2002 Rallye Sanremo

2002 Rallye Sanremo
44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
Round 11 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Italy
Rally baseSanremo
Dates runSeptember 20, 2002 – September 22, 2002
Stages18 (385.84 km; 239.75 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,407.04 km (874.29 miles)
Statistics
Crews53 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Gilles Panizzi
France Hervé Panizzi
France Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC

The 2002 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 September and 22 September 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background

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Entry list

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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 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi 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 WRC2 M
8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 P
11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 P
12 Austria Achim Mörtl Germany Klaus Wicha 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 Evo3 M
15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
16 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 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
World Rally Championship entries
24 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni France Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
25 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Voitto Silander France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
26 Belgium Bruno Thiry Belgium Stéphane Prévot Belgium Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
27 Spain Jesús Puras Spain Carlos del Barrio France Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
28 France Cédric Robert France Gérald Bedon France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
104 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza WRX
JWRC entries
51 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
52 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Michael Orr Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
53 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Luigi Pirollo Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
55 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
56 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
57 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Spain Xavier Amigó Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
58 Italy Christian Chemin Italy Simone Scattolin Italy Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 M
59 Finland Juha Kangas Finland Jani Laaksonen Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
60 Italy Nicola Caldani Italy Dario D'Esposito Italy Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 M
61 United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 P
62 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
63 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
64 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
65 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Álex Romaní France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
66 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
67 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
68 Germany Nikolaus Schelle Germany Tanja Geilhausen Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
69 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Jakke Honkanen Germany Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
70 Germany Sven Haaf Germany Michael Kölbach Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
71 Austria David Doppelreiter Norway Ola Fløene Austria Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 M
73 Andorra Albert Lloverá Spain Marc Corral Spain Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 M
75 Japan Kazuhiko Niwa Germany Gerhard Weiss Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
76 Norway Alexander Foss United Kingdom Richard Pashley United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
78 Lebanon Roger Feghali Italy Nicola Arena Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 147.25 km
20 September 08:07 SS1 Passo Teglia 1 14.44 km
08:32 SS2 Passo Drego 1 26.46 km
09:40 SS3 Ghimbegna 1 10.44 km
12:09 SS4 Cosio 1 19.19 km
12:55 SS5 San Bartolomeo 1 25.38 km
15:33 SS6 Passo Teglia 2 14.44 km
15:58 SS7 Passo Drego 2 26.46 km
17:06 SS8 Ghimbegna 2 10.44 km
Leg 2 — 150.57 km
21 September 08:25 SS9 San Romolo 1 10.69 km
09:18 SS10 Colle Langan 1 42.31 km
12:09 SS11 Cosio 2 19.19 km
12:55 SS12 San Bartolomeo 2 25.38 km
15:51 SS13 San Romolo 2 10.69 km
16:44 SS14 Colle Langan 2 42.31 km
Leg 3 — 88.02 km
22 September 07:57 SS15 Pantasina 1 25.03 km
08:50 SS16 Mendatica 1 18.98 km
11:28 SS17 Pantasina 2 25.03 km
12:21 SS18 Mendatica 2 18.98 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:15.6 10
2 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:36.5 +20.9 6
3 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:11:22.0 +1:06.4 4
4 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:11:34.5 +1:18.9 3
5 6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:12:10.5 +1:54.9 2
6 27 Spain Jesús Puras Spain Carlos del Barrio France Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:54.9 +2:39.3 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:15.6 10
2 2 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:36.5 +20.9 6
3 3 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:11:22.0 +1:06.4 4
4 4 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:11:34.5 +1:18.9 3
5 5 6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:12:10.5 +1:54.9 2
8 6 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:15:33.1 +5:17.5 1
10 7 7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 4:17:40.0 +7:24.4 0
11 8 14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:19:34.3 +9:18.7 0
12 9 16 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:20:34.0 +10:18.4 0
28 10 18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:39:11.5 +28:55.9 0
Retired SS14 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Accident 0
Retired SS11 12 Austria Achim Mörtl Germany Klaus Wicha Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Driver injury 0
Retired SS9 8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Driver injury 0
Retired SS8 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Transmission 0
Retired SS4 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Oil leak 0
Retired SS1 17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (20 Sep) SS1 Passo Teglia 1 14.44 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:23.5 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Passo Drego 1 26.46 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 17:41.9 France Gilles Panizzi
SS3 Ghimbegna 1 10.44 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 6:38.9
SS4 Cosio 1 19.19 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 12:13.0
SS5 San Bartolomeo 1 25.38 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:03.7
SS6 Passo Teglia 2 14.44 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 10:19.4
SS7 Passo Drego 2 26.46 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 17:30.0
SS8 Ghimbegna 2 10.44 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 6:40.4
Leg 2 (21 Sep) SS9 San Romolo 1 10.69 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:45.6
SS10 Colle Langan 1 42.31 km Finland Marcus Grönholm
France Gilles Panizzi
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
28:52.8
SS11 Cosio 2 19.19 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:11.4
SS12 San Bartolomeo 2 25.38 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:03.3
SS13 San Romolo 2 10.69 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 7:03.1
SS14 Colle Langan 2 42.31 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 28:59.9
Leg 3 (22 Sep) SS15 Pantasina 1 25.03 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 14:55.2
SS16 Mendatica 1 18.98 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:03.0
SS17 Pantasina 2 25.03 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 14:51.4
SS18 Mendatica 2 18.98 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:01.0

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm 57 Finland Timo Rautiainen 57 France Peugeot Total 131
2 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns 34 1 United Kingdom Robert Reid 34 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 86
3 1 United Kingdom Colin McRae 33 1 United Kingdom Nicky Grist 33 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 46
4 1 France Gilles Panizzi 31 1 France Hervé Panizzi 31 1 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 9
5 1 Spain Carlos Sainz 26 1 Spain Luis Moya 26 1 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 8

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
15 1 51 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 4:28:26.4 10
16 2 53 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Luigi Pirollo Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:28:36.0 +9.6 6
17 3 65 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Álex Romaní France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:28:56.1 +29.7 4
18 4 60 Italy Nicola Caldani Italy Dario D'Esposito Italy Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 4:28:56.5 +30.1 3
19 5 64 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:30:34.6 +2:08.2 2
20 6 55 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:31:29.4 +3:03.0 1
21 7 68 Germany Nikolaus Schelle Germany Tanja Geilhausen Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:32:46.1 +4:19.7 0
22 8 78 Lebanon Roger Feghali Italy Nicola Arena Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:33:55.5 +5:29.1 0
23 9 56 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:35:15.0 +6:48.6 0
24 10 62 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:36:18.8 +7:52.4 0
25 11 52 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Michael Orr Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:36:23.5 +7:57.1 0
26 12 61 United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 4:38:30.2 +10:03.8 0
27 13 66 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 4:39:10.8 +10:44.4 0
29 14 59 Finland Juha Kangas Finland Jani Laaksonen Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:43:48.8 +15:22.4 0
31 15 76 Norway Alexander Foss United Kingdom Richard Pashley United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:45:27.5 +17:01.1 0
33 16 73 Andorra Albert Lloverá Spain Marc Corral Spain Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 4:50:38.0 +22:11.6 0
Retired SS14 63 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS14 75 Japan Kazuhiko Niwa Germany Gerhard Weiss Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS13 69 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Jakke Honkanen Germany Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS8 67 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Lost wheel 0
Retired SS7 58 Italy Christian Chemin Italy Simone Scattolin Italy Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS7 71 Austria David Doppelreiter Norway Ola Fløene Austria Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 70 Germany Sven Haaf Germany Michael Kölbach Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident damage 0
Retired SS2 57 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Spain Xavier Amigó Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (20 Sep) SS1 Passo Teglia 1 14.44 km Belgium François Duval Ford Puma S1600 11:21.2 Belgium François Duval
SS2 Passo Drego 1 26.46 km Italy Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 19:05.8 Italy Andrea Dallavilla
SS3 Ghimbegna 1 10.44 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 7:12.2
SS4 Cosio 1 19.19 km Italy Giandomenico Basso
Spain Daniel Solà
Fiat Punto S1600
Citroën Saxo S1600
13:18.3
SS5 San Bartolomeo 1 25.38 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 16:20.4 Italy Nicola Caldani
SS6 Passo Teglia 2 14.44 km Italy Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 11:18.3 Italy Andrea Dallavilla
SS7 Passo Drego 2 26.46 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 18:53.2 Italy Nicola Caldani
SS8 Ghimbegna 2 10.44 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 7:11.1
Leg 2 (21 Sep) SS9 San Romolo 1 10.69 km Italy Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 7:18.5
SS10 Colle Langan 1 42.31 km Notional stage time
SS11 Cosio 2 19.19 km Italy Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 13:12.6 Italy Andrea Dallavilla
SS12 San Bartolomeo 2 25.38 km Italy Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 16:16.9
SS13 San Romolo 2 10.69 km Italy Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 7:33.3
SS14 Colle Langan 2 42.31 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 31:09.9
Leg 3 (22 Sep) SS15 Pantasina 1 25.03 km Italy Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 15:54.2
SS16 Mendatica 1 18.98 km Italy Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 12:57.6
SS17 Pantasina 2 25.03 km Italy Giandomenico Basso Fiat Punto S1600 15:50.1
SS18 Mendatica 2 18.98 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 12:52.5

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 1 Italy Andrea Dallavilla 28
2 1 Spain Daniel Solà 27
3 2 Italy Nicola Caldani 13
4 1 Finland Janne Tuohino 12
5 1 Belgium François Duval 12

References

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  1. ^ "Rallye Sanremo". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  2. ^ "Rallye Sanremo 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Rallye Sanremo 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Rallye Sanremo 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Rallye Sanremo 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Rallye Sanremo 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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