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2002 Tour de Corse
46th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 3 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country France
Rally baseAjaccio
Dates runMarch 8, 2002 – March 10, 2002
Stages16 (357.70 km; 222.26 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance937.83 km (582.74 miles)
Statistics
Crews61 at start, 37 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Gilles Panizzi
France Hervé Panizzi
France Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC

The 2002 Tour de Corse (formally the 46th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the third round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 8 March and 10 March 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

Background

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 P
11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
16 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
19 Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Maciej Szczepaniak South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
World Rally Championship entries
23 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
24 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni France Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
26 Belgium Bruno Thiry Belgium Stéphane Prévot Belgium Peugeot Team Belgium Peugeot 206 WRC
27 Austria Achim Mörtl Germany Klaus Wicha Austria Powerhorse World Rally Team Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Russia Stanislav Gryazin Russia Dmitriy Eremeev Russia Stanislav Gryazin Toyota Corolla WRC
33 France Benoît Rousselot France Gilles Mondésir France Benoît Rousselot Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
101 France Jean-Claude Torre France Patrick de la Foata France Jean-Claude Torre Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
103 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC
PWRC entries
51 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Argentina Jorge Del Buono Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
54 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Spain Diego Vallejo Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
55 Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi United Kingdom Michael Orr Oman Oman Arab World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
58 Italy Luca Baldini Italy Marco Muzzarelli Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
60 United Kingdom Ben Briant United Kingdom Jayson Brown Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert
62 Italy Norberto Cangani Italy Eros di Prima Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
65 Austria Beppo Harrach Austria Jutta Gebert Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
66 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Bulgaria Petar Sivov Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
69 Norway Bernt Kollevold Norway Ola Fløene Norway Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
70 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
71 Italy Stefano Marrini Italy Tiziana Sandroni Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
72 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ingrid Mitakidou Sweden Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
73 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
75 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Jukka Aho Finland Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Rudy Pollet Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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Itinerary

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

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 95.47 km
8 March 08:15 SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.72 km
09:44 SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 11.65 km
11:55 SS3 Petreto — Ampaza 1 36.73 km
14:04 SS4 Cuttoli — Peri 2 17.72 km
14:52 SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 11.65 km
Leg 2 — 150.23 km
9 March 09:24 SS6 Petreto — Ampaza 2 36.73 km
11:40 SS7 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 10.66 km
12:05 SS8 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 18.28 km
12:47 SS9 Lopigna — Sarrola 1 27.81 km
15:01 SS10 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 10.66 km
15:26 SS11 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km
16:05 SS12 Lopigna — Sarrola 2 27.81 km
Leg 3 — 112.00 km
10 March 09:29 SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.21 km
10:05 SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 31.79 km
12:07 SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.21 km
12:43 SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 31.79 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:54:40.3 10
2 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:20.8 +40.5 6
3 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:32.7 +52.4 4
4 25 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni France Piedrafita Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 3:56:42.5 +2:02.2 3
5 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:57:08.5 +2:28.2 2
6 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:57:13.1 +2:32.8 1
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World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:54:40.3 10
2 2 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:20.8 +40.5 6
3 3 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:32.7 +52.4 4
5 4 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:57:08.5 +2:28.2 2
6 5 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:57:13.1 +2:32.8 1
7 6 7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:59:48.1 +5:07.8 0
8 7 6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:00:00.3 +5:20.0 0
9 8 18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:00:54.1 +6:13.8 0
10 9 8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:01:12.8 +6:32.5 0
12 10 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:02:06.0 +7:25.7 0
13 11 17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:02:42.3 +8:02.0 0
14 12 16 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:10:22.9 +15:42.6 0
Retired SS15 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0
Retired SS14 14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Differential 0
Retired SS10 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 Accident 0
Retired SS2 19 Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Maciej Szczepaniak South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Brakes 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Mar) SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.72 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 11:33.3 France Gilles Panizzi
SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 11.65 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 7:26.1
SS3 Petreto — Ampaza 1 36.73 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 23:45.0
SS4 Cuttoli — Peri 2 17.72 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 11:33.0
SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 11.65 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 7:57.8
Leg 2 (9 Mar) SS6 Petreto — Ampaza 2 36.73 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 24:29.2
SS7 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 10.66 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 7:28.2
SS8 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 18.28 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 13:01.7
SS9 Lopigna — Sarrola 1 27.81 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 18:11.6
SS10 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 10.66 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 7:55.4
SS11 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 13:11.0
SS12 Lopigna — Sarrola 2 27.81 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 18:17.6
Leg 3 (10 Mar) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.21 km United Kingdom Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 15:11.1
SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 31.79 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 19:23.9
SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.21 km Finland Marcus Grönholm
France Gilles Panizzi
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
15:10.4
SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 31.79 km France Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 19:09.4

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm 18 Finland Timo Rautiainen 18 France Peugeot Total 36
2 New entry France Gilles Panizzi 10 New entry France Hervé Panizzi 10 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 20
3 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 10 1 Finland Kaj Lindström 10 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 16
4 1 Spain Carlos Sainz 9 1 Spain Luis Moya 9 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 5
5 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns 7 2 United Kingdom Robert Reid 7 South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 1

Production World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 54 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Spain Diego Vallejo Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:17:24.9 10
19 2 66 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Bulgaria Petar Sivov Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:20:36.8 +3:11.9 6
21 3 73 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:24:48.3 +7:23.4 4
22 4 51 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Argentina Jorge Del Buono Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:26:35.6 +9:10.7 3
23 5 65 Austria Beppo Harrach Austria Jutta Gebert Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:29:36.2 +12:11.3 2
24 6 71 Italy Stefano Marrini Italy Tiziana Sandroni Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:31:40.5 +14:15.6 1
26 7 72 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ingrid Mitakidou Sweden Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:34:28.9 +17:04.0 0
28 8 69 Norway Bernt Kollevold Norway Ola Fløene Norway Kollevold Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:34:41.4 +17:16.5 0
29 9 58 Italy Luca Baldini Italy Marco Muzzarelli Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:36:33.4 +19:08.5 0
Retired SS10 55 Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi United Kingdom Michael Orr Oman Oman Arab World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident on road section 0
Retired SS9 62 Italy Norberto Cangani Italy Eros di Prima Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS7 60 United Kingdom Ben Briant United Kingdom Jayson Brown Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 70 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS4 77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Rudy Pollet Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Electrical 0
Retired SS3 75 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Jukka Aho Finland Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Mar) SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.72 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:42.8 Peru Ramón Ferreyros
SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 11.65 km Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:11.8
SS3 Petreto — Ampaza 1 36.73 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 25:46.9
SS4 Cuttoli — Peri 2 17.72 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:46.0
SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 11.65 km Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:22.6
Leg 2 (9 Mar) SS6 Petreto — Ampaza 2 36.73 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 26:39.4
SS7 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 10.66 km Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:06.0
SS8 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 18.28 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:14.0
SS9 Lopigna — Sarrola 1 27.81 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:05.4
SS10 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 10.66 km Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:25.1
SS11 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:43.5
SS12 Lopigna — Sarrola 2 27.81 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:35.3
Leg 3 (10 Mar) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.21 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 16:56.9
SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 31.79 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 21:28.1
SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.21 km Notional stage time
SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 31.79 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 21:15.6

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Finland Kristian Sohlberg 10
2 New entry Peru Ramón Ferreyros 10
3 1 Japan Toshihiro Arai 6
4 New entry Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev 6
5 1 United Kingdom Martin Rowe 5

References

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  1. ^ "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Tour de Corse 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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