2002 Swedish Rally

The 2002 Swedish Rally (formally the 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 February and 3 Febrouary 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 8th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

2002 Swedish Rally
51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseKarlstad
Dates runFebruary 1, 2002 – February 3, 2002
Stages16 (381.96 km; 237.34 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow/ice
Overall distance1,853.33 km (1,151.61 miles)
Results
Overall winner Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews76 at start, 51 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 '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
9 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen 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 WRC2 M
18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 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
23 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
24 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
31 Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen Sebastian Lindholm Peugeot 206 WRC —
32 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Henning Solberg Toyota Corolla WRC —
33 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
34 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi Juuso Pykälistö Toyota Corolla WRC —
101 Kristian Kolberg Kjell Pettersen Kristian Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 —
102 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Jussi Välimäki Toyota Corolla WRC —
103 Johan Kressner Leif Wigert Johan Kressner Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 P
104 Thomas Kolberg Ola Fløene Thomas Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 —
113 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC —
114 Tomáš Hrdinka Petr Gross Styllex Tuning Prosport Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
115 Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza 555 P
PWRC entries
51 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
53 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
55 Saulius Girdauskas Žilvinas Sakalauskas TDS Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI —
59 Natalie Barratt Roger Freeman Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
60 Ben Briant Jayson Brown Mitsubishi Ralliart UK Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
62 Norberto Cangani Eros di Prima Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
66 Dimitar Iliev Petar Sivov Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
67 Marko Ipatti Kari Kajula RallyRent Europe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
69 Bernt Kollevold Olav Bodilsen Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
72 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
75 Kristian Sohlberg Jukka Aho Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
76 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 124.05 km
1 February 08:29 SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km
09:20 SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km
11:47 SS3 Granberget 1 40.51 km
15:11 SS4 Fredriksberg 1 18.14 km
15:54 SS5 Lejen 1 28.07 km
Leg 2 — 129.09 km
2 February 08:55 SS6 Granberget 2 40.51 km
12:09 SS7 Fredriksberg 2 18.14 km
12:52 SS8 Lejen 2 28.07 km
12:05 SS9 Malta 11.25 km
15:37 SS10 Hara 11.91 km
16:11 SS11 Torntorp 1 19.21 km
Leg 3 — 128.82 km
3 February 08:29 SS12 Sågen 2 14.17 km
09:20 SS13 Rämmen 2 23.16 km
10:59 SS14 Vargåsen 32.43 km
11:59 SS15 Torntorp 2 19.21 km
13:52 SS16 Hagfors 2002 39.85 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:07:28.6 10
2 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:08:53.1 +1:24.5 6
3 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:09:54.4 +2:25.8 4
4 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:10:02.5 +2:33.9 3
5 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:11:43.3 +4:14.7 2
6 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:11:43.6 +4:15.0 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:07:28.6 10
2 2 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:08:53.1 +1:24.5 6
3 3 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:09:54.4 +2:25.8 4
4 4 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:10:02.5 +2:33.9 3
5 5 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:11:43.3 +4:14.7 2
6 6 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:11:43.6 +4:15.0 1
8 7 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:12:05.5 +4:36.9 0
14 8 9 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:15:38.9 +8:10.3 0
15 9 16 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 3:15:43.1 +8:14.5 0
34 10 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:32:42.0 +25:13.4 0
Retired SS16 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Engine 0
Retired SS14 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Transmission 0
Retired SS14 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Suspension 0
Retired SS11 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0
Retired SS6 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Engine 0
Retired SS4 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Engine 0
Did not start 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Recce accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Feb) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 7:32.7 Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 12:04.5
SS3 Granberget 1 40.51 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 20:50.5 Harri Rovanperä
SS4 Fredriksberg 1 18.14 km Thomas Rådström Citroën Xsara WRC 10:42.6
SS5 Lejen 1 28.07 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 14:40.4 Marcus Grönholm
Leg 2 (2 Feb) SS6 Granberget 2 40.51 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 19:59.7
SS7 Fredriksberg 2 18.14 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:15.8
SS8 Lejen 2 28.07 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:58.4
SS9 Malta 11.25 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:34.9
SS10 Hara 11.91 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:59.2
SS11 Torntorp 1 19.21 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:14.8
Leg 3 (3 Feb) SS12 Sågen 2 14.17 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 7:20.2
SS13 Rämmen 2 23.16 km Stage cancelled
SS14 Vargåsen 32.43 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 17:50.1
SS15 Torntorp 2 19.21 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 9:55.7
SS16 Hagfors 2002 39.85 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 19:45.2

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 4 Marcus Grönholm 12 4 Timo Rautiainen 12 2 Peugeot Total 20
2 1 Tommi Mäkinen 10 1 Kaj Lindström 10 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 16
3 Carlos Sainz 8 Luis Moya 8 2 555 Subaru World Rally Team 12
4 2 Sébastien Loeb 6 2 Daniel Elena 6 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 3
5 Harri Rovanperä 6 Risto Pietiläinen 6 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 1

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
24 1 75 Kristian Sohlberg Jukka Aho Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:25:25.9 10
25 2 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:25:52.0 +26.1 6
26 3 67 Marko Ipatti Kari Kajula RallyRent Europe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:26:24.7 +58.8 4
27 4 53 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:27:04.7 +1:38.8 3
31 5 55 Saulius Girdauskas Žilvinas Sakalauskas TDS Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:31:08.3 +5:42.4 2
38 6 73 Martin Rowe Chris Wood David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:35:58.4 +10:32.5 1
39 7 66 Dimitar Iliev Petar Sivov Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:37:00.7 +11:34.8 0
40 8 69 Bernt Kollevold Olav Bodilsen Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:37:15.6 +11:49.7 0
44 9 72 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:39:51.8 +14:25.9 0
47 10 60 Ben Briant Jayson Brown Mitsubishi Ralliart UK Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:45:39.0 +20:13.1 0
51 11 59 Natalie Barratt Roger Freeman Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:53:27.3 +28:01.4 0
Retired SS11 51 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS2 76 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Engine 0
Retired SS1 62 Norberto Cangani Eros di Prima 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 (1 Feb) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 8:23.0 Toshihiro Arai
SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:02.8 Kristian Sohlberg
SS3 Granberget 1 40.51 km Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:29.7
SS4 Fredriksberg 1 18.14 km Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:30.9
SS5 Lejen 1 28.07 km Alessandro Fiorio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 16:02.9
Leg 2 (2 Feb) SS6 Granberget 2 40.51 km Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:55.5
SS7 Fredriksberg 2 18.14 km Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:07.9
SS8 Lejen 2 28.07 km Alessandro Fiorio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 15:25.1
SS9 Malta 11.25 km Gustavo Trelles
Marko Ipatti		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI		 6:17.3
SS10 Hara 11.91 km Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:41.2
SS11 Torntorp 1 19.21 km Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:27.7
Leg 3 (3 Feb) SS12 Sågen 2 14.17 km Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8:06.8
SS13 Rämmen 2 23.16 km Stage cancelled
SS14 Vargåsen 32.43 km Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:15.1
SS15 Torntorp 2 19.21 km Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:50.3
SS16 Hagfors 2002 39.85 km Marko Ipatti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:39.9

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Kristian Sohlberg 10
2 Toshihiro Arai 6
3 Marko Ipatti 4
4 Alessandro Fiorio 3
5 Saulius Girdauskas 2

References
  1. "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  2. "Swedish Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. "Swedish Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. "Swedish Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. "Swedish Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. "Swedish Rally 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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