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 base | Cardiff | |
| Dates run | November 14, 2002 – November 17, 2002 | |
| Stages | 17 (390.57 km; 242.69 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Gravel | |
| Overall distance | 1,614.74 km (1,003.35 miles) | |
| Results | ||
| Overall winner |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | |
| Crews | 85 at start, 38 at finish | |
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
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
Overall
| 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] | ||||||||
Classification
Special stages
| 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
- 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 | |||
Classification
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
| 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
- 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
- "Rally GB". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- "Rally GB 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Rally GB 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "Rally GB 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "Rally GB 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "Rally GB 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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