2002 Rally Finland 52nd Neste Rally Finland
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Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä
Dates run	August 8, 2002 – August 11, 2002
Stages	22 (401.68 km; 249.59 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,703.32 km (1,058.39 miles)
Statistics
Crews	77 at start, 30 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC

The 2002 Rally Finland (formally the 52nd Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 8 August and 11 August 2002 and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 10th 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
9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	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 S7 WRC '01	P
14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	M
15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	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
20	Thomas Rådström	Denis Giraudet	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
21	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
24	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
25	Sebastian Lindholm	Timo Hantunen	Peugeot Sport Finland	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
26	Armin Kremer	Dieter Schneppenheim	Armin Kremer	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
27	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Juuso Pykälistö	Peugeot 206 WRC	—
28	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	LPM Racing	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
30	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Jussi Välimäki	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
31	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Henning Solberg	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
32	Kaj Kuistila	Kari Jokinen	Kaj Kuistila	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	—
33	Timo Salonen	Launo Heinonen	Timo Salonen	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
34	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
35	Jari Viita	Riku Rousku	Jari Viita	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
36	Urmo Aava	Toomas Kitsing	Urmo Aava	Ford Focus RS WRC '99	—
131	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Iacopo Innocenti	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
PWRC entries
52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
53	Alessandro Fiorio	Vittorio Brambilla	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
54	Ramón Ferreyros	Diego Vallejo	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
65	Beppo Harrach	Peter Müller	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
66	Dimitar Iliev	Petar Sivov	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
67	Marko Ipatti	Kari Kajula	RallyRent Europe	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
69	Bernt Kollevold	Ola Fløene	Kollevold Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
70	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
72	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
73	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	—
75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
76	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Jolly Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Rudy Pollet	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:17:52.5		10
2	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:19:19.8	+1:27.3	6
3	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:20:42.1	+2:49.6	4
4	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:20:46.3	+2:53.8	3
5	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:21:02.5	+3:10.0	2
6	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:22:26.6	+4:34.1	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:17:52.5		10
2	2	1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:19:19.8	+1:27.3	6
3	3	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:20:42.1	+2:49.6	4
4	4	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:20:46.3	+2:53.8	3
5	5	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:21:02.5	+3:10.0	2
6	6	10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	3:22:26.6	+4:34.1	1
8	7	9	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:23:47.8	+5:55.3	0
9	8	18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:24:00.3	+6:07.8	0
12	9	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:25:04.5	+7:12.0	0
13	10	17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:26:00.7	+8:08.2	0
Retired SS21		5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Fire		0
Retired SS18		8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS13		3	Harri Rovanperä	Voitto Silander	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS11		19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Accident		0
Retired SS9		7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS6		14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	No fuel		0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Aug)	SS1	SSS Killeri 1	2.06 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:16.7	Richard Burns
Leg 1 (9 Aug)	SS2	Valkola	8.42 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:27.9	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Lankamaa 1	23.44 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:28.7
	SS4	Laukaa 1	11.80 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:47.0	Richard Burns
	SS5	Mökkiperä	13.38 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:22.6
	SS6	Palsankylä	25.48 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:33.0
	SS7	Ruuhimäki	8.79 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:44.6
	SS8	Laukaa 2	11.80 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:42.9
	SS9	Lankamaa 2	23.44 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:21.5
	SS10	SSS Killeri 2	2.06 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	1:17.2
Leg 2 (10 Aug)	SS11	Talviainen	25.74 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:47.3
	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	34.13 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:58.6	Harri Rovanperä
	SS13	Moksi — Leustu	40.84 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	20:31.9	Marcus Grönholm
	SS14	Ehikki	14.89 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:57.8
	SS15	Ouninpohja 2	25.22 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:26.0
	SS16	Vaheri — Himos	35.83 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:58.0
Leg 3 (11 Aug)	SS17	Keuruu 1	11.80 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:28.2
	SS18	Jukojärvi 1	22.71 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	11:11.2
	SS19	Kruununperä 1	12.67 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	6:06.4
	SS20	Keuruu 2	11.80 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	5:20.9
	SS21	Jukojärvi 2	22.71 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	11:02.4
	SS22	Kruununperä 2	12.67 km	Richard Burns Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC	6:02.2

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Marcus Grönholm	47			Timo Rautiainen	47			Peugeot Total	99
2			Colin McRae	30			Nicky Grist	30			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	74
3			Carlos Sainz	26			Luis Moya	26			555 Subaru World Rally Team	40
4		1	Richard Burns	25		1	Robert Reid	25			Škoda Motorsport	8
5		1	Gilles Panizzi	21		1	Hervé Panizzi	21			Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	7

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
18	1	53	Alessandro Fiorio	Vittorio Brambilla	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:42:41.8		10
20	2	75	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:45:50.9	+3:09.1	6
22	3	74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	3:47:11.4	+4:29.6	4
24	4	77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Rudy Pollet	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:51:41.2	+8:59.4	3
26	5	69	Bernt Kollevold	Ola Fløene	Kollevold Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:58:10.5	+15:28.7	2
Retired SS14		66	Dimitar Iliev	Petar Sivov	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS13		52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Engine		0
Retired SS12		54	Ramón Ferreyros	Diego Vallejo	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Engine		0
Retired SS12		65	Beppo Harrach	Peter Müller	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS6		73	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		72	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS4		67	Marko Ipatti	Kari Kajula	RallyRent Europe	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		76	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Jolly Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS2		70	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Aug)	SS1	SSS Killeri 1	2.06 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:23.2	Marcos Ligato
Leg 1 (9 Aug)	SS2	Valkola	8.42 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:55.6
	SS3	Lankamaa 1	23.44 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	12:31.0	Kristian Sohlberg
	SS4	Laukaa 1	11.80 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:19.1
	SS5	Mökkiperä	13.38 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	7:05.7
	SS6	Palsankylä	25.48 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	14:59.8
	SS7	Ruuhimäki	8.79 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:14.8	Marcos Ligato
	SS8	Laukaa 2	11.80 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	6:32.2	Kristian Sohlberg
	SS9	Lankamaa 2	23.44 km	Alessandro Fiorio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	13:07.9	Marcos Ligato
	SS10	SSS Killeri 2	2.06 km	Alessandro Fiorio Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:23.4
Leg 2 (10 Aug)	SS11	Talviainen	25.74 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	14:14.8
	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	34.13 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	17:42.6
	SS13	Moksi — Leustu	40.84 km	Alessandro Fiorio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	23:42.7	Alessandro Fiorio
	SS14	Ehikki	14.89 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	7:34.3
	SS15	Ouninpohja 2	25.22 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	12:35.8
	SS16	Vaheri — Himos	35.83 km	Notional stage time
Leg 3 (11 Aug)	SS17	Keuruu 1	11.80 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:56.2
	SS18	Jukojärvi 1	22.71 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	12:10.3
	SS19	Kruununperä 1	12.67 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:45.5
	SS20	Keuruu 2	11.80 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:54.3
	SS21	Jukojärvi 2	22.71 km	Alessandro Fiorio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	12:15.3
	SS22	Kruununperä 2	12.67 km	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:43.3

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Karamjit Singh	28
2		Ramón Ferreyros	20
3	2	Kristian Sohlberg	16
4	7	Alessandro Fiorio	13
5	2	Toshihiro Arai	12