2002 Rally New Zealand

2002 Rally New Zealand
*33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand*
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 Total; Peugeot 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, held from 4 to 6 October 2002, was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 11th 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	Voitto Silander	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 '02	P
7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	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 S7 WRC '01	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
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
23	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
32	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
105	Bruce Herbert	Robert Ryan	Rose City Cars	Subaru Impreza STI N8	—
107	Geoff Argyle	Steve Smith	Racetech Seats	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	—
108	Todd Bawden	Damon McLachlan	Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
109	Richard Mason	Hamish Fenemor	Racetech Seats	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
113	Andrew Hawkeswood	Samantha Haldane	Dayton Automotive	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
119	Glenn Smith	Colin Smith	Glenn Smith	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
120	Lewis Scott	Jane Black	Scott Rallying	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
121	Austen Jones	Bede O'Connor	Austen Jones	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
123	Clinton Anderson	Kelvin McCaughey	Racetech Seats	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
124	Wayne Parker	Brendan McKay	Palmerston North Rallysport Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
125	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC	—
126	Mike Turfus	Fleur Pedersen	Silverstone Rally Tyre Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
128	Brett Middleton	Andrew Benefield	Middleton Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
129	David Ayling	Grant Kenny	ART Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
133	Kerry Evans	Rocky Hudson	KEA Trailers	Subaru Impreza	—
135	Kingsley Jones	Len Fisher	Kingsley Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
137	Rex Vizible	Dave Robb	Vizible Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
138	Emma Gilmour	Toni Feaver	Emma Gilmour	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
140	Malcolm Stewart	Mike Fletcher	Malcolm Stewart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	—
143	Bruce Warburton	Colin Davies	Provision	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
144	Takemi Matsuno	Shunichi Washio	Team Fa Coat	Subaru Impreza 555	—
147	David Langford-Smith	Stuart Roberts	Prolinks Inc. Ltd.	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
PWRC entries
52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
53	Alessandro Fiorio	Enrico Cantoni	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
54	Ramón Ferreyros	Jorge Del Buono	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
58	Luca Baldini	Marco Muzzarelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
65	Beppo Harrach	Peter Müller	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
66	Dimitar Iliev	Petar Sivov	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
69	Bernt Kollevold	Ola Fløene	Kollevold Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
70	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
71	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
73	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	—
75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Rudy Pollet	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
Source:^[2]

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	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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:58:45.4		10
2	2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Voitto Silander	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:02:33.0	+3:47.6	6
3	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	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:04:34.3	+5:48.9	3
5	5	19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:05:55.6	+7:10.2	2
6	6	18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:06:37.9	+7:52.5	1
8	7	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	4:07:41.5	+8:56.1	0
9	8	7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	4:09:29.0	+10:43.6	0
10	9	17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:10:20.2	+11:34.8	0
Retired SS25		11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	Engine		0
Retired SS15		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS14		6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Accident		0
Retired SS11		9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Accident		0
Retired SS4		5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Accident		0
Retired SS2		14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	Accident		0
Source:^[5]

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
Pos.	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	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (4 Oct)	SS1	Te Akau North	32.37 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	18:53.2	Marcos Ligato
	SS2	Maungatawhiri	6.52 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	3:51.9
	SS3	Te Papatapu 1	16.62 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	11:36.0
	SS4	Whaanga Coast	29.60 km	Giovanni Manfrinato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	22:21.2	Giovanni Manfrinato
	SS5	Te Hutewai	11.15 km	Giovanni Manfrinato Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	8:20.2	Giovanni Manfrinato
	SS6	Te Papatapu 2	16.62 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	11:17.6	Kristian Sohlberg
	SS7	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:28.7
	SS8	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:27.2
Leg 2 (5 Oct)	SS9	Mititai Finish	20.15 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	11:03.2
	SS10	Tokatoka 1	10.15 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:38.9
	SS11	Parahi — Ararua	59.00 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	36:16.1
	SS12	Batley	17.46 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	10:27.5
	SS13	Waipu Gorge	11.24 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:58.6
	SS14	Brooks	16.03 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	10:26.0
	SS15	Paparoa Station	11.64 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:44.7
	SS16	Cassidy	21.64 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	13:26.8
	SS17	Mititai	26.67 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	14:56.7
	SS18	Tokatoka 2	10.15 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:53.7
Leg 3 (6 Oct)	SS19	Otorohea Trig	4.62 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:18.4
	SS20	Te Akau South	32.43 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	20:07.0
	SS21	Ridge 1	8.53 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:07.7
	SS22	Campbell 1	7.44 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:14.0
	SS23	Ridge 2	8.53 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:06.3
	SS24	Campbell 2	7.44 km	Martin Rowe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:10.1
	SS25	Fyfe 1	10.60 km	Marcos Ligato Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:11.7
	SS26	Fyfe 2	10.60 km	Alessandro Fiorio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:03.2

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	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.

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2002-NewZealand-1] "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-13.

[findrivers_2002-2] "Rally New Zealand 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[itaitinerary_2002-3] "Rally New Zealand 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[itaoverall_2002-4] "Rally New Zealand 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[itawrc_2002-5] "Rally New Zealand 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[itapwrc_2002-6] "Rally New Zealand 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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2002 Rally New Zealand

Background

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

World Rally Cars

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

References

External links