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.[1]
| 2002 Rally Australia 15th Telstra Rally Australia | |||
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Round 13 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| Rally base | Perth | ||
| Dates run | October 31, 2002 – November 3, 2002 | ||
| Stages | 24 (388.64 km; 241.49 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,571.98 km (976.78 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 69 at start, 37 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 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:[3] | ||||
Results edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:35:56.5 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä
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Voitto Silander
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Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:36:53.8 | +57.3 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 |  Petter Solberg
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 Phil Mills
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 555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 3:37:25.2 | +1:28.7 | 4 |
| 4 | 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 | 3:39:05.5 | +3:09.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 |  Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:42:18.0 | +6:21.5 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister
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Paavo Lukander
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 Škoda Motorsport
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Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:43:08.1 | +7:11.6 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (31 Oct) | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 1:28.7 | Petter Solberg
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| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS2 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km |  Freddy Loix
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Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:00.7 | |
| SS3 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:19.9 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS4 | Murray River 1 | 20.44 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:15.0 | ||
| SS5 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:08.7 | ||
| SS6 | Stirling East | 38.93 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 22:44.9 | ||
| SS7 | Murray Pines South | 11.98 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:29.5 | ||
| SS8 | Murray River 2 | 20.44 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:47.8 | ||
| SS9 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:28.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS10 | Kevs | 9.56 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 5:51.8 | |
| SS11 | Beraking | 26.46 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:23.3 | ||
| SS12 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:28.9 | ||
| SS13 | York Railway | 5.30 km | Harri Rovanperä Colin McRae
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Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '02 |
2:32.3 | ||
| SS14 | Muresk 1 | 6.81 km | Tommi Mäkinen
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Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 3:24.9 | ||
| SS15 | Muresk 2 | 6.81 km | Harri Rovanperä Carlos Sainz
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Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '02 |
3:24.0 | ||
| SS16 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:33.8 | ||
| SS17 | Helena North | 28.87 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:20.7 | ||
| SS18 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:20.7 | ||
| SS19 | Atkins | 4.42 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:58.2 | ||
| SS20 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 1:27.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS21 | Bannister Central | 5.63 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:22.4 | |
| SS22 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:07.3 | ||
| SS23 | Bannister West | 34.57 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:09.2 | ||
| SS24 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:15.7 |
Championship standings edit
- Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.
| 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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77 |
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Timo Rautiainen
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77 |
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Peugeot Total
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163 | |||
| 2 |
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Richard Burns
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34 |
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Robert Reid
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34 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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94 | |||
| 3 |
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Colin McRae
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33 |
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Nicky Grist
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33 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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54 | |||
| 4 |  1
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Carlos Sainz
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32 | 1
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Luis Moya
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32 | 2
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Škoda Motorsport
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9 | |||
| 5 |  1
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Gilles Panizzi
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31 | 1
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Hervé Panizzi
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31 | 1
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Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
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9 | |||
Production World Rally Championship edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (31 Oct) | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 1:36.4 | Toshihiro Arai
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| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS2 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km |  Marcos Ligato
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:13.0 | Marcos Ligato
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| SS3 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Kristian Sohlberg
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:10.2 |  Karamjit Singh Kristian Sohlberg
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| SS4 | Murray River 1 | 20.44 km | Marcos Ligato
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:10.6 | Marcos Ligato
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| SS5 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 10:07.7 | Kristian Sohlberg
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| SS6 | Stirling East | 38.93 km | Martin Rowe
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 24:36.8 | Toshihiro Arai
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| SS7 | Murray Pines South | 11.98 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS8 | Murray River 2 | 20.44 km | Karamjit Singh
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Proton Pert | 12:56.0 | Karamjit Singh
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| SS9 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | Martin Rowe
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:37.5 | ||
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS10 | Kevs | 9.56 km | Martin Rowe
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:24.6 | |
| SS11 | Beraking | 26.46 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 15:50.5 | ||
| SS12 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 10:18.2 |  Alessandro Fiorio
| |
| SS13 | York Railway | 5.30 km | Kristian Sohlberg
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:49.4 | ||
| SS14 | Muresk 1 | 6.81 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:53.3 | ||
| SS15 | Muresk 2 | 6.81 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:49.8 | Toshihiro Arai
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| SS16 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 12:31.2 | ||
| SS17 | Helena North | 28.87 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 17:54.5 | ||
| SS18 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 10:11.8 | ||
| SS19 | Atkins | 4.42 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:10.7 | ||
| SS20 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | Alessandro Fiorio Toshihiro Arai
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Subaru Impreza STI N8 |
1:34.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS21 | Bannister Central | 5.63 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:44.2 | |
| SS22 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 18:04.0 | ||
| SS23 | Bannister West | 34.57 km | Martin Rowe
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 19:12.5 | ||
| SS24 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 21:30.9 | ||
Championship standings edit
- Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Karamjit Singh
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32 |
| 2 | 1
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Kristian Sohlberg
|
26 |
| 3 |
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 Ramón Ferreyros
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23 |
| 4 | 1
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Toshihiro Arai
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22 |
| 5 | 1
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Alessandro Fiorio
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22 |
References edit
- ^ "Rally Australia". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Rally Australia 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Rally Australia 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Australia 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Australia 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Australia 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.