The 2002 Cyprus Rally (formally the 30th Cyprus Rally) was the fifth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 April and 21 April 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 9th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2002 Cyprus Rally 30th Cyprus Rally | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 5 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
| |||
| Host country |  Cyprus | ||
| Rally base | Limassol | ||
| Dates run | April 19, 2002 – April 21, 2002 | ||
| Stages | 20 (324.17 km; 201.43 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,276.33 km (793.07 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 60 at start, 32 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
Background edit
Entry list edit
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 96.32 km | ||||
| 19 April | 09:12 | SS1 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 | 11.60 km |
| 09:55 | SS2 | Lagoudera — Kapouras 1 | 15.00 km | |
| 10:23 | SS3 | Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 1 | 21.56 km | |
| 13:30 | SS4 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 | 11.60 km | |
| 14:13 | SS5 | Lagoudera — Kapouras 2 | 15.00 km | |
| 14:41 | SS6 | Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 2 | 21.56 km | |
| Leg 2 — 145.97 km | ||||
| 20 April | 14:41 | SS7 | Prastio — Pachna 1 | 10.92 km |
| 08:15 | SS8 | Platres — Saittas 1 | 11.25 km | |
| 08:58 | SS9 | Kourdali — Spilia | 30.62 km | |
| 11:48 | SS10 | Prastio — Pachna 2 | 10.92 km | |
| 12:51 | SS11 | Platres — Saittas 2 | 11.25 km | |
| 13:26 | SS12 | Foini — Koilinia 1 | 29.88 km | |
| 16:56 | SS13 | Platres — Saittas 3 | 11.25 km | |
| 17:31 | SS14 | Foini — Koilinia 2 | 29.88 km | |
| Leg 3 — 81.88 km | ||||
| 21 April | 09:35 | SS15 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 | 19.00 km |
| 10:18 | SS16 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 | 12.80 km | |
| 10:56 | SS17 | Lageia — Kalavasos 1 | 9.14 km | |
| 13:46 | SS18 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 | 19.00 km | |
| 14:29 | SS19 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 | 12.80 km | |
| 15:07 | SS20 | Lageia — Kalavasos 2 | 9.14 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:21:25.7 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 |  Richard Burns
|
Robert Reid
|
Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:22:22.5 | +56.8 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Kaj Lindström
|
 555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:22:24.7 | +59.0 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:22:44.4 | +1:18.7 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
|
555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 4:23:43.6 | +2:17.9 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Colin McRae
|
Nicky Grist
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:24:11.2 | +2:45.5 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (19 Apr) | SS1 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 | 11.60 km | Colin McRae
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 9:20.8 | Colin McRae
|
| SS2 | Lagoudera — Kapouras 1 | 15.00 km |  François Duval
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 14:18.5 | François Duval
| |
| SS3 | Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 1 | 21.56 km |  Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 20:16.6 | Markko Märtin
| |
| SS4 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 | 11.60 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 9:21.7 | Colin McRae
| |
| SS5 | Lagoudera — Kapouras 2 | 15.00 km | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 | 14:11.7 | ||
| SS6 | Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 2 | 21.56 km | Colin McRae
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 19:51.5 | ||
| Leg 2 (20 Apr) | SS7 | Prastio — Pachna 1 | 10.92 km |  Carlos Sainz
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 6:29.0 | |
| SS8 | Platres — Saittas 1 | 11.25 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 9:21.2 | ||
| SS9 | Kourdali — Spilia | 30.62 km | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 | 29:21.8 | ||
| SS10 | Prastio — Pachna 2 | 10.92 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 6:14.3 | ||
| SS11 | Platres — Saittas 2 | 11.25 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 9:02.7 | ||
| SS12 | Foini — Koilinia 1 | 29.88 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 29:31.3 | ||
| SS13 | Platres — Saittas 3 | 11.25 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 9:24.6 | ||
| SS14 | Foini — Koilinia 2 | 29.88 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 3 (21 Apr) | SS15 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 | 19.00 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:34.9 | |
| SS16 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 | 12.80 km | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 | 10:55.8 | Marcus Grönholm
| |
| SS17 | Lageia — Kalavasos 1 | 9.14 km | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 | 7:41.0 | ||
| SS18 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 | 19.00 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 17:02.1 | ||
| SS19 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 | 12.80 km | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01 | 11:16.7 | ||
| SS20 | Lageia — Kalavasos 2 | 9.14 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:37.3 | ||
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
31 |
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
31 |
|
Peugeot Total
|
68 | |||
| 2 |
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
20 |
|
Hervé Panizzi
|
20 |  1
|
555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
27 | |||
| 3 |
|
Richard Burns
|
19 |
|
Robert Reid
|
19 |  1
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
27 | |||
| 4 |
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
14 |
|
Kaj Lindström
|
14 |
|
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
6 | |||
| 5 | 2
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
9 | 2
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
9 |
|
 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team
|
2 | |||
Production World Rally Championship edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (19 Apr) | SS1 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 | 11.60 km |  Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert | 10:09.3 | Karamjit Singh
|
| SS2 | Lagoudera — Kapouras 1 | 15.00 km |  Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 15:26.4 | ||
| SS3 | Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 1 | 21.56 km |  Ramón Ferreyros
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:31.8 | ||
| SS4 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 | 11.60 km |  Giovanni Manfrinato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:10.3 | ||
| SS5 | Lagoudera — Kapouras 2 | 15.00 km | Giovanni Manfrinato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 15:23.6 | ||
| SS6 | Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 2 | 21.56 km | Giovanni Manfrinato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:14.9 | Giovanni Manfrinato
| |
| Leg 2 (20 Apr) | SS7 | Prastio — Pachna 1 | 10.92 km | Giovanni Manfrinato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:12.4 | |
| SS8 | Platres — Saittas 1 | 11.25 km | Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert | 10:14.6 | Karamjit Singh
| |
| SS9 | Kourdali — Spilia | 30.62 km | Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert | 33:04.5 | ||
| SS10 | Prastio — Pachna 2 | 10.92 km |  Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:58.4 | ||
| SS11 | Platres — Saittas 2 | 11.25 km | Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert | 10:44.0 | ||
| SS12 | Foini — Koilinia 1 | 29.88 km |  Saulius Girdauskas
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 34:49.3 | ||
| SS13 | Platres — Saittas 3 | 11.25 km | Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert | 10:58.0 | ||
| SS14 | Foini — Koilinia 2 | 29.88 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 3 (21 Apr) | SS15 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 | 19.00 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:20.3 | |
| SS16 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 | 12.80 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:26.7 | ||
| SS17 | Lageia — Kalavasos 1 | 9.14 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8:27.7 | ||
| SS18 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 | 19.00 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:45.0 | ||
| SS19 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 | 12.80 km |  Beppo Harrach
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:23.4 | ||
| SS20 | Lageia — Kalavasos 2 | 9.14 km | Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert | 8:31.0 | ||
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
|
Kristian Sohlberg
|
10 |
| 2 |
|
Ramón Ferreyros
|
10 |
| 3 | 
|
Karamjit Singh
|
10 |
| 4 |
|
 Dimitar Iliev
|
9 |
| 5 | 3
|
Gustavo Trelles
|
9 |
References edit
- ^ "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Cyprus Rally 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.