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.
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 '02 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 12 Achim Mörtl Klaus Wicha 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 16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek 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 World Rally Championship entries 24 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 25 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 26 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 27 Jesús Puras Carlos del Barrio Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 28 Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 104 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza WRX 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 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 Jani Laaksonen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 60 Nicola Caldani Dario D'Esposito Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto 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 Álex Romaní Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 66 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 67 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 68 Nikolaus Schelle Tanja Geilhausen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 69 Kosti Katajamäki Jakke Honkanen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 71 David Doppelreiter Ola Fløene Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 73 Albert Lloverá Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 75 Kazuhiko Niwa Gerhard Weiss Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 76 Alexander Foss Richard Pashley Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 78 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Source:
Itinerary 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:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:15.6 10 2 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:36.5 +20.96 3 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:11:22.0 +1:06.44 4 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:11:34.5 +1:18.93 5 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:12:10.5 +1:54.92 6 27 Jesús Puras Carlos del Barrio Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:54.9 +2:39.31 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:15.6 10 2 2 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:10:36.5 +20.96 3 3 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:11:22.0 +1:06.44 4 4 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:11:34.5 +1:18.93 5 5 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:12:10.5 +1:54.92 8 6 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:15:33.1 +5:17.51 10 7 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 4:17:40.0 +7:24.40 11 8 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:19:34.3 +9:18.70 12 9 16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:20:34.0 +10:18.40 28 10 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:39:11.5 +28:55.90 Retired SS14 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Accident 0 Retired SS11 12 Achim Mörtl Klaus Wicha 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Driver injury 0 Retired SS9 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Driver injury 0 Retired SS8 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Transmission 0 Retired SS4 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Oil leak 0 Retired SS1 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (20 Sep) SS1 Passo Teglia 1 14.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:23.5 Marcus Grönholm SS2 Passo Drego 1 26.46 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 17:41.9 Gilles Panizzi SS3 Ghimbegna 1 10.44 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 6:38.9 SS4 Cosio 1 19.19 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 12:13.0 SS5 San Bartolomeo 1 25.38 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:03.7 SS6 Passo Teglia 2 14.44 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 10:19.4 SS7 Passo Drego 2 26.46 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 17:30.0 SS8 Ghimbegna 2 10.44 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 6:40.4 Leg 2 (21 Sep) SS9 San Romolo 1 10.69 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:45.6 SS10 Colle Langan 1 42.31 km Marcus Grönholm Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRCPeugeot 206 WRC 28:52.8 SS11 Cosio 2 19.19 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:11.4 SS12 San Bartolomeo 2 25.38 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:03.3 SS13 San Romolo 2 10.69 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 7:03.1 SS14 Colle Langan 2 42.31 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 28:59.9 Leg 3 (22 Sep) SS15 Pantasina 1 25.03 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 14:55.2 SS16 Mendatica 1 18.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:03.0 SS17 Pantasina 2 25.03 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 14:51.4 SS18 Mendatica 2 18.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:01.0
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Marcus Grönholm 57 Timo Rautiainen 57 Peugeot Total 131 2 1 Richard Burns 34 1 Robert Reid 34 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 86 3 1 Colin McRae 33 1 Nicky Grist 33 555 Subaru World Rally Team 46 4 1 Gilles Panizzi 31 1 Hervé Panizzi 31 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 9 5 1 Carlos Sainz 26 1 Luis Moya 26 1 Škoda Motorsport 8
Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 15 1 51 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 4:28:26.4 10 16 2 53 Giandomenico Basso Luigi Pirollo Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:28:36.0 +9.66 17 3 65 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:28:56.1 +29.74 18 4 60 Nicola Caldani Dario D'Esposito Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 4:28:56.5 +30.13 19 5 64 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:30:34.6 +2:08.22 20 6 55 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:31:29.4 +3:03.01 21 7 68 Nikolaus Schelle Tanja Geilhausen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:32:46.1 +4:19.70 22 8 78 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:33:55.5 +5:29.10 23 9 56 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:35:15.0 +6:48.60 24 10 62 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:36:18.8 +7:52.40 25 11 52 Niall McShea Michael Orr Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:36:23.5 +7:57.10 26 12 61 Gwyndaf Evans Chris Patterson MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 4:38:30.2 +10:03.80 27 13 66 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 4:39:10.8 +10:44.40 29 14 59 Juha Kangas Jani Laaksonen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:43:48.8 +15:22.40 31 15 76 Alexander Foss Richard Pashley Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:45:27.5 +17:01.10 33 16 73 Albert Lloverá Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 4:50:38.0 +22:11.60 Retired SS14 63 Martin Rowe Chris Wood Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS14 75 Kazuhiko Niwa Gerhard Weiss Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS13 69 Kosti Katajamäki Jakke Honkanen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Gearbox 0 Retired SS8 67 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Lost wheel 0 Retired SS7 58 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS7 71 David Doppelreiter Ola Fløene Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS4 70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident damage 0 Retired SS2 57 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine 0 Source:
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