2002 Rally Catalunya

2002 Rally Catalunya
38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
Round 4 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Spain
Rally baseLloret de Mar
Dates runMarch 22, 2002 – March 24, 2002
Stages18 (394.98 km; 245.43 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,902.09 km (1,181.90 miles)
Statistics
Crews68 at start, 40 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Gilles Panizzi
France Hervé Panizzi
France Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC

The 2002 Rally Catalunya (formally the 38th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fourth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 22 March and 24 March 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 5th 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 Marc Martí 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 S7 WRC '01 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 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Venezuela Ana Goñi 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
World Rally Championship entries
20 Sweden Thomas Rådström France Denis Giraudet France Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
21 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
22 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni France Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
23 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
24 Belgium Bruno Thiry Belgium Stéphane Prévot Belgium Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25 Spain Jesús Puras Spain Carlos del Barrio France Citroen Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
26 Austria Achim Mörtl Germany Klaus Wicha Austria Powerhorse World Rally Team Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Daniel Stillo Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M
33 Russia Stanislav Gryazin Russia Dmitriy Eremeev Russia Stanislav Gryazin Toyota Corolla WRC
34 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Dieter Schneppenheim Germany Armin Kremer Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
101 Spain Joan Font Spain Manel Muñoz Spain Escudería Voltregá Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
102 Netherlands Peter Bijvelds Netherlands Piet Bijvelds Netherlands Peter Bijvelds Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
103 Spain Joaquim Camps Spain Sergi Villalvilla Spain Montbui Racing Valles Mitsubishi Carisma GT
104 Italy Angelo Proietti Italy Piero Di Francesco Italy Angelo Proietti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
106 United Kingdom David Price United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom David Price Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
107 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Roger Freeman United Kingdom Natalie Barratt Rallysport Hyundai Accent WRC
JWRC entries
51 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
52 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Michael Orr Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
53 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Luigi Pirollo Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
54 Norway Martin Stenshorne Finland Jakke Honkanen Finland ST Motors Peugeot 206 S1600 M
55 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
56 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
57 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Spain Xavier Amigó Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
58 Italy Christian Chemin Italy Simone Scattolin Italy Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 M
59 Finland Juha Kangas Finland Jani Laaksonen Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
60 Italy Nicola Caldani Italy Sauro Farnocchia Italy Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 M
61 United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 M
62 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
63 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
64 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
65 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Álex Romaní France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
66 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
67 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
68 Germany Nikolaus Schelle Germany Gerhard Weiss Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
69 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Lasse Hirvijärvi Germany Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
70 Germany Sven Haaf Germany Michael Kölbach France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
71 Austria David Doppelreiter Austria Thomas Lettner Austria Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 M
73 Andorra Albert Lloverá Spain Marc Corral Spain Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 M
75 Japan Kazuhiko Niwa Japan Kohei Kusaka Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
76 Norway Alexander Foss Norway Cato Menkerud United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
77 Spain Paco Roig Spain Joan Sureda Spain Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto S1600 M
78 Lebanon Roger Feghali Italy Nicola Arena Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 176.72 km
22 March 08:25 SS1 Riudecanyes 1 12.66 km
09:05 SS2 Pratdip 1 27.65 km
11:33 SS3 Escaladei 1 48.05 km
14:18 SS4 Riudecanyes 2 12.66 km
14:58 SS5 Pratdip 2 27.65 km
17:26 SS6 Escaladei 2 48.05 km
Leg 2 — 112.00 km
23 March 10:10 SS7 Coll de Bracons 1 19.66 km
11:23 SS8 Vallfogona 1 14.54 km
12:16 SS9 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km
14:34 SS10 Coll de Bracons 2 19.66 km
15:47 SS11 Vallfogona 2 14.54 km
16:40 SS12 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km
Leg 3 — 106.26 km
24 March 08:25 SS13 La Trona 1 12.90 km
09:35 SS14 La Roca 1 5.05 km
10:03 SS15 Viladrau 1 35.18 km
12:01 SS16 La Trona 2 12.90 km
13:11 SS17 La Roca 2 5.05 km
13:39 SS18 Viladrau 2 35.18 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 3:34:09.0 10
2 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:46.3 +37.3 6
3 22 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni France Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 3:35:22.5 +1:13.5 4
4 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:51.7 +1:42.7 3
5 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:36:10.6 +2:01.6 2
6 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:37:36.3 +3:27.3 1
Source:[4]

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 3:34:09.0 10
2 2 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:46.3 +37.3 6
4 3 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:35:51.7 +1:42.7 3
5 4 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:36:10.6 +2:01.6 2
6 5 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:37:36.3 +3:27.3 1
8 6 6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:37:52.9 +3:43.9 0
9 7 7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:39:37.6 +5:28.6 0
10 8 18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:39:39.6 +5:30.6 0
11 9 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 3:39:44.2 +5:35.2 0
13 10 8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:42:30.8 +8:21.8 0
16 11 17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:44:49.7 +10:40.7 0
17 12 14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 3:48:04.8 +13:55.8 0
Retired SS10 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0
Retired SS9 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Engine 0
Retired SS9 16 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Venezuela Ana Goñi Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Engine 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (22 Mar) SS1 Riudecanyes 1 12.66 km Stage cancelled
SS2 Pratdip 1 27.65 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 16:37.8 France Gilles Panizzi
SS3 Escaladei 1 48.05 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 29:17.6
SS4 Riudecanyes 2 12.66 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:32.4
SS5 Pratdip 2 27.65 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 16:44.2
SS6 Escaladei 2 48.05 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 29:19.6
Leg 2 (23 Mar) SS7 Coll de Bracons 1 19.66 km Stage cancelled
SS8 Vallfogona 1 14.54 km Stage cancelled
SS9 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 13:19.9
SS10 Coll de Bracons 2 19.66 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 12:44.3
SS11 Vallfogona 2 14.54 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:30.3
SS12 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 13:20.4
Leg 3 (24 Mar) SS13 La Trona 1 12.90 km United Kingdom Richard Burns
France Gilles Panizzi
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
8:18.8
SS14 La Roca 1 5.05 km Spain Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 3:02.1
SS15 Viladrau 1 35.18 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 21:14.9
SS16 La Trona 2 12.90 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:17.9
SS17 La Roca 2 5.05 km France Gilles Panizzi
Estonia Markko Märtin
Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '01
3:04.6
SS18 Viladrau 2 35.18 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 21:23.7

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 21 Finland Timo Rautiainen 21 France Peugeot Total 52
2 France Gilles Panizzi 20 France Hervé Panizzi 20 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 25
3 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns 13 2 United Kingdom Robert Reid 13 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 20
4 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 10 1 Finland Kaj Lindström 10 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 6
5 1 Spain Carlos Sainz 9 1 Spain Luis Moya 9 South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 1

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
19 1 65 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Álex Romaní France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 3:52:11.5 10
20 2 51 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 3:53:01.8 +50.3 6
21 3 53 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Luigi Pirollo Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 3:54:25.6 +2:14.1 4
23 4 64 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 3:58:46.3 +6:34.8 3
24 5 62 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 3:59:31.3 +7:19.8 2
25 6 55 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 3:59:33.1 +7:21.6 1
26 7 57 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Spain Xavier Amigó Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:02:40.2 +10:28.7 0
28 8 68 Germany Nikolaus Schelle Germany Gerhard Weiss Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:04:35.2 +12:23.7 0
29 9 71 Austria David Doppelreiter Austria Thomas Lettner Austria Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 4:06:25.8 +14:14.3 0
30 10 63 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:10:42.4 +18:30.9 0
31 11 59 Finland Juha Kangas Finland Jani Laaksonen Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:10:43.3 +18:31.8 0
33 12 73 Andorra Albert Lloverá Spain Marc Corral Spain Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 4:15:49.0 +23:37.5 0
34 13 70 Germany Sven Haaf Germany Michael Kölbach France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:16:01.1 +23:49.6 0
35 14 77 Spain Paco Roig Spain Joan Sureda Spain Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto S1600 4:18:01.9 +25:50.4 0
Retired SS18 75 Japan Kazuhiko Niwa Japan Kohei Kusaka Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS13 60 Italy Nicola Caldani Italy Sauro Farnocchia Italy Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 Retired 0
Retired SS11 61 United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS9 52 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Michael Orr Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Suspension 0
Retired SS9 66 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Suspension 0
Retired SS6 67 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS6 78 Lebanon Roger Feghali Italy Nicola Arena Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS3 54 Norway Martin Stenshorne Finland Jakke Honkanen Finland ST Motors Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 58 Italy Christian Chemin Italy Simone Scattolin Italy Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Excluded 0
Retired SS3 69 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Lasse Hirvijärvi Germany Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS2 56 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS2 76 Norway Alexander Foss Norway Cato Menkerud United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (22 Mar) SS1 Riudecanyes 1 12.66 km Stage cancelled
SS2 Pratdip 1 27.65 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 18:14.2 Spain Daniel Solà
SS3 Escaladei 1 48.05 km Italy Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 31:25.4 Italy Andrea Dallavilla
SS4 Riudecanyes 2 12.66 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 9:14.5
SS5 Pratdip 2 27.65 km Italy Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 18:11.8
SS6 Escaladei 2 48.05 km Italy Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 31:36.3
Leg 2 (23 Mar) SS7 Coll de Bracons 1 19.66 km Stage cancelled
SS8 Vallfogona 1 14.54 km Stage cancelled
SS9 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 14:18.2
SS10 Coll de Bracons 2 19.66 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 13:43.3
SS11 Vallfogona 2 14.54 km Belgium François Duval Ford Puma S1600 9:06.0 Spain Daniel Solà
SS12 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km Belgium François Duval Ford Puma S1600 14:22.4
Leg 3 (24 Mar) SS13 La Trona 1 12.90 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 8:55.2
SS14 La Roca 1 5.05 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 3:16.8
SS15 Viladrau 1 35.18 km Italy Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 23:06.3 Italy Andrea Dallavilla
SS16 La Trona 2 12.90 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 8:54.8
SS17 La Roca 2 5.05 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 3:17.9
SS18 Viladrau 2 35.18 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 22:54.2 Spain Daniel Solà

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Belgium François Duval 11
2 New entry Spain Daniel Solà 10
3 1 Italy Nicola Caldani 6
4 New entry Italy Andrea Dallavilla 6
5 2 Lebanon Roger Feghali 4

References

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  1. ^ "Rally Catalunya". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  2. ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Rally Catalunya 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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