2002 Acropolis Rally

2002 Acropolis Rally
*49th Acropolis Rally*
2002 Acropolis Rally; 49th Acropolis Rally
Round 7 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Greece
Rally base	Lamia
Dates run	June 14, 2002 – June 16, 2002
Stages	16 (391.50 km; 243.27 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,180.51 km (733.53 miles)
Statistics
Crews	84 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Colin McRae; Nicky Grist; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '01

The 2002 Acropolis Rally (formally the 49th Acropolis Rally) was the seventh round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 June and 16 June 2002, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background[edit]

Entry list[edit]

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 '01	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 S8 WRC '02	P
12	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	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
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
23	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
24	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	—
25	Armin Kremer	Dieter Schneppenheim	Armin Kremer	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
25	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
32	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Gabriel Pozzo	Škoda Octavia WRC	—
33	Armodios Vovos	Loris Meletopoulos	Armodios Vovos	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
34	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
35	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Marlboro Rally Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
105	Giovanni Recordati	Freddy Delorme	Giovanni Recordati	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
106	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Hyundai Accent WRC	—
107	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Subaru Impreza 555	—
108	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	Nigel Heath	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
115	Sotiris Hatzitsopanis	Nikos Kosmas	Sotiris Hatzitsopanis	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
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	P
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	Jakke Honkanen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo 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[edit]

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

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 136.35 km
14 June	09:07	SS1	Pavliani 1	24.45 km
	10:40	SS2	Karoutes 1	18.89 km
	12:36	SS3	Paleohori	20.52 km
	13:29	SS4	Rengini	25.04 km
	15:52	SS5	Inohori 1	23.00 km
	16:40	SS6	Pavliani 2	24.45 km
Leg 2 — 158.76 km
15 June	08:35	SS7	Bauxites 1	23.45 km
	09:58	SS8	Drosohori 1	28.68 km
	11:56	SS9	Elatia 1	37.16 km
	13:09	SS10	Mendenitsa 1	17.34 km
	15:34	SS11	Bauxites 2	23.45 km
	16:57	SS12	Drosohori 2	28.68 km
Leg 3 — 96.39 km
16 June	08:58	SS13	Inohori 2	23.00 km
	10:16	SS14	Karoutes 2	18.89 km
	12:49	SS15	Elatia 2	37.16 km
	14:02	SS16	Mendenitsa 2	17.34 km
Source:^[3]

Results[edit]

Overall[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:27:43.8		10
2	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:28:08.3	+24.5	6
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:29:29.4	+1:45.6	4
4	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:29:41.4	+1:57.6	3
5	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	4:29:42.4	+1:58.6	2
6	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:30:23.9	+2:40.1	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:27:43.8		10
2	2	2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:28:08.3	+24.5	6
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:29:29.4	+1:45.6	4
4	4	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:29:41.4	+1:57.6	3
5	5	11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	4:29:42.4	+1:58.6	2
6	6	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:30:23.9	+2:40.1	1
9	7	17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	4:33:24.8	+5:41.0	0
10	8	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:35:01.2	+7:17.4	0
11	9	7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	4:35:05.4	+7:21.6	0
13	10	12	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:38:30.2	+10:46.4	0
14	11	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:39:22.6	+11:38.8	0
17	12	16	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:47:25.2	+19:41.4	0
Retired SS14		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS13		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS13		8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS8		19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS6		10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Engine		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 Jun)	SS1	Pavliani 1	24.45 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	19:32.1	Markko Märtin
	SS2	Karoutes 1	18.89 km	Thomas Rådström	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:56.5
	SS3	Paleohori	20.52 km	Freddy Loix	Hyundai Accent WRC3	13:54.9
	SS4	Rengini	25.04 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	19:38.1
	SS5	Inohori 1	23.00 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	18:04.8
	SS6	Pavliani 2	24.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	19:37.4
Leg 2 (15 Jun)	SS7	Bauxites 1	23.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	14:00.4
	SS8	Drosohori 1	28.68 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	23:27.2
	SS9	Elatia 1	37.16 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	24:12.6	Colin McRae
	SS10	Mendenitsa 1	17.34 km	Stage cancelled
	SS11	Bauxites 2	23.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	13:44.8
	SS12	Drosohori 2	28.68 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	23:07.8
Leg 3 (16 Jun)	SS13	Inohori 2	23.00 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:35.2
	SS14	Karoutes 2	18.89 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:39.9
	SS15	Elatia 2	37.16 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	23:59.9
	SS16	Mendenitsa 2	17.34 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:04.0

Championship standings[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Marcus Grönholm	37		Timo Rautiainen	37		Peugeot Total	77
2	1	Carlos Sainz	23	1	Luis Moya	23		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	55
3	1	Gilles Panizzi	20	1	Hervé Panizzi	20		555 Subaru World Rally Team	35
4	3	Colin McRae	20	3	Nicky Grist	20		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	6
5	1	Richard Burns	19	1	Robert Reid	19		Škoda Motorsport	5

Junior World Rally Championship[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
19	1	62	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	5:04:27.8		10
20	2	51	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	Vieffe Corse SRL	Citroën Saxo S1600	5:05:51.1	+1:23.3	6
21	3	60	Nicola Caldani	Dario D'Esposito	Procar Rally Team	Fiat Punto S1600	5:07:13.7	+2:45.9	4
23	4	65	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	5:08:08.5	+3:40.7	3
24	5	63	Martin Rowe	Chris Wood	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	5:09:50.8	+5:23.0	2
30	6	76	Alexander Foss	Cato Menkerud	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	5:38:40.2	+34:12.4	1
Retired SS14		56	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS14		57	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS8		55	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS8		58	Christian Chemin	Simone Scattolin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		61	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	MG Sport & Racing	MG ZR S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS7		69	Kosti Katajamäki	Jakke Honkanen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS6		54	Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Retired		0
Retired SS6		68	Nikolaus Schelle	Gerhard Weiss	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Transmission		0
Retired SS6		75	Kazuhiko Niwa	Tatsuya Ideue	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS5		52	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Oil sump		0
Retired SS5		66	Mirco Baldacci	Maurizio Barone	Vieffe Corse SRL	Citroën Saxo S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS5		73	Albert Lloverá	Marc Corral	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	Overheated engine		0
Retired SS4		67	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS3		53	Giandomenico Basso	Luigi Pirollo	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Radiator		0
Retired SS2		59	Juha Kangas	Jani Laaksonen	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS1		64	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Battery		0
Retired SS1		78	Roger Feghali	Nicola Arena	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Radiator		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 Jun)	SS1	Pavliani 1	24.45 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	21:49.1	François Duval
	SS2	Karoutes 1	18.89 km	Daniel Carlsson	Ford Puma S1600	13:09.3
	SS3	Paleohori	20.52 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	15:54.3
	SS4	Rengini	25.04 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	21:53.9
	SS5	Inohori 1	23.00 km	Martin Stenshorne	Opel Corsa S1600	20:00.5
	SS6	Pavliani 2	24.45 km	François Duval	Ford Puma S1600	22:12.9
Leg 2 (15 Jun)	SS7	Bauxites 1	23.45 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	15:38.1
	SS8	Drosohori 1	28.68 km	Janne Tuohino	Citroën Saxo S1600	25:51.9	Jussi Välimäki
	SS9	Elatia 1	37.16 km	Janne Tuohino	Citroën Saxo S1600	27:49.0	Janne Tuohino
	SS10	Mendenitsa 1	17.34 km	Stage cancelled			Janne Tuohino
	SS11	Bauxites 2	23.45 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	15:31.8	Jussi Välimäki
	SS12	Drosohori 2	28.68 km	Jussi Välimäki	Citroën Saxo S1600	26:08.9	Jussi Välimäki
Leg 3 (16 Jun)	SS13	Inohori 2	23.00 km	Daniel Solà	Citroën Saxo S1600	19:40.6	Janne Tuohino
	SS14	Karoutes 2	18.89 km	Nicola Caldani	Fiat Punto S1600	13:13.1
	SS15	Elatia 2	37.16 km	Nicola Caldani	Fiat Punto S1600	27:53.3
	SS16	Mendenitsa 2	17.34 km	Andrea Dallavilla	Citroën Saxo S1600	13:07.8

Championship standings[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1	1	Daniel Solà	13
2	8	Janne Tuohino	12
3	1	Andrea Dallavilla	12
4	3	François Duval	11
5	2	Nicola Caldani	10

References[edit]

^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

External links[edit]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2002-Greece-1] "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

[grcdrivers_2002-2] "Acropolis Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[grcitinerary_2002-3] "Acropolis Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[grcoverall_2002-4] "Acropolis Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[grcwrc_2002-5] "Acropolis Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[grcjwrc_2002-6] "Acropolis Rally 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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