The 2002 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 18 January and 20 January 2002, and was won by Subaru's Tommi Mäkinen, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, won the rally temporarily but received a two-minute time penalty due to an illegal tire change during the second day.
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 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 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 '01 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 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 S7 WRC '01 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 World Rally Championship entries 20 Thomas Rådström Denis Giraudet Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 21 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 22 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 24 Didier Auriol Jack Boyere Didier Auriol Toyota Corolla WRC 25 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 26 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Bruno Thiry Peugeot 206 WRC 27 Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha Armin Kremer Ford Focus RS WRC '01 29 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Manfred Stohl Toyota Corolla WRC 31 Olivier Burri Christophe Hofmann Olivier Burri Peugeot 206 WRC 31 Richard Hein Philippe Servol Richard Hein Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 33 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC 34 Marco Menegatto Massimiliano Cerrai Marco Menegatto Toyota Corolla WRC 35 Emanuele Dati Massimo Chiapponi Emanuele Dati Ford Focus RS WRC '99 JWRC entries 51 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 52 Niall McShea Michael Orr Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 53 Giandomenico Basso Luigi Pirollo Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 54 Martin Stenshorne Clive Jenkins Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 55 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 56 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 57 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 58 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 59 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 60 Nicola Caldani Sauro Farnocchia Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 61 Gwyndaf Evans Chris Patterson MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 62 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 63 Martin Rowe Chris Wood Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 64 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 65 Daniel Solà David Moreno Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 66 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 67 Daniel Carlsson Per Karlsson Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 68 Nikolaus Schelle Gerhard Weiss Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 69 Kosti Katajamäki Lasse Hirvijärvi Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 71 David Doppelreiter Thomas Lettner Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 72 Marc Blázquez Oriol Julià Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 73 Albert Lloverá Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 75 Kazuhiko Niwa Kohei Kusaka Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 76 Alexander Foss Claire Mole Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 77 Paco Roig Joan Sureda Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto S1600 78 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 157.70 km 18 January 09:48 SS1 Selonnet — Turriers 1 28.74 km 11:06 SS2 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.73 km 13:39 SS3 Selonnet — Turriers 2 28.74 km 14:57 SS4 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.73 km 18:25 SS5 Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 26.76 km Leg 2 — 131.88 km 19 January 10:08 SS6 Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var 12.08 km 10:51 SS7 Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 26.76 km 13:49 SS8 Coaraze — Loda 1 23.05 km 14:32 SS9 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 23.47 km 18:09 SS10 Coaraze — Loda 2 23.05 km 18:56 SS11 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 23.47 km Leg 3 — 98.80 km 20 January 09:13 SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.85 km 10:08 SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km 12:33 SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.85 km 13:28 SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:59:30.7 10 2 21 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 4:00:44.8 +1:14.16 3 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:00:46.4 +1:15.74 4 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:01:28.7 +1:58.03 5 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:01:38.1 +2:07.42 6 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:02:00.3 +2:29.61 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:59:30.7 10 3 2 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:00:46.4 +1:15.74 4 3 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:01:28.7 +1:58.03 5 4 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:01:38.1 +2:07.42 6 5 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:02:00.3 +2:29.61 7 6 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:02:50.8 +3:20.10 8 7 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:03:47.1 +4:16.40 9 8 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:05:06.4 +5:35.70 10 9 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:06:13.1 +6:42.40 12 10 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:07:33.0 +8:02.30 13 11 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:09:40.5 +10:09.80 14 12 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:10:58.3 +11:27.60 Retired SS7 16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0 Retired SS4 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Accident 0 Retired SS3 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Accident 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (18 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Turriers 1 28.74 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '02 17:54.3 Carlos Sainz SS2 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.73 km Stage cancelled SS3 Selonnet — Turriers 2 28.74 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 17:15.9 Tommi Mäkinen SS4 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.73 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:41.1 Sébastien Loeb SS5 Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 26.76 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:44.7 Leg 2 (19 Jan) SS6 Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var 12.08 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 9:44.5 SS7 Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 26.76 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:30.7 SS8 Coaraze — Loda 1 23.05 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 15:56.6 SS9 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 23.47 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 15:58.6 SS10 Coaraze — Loda 2 23.05 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:08.2 SS11 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 23.47 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 16:21.4 Tommi Mäkinen Leg 3 (20 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.85 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 22:38.4 SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:03.9 SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.85 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 22:02.2 SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 11:52.7
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Tommi Mäkinen 10 Kaj Lindström 10 555 Subaru World Rally Team 12 2 Sébastien Loeb 6 Daniel Elena 6 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 10 3 Carlos Sainz 4 Luis Moya 4 Peugeot Total 4 4 Colin McRae 3 Nicky Grist 3 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 0 5 Marcus Grönholm 2 Timo Rautiainen 2 Škoda Motorsport 0
Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 17 1 55 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:25:06.2 10 18 2 60 Nicola Caldani Sauro Farnocchia Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 4:29:21.1 +4:14.96 19 3 78 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:32:16.6 +7:10.44 20 4 67 Daniel Carlsson Per Karlsson Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:32:30.3 +7:24.13 21 5 71 David Doppelreiter Thomas Lettner Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 4:34:53.8 +9:47.62 22 6 68 Nikolaus Schelle Gerhard Weiss Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:34:56.6 +9:50.41 24 7 76 Alexander Foss Claire Mole Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:42:36.5 +17:30.30 25 8 57 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:51:08.0 +26:01.80 26 9 59 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:51:54.2 +26:48.00 Retired SS14 72 Marc Blázquez Oriol Julià Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Brakes 0 Retired SS13 73 Albert Lloverá Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS10 63 Martin Rowe Chris Wood Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Alternator 0 Retired SS10 64 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS7 58 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS6 54 Martin Stenshorne Clive Jenkins Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS4 53 Giandomenico Basso Luigi Pirollo Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS4 62 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0 Retired SS4 65 Daniel Solà David Moreno Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0 Retired SS4 66 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0 Retired SS3 61 Gwyndaf Evans Chris Patterson MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS3 69 Kosti Katajamäki Lasse Hirvijärvi Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS3 70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Transmission 0 Retired SS1 51 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0 Retired SS1 52 Niall McShea Michael Orr Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS1 56 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0 Retired SS1 75 Kazuhiko Niwa Kohei Kusaka Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Alternator 0 Retired SS1 77 Paco Roig Joan Sureda Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Source:
Special stages