2002 Rally Catalunya

The 2002 Rally Catalunya (formally the 38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fourth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 22 March and 24 March 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 5th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2002 Rally Catalunya
38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
Round 4 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Spain
Rally baseLloret de Mar
Dates runMarch 22, 2002 – March 24, 2002
Stages18 (394.98 km; 245.43 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,902.09 km (1,181.90 miles)
Results
Overall winner Gilles Panizzi
Hervé Panizzi
Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews68 at start, 40 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 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí 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
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 WRC3 M
18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 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
22 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
23 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
24 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25 Jesús Puras Carlos del Barrio Citroen Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
26 Achim Mörtl Klaus Wicha Powerhorse World Rally Team Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M
33 Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev Stanislav Gryazin Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
34 Armin Kremer Dieter Schneppenheim Armin Kremer Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
101 Joan Font Manel Muñoz Escudería Voltregá Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
102 Peter Bijvelds Piet Bijvelds Peter Bijvelds Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 N/A
103 Joaquim Camps Sergi Villalvilla Montbui Racing Valles Mitsubishi Carisma GT N/A
104 Angelo Proietti Piero Di Francesco Angelo Proietti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
106 David Price Craig Parry David Price Mitsubishi Lancer Evo N/A
107 Natalie Barratt Roger Freeman Natalie Barratt Rallysport Hyundai Accent WRC N/A
JWRC entries
51 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
52 Niall McShea Michael Orr Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
53 Giandomenico Basso Luigi Pirollo Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
54 Martin Stenshorne Jakke Honkanen ST Motors Peugeot 206 S1600 M
55 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
56 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
57 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
58 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 M
59 Juha Kangas Jani Laaksonen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
60 Nicola Caldani Sauro Farnocchia Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 M
61 Gwyndaf Evans Chris Patterson MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 M
62 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
63 Martin Rowe Chris Wood Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
64 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
65 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
66 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
67 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
68 Nikolaus Schelle Gerhard Weiss Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
69 Kosti Katajamäki Lasse Hirvijärvi Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
71 David Doppelreiter Thomas Lettner Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 M
73 Albert Lloverá Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 M
75 Kazuhiko Niwa Kohei Kusaka Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
76 Alexander Foss Cato Menkerud Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
77 Paco Roig Joan Sureda Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto S1600 M
78 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 176.72 km
22 March 08:25 SS1 Riudecanyes 1 12.66 km
09:05 SS2 Pratdip 1 27.65 km
11:33 SS3 Escaladei 1 48.05 km
14:18 SS4 Riudecanyes 2 12.66 km
14:58 SS5 Pratdip 2 27.65 km
17:26 SS6 Escaladei 2 48.05 km
Leg 2 — 112.00 km
23 March 10:10 SS7 Coll de Bracons 1 19.66 km
11:23 SS8 Vallfogona 1 14.54 km
12:16 SS9 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km
14:34 SS10 Coll de Bracons 2 19.66 km
15:47 SS11 Vallfogona 2 14.54 km
16:40 SS12 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km
Leg 3 — 106.26 km
24 March 08:25 SS13 La Trona 1 12.90 km
09:35 SS14 La Roca 1 5.05 km
10:03 SS15 Viladrau 1 35.18 km
12:01 SS16 La Trona 2 12.90 km
13:11 SS17 La Roca 2 5.05 km
13:39 SS18 Viladrau 2 35.18 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:09.0 10
2 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:46.3 +37.3 6
3 22 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 3:35:22.5 +1:13.5 4
4 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:51.7 +1:42.7 3
5 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:36:10.6 +2:01.6 2
6 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:37:36.3 +3:27.3 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:09.0 10
2 2 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:46.3 +37.3 6
4 3 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:51.7 +1:42.7 3
5 4 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:36:10.6 +2:01.6 2
6 5 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:37:36.3 +3:27.3 1
8 6 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:37:52.9 +3:43.9 0
9 7 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:39:37.6 +5:28.6 0
10 8 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:39:39.6 +5:30.6 0
11 9 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 3:39:44.2 +5:35.2 0
13 10 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:42:30.8 +8:21.8 0
16 11 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:44:49.7 +10:40.7 0
17 12 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 3:48:04.8 +13:55.8 0
Retired SS10 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0
Retired SS9 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Engine 0
Retired SS9 16 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Engine 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (22 Mar) SS1 Riudecanyes 1 12.66 km Stage cancelled
SS2 Pratdip 1 27.65 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 16:37.8 Gilles Panizzi
SS3 Escaladei 1 48.05 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 29:17.6
SS4 Riudecanyes 2 12.66 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:32.4
SS5 Pratdip 2 27.65 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 16:44.2
SS6 Escaladei 2 48.05 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 29:19.6
Leg 2 (23 Mar) SS7 Coll de Bracons 1 19.66 km Stage cancelled
SS8 Vallfogona 1 14.54 km Stage cancelled
SS9 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 13:19.9
SS10 Coll de Bracons 2 19.66 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 12:44.3
SS11 Vallfogona 2 14.54 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:30.3
SS12 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 13:20.4
Leg 3 (24 Mar) SS13 La Trona 1 12.90 km Richard Burns
Gilles Panizzi		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC		 8:18.8
SS14 La Roca 1 5.05 km Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 3:02.1
SS15 Viladrau 1 35.18 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 21:14.9
SS16 La Trona 2 12.90 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:17.9
SS17 La Roca 2 5.05 km Gilles Panizzi
Markko Märtin		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '01		 3:04.6
SS18 Viladrau 2 35.18 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 21:23.7

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Marcus Grönholm 21 Timo Rautiainen 21 Peugeot Total 52
2 Gilles Panizzi 20 Hervé Panizzi 20 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 25
3 2 Richard Burns 13 2 Robert Reid 13 555 Subaru World Rally Team 20
4 1 Tommi Mäkinen 10 1 Kaj Lindström 10 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 6
5 1 Carlos Sainz 9 1 Luis Moya 9 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 1

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
19 1 65 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 3:52:11.5 10
20 2 51 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 3:53:01.8 +50.3 6
21 3 53 Giandomenico Basso Luigi Pirollo Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 3:54:25.6 +2:14.1 4
23 4 64 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 3:58:46.3 +6:34.8 3
24 5 62 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 3:59:31.3 +7:19.8 2
25 6 55 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 3:59:33.1 +7:21.6 1
26 7 57 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:02:40.2 +10:28.7 0
28 8 68 Nikolaus Schelle Gerhard Weiss Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:04:35.2 +12:23.7 0
29 9 71 David Doppelreiter Thomas Lettner Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 4:06:25.8 +14:14.3 0
30 10 63 Martin Rowe Chris Wood Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:10:42.4 +18:30.9 0
31 11 59 Juha Kangas Jani Laaksonen Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:10:43.3 +18:31.8 0
33 12 73 Albert Lloverá Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 4:15:49.0 +23:37.5 0
34 13 70 Sven Haaf Michael Kölbach Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:16:01.1 +23:49.6 0
35 14 77 Paco Roig Joan Sureda Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto S1600 4:18:01.9 +25:50.4 0
Retired SS18 75 Kazuhiko Niwa Kohei Kusaka Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS13 60 Nicola Caldani Sauro Farnocchia Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 Retired 0
Retired SS11 61 Gwyndaf Evans Chris Patterson MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS9 52 Niall McShea Michael Orr Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Suspension 0
Retired SS9 66 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Suspension 0
Retired SS6 67 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS6 78 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS3 54 Martin Stenshorne Jakke Honkanen ST Motors Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 58 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Excluded 0
Retired SS3 69 Kosti Katajamäki Lasse Hirvijärvi Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS2 56 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS2 76 Alexander Foss Cato Menkerud Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (22 Mar) SS1 Riudecanyes 1 12.66 km Stage cancelled
SS2 Pratdip 1 27.65 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 18:14.2 Daniel Solà
SS3 Escaladei 1 48.05 km Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 31:25.4 Andrea Dallavilla
SS4 Riudecanyes 2 12.66 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 9:14.5
SS5 Pratdip 2 27.65 km Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 18:11.8
SS6 Escaladei 2 48.05 km Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 31:36.3
Leg 2 (23 Mar) SS7 Coll de Bracons 1 19.66 km Stage cancelled
SS8 Vallfogona 1 14.54 km Stage cancelled
SS9 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 14:18.2
SS10 Coll de Bracons 2 19.66 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 13:43.3
SS11 Vallfogona 2 14.54 km François Duval Ford Puma S1600 9:06.0 Daniel Solà
SS12 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km François Duval Ford Puma S1600 14:22.4
Leg 3 (24 Mar) SS13 La Trona 1 12.90 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 8:55.2
SS14 La Roca 1 5.05 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 3:16.8
SS15 Viladrau 1 35.18 km Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 23:06.3 Andrea Dallavilla
SS16 La Trona 2 12.90 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 8:54.8
SS17 La Roca 2 5.05 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 3:17.9
SS18 Viladrau 2 35.18 km Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 22:54.2 Daniel Solà

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 François Duval 11
2 Daniel Solà 10
3 1 Nicola Caldani 6
4 Andrea Dallavilla 6
5 2 Roger Feghali 4

References
  1. "Rally Catalunya". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  2. "Rally Catalunya 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. "Rally Catalunya 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. "Rally Catalunya 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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