2002 Rallye Deutschland

2002 Rallye Deutschland
*21st ADAC Rallye Deutschland*
2002 Rallye Deutschland; 21st ADAC Rallye Deutschland
Round 10 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Germany
Rally base	Trier
Dates run	August 23, 2002 – August 25, 2002
Stages	23 (415.57 km; 258.22 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,423.56 km (884.56 miles)
Statistics
Crews	87 at start, 42 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Daniel Elena; Automobiles Citroën; Citroën Xsara WRC

The 2002 Rallye Deutschland (formally the 51st ADAC Rallye Deutschland) was the tenth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 23 August and 25 August 2002, and was won by Citroen's Sébastien Loeb, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

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	Voitto Silander	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 WRC2	M
8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	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 S8 WRC '02	P
12	Achim Mörtl	Klaus Wicha	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	Matthias Kahle	Peter Göbel	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	Jesús Puras	Marc Martí	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
25	Armin Kremer	Dieter Schneppenheim	Armin Kremer	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
26	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	P
27	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Peugeot Team Bel-Lux	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
33	Rocco Theunissen	Elisabeth Genten	Autostal Duindistel	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
103	Erik Wevers	Michiel Poel	Autostal Duindistel	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
104	Peter Bijvelds	Piet Bijvelds	Peter Bijvelds	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	—
105	Tibor Cserhalmi	Karol Bodnár	Mimex Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
106	Jan Kopecký	Filip Schovánek	Matador Czech National Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
118	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
119	Anton Werner	Peter Kroll	MCM Metten	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
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	Clive Jenkins	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa 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	Dario D'Esposito	Procar Rally Team	Fiat Punto 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	Tanja Geilhausen	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
69	Kosti Katajamäki	Jakke Honkanen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
70	Sven Haaf	Michael Kölbach	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
71	David Doppelreiter	Ola Fløene	Schmidt Racing	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
73	Albert Lloverá	Marc Corral	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	M
75	Kazuhiko Niwa	Tatsuya Ideue	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
76	Alexander Foss	Cato Menkerud	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
78	Roger Feghali	Nicola Arena	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	M
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 148.14 km
23 August	07:58	SS1	Dhrontal 1	12.16 km
	08:49	SS2	Schönes Moselland 1	23.82 km
	09:32	SS3	Moselwein 1	22.28 km
	12:10	SS4	Dhrontal 2	12.18 km
	13:01	SS5	Schönes Moselland 2	23.82 km
	14:09	SS6	Stein und Wein 1	15.80 km
	16:37	SS7	Moselwein 2	22.28 km
	17:40	SS8	Stein und Wein 2	15.80 km
Leg 2 — 164.50 km
24 August	09:30	SS9	Maiwald 1	18.76 km
	09:58	SS10	Panzerplatte 1	35.56 km
	12:38	SS11	Maiwald 2	18.76 km
	13:06	SS12	Hahlkreuz	8.31 km
	13:29	SS13	Erzweiler 1	20.87 km
	16:04	SS14	Panzerplatte 2	35.56 km
	16:52	SS15	Erzweiler 2	20.87 km
	19:17	SS16	St. Wendel 1	5.81 km
Leg 3 — 102.93 km
25 August	08:10	SS17	Peterberg 1	15.03 km
	08:38	SS18	St. Wendeler Land 1	17.71 km
	09:11	SS19	Bosenberg 1	15.82 km
	11:16	SS20	Peterberg 2	15.03 km
	11:44	SS21	St. Wendeler Land 2	17.71 km
	12:17	SS22	Bosenberg 2	15.82 km
	13:40	SS23	St. Wendel 2	5.81 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	21	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:47:17.3		10
2	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:47:31.6	+14.3	6
3	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:48:36.4	+1:19.1	4
4	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:51:02.6	+3:45.3	3
5	27	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Peugeot Team Bel-Lux	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:52:36.1	+5:18.8	2
6	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:52:50.3	+5:33.0	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
2	1	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:47:31.6		6
3	2	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:48:36.4	+1:04.8	4
4	3	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:51:02.6	+3:31.0	3
6	4	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:52:50.3	+5:18.7	1
7	5	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:52:56.5	+5:24.9	0
8	6	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:53:34.3	+6:02.7	0
9	7	7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	3:53:53.2	+6:21.6	0
10	8	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:00:51.5	+13:19.9	0
Retired SS20		3	Harri Rovanperä	Voitto Silander	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS15		15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident damage		0
Retired SS12		11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	Accident		0
Retired SS10		17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Accident		0
Retired SS9		12	Achim Mörtl	Klaus Wicha	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Accident		0
Retired SS9		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS8		8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	Turbo		0
Retired SS3		16	Matthias Kahle	Peter Göbel	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Engine		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (23 Aug)	SS1	Dhrontal 1	12.16 km	Richard Burns Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC	8:27.9	Richard Burns Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	Schönes Moselland 1	23.82 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	14:10.8	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Moselwein 1	22.28 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	13:24.2	Sébastien Loeb
	SS4	Dhrontal 2	12.18 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:23.8
	SS5	Schönes Moselland 2	23.82 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	13:53.8
	SS6	Stein und Wein 1	15.80 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:33.5
	SS7	Moselwein 2	22.28 km	Stage cancelled
	SS8	Stein und Wein 2	15.80 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:31.5
Leg 2 (24 Aug)	SS9	Maiwald 1	18.76 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:58.6
	SS10	Panzerplatte 1	35.56 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	21:27.0
	SS11	Maiwald 2	18.76 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:52.0
	SS12	Hahlkreuz	8.31 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:53.3
	SS13	Erzweiler 1	20.87 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	12:56.6
	SS14	Panzerplatte 2	35.56 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	20:39.7
	SS15	Erzweiler 2	20.87 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	12:21.1
	SS16	St. Wendel 1	5.81 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36.5
Leg 3 (25 Aug)	SS17	Peterberg 1	15.03 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:07.6
	SS18	St. Wendeler Land 1	17.71 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:46.4
	SS19	Bosenberg 1	15.82 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:39.0
	SS20	Peterberg 2	15.03 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:09.1
	SS21	St. Wendeler Land 2	17.71 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:46.3
	SS22	Bosenberg 2	15.82 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:38.9
	SS23	St. Wendel 2	5.81 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36.9

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Marcus Grönholm	51		Timo Rautiainen	51		Peugeot Total	115
2		Colin McRae	33		Nicky Grist	33		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	81
3	1	Richard Burns	31	1	Robert Reid	31		555 Subaru World Rally Team	42
4	1	Carlos Sainz	26	1	Luis Moya	26		Škoda Motorsport	8
5		Gilles Panizzi	21		Hervé Panizzi	21		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	8

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
12	1	65	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:10:39.6		10
15	2	51	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	Vieffe Corse SRL	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:13:27.0	+2:47.4	6
17	3	68	Nikolaus Schelle	Tanja Geilhausen	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:14:12.8	+3:33.2	4
18	4	66	Mirco Baldacci	Maurizio Barone	Vieffe Corse SRL	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:16:01.0	+5:21.4	3
19	5	63	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	4:17:27.4	+6:47.8	2
20	6	69	Kosti Katajamäki	Jakke Honkanen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	4:18:59.6	+8:20.0	1
21	7	53	Giandomenico Basso	Luigi Pirollo	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:19:23.0	+8:43.4	0
23	8	58	Christian Chemin	Simone Scattolin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	4:23:48.3	+13:08.7	0
36	9	75	Kazuhiko Niwa	Tatsuya Ideue	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:44:22.9	+33:43.3	0
Retired SS21		55	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS21		78	Roger Feghali	Nicola Arena	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS17		62	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS16		73	Albert Lloverá	Marc Corral	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS14		52	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS14		56	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Mechanical		0
Retired SS14		76	Alexander Foss	Cato Menkerud	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Accident damage		0
Retired SS13		60	Nicola Caldani	Dario D'Esposito	Procar Rally Team	Fiat Punto S1600	Electrical		0
Retired SS12		67	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS10		70	Sven Haaf	Michael Kölbach	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS9		59	Juha Kangas	Jani Laaksonen	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		54	Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4		64	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		71	David Doppelreiter	Ola Fløene	Schmidt Racing	Peugeot 206 S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS1		61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	No fuel		0
Retired SS0		57	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Shakedown accident		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (23 Aug)	SS1	Dhrontal 1	12.16 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	9:20.2	Andrea Dallavilla
	SS2	Schönes Moselland 1	23.82 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	15:31.3	Andrea Dallavilla
	SS3	Moselwein 1	22.28 km	Niall McShea	Opel Corsa S1600	15:01.8	Niall McShea
	SS4	Dhrontal 2	12.18 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	9:13.5
	SS5	Schönes Moselland 2	23.82 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	15:13.8
	SS6	Stein und Wein 1	15.80 km	Sven Haaf	Citroën Saxo S1600	9:28.3
	SS7	Moselwein 2	22.28 km	Stage cancelled
	SS8	Stein und Wein 2	15.80 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	9:20.7	Sven Haaf
Leg 2 (24 Aug)	SS9	Maiwald 1	18.76 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	11:54.4	François Duval
	SS10	Panzerplatte 1	35.56 km	Notional stage time
	SS11	Maiwald 2	18.76 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	11:44.5
	SS12	Hahlkreuz	8.31 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	5:13.1
	SS13	Erzweiler 1	20.87 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	13:40.4
	SS14	Panzerplatte 2	35.56 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	22:27.2
	SS15	Erzweiler 2	20.87 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	13:26.3
	SS16	St. Wendel 1	5.81 km	Nikolaus Schelle	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:00.1
Leg 3 (25 Aug)	SS17	Peterberg 1	15.03 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	9:01.1
	SS18	St. Wendeler Land 1	17.71 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	9:47.3
	SS19	Bosenberg 1	15.82 km	Giandomenico Basso	Fiat Punto S1600	8:39.2	Daniel Solà
	SS20	Peterberg 2	15.03 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	9:05.1
	SS21	St. Wendeler Land 2	17.71 km	Giandomenico Basso	Fiat Punto S1600	9:47.0
	SS22	Bosenberg 2	15.82 km	Giandomenico Basso	Fiat Punto S1600	8:30.6
	SS23	St. Wendel 2	5.81 km	Nikolaus Schelle	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:01.4

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Daniel Solà	23
2	1	Andrea Dallavilla	18
3	1	Janne Tuohino	12
4		François Duval	11
5		Nicola Caldani	10

References

^ "Rallye Deutschland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
^ "Rallye Deutschland 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "Rallye Deutschland 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Rallye Deutschland 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Rallye Deutschland 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Rallye Deutschland 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2002-Germany-1] "Rallye Deutschland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

[gerdrivers_2002-2] "Rallye Deutschland 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[geritinerary_2002-3] "Rallye Deutschland 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[geroverall_2002-4] "Rallye Deutschland 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[gerwrc_2002-5] "Rallye Deutschland 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[gerjwrc_2002-6] "Rallye Deutschland 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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