# 2002 Rally Argentina

The 2002 Rally Argentina (formally the 22nd Rally Argentina) was the sixth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 17 May and 19 May 2002, and was won by Ford's Carlos Sainz, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship, after the disqualification of Peugeot drivers Marcus Grönholm and Richard Burns for illegal help and underweight flywheel respectively.

## 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 '02 | 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 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 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 |
| 103 | Martin Galluser | Juan Carlos Uberti | Martin Galluser | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 103 | Pablo Gaviña | Adriana Iriart Urruty | Pablo Gaviña | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| PWRC entries ||||||
| 51 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 52 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 54 | Ramón Ferreyros | Diego Vallejo | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 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 | Jutta Gebert | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 70 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 71 | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 74 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | — |
| 76 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Jolly Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are ART (UTC−3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 153.79 km |||||
| 17 May | 08:33 | SS1 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km |
| 17 May | 09:04 | SS2 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 26.97 km |
| 17 May | 10:54 | SS3 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 | 19.19 km |
| 17 May | 12:07 | SS4 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 | 3.44 km |
| 17 May | 12:09 | SS5 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 | 3.44 km |
| 17 May | 13:52 | SS6 | Tanti — Cosquin 1 | 16.07 km |
| 17 May | 14:50 | SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km |
| 17 May | 15:53 | SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 23.46 km |
| 17 May | 16:45 | SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km |
| Leg 2 — 153.79 km |||||
| 18 May | 08:33 | SS10 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km |
| 18 May | 09:04 | SS11 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 26.97 km |
| 18 May | 10:54 | SS12 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 | 19.19 km |
| 18 May | 12:07 | SS13 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 | 3.44 km |
| 18 May | 12:09 | SS14 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 | 3.44 km |
| 18 May | 13:52 | SS15 | Tanti — Cosquin 2 | 16.07 km |
| 18 May | 14:50 | SS16 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km |
| 18 May | 15:53 | SS17 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 23.46 km |
| 18 May | 16:45 | SS18 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km |
| Leg 3 — 73.87 km |||||
| 19 May | 09:00 | SS19 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km |
| 19 May | 10:13 | SS20 | Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero | 22.82 km |
| 19 May | 10:53 | SS21 | Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende | 13.63 km |
| 19 May | 12:39 | SS22 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo | 20.65 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:08:09.1 | | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:08:13.1 | +4.0 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:10:28.2 | +2:19.1 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:11:01.5 | +2:52.4 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:13:27.9 | +5:18.8 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:14:25.7 | +6:16.6 | 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 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:08:09.1 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:08:13.1 | +4.0 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:10:28.2 | +2:19.1 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:11:01.5 | +2:52.4 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:13:27.9 | +5:18.8 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:14:25.7 | +6:16.6 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:16:12.4 | +8:03.3 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 4:16:58.7 | +8:49.6 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 16 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:22:08.0 | +13:58.9 | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Excluded - flywheel weight | Excluded - flywheel weight | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Excluded - illegal help | Excluded - illegal help | 0 |
| Retired SS21 | Retired SS21 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | Electrical | Electrical | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 17 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | Fuel pump | Fuel pump | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 7 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | Accident damage | Accident damage | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS1 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS2 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 26.97 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:38.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS3 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 | 19.19 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:20.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS4 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 | 3.44 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:10.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS5 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 | 3.44 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 2:10.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS6 | Tanti — Cosquin 1 | 16.07 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:27.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:36.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 23.46 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 20:38.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Freddy Loix | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 20:18.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS10 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:10.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS11 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 26.97 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 15:13.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS12 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 | 19.19 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 13:16.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS13 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 | 3.44 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:12.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS14 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 | 3.44 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 2:12.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS15 | Tanti — Cosquin 2 | 16.07 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 8:22.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS16 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 6:35.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS17 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 23.46 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 19:49.4 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS18 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | Richard Burns Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:39.2 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (19 May) | SS19 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:52.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (19 May) | SS20 | Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero | 22.82 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:35.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (19 May) | SS21 | Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende | 13.63 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:43.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (19 May) | SS22 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo | 20.65 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:30.8 | Carlos Sainz |

#### 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 | 31 | | Timo Rautiainen | 31 | | Peugeot Total | 68 |
| 2 | | Gilles Panizzi | 20 | | Hervé Panizzi | 20 | 1 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 41 |
| 3 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | 19 | 3 | Luis Moya | 19 | 1 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 33 |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | 19 | 1 | Robert Reid | 19 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 14 | 1 | Kaj Lindström | 14 | 1 | Škoda Motorsport | 5 |

### 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 |
| 10 | 1 | 54 | Ramón Ferreyros | Diego Vallejo | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:32:27.6 | | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | 57 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza WRX | 4:32:57.7 | +30.1 | 6 |
| 12 | 3 | 74 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | 4:33:42.7 | +1:15.1 | 4 |
| 14 | 4 | 51 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:38:40.7 | +6:13.1 | 3 |
| 15 | 5 | 52 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:39:34.4 | +7:06.8 | 2 |
| 19 | 6 | 71 | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:04:35.5 | +32:07.9 | 1 |
| Retired SS18 | Retired SS18 | 76 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Jolly Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS17 | Retired SS17 | 70 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Differential | Differential | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 65 | Beppo Harrach | Jutta Gebert | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Lost wheel | Lost wheel | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 58 | Luca Baldini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS1 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS2 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 26.97 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 17:12.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS3 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 | 19.19 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:36.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS4 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 | 3.44 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:21.9 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS5 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 | 3.44 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:20.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS6 | Tanti — Cosquin 1 | 16.07 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 9:14.8 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:18.1 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 23.46 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 24:33.4 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (17 May) | SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 21:14.9 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS10 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 18:35.6 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS11 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 26.97 km | Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | 17:05.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS12 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 | 19.19 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:34.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS13 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 | 3.44 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 2:24.6 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS14 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 | 3.44 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 2:24.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS15 | Tanti — Cosquin 2 | 16.07 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 9:19.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS16 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:19.5 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS17 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 23.46 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 21:45.6 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (18 May) | SS18 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX | 20:14.3 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 3 (19 May) | SS19 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 15:05.4 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 3 (19 May) | SS20 | Giulio Cesare — Mina Clavero | 22.82 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:17.1 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 3 (19 May) | SS21 | Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende | 13.63 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:28.3 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 3 (19 May) | SS22 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo | 20.65 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:28.8 | Ramón Ferreyros |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ramón Ferreyros | 20 |
| 2 | 1 | Karamjit Singh | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | Toshihiro Arai | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | Gustavo Trelles | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Kristian Sohlberg | 10 |