2002 Cyprus Rally

2002 Cyprus Rally
*30th Cyprus Rally*
2002 Cyprus Rally; 30th Cyprus Rally
Round 5 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Cyprus
Rally base	Limassol
Dates run	April 19, 2002 – April 21, 2002
Stages	20 (324.17 km; 201.43 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,276.33 km (793.07 miles)
Statistics
Crews	60 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Peugeot Total; Peugeot 206 WRC

Host country

Cyprus

Rally baseLimassol

Dates runApril 19, 2002 – April 21, 2002

Stages20 (324.17 km; 201.43 miles)

The 2002 Cyprus Rally (formally the 30th Cyprus Rally) was the fifth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 April and 21 April 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 9th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

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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
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 S8 WRC '02	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	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
24	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
25	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
26	Achim Mörtl	Klaus Wicha	Powerhorse World Rally Team	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
27	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
28	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Gabriel Pozzo	Škoda Octavia WRC	N/a
29	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	N/a
30	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Stohl Racing	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
31	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Juuso Pykälistö	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
32	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Subaru Impreza 555	P
103	Andreas Tsouloftas	Panayiotis Shialos	Andreas Tsouloftas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
104	Chris Thomas	Andreas Christodoulides	Chris Thomas	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	N/a
111	Kyriakos Kardanas	Costas Laos	Kyriakos Kardanas	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	N/a
113	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
PWRC entries
51	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén García	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
53	Alessandro Fiorio	Enrico Cantoni	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
54	Ramón Ferreyros	Diego Vallejo	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
55	Saulius Girdauskas	Žilvinas Sakalauskas	TDS Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
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
59	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	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	P
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 VI	N/a
73	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	N/a
75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jukka Aho	Blue Rose Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
76	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Jolly Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Rudy Pollet	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 96.32 km
19 April	09:12	SS1	Platres — Kato Amiantos 1	11.60 km
	09:55	SS2	Lagoudera — Kapouras 1	15.00 km
	10:23	SS3	Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 1	21.56 km
	13:30	SS4	Platres — Kato Amiantos 2	11.60 km
	14:13	SS5	Lagoudera — Kapouras 2	15.00 km
	14:41	SS6	Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 2	21.56 km
Leg 2 — 145.97 km
20 April	14:41	SS7	Prastio — Pachna 1	10.92 km
	08:15	SS8	Platres — Saittas 1	11.25 km
	08:58	SS9	Kourdali — Spilia	30.62 km
	11:48	SS10	Prastio — Pachna 2	10.92 km
	12:51	SS11	Platres — Saittas 2	11.25 km
	13:26	SS12	Foini — Koilinia 1	29.88 km
	16:56	SS13	Platres — Saittas 3	11.25 km
	17:31	SS14	Foini — Koilinia 2	29.88 km
Leg 3 — 81.88 km
21 April	09:35	SS15	Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1	19.00 km
	10:18	SS16	Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1	12.80 km
	10:56	SS17	Lageia — Kalavasos 1	9.14 km
	13:46	SS18	Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2	19.00 km
	14:29	SS19	Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2	12.80 km
	15:07	SS20	Lageia — Kalavasos 2	9.14 km
Source:^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:21:25.7		10
2	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:22:22.5	+56.8	6
3	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:22:24.7	+59.0	4
4	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:22:44.4	+1:18.7	3
5	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	4:23:43.6	+2:17.9	2
6	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:24:11.2	+2:45.5	1
Source:^[4]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:21:25.7		10
2	2	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:22:22.5	+56.8	6
3	3	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:22:24.7	+59.0	4
4	4	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:22:44.4	+1:18.7	3
5	5	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	4:23:43.6	+2:17.9	2
6	6	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:24:11.2	+2:45.5	1
7	7	17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:24:13.1	+2:47.4	0
8	8	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:25:48.3	+4:22.6	0
9	9	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:28:43.4	+7:17.7	0
11	10	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:30:19.7	+8:54.0	0
13	11	7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	4:33:43.0	+12:17.3	0
15	12	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:43:37.7	+22:12.0	0
Retired SS12		8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Transmission		0
Retired SS12		16	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Retired SS12		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Gearbox		0
Retired SS7		9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS5		19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Oil leak		0
Source:^[5]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Apr)	SS1	Platres — Kato Amiantos 1	11.60 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	9:20.8	Colin McRae
	SS2	Lagoudera — Kapouras 1	15.00 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	14:18.5	François Duval
	SS3	Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 1	21.56 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	20:16.6	Markko Märtin
	SS4	Platres — Kato Amiantos 2	11.60 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	9:21.7	Colin McRae
	SS5	Lagoudera — Kapouras 2	15.00 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01	14:11.7
	SS6	Kapouras — Agios Theodoros 2	21.56 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	19:51.5
Leg 2 (20 Apr)	SS7	Prastio — Pachna 1	10.92 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	6:29.0
	SS8	Platres — Saittas 1	11.25 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	9:21.2
	SS9	Kourdali — Spilia	30.62 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01	29:21.8
	SS10	Prastio — Pachna 2	10.92 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	6:14.3
	SS11	Platres — Saittas 2	11.25 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	9:02.7
	SS12	Foini — Koilinia 1	29.88 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	29:31.3
	SS13	Platres — Saittas 3	11.25 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	9:24.6
	SS14	Foini — Koilinia 2	29.88 km	Stage cancelled
Leg 3 (21 Apr)	SS15	Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1	19.00 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:34.9
	SS16	Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1	12.80 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01	10:55.8	Marcus Grönholm
	SS17	Lageia — Kalavasos 1	9.14 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01	7:41.0
	SS18	Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2	19.00 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	17:02.1
	SS19	Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2	12.80 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '01	11:16.7
	SS20	Lageia — Kalavasos 2	9.14 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	7:37.3

2002 Cyprus Rally

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Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	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	555 Subaru World Rally Team	27
3		Richard Burns	19		Robert Reid	19	1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	27
4		Tommi Mäkinen	14		Kaj Lindström	14		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	6
5	2	Harri Rovanperä	9	2	Risto Pietiläinen	9		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	2