2002 World Rally Championship
The 2002 World Rally Championship was the 30th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Marcus Grönholm won his second drivers' world championship in a Peugeot 206 WRC, ahead of Petter Solberg and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Peugeot, ahead of Ford and Subaru.
Calendar
The 2002 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.| Round | Dates | Rally | Support class |
| 1 | 19–21 January |  Monte Carlo Rally | JWRC |
| 2 | 1–3 February |  Swedish Rally | PWRC |
| 3 | 8–10 March |  Tour de Corse | PWRC |
| 4 | 22–24 March |  Rally Catalunya | JWRC |
| 5 | 19–21 April |  Cyprus Rally | PWRC |
| 6 | 16–19 May |  Rally Argentina | PWRC |
| 7 | 13–16 June |  Acropolis Rally | JWRC |
| 8 | 12–14 July |  Safari Rally | PWRC |
| 9 | 8–11 August |  Rally Finland | PWRC |
| 10 | 22–25 August |  Rallye Deutschland | JWRC |
| 11 | 19–22 September |  Rally Sanremo | JWRC |
| 12 | 2–5 October |  Rally New Zealand | PWRC |
| 13 | 31 October-3 November |  Rally Australia | PWRC |
| 14 | 14–17 November |  Rally of Great Britain | JWRC |
Teams and drivers
JWRC entries
| No | Entrant | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
| 51 |  Vieffe Corse Srl | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 66 | Vieffe Corse Srl |  Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 52 |  Opel Motorsport |  Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Opel Corsa S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 54 | Opel Motorsport |  Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Opel Corsa S1600 | 7, 10 |
| 70 | Opel Motorsport | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | Opel Corsa S1600 | 11, 14 |
| 53 | Top Run SRL | Giandomenico Basso | Luigi Pirollo | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 64 | Top Run SRL | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 54 |  ST Motors | Martin Stenshorne | Jakke Honkanen | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 1, 4 |
| 55 | Ford Motor Co Ltd |  François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 76 | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Alexander Foss | Claire Mole | Ford Puma S1600 | 1 |
| 76 | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Alexander Foss | Cato Menkerud | Ford Puma S1600 | 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 56 |  Citroën Sport | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 62 | Citroën Sport | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 65 | Citroën Sport |  Daniel Solà | David Moreno | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1 |
| 65 | Citroën Sport | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 70 | Citroën Sport | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10 |
| 57 | Astra Racing |  Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 63 | Astra Racing | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 67 | Astra Racing |  Daniel Carlsson | Per Karlsson | Ford Puma S1600 | 1 |
| 67 | Astra Racing | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Ford Puma S1600 | 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 72 | Astra Racing | Marc Blázquez | Oriol Julià | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 4 |
| 78 | Astra Racing |  Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 58 | Hawk Racing Club | Christian Chemin | Simone Scattolin | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 59 |  Suzuki Sport | Juha Kangas | Mika Ovaskainen | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1 |
| 59 | Suzuki Sport | Juha Kangas | Jani Laaksonen | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 68 | Suzuki Sport | Niki Schelle | Gerhard Weiss | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 4, 7 |
| 68 | Suzuki Sport | Niki Schelle | Tanja Geilhausen | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10–11, 14 |
| 75 | Suzuki Sport | Kazuhiko Niwa | Kohei Kusaka | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 4 |
| 75 | Suzuki Sport | Kazuhiko Niwa | Tatsuya Ideue | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 60 | Procar Rally Team | Nicola Caldani | Sauro Farnocchia | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 1, 4 |
| 60 | Procar Rally Team | Nicola Caldani | Dario D'Esposito | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 61 | MG Sport & Racing | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | MG ZR S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 69 | Volkswagen Racing | Kosti Katajamäki | Lasse Hirvijärvi | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 1, 4 |
| 69 | Volkswagen Racing | Kosti Katajamäki | Jakke Honkanen | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 71 |  Schmidt Racing | David Doppelreiter | Thomas Lettner | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 1, 4, 7 |
| 71 | Schmidt Racing | David Doppelreiter | Ola Fløene | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 10–11, 14 |
| 73 | Pronto Racing |  Albert Llovera | Marc Corral | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 4, 7, 10–11, 14 |
| 77 | Fiat Auto España | Paco Roig | Joan Sureda | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 4 |
| 77 | Fiat Auto España | Paco Roig | Ezequiel Nazabal | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7 |
PWRC entries
| No | Entrant | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
| 51 | Mauro Rally Tuning |  Gustavo Trelles |  Jorge Del Buono | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2 |
| 51 | Mauro Rally Tuning | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3, 5–6 |
| 54 | Mauro Rally Tuning |  Ramón Ferreyros | Diego Vallejo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3, 5–6, 9 |
| 54 | Mauro Rally Tuning | Ramón Ferreyros | Jorge Del Buono | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12–13 |
| 66 | Mauro Rally Tuning |  Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2–3, 5, 9, 12–13 |
| 52 | Top Run SRL | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5–6, 9, 12–13 |
| 52 | Top Run SRL | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8 |
| 58 | Top Run SRL | Luca Baldini | Marco Muzzarelli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13 |
| 62 | Top Run SRL | Norberto Cangani | Eros di Prima | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2–3 |
| 70 | Top Run SRL | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13 |
| 71 | Top Run SRL | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5 |
| 71 | Top Run SRL | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3, 6, 12–13 |
| 71 | Top Run SRL | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | 8 |
| 53 | Ralliart Italy | Alex Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2–3, 5, 12–13 |
| 53 | Ralliart Italy | Alex Fiorio | Vittorio Bramvilla | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 9 |
| 53 | Ralliart Italy | Alex Fiorio | Vittorio Bramvilla | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8 |
| 77 | Ralliart Italy | Alfredo De Dominicis | Rudy Pollet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3 |
| 77 | Ralliart Italy | Alfredo De Dominicis | Rudy Pollet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5, 9, 12 |
| 77 | Ralliart Italy | Alfredo De Dominicis | Nicola Arena | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13 |
| 55 |  TDS Racing | Saulius Girdauskas | Žilvinas Sakalauskas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2–3, 5, 9 |
| 56 |  Oman Arab World Rally Team | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Michael Orr | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3, 5 |
| 57 | Spike Subaru Team | Toshihiro Arai |  Tony Sircombe | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 5–6, 8, 12–13 |
| 59 | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Natalie Barratt | Roger Freeman | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2, 5–6 |
| 60 | Mitsubishi Ralliart UK | Ben Briant | Jayson Brown | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5 |
| 60 |  Petronas EON Racing Team | Ben Briant | Jayson Brown | Proton Pert | 2–3 |
| 74 | Petronas EON Racing Team | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Proton Pert | 5–6, 8–9, 12–13 |
| 61 | Hawk Racing Club | Marta Candian | Mara Biotti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3 |
| 63 | Ateneo | Cristoforo Di Miceli | Pasquale Riggio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3 |
| 64 | Elsmore Rallying Team | Nik Elsmore | Huw Lewis | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2–3 |
| 65 | Stohl Racing | Beppo Harrach | Jutta Gebert | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3, 5–6 |
| 65 | Stohl Racing | Beppo Harrach | Peter Müller | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9, 12–13 |
| 67 | Rally Rent Europe | Marko Ipatti | Kari Kajula | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2–3, 9 |
| 68 | Subaru France | Simon Jean-Joseph | Jacques Boyere | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 |
| 69 | Kollevold Rally Team | Bernt Kollevold | Olav Bodilsen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2–3 |
| 69 | Kollevold Rally Team | Bernt Kollevold | Ola Fløene | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5, 9 |
| 69 | Kollevold Rally Team | Bernt Kollevold | Ola Fløene | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12–13 |
| 72 | Millbrooks World Rally Team | Joakim Roman | Tina Mitakidou | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 2, 9 |
| 72 | Millbrooks World Rally Team | Joakim Roman | Tina Mitakidou | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3 |
| 72 | Millbrooks World Rally Team | Joakim Roman | Tina Mitakidou | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5 |
| 73 | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2–3 |
| 73 | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5, 9, 12–13 |
| 75 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Kristian Sohlberg | Jukka Aho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2–3, 5 |
| 75 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Kristian Sohlberg | Jakke Honkanen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 9, 12–13 |
| 76 | Jolly Club |  Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2, 6 |
| 76 | Jolly Club | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5, 9 |