# 2002 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2002 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 70th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 18 January and 20 January 2002, and was won by Subaru's Tommi Mäkinen, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, won the rally temporarily but received a two-minute time penalty due to an illegal tire change during the second day.

## 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 '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 |
| 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 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | 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 |
| 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 |
| 22 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 24 | Didier Auriol | Jack Boyere | Didier Auriol | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 25 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 26 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Bruno Thiry | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 27 | Armin Kremer | Klaus Wicha | Armin Kremer | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 29 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Manfred Stohl | Toyota Corolla WRC | P |
| 31 | Olivier Burri | Christophe Hofmann | Olivier Burri | Peugeot 206 WRC | P |
| 31 | Richard Hein | Philippe Servol | Richard Hein | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | — |
| 33 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Škoda Octavia WRC | — |
| 34 | Marco Menegatto | Massimiliano Cerrai | Marco Menegatto | Toyota Corolla WRC | P |
| 35 | Emanuele Dati | Massimo Chiapponi | Emanuele Dati | Ford Focus RS WRC '99 | P |
| 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 |
| 54 | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa 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 | Mika Ovaskainen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 60 | Nicola Caldani | Sauro Farnocchia | Procar Rally Team | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 61 | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR S1600 | M |
| 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 | David Moreno | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 66 | Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 67 | Daniel Carlsson | Per Karlsson | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 68 | Nikolaus Schelle | Gerhard Weiss | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 69 | Kosti Katajamäki | Lasse Hirvijärvi | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | M |
| 70 | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 71 | David Doppelreiter | Thomas Lettner | Schmidt Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 72 | Marc Blázquez | Oriol Julià | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 73 | Albert Lloverá | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 75 | Kazuhiko Niwa | Kohei Kusaka | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 76 | Alexander Foss | Claire Mole | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 77 | Paco Roig | Joan Sureda | Fiat Auto España | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 78 | Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 157.70 km |||||
| 18 January | 09:48 | SS1 | Selonnet — Turriers 1 | 28.74 km |
| 18 January | 11:06 | SS2 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.73 km |
| 18 January | 13:39 | SS3 | Selonnet — Turriers 2 | 28.74 km |
| 18 January | 14:57 | SS4 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.73 km |
| 18 January | 18:25 | SS5 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 | 26.76 km |
| Leg 2 — 131.88 km |||||
| 19 January | 10:08 | SS6 | Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var | 12.08 km |
| 19 January | 10:51 | SS7 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 | 26.76 km |
| 19 January | 13:49 | SS8 | Coaraze — Loda 1 | 23.05 km |
| 19 January | 14:32 | SS9 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 | 23.47 km |
| 19 January | 18:09 | SS10 | Coaraze — Loda 2 | 23.05 km |
| 19 January | 18:56 | SS11 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 | 23.47 km |
| Leg 3 — 98.80 km |||||
| 20 January | 09:13 | SS12 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.85 km |
| 20 January | 10:08 | SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km |
| 20 January | 12:33 | SS14 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.85 km |
| 20 January | 13:28 | SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:59:30.7 | | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:00:44.8 | +1:14.1 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:00:46.4 | +1:15.7 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:01:28.7 | +1:58.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:01:38.1 | +2:07.4 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:02:00.3 | +2:29.6 | 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 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:59:30.7 | | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:00:46.4 | +1:15.7 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:01:28.7 | +1:58.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:01:38.1 | +2:07.4 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:02:00.3 | +2:29.6 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:02:50.8 | +3:20.1 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:03:47.1 | +4:16.4 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 4:05:06.4 | +5:35.7 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:06:13.1 | +6:42.4 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:07:33.0 | +8:02.3 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:09:40.5 | +10:09.8 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 4:10:58.3 | +11:27.6 | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 16 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 17 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS1 | Selonnet — Turriers 1 | 28.74 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 17:54.3 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS2 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.73 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS3 | Selonnet — Turriers 2 | 28.74 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 17:15.9 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS4 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.73 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:41.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS5 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 | 26.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:44.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS6 | Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var | 12.08 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 9:44.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS7 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 | 26.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:30.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS8 | Coaraze — Loda 1 | 23.05 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 15:56.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS9 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 | 23.47 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 15:58.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS10 | Coaraze — Loda 2 | 23.05 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:08.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS11 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 | 23.47 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 16:21.4 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS12 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.85 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 22:38.4 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:03.9 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS14 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.85 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 22:02.2 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:52.7 | Tommi Mäkinen |

#### 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 | | Tommi Mäkinen | 10 | | Kaj Lindström | 10 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 12 |
| 2 | | Sébastien Loeb | 6 | | Daniel Elena | 6 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 10 |
| 3 | | Carlos Sainz | 4 | | Luis Moya | 4 | | Peugeot Total | 4 |
| 4 | | Colin McRae | 3 | | Nicky Grist | 3 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 0 |
| 5 | | Marcus Grönholm | 2 | | Timo Rautiainen | 2 | | Škoda Motorsport | 0 |

### 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 |
| 17 | 1 | 55 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:25:06.2 | | 10 |
| 18 | 2 | 60 | Nicola Caldani | Sauro Farnocchia | Procar Rally Team | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:29:21.1 | +4:14.9 | 6 |
| 19 | 3 | 78 | Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:32:16.6 | +7:10.4 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 67 | Daniel Carlsson | Per Karlsson | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:32:30.3 | +7:24.1 | 3 |
| 21 | 5 | 71 | David Doppelreiter | Thomas Lettner | Schmidt Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:34:53.8 | +9:47.6 | 2 |
| 22 | 6 | 68 | Nikolaus Schelle | Gerhard Weiss | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:34:56.6 | +9:50.4 | 1 |
| 24 | 7 | 76 | Alexander Foss | Claire Mole | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:42:36.5 | +17:30.3 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 57 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:51:08.0 | +26:01.8 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 59 | Juha Kangas | Mika Ovaskainen | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:51:54.2 | +26:48.0 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 72 | Marc Blázquez | Oriol Julià | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Brakes | Brakes | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 73 | Albert Lloverá | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 63 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Alternator | Alternator | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 64 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 58 | Christian Chemin | Simone Scattolin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 54 | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 53 | Giandomenico Basso | Luigi Pirollo | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 62 | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 65 | Daniel Solà | David Moreno | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 66 | Mirco Baldacci | Maurizio Barone | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 61 | Gwyndaf Evans | Chris Patterson | MG Sport & Racing | MG ZR S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 69 | Kosti Katajamäki | Lasse Hirvijärvi | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 70 | Sven Haaf | Michael Kölbach | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 51 | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | Vieffe Corse SRL | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 52 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 56 | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 75 | Kazuhiko Niwa | Kohei Kusaka | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Alternator | Alternator | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 77 | Paco Roig | Joan Sureda | Fiat Auto España | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS1 | Selonnet — Turriers 1 | 28.74 km | Daniel Solà | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 19:35.7 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS2 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.73 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS3 | Selonnet — Turriers 2 | 28.74 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 18:48.6 | François Duval |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS4 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.73 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 26:17.7 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 1 (18 Jan) | SS5 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 1 | 26.76 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:52.0 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS6 | Pont de Clans — Villars sur Var | 12.08 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 10:21.6 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS7 | Puget Théniers — Toudon 2 | 26.76 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:03.1 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS8 | Coaraze — Loda 1 | 23.05 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 17:12.0 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS9 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 1 | 23.47 km | Gianluigi Galli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 17:22.6 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS10 | Coaraze — Loda 2 | 23.05 km | Daniel Carlsson | Ford Puma S1600 | 18:18.6 | François Duval |
| Leg 2 (19 Jan) | SS11 | La Bollène — Turini — Moulinet 2 | 23.47 km | Nicola Caldani | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 18:26.1 | François Duval |
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS12 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.85 km | Nicola Caldani | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 24:41.0 | François Duval |
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 13:34.3 | François Duval |
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS14 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.85 km | Nicola Caldani | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 24:30.5 | François Duval |
| Leg 3 (20 Jan) | SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km | Daniel Carlsson | Ford Puma S1600 | 13:15.8 | François Duval |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | François Duval | 10 |
| 2 | | Nicola Caldani | 6 |
| 3 | | Roger Feghali | 4 |
| 4 | | Daniel Carlsson | 3 |
| 5 | | David Doppelreiter | 2 |