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2002 Rally GB

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]

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 baseCardiff
Dates runNovember 14, 2002 – November 17, 2002
Stages17 (390.57 km; 242.69 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,614.74 km (1,003.35 miles)
Statistics
Crews85 at start, 38 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerNorway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02

Background

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Entry list

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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
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Itinerary

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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

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Overall

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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

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
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

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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

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  • Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
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

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
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
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Special stages

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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   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

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  • Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
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

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