2002 Rally Catalunya

2002 Rally Catalunya 38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
Round 4 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Spain
Rally base	Lloret de Mar
Dates run	March 22, 2002 – March 24, 2002
Stages	18 (394.98 km; 245.43 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,902.09 km (1,181.90 miles)
Statistics
Crews	68 at start, 40 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC

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]

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	—
34	Armin Kremer	Dieter Schneppenheim	Armin Kremer	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
101	Joan Font	Manel Muñoz	Escudería Voltregá	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
102	Peter Bijvelds	Piet Bijvelds	Peter Bijvelds	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	—
103	Joaquim Camps	Sergi Villalvilla	Montbui Racing Valles	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	—
104	Angelo Proietti	Piero Di Francesco	Angelo Proietti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
106	David Price	Craig Parry	David Price	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	—
107	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC	—
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]

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

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]

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]

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

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

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]

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

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

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