2002 Rally GB

2002 Rally GB
*58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain*
2002 Rally GB; 58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain
Round 14 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	United Kingdom
Rally base	Cardiff
Dates run	November 14, 2002 – November 17, 2002
Stages	17 (390.57 km; 242.69 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,614.74 km (1,003.35 miles)
Statistics
Crews	85 at start, 38 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02

The 2002 Rally GB (formally the 58th Network Q Rally of Great Britain) was the fourteenth and final round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 14 November and 17 November 2002, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 1st 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	M
2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	M
8	Justin Dale	Andrew Bargery	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	M
9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	M
10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	P
11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	P
14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	M
15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	M
16	Roman Kresta	Miloš Hůlka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	M
17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
World Rally Championship entries
20	Thomas Rådström	Denis Giraudet	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
21	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
23	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
24	Mark Higgins	Bryan Thomas	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
25	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Juuso Pykälistö	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
26	Armin Kremer	Dieter Schneppenheim	Armin Kremer	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
27	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
28	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Mikko Hirvonen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	P
29	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Stohl Racing	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
31	Txus Jaio	Lucas Cruz	Ford España	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	—
32	David Higgins	Daniel Barritt	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	P
33	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
34	Austin MacHale	Brian Murphy	Austin MacHale	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
35	Jari-Matti Latvala	Carl Williamson	Jari-Matti Latvala	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
46	Valentino Rossi	Carlo Cassina	Michelin Grifone	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
101	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
102	Eamonn Boland	Francis Regan	Eamonn Boland	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
102	Gareth Jones	Ryland James	Gareth Jones	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
107	Mick Jones	Andy Morgan	Mick Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	—
108	Stephen Harron	Philip McCrea	Stephen Harron	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
110	Robert Ceen	Alistair Douglas	Robert Ceen	Subaru Impreza 555	—
113	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC	—
124	Steve Fleck	Mark Aspinwall	Steve Fleck	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	—
134	Peter Stephenson	Allan Whittaker	Peter Stephenson	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	—
JWRC entries
51	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	Vieffe Corse SRL	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
52	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	M
53	Giandomenico Basso	Luigi Pirollo	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
55	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
56	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
57	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	M
58	Christian Chemin	Simone Scattolin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	M
59	Juha Kangas	Jani Laaksonen	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	P
62	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
63	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	M
65	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
66	Mirco Baldacci	Maurizio Barone	Vieffe Corse SRL	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
67	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	M
68	Nikolaus Schelle	Tanja Geilhausen	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
69	Kosti Katajamäki	Jakke Honkanen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
70	Sven Haaf	Michael Kölbach	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	M
75	Kazuhiko Niwa	Akihiko Takahashi	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
76	Alexander Foss	Richard Pashley	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are GMT (UTC±0).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 135.03 km
14 November	19:30	SS1	Cardiff SSS 1	2.45 km
15 November	07:44	SS2	Brechfa 1	23.12 km
	08:23	SS3	Trawscoed 1	27.97 km
	11:29	SS4	Brechfa 2	23.12 km
	12:08	SS5	Trawscoed 2	27.97 km
	15:28	SS6	Rheola 1	27.95 km
	19:35	SS7	Cardiff SSS 2	2.45 km
Leg 2 — 117.04 km
16 November	08:11	SS8	Resolfen 1	54.69 km
	11:52	SS9	Crychan 1	12.67 km
	12:21	SS10	Halfway 1	17.28 km
	14:46	SS11	Crychan 2	12.67 km
	15:15	SS12	Halfway 2	17.28 km
	19:30	SS13	Cardiff SSS 3	2.45 km
Leg 3 — 138.50 km
17 November	07:41	SS14	Resolfen 2	54.69 km
	10:43	SS15	Rheola 2	27.95 km
	11:59	SS16	Margam 1	27.93 km
	14:06	SS17	Margam 2	27.93 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:30:36.4		10
2	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:31:00.8	+24.4	6
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:32:12.1	+1:35.7	4
4	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:33:13.9	+2:37.5	3
5	5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:33:37.9	+3:01.5	2
6	24	Mark Higgins	Bryan Thomas	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:35:38.3	+5:01.9	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:30:36.4		10
2	2	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:31:00.8	+24.4	6
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:32:12.1	+1:35.7	4
4	4	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:33:13.9	+2:37.5	3
5	5	5	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:33:37.9	+3:01.5	2
7	6	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:35:52.2	+5:15.8	0
8	7	18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:35:52.3	+5:15.9	0
9	8	19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:36:05.5	+5:29.1	0
10	9	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:36:39.3	+6:02.9	0
13	10	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:41:01.8	+10:25.4	0
15	11	16	Roman Kresta	Miloš Hůlka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:47:02.4	+16:26.0	0
Retired SS16		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS10		2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS10		7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS10		9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS9		17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Driver ill		0
Retired SS5		8	Justin Dale	Andrew Bargery	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident damage		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 Nov)	SS1	Cardiff SSS 1	2.45 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	2:07.7	Markko Märtin
Leg 1 (15 Nov)	SS2	Brechfa 1	23.12 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:24.2	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Trawscoed 1	27.97 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:36.5
	SS4	Brechfa 2	23.12 km	Stage cancelled
	SS5	Trawscoed 2	27.97 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:52.6
	SS6	Rheola 1	27.95 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:55.5
	SS7	Cardiff SSS 2	2.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	2:07.2
Leg 2 (16 Nov)	SS8	Resolfen 1	54.69 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	28:56.5
	SS9	Crychan 1	12.67 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	7:03.6
	SS10	Halfway 1	17.28 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:50.8	Markko Märtin
	SS11	Crychan 2	12.67 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	7:07.1
	SS12	Halfway 2	17.28 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	9:59.9
	SS13	Cardiff SSS 3	2.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	2:07.9
Leg 3 (17 Nov)	SS14	Resolfen 2	54.69 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	28:49.4	Petter Solberg
	SS15	Rheola 2	27.95 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	15:49.6
	SS16	Margam 1	27.93 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	16:12.3
	SS17	Margam 2	27.93 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	16:06.1

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Marcus Grönholm	77		Timo Rautiainen	77		Peugeot Total	165
2	5	Petter Solberg	37	5	Phil Mills	37		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	104
3	1	Carlos Sainz	36	1	Luis Moya	36		555 Subaru World Rally Team	67
4	1	Colin McRae	35	1	Nicky Grist	35	2	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	10
5	3	Richard Burns	34	3	Robert Reid	34	1	Škoda Motorsport	9

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
21	1	65	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:03:06.6		10
23	2	52	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	4:06:05.9	+2:59.3	6
24	3	53	Giandomenico Basso	Luigi Pirollo	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:06:26.2	+3:19.6	4
25	4	62	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:07:14.2	+4:07.6	3
27	5	56	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:08:34.4	+5:27.8	2
28	6	51	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	Vieffe Corse SRL	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:09:26.8	+6:20.2	1
Retired SS17		58	Christian Chemin	Simone Scattolin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS17		66	Mirco Baldacci	Maurizio Barone	Vieffe Corse SRL	Citroën Saxo S1600	Over time limit		0
Retired SS15		61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS15		67	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Oil leak		0
Retired SS14		57	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Transmission		0
Retired SS13		76	Alexander Foss	Richard Pashley	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Over time limit		0
Retired SS8		69	Kosti Katajamäki	Jakke Honkanen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS8		70	Sven Haaf	Michael Kölbach	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Retired		0
Retired SS7		63	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS6		55	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Gearbox		0
Retired SS3		59	Juha Kangas	Jani Laaksonen	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS3		68	Nikolaus Schelle	Tanja Geilhausen	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS2		75	Kazuhiko Niwa	Akihiko Takahashi	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 Nov)	SS1	Cardiff SSS 1	2.45 km	Gwyndaf Evans	MG ZR S1600	2:21.8	Gwyndaf Evans
Leg 1 (15 Nov)	SS2	Brechfa 1	23.12 km	Janne Tuohino	Citroën Saxo S1600	15:40.8	Janne Tuohino
	SS3	Trawscoed 1	27.97 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	19:20.7	Daniel Solà
	SS4	Brechfa 2	23.12 km	Stage cancelled
	SS5	Trawscoed 2	27.97 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	19:25.6	Daniel Solà	Janne Tuohino
	SS6	Rheola 1	27.95 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	18:30.2
	SS7	Cardiff SSS 2	2.45 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	2:21.6
Leg 2 (16 Nov)	SS8	Resolfen 1	54.69 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	33:27.8	Daniel Solà
	SS9	Crychan 1	12.67 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	8:10.3
	SS10	Halfway 1	17.28 km	Notional stage time
	SS11	Crychan 2	12.67 km	Mirco Baldacci	Citroën Saxo S1600	8:13.2
	SS12	Halfway 2	17.28 km	Niall McShea	Opel Corsa S1600	11:15.5
	SS13	Cardiff SSS 3	2.45 km	Mirco Baldacci	Citroën Saxo S1600	2:22.4
Leg 3 (17 Nov)	SS14	Resolfen 2	54.69 km	Mirco Baldacci	Citroën Saxo S1600	33:14.7
	SS15	Rheola 2	27.95 km	Jussi Välimäki	Citroën Saxo S1600	18:14.0
	SS16	Margam 1	27.93 km	Niall McShea	Opel Corsa S1600	18:33.2
	SS17	Margam 2	27.93 km	Niall McShea	Opel Corsa S1600	18:36.1

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1	1	Daniel Solà	37
2	1	Andrea Dallavilla	29
3	1	Janne Tuohino	15
4	2	Giandomenico Basso	14
5	2	Nicola Caldani	13

References

^ "Rally GB". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ "Rally GB 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Rally GB 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Rally GB 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Rally GB 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Rally GB 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2002-GB-1] "Rally GB". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-20.

[gbdrivers_2002-2] "Rally GB 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[gbitinerary_2002-3] "Rally GB 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[gboverall_2002-4] "Rally GB 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[gbwrc_2002-5] "Rally GB 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[gbjwrc_2002-6] "Rally GB 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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