2002 British Rally Championship
# 2002 British Rally Championship

The 2002 British Rally Championship season was the 44th season of the British Rally Championship. The season consisted of eight rounds and began on 26 April, with the Pirelli International Rally in the north east of England. The season ended on 27 October, at the Michelin South of England Tempest Stages. The series was organised by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club.

## Entry list

| Constructor | Car | Driver | Co-Driver | Rds. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ford | Ford Puma S1600 | Stuart Darcy | Trevor Bustard | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Puma S1600 | Stuart Darcy | Claire Mole | 2-5 |
| Ford | Ford Puma S1600 | David Henderson | Scott Poxon | 1-6 |
| Ford | Ford Puma S1600 | Kris Meeke | Glenn Patterson | All |
| Ford | Ford Puma S1600 | Guy Wilks | Roger Herron | All |
| MG | MG ZR | Rob Gill | Anders Howard | 1 |
| MG | MG ZR | Rob Gill | Nick Taylor | 4 |
| MG | MG ZR S1600 | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | 1-2, 4, 6-7 |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | Katsuhiko Taguchi | Derek Ringer | 2-4 |
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Oscar Svedlund | Björn Nilsson | 1-3 |
| Opel | Opel Corsa S1600 | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | 7 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 106 Maxi | Martin Sansom | Phil Wells | 1-3 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 106 Maxi | Martin Sansom | Ieuan Thomas | 4-6 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Justin Dale | Andrew Bargery | All |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Rory Galligan | Gordon Noble | All |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 206 XS | Garry Jennings | Paul Nagle | 4, 6 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 206 | Yorgo Philippedes | Marshall Clarke | 4 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 206 | Yorgo Philippedes | Mike Smith | 6 |
| Renault | Renault Clio RS | Marco Veroni | Lorenzo Granai | 1-5 |
| Renault | Renault Clio | Marco Veroni | Bernardo Serra | 7 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC '98 | Johan Kressner | Cato Menkerud | 1 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC '98 | Johan Kressner | Leif Wigert | 2 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | Daniel Doherty | Michael Doherty | 6 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | Andrew Nesbitt | James O'Brien | 4-6 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza STi | Tapio Laukkanen | Ilkka Riipinen | 1 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Tapio Laukkanen | Ilkka Riipinen | 2-3 |
| Subaru | Subaru Impreza 555 | Charlie Jukes | David Williams | 2, 4 |
| Toyota | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Toyota | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mark Higgins | Michael Gibson | 3 |
| Toyota | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mark Higgins | Craig Thorley | 5 |
| Toyota | Toyota Corolla WRC | Austin MacHale | Brian Murphy | 1-4 |
| Toyota | Toyota Corolla WRC | Jonny Milner | Nicky Beech | All |

## Calendar

* Pirelli International Rally - 26–28 April
* Rally of Wales - 18–19 May
* RSAC Scottish Rally - 7–9 June
* Jim Clark Memorial Rally - 12–13 June
* Manx International Rally - 1–3 August
* The Ulster Rally - 6–7 September
* Trackrod Rally Yorkshire - 28–29 September
* Michelin South of England Tempest Stages - 26–27 October
