2002 Safari Rally
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8th round of the 2002 World Rally Championship
| 2002 Safari Rally 50th Inmarsat Safari Rally | |
|---|---|
| Round 8 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season | |
| Host country | Kenya |
| Rally base | Nairobi |
| Dates run | July 12, 2002 – July 14, 2002 |
| Stages | 12 (1,010.80 km; 628.08 miles) |
| Stage surface | Gravel |
| Overall distance | 2,357.12 km (1,464.65 miles) |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 48 at start, 11 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner | United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 |
The 2002 Safari Rally (formally the 50th Inmarsat Safari Rally) was the eighth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 12 July and 14 July 2002, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 25th and final win in the World Rally Championship.[1] The rally was the last 'endurance' Safari Rally to take place, with a competitive distance of around 1,010 kilometres (630 mi). Following financial difficulties, the Safari did not return to the World Championship until 2021.
Background
[edit ]Entry list
[edit ]Itinerary
[edit ]All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 336.78 km | ||||
| 12 July | 08:23 | SS1 | Ngema — Kedong | 73.63 km |
| 10:32 | SS2 | Seyabei — Kerrerie 1 | 81.84 km | |
| 13:24 | SS3 | Nailongilok — Il Damat 1 | 74.75 km | |
| 15:27 | SS4 | Ntulele — Kedong 1 | 106.56 km | |
| Leg 2 — 410.87 km | ||||
| 13 July | 07:03 | SS5 | Kedong — Ngema 1 | 73.93 km |
| 08:53 | SS6 | Il Damat — Nailongilok | 74.75 km | |
| 11:01 | SS7 | Kedong — Ntulele | 106.59 km | |
| 14:04 | SS8 | Kerrerie — Seyabei | 81.67 km | |
| 16:18 | SS9 | Kedong — Ngema 2 | 73.93 km | |
| Leg 3 — 263.15 km | ||||
| 14 July | 07:08 | SS10 | Ntulele — Kedong 2 | 106.56 km |
| 09:26 | SS11 | Nailongilok — Il Damat 2 | 74.75 km | |
| 11:59 | SS12 | Seyabei — Kerrerie 2 | 81.84 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
[edit ]Overall
[edit ]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | United Kingdom Colin McRae | United Kingdom Nicky Grist | United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 7:58:28.0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Finland Harri Rovanperä | Finland Risto Pietiläinen | France Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:01:18.9 | +2:50.9 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Sweden Thomas Rådström | France Denis Giraudet | France Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:17:06.6 | +18:38.6 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Estonia Markko Märtin | United Kingdom Michael Park | United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 8:19:56.0 | +21:28.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 21 | France Sébastien Loeb | Monaco Daniel Elena | France Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:20:16.1 | +21:48.1 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | France Gilles Panizzi | France Hervé Panizzi | France Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:33:09.0 | +34:41.0 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
[edit ]Classification
[edit ]Special stages
[edit ]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (12 Jul) | SS1 | Ngema — Kedong | 73.63 km | Finland Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 36:47.8 | Finland Tommi Mäkinen |
| SS2 | Seyabei — Kerrerie 1 | 81.84 km | United Kingdom Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 37:13.1 | ||
| SS3 | Nailongilok — Il Damat 1 | 74.75 km | Finland Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 44:23.6 | ||
| SS4 | Ntulele — Kedong 1 | 106.56 km | United Kingdom Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 51:00.2 | ||
| Leg 2 (13 Jul) | SS5 | Kedong — Ngema 1 | 73.93 km | France Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 37:30.6 | United Kingdom Colin McRae |
| SS6 | Il Damat — Nailongilok | 74.75 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS7 | Kedong — Ntulele | 106.59 km | United Kingdom Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 51:11.1 | ||
| SS8 | Kerrerie — Seyabei | 81.67 km | France Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 37:22.4 | ||
| SS9 | Kedong — Ngema 2 | 73.93 km | France Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 36:36.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (14 Jul) | SS10 | Ntulele — Kedong 2 | 106.56 km | United Kingdom Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 51:32.1 | |
| SS11 | Nailongilok — Il Damat 2 | 74.75 km | France Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 45:26.6 | ||
| SS12 | Seyabei — Kerrerie 2 | 81.84 km | France Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 36:35.1 | ||
Championship standings
[edit ]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | |
| 1 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 37 | Finland Timo Rautiainen | 37 | France Peugeot Total | 83 | |||
| 2 | 2 | United Kingdom Colin McRae | 30 | 2 | United Kingdom Nicky Grist | 30 | United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 69 | |
| 3 | 1 | Spain Carlos Sainz | 23 | 1 | Spain Luis Moya | 23 | Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 35 | |
| 4 | 1 | France Gilles Panizzi | 21 | 1 | France Hervé Panizzi | 21 | 1 | Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport | 8 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Richard Burns | 19 | United Kingdom Robert Reid | 19 | 1 | Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 7 | ||
Production World Rally Championship
[edit ]Classification
[edit ]| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 74 | Malaysia Karamjit Singh | Malaysia Allen Oh | Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | 10:27:55.2 | 10 | |
| Retired SS12 | 52 | Argentina Marcos Ligato | Argentina Rubén Garcia | Italy Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 57 | Japan Toshihiro Arai | New Zealand Tony Sircombe | Japan Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRX | Clutch | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 71 | Italy Stefano Marrini | Italy Tiziana Sandroni | Italy Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 53 | Italy Alessandro Fiorio | Italy Vittorio Brambilla | Italy Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
[edit ]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (12 Jul) | SS1 | Ngema — Kedong | 73.63 km | Argentina Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 50:41.1 | Argentina Marcos Ligato |
| SS2 | Seyabei — Kerrerie 1 | 81.84 km | Argentina Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 47:32.0 | ||
| SS3 | Nailongilok — Il Damat 1 | 74.75 km | Malaysia Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | 1:00:37.2 | Malaysia Karamjit Singh | |
| SS4 | Ntulele — Kedong 1 | 106.56 km | Argentina Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:02:57.9 | Argentina Marcos Ligato | |
| Leg 2 (13 Jul) | SS5 | Kedong — Ngema 1 | 73.93 km | Japan Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 50:19.4 | |
| SS6 | Il Damat — Nailongilok | 74.75 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS7 | Kedong — Ntulele | 106.59 km | Japan Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:05:58.0 | ||
| SS8 | Kerrerie — Seyabei | 81.67 km | Malaysia Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | 46:43.5 | ||
| SS9 | Kedong — Ngema 2 | 73.93 km | Argentina Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 46:31.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (14 Jul) | SS10 | Ntulele — Kedong 2 | 106.56 km | Japan Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 59:53.0 | |
| SS11 | Nailongilok — Il Damat 2 | 74.75 km | Malaysia Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | 1:03:50.3 | Malaysia Karamjit Singh | |
| SS12 | Seyabei — Kerrerie 2 | 81.84 km | Malaysia Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | 45:15.9 | ||
Championship standings
[edit ]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 1 | Malaysia Karamjit Singh | 24 |
| 2 | 1 | Peru Ramón Ferreyros | 20 |
| 3 | Japan Toshihiro Arai | 12 | |
| 4 | Uruguay Gustavo Trelles | 12 | |
| 5 | Finland Kristian Sohlberg | 10 | |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Safari Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021年12月08日.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2002 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
