2002 Cyprus Rally

The 2002 Cyprus Rally (formally the 30th Cyprus Rally) was the fifth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 April and 21 April 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 9th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2002 Cyprus Rally
30th Cyprus Rally
Round 5 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Cyprus
Rally baseLimassol
Dates runApril 19, 2002 – April 21, 2002
Stages20 (324.17 km; 201.43 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,276.33 km (793.07 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
France Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews60 at start, 32 at finish

Background

Entry list
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
9 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Arto Kapanen Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 P
14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
16 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
19 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
World Rally Championship entries
23 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
24 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
25 Belgium Bruno Thiry Belgium Stéphane Prévot Belgium Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
26 Austria Achim Mörtl Germany Klaus Wicha Austria Powerhorse World Rally Team Peugeot 206 WRC M
27 Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Maciej Szczepaniak South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
28 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Daniel Stillo Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Škoda Octavia WRC —
29 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen Finland Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '01 —
30 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Austria Stohl Racing Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
31 Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Esko Mertsalmi Finland Juuso Pykälistö Toyota Corolla WRC —
32 Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou United Kingdom Allan Harryman Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza 555 P
103 Cyprus Andreas Tsouloftas Cyprus Panayiotis Shialos Cyprus Andreas Tsouloftas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
104 Cyprus Chris Thomas Cyprus Andreas Christodoulides Cyprus Chris Thomas Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 —
111 Cyprus Kyriakos Kardanas Cyprus Costas Laos Cyprus Kyriakos Kardanas Mitsubishi Carisma GT —
113 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza WRX —
PWRC entries
51 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Argentina Jorge Del Buono Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
52 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén Garcia Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
53 Italy Alessandro Fiorio Italy Enrico Cantoni Italy Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
54 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Spain Diego Vallejo Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
55 Lithuania Saulius Girdauskas Lithuania Žilvinas Sakalauskas Lithuania TDS Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
57 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe Japan Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX —
58 Italy Luca Baldini Italy Marco Muzzarelli Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
59 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Roger Freeman United Kingdom Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
65 Austria Beppo Harrach Austria Jutta Gebert Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
66 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Bulgaria Petar Sivov Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
69 Norway Bernt Kollevold Norway Ola Fløene Norway Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
70 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
71 Italy Stefano Marrini Italy Tiziana Sandroni Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
73 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
74 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Allen Oh Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert —
75 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Jukka Aho Finland Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
76 Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Italy Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Rudy Pollet Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 96.32 km
19 April 09:12 SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km
09:55 SS2 Lagoudera — Kapouras 1 15.00 km
10:23 SS3 Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 1 21.56 km
13:30 SS4 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km
14:13 SS5 Lagoudera — Kapouras 2 15.00 km
14:41 SS6 Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 2 21.56 km
Leg 2 — 145.97 km
20 April 14:41 SS7 Prastio — Pachna 1 10.92 km
08:15 SS8 Platres — Saittas 1 11.25 km
08:58 SS9 Kourdali — Spilia 30.62 km
11:48 SS10 Prastio — Pachna 2 10.92 km
12:51 SS11 Platres — Saittas 2 11.25 km
13:26 SS12 Foini — Koilinia 1 29.88 km
16:56 SS13 Platres — Saittas 3 11.25 km
17:31 SS14 Foini — Koilinia 2 29.88 km
Leg 3 — 81.88 km
21 April 09:35 SS15 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km
10:18 SS16 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.80 km
10:56 SS17 Lageia — Kalavasos 1 9.14 km
13:46 SS18 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km
14:29 SS19 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.80 km
15:07 SS20 Lageia — Kalavasos 2 9.14 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:25.7 10
2 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:22.5 +56.8 6
3 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:22:24.7 +59.0 4
4 3 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:44.4 +1:18.7 3
5 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:23:43.6 +2:17.9 2
6 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:24:11.2 +2:45.5 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:25.7 10
2 2 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:22.5 +56.8 6
3 3 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:22:24.7 +59.0 4
4 4 3 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:44.4 +1:18.7 3
5 5 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:23:43.6 +2:17.9 2
6 6 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:24:11.2 +2:45.5 1
7 7 17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:24:13.1 +2:47.4 0
8 8 6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:25:48.3 +4:22.6 0
9 9 14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:28:43.4 +7:17.7 0
11 10 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:30:19.7 +8:54.0 0
13 11 7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:33:43.0 +12:17.3 0
15 12 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:43:37.7 +22:12.0 0
Retired SS12 8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Transmission 0
Retired SS12 16 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0
Retired SS12 18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Gearbox 0
Retired SS7 9 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Arto Kapanen Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Accident 0
Retired SS5 19 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Oil leak 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Apr) SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km United Kingdom Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 9:20.8 United Kingdom Colin McRae
SS2 Lagoudera — Kapouras 1 15.00 km Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '02 14:18.5 Belgium François Duval
SS3 Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 1 21.56 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 20:16.6 Estonia Markko Märtin
SS4 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 9:21.7 United Kingdom Colin McRae
SS5 Lagoudera — Kapouras 2 15.00 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 14:11.7
SS6 Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 2 21.56 km United Kingdom Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 19:51.5
Leg 2 (20 Apr) SS7 Prastio — Pachna 1 10.92 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '02 6:29.0
SS8 Platres — Saittas 1 11.25 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '02 9:21.2
SS9 Kourdali — Spilia 30.62 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 29:21.8
SS10 Prastio — Pachna 2 10.92 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 6:14.3
SS11 Platres — Saittas 2 11.25 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 9:02.7
SS12 Foini — Koilinia 1 29.88 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 29:31.3
SS13 Platres — Saittas 3 11.25 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 9:24.6
SS14 Foini — Koilinia 2 29.88 km Stage cancelled
Leg 3 (21 Apr) SS15 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 16:34.9
SS16 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.80 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 10:55.8 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS17 Lageia — Kalavasos 1 9.14 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 7:41.0
SS18 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 17:02.1
SS19 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.80 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 11:16.7
SS20 Lageia — Kalavasos 2 9.14 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 7:37.3

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm 31 Finland Timo Rautiainen 31 France Peugeot Total 68
2 France Gilles Panizzi 20 France Hervé Panizzi 20 1 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 27
3 United Kingdom Richard Burns 19 United Kingdom Robert Reid 19 1 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 27
4 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 14 Finland Kaj Lindström 14 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 6
5 2 Finland Harri Rovanperä 9 2 Finland Risto Pietiläinen 9 South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 2

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 74 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Allen Oh Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:52:17.9 10
2 2 51 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Argentina Jorge Del Buono Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:57:59.4 +5:41.5 6
3 3 58 Italy Luca Baldini Italy Marco Muzzarelli Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:59:10.7 +6:52.8 4
4 4 66 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Bulgaria Petar Sivov Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:00:06.0 +7:48.1 3
5 5 55 Lithuania Saulius Girdauskas Lithuania Žilvinas Sakalauskas Lithuania TDS Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:03:08.5 +10:50.6 2
6 6 69 Norway Bernt Kollevold Norway Ola Fløene Norway Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:10:37.3 +18:19.4 1
7 7 59 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Roger Freeman United Kingdom Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:23:21.8 +31:03.9 0
8 8 65 Austria Beppo Harrach Austria Jutta Gebert Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:43:08.2 +50:50.3 0
Retired SS12 71 Italy Stefano Marrini Italy Tiziana Sandroni Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident damage 0
Retired SS9 70 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident damage 0
Retired SS9 76 Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Italy Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 54 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Spain Diego Vallejo Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS5 75 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Jukka Aho Finland Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS5 77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Rudy Pollet Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Radiator 0
Retired SS4 52 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén Garcia Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
Retired SS2 53 Italy Alessandro Fiorio Italy Enrico Cantoni Italy Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Radiator 0
Retired SS1 57 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe Japan Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 73 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Apr) SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 10:09.3 Malaysia Karamjit Singh
SS2 Lagoudera — Kapouras 1 15.00 km Argentina Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 15:26.4
SS3 Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 1 21.56 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:31.8
SS4 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:10.3
SS5 Lagoudera — Kapouras 2 15.00 km Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:23.6
SS6 Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 2 21.56 km Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:14.9 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato
Leg 2 (20 Apr) SS7 Prastio — Pachna 1 10.92 km Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:12.4
SS8 Platres — Saittas 1 11.25 km Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 10:14.6 Malaysia Karamjit Singh
SS9 Kourdali — Spilia 30.62 km Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 33:04.5
SS10 Prastio — Pachna 2 10.92 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:58.4
SS11 Platres — Saittas 2 11.25 km Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 10:44.0
SS12 Foini — Koilinia 1 29.88 km Lithuania Saulius Girdauskas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 34:49.3
SS13 Platres — Saittas 3 11.25 km Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 10:58.0
SS14 Foini — Koilinia 2 29.88 km Stage cancelled
Leg 3 (21 Apr) SS15 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:20.3
SS16 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.80 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:26.7
SS17 Lageia — Kalavasos 1 9.14 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8:27.7
SS18 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:45.0
SS19 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.80 km Austria Beppo Harrach Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:23.4
SS20 Lageia — Kalavasos 2 9.14 km Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 8:31.0

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Finland Kristian Sohlberg 10
2 Peru Ramón Ferreyros 10
3 New entry Malaysia Karamjit Singh 10
4 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev 9
5 3 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles 9

References
  1. "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  2. "Cyprus Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. "Cyprus Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. "Cyprus Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. "Cyprus Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. "Cyprus Rally 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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