2002 Rally Catalunya
| 2002 Rally Catalunya 38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava | |||
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Round 4 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Spain | ||
| Rally base | Lloret de Mar | ||
| Dates run | March 22, 2002 – March 24, 2002 | ||
| Stages | 18 (394.98 km; 245.43 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,902.09 km (1,181.90 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 68 at start, 40 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
The 2002 Rally Catalunya (formally the 38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fourth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 22 March and 24 March 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 5th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 176.72 km | ||||
| 22 March | 08:25 | SS1 | Riudecanyes 1 | 12.66 km |
| 09:05 | SS2 | Pratdip 1 | 27.65 km | |
| 11:33 | SS3 | Escaladei 1 | 48.05 km | |
| 14:18 | SS4 | Riudecanyes 2 | 12.66 km | |
| 14:58 | SS5 | Pratdip 2 | 27.65 km | |
| 17:26 | SS6 | Escaladei 2 | 48.05 km | |
| Leg 2 — 112.00 km | ||||
| 23 March | 10:10 | SS7 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km |
| 11:23 | SS8 | Vallfogona 1 | 14.54 km | |
| 12:16 | SS9 | Les Llosses — Alpens 1 | 21.80 km | |
| 14:34 | SS10 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | |
| 15:47 | SS11 | Vallfogona 2 | 14.54 km | |
| 16:40 | SS12 | Les Llosses — Alpens 2 | 21.80 km | |
| Leg 3 — 106.26 km | ||||
| 24 March | 08:25 | SS13 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km |
| 09:35 | SS14 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km | |
| 10:03 | SS15 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km | |
| 12:01 | SS16 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | |
| 13:11 | SS17 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km | |
| 13:39 | SS18 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:34:09.0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 |  Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:34:46.3 | +37.3 | 6 |
| 3 | 22 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:35:22.5 | +1:13.5 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 |  Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:35:51.7 | +1:42.7 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Petter Solberg | Phil Mills |  555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:36:10.6 | +2:01.6 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:37:36.3 | +3:27.3 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (22 Mar) | SS1 | Riudecanyes 1 | 12.66 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS2 | Pratdip 1 | 27.65 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:37.8 | Gilles Panizzi | |
| SS3 | Escaladei 1 | 48.05 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 29:17.6 | ||
| SS4 | Riudecanyes 2 | 12.66 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:32.4 | ||
| SS5 | Pratdip 2 | 27.65 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:44.2 | ||
| SS6 | Escaladei 2 | 48.05 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 29:19.6 | ||
| Leg 2 (23 Mar) | SS7 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS8 | Vallfogona 1 | 14.54 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS9 | Les Llosses — Alpens 1 | 21.80 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:19.9 | ||
| SS10 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 12:44.3 | ||
| SS11 | Vallfogona 2 | 14.54 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:30.3 | ||
| SS12 | Les Llosses — Alpens 2 | 21.80 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:20.4 | ||
| Leg 3 (24 Mar) | SS13 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km | Richard Burns Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:18.8 | |
| SS14 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:02.1 | ||
| SS15 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:14.9 | ||
| SS16 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:17.9 | ||
| SS17 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km | Gilles Panizzi Markko Märtin | Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:04.6 | ||
| SS18 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 21:23.7 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  | Marcus Grönholm | 21 | | Timo Rautiainen | 21 | | Peugeot Total | 52 | |||
| 2 | | Gilles Panizzi | 20 | | Hervé Panizzi | 20 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 25 | |||
| 3 |  2 | Richard Burns | 13 | 2 | Robert Reid | 13 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 20 | |||
| 4 |  1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 10 | 1 | Kaj Lindström | 10 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 6 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 9 | 1 | Luis Moya | 9 | |  Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 1 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 19 | 1 | 65 | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 3:52:11.5 | 10 | |
| 20 | 2 | 51 |  Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 3:53:01.8 | +50.3 | 6 |
| 21 | 3 | 53 | Giandomenico Basso | Luigi Pirollo | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 3:54:25.6 | +2:14.1 | 4 |
| 23 | 4 | 64 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 3:58:46.3 | +6:34.8 | 3 |
| 24 | 5 | 62 | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 3:59:31.3 | +7:19.8 | 2 |
| 25 | 6 | 55 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 3:59:33.1 | +7:21.6 | 1 |
| 26 | 7 | 57 |  Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:02:40.2 | +10:28.7 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 68 |  Nikolaus Schelle | Gerhard Weiss | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:04:35.2 | +12:23.7 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 71 |  David Doppelreiter | Thomas Lettner | Schmidt Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:06:25.8 | +14:14.3 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 63 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:10:42.4 | +18:30.9 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 59 | Juha Kangas | Jani Laaksonen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:10:43.3 | +18:31.8 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 73 |  Albert Lloverá | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:15:49.0 | +23:37.5 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 70 | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:16:01.1 | +23:49.6 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 77 | Paco Roig | Joan Sureda | Fiat Auto España | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:18:01.9 | +25:50.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS18 | 75 | Kazuhiko Niwa | Kohei Kusaka | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 60 | Nicola Caldani | Sauro Farnocchia | Procar Rally Team | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Retired | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 61 | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 52 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 66 |  Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 67 |  Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 78 |  Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 54 | Martin Stenshorne | Jakke Honkanen | ST Motors | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 58 | Christian Chemin | Simone Scattolin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Excluded | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 69 | Kosti Katajamäki | Lasse Hirvijärvi | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 56 | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 76 | Alexander Foss | Cato Menkerud | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (22 Mar) | SS1 | Riudecanyes 1 | 12.66 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS2 | Pratdip 1 | 27.65 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:14.2 | Daniel Solà | |
| SS3 | Escaladei 1 | 48.05 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 31:25.4 | Andrea Dallavilla | |
| SS4 | Riudecanyes 2 | 12.66 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 9:14.5 | ||
| SS5 | Pratdip 2 | 27.65 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:11.8 | ||
| SS6 | Escaladei 2 | 48.05 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 31:36.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (23 Mar) | SS7 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS8 | Vallfogona 1 | 14.54 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS9 | Les Llosses — Alpens 1 | 21.80 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 14:18.2 | ||
| SS10 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:43.3 | ||
| SS11 | Vallfogona 2 | 14.54 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 9:06.0 | Daniel Solà | |
| SS12 | Les Llosses — Alpens 2 | 21.80 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 14:22.4 | ||
| Leg 3 (24 Mar) | SS13 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 8:55.2 | |
| SS14 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 3:16.8 | ||
| SS15 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 23:06.3 | Andrea Dallavilla | |
| SS16 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 8:54.8 | ||
| SS17 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 3:17.9 | ||
| SS18 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 22:54.2 | Daniel Solà | |
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | | François Duval | 11 |
| 2 |  | Daniel Solà | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | Nicola Caldani | 6 |
| 4 | | Andrea Dallavilla | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | Roger Feghali | 4 |
References
- ^ "Rally Catalunya". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
External links
- Official website of the World Rally Championship
