| 2002 Rally New Zealand 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 12 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  New Zealand | ||
| Rally base | Auckland | ||
| Dates run | October 4, 2002 – October 6, 2002 | ||
| Stages | 26 (411.40 km; 255.63 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,793.23 km (1,114.26 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 81 at start, 42 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
The 2002 Rally New Zealand (formally the 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the twelfth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 4 October and 6 October 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
Entry list
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Itinerary
All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12) from 4 to 5 October 2002 and NZDT (UTC+13) on 6 October 2002.
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 117.08 km | ||||
| 4 October | 08:58 | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km |
| 11:06 | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | |
| 11:29 | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | |
| 12:02 | SS4 | Whaanga Coast | 29.60 km | |
| 13:53 | SS5 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | |
| 14:21 | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | |
| 19:00 | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | |
| 19:30 | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| Leg 2 — 204.13 km | ||||
| 5 October | 09:13 | SS9 | Mititai Finish | 20.15 km |
| 09:51 | SS10 | Tokatoka 1 | 10.15 km | |
| 11:01 | SS11 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | |
| 14:13 | SS12 | Batley | 17.46 km | |
| 14:41 | SS13 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | |
| 14:59 | SS14 | Brooks | 16.03 km | |
| 15:27 | SS15 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | |
| 17:17 | SS16 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | |
| 18:00 | SS17 | Mititai | 26.67 km | |
| 18:43 | SS18 | Tokatoka 2 | 10.15 km | |
| Leg 3 — 90.19 km | ||||
| 6 October | 08:08 | SS19 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km |
| 08:31 | SS20 | Te Akau South | 32.43 km | |
| 10:49 | SS21 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:05 | SS22 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | |
| 11:23 | SS23 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:39 | SS24 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | |
| 12:22 | SS25 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | |
| 12:52 | SS26 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:58:45.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä |
Voitto Silander |
Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:02:33.0 | +3:47.6 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen |
Kaj Lindström |
 555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:11.7 | +4:26.3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz |
Luis Moya |
 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:04:34.3 | +5:48.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Juha Kankkunen |
Juha Repo |
 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team |
Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:05:55.6 | +7:10.2 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Freddy Loix |
Sven Smeets |
Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team |
Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:06:37.9 | +7:52.5 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:50.4 | Richard Burns |
| SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Richard Burns Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC |
3:41.3 | ||
| SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:05.2 | ||
| SS4 | Whaanga Coast | 29.60 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:27.0 | ||
| SS5 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | Jani Paasonen |
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | 7:59.8 | ||
| SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:37.7 | ||
| SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km |  Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 1:21.3 | ||
| SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 1:20.8 | ||
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS9 | Mititai Finish | 20.15 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:05.2 | |
| SS10 | Tokatoka 1 | 10.15 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:09.9 | ||
| SS11 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 33:37.7 | ||
| SS12 | Batley | 17.46 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:36.4 | ||
| SS13 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:25.5 | ||
| SS14 | Brooks | 16.03 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:37.1 | ||
| SS15 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:11.9 | Marcus Grönholm | |
| SS16 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:16.0 | ||
| SS17 | Mititai | 26.67 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:32.8 | ||
| SS18 | Tokatoka 2 | 10.15 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:18.4 | ||
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS19 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:05.6 | |
| SS20 | Te Akau South | 32.43 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:43.3 | ||
| SS21 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:45.8 | ||
| SS22 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55.8 | ||
| SS23 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:43.4 | ||
| SS24 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:52.9 | ||
| SS25 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:47.4 | ||
| SS26 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:40.1 | ||
Championship standings
- 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 |
67 | |
Timo Rautiainen |
67 | |
Peugeot Total |
147 | |||
| 2 | |
Richard Burns |
34 | |
Robert Reid |
34 | |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
89 | |||
| 3 | |
Colin McRae |
33 | |
Nicky Grist |
33 | |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
50 | |||
| 4 | |
Gilles Panizzi |
31 | |
Hervé Panizzi |
31 | |
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart |
9 | |||
| 5 | |
Carlos Sainz |
29 | |
Luis Moya |
29 |  1 |
Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team |
9 | |||
Production World Rally Championship
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 75 | Kristian Sohlberg |
Jakke Honkanen |
Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:18:20.5 | 10 | |
| 15 | 2 | 73 | Martin Rowe |
Chris Wood |
David Sutton Cars Ltd |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:18:38.8 | +18.3 | 6 |
| 18 | 3 | 70 |  Giovanni Manfrinato |
Claudio Condotta |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:21:17.7 | +2:57.2 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 53 | Alessandro Fiorio |
Enrico Cantoni |
Ralliart Italia |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:21:36.2 | +3:15.7 | 3 |
| 23 | 5 | 52 |  Marcos Ligato |
Rubén Garcia |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:22:38.4 | +4:17.9 | 2 |
| 38 | 6 | 69 | Bernt Kollevold |
Ola Fløene |
Kollevold Rally Team |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:52:08.3 | +33:47.8 | 1 |
| Retired SS24 | 58 | Luca Baldini |
Marco Muzzarelli |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS14 | 66 |  Dimitar Iliev |
Petar Sivov |
Mauro Rally Tuning |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 54 |  Ramón Ferreyros |
Jorge Del Buono |
Mauro Rally Tuning |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 71 | Stefano Marrini |
Tiziana Sandroni |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 65 |  Beppo Harrach |
Peter Müller |
Stohl Racing |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis |
Rudy Pollet |
Ralliart Italy |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 57 | Toshihiro Arai |
Tony Sircombe |
Spike Subaru Team |
Subaru Impreza WRX | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 74 |  Karamjit Singh |
Allen Oh |
Petronas EON Racing Team |
Proton Pert | Accident | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Karamjit Singh |
28 |
| 2 | 1 |
Kristian Sohlberg |
26 |
| 3 |  1 |
Ramón Ferreyros |
20 |
| 4 | |
Alessandro Fiorio |
16 |
| 5 | |
Toshihiro Arai |
12 |
References
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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