2002 Tour de Corse

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
Round 3 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country France
Rally baseAjaccio
Dates runMarch 8, 2002 – March 10, 2002
Stages16 (357.70 km; 222.26 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance937.83 km (582.74 miles)
Results
Overall winner Gilles Panizzi
Hervé Panizzi
Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews61 at start, 37 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 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
10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 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 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek 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 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
World Rally Championship entries
23 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
24 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
26 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Peugeot Team Belgium Peugeot 206 WRC N/A
27 Achim Mörtl Klaus Wicha Powerhorse World Rally Team Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev Stanislav Gryazin Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
33 Benoît Rousselot Gilles Mondésir Benoît Rousselot Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 N/A
101 Jean-Claude Torre Patrick de la Foata Jean-Claude Torre Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 N/A
103 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC N/A
PWRC entries
51 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
54 Ramón Ferreyros Diego Vallejo Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
55 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Michael Orr Oman Arab World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
58 Luca Baldini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
60 Ben Briant Jayson Brown Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert N/A
62 Norberto Cangani Eros di Prima Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
65 Beppo Harrach Jutta Gebert Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
66 Dimitar Iliev Petar Sivov Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
69 Bernt Kollevold Ola Fløene Kollevold Rally Team 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
72 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
75 Kristian Sohlberg Jukka Aho Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
77 Alfredo De Dominicis Rudy Pollet Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary
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

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:54:40.3 10
2 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:20.8 +40.5 6
3 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:32.7 +52.4 4
4 25 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 3:56:42.5 +2:02.2 3
5 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:57:08.5 +2:28.2 2
6 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:57:13.1 +2:32.8 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 3:54:40.3 10
2 2 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:20.8 +40.5 6
3 3 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:32.7 +52.4 4
5 4 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:57:08.5 +2:28.2 2
6 5 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:57:13.1 +2:32.8 1
7 6 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:59:48.1 +5:07.8 0
8 7 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:00:00.3 +5:20.0 0
9 8 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:00:54.1 +6:13.8 0
10 9 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:01:12.8 +6:32.5 0
12 10 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:02:06.0 +7:25.7 0
13 11 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:02:42.3 +8:02.0 0
14 12 16 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:10:22.9 +15:42.6 0
Retired SS15 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0
Retired SS14 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Differential 0
Retired SS10 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Accident 0
Retired SS2 19 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Brakes 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Mar) SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.72 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 11:33.3 Gilles Panizzi
SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 11.65 km Gilles Panizzi 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 Peugeot 206 WRC 11:33.0
SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 11.65 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 7:57.8
Leg 2 (9 Mar) SS6 Petreto — Ampaza 2 36.73 km Petter Solberg 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 Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 7:55.4
SS11 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km Gilles Panizzi 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 Ford Focus RS WRC '02 15:11.1
SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 31.79 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 19:23.9
SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.21 km Marcus Grönholm
Gilles Panizzi		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC		 15:10.4
SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 31.79 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 19:09.4

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Marcus Grönholm 18 Timo Rautiainen 18 Peugeot Total 36
2 Gilles Panizzi 10 Hervé Panizzi 10 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 20
3 1 Tommi Mäkinen 10 1 Kaj Lindström 10 555 Subaru World Rally Team 16
4 1 Carlos Sainz 9 1 Luis Moya 9 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 5
5 2 Richard Burns 7 2 Robert Reid 7 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 1

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 54 Ramón Ferreyros Diego Vallejo Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:17:24.9 10
19 2 66 Dimitar Iliev Petar Sivov Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:20:36.8 +3:11.9 6
21 3 73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:24:48.3 +7:23.4 4
22 4 51 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:26:35.6 +9:10.7 3
23 5 65 Beppo Harrach Jutta Gebert Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:29:36.2 +12:11.3 2
24 6 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:31:40.5 +14:15.6 1
26 7 72 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:34:28.9 +17:04.0 0
28 8 69 Bernt Kollevold Ola Fløene Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:34:41.4 +17:16.5 0
29 9 58 Luca Baldini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:36:33.4 +19:08.5 0
Retired SS10 55 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Michael Orr Oman Arab World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident on road section 0
Retired SS9 62 Norberto Cangani Eros di Prima Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS7 60 Ben Briant Jayson Brown Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS4 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Rudy Pollet Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Electrical 0
Retired SS3 75 Kristian Sohlberg Jukka Aho Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Mar) SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.72 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:42.8 Ramón Ferreyros
SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 11.65 km Hamed Al-Wahaibi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:11.8
SS3 Petreto — Ampaza 1 36.73 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 25:46.9
SS4 Cuttoli — Peri 2 17.72 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:46.0
SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 11.65 km Hamed Al-Wahaibi 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 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:14.0
SS9 Lopigna — Sarrola 1 27.81 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:05.4
SS10 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 10.66 km Dimitar Iliev 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 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:35.3
Leg 3 (10 Mar) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.21 km Gustavo Trelles 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 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 21:15.6

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Kristian Sohlberg 10
2 Ramón Ferreyros 10
3 1 Toshihiro Arai 6
4 Dimitar Iliev 6
5 1 Martin Rowe 5

References
  1. "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. "Tour de Corse 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "Tour de Corse 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Tour de Corse 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "Tour de Corse 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. "Tour de Corse 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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