2002 Rally New Zealand
# 2002 Rally New Zealand

The 2002 Rally New Zealand (formally the 33rd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the twelfth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 4 October and 6 October 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 11th 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 | 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 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 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 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 ||||||
| 23 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 32 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | Tomasz Kuchar | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 105 | Bruce Herbert | Robert Ryan | Rose City Cars | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | — |
| 107 | Geoff Argyle | Steve Smith | Racetech Seats | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | — |
| 108 | Todd Bawden | Damon McLachlan | Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 109 | Richard Mason | Hamish Fenemor | Racetech Seats | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 113 | Andrew Hawkeswood | Samantha Haldane | Dayton Automotive | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 119 | Glenn Smith | Colin Smith | Glenn Smith | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 120 | Lewis Scott | Jane Black | Scott Rallying | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 121 | Austen Jones | Bede O'Connor | Austen Jones | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 123 | Clinton Anderson | Kelvin McCaughey | Racetech Seats | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 124 | Wayne Parker | Brendan McKay | Palmerston North Rallysport Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 125 | Natalie Barratt | Roger Freeman | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Hyundai Accent WRC | — |
| 126 | Mike Turfus | Fleur Pedersen | Silverstone Rally Tyre Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 128 | Brett Middleton | Andrew Benefield | Middleton Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 129 | David Ayling | Grant Kenny | ART Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 133 | Kerry Evans | Rocky Hudson | KEA Trailers | Subaru Impreza | — |
| 135 | Kingsley Jones | Len Fisher | Kingsley Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 137 | Rex Vizible | Dave Robb | Vizible Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 138 | Emma Gilmour | Toni Feaver | Emma Gilmour | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 140 | Malcolm Stewart | Mike Fletcher | Malcolm Stewart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | — |
| 143 | Bruce Warburton | Colin Davies | Provision | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 144 | Takemi Matsuno | Shunichi Washio | Team Fa Coat | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 147 | David Langford-Smith | Stuart Roberts | Prolinks Inc. Ltd. | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 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 WRX | — |
| 58 | Luca Baldini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 65 | Beppo Harrach | Peter Müller | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | 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 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | M |
| 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Rudy Pollet | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12) from 4 to 5 October 2002 and NZDT (UTC+13) on 6 October 2002.

| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 — 117.08 km |||||
| 4 October | 08:58 | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km |
| 4 October | 11:06 | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km |
| 4 October | 11:29 | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km |
| 4 October | 12:02 | SS4 | Whaanga Coast | 29.60 km |
| 4 October | 13:53 | SS5 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km |
| 4 October | 14:21 | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km |
| 4 October | 19:00 | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km |
| 4 October | 19:30 | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km |
| Leg 2 — 204.13 km |||||
| 5 October | 09:13 | SS9 | Mititai Finish | 20.15 km |
| 5 October | 09:51 | SS10 | Tokatoka 1 | 10.15 km |
| 5 October | 11:01 | SS11 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km |
| 5 October | 14:13 | SS12 | Batley | 17.46 km |
| 5 October | 14:41 | SS13 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km |
| 5 October | 14:59 | SS14 | Brooks | 16.03 km |
| 5 October | 15:27 | SS15 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km |
| 5 October | 17:17 | SS16 | Cassidy | 21.64 km |
| 5 October | 18:00 | SS17 | Mititai | 26.67 km |
| 5 October | 18:43 | SS18 | Tokatoka 2 | 10.15 km |
| Leg 3 — 90.19 km |||||
| 6 October | 08:08 | SS19 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km |
| 6 October | 08:31 | SS20 | Te Akau South | 32.43 km |
| 6 October | 10:49 | SS21 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km |
| 6 October | 11:05 | SS22 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km |
| 6 October | 11:23 | SS23 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km |
| 6 October | 11:39 | SS24 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km |
| 6 October | 12:22 | SS25 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km |
| 6 October | 12:52 | SS26 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 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 | 3:58:45.4 | | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Voitto Silander | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:02:33.0 | +3:47.6 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:11.7 | +4:26.3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:04:34.3 | +5:48.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:05:55.6 | +7:10.2 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:06:37.9 | +7:52.5 | 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 | 3:58:45.4 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Voitto Silander | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:02:33.0 | +3:47.6 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:11.7 | +4:26.3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:04:34.3 | +5:48.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 19 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:05:55.6 | +7:10.2 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:06:37.9 | +7:52.5 | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:07:41.5 | +8:56.1 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | 4:09:29.0 | +10:43.6 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 17 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:10:20.2 | +11:34.8 | 0 |
| Retired SS25 | Retired SS25 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 9 | Jani Paasonen | Arto Kapanen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:50.4 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Richard Burns Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:41.3 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:05.2 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS4 | Whaanga Coast | 29.60 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:27.0 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS5 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | 7:59.8 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:37.7 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 1:21.3 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 1:20.8 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS9 | Mititai Finish | 20.15 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:05.2 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS10 | Tokatoka 1 | 10.15 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:09.9 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS11 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 33:37.7 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS12 | Batley | 17.46 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:36.4 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS13 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:25.5 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS14 | Brooks | 16.03 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:37.1 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS15 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:11.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS16 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:16.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS17 | Mititai | 26.67 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:32.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS18 | Tokatoka 2 | 10.15 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:18.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS19 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:05.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS20 | Te Akau South | 32.43 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:43.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS21 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:45.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS22 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS23 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:43.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS24 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:52.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS25 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:47.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS26 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:40.1 | 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 | 67 | | Timo Rautiainen | 67 | | Peugeot Total | 147 |
| 2 | | Richard Burns | 34 | | Robert Reid | 34 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 89 |
| 3 | | Colin McRae | 33 | | Nicky Grist | 33 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 50 |
| 4 | | Gilles Panizzi | 31 | | Hervé Panizzi | 31 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 9 |
| 5 | | Carlos Sainz | 29 | | Luis Moya | 29 | 1 | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 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 | 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jakke Honkanen | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:18:20.5 | | 10 |
| 15 | 2 | 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:18:38.8 | +18.3 | 6 |
| 18 | 3 | 70 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:21:17.7 | +2:57.2 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 53 | Alessandro Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:21:36.2 | +3:15.7 | 3 |
| 23 | 5 | 52 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:22:38.4 | +4:17.9 | 2 |
| 38 | 6 | 69 | Bernt Kollevold | Ola Fløene | Kollevold Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:52:08.3 | +33:47.8 | 1 |
| Retired SS24 | Retired SS24 | 58 | Luca Baldini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 54 | Ramón Ferreyros | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 71 | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 65 | Beppo Harrach | Peter Müller | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Rudy Pollet | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 57 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRX | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 74 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 18:53.2 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 3:51.9 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:36.0 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS4 | Whaanga Coast | 29.60 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 22:21.2 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS5 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | Giovanni Manfrinato Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:20.2 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:17.6 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:28.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 1 (4 Oct) | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:27.2 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS9 | Mititai Finish | 20.15 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:03.2 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS10 | Tokatoka 1 | 10.15 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:38.9 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS11 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 36:16.1 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS12 | Batley | 17.46 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:27.5 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS13 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:58.6 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS14 | Brooks | 16.03 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:26.0 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS15 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:44.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS16 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:26.8 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS17 | Mititai | 26.67 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:56.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (5 Oct) | SS18 | Tokatoka 2 | 10.15 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:53.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS19 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:18.4 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS20 | Te Akau South | 32.43 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:07.0 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS21 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:07.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS22 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:14.0 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS23 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:06.3 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS24 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Martin Rowe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:10.1 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS25 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Marcos Ligato Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:11.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (6 Oct) | SS26 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:03.2 | Kristian Sohlberg |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Karamjit Singh | 28 |
| 2 | 1 | Kristian Sohlberg | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | Ramón Ferreyros | 20 |
| 4 | | Alessandro Fiorio | 16 |
| 5 | | Toshihiro Arai | 12 |
