2002 Rally Argentina 22nd Rally Argentina
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Host country	Argentina
Rally base	Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run	May 17, 2002 – May 19, 2002
Stages	22 (381.45 km; 237.02 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,427.39 km (886.94 miles)
Statistics
Crews	68 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02

The 2002 Rally Argentina (formally the 22nd Rally Argentina) was the sixth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 17 May and 19 May 2002, and was won by Ford's Carlos Sainz, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship, after the disqualification of Peugeot drivers Marcus Grönholm and Richard Burns for illegal help and underweight flywheel respectively.^[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	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
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	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	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
103	Martin Galluser	Juan Carlos Uberti	Martin Galluser	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
103	Pablo Gaviña	Adriana Iriart Urruty	Pablo Gaviña	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
PWRC entries
51	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
54	Ramón Ferreyros	Diego Vallejo	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
58	Luca Baldini	Marco Muzzarelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
65	Beppo Harrach	Jutta Gebert	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
70	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
71	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	—
76	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Jolly Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are ART (UTC−3).

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:08:09.1		10
2	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:08:13.1	+4.0	6
3	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:10:28.2	+2:19.1	4
4	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:11:01.5	+2:52.4	3
5	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:13:27.9	+5:18.8	2
6	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:14:25.7	+6:16.6	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:08:09.1		10
2	2	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:08:13.1	+4.0	6
3	3	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:10:28.2	+2:19.1	4
4	4	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:11:01.5	+2:52.4	3
5	5	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:13:27.9	+5:18.8	2
6	6	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:14:25.7	+6:16.6	1
7	7	19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:16:12.4	+8:03.3	0
8	8	8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	4:16:58.7	+8:49.6	0
9	9	16	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:22:08.0	+13:58.9	0
Retired SS22		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Excluded - flywheel weight		0
Retired SS22		2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Excluded - illegal help		0
Retired SS21		10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Accident		0
Retired SS11		3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS11		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Electrical		0
Retired SS9		17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Fuel pump		0
Retired SS7		7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Accident damage		0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (17 May)	SS1	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1	23.02 km	Stage cancelled
	SS2	San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1	26.97 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:38.7	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Cosquin — Villa Allende 1	19.19 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:20.9
	SS4	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1	3.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	2:10.5
	SS5	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1	3.44 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	2:10.2
	SS6	Tanti — Cosquin 1	16.07 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:27.3
	SS7	La Falda — Villa Giardino 1	9.37 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:36.7
	SS8	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1	23.46 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	20:38.9
	SS9	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1	28.83 km	Freddy Loix	Hyundai Accent WRC3	20:18.6
Leg 2 (18 May)	SS10	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2	23.02 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:10.0
	SS11	San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2	26.97 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	15:13.3
	SS12	Cosquin — Villa Allende 2	19.19 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	13:16.7
	SS13	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2	3.44 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	2:12.7
	SS14	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2	3.44 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	2:12.2
	SS15	Tanti — Cosquin 2	16.07 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	8:22.7
	SS16	La Falda — Villa Giardino 2	9.37 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	6:35.9
	SS17	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2	23.46 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	19:49.4	Tommi Mäkinen
	SS18	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2	28.83 km	Richard Burns Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC	18:39.2
Leg 3 (19 May)	SS19	El Condor — Copina	16.77 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:52.6	Marcus Grönholm
	SS20	Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero	22.82 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	18:35.0
	SS21	Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende	13.63 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:43.1
	SS22	El Mirador — San Lorenzo	20.65 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:30.8	Carlos Sainz

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		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	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	41
3		3	Carlos Sainz	19		3	Luis Moya	19		1	555 Subaru World Rally Team	33
4		1	Richard Burns	19		1	Robert Reid	19			Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	6
5		1	Tommi Mäkinen	14		1	Kaj Lindström	14		1	Škoda Motorsport	5

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
10	1	54	Ramón Ferreyros	Diego Vallejo	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:32:27.6		10
11	2	57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:32:57.7	+30.1	6
12	3	74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	4:33:42.7	+1:15.1	4
14	4	51	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:38:40.7	+6:13.1	3
15	5	52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:39:34.4	+7:06.8	2
19	6	71	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:04:35.5	+32:07.9	1
Retired SS18		76	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Jolly Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS17		70	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Differential		0
Retired SS15		65	Beppo Harrach	Jutta Gebert	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS4		58	Luca Baldini	Marco Muzzarelli	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 (17 May)	SS1	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1	23.02 km	Stage cancelled
	SS2	San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1	26.97 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	17:12.2	Toshihiro Arai
	SS3	Cosquin — Villa Allende 1	19.19 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	14:36.7
	SS4	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1	3.44 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2:21.9
	SS5	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1	3.44 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2:20.2
	SS6	Tanti — Cosquin 1	16.07 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	9:14.8	Marcos Ligato
	SS7	La Falda — Villa Giardino 1	9.37 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	7:18.1
	SS8	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1	23.46 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	24:33.4
	SS9	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1	28.83 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	21:14.9
Leg 2 (18 May)	SS10	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2	23.02 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	18:35.6	Toshihiro Arai
	SS11	San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2	26.97 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	17:05.7
	SS12	Cosquin — Villa Allende 2	19.19 km	Ramón Ferreyros	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	14:34.2
	SS13	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2	3.44 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	2:24.6
	SS14	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2	3.44 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	2:24.2
	SS15	Tanti — Cosquin 2	16.07 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	9:19.0
	SS16	La Falda — Villa Giardino 2	9.37 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	7:19.5	Ramón Ferreyros
	SS17	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2	23.46 km	Ramón Ferreyros	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	21:45.6
	SS18	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2	28.83 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	20:14.3
Leg 3 (19 May)	SS19	El Condor — Copina	16.77 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	15:05.4
	SS20	Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero	22.82 km	Ramón Ferreyros	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	20:17.1
	SS21	Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende	13.63 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	7:28.3
	SS22	El Mirador — San Lorenzo	20.65 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	12:28.8

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1	1	Ramón Ferreyros	20
2	1	Karamjit Singh	14
3	3	Toshihiro Arai	12
4	1	Gustavo Trelles	12
5	4	Kristian Sohlberg	10