2002 Rally New Zealand

The 2002 Rally New Zealand (formally the 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the twelfth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race, held from 4 to 6 October 2002, was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship.

Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 9 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 World Rally Championship entries 23 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 32 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC 105 Bruce Herbert Robert Ryan Rose City Cars Subaru Impreza STI N8 107 Geoff Argyle Steve Smith Racetech Seats Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 108 Todd Bawden Damon McLachlan Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 109 Richard Mason Hamish Fenemor Racetech Seats Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 113 Andrew Hawkeswood Samantha Haldane Dayton Automotive Subaru Impreza WRX STI 119 Glenn Smith Colin Smith Glenn Smith Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 120 Lewis Scott Jane Black Scott Rallying Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 121 Austen Jones Bede O'Connor Austen Jones Subaru Impreza WRX 123 Clinton Anderson Kelvin McCaughey Racetech Seats Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 124 Wayne Parker Brendan McKay Palmerston North Rallysport Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 125 Natalie Barratt Roger Freeman Natalie Barratt Rallysport Hyundai Accent WRC 126 Mike Turfus Fleur Pedersen Silverstone Rally Tyre Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 128 Brett Middleton Andrew Benefield Middleton Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 129 David Ayling Grant Kenny ART Racing Subaru Impreza WRX STI 133 Kerry Evans Rocky Hudson KEA Trailers Subaru Impreza 135 Kingsley Jones Len Fisher Kingsley Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 137 Rex Vizible Dave Robb Vizible Racing Subaru Impreza WRX STI 138 Emma Gilmour Toni Feaver Emma Gilmour Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 140 Malcolm Stewart Mike Fletcher Malcolm Stewart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 143 Bruce Warburton Colin Davies Provision Subaru Impreza WRX 144 Takemi Matsuno Shunichi Washio Team Fa Coat Subaru Impreza 555 147 David Langford-Smith Stuart Roberts Prolinks Inc. Ltd. Subaru Impreza WRX STI PWRC entries 52 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 53 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 54 Ramón Ferreyros Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX 58 Luca Baldini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 65 Beppo Harrach Peter Müller Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 66 Dimitar Iliev Petar Sivov Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 69 Bernt Kollevold Ola Fløene Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 75 Kristian Sohlberg Jakke Honkanen Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Rudy Pollet Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:

Itinerary All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12) from 4 to 5 October 2002 and NZDT (UTC+13) on 6 October 2002. Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 117.08 km 4 October 08:58 SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km 11:06 SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km 11:29 SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km 12:02 SS4 Whaanga Coast 29.60 km 13:53 SS5 Te Hutewai 11.15 km 14:21 SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km 19:00 SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km 19:30 SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km Leg 2 — 204.13 km 5 October 09:13 SS9 Mititai Finish 20.15 km 09:51 SS10 Tokatoka 1 10.15 km 11:01 SS11 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km 14:13 SS12 Batley 17.46 km 14:41 SS13 Waipu Gorge 11.24 km 14:59 SS14 Brooks 16.03 km 15:27 SS15 Paparoa Station 11.64 km 17:17 SS16 Cassidy 21.64 km 18:00 SS17 Mititai 26.67 km 18:43 SS18 Tokatoka 2 10.15 km Leg 3 — 90.19 km 6 October 08:08 SS19 Otorohea Trig 4.62 km 08:31 SS20 Te Akau South 32.43 km 10:49 SS21 Ridge 1 8.53 km 11:05 SS22 Campbell 1 7.44 km 11:23 SS23 Ridge 2 8.53 km 11:39 SS24 Campbell 2 7.44 km 12:22 SS25 Fyfe 1 10.60 km 12:52 SS26 Fyfe 2 10.60 km Source:

Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:58:45.4 10 2 3 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:02:33.0 +3:47.66 3 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:03:11.7 +4:26.34 4 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:04:34.3 +5:48.93 5 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:05:55.6 +7:10.22 6 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:06:37.9 +7:52.51 Source:

World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:58:45.4 10 2 2 3 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:02:33.0 +3:47.66 3 3 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:03:11.7 +4:26.34 4 4 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:04:34.3 +5:48.93 5 5 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:05:55.6 +7:10.22 6 6 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:06:37.9 +7:52.51 8 7 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:07:41.5 +8:56.10 9 8 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 4:09:29.0 +10:43.60 10 9 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:10:20.2 +11:34.80 Retired SS25 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Engine 0 Retired SS15 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0 Retired SS14 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0 Retired SS11 9 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Accident 0 Retired SS4 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0 Retired SS2 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Accident 0 Source:

Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (4 Oct) SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 17:50.4 Richard Burns SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km Richard Burns Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRCPeugeot 206 WRC 3:41.3 SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 11:05.2 SS4 Whaanga Coast 29.60 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 21:27.0 SS5 Te Hutewai 11.15 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 7:59.8 SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:37.7 SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 1:21.3 SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 1:20.8 Leg 2 (5 Oct) SS9 Mititai Finish 20.15 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 10:05.2 SS10 Tokatoka 1 10.15 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:09.9 SS11 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 33:37.7 SS12 Batley 17.46 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:36.4 SS13 Waipu Gorge 11.24 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:25.5 SS14 Brooks 16.03 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 9:37.1 SS15 Paparoa Station 11.64 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:11.9 Marcus Grönholm SS16 Cassidy 21.64 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:16.0 SS17 Mititai 26.67 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:32.8 SS18 Tokatoka 2 10.15 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:18.4 Leg 3 (6 Oct) SS19 Otorohea Trig 4.62 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:05.6 SS20 Te Akau South 32.43 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:43.3 SS21 Ridge 1 8.53 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:45.8 SS22 Campbell 1 7.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55.8 SS23 Ridge 2 8.53 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:43.4 SS24 Campbell 2 7.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:52.9 SS25 Fyfe 1 10.60 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:47.4 SS26 Fyfe 2 10.60 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:40.1

Championship standings Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Marcus Grönholm 67 Timo Rautiainen 67 Peugeot Total 147 2 Richard Burns 34 Robert Reid 34 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 89 3 Colin McRae 33 Nicky Grist 33 555 Subaru World Rally Team 50 4 Gilles Panizzi 31 Hervé Panizzi 31 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 9 5 Carlos Sainz 29 Luis Moya 29 1 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 9

Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 14 1 75 Kristian Sohlberg Jakke Honkanen Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:18:20.5 10 15 2 73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:18:38.8 +18.36 18 3 70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:21:17.7 +2:57.24 20 4 53 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:21:36.2 +3:15.73 23 5 52 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:22:38.4 +4:17.92 38 6 69 Bernt Kollevold Ola Fløene Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:52:08.3 +33:47.81 Retired SS24 58 Luca Baldini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Engine 0 Retired SS14 66 Dimitar Iliev Petar Sivov Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0 Retired SS11 54 Ramón Ferreyros Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0 Retired SS11 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS4 65 Beppo Harrach Peter Müller Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0 Retired SS4 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Rudy Pollet Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS3 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX Accident 0 Retired SS3 74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert Accident 0 Source:

Special stages