2002 Rally Argentina

The 2002 Rally Argentina (formally the 22nd Rally Argentina) was the sixth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 17 May and 19 May 2002, and was won by Ford's Carlos Sainz, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship, after the disqualification of Peugeot drivers Marcus Grönholm and Richard Burns for illegal help and underweight flywheel respectively.[1]

2002 Rally Argentina
22nd Rally Argentina
Round 6 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Argentina
Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz
Dates runMay 17, 2002 – May 19, 2002
Stages22 (381.45 km; 237.02 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,427.39 km (886.94 miles)
Results
Overall winner Carlos Sainz
Luis Moya
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '02
Crews68 at start, 29 at finish

Background

Entry list
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 '02 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
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 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
World Rally Championship entries
23 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
103 Martin Galluser Juan Carlos Uberti Martin Galluser Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
103 Pablo Gaviña Adriana Iriart Urruty Pablo Gaviña Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
PWRC entries
51 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
52 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
54 Ramón Ferreyros Diego Vallejo Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
58 Luca Baldini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
65 Beppo Harrach Jutta Gebert Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert N/A
76 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 153.79 km
17 May 08:33 SS1 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km
09:04 SS2 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 26.97 km
10:54 SS3 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km
12:07 SS4 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.44 km
12:09 SS5 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.44 km
13:52 SS6 Tanti — Cosquin 1 16.07 km
14:50 SS7 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km
15:53 SS8 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 23.46 km
16:45 SS9 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km
Leg 2 — 153.79 km
18 May 08:33 SS10 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km
09:04 SS11 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 26.97 km
10:54 SS12 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km
12:07 SS13 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.44 km
12:09 SS14 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.44 km
13:52 SS15 Tanti — Cosquin 2 16.07 km
14:50 SS16 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km
15:53 SS17 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 23.46 km
16:45 SS18 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km
Leg 3 — 73.87 km
19 May 09:00 SS19 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km
10:13 SS20 Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero 22.82 km
10:53 SS21 Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende 13.63 km
12:39 SS22 El Mirador — San Lorenzo 20.65 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:08:09.1 10
2 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:08:13.1 +4.0 6
3 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:10:28.2 +2:19.1 4
4 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:11:01.5 +2:52.4 3
5 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:13:27.9 +5:18.8 2
6 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:14:25.7 +6:16.6 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:08:09.1 10
2 2 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:08:13.1 +4.0 6
3 3 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:10:28.2 +2:19.1 4
4 4 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:11:01.5 +2:52.4 3
5 5 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:13:27.9 +5:18.8 2
6 6 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:14:25.7 +6:16.6 1
7 7 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:16:12.4 +8:03.3 0
8 8 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:16:58.7 +8:49.6 0
9 9 16 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:22:08.0 +13:58.9 0
Retired SS22 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Excluded - flywheel weight 0
Retired SS22 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Excluded - illegal help 0
Retired SS21 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Accident 0
Retired SS11 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS11 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Electrical 0
Retired SS9 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Fuel pump 0
Retired SS7 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Accident damage 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (17 May) SS1 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km Stage cancelled
SS2 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 26.97 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 15:38.7 Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:20.9
SS4 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 2:10.5
SS5 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.44 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 2:10.2
SS6 Tanti — Cosquin 1 16.07 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 8:27.3
SS7 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:36.7
SS8 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 23.46 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 20:38.9
SS9 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km Freddy Loix Hyundai Accent WRC3 20:18.6
Leg 2 (18 May) SS10 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 17:10.0
SS11 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 26.97 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 15:13.3
SS12 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 13:16.7
SS13 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.44 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 2:12.7
SS14 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.44 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 2:12.2
SS15 Tanti — Cosquin 2 16.07 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 8:22.7
SS16 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 6:35.9
SS17 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 23.46 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 19:49.4 Tommi Mäkinen
SS18 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km Richard Burns
Marcus Grönholm		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC		 18:39.2
Leg 3 (19 May) SS19 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:52.6 Marcus Grönholm
SS20 Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero 22.82 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:35.0
SS21 Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende 13.63 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:43.1
SS22 El Mirador — San Lorenzo 20.65 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 11:30.8 Carlos Sainz

Championship standings
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 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 41
3 3 Carlos Sainz 19 3 Luis Moya 19 1 555 Subaru World Rally Team 33
4 1 Richard Burns 19 1 Robert Reid 19 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 6
5 1 Tommi Mäkinen 14 1 Kaj Lindström 14 1 Škoda Motorsport 5

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
10 1 54 Ramón Ferreyros Diego Vallejo Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:32:27.6 10
11 2 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX 4:32:57.7 +30.1 6
12 3 74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:33:42.7 +1:15.1 4
14 4 51 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:38:40.7 +6:13.1 3
15 5 52 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:39:34.4 +7:06.8 2
19 6 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:04:35.5 +32:07.9 1
Retired SS18 76 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS17 70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Differential 0
Retired SS15 65 Beppo Harrach Jutta Gebert Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Lost wheel 0
Retired SS4 58 Luca Baldini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Engine 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (17 May) SS1 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km Stage cancelled
SS2 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 26.97 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 17:12.2 Toshihiro Arai
SS3 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:36.7
SS4 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.44 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:21.9
SS5 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.44 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:20.2
SS6 Tanti — Cosquin 1 16.07 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9:14.8 Marcos Ligato
SS7 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:18.1
SS8 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 23.46 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 24:33.4
SS9 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 21:14.9
Leg 2 (18 May) SS10 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 18:35.6 Toshihiro Arai
SS11 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 26.97 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 17:05.7
SS12 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:34.2
SS13 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.44 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 2:24.6
SS14 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.44 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 2:24.2
SS15 Tanti — Cosquin 2 16.07 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 9:19.0
SS16 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:19.5 Ramón Ferreyros
SS17 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 23.46 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 21:45.6
SS18 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 20:14.3
Leg 3 (19 May) SS19 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 15:05.4
SS20 Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero 22.82 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:17.1
SS21 Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende 13.63 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:28.3
SS22 El Mirador — San Lorenzo 20.65 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:28.8

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 1 Ramón Ferreyros 20
2 1 Karamjit Singh 14
3 3 Toshihiro Arai 12
4 1 Gustavo Trelles 12
5 4 Kristian Sohlberg 10

References
  1. "Rally Argentina". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  2. "Rally Argentina 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. "Rally Argentina 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. "Rally Argentina 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. "Rally Argentina 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. "Rally Argentina 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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