2002 Rallye Sanremo
# 2002 Rallye Sanremo

The 2002 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 44th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 September and 22 September 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 6th 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 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | 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 |
| 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior | 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 |
| 12 | Achim Mörtl | Klaus Wicha | 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 |
| 16 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | 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 |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 24 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Piedrafita Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 25 | Harri Rovanperä | Voitto Silander | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 26 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Peugeot Bastos Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 27 | Jesús Puras | Carlos del Barrio | Piedrafita Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 28 | Cédric Robert | Gérald Bedon | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 104 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| JWRC entries ||||||
| 51 | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 52 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | M |
| 53 | Giandomenico Basso | Luigi Pirollo | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 55 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 56 | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 57 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 58 | Christian Chemin | Simone Scattolin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 59 | Juha Kangas | Jani Laaksonen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 60 | Nicola Caldani | Dario D'Esposito | Procar Rally Team | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 61 | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR S1600 | P |
| 62 | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 63 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 64 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 65 | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 66 | Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 67 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 68 | Nikolaus Schelle | Tanja Geilhausen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 69 | Kosti Katajamäki | Jakke Honkanen | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | M |
| 70 | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | M |
| 71 | David Doppelreiter | Ola Fløene | Schmidt Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 73 | Albert Lloverá | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 75 | Kazuhiko Niwa | Gerhard Weiss | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 76 | Alexander Foss | Richard Pashley | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 78 | Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 — 147.25 km |||||
| 20 September | 08:07 | SS1 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.44 km |
| 20 September | 08:32 | SS2 | Passo Drego 1 | 26.46 km |
| 20 September | 09:40 | SS3 | Ghimbegna 1 | 10.44 km |
| 20 September | 12:09 | SS4 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km |
| 20 September | 12:55 | SS5 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.38 km |
| 20 September | 15:33 | SS6 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.44 km |
| 20 September | 15:58 | SS7 | Passo Drego 2 | 26.46 km |
| 20 September | 17:06 | SS8 | Ghimbegna 2 | 10.44 km |
| Leg 2 — 150.57 km |||||
| 21 September | 08:25 | SS9 | San Romolo 1 | 10.69 km |
| 21 September | 09:18 | SS10 | Colle Langan 1 | 42.31 km |
| 21 September | 12:09 | SS11 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km |
| 21 September | 12:55 | SS12 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.38 km |
| 21 September | 15:51 | SS13 | San Romolo 2 | 10.69 km |
| 21 September | 16:44 | SS14 | Colle Langan 2 | 42.31 km |
| Leg 3 — 88.02 km |||||
| 22 September | 07:57 | SS15 | Pantasina 1 | 25.03 km |
| 22 September | 08:50 | SS16 | Mendatica 1 | 18.98 km |
| 22 September | 11:28 | SS17 | Pantasina 2 | 25.03 km |
| 22 September | 12:21 | SS18 | Mendatica 2 | 18.98 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results

### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:10:15.6 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:10:36.5 | +20.9 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 4:11:22.0 | +1:06.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:11:34.5 | +1:18.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:12:10.5 | +1:54.9 | 2 |
| 6 | 27 | Jesús Puras | Carlos del Barrio | Piedrafita Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:12:54.9 | +2:39.3 | 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 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:10:15.6 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:10:36.5 | +20.9 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 4:11:22.0 | +1:06.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:11:34.5 | +1:18.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:12:10.5 | +1:54.9 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:15:33.1 | +5:17.5 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | 4:17:40.0 | +7:24.4 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:19:34.3 | +9:18.7 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 16 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:20:34.0 | +10:18.4 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:39:11.5 | +28:55.9 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 12 | Achim Mörtl | Klaus Wicha | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | Driver injury | Driver injury | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | Driver injury | Driver injury | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | Oil leak | Oil leak | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 17 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | 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 (20 Sep) | SS1 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:23.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS2 | Passo Drego 1 | 26.46 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:41.9 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS3 | Ghimbegna 1 | 10.44 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:38.9 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS4 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:13.0 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS5 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.38 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:03.7 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS6 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.44 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:19.4 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS7 | Passo Drego 2 | 26.46 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:30.0 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS8 | Ghimbegna 2 | 10.44 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:40.4 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS9 | San Romolo 1 | 10.69 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:45.6 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS10 | Colle Langan 1 | 42.31 km | Marcus Grönholm Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC | 28:52.8 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS11 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:11.4 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS12 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.38 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:03.3 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS13 | San Romolo 2 | 10.69 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 7:03.1 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS14 | Colle Langan 2 | 42.31 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 28:59.9 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS15 | Pantasina 1 | 25.03 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | 14:55.2 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS16 | Mendatica 1 | 18.98 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:03.0 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS17 | Pantasina 2 | 25.03 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:51.4 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS18 | Mendatica 2 | 18.98 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:01.0 | Gilles Panizzi |

**Championship standings**

| 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 | 57 | | Timo Rautiainen | 57 | | Peugeot Total | 131 |
| 2 | 1 | Richard Burns | 34 | 1 | Robert Reid | 34 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 86 |
| 3 | 1 | Colin McRae | 33 | 1 | Nicky Grist | 33 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 46 |
| 4 | 1 | Gilles Panizzi | 31 | 1 | Hervé Panizzi | 31 | 1 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 26 | 1 | Luis Moya | 26 | 1 | Škoda Motorsport | 8 |

### Junior 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 |
| 15 | 1 | 51 | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:28:26.4 | | 10 |
| 16 | 2 | 53 | Giandomenico Basso | Luigi Pirollo | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:28:36.0 | +9.6 | 6 |
| 17 | 3 | 65 | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:28:56.1 | +29.7 | 4 |
| 18 | 4 | 60 | Nicola Caldani | Dario D'Esposito | Procar Rally Team | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:28:56.5 | +30.1 | 3 |
| 19 | 5 | 64 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:30:34.6 | +2:08.2 | 2 |
| 20 | 6 | 55 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:31:29.4 | +3:03.0 | 1 |
| 21 | 7 | 68 | Nikolaus Schelle | Tanja Geilhausen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:32:46.1 | +4:19.7 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 78 | Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:33:55.5 | +5:29.1 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 56 | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:35:15.0 | +6:48.6 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 62 | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:36:18.8 | +7:52.4 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 52 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | 4:36:23.5 | +7:57.1 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 61 | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR S1600 | 4:38:30.2 | +10:03.8 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 66 | Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:39:10.8 | +10:44.4 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 59 | Juha Kangas | Jani Laaksonen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:43:48.8 | +15:22.4 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 76 | Alexander Foss | Richard Pashley | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:45:27.5 | +17:01.1 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 73 | Albert Lloverá | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:50:38.0 | +22:11.6 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 63 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 75 | Kazuhiko Niwa | Gerhard Weiss | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 69 | Kosti Katajamäki | Jakke Honkanen | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 67 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Lost wheel | Lost wheel | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 58 | Christian Chemin | Simone Scattolin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 71 | David Doppelreiter | Ola Fløene | Schmidt Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 70 | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Accident damage | Accident damage | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 57 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS1 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.44 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 11:21.2 | François Duval |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS2 | Passo Drego 1 | 26.46 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 19:05.8 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS3 | Ghimbegna 1 | 10.44 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:12.2 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS4 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km | Giandomenico Basso Daniel Solà | Fiat Punto S1600 Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:18.3 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS5 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.38 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:20.4 | Nicola Caldani |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS6 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.44 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 11:18.3 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS7 | Passo Drego 2 | 26.46 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:53.2 | Nicola Caldani |
| Leg 1 (20 Sep) | SS8 | Ghimbegna 2 | 10.44 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 7:11.1 | Nicola Caldani |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS9 | San Romolo 1 | 10.69 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:18.5 | Nicola Caldani |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS10 | Colle Langan 1 | 42.31 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Nicola Caldani |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS11 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:12.6 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS12 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.38 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:16.9 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS13 | San Romolo 2 | 10.69 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:33.3 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (21 Sep) | SS14 | Colle Langan 2 | 42.31 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 31:09.9 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS15 | Pantasina 1 | 25.03 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 15:54.2 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS16 | Mendatica 1 | 18.98 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 12:57.6 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS17 | Pantasina 2 | 25.03 km | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto S1600 | 15:50.1 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 3 (22 Sep) | SS18 | Mendatica 2 | 18.98 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 12:52.5 | Andrea Dallavilla |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Andrea Dallavilla | 28 |
| 2 | 1 | Daniel Solà | 27 |
| 3 | 2 | Nicola Caldani | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | Janne Tuohino | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | François Duval | 12 |
