2002 Rally Australia
# 2002 Rally Australia

The 2002 Rally Australia (formally the 15th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 31 October and 3 November 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 12th win in the World Rally Championship.

## 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 | Voitto Silander | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | P |
| 5 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | 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 WRC2 | M |
| 9 | Jani Paasonen | Arto Kapanen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | M |
| 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 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 Evo3 | M |
| 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 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 ||||||
| 24 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | P |
| 25 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Piedrafita Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 32 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | Tomasz Kuchar | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 104 | Natalie Barratt | Roger Freeman | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Hyundai Accent WRC | — |
| 114 | Mark Pedder | Toni Feaver | Pedders Suspension | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 118 | Tolley Challis | Karl Francis | Racetech Seats | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 122 | Michael Thompson | Gordon Klebba | Michael Thompson | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | — |
| 125 | Craig Bignell | Joan Percival | Craig Bignell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 132 | Robert Whyatt | Malcolm Cox | Robert Whyatt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 137 | David Kendall | Jennifer Kendall-Stewart | David Kendall | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | — |
| PWRC entries ||||||
| 52 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 53 | Alessandro Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 54 | Ramón Ferreyros | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 57 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | — |
| 65 | Beppo Harrach | Peter Müller | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 69 | Bernt Kollevold | Ola Fløene | Kollevold Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 70 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 71 | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 74 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | — |
| 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jakke Honkanen | Blue Rose Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | M |
| 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Nicola Arena | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).

| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 — 135.68 km |||||
| 31 October | 18:42 | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km |
| 1 November | 09:43 | SS2 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km |
| 1 November | 10:06 | SS3 | Stirling West | 15.89 km |
| 1 November | 11:01 | SS4 | Murray River 1 | 20.44 km |
| 1 November | 13:00 | SS5 | Brunswick | 16.63 km |
| 1 November | 13:34 | SS6 | Stirling East | 38.93 km |
| 1 November | 15:53 | SS7 | Murray Pines South | 11.98 km |
| 1 November | 16:12 | SS8 | Murray River 2 | 20.44 km |
| 1 November | 19:29 | SS9 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km |
| Leg 2 — 147.27 km |||||
| 2 November | 08:41 | SS10 | Kevs | 9.56 km |
| 2 November | 09:20 | SS11 | Beraking | 26.46 km |
| 2 November | 10:11 | SS12 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km |
| 2 November | 12:29 | SS13 | York Railway | 5.30 km |
| 2 November | 13:03 | SS14 | Muresk 1 | 6.81 km |
| 2 November | 13:14 | SS15 | Muresk 2 | 6.81 km |
| 2 November | 14:41 | SS16 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km |
| 2 November | 16:05 | SS17 | Helena North | 28.87 km |
| 2 November | 16:38 | SS18 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km |
| 2 November | 17:03 | SS19 | Atkins | 4.42 km |
| 2 November | 19:49 | SS20 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km |
| Leg 3 — 105.69 km |||||
| 3 November | 09:00 | SS21 | Bannister Central | 5.63 km |
| 3 November | 09:18 | SS22 | Bannister South | 28.65 km |
| 3 November | 11:32 | SS23 | Bannister West | 34.57 km |
| 3 November | 12:40 | SS24 | Bannister North | 36.84 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results

### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:35:56.5 | | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Voitto Silander | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:36:53.8 | +57.3 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 3:37:25.2 | +1:28.7 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:39:05.5 | +3:09.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:42:18.0 | +6:21.5 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:43:08.1 | +7:11.6 | 1 |
| Source: |||||||||

### World Rally Cars

**Classification**

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:35:56.5 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Voitto Silander | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:36:53.8 | +57.3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 3:37:25.2 | +1:28.7 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:39:05.5 | +3:09.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:42:18.0 | +6:21.5 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:43:08.1 | +7:11.6 | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:48:42.9 | +12:46.4 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 9 | Jani Paasonen | Arto Kapanen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | 3:49:22.0 | +13:25.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS24 | Retired SS24 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | Excluded - car weight | Excluded - car weight | 0 |
| Retired SS24 | Retired SS24 | 19 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 5 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | Radiator | Radiator | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 17 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 7 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (31 Oct) | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 1:28.7 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS2 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km | Freddy Loix | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:00.7 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS3 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:19.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS4 | Murray River 1 | 20.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:15.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS5 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:08.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS6 | Stirling East | 38.93 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 22:44.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS7 | Murray Pines South | 11.98 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:29.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS8 | Murray River 2 | 20.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:47.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS9 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:28.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS10 | Kevs | 9.56 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 5:51.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS11 | Beraking | 26.46 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:23.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS12 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:28.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS13 | York Railway | 5.30 km | Harri Rovanperä Colin McRae | Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 2:32.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS14 | Muresk 1 | 6.81 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 3:24.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS15 | Muresk 2 | 6.81 km | Harri Rovanperä Carlos Sainz | Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:24.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS16 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:33.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS17 | Helena North | 28.87 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:20.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS18 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:20.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS19 | Atkins | 4.42 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:58.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS20 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 1:27.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS21 | Bannister Central | 5.63 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:22.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS22 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:07.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS23 | Bannister West | 34.57 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:09.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS24 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:15.7 | Marcus Grönholm |

**Championship standings**

* Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Marcus Grönholm | 77 | | Timo Rautiainen | 77 | | Peugeot Total | 163 |
| 2 | | Richard Burns | 34 | | Robert Reid | 34 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 94 |
| 3 | | Colin McRae | 33 | | Nicky Grist | 33 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 54 |
| 4 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 32 | 1 | Luis Moya | 32 | 2 | Škoda Motorsport | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | Gilles Panizzi | 31 | 1 | Hervé Panizzi | 31 | 1 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 9 |

### Production World Rally Championship

**Classification**

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 14 | 1 | 57 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:58:09.5 | | 10 |
| 17 | 2 | 53 | Alessandro Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:59:52.7 | +1:43.2 | 6 |
| 18 | 3 | 74 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | 4:00:06.4 | +1:56.9 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 54 | Ramón Ferreyros | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:00:23.9 | +2:14.4 | 3 |
| 21 | 5 | 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:01:45.1 | +3:35.6 | 2 |
| 23 | 6 | 69 | Bernt Kollevold | Ola Fløene | Kollevold Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:11:10.0 | +13:00.5 | 1 |
| 24 | 7 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Nicola Arena | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:11:24.9 | +13:15.4 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 71 | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:53:00.0 | +54:50.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jakke Honkanen | Blue Rose Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 65 | Beppo Harrach | Peter Müller | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Turbo | Turbo | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 52 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 70 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (31 Oct) | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 1:36.4 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS2 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:13.0 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS3 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:10.2 | Karamjit Singh Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS4 | Murray River 1 | 20.44 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:10.6 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS5 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 10:07.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS6 | Stirling East | 38.93 km | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 24:36.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS7 | Murray Pines South | 11.98 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS8 | Murray River 2 | 20.44 km | Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | 12:56.0 | Karamjit Singh |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS9 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:37.5 | Karamjit Singh |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS10 | Kevs | 9.56 km | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:24.6 | Karamjit Singh |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS11 | Beraking | 26.46 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 15:50.5 | Karamjit Singh |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS12 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 10:18.2 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS13 | York Railway | 5.30 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:49.4 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS14 | Muresk 1 | 6.81 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:53.3 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS15 | Muresk 2 | 6.81 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:49.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS16 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 12:31.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS17 | Helena North | 28.87 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 17:54.5 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS18 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 10:11.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS19 | Atkins | 4.42 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:10.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (2 Nov) | SS20 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | Alessandro Fiorio Toshihiro Arai | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 1:34.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS21 | Bannister Central | 5.63 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:44.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS22 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 18:04.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS23 | Bannister West | 34.57 km | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 19:12.5 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 3 (3 Nov) | SS24 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 21:30.9 | Toshihiro Arai |

**Championship standings**

* Bold text indicates 2002 World Champions.

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Karamjit Singh | 32 |
| 2 | 1 | Kristian Sohlberg | 26 |
| 3 | | Ramón Ferreyros | 23 |
| 4 | 1 | Toshihiro Arai | 22 |
| 5 | 1 | Alessandro Fiorio | 22 |
