The 2002 Dakar Rally, also known as the 2002 Arras–Madrid–Dakar Rally, was the 24th running of the Dakar Rally event. The format of the rally was revised for 2002 with the introduction of two-day stages and two stages without the use of navigation aids. The race started in Arras in northern France on 28 December 2001 and finished at Dakar in Senegal on 13 January 2002. The 1999 and 2000 winner, Jean-Louis Schlesser, switched from a petrol powered vehicle to a diesel powered one in a bid to make the vehicle lighter However, he was forced to retire from the rally during the sixth stage from Er-Rachidia to Ouarzazate in Morocco while lying 11th overall when his vehicle caught fire. Japanese driver Hiroshi Masuoka took the lead at the sixth stage, and went on to win the rally. The motorcycle category was won by Fabrizio Meoni for the second successive year.
Stages Stage Date From To Total(km)Stage winnersBikesCarsTrucks1 28 December Arras Châteauroux 465 Liaison only2 29 December Châteauroux Narbonne 598 P. Quinonero F. GilStage cancelled3 30 December Narbonne Madrid 930 R. Sainct G. De Mévius C. Pattono4 31 December Madrid Rabat961 N. Roma F. GilStage cancelled5 1 January Rabat Er-Rachidia 534 C. de Gavardo H. Masuoka J. de Rooy6 2 January Er-Rachidia Ouarzazate 576 J. Arcarons S. Peterhansel V. Chagin7 3 January Ouarzazate Tan-Tan 793 C. de Gavardo H. Masuoka V. Chagin8 4 January Tan-Tan Zouerat 739 F. Meoni K. Shinozuka V. Chagin9 5 January Zouerat Atar 396 K. Tiainen H. Masuoka V. Chagin 6 January Atar Rest day10 7 January Atar 404 A. Cox J. Kleinschmidt A. de Azevedo11 8 January Atar Tidjikdja502 C. de Gavardo H. Masuoka V. Chagin12 9 January Tidjikdja Tichit538 A. Cox J-P. Fontenay V. Chagin13 10 January Tichit 450 G. Sala H. Masuoka K. Loprais14 11 January Tichit Kiffa 461 F. Meoni J. Kleinschmidt V. Chagin15 12 January Kiffa Dakar 1011 B. Vilar G. De Mévius A. de Azevedo16 13 January Dakar 69 G. Sala G. De Mévius A. de Azevedo
- Stages cancelled for trucks due to poor weather conditions.
Stage Results
Motorcycles Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap1Liaison only21 Pierre Quinonero KTM6:121 Pierre QuinoneroKTM6:122 Kari Tiainen KTM6:170:052 Kari TiainenKTM6:170:053 Nani RomaKTM6:270:153 Nani RomaKTM6:270:1531 Richard Sainct KTM26:061 Cyril DespresKTM32:382 Cyril Despres KTM26:100:04 Nani RomaKTM3 Nani RomaKTM26:110:053 Kari TiainenKTM32:590:2141 Nani Roma KTM5:291 Nani RomaKTM38:072 Kari Tiainen KTM5:380:092 Cyril DespresKTM38:180:113 Cyril DespresKTM5:400:113 Kari Tiainen KTM38:370:3051 Carlo de GavardoKTM42:381 Kari TiainenKTM1:23:472 Alfie CoxKTM43:120:342 Alfie CoxKTM1:24:010:143 Fabrizio MeoniKTM44:482:103 Nani Roma KTM1:24:020:1561 Jordi ArcaronsKTM3:40:581 Nani Roma KTM5:05:482 Nani Roma KTM3:41:460:482 Kari TiainenKTM5:07:161:283 Kari TiainenKTM3:43:292:313 Jordi ArcaronsKTM5:08:192:3171 Carlo de GavardoKTM3:33:031 Nani RomaKTM8:42:322 Isidre EsteveKTM3:35:582:552 Carlo de GavardoKTM8:43:481:163 Nani RomaKTM3:36:443:413 Alfie CoxKTM8:45:242:5281 Fabrizio MeoniKTM2:49:511 Fabrizio MeoniKTM11:37:162 Carlo de GavardoKTM2:56:567:052 Nani RomaKTM11:40:233:073 Nani RomaKTM2:57:518:003 Carlo de GavardoKTM11:40:443:2891 Kari TiainenKTM4:14:541 Fabrizio MeoniKTM16:02:002 Jordi ArcaronsKTM4:18:013:072 Carlo de GavardoKTM16:03:531:533 Isidre Esteve KTM4:19:434:493 Nani RomaKTM16:04:022:02101 Alfie CoxKTM4:08:101 Fabrizio MeoniKTM20:10:162 Fabrizio MeoniKTM4:08:160:062 Nani RomaKTM20:13:373:213 Nani RomaKTM4:09:351:253 Carlo de GavardoKTM20:15:485:32111 Carlo de GavardoKTM6:33:171 Fabrizio MeoniKTM26:47:232 Nani RomaKTM6:35:121:552 Nani RomaKTM26:48:491:263 Fabrizio MeoniKTM6:37:073:503 Carlo de GavardoKTM26:49:051:42121 Alfie CoxKTM6:30:391 Fabrizio MeoniKTM33:19:082 Nani RomaKTM6:31:190:402 Nani RomaKTM33:20:081:003 Fabrizio MeoniKTM6:31:451:063 Alfie CoxKTM33:31:1212:04131 Giovanni SalaKTM6:10:061 Fabrizio MeoniKTM39:32:592 Fabrizio MeoniKTM6:13:513:452 Nani RomaKTM39:36:023:033 Isidre EsteveKTM6:14:484:123 Alfie CoxKTM39:49:1816:19141 Fabrizio MeoniKTM6:22:221 Fabrizio MeoniKTM45:55:212 Richard SainctKTM6:25:072:452 Alfie CoxKTM46:41:1045:493 Alfie CoxKTM6:51:5229:303 Richard SainctKTM47:18:041:22:43151 Bernardo VilarKTM1:43:011 Fabrizio MeoniKTM47:41:502 Giovanni SalaKTM1:43:340:332 Alfie CoxKTM48:28:4247:523 Richard SainctKTM1:45:032:023 Richard SainctKTM49:03:071:21:17161 Giovanni SalaKTM17:451 Fabrizio MeoniKTM48:00:592 Paulo Manuel MarquesKTM17:460:012 Alfie CoxKTM48:48:5147:523 Isidre Esteve KTM17:560:113 Richard SainctKTM49:21:241:20:25
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Cars Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap1Liaison only21 Fernando Gil Rafael Tornabell SEAT6:431 Fernando Gil Rafael TornabellSEAT6:432 Miguel Prieto Jacinto VidarteMitsubishi7:090:262 Miguel Prieto Jacinto VidarteMitsubishi7:090:263 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretNissan7:120:293 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretNissan7:120:2931 Grégoire De Mévius Alain Guehennec Nissan24:221 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan32:032 Jean-Louis Schlesser Henri MagneRenault25:180:562 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi32:560:533 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi25:190:573 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretNissan33:141:1141 Fernando Gil Rafael TornabellSEAT5:481 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan39:422 Klever Kolberg Pascal LarroqueMitsubishi5:550:072 Fernando Gil Rafael TornabellSEAT39:560:143 Bruno Saby Jérôme BoussierFord6:140:263 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretNissan40:390:5751 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi43:421 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan1:23:552 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan44:130:312 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi1:24:280:333 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi44:140:323 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretNissan1:25:011:0661 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretNissan3:25:191 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi4:50:162 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi3:25:390:202 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi4:52:202:043 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi3:25:480:293 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan4:54:033:4771 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi3:13:231 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi8:03:392 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan3:13:370:142 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi8:07:043:253 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi3:14:441:213 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan8:07:404:0181 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi2:34:431 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi10:41:202 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi2:35:591:162 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi10:41:470:273 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan2:36:351:523 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan11:02:1520:5591 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi3:53:391 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi14:34:592 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi3:58:445:052 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi14:46:4511:463 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi4:01:548:153 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi15:01:0826:09101 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi3:46:121 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi18:26:452 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi3:51:465:342 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi18:38:5412:093 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi3:52:095:573 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi18:47:2020:35111 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi6:04:331 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi24:31:182 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi6:10:135:402 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi24:49:0717:493 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi6:14:5510:223 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi25:02:1530:57121 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi6:32:441 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi31:10:412 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi6:34:231:392 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi31:36:3825:573 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi6:39:236:393 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi31:39:5929:18131 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi6:37:101 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi37:47:512 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi6:41:514:412 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi38:40:0052:093 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi7:00:0122:513 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi38:40:1352:22141 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi5:50:051 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi44:11:502 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi6:07:0517:002 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi44:30:1818:283 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi6:21:5531:503 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi44:47:0535:15151 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan1:33:061 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi45:48:082 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi1:36:183:122 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi46:10:0922:013 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi1:38:145:083 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi46:25:1937:11161 Grégoire De Mévius Alain GuehennecNissan18:241 Hiroshi Masuoka Pascal MaimonMitsubishi46:11:302 Laurent Bourgnon Guy LeneveuNissan20:502:262 Jutta Kleinschmidt Andreas SchulzMitsubishi46:33:3122:013 Carlos Sousa Victor JesusMitsubishi21:022:383 Kenjiro Shinozuka Thierry Delli-ZottiMitsubishi46:46:4535:15
- Peterhansel received a 14-minute penalty for speeding in the liaison section. - De Mévius received an 18-minute penalty for failing to complete the liaison section in the allotted time. Source:
Trucks