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2002 Monte Carlo Rally

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2002 Monte Carlo Rally
70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Monaco
Rally baseMonaco
Dates runJanuary 18, 2002 – January 20, 2002
Stages15 (388.38 km; 241.33 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt/snow
Overall distance1,424.55 km (885.17 miles)
Statistics
Crews55 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Tommi Mäkinen
Finland Kaj Lindström
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01

The 2002 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 18 January and 20 January 2002, and was won by Subaru's Tommi Mäkinen, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship. [1] Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, won the rally temporarily but received a two-minute time penalty due to an illegal tire change during the second day.

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 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 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 WRC2 M
18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 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
24 France Didier Auriol France Jack Boyere France Didier Auriol Toyota Corolla WRC M
25 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
26 Belgium Bruno Thiry Belgium Stéphane Prévot Belgium Bruno Thiry Peugeot 206 WRC M
27 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Klaus Wicha Germany Armin Kremer Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
29 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Austria Manfred Stohl Toyota Corolla WRC P
31 Switzerland Olivier Burri Switzerland Christophe Hofmann Switzerland Olivier Burri Peugeot 206 WRC P
31 Monaco Richard Hein France Philippe Servol Monaco Richard Hein Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
33 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC
34 Italy Marco Menegatto Italy Massimiliano Cerrai Italy Marco Menegatto Toyota Corolla WRC P
35 Italy Emanuele Dati Italy Massimo Chiapponi Italy Emanuele Dati Ford Focus RS WRC '99 P
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 United Kingdom Clive Jenkins Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa 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 Mika Ovaskainen 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 David Moreno 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 Per Karlsson 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
72 Spain Marc Blázquez Spain Oriol Julià Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma 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 United Kingdom Claire Mole 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
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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 — 157.70 km
18 January 09:48 SS1 Selonnet — Turriers 1 28.74 km
11:06 SS2 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.73 km
13:39 SS3 Selonnet — Turriers 2 28.74 km
14:57 SS4 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.73 km
18:25 SS5 Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 26.76 km
Leg 2 — 131.88 km
19 January 10:08 SS6 Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var 12.08 km
10:51 SS7 Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 26.76 km
13:49 SS8 Coaraze — Loda 1 23.05 km
14:32 SS9 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 23.47 km
18:09 SS10 Coaraze — Loda 2 23.05 km
18:56 SS11 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 23.47 km
Leg 3 — 98.80 km
20 January 09:13 SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.85 km
10:08 SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km
12:33 SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.85 km
13:28 SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:59:30.7 10
2 21 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 4:00:44.8 +1:14.1 6
3 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:00:46.4 +1:15.7 4
4 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:01:28.7 +1:58.0 3
5 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:01:38.1 +2:07.4 2
6 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:02:00.3 +2:29.6 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 10 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:59:30.7 10
3 2 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:00:46.4 +1:15.7 4
4 3 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:01:28.7 +1:58.0 3
5 4 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:01:38.1 +2:07.4 2
6 5 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:02:00.3 +2:29.6 1
7 6 3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:02:50.8 +3:20.1 0
8 7 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:03:47.1 +4:16.4 0
9 8 7 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:05:06.4 +5:35.7 0
10 9 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:06:13.1 +6:42.4 0
12 10 6 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:07:33.0 +8:02.3 0
13 11 14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Tina Thörner Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:09:40.5 +10:09.8 0
14 12 8 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:10:58.3 +11:27.6 0
Retired SS7 16 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0
Retired SS4 17 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Accident 0
Retired SS3 18 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (18 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Turriers 1 28.74 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '02 17:54.3 Spain Carlos Sainz
SS2 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.73 km Stage cancelled
SS3 Selonnet — Turriers 2 28.74 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 17:15.9 Finland Tommi Mäkinen
SS4 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.73 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:41.1 France Sébastien Loeb
SS5 Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 26.76 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:44.7
Leg 2 (19 Jan) SS6 Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var 12.08 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 9:44.5
SS7 Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 26.76 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:30.7
SS8 Coaraze — Loda 1 23.05 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 15:56.6
SS9 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 23.47 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 15:58.6
SS10 Coaraze — Loda 2 23.05 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:08.2
SS11 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 23.47 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 16:21.4 Finland Tommi Mäkinen
Leg 3 (20 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.85 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 22:38.4
SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:03.9
SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.85 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 22:02.2
SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 11:52.7

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 New entry Finland Tommi Mäkinen 10 New entry Finland Kaj Lindström 10 New entry Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 12
2 New entry France Sébastien Loeb 6 New entry Monaco Daniel Elena 6 New entry United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 10
3 New entry Spain Carlos Sainz 4 New entry Spain Luis Moya 4 New entry France Peugeot Total 4
4 New entry United Kingdom Colin McRae 3 New entry United Kingdom Nicky Grist 3 New entry Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 0
5 New entry Finland Marcus Grönholm 2 New entry Finland Timo Rautiainen 2 New entry Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 0

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
17 1 55 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:25:06.2 10
18 2 60 Italy Nicola Caldani Italy Sauro Farnocchia Italy Procar Rally Team Peugeot 206 S1600 4:29:21.1 +4:14.9 6
19 3 78 Lebanon Roger Feghali Italy Nicola Arena Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:32:16.6 +7:10.4 4
20 4 67 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Per Karlsson Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:32:30.3 +7:24.1 3
21 5 71 Austria David Doppelreiter Austria Thomas Lettner Austria Schmidt Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 4:34:53.8 +9:47.6 2
22 6 68 Germany Nikolaus Schelle Germany Gerhard Weiss Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:34:56.6 +9:50.4 1
24 7 76 Norway Alexander Foss United Kingdom Claire Mole United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:42:36.5 +17:30.3 0
25 8 57 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Spain Xavier Amigó Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:51:08.0 +26:01.8 0
26 9 59 Finland Juha Kangas Finland Mika Ovaskainen Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:51:54.2 +26:48.0 0
Retired SS14 72 Spain Marc Blázquez Spain Oriol Julià Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Brakes 0
Retired SS13 73 Andorra Albert Lloverá Spain Marc Corral Spain Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS10 63 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Chris Wood Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Alternator 0
Retired SS10 64 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS7 58 Italy Christian Chemin Italy Simone Scattolin Italy Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS6 54 Norway Martin Stenshorne United Kingdom Clive Jenkins Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 53 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Luigi Pirollo Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 62 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS4 65 Spain Daniel Solà Spain David Moreno France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS4 66 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS3 61 United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS3 69 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Lasse Hirvijärvi Germany Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS3 70 Germany Sven Haaf Germany Michael Kölbach France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Transmission 0
Retired SS1 51 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS1 52 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Michael Orr Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 56 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister France Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Clutch 0
Retired SS1 75 Japan Kazuhiko Niwa Japan Kohei Kusaka Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Alternator 0
Retired SS1 77 Spain Paco Roig Spain Joan Sureda Spain Fiat Auto España Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (18 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Turriers 1 28.74 km Spain Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 19:35.7 Spain Daniel Solà
SS2 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.73 km Stage cancelled
SS3 Selonnet — Turriers 2 28.74 km Belgium François Duval Ford Puma S1600 18:48.6 Belgium François Duval
SS4 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.73 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 26:17.7 Italy Gianluigi Galli
SS5 Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 26.76 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 19:52.0
Leg 2 (19 Jan) SS6 Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var 12.08 km Belgium François Duval Ford Puma S1600 10:21.6
SS7 Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 26.76 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 19:03.1
SS8 Coaraze — Loda 1 23.05 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 17:12.0
SS9 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 23.47 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Fiat Punto S1600 17:22.6
SS10 Coaraze — Loda 2 23.05 km Sweden Daniel Carlsson Ford Puma S1600 18:18.6 Belgium François Duval
SS11 La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 23.47 km Italy Nicola Caldani Peugeot 206 S1600 18:26.1
Leg 3 (20 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.85 km Italy Nicola Caldani Peugeot 206 S1600 24:41.0
SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km Belgium François Duval Ford Puma S1600 13:34.3
SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.85 km Italy Nicola Caldani Peugeot 206 S1600 24:30.5
SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km Sweden Daniel Carlsson Ford Puma S1600 13:15.8

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 New entry Belgium François Duval 10
2 New entry Italy Nicola Caldani 6
3 New entry Lebanon Roger Feghali 4
4 New entry Sweden Daniel Carlsson 3
5 New entry Austria David Doppelreiter 2

References

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  1. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2002 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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