The 2002 Rally Argentina (formally the 22nd Rally Argentina) was the sixth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 17 May and 19 May 2002, and was won by Ford's Carlos Sainz, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship, after the disqualification of Peugeot drivers Marcus Grönholm and Richard Burns for illegal help and underweight flywheel respectively.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 16 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 World Rally Championship entries 23 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 103 Martin Galluser Juan Carlos Uberti Martin Galluser Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 103 Pablo Gaviña Adriana Iriart Urruty Pablo Gaviña Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III PWRC entries 51 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 52 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 54 Ramón Ferreyros Diego Vallejo Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX 58 Luca Baldini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 65 Beppo Harrach Jutta Gebert Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 76 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are ART (UTC−3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 153.79 km 17 May 08:33 SS1 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km 09:04 SS2 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 26.97 km 10:54 SS3 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km 12:07 SS4 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.44 km 12:09 SS5 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.44 km 13:52 SS6 Tanti — Cosquin 1 16.07 km 14:50 SS7 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km 15:53 SS8 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 23.46 km 16:45 SS9 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km Leg 2 — 153.79 km 18 May 08:33 SS10 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km 09:04 SS11 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 26.97 km 10:54 SS12 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km 12:07 SS13 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.44 km 12:09 SS14 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.44 km 13:52 SS15 Tanti — Cosquin 2 16.07 km 14:50 SS16 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km 15:53 SS17 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 23.46 km 16:45 SS18 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km Leg 3 — 73.87 km 19 May 09:00 SS19 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km 10:13 SS20 Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero 22.82 km 10:53 SS21 Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende 13.63 km 12:39 SS22 El Mirador — San Lorenzo 20.65 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:08:09.1 10 2 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:08:13.1 +4.06 3 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:10:28.2 +2:19.14 4 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:11:01.5 +2:52.43 5 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:13:27.9 +5:18.82 6 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:14:25.7 +6:16.61 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:08:09.1 10 2 2 11 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:08:13.1 +4.06 3 3 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:10:28.2 +2:19.14 4 4 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:11:01.5 +2:52.43 5 5 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:13:27.9 +5:18.82 6 6 14 Kenneth Eriksson Tina Thörner Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:14:25.7 +6:16.61 7 7 19 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:16:12.4 +8:03.30 8 8 8 Alister McRae David Senior Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:16:58.7 +8:49.60 9 9 16 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:22:08.0 +13:58.90 Retired SS22 1 Richard Burns Robert Reid Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Excluded - flywheel weight 0 Retired SS22 2 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Excluded - illegal help 0 Retired SS21 10 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Accident 0 Retired SS11 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0 Retired SS11 18 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Electrical 0 Retired SS9 17 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Fuel pump 0 Retired SS7 7 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Accident damage 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (17 May) SS1 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km Stage cancelled SS2 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 26.97 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 15:38.7 Marcus Grönholm SS3 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:20.9 SS4 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.44 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 2:10.5 SS5 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.44 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 2:10.2 SS6 Tanti — Cosquin 1 16.07 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 8:27.3 SS7 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:36.7 SS8 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 23.46 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 20:38.9 SS9 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km Freddy Loix Hyundai Accent WRC3 20:18.6 Leg 2 (18 May) SS10 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 17:10.0 SS11 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 26.97 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 15:13.3 SS12 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 13:16.7 SS13 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.44 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 2:12.7 SS14 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.44 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 2:12.2 SS15 Tanti — Cosquin 2 16.07 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 8:22.7 SS16 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '02 6:35.9 SS17 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 23.46 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 19:49.4 Tommi Mäkinen SS18 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km Richard Burns Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRCPeugeot 206 WRC 18:39.2 Leg 3 (19 May) SS19 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:52.6 Marcus Grönholm SS20 Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero 22.82 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:35.0 SS21 Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende 13.63 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:43.1 SS22 El Mirador — San Lorenzo 20.65 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 11:30.8 Carlos Sainz
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Marcus Grönholm 31 Timo Rautiainen 31 Peugeot Total 68 2 Gilles Panizzi 20 Hervé Panizzi 20 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 41 3 3 Carlos Sainz 19 3 Luis Moya 19 1 555 Subaru World Rally Team 33 4 1 Richard Burns 19 1 Robert Reid 19 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 6 5 1 Tommi Mäkinen 14 1 Kaj Lindström 14 1 Škoda Motorsport 5
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 10 1 54 Ramón Ferreyros Diego Vallejo Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:32:27.6 10 11 2 57 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX 4:32:57.7 +30.16 12 3 74 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:33:42.7 +1:15.14 14 4 51 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:38:40.7 +6:13.13 15 5 52 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:39:34.4 +7:06.82 19 6 71 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:04:35.5 +32:07.91 Retired SS18 76 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Jolly Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS17 70 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Differential 0 Retired SS15 65 Beppo Harrach Jutta Gebert Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Lost wheel 0 Retired SS4 58 Luca Baldini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Engine 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (17 May) SS1 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 23.02 km Stage cancelled SS2 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 26.97 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 17:12.2 Toshihiro Arai SS3 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:36.7 SS4 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.44 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:21.9 SS5 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.44 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:20.2 SS6 Tanti — Cosquin 1 16.07 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9:14.8 Marcos Ligato SS7 La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 9.37 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:18.1 SS8 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 23.46 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 24:33.4 SS9 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 21:14.9 Leg 2 (18 May) SS10 Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 23.02 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 18:35.6 Toshihiro Arai SS11 San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 26.97 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 17:05.7 SS12 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:34.2 SS13 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.44 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 2:24.6 SS14 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.44 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 2:24.2 SS15 Tanti — Cosquin 2 16.07 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 9:19.0 SS16 La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 9.37 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:19.5 Ramón Ferreyros SS17 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 23.46 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 21:45.6 SS18 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 28.83 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX 20:14.3 Leg 3 (19 May) SS19 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 15:05.4 SS20 Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero 22.82 km Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:17.1 SS21 Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende 13.63 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:28.3 SS22 El Mirador — San Lorenzo 20.65 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:28.8
Championship standings