The 2002 Rally Australia (formally the 15th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 31 October and 3 November 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 12th 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 Derek Ringer 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 S8 WRC '02 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 24 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 25 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 32 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC 104 Natalie Barratt Roger Freeman Natalie Barratt Rallysport Hyundai Accent WRC 114 Mark Pedder Toni Feaver Pedders Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 118 Tolley Challis Karl Francis Racetech Seats Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 122 Michael Thompson Gordon Klebba Michael Thompson Subaru Impreza STI N8 125 Craig Bignell Joan Percival Craig Bignell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 132 Robert Whyatt Malcolm Cox Robert Whyatt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 137 David Kendall Jennifer Kendall-Stewart David Kendall Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 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 STI N8 65 Beppo Harrach Peter Müller Stohl Racing 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 Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Nicola Arena Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 135.68 km 31 October 18:42 SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km 1 November 09:43 SS2 Harvey Weir 6.97 km 10:06 SS3 Stirling West 15.89 km 11:01 SS4 Murray River 1 20.44 km 13:00 SS5 Brunswick 16.63 km 13:34 SS6 Stirling East 38.93 km 15:53 SS7 Murray Pines South 11.98 km 16:12 SS8 Murray River 2 20.44 km 19:29 SS9 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Leg 2 — 147.27 km 2 November 08:41 SS10 Kevs 9.56 km 09:20 SS11 Beraking 26.46 km 10:11 SS12 Helena South 1 18.43 km 12:29 SS13 York Railway 5.30 km 13:03 SS14 Muresk 1 6.81 km 13:14 SS15 Muresk 2 6.81 km 14:41 SS16 Flynns Short 19.98 km 16:05 SS17 Helena North 28.87 km 16:38 SS18 Helena South 2 18.43 km 17:03 SS19 Atkins 4.42 km 19:49 SS20 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Leg 3 — 105.69 km 3 November 09:00 SS21 Bannister Central 5.63 km 09:18 SS22 Bannister South 28.65 km 11:32 SS23 Bannister West 34.57 km 12:40 SS24 Bannister North 36.84 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:56.5 10 2 3 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:53.8 +57.36 3 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:37:25.2 +1:28.74 4 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:05.5 +3:09.03 5 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:42:18.0 +6:21.52 6 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:43:08.1 +7:11.61 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 3:35:56.5 10 2 2 3 Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:53.8 +57.36 3 3 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:37:25.2 +1:28.74 4 4 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:05.5 +3:09.03 5 5 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:42:18.0 +6:21.52 6 6 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:43:08.1 +7:11.61 8 7 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:48:42.9 +12:46.40 9 8 9 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 3:49:22.0 +13:25.50 Retired SS24 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Excluded - car weight 0 Retired SS24 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 Retired SS15 5 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Radiator 0 Retired SS8 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 Retired SS7 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Clutch 0 Retired SS7 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Accident 0 Retired SS6 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (31 Oct) SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 1:28.7 Petter Solberg Leg 1 (1 Nov) SS2 Harvey Weir 6.97 km Freddy Loix Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:00.7 SS3 Stirling West 15.89 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:19.9 Marcus Grönholm SS4 Murray River 1 20.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:15.0 SS5 Brunswick 16.63 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:08.7 SS6 Stirling East 38.93 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 22:44.9 SS7 Murray Pines South 11.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:29.5 SS8 Murray River 2 20.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:47.8 SS9 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 1:28.3 Leg 2 (2 Nov) SS10 Kevs 9.56 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 5:51.8 SS11 Beraking 26.46 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 14:23.3 SS12 Helena South 1 18.43 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 9:28.9 SS13 York Railway 5.30 km Harri Rovanperä Colin McRae Peugeot 206 WRCFord Focus RS WRC '02 2:32.3 SS14 Muresk 1 6.81 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 3:24.9 SS15 Muresk 2 6.81 km Harri Rovanperä Carlos Sainz Peugeot 206 WRCFord Focus RS WRC '02 3:24.0 SS16 Flynns Short 19.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:33.8 SS17 Helena North 28.87 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 16:20.7 SS18 Helena South 2 18.43 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:20.7 SS19 Atkins 4.42 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 2:58.2 SS20 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 1:27.6 Leg 3 (3 Nov) SS21 Bannister Central 5.63 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22.4 SS22 Bannister South 28.65 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 16:07.3 SS23 Bannister West 34.57 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 17:09.2 SS24 Bannister North 36.84 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 19:15.7
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Marcus Grönholm 77 Timo Rautiainen 77 Peugeot Total 163 2 Richard Burns 34 Robert Reid 34 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 94 3 Colin McRae 33 Nicky Grist 33 555 Subaru World Rally Team 54 4 1 Carlos Sainz 32 1 Luis Moya 32 2 Škoda Motorsport 9 5 1 Gilles Panizzi 31 1 Hervé Panizzi 31 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 9
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 14 1 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:58:09.5 10 17 2 53 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:59:52.7 +1:43.26 18 3 74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:00:06.4 +1:56.94 20 4 54 Ramón Ferreyros Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:00:23.9 +2:14.43 21 5 73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:01:45.1 +3:35.62 23 6 69 Bernt Kollevold Ola Fløene Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:11:10.0 +13:00.51 24 7 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Nicola Arena Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:11:24.9 +13:15.40 36 8 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:53:00.0 +54:50.50 Retired SS14 75 Kristian Sohlberg Jakke Honkanen Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Suspension 0 Retired SS6 65 Beppo Harrach Peter Müller Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Turbo 0 Retired SS5 52 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Gearbox 0 Retired SS4 70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0 Source:
Special stages