The 2002 Swedish Rally (formally the 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 February and 3 Febrouary 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 8th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

2002 Swedish Rally
51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseKarlstad
Dates runFebruary 1, 2002 – February 3, 2002
Stages16 (381.96 km; 237.34 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow/ice
Overall distance1,853.33 km (1,151.61 miles)
Statistics
Crews76 at start, 51 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
France Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC

Background edit

Entry list edit

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
6   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
7   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
8   Alister McRae   David Senior   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
9   Jani Paasonen   Arto Kapanen   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
10   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
11   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
14   Kenneth Eriksson   Tina Thörner   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
16   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
17   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
18   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
19   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
World Rally Championship entries
20   Thomas Rådström   Denis Giraudet   Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
21   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
23   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin   François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
24   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
31   Sebastian Lindholm   Timo Hantunen   Sebastian Lindholm Peugeot 206 WRC
32   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud   Henning Solberg Toyota Corolla WRC
33   Janne Tuohino   Petri Vihavainen   Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
34   Juuso Pykälistö   Esko Mertsalmi   Juuso Pykälistö Toyota Corolla WRC
101   Kristian Kolberg   Kjell Pettersen   Kristian Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2
102   Jussi Välimäki   Tero Gardemeister   Jussi Välimäki Toyota Corolla WRC
103   Johan Kressner   Leif Wigert   Johan Kressner Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 P
104   Thomas Kolberg   Ola Fløene   Thomas Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2
113   Tomasz Kuchar   Maciej Szczepaniak   Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC
114   Tomáš Hrdinka   Petr Gross   Styllex Tuning Prosport Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
115   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Allan Harryman   Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza 555 P
PWRC entries
51   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
53   Alessandro Fiorio   Enrico Cantoni   Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
55   Saulius Girdauskas   Žilvinas Sakalauskas   TDS Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
57   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI
59   Natalie Barratt   Roger Freeman   Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
60   Ben Briant   Jayson Brown   Mitsubishi Ralliart UK Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
62   Norberto Cangani   Eros di Prima   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
66   Dimitar Iliev   Petar Sivov   Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
67   Marko Ipatti   Kari Kajula   RallyRent Europe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
69   Bernt Kollevold   Olav Bodilsen   Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
72   Joakim Roman   Ingrid Mitakidou   Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
73   Martin Rowe   Chris Wood   David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
75   Kristian Sohlberg   Jukka Aho   Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
76   Pavel Valoušek   Pierangelo Scalvini   Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Source:[2]

Itinerary edit

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 124.05 km
1 February 08:29 SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km
09:20 SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km
11:47 SS3 Granberget 1 40.51 km
15:11 SS4 Fredriksberg 1 18.14 km
15:54 SS5 Lejen 1 28.07 km
Leg 2 — 129.09 km
2 February 08:55 SS6 Granberget 2 40.51 km
12:09 SS7 Fredriksberg 2 18.14 km
12:52 SS8 Lejen 2 28.07 km
12:05 SS9 Malta 11.25 km
15:37 SS10 Hara 11.91 km
16:11 SS11 Torntorp 1 19.21 km
Leg 3 — 128.82 km
3 February 08:29 SS12 Sågen 2 14.17 km
09:20 SS13 Rämmen 2 23.16 km
10:59 SS14 Vargåsen 32.43 km
11:59 SS15 Torntorp 2 19.21 km
13:52 SS16 Hagfors 2002 39.85 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 3:07:28.6 10
2 3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:08:53.1 +1:24.5 6
3 4   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:09:54.4 +2:25.8 4
4 1   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:10:02.5 +2:33.9 3
5 8   Alister McRae   David Senior   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:11:43.3 +4:14.7 2
6 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:11:43.6 +4:15.0 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 2   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:07:28.6 10
2 2 3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:08:53.1 +1:24.5 6
3 3 4   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:09:54.4 +2:25.8 4
4 4 1   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:10:02.5 +2:33.9 3
5 5 8   Alister McRae   David Senior   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:11:43.3 +4:14.7 2
6 6 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:11:43.6 +4:15.0 1
8 7 19   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:12:05.5 +4:36.9 0
14 8 9   Jani Paasonen   Arto Kapanen   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:15:38.9 +8:10.3 0
15 9 16   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 3:15:43.1 +8:14.5 0
34 10 7   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:32:42.0 +25:13.4 0
Retired SS16 14   Kenneth Eriksson   Tina Thörner   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Engine 0
Retired SS14 17   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Transmission 0
Retired SS14 18   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Suspension 0
Retired SS11 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0
Retired SS6 11   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Engine 0
Retired SS4 10   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Engine 0
Did not start 6   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Recce accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Feb) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 7:32.7   Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 12:04.5
SS3 Granberget 1 40.51 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 20:50.5   Harri Rovanperä
SS4 Fredriksberg 1 18.14 km   Thomas Rådström Citroën Xsara WRC 10:42.6
SS5 Lejen 1 28.07 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 14:40.4   Marcus Grönholm
Leg 2 (2 Feb) SS6 Granberget 2 40.51 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 19:59.7
SS7 Fredriksberg 2 18.14 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:15.8
SS8 Lejen 2 28.07 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:58.4
SS9 Malta 11.25 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:34.9
SS10 Hara 11.91 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:59.2
SS11 Torntorp 1 19.21 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:14.8
Leg 3 (3 Feb) SS12 Sågen 2 14.17 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 7:20.2
SS13 Rämmen 2 23.16 km Stage cancelled
SS14 Vargåsen 32.43 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 17:50.1
SS15 Torntorp 2 19.21 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 9:55.7
SS16 Hagfors 2002 39.85 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 19:45.2

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   4   Marcus Grönholm 12   4   Timo Rautiainen 12   2   Peugeot Total 20
2   1   Tommi Mäkinen 10   1   Kaj Lindström 10     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 16
3     Carlos Sainz 8     Luis Moya 8   2   555 Subaru World Rally Team 12
4   2   Sébastien Loeb 6   2   Daniel Elena 6     Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 3
5     Harri Rovanperä 6     Risto Pietiläinen 6     Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 1

Production World Rally Championship edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
24 1 75   Kristian Sohlberg   Jukka Aho   Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:25:25.9 10
25 2 57   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:25:52.0 +26.1 6
26 3 67   Marko Ipatti   Kari Kajula   RallyRent Europe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:26:24.7 +58.8 4
27 4 53   Alessandro Fiorio   Enrico Cantoni   Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:27:04.7 +1:38.8 3
31 5 55   Saulius Girdauskas   Žilvinas Sakalauskas   TDS Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:31:08.3 +5:42.4 2
38 6 73   Martin Rowe   Chris Wood   David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:35:58.4 +10:32.5 1
39 7 66   Dimitar Iliev   Petar Sivov   Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:37:00.7 +11:34.8 0
40 8 69   Bernt Kollevold   Olav Bodilsen   Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:37:15.6 +11:49.7 0
44 9 72   Joakim Roman   Ingrid Mitakidou   Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:39:51.8 +14:25.9 0
47 10 60   Ben Briant   Jayson Brown   Mitsubishi Ralliart UK Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:45:39.0 +20:13.1 0
51 11 59   Natalie Barratt   Roger Freeman   Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:53:27.3 +28:01.4 0
Retired SS11 51   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS2 76   Pavel Valoušek   Pierangelo Scalvini   Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Engine 0
Retired SS1 62   Norberto Cangani   Eros di Prima   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Engine 0
Source:[6]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Feb) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 8:23.0   Toshihiro Arai
SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km   Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:02.8   Kristian Sohlberg
SS3 Granberget 1 40.51 km   Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:29.7
SS4 Fredriksberg 1 18.14 km   Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:30.9
SS5 Lejen 1 28.07 km   Alessandro Fiorio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 16:02.9
Leg 2 (2 Feb) SS6 Granberget 2 40.51 km   Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:55.5
SS7 Fredriksberg 2 18.14 km   Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:07.9
SS8 Lejen 2 28.07 km   Alessandro Fiorio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 15:25.1
SS9 Malta 11.25 km   Gustavo Trelles
  Marko Ipatti
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
6:17.3
SS10 Hara 11.91 km   Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:41.2
SS11 Torntorp 1 19.21 km   Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:27.7
Leg 3 (3 Feb) SS12 Sågen 2 14.17 km   Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8:06.8
SS13 Rämmen 2 23.16 km Stage cancelled
SS14 Vargåsen 32.43 km   Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:15.1
SS15 Torntorp 2 19.21 km   Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:50.3
SS16 Hagfors 2002 39.85 km   Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:39.9

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Kristian Sohlberg 10
2     Toshihiro Arai 6
3     Marko Ipatti 4
4     Alessandro Fiorio 3
5     Saulius Girdauskas 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  2. ^ "Swedish Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Swedish Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Swedish Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Swedish Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Swedish Rally 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links edit