2002 Safari Rally

2002 Safari Rally 50th Inmarsat Safari Rally
Round 8 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
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	Colin McRae Nicky Grist 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

Entry list

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 '02	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
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	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	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	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
32	Frédéric Dor	Didier Breton	Frédéric Dor	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	M
100	Rory Green	Orson Taylor	Rory Green	Subaru Impreza	—
101	Shahnawaz Murji	Mohammed Verjee	Shahnawaz Murji	Subaru Impreza	—
102	John Lloyd	Adrian Cavenagh	John Lloyd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
103	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	Nigel Heath	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
105	Rob Hellier	Des Page-Morris	Rob Hellier	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
107	Charles Muhangi	Frank Nekusa	Charles Muhangi	Subaru Impreza	—
112	Lee Rose	Piers Daykin	Lee Rose	Subaru Impreza	—
114	Michelle van Tongeren	Anette Preston	Michelle van Tongeren	Subaru Impreza	—
120	Carl Tundo	Tim Jessop	Carl Tundo	Subaru Impreza	—
123	Stefano Rocca	Peter Stone	Stefano Rocca	Subaru Impreza	—
PWRC entries
52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
53	Alessandro Fiorio	Vittorio Brambilla	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
71	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	P
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	7:58:28.0		10
2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:01:18.9	+2:50.9	6
3	20	Thomas Rådström	Denis Giraudet	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:17:06.6	+18:38.6	4
4	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	8:19:56.0	+21:28.0	3
5	21	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:20:16.1	+21:48.1	2
6	23	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:33:09.0	+34:41.0	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	7:58:28.0		10
2	2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:01:18.9	+2:50.9	6
4	3	6	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	8:19:56.0	+21:28.0	3
7	4	16	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	8:53:06.1	+54:38.1	0
8	5	19	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	9:09:59.5	+1:11:31.5	0
9	6	8	Alister McRae	David Senior	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	9:15:41.2	+1:17:13.2	0
Retired SS9		1	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS8		4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Oil pump		0
Retired SS8		10	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Suspension		0
Retired SS8		14	Kenneth Eriksson	Tina Thörner	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Gearbox		0
Retired SS4		7	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS4		11	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02	Engine		0
Retired SS4		15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS2		17	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Alternator		0
Retired SS1		2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS1		18	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Clutch		0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (12 Jul)	SS1	Ngema — Kedong	73.63 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	36:47.8	Tommi Mäkinen
	SS2	Seyabei — Kerrerie 1	81.84 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	37:13.1
	SS3	Nailongilok — Il Damat 1	74.75 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	44:23.6
	SS4	Ntulele — Kedong 1	106.56 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	51:00.2
Leg 2 (13 Jul)	SS5	Kedong — Ngema 1	73.93 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	37:30.6	Colin McRae
	SS6	Il Damat — Nailongilok	74.75 km	Stage cancelled
	SS7	Kedong — Ntulele	106.59 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	51:11.1
	SS8	Kerrerie — Seyabei	81.67 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	37:22.4
	SS9	Kedong — Ngema 2	73.93 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	36:36.6
Leg 3 (14 Jul)	SS10	Ntulele — Kedong 2	106.56 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	51:32.1
	SS11	Nailongilok — Il Damat 2	74.75 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	45:26.6
	SS12	Seyabei — Kerrerie 2	81.84 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	36:35.1

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Marcus Grönholm	37			Timo Rautiainen	37			Peugeot Total	83
2		2	Colin McRae	30		2	Nicky Grist	30			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	69
3		1	Carlos Sainz	23		1	Luis Moya	23			555 Subaru World Rally Team	35
4		1	Gilles Panizzi	21		1	Hervé Panizzi	21		1	Škoda Motorsport	8
5			Richard Burns	19			Robert Reid	19		1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	7

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
10	1	74	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	10:27:55.2		10
Retired SS12		52	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Retired SS11		57	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	Clutch		0
Retired SS8		71	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Suspension		0
Retired SS3		53	Alessandro Fiorio	Vittorio Brambilla	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (12 Jul)	SS1	Ngema — Kedong	73.63 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	50:41.1	Marcos Ligato
	SS2	Seyabei — Kerrerie 1	81.84 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	47:32.0
	SS3	Nailongilok — Il Damat 1	74.75 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	1:00:37.2	Karamjit Singh
	SS4	Ntulele — Kedong 1	106.56 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:02:57.9	Marcos Ligato
Leg 2 (13 Jul)	SS5	Kedong — Ngema 1	73.93 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	50:19.4
	SS6	Il Damat — Nailongilok	74.75 km	Stage cancelled
	SS7	Kedong — Ntulele	106.59 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	1:05:58.0
	SS8	Kerrerie — Seyabei	81.67 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	46:43.5
	SS9	Kedong — Ngema 2	73.93 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	46:31.2
Leg 3 (14 Jul)	SS10	Ntulele — Kedong 2	106.56 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX	59:53.0
	SS11	Nailongilok — Il Damat 2	74.75 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	1:03:50.3	Karamjit Singh
	SS12	Seyabei — Kerrerie 2	81.84 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	45:15.9

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1	1	Karamjit Singh	24
2	1	Ramón Ferreyros	20
3		Toshihiro Arai	12
4		Gustavo Trelles	12
5		Kristian Sohlberg	10

References

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship