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2002 Race of Champions

The 2002 Race of Champions took place on November 29 to December 1 at Gran Canaria. It was the 15th running of the event, and the 11th at Gran Canaria.

The vehicles used were the Peugeot 206 WRC, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI Group N, the SEAT Córdoba WRC and the ROC Buggy.

The individual competition was won by Marcus Grönholm, whilst the Nations' Cup was won by USA with Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Colin Edwards.

Participants

CountryRacing DriverRally DriverMotorcycle Racer
FranceFRA Sébastien BourdaisFRA Sébastien LoebFRA Mickaël Maschio
United StatesUSA Jeff GordonUSA Jimmie JohnsonUSA Colin Edwards
Great BritainGBR James ThompsonGBR Robbie HeadGBR James Haydon
FinlandFIN JJ LehtoFIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Kari Tiainen
SpainESP Fernando AlonsoESP Jesús PurasESP Carlos Checa
SwedenSWE Kenny BrackSWE Thomas RådströmSWE Tony Rickardsson
ItalyITA Fabrizio GiovanardiITA Renato TravagliaITA Marco Melandri
GermanyGER Nick HeidfeldGER Walter RöhrlGER Pit Beirer
BrazilBRA Cristiano da MattaBRA Antônio PizzoniaBRA Alex Barros

Junior Rally Masters

Group stage

DriverRacesWinsLossesBest Time
BEL François Duval3302:12.00
ESP Francisco Suárez3212:17.47
ESP Dani Solà3122:17.54
GBR Niall McShea3032:18.09
Driver 1Time 1Driver 2Time 2
BEL François Duval2:15.37ESP Dani Solà2:19.26
ESP Francisco Suárez2:19.89GBR Niall McShea2:22.01
GBR Niall McShea2:19.76BEL François Duval2:14.01
ESP Dani Solà2:19.58ESP Francisco Suárez2:17.47
ESP Francisco Suárez2:15.41BEL François Duval2:12.00
ESP Dani Solà2:17.54GBR Niall McShea2:18.09

Final

| |BEL François Duval|2 |ESP Francisco Suárez|0

Driver 1Time 1Driver 2Time 2
BEL François Duval2:10.92ESP Francisco Suárez2:13.52
BEL François Duval2:00.99ESP Francisco Suárez2:05.28

Nations' Cup

Group stage

Group A

Pos.TeamRacesWinsLossesTotal TimeDriverWinsLossesBest Time123
FIN Finland6425:54.06FIN Marcus Grönholm201:57.55
FIN JJ Lehto021:55.91
FIN Kari Tiainen202:00.60
SWE Sweden6425:56.11SWE Thomas Rådström111:58.02
SWE Kenny Brack201:52.96
SWE Tony Rickardsson112:05.13
GBR UK6156:01.47GBR Robbie Head021:58.93
GBR James Thompson111:54.45
GBR James Haydon022:08.09
Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2GBR UK1–2FIN FinlandFIN Finland2–1SWE SwedenSWE Sweden3–0GBR UK
James Haydon2:08.09Kari Tiainen2:03.86
James Thompson1:56.80JJ Lehto1:57.34
Robbie Head2:03.07Marcus Grönholm1:59.69
Kari Tiainen2:00.60Tony Rickardsson2:05.13
JJ Lehto1:55.91Kenny Brack1:54.51
Marcus Grönholm1:57.55Thomas Rådström2:00.06
Tony Rickardsson2:06.49James HaydonDNF
Kenny Brack1:52.96James Thompson1:54.45
Thomas Rådström1:58.02Robbie Head1:58.93

Group B

Pos.TeamRacesWinsLossesTotal TimeDriverWinsLossesBest Time123
ITA Italy6515:46.71ITA Renato Travaglia111:56.80
ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi201:52.67
ITA Marco Melandri201:57.24
FRA France6335:47.11FRA Sébastien Loeb201:55.95
FRA Sébastien Bourdais021:53.54
FRA Mickaël Maschio111:57.62
DEU Germany6155:55.80DEU Walter Röhrl021:56.89
DEU Nick Heidfeld111:53.44
DEU Pit Beirer022:05.47
Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2ITA Italy3–0GermanyGermany1–2FRA FranceFrance1–2ITA Italy
Marco Melandri2:00.46Pit Beirer2:05.47
Fabrizio Giovanardi1:53.40Nick Heidfeld1:55.41
Renato Travaglia1:57.44Walter Röhrl2:14.35
Pit Beirer2:07.68Mickaël Maschio1:59.29
Nick Heidfeld1:53.44Sébastien Bourdais1:53.60
Walter Röhrl1:56.89Sébastien Loeb1:56.41
Mickaël Maschio1:57.62Marco Melandri1:57.24
Sébastien Bourdais1:53.54Fabrizio Giovanardi1:52.67
Sébastien Loeb1:55.95Renato Travaglia1:56.80
  • France made the semi-finals by having the fastest times of the losing teams.

Group C

Pos.TeamRacesWinsLossesTotal TimeDriverWinsLossesBest Time123
USA USA6425:48.42USA Jimmie Johnson111:58.52
USA Jeff Gordon111:53.44
USA Colin Edwards201:56.43
ESP Spain6425:50.61ESP Jesús Puras201:57.60
ESP Fernando Alonso121:53.84
ESP Carlos Checa111:59.17
BRA Brazil6155:59.08BRA Antônio Pizzonia022:02.53
BRA Cristiano da Matta111:58.26
BRA Alex Barros021:58.29
Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2USA USA2–1BRA BrazilBRA Brazil0–3ESP SpainSpain1–2USA USA
Colin Edwards1:56.97Alex Barros1:58.29
Jeff Gordon2:07.03Cristiano da Matta2:03.48
Jimmie Johnson2:02.44Antônio Pizzonia2:04.36
Alex Barros1:59.42Carlos Checa1:59.27
Cristiano da Matta1:58.26Fernando Alonso1:54.07
Antônio Pizzonia2:02.53Jesús Puras1:58.81
Carlos Checa1:59.17Colin Edwards1:56.43
Fernando Alonso1:53.84Jeff Gordon1:53.47
Jesús Puras1:57.60Jimmie Johnson1:58.52

Best Times

Pos.RallyRacingMotorcycleDriverBest TimeDriverBest TimeDriverBest Time123456789
FRA Sébastien Loeb1:55.95ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi1:52.67USA Colin Edwards1:56.43
ITA Renato Travaglia1:56.80SWE Kenny Brack1:52.96ITA Marco Melandri1:57.24
GER Walter Röhrl1:56.89GER Nick Heidfeld1:53.44FRA Mickaël Maschio1:57.62
FIN Marcus Grönholm1:57.55USA Jeff Gordon1:53.44BRA Alex Barros1:58.29
ESP Jesús Puras1:57.60FRA Sébastien Bourdais1:53.54ESP Carlos Checa1:59.17
SWE Thomas Rådström1:58.02ESP Fernando Alonso1:53.84FIN Kari Tiainen2:00.60
USA Jimmie Johnson1:58.52GBR James Thompson1:54.45SWE Tony Rickardsson2:05.13
GBR Robbie Head1:58.93FIN JJ Lehto1:55.91GER Pit Beirer2:05.47
BRA Antônio Pizzonia2:02.53BRA Cristiano da Matta1:58.26GBR James Haydon2:08.09

Knockout stage

| |ITA Italy|3 |FIN Finland|1 | |USA|3 |France|2 | |ITA Italy|1 |USA|3

Semifinals

Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2FIN Finland1–3ITA ItalyUSA USA3–2France
Kari Tiainen2:01.71Marco Melandri1:57.85
JJ Lehto1:56.60Fabrizio Giovanardi1:55.27
Marcus Grönholm1:58.58Renato Travaglia2:00.50
Kari Tiainen1:59.99Marco Melandri1:56.91
Colin Edwards1:57.67Mickaël Maschio1:58.84
Jeff Gordon2:04.94 (penalty)Sébastien Bourdais1:54.27
Jimmie Johnson1:58.11Sébastien Loeb1:58.02
Colin Edwards1:56.25Mickaël MaschioDNF
Jeff Gordon1:53.20Sébastien Bourdais1:56.47

Final

Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2ITA Italy1–3USA USA
Marco Melandri1:57.25Colin Edwards1:56.16
Fabrizio Giovanardi1:54.02Jeff Gordon1:53.87
Renato Travaglia1:54.01Jimmie Johnson1:54.67
Marco Melandri3:04.83Colin Edwards2:12.99

Race of Champions

Participation in the main Race of Champions was awarded primarily on the basis of having the best times in the Nations' Cup. There were several exceptions to this rule however – Harri Rovanperä, as the defending champion, was guaranteed a spot, whilst Colin Edwards, despite having the best time among motorcyclists in the Nations' Cup, did not participate. François Duval secured his place by winning the Junior event, Luis Monzón won the Spanish Masters event, and Stig Blomqvist was an invited 'seeded' driver. Jimmie Johnson received a 'wild-card' entry, replacing Nations' Cup teammate Jeff Gordon who was sidelined by food poisoning.

Group stage

Group A

DriverRacesWinsLossesBest Time
BEL François Duval3211:54.15
ESP Luis Monzón3211:55.80
SWE Stig Blomqvist3121:55.23
ESP Jesús Puras3121:57.27
Driver 1Time 1Driver 2Time 2
ESP Jesús Puras1:57.27SWE Stig Blomqvist1:58.06
ESP Jesús Puras1:57.62BEL François Duval1:55.20
ESP Jesús Puras1:56.74ESP Luis Monzón1:55.80
BEL François Duval1:54.60SWE Stig Blomqvist1:55.44
SWE Stig Blomqvist1:55.23ESP Luis MonzónDNF
BEL François Duval2:04.15 (penalty)ESP Luis Monzón1:56.95

Group B

DriverRacesWinsLossesBest Time
SWE Kenny Brack3301:54.92
ITA Marco Melandri3211:53.74
ITA Renato Travaglia3121:58.96
ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi3031:54.50
Driver 1Time 1Driver 2Time 2
ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi1:58.98ITA Renato Travaglia1:58.96
SWE Kenny Brack1:55.44ITA Renato Travaglia1:56.61
ITA Renato Travaglia1:56.62ITA Marco Melandri1:55.17
ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi1:55.55SWE Kenny Brack1:54.92
ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi1:54.50ITA Marco Melandri1:53.74
ITA Marco MelandriWithdrewSWE Kenny BrackBye

Knockout stage

| |FIN Marcus Grönholm|2 |USA Jimmie Johnson|0 | |ITA Marco Melandri|0 |BEL François Duval|2 | |FRA Sébastien Loeb|2 |ESP Luis Monzón|0 | |FIN Harri Rovanperä|2 |SWE Kenny Brack|1 | |FIN Marcus Grönholm|2 |BEL François Duval|0 | |FRA Sébastien Loeb|2 |FIN Harri Rovanperä|0 | |FIN Marcus Grönholm|2 |FRA Sébastien Loeb|1

Quarterfinals

Driver 1Time 1Driver 2Time 2
FIN Marcus Grönholm1:57.71USA Jimmie Johnson1:57.94
FIN Marcus Grönholm1:53.29USA Jimmie JohnsonDNF
ITA Marco MelandriDNFBEL François Duval2:02.30
ITA Marco Melandri3:18.78BEL François Duval2:26.20
FRA Sébastien Loeb1:57.85ESP Luis Monzón2:00.49
FRA Sébastien Loeb1:57.87ESP Luis Monzón1:58.87
FIN Harri Rovanperä1:58.28SWE Kenny Brack1:58.88
FIN Harri Rovanperä1:54.46SWE Kenny Brack1:53.98
FIN Harri Rovanperä1:54.32SWE Kenny Brack2:40.90

Semifinals

Driver 1Time 1Driver 2Time 2
FIN Marcus Grönholm1:59.32BEL François Duval2:25.41
FIN Marcus Grönholm1:52.65BEL François DuvalDNF
FRA Sébastien Loeb1:57.19FIN Harri Rovanperä1:57.88
FRA Sébastien Loeb1:53.81FIN Harri Rovanperä1:54.81

Final

Driver 1Time 1Driver 2Time 2
FIN Marcus Grönholm1:53.07FRA Sébastien Loeb1:53.15
FIN Marcus Grönholm1:52.05FRA Sébastien Loeb1:51.54
FIN Marcus Grönholm1:51.87FRA Sébastien Loeb1:52.74

References

References

  1. "USA wins the Nations Cup".
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