# 2002 Tour de Corse

The 2002 Tour de Corse (formally the 46th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the third round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 8 March and 10 March 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 4th 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 '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 S8 WRC '02 | 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 WRC3 | M |
| 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | M |
| 19 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 23 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 24 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 25 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Piedrafita Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 26 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Peugeot Team Belgium | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 27 | Achim Mörtl | Klaus Wicha | Powerhorse World Rally Team | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 32 | Stanislav Gryazin | Dmitriy Eremeev | Stanislav Gryazin | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 33 | Benoît Rousselot | Gilles Mondésir | Benoît Rousselot | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | — |
| 101 | Jean-Claude Torre | Patrick de la Foata | Jean-Claude Torre | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | — |
| 103 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Škoda Octavia WRC | — |
| PWRC entries ||||||
| 51 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 54 | Ramón Ferreyros | Diego Vallejo | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 55 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Michael Orr | Oman Arab World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 58 | Luca Baldini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 60 | Ben Briant | Jayson Brown | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | — |
| 62 | Norberto Cangani | Eros di Prima | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 65 | Beppo Harrach | Jutta Gebert | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 69 | Bernt Kollevold | Ola Fløene | Kollevold Rally Team | 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 | — |
| 72 | Joakim Roman | Ingrid Mitakidou | Milbrooks World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jukka Aho | Blue Rose Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Rudy Pollet | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 95.47 km |||||
| 8 March | 08:15 | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.72 km |
| 8 March | 09:44 | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 11.65 km |
| 8 March | 11:55 | SS3 | Petreto — Ampaza 1 | 36.73 km |
| 8 March | 14:04 | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.72 km |
| 8 March | 14:52 | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 11.65 km |
| Leg 2 — 150.23 km |||||
| 9 March | 09:24 | SS6 | Petreto — Ampaza 2 | 36.73 km |
| 9 March | 11:40 | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 10.66 km |
| 9 March | 12:05 | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 | 18.28 km |
| 9 March | 12:47 | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 27.81 km |
| 9 March | 15:01 | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 10.66 km |
| 9 March | 15:26 | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km |
| 9 March | 16:05 | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 27.81 km |
| Leg 3 — 112.00 km |||||
| 10 March | 09:29 | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.21 km |
| 10 March | 10:05 | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km |
| 10 March | 12:07 | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.21 km |
| 10 March | 12:43 | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 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 | 3:54:40.3 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55:20.8 | +40.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55:32.7 | +52.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Piedrafita Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:56:42.5 | +2:02.2 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:57:08.5 | +2:28.2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:57:13.1 | +2:32.8 | 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 | 3:54:40.3 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55:20.8 | +40.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55:32.7 | +52.4 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:57:08.5 | +2:28.2 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:57:13.1 | +2:32.8 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:59:48.1 | +5:07.8 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:00:00.3 | +5:20.0 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 18 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:00:54.1 | +6:13.8 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 4:01:12.8 | +6:32.5 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:02:06.0 | +7:25.7 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 17 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:02:42.3 | +8:02.0 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 16 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:10:22.9 | +15:42.6 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Tina Thörner | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Differential | Differential | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 10 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 19 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | Brakes | Brakes | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.72 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:33.3 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 11.65 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:26.1 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS3 | Petreto — Ampaza 1 | 36.73 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:45.0 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.72 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:33.0 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 11.65 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:57.8 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS6 | Petreto — Ampaza 2 | 36.73 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 24:29.2 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 10.66 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:28.2 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 | 18.28 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:01.7 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 27.81 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:11.6 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 10.66 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 7:55.4 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:11.0 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 27.81 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:17.6 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.21 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 15:11.1 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:23.9 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.21 km | Marcus Grönholm Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:10.4 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:09.4 | 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 | 18 | | Timo Rautiainen | 18 | | Peugeot Total | 36 |
| 2 | | Gilles Panizzi | 10 | | Hervé Panizzi | 10 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 20 |
| 3 | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 10 | 1 | Kaj Lindström | 10 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 9 | 1 | Luis Moya | 9 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Richard Burns | 7 | 2 | Robert Reid | 7 | | 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 |
| 17 | 1 | 54 | Ramón Ferreyros | Diego Vallejo | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:17:24.9 | | 10 |
| 19 | 2 | 66 | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:20:36.8 | +3:11.9 | 6 |
| 21 | 3 | 73 | Martin Rowe | Chris Wood | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:24:48.3 | +7:23.4 | 4 |
| 22 | 4 | 51 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:26:35.6 | +9:10.7 | 3 |
| 23 | 5 | 65 | Beppo Harrach | Jutta Gebert | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:29:36.2 | +12:11.3 | 2 |
| 24 | 6 | 71 | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:31:40.5 | +14:15.6 | 1 |
| 26 | 7 | 72 | Joakim Roman | Ingrid Mitakidou | Milbrooks World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:34:28.9 | +17:04.0 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 69 | Bernt Kollevold | Ola Fløene | Kollevold Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:34:41.4 | +17:16.5 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 58 | Luca Baldini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:36:33.4 | +19:08.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 55 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Michael Orr | Oman Arab World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident on road section | Accident on road section | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 62 | Norberto Cangani | Eros di Prima | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 60 | Ben Briant | Jayson Brown | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 70 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Rudy Pollet | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Electrical | Electrical | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 75 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jukka Aho | Blue Rose Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.72 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:42.8 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 11.65 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:11.8 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS3 | Petreto — Ampaza 1 | 36.73 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 25:46.9 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.72 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:46.0 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 1 (8 Mar) | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 11.65 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:22.6 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS6 | Petreto — Ampaza 2 | 36.73 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 26:39.4 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 10.66 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:06.0 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 1 | 18.28 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:14.0 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 27.81 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:05.4 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 10.66 km | Dimitar Iliev | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:25.1 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:43.5 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 27.81 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:35.3 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.21 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 16:56.9 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 21:28.1 | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.21 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Ramón Ferreyros |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 21:15.6 | Ramón Ferreyros |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Kristian Sohlberg | 10 |
| 2 | | Ramón Ferreyros | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | Toshihiro Arai | 6 |
| 4 | | Dimitar Iliev | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | Martin Rowe | 5 |