| 2002 Rallye Sanremo | |
| Native Name: | 44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia |
| Round: | 11 |
| Championship: | 2002 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2002 Rallye Deutschland |
| Next Round: | 2002 Rally New Zealand |
| Country: |  Italy |
| Rallybase: | Sanremo |
| Startdate: | September 20, 2002 |
| Enddate: | September 22, 2002 |
| Stages: | 18 |
| Stagekm: | 385.84 |
| Overallkm: | 1407.04 |
| Surface: | Asphalt |
| Driver1: |  Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi |
| Team1: | Peugeot Total |
| Car1: | Peugeot 206 WRC |
| Teamsstart: | 53 |
| Teamsfinish: | 35 |
The 2002 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 September and 22 September 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 - 147.25 km | ||||
| 20 September | 08:07 | SS1 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.44 km |
| 08:32 | SS2 | Passo Drego 1 | 26.46 km | |
| 09:40 | SS3 | Ghimbegna 1 | 10.44 km | |
| 12:09 | SS4 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km | |
| 12:55 | SS5 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.38 km | |
| 15:33 | SS6 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.44 km | |
| 15:58 | SS7 | Passo Drego 2 | 26.46 km | |
| 17:06 | SS8 | Ghimbegna 2 | 10.44 km | |
| Leg 2 - 150.57 km | ||||
| 21 September | 08:25 | SS9 | San Romolo 1 | 10.69 km |
| 09:18 | SS10 | Colle Langan 1 | 42.31 km | |
| 12:09 | SS11 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km | |
| 12:55 | SS12 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.38 km | |
| 15:51 | SS13 | San Romolo 2 | 10.69 km | |
| 16:44 | SS14 | Colle Langan 2 | 42.31 km | |
| Leg 3 - 88.02 km | ||||
| 22 September | 07:57 | SS15 | Pantasina 1 | 25.03 km |
| 08:50 | SS16 | Mendatica 1 | 18.98 km | |
| 11:28 | SS17 | Pantasina 2 | 25.03 km | |
| 12:21 | SS18 | Mendatica 2 | 18.98 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:10:15.6 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:10:36.5 | +20.9 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 |  Petter Solberg |  Phil Mills |  555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 4:11:22.0 | +1:06.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:11:34.5 | +1:18.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 |  Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:12:10.5 | +1:54.9 | 2 |
| 6 | 27 |  Jesús Puras | Carlos del Barrio | Piedrafita Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:12:54.9 | +2:39.3 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS1 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:23.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | Passo Drego 1 | 26.46 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:41.9 | Gilles Panizzi | |
| SS3 | Ghimbegna 1 | 10.44 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:38.9 | ||
| SS4 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:13.0 | ||
| SS5 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.38 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:03.7 | ||
| SS6 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.44 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:19.4 | ||
| SS7 | Passo Drego 2 | 26.46 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:30.0 | ||
| SS8 | Ghimbegna 2 | 10.44 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:40.4 | ||
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS9 | San Romolo 1 | 10.69 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:45.6 | |
| SS10 | Colle Langan 1 | 42.31 km | Marcus Grönholm Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC | 28:52.8 | ||
| SS11 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:11.4 | ||
| SS12 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.38 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:03.3 | ||
| SS13 | San Romolo 2 | 10.69 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 7:03.1 | ||
| SS14 | Colle Langan 2 | 42.31 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 28:59.9 | ||
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS15 | Pantasina 1 | 25.03 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 14:55.2 | |
| SS16 | Mendatica 1 | 18.98 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:03.0 | ||
| SS17 | Pantasina 2 | 25.03 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:51.4 | ||
| SS18 | Mendatica 2 | 18.98 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:01.0 | ||
| Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 57 | Timo Rautiainen | 57 | Peugeot Total | 131 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | Richard Burns | 34 | 1 | Robert Reid | 34 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 86 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Colin McRae | 33 | 1 | Nicky Grist | 33 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 46 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Gilles Panizzi | 31 | 1 | Hervé Panizzi | 31 | 1 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 9 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 26 | 1 | Luis Moya | 26 | 1 |  Škoda Motorsport | 8 | |||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 15 | 1 | 51 | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:28:26.4 | 10 | |
| 16 | 2 | 53 | Giandomenico Basso | Luigi Pirollo | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:28:36.0 | +9.6 | 6 |
| 17 | 3 | 65 | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:28:56.1 | +29.7 | 4 |
| 18 | 4 | 60 | Nicola Caldani | Dario D'Esposito | Procar Rally Team | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:28:56.5 | +30.1 | 3 |
| 19 | 5 | 64 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:30:34.6 | +2:08.2 | 2 |
| 20 | 6 | 55 |  François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:31:29.4 | +3:03.0 | 1 |
| 21 | 7 | 68 | Nikolaus Schelle | Tanja Geilhausen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:32:46.1 | +4:19.7 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 78 |  Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:33:55.5 | +5:29.1 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 56 | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:35:15.0 | +6:48.6 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 62 | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:36:18.8 | +7:52.4 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 52 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | 4:36:23.5 | +7:57.1 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 61 | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR S1600 | 4:38:30.2 | +10:03.8 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 66 |  Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:39:10.8 | +10:44.4 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 59 | Juha Kangas | Jani Laaksonen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:43:48.8 | +15:22.4 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 76 | Alexander Foss | Richard Pashley | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:45:27.5 | +17:01.1 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 73 |  Albert Lloverá | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:50:38.0 | +22:11.6 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | 63 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS14 | 75 | Kazuhiko Niwa | Gerhard Weiss | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 69 | Kosti Katajamäki | Jakke Honkanen | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 67 |  Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Lost wheel | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 58 | Christian Chemin | Simone Scattolin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 71 |  David Doppelreiter | Ola Fløene | Schmidt Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 70 | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Accident damage | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 57 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS1 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.44 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 11:21.2 | François Duval |
| SS2 | Passo Drego 1 | 26.46 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 19:05.8 | Andrea Dallavilla | |
| SS3 | Ghimbegna 1 | 10.44 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:12.2 | ||
| SS4 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km | Giandomenico Basso Daniel Solà | Fiat Punto S1600 Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:18.3 | ||
| SS5 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.38 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:20.4 | Nicola Caldani | |
| SS6 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.44 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 11:18.3 | Andrea Dallavilla | |
| SS7 | Passo Drego 2 | 26.46 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:53.2 | Nicola Caldani | |
| SS8 | Ghimbegna 2 | 10.44 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 7:11.1 | ||
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS9 | San Romolo 1 | 10.69 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:18.5 | |
| SS10 | Colle Langan 1 | 42.31 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS11 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:12.6 | Andrea Dallavilla | |
| SS12 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.38 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:16.9 | ||
| SS13 | San Romolo 2 | 10.69 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:33.3 | ||
| SS14 | Colle Langan 2 | 42.31 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 31:09.9 | ||
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS15 | Pantasina 1 | 25.03 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 15:54.2 | |
| SS16 | Mendatica 1 | 18.98 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 12:57.6 | ||
| SS17 | Pantasina 2 | 25.03 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 15:50.1 | ||
| SS18 | Mendatica 2 | 18.98 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 12:52.5 | ||
| Drivers' championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | ||
| 1 | 1 | Andrea Dallavilla | 28 | |
| 2 | 1 | Daniel Solà | 27 | |
| 3 | 2 | Nicola Caldani | 13 | |
| 4 | 1 | Janne Tuohino | 12 | |
| 5 | 1 | François Duval | 12 | |
