2002 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2002 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 18 January and 20 January 2002, and was won by Subaru's Tommi Mäkinen, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship. [1] Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, won the rally temporarily but received a two-minute time penalty due to an illegal tire change during the second day.

2002 Monte Carlo Rally
70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Monaco
Rally baseMonaco
Dates runJanuary 18, 2002 – January 20, 2002
Stages15 (388.38 km; 241.33 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt/snow
Overall distance1,424.55 km (885.17 miles)
Statistics
Crews55 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Tommi Mäkinen
Finland Kaj Lindström
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01

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   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
6   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
7   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
8   Alister McRae   David Senior   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
10   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
11   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
14   Kenneth Eriksson   Tina Thörner   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
16   Roman Kresta   Jan Tománek   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
17   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
18   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 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
22   Philippe Bugalski   Jean-Paul Chiaroni   Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
24   Didier Auriol   Jack Boyere   Didier Auriol Toyota Corolla WRC M
25   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
26   Bruno Thiry   Stéphane Prévot   Bruno Thiry Peugeot 206 WRC M
27   Armin Kremer   Klaus Wicha   Armin Kremer Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
29   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   Manfred Stohl Toyota Corolla WRC P
31   Olivier Burri   Christophe Hofmann   Olivier Burri Peugeot 206 WRC P
31   Richard Hein   Philippe Servol   Richard Hein Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
33   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio   Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC
34   Marco Menegatto   Massimiliano Cerrai   Marco Menegatto Toyota Corolla WRC P
35   Emanuele Dati   Massimo Chiapponi   Emanuele Dati Ford Focus RS WRC '99 P
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
54   Martin Stenshorne   Clive Jenkins   Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa 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   Mika Ovaskainen   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
60   Nicola Caldani   Sauro Farnocchia   Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 M
61   Gwyndaf Evans   Chris Patterson   MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 M
62   Janne Tuohino   Petri Vihavainen   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
63   Martin Rowe   Chris Wood   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
64   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
65   Daniel Solà   David Moreno   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
66   Mirco Baldacci   Maurizio Barone   Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
67   Daniel Carlsson   Per Karlsson   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
68   Nikolaus Schelle   Gerhard Weiss   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
69   Kosti Katajamäki   Lasse Hirvijärvi   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
70   Sven Haaf   Michael Kölbach   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
71   David Doppelreiter   Thomas Lettner   Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 M
72   Marc Blázquez   Oriol Julià   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
73   Albert Lloverá   Marc Corral   Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 M
75   Kazuhiko Niwa   Kohei Kusaka   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
76   Alexander Foss   Claire Mole   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
77   Paco Roig   Joan Sureda   Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto S1600 M
78   Roger Feghali   Nicola Arena   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 157.70 km
18 January 09:48 SS1 Selonnet — Turriers 1 28.74 km
11:06 SS2 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.73 km
13:39 SS3 Selonnet — Turriers 2 28.74 km
14:57 SS4 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.73 km
18:25 SS5 Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 26.76 km
Leg 2 — 131.88 km
19 January 10:08 SS6 Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var 12.08 km
10:51 SS7 Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 26.76 km
13:49 SS8 Coaraze — Loda 1 23.05 km
14:32 SS9 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 23.47 km
18:09 SS10 Coaraze — Loda 2 23.05 km
18:56 SS11 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 23.47 km
Leg 3 — 98.80 km
20 January 09:13 SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.85 km
10:08 SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km
12:33 SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.85 km
13:28 SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 10   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:59:30.7 10
2 21   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 4:00:44.8 +1:14.1 6
3 4   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:00:46.4 +1:15.7 4
4 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:01:28.7 +1:58.0 3
5 2   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:01:38.1 +2:07.4 2
6 11   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:02:00.3 +2:29.6 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 10   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:59:30.7 10
3 2 4   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:00:46.4 +1:15.7 4
4 3 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:01:28.7 +1:58.0 3
5 4 2   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:01:38.1 +2:07.4 2
6 5 11   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:02:00.3 +2:29.6 1
7 6 3   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:02:50.8 +3:20.1 0
8 7 1   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:03:47.1 +4:16.4 0
9 8 7   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:05:06.4 +5:35.7 0
10 9 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:06:13.1 +6:42.4 0
12 10 6   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:07:33.0 +8:02.3 0
13 11 14   Kenneth Eriksson   Tina Thörner   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:09:40.5 +10:09.8 0
14 12 8   Alister McRae   David Senior   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:10:58.3 +11:27.6 0
Retired SS7 16   Roman Kresta   Jan Tománek   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0
Retired SS4 17   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Accident 0
Retired SS3 18   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Accident 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (18 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Turriers 1 28.74 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '02 17:54.3   Carlos Sainz
SS2 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.73 km Stage cancelled
SS3 Selonnet — Turriers 2 28.74 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 17:15.9   Tommi Mäkinen
SS4 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.73 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:41.1   Sébastien Loeb
SS5 Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 26.76 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:44.7
Leg 2 (19 Jan) SS6 Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var 12.08 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 9:44.5
SS7 Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 26.76 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:30.7
SS8 Coaraze — Loda 1 23.05 km   Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 15:56.6
SS9 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 23.47 km   Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 15:58.6
SS10 Coaraze — Loda 2 23.05 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:08.2
SS11 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 23.47 km   Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 16:21.4   Tommi Mäkinen
Leg 3 (20 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.85 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 22:38.4
SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:03.9
SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.85 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 22:02.2
SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 11:52.7

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Tommi Mäkinen 10     Kaj Lindström 10     555 Subaru World Rally Team 12
2     Sébastien Loeb 6     Daniel Elena 6     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 10
3     Carlos Sainz 4     Luis Moya 4     Peugeot Total 4
4     Colin McRae 3     Nicky Grist 3     Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 0
5     Marcus Grönholm 2     Timo Rautiainen 2     Škoda Motorsport 0

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
17 1 55   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:25:06.2 10
18 2 60   Nicola Caldani   Sauro Farnocchia   Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 4:29:21.1 +4:14.9 6
19 3 78   Roger Feghali   Nicola Arena   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:32:16.6 +7:10.4 4
20 4 67   Daniel Carlsson   Per Karlsson   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:32:30.3 +7:24.1 3
21 5 71   David Doppelreiter   Thomas Lettner   Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 4:34:53.8 +9:47.6 2
22 6 68   Nikolaus Schelle   Gerhard Weiss   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:34:56.6 +9:50.4 1
24 7 76   Alexander Foss   Claire Mole   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:42:36.5 +17:30.3 0
25 8 57   Alejandro Galanti   Xavier Amigó   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:51:08.0 +26:01.8 0
26 9 59   Juha Kangas   Mika Ovaskainen   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:51:54.2 +26:48.0 0
Retired SS14 72   Marc Blázquez   Oriol Julià   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Brakes 0
Retired SS13 73   Albert Lloverá   Marc Corral   Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS10 63   Martin Rowe   Chris Wood   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Alternator 0
Retired SS10 64   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS7 58   Christian Chemin   Simone Scattolin   Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS6 54   Martin Stenshorne   Clive Jenkins   Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 53   Giandomenico Basso   Luigi Pirollo   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 62   Janne Tuohino   Petri Vihavainen   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS4 65   Daniel Solà   David Moreno   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS4 66   Mirco Baldacci   Maurizio Barone   Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS3 61   Gwyndaf Evans   Chris Patterson   MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS3 69   Kosti Katajamäki   Lasse Hirvijärvi   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS3 70   Sven Haaf   Michael Kölbach   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Transmission 0
Retired SS1 51   Andrea Dallavilla   Giovanni Bernacchini   Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS1 52   Niall McShea   Michael Orr   Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 56   Jussi Välimäki   Tero Gardemeister   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS1 75   Kazuhiko Niwa   Kohei Kusaka   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Alternator 0
Retired SS1 77   Paco Roig   Joan Sureda   Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto 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 (18 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Turriers 1 28.74 km   Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 19:35.7   Daniel Solà
SS2 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.73 km Stage cancelled
SS3 Selonnet — Turriers 2 28.74 km   François Duval Ford Puma S1600 18:48.6   François Duval
SS4 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.73 km   Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 26:17.7   Gianluigi Galli
SS5 Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 26.76 km   Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 19:52.0
Leg 2 (19 Jan) SS6 Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var 12.08 km   François Duval Ford Puma S1600 10:21.6
SS7 Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 26.76 km   Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 19:03.1
SS8 Coaraze — Loda 1 23.05 km   Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 17:12.0
SS9 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 23.47 km   Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 17:22.6
SS10 Coaraze — Loda 2 23.05 km   Daniel Carlsson Ford Puma S1600 18:18.6   François Duval
SS11 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 23.47 km   Nicola Caldani Peugeot 206 S1600 18:26.1
Leg 3 (20 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.85 km   Nicola Caldani Peugeot 206 S1600 24:41.0
SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km   François Duval Ford Puma S1600 13:34.3
SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.85 km   Nicola Caldani Peugeot 206 S1600 24:30.5
SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km   Daniel Carlsson Ford Puma S1600 13:15.8

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     François Duval 10
2     Nicola Caldani 6
3     Roger Feghali 4
4     Daniel Carlsson 3
5     David Doppelreiter 2

References

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  1. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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