10:02.5 | +2:33.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior |  Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:11:43.3 | +4:14.7 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:11:43.6 | +4:15.0 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS1 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:32.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | Rämmen 1 | 23.16 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:04.5 | ||
| SS3 | Granberget 1 | 40.51 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 20:50.5 | Harri Rovanperä | |
| SS4 | Fredriksberg 1 | 18.14 km | Thomas Rådström | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:42.6 | ||
| SS5 | Lejen 1 | 28.07 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 14:40.4 | Marcus Grönholm | |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS6 | Granberget 2 | 40.51 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 19:59.7 | |
| SS7 | Fredriksberg 2 | 18.14 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:15.8 | ||
| SS8 | Lejen 2 | 28.07 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:58.4 | ||
| SS9 | Malta | 11.25 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:34.9 | ||
| SS10 | Hara | 11.91 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:59.2 | ||
| SS11 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:14.8 | ||
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS12 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:20.2 | |
| SS13 | Rämmen 2 | 23.16 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS14 | Vargåsen | 32.43 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:50.1 | ||
| SS15 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 9:55.7 | ||
| SS16 | Hagfors 2002 | 39.85 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:45.2 | ||
| Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 4 | Marcus Grönholm | 12 | 4 | Timo Rautiainen | 12 | 2 | Peugeot Total | 20 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 10 | 1 | Kaj Lindström | 10 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 16 | ||||
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | 8 | Luis Moya | 8 | 2 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 12 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 6 | 2 |  Daniel Elena | 6 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Harri Rovanperä | 6 | Risto Pietiläinen | 6 |  Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 1 | ||||||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 24 | 1 | 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jukka Aho | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:25:25.9 | 10 | |
| 25 | 2 | 57 | Toshihiro Arai |  Tony Sircombe | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:25:52.0 | +26.1 | 6 |
| 26 | 3 | 67 | Marko Ipatti | Kari Kajula | RallyRent Europe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:26:24.7 | +58.8 | 4 |
| 27 | 4 | 53 |  Alessandro Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:27:04.7 | +1:38.8 | 3 |
| 31 | 5 | 55 | Saulius Girdauskas | Žilvinas Sakalauskas | TDS Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:31:08.3 | +5:42.4 | 2 |
| 38 | 6 | 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:35:58.4 | +10:32.5 | 1 |
| 39 | 7 | 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:37:00.7 | +11:34.8 | 0 |
| 40 | 8 | 69 |  Bernt Kollevold | Olav Bodilsen | Kollevold Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:37:15.6 | +11:49.7 | 0 |
| 44 | 9 | 72 | Joakim Roman | Ingrid Mitakidou | Milbrooks World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 3:39:51.8 | +14:25.9 | 0 |
| 47 | 10 | 60 | Ben Briant | Jayson Brown | Mitsubishi Ralliart UK | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:45:39.0 | +20:13.1 | 0 |
| 51 | 11 | 59 | Natalie Barratt | Roger Freeman | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:53:27.3 | +28:01.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | 51 | Gustavo Trelles |  Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 76 |  Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Jolly Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 62 | Norberto Cangani | Eros di Prima | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Engine | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS1 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 8:23.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| SS2 | Rämmen 1 | 23.16 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:02.8 | Kristian Sohlberg | |
| SS3 | Granberget 1 | 40.51 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 22:29.7 | ||
| SS4 | Fredriksberg 1 | 18.14 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:30.9 | ||
| SS5 | Lejen 1 | 28.07 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 16:02.9 | ||
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS6 | Granberget 2 | 40.51 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:55.5 | |
| SS7 | Fredriksberg 2 | 18.14 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:07.9 | ||
| SS8 | Lejen 2 | 28.07 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 15:25.1 | ||
| SS9 | Malta | 11.25 km | Gustavo Trelles Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:17.3 | ||
| SS10 | Hara | 11.91 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:41.2 | ||
| SS11 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:27.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS12 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8:06.8 | |
| SS13 | Rämmen 2 | 23.16 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS14 | Vargåsen | 32.43 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:15.1 | ||
| SS15 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:50.3 | ||
| SS16 | Hagfors 2002 | 39.85 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:39.9 | ||
| Drivers' championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | ||
| 1 | Kristian Sohlberg | 10 | ||
| 2 | Toshihiro Arai | 6 | ||
| 3 | Marko Ipatti | 4 | ||
| 4 | Alessandro Fiorio | 3 | ||
| 5 | Saulius Girdauskas | 2 | ||
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