The 2002 Tour de Corse (formally the 46th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the third round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 8 March and 10 March 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
| 2002 Tour de Corse 46th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | |||
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Round 3 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  France | ||
| Rally base | Ajaccio | ||
| Dates run | March 8, 2002 – March 10, 2002 | ||
| Stages | 16 (357.70 km; 222.26 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 937.83 km (582.74 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 61 at start, 37 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC | ||
Background edit
Entry list edit
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 95.47 km | ||||
| 8 March | 08:15 | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.72 km |
| 09:44 | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 11.65 km | |
| 11:55 | SS3 | Petreto — Ampaza 1 | 36.73 km | |
| 14:04 | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.72 km | |
| 14:52 | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 11.65 km | |
| Leg 2 — 150.23 km | ||||
| 9 March | 09:24 | SS6 | Petreto — Ampaza 2 | 36.73 km |
| 11:40 | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 10.66 km | |
| 12:05 | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 | 18.28 km | |
| 12:47 | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 27.81 km | |
| 15:01 | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 10.66 km | |
| 15:26 | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | |
| 16:05 | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 27.81 km | |
| Leg 3 — 112.00 km | ||||
| 10 March | 09:29 | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.21 km |
| 10:05 | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | |
| 12:07 | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.21 km | |
| 12:43 | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi
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Hervé Panizzi
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Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:54:40.3 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55:20.8 | +40.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 |  Richard Burns
|
Robert Reid
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Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55:32.7 | +52.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Philippe Bugalski
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Jean-Paul Chiaroni
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Piedrafita Sport
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:56:42.5 | +2:02.2 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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 555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:57:08.5 | +2:28.2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz
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Luis Moya
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:57:13.1 | +2:32.8 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.72 km | Gilles Panizzi
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:33.3 | Gilles Panizzi
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| SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 11.65 km | Gilles Panizzi
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:26.1 | ||
| SS3 | Petreto — Ampaza 1 | 36.73 km | Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:45.0 | ||
| SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.72 km | Gilles Panizzi
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:33.0 | ||
| SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 11.65 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:57.8 | ||
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS6 | Petreto — Ampaza 2 | 36.73 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 24:29.2 | |
| SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 10.66 km | Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:28.2 | ||
| SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 | 18.28 km | Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:01.7 | ||
| SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 27.81 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:11.6 | ||
| SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 10.66 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 7:55.4 | ||
| SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Gilles Panizzi
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:11.0 | ||
| SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 27.81 km | Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:17.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.21 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 15:11.1 | |
| SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Richard Burns
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:23.9 | ||
| SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.21 km | Marcus Grönholm Gilles Panizzi
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Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC |
15:10.4 | ||
| SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Philippe Bugalski
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:09.4 |
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Marcus Grönholm
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18 |
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Timo Rautiainen
|
18 |
|
Peugeot Total
|
36 | |||
| 2 | 
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
10 |
|
Hervé Panizzi
|
10 |
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
20 | |||
| 3 |  1
|
Tommi Mäkinen
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10 | 1
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Kaj Lindström
|
10 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
16 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Carlos Sainz
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9 | 1
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Luis Moya
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9 |
|
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
5 | |||
| 5 |  2
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Richard Burns
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7 | 2
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Robert Reid
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7 |
|
 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team
|
1 | |||
Production World Rally Championship edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.72 km |  Ramón Ferreyros
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:42.8 | Ramón Ferreyros
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| SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 11.65 km |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:11.8 | ||
| SS3 | Petreto — Ampaza 1 | 36.73 km | Ramón Ferreyros
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 25:46.9 | ||
| SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.72 km | Ramón Ferreyros
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:46.0 | ||
| SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 11.65 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:22.6 | ||
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS6 | Petreto — Ampaza 2 | 36.73 km | Ramón Ferreyros
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 26:39.4 | |
| SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 10.66 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:06.0 | ||
| SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 | 18.28 km | Ramón Ferreyros
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:14.0 | ||
| SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 27.81 km | Ramón Ferreyros
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:05.4 | ||
| SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 10.66 km |  Dimitar Iliev
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:25.1 | ||
| SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Ramón Ferreyros
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:43.5 | ||
| SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 27.81 km | Ramón Ferreyros
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:35.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.21 km |  Gustavo Trelles
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 16:56.9 | |
| SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 21:28.1 | ||
| SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.21 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Gustavo Trelles
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 21:15.6 | ||
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
|
Kristian Sohlberg
|
10 |
| 2 |
|
Ramón Ferreyros
|
10 |
| 3 | 1
|
Toshihiro Arai
|
6 |
| 4 |
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Dimitar Iliev
|
6 |
| 5 | 1
|
Martin Rowe
|
5 |
References edit
- ^ "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.