# 2002 Swedish Rally

The 2002 Swedish Rally (formally the 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 February and 3 Febrouary 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 8th 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 | Risto Pietiläinen | 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 '01 | P |
| 7 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | M |
| 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | M |
| 9 | Jani Paasonen | Arto Kapanen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 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 S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | M |
| 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | M |
| 16 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | M |
| 17 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | M |
| 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | M |
| 19 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 20 | Thomas Rådström | Denis Giraudet | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 21 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 23 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 24 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 31 | Sebastian Lindholm | Timo Hantunen | Sebastian Lindholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 32 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Henning Solberg | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 33 | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Janne Tuohino | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 34 | Juuso Pykälistö | Esko Mertsalmi | Juuso Pykälistö | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 101 | Kristian Kolberg | Kjell Pettersen | Kristian Kolberg | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | — |
| 102 | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | Jussi Välimäki | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 103 | Johan Kressner | Leif Wigert | Johan Kressner | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P |
| 104 | Thomas Kolberg | Ola Fløene | Thomas Kolberg | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | — |
| 113 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | Tomasz Kuchar | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 114 | Tomáš Hrdinka | Petr Gross | Styllex Tuning Prosport | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | P |
| 115 | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Allan Harryman | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Subaru Impreza 555 | P |
| PWRC entries ||||||
| 51 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 53 | Alessandro Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 55 | Saulius Girdauskas | Žilvinas Sakalauskas | TDS Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 57 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 59 | Natalie Barratt | Roger Freeman | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 60 | Ben Briant | Jayson Brown | Mitsubishi Ralliart UK | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 62 | Norberto Cangani | Eros di Prima | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 67 | Marko Ipatti | Kari Kajula | RallyRent Europe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 69 | Bernt Kollevold | Olav Bodilsen | Kollevold Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 72 | Joakim Roman | Ingrid Mitakidou | Milbrooks World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jukka Aho | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 76 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Jolly Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 124.05 km |||||
| 1 February | 08:29 | SS1 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km |
| 1 February | 09:20 | SS2 | Rämmen 1 | 23.16 km |
| 1 February | 11:47 | SS3 | Granberget 1 | 40.51 km |
| 1 February | 15:11 | SS4 | Fredriksberg 1 | 18.14 km |
| 1 February | 15:54 | SS5 | Lejen 1 | 28.07 km |
| Leg 2 — 129.09 km |||||
| 2 February | 08:55 | SS6 | Granberget 2 | 40.51 km |
| 2 February | 12:09 | SS7 | Fredriksberg 2 | 18.14 km |
| 2 February | 12:52 | SS8 | Lejen 2 | 28.07 km |
| 2 February | 12:05 | SS9 | Malta | 11.25 km |
| 2 February | 15:37 | SS10 | Hara | 11.91 km |
| 2 February | 16:11 | SS11 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km |
| Leg 3 — 128.82 km |||||
| 3 February | 08:29 | SS12 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km |
| 3 February | 09:20 | SS13 | Rämmen 2 | 23.16 km |
| 3 February | 10:59 | SS14 | Vargåsen | 32.43 km |
| 3 February | 11:59 | SS15 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km |
| 3 February | 13:52 | SS16 | Hagfors 2002 | 39.85 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 | 3:07:28.6 | | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:08:53.1 | +1:24.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:09:54.4 | +2:25.8 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:10:02.5 | +2:33.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:11:43.3 | +4:14.7 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:11:43.6 | +4:15.0 | 1 |
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### 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 | 3:07:28.6 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:08:53.1 | +1:24.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:09:54.4 | +2:25.8 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:10:02.5 | +2:33.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:11:43.3 | +4:14.7 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:11:43.6 | +4:15.0 | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | 19 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:12:05.5 | +4:36.9 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 9 | Jani Paasonen | Arto Kapanen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:15:38.9 | +8:10.3 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | 16 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 3:15:43.1 | +8:14.5 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 7 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:32:42.0 | +25:13.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 17 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Did not start | Did not start | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | Recce accident | Recce accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS1 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:32.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS2 | Rämmen 1 | 23.16 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:04.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS3 | Granberget 1 | 40.51 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 20:50.5 | Harri Rovanperä |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS4 | Fredriksberg 1 | 18.14 km | Thomas Rådström | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:42.6 | Harri Rovanperä |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS5 | Lejen 1 | 28.07 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 14:40.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS6 | Granberget 2 | 40.51 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 19:59.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS7 | Fredriksberg 2 | 18.14 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:15.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS8 | Lejen 2 | 28.07 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:58.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS9 | Malta | 11.25 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:34.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS10 | Hara | 11.91 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:59.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS11 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:14.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS12 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:20.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS13 | Rämmen 2 | 23.16 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS14 | Vargåsen | 32.43 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:50.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS15 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 9:55.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS16 | Hagfors 2002 | 39.85 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:45.2 | Marcus Grönholm |

#### 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 | 4 | Marcus Grönholm | 12 | 4 | Timo Rautiainen | 12 | 2 | Peugeot Total | 20 |
| 2 | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 10 | 1 | Kaj Lindström | 10 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 16 |
| 3 | | Carlos Sainz | 8 | | Luis Moya | 8 | 2 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 6 | 2 | Daniel Elena | 6 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 3 |
| 5 | | Harri Rovanperä | 6 | | Risto Pietiläinen | 6 | | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 1 |

### 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 |
| 24 | 1 | 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jukka Aho | Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:25:25.9 | | 10 |
| 25 | 2 | 57 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:25:52.0 | +26.1 | 6 |
| 26 | 3 | 67 | Marko Ipatti | Kari Kajula | RallyRent Europe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:26:24.7 | +58.8 | 4 |
| 27 | 4 | 53 | Alessandro Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:27:04.7 | +1:38.8 | 3 |
| 31 | 5 | 55 | Saulius Girdauskas | Žilvinas Sakalauskas | TDS Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:31:08.3 | +5:42.4 | 2 |
| 38 | 6 | 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:35:58.4 | +10:32.5 | 1 |
| 39 | 7 | 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:37:00.7 | +11:34.8 | 0 |
| 40 | 8 | 69 | Bernt Kollevold | Olav Bodilsen | Kollevold Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:37:15.6 | +11:49.7 | 0 |
| 44 | 9 | 72 | Joakim Roman | Ingrid Mitakidou | Milbrooks World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 3:39:51.8 | +14:25.9 | 0 |
| 47 | 10 | 60 | Ben Briant | Jayson Brown | Mitsubishi Ralliart UK | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:45:39.0 | +20:13.1 | 0 |
| 51 | 11 | 59 | Natalie Barratt | Roger Freeman | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:53:27.3 | +28:01.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 51 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 76 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Jolly Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 62 | Norberto Cangani | Eros di Prima | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Engine | Engine | 0 |
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#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS1 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 8:23.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS2 | Rämmen 1 | 23.16 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:02.8 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS3 | Granberget 1 | 40.51 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 22:29.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS4 | Fredriksberg 1 | 18.14 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:30.9 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 1 (1 Feb) | SS5 | Lejen 1 | 28.07 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 16:02.9 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS6 | Granberget 2 | 40.51 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:55.5 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS7 | Fredriksberg 2 | 18.14 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:07.9 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS8 | Lejen 2 | 28.07 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 15:25.1 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS9 | Malta | 11.25 km | Gustavo Trelles Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:17.3 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS10 | Hara | 11.91 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:41.2 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 2 (2 Feb) | SS11 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:27.7 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS12 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8:06.8 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS13 | Rämmen 2 | 23.16 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS14 | Vargåsen | 32.43 km | Kristian Sohlberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:15.1 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS15 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:50.3 | Kristian Sohlberg |
| Leg 3 (3 Feb) | SS16 | Hagfors 2002 | 39.85 km | Marko Ipatti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:39.9 | Kristian Sohlberg |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Kristian Sohlberg | 10 |
| 2 | | Toshihiro Arai | 6 |
| 3 | | Marko Ipatti | 4 |
| 4 | | Alessandro Fiorio | 3 |
| 5 | | Saulius Girdauskas | 2 |