2002 Monte Carlo Rally
| 2002 Monte Carlo Rally 70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monaco | |
| Dates run | January 18, 2002 – January 20, 2002 | |
| Stages | 15 (388.38 km; 241.33 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Asphalt/snow | |
| Overall distance | 1,424.55 km (885.17 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 55 at start, 26 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | |
The 2002 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 18 January and 20 January 2002, and was won by Subaru's Tommi Mäkinen, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship. [1] Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, won the rally temporarily but received a two-minute time penalty due to an illegal tire change during the second day.
Background[edit]
Entry list[edit]
Itinerary[edit]
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 157.70 km | ||||
| 18 January | 09:48 | SS1 | Selonnet — Turriers 1 | 28.74 km |
| 11:06 | SS2 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.73 km | |
| 13:39 | SS3 | Selonnet — Turriers 2 | 28.74 km | |
| 14:57 | SS4 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.73 km | |
| 18:25 | SS5 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 | 26.76 km | |
| Leg 2 — 131.88 km | ||||
| 19 January | 10:08 | SS6 | Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var | 12.08 km |
| 10:51 | SS7 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 | 26.76 km | |
| 13:49 | SS8 | Coaraze — Loda 1 | 23.05 km | |
| 14:32 | SS9 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 | 23.47 km | |
| 18:09 | SS10 | Coaraze — Loda 2 | 23.05 km | |
| 18:56 | SS11 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 | 23.47 km | |
| Leg 3 — 98.80 km | ||||
| 20 January | 09:13 | SS12 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.85 km |
| 10:08 | SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km | |
| 12:33 | SS14 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.85 km | |
| 13:28 | SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results[edit]
Overall[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen
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Kaj Lindström
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:59:30.7 | 10 | |
| 2 | 21 |  Sébastien Loeb
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Daniel Elena
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Automobiles Citroën
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:00:44.8 | +1:14.1 | 6 |
| 3 | 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 | 4:00:46.4 | +1:15.7 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Colin McRae
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Nicky Grist
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:01:28.7 | +1:58.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:01:38.1 | +2:07.4 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 |  Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:02:00.3 | +2:29.6 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars[edit]
Classification[edit]
Special stages[edit]
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS1 | Selonnet — Turriers 1 | 28.74 km | Carlos Sainz
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 17:54.3 | Carlos Sainz
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| SS2 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.73 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS3 | Selonnet — Turriers 2 | 28.74 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 17:15.9 | Tommi Mäkinen
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| SS4 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.73 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:41.1 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS5 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 | 26.76 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:44.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS6 | Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var | 12.08 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 9:44.5 | |
| SS7 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 | 26.76 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:30.7 | ||
| SS8 | Coaraze — Loda 1 | 23.05 km | Tommi Mäkinen
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 15:56.6 | ||
| SS9 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 | 23.47 km | Tommi Mäkinen
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 15:58.6 | ||
| SS10 | Coaraze — Loda 2 | 23.05 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:08.2 | ||
| SS11 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 | 23.47 km | Tommi Mäkinen
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 16:21.4 | Tommi Mäkinen
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| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS12 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.85 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 22:38.4 | |
| SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:03.9 | ||
| SS14 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.85 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 22:02.2 | ||
| SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:52.7 | ||
Championship standings[edit]
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Tommi Mäkinen
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10 |
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Kaj Lindström
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10 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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12 | |||
| 2 |
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Sébastien Loeb
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6 |
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Daniel Elena
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6 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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10 | |||
| 3 |
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Carlos Sainz
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4 |
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Luis Moya
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4 |
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Peugeot Total
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4 | |||
| 4 |
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Colin McRae
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3 |
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Nicky Grist
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3 |
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Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
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0 | |||
| 5 |
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Marcus Grönholm
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2 |
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Timo Rautiainen
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2 |
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 Škoda Motorsport
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0 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship[edit]
Classification[edit]
Special stages[edit]
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS1 | Selonnet — Turriers 1 | 28.74 km | Daniel Solà
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 19:35.7 | Daniel Solà
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| SS2 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.73 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS3 | Selonnet — Turriers 2 | 28.74 km |  François Duval
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Ford Puma S1600 | 18:48.6 | François Duval
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| SS4 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.73 km |  Gianluigi Galli
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 26:17.7 | Gianluigi Galli
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| SS5 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 | 26.76 km | Gianluigi Galli
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:52.0 | ||
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS6 | Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var | 12.08 km | François Duval
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Ford Puma S1600 | 10:21.6 | |
| SS7 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 | 26.76 km | Gianluigi Galli
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:03.1 | ||
| SS8 | Coaraze — Loda 1 | 23.05 km | Gianluigi Galli
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 17:12.0 | ||
| SS9 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 | 23.47 km | Gianluigi Galli
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 17:22.6 | ||
| SS10 | Coaraze — Loda 2 | 23.05 km |  Daniel Carlsson
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Ford Puma S1600 | 18:18.6 | François Duval
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| SS11 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 | 23.47 km | Nicola Caldani
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Peugeot 206 S1600 | 18:26.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS12 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.85 km | Nicola Caldani
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Peugeot 206 S1600 | 24:41.0 | |
| SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km | François Duval
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Ford Puma S1600 | 13:34.3 | ||
| SS14 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.85 km | Nicola Caldani
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Peugeot 206 S1600 | 24:30.5 | ||
| SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Ford Puma S1600 | 13:15.8 | ||
Championship standings[edit]
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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François Duval
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10 |
| 2 |
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Nicola Caldani
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6 |
| 3 |
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 Roger Feghali
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4 |
| 4 |
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Daniel Carlsson
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3 |
| 5 |
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 David Doppelreiter
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2 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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