2002 Race of Champions
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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
Junior Rally Masters
Group stage
| Driver | Races | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon François Duval | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2:12.00 |
| Template:Flagicon Francisco Suárez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2:17.47 |
| Template:Flagicon Dani Solà | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2:17.54 |
| Template:Flagicon Niall McShea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2:18.09 |
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Driver 2 | Time 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:15.37 | Template:Flagicon Dani Solà | 2:19.26 | |
| Template:Flagicon Francisco Suárez | 2:19.89 | Template:Flagicon Niall McShea | 2:22.01 | |
| Template:Flagicon Niall McShea | 2:19.76 | Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:14.01 | |
| Template:Flagicon Dani Solà | 2:19.58 | Template:Flagicon Francisco Suárez | 2:17.47 | |
| Template:Flagicon Francisco Suárez | 2:15.41 | Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:12.00 | |
| Template:Flagicon Dani Solà | 2:17.54 | Template:Flagicon Niall McShea | 2:18.09 |
Final
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| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Driver 2 | Time 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:10.92 | Template:Flagicon Francisco Suárez | 2:13.52 | |
| Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:00.99 | Template:Flagicon Francisco Suárez | 2:05.28 |
Nations' Cup
Group stage
Group A
| Pos. | Team | Races | Wins | Losses | Total Time | Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Finland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5:54.06 | Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm | 2 | 0 | 1:57.55 |
| Template:Flagicon JJ Lehto | 0 | 2 | 1:55.91 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Kari Tiainen | 2 | 0 | 2:00.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Sweden | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5:56.11 | Template:Flagicon Thomas Rådström | 1 | 1 | 1:58.02 |
| Template:Flagicon Kenny Brack | 2 | 0 | 1:52.96 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Tony Rickardsson | 1 | 1 | 2:05.13 | ||||||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon UK | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6:01.47 | Template:Flagicon Robbie Head | 0 | 2 | 1:58.93 |
| Template:Flagicon James Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1:54.45 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon James Haydon | 0 | 2 | 2:08.09 |
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon UK | 1–2 | Template:Flagicon Finland | ||
| James Haydon | 2:08.09 | Kari Tiainen | 2:03.86 | |
| James Thompson | 1:56.80 | JJ Lehto | 1:57.34 | |
| Robbie Head | 2:03.07 | Marcus Grönholm | 1:59.69 | |
| Template:Flagicon Finland | 2–1 | Template:Flagicon Sweden | ||
| Kari Tiainen | 2:00.60 | Tony Rickardsson | 2:05.13 | |
| JJ Lehto | 1:55.91 | Kenny Brack | 1:54.51 | |
| Marcus Grönholm | 1:57.55 | Thomas Rådström | 2:00.06 | |
| Template:Flagicon Sweden | 3–0 | Template:Flagicon UK | ||
| Tony Rickardsson | 2:06.49 | James Haydon | DNF | |
| Kenny Brack | 1:52.96 | James Thompson | 1:54.45 | |
| Thomas Rådström | 1:58.02 | Robbie Head | 1:58.93 | |
Group B
| Pos. | Team | Races | Wins | Losses | Total Time | Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Italy | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5:46.71 | Template:Flagicon Renato Travaglia | 1 | 1 | 1:56.80 |
| Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Giovanardi | 2 | 0 | 1:52.67 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Marco Melandri | 2 | 0 | 1:57.24 | ||||||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5:47.11 | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 2 | 0 | 1:55.95 |
| Template:Flagicon Sébastien Bourdais | 0 | 2 | 1:53.54 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Mickaël Maschio | 1 | 1 | 1:57.62 | ||||||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Germany | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5:55.80 | Template:Flagicon Walter Röhrl | 0 | 2 | 1:56.89 |
| Template:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 1 | 1:53.44 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Pit Beirer | 0 | 2 | 2:05.47 |
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Italy | 3–0 | Template:Flagicon | ||
| Marco Melandri | 2:00.46 | Pit Beirer | 2:05.47 | |
| Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1:53.40 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:55.41 | |
| Renato Travaglia | 1:57.44 | Walter Röhrl | 2:14.35 | |
| Template:Flagicon | 1–2 | Template:Flagicon France | ||
| Pit Beirer | 2:07.68 | Mickaël Maschio | 1:59.29 | |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1:53.44 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:53.60 | |
| Walter Röhrl | 1:56.89 | Sébastien Loeb | 1:56.41 | |
| Template:Flagu | 1–2 | Template:Flagicon Italy | ||
| Mickaël Maschio | 1:57.62 | Marco Melandri | 1:57.24 | |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:53.54 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1:52.67 | |
| Sébastien Loeb | 1:55.95 | Renato Travaglia | 1:56.80 | |
- France made the semi-finals by having the fastest times of the losing teams.
Group C
| Pos. | Team | Races | Wins | Losses | Total Time | Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon USA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5:48.42 | Template:Flagicon Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1:58.52 |
| Template:Flagicon Jeff Gordon | 1 | 1 | 1:53.44 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards | 2 | 0 | 1:56.43 | ||||||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5:50.61 | Template:Flagicon Jesús Puras | 2 | 0 | 1:57.60 |
| Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso | 1 | 2 | 1:53.84 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Checa | 1 | 1 | 1:59.17 | ||||||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Brazil | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5:59.08 | Template:Flagicon Antônio Pizzonia | 0 | 2 | 2:02.53 |
| Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta | 1 | 1 | 1:58.26 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Alex Barros | 0 | 2 | 1:58.29 |
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon USA | 2–1 | Template:Flagicon Brazil | ||
| Colin Edwards | 1:56.97 | Alex Barros | 1:58.29 | |
| Jeff Gordon | 2:07.03 | Cristiano da Matta | 2:03.48 | |
| Jimmie Johnson | 2:02.44 | Antônio Pizzonia | 2:04.36 | |
| Template:Flagicon Brazil | 0–3 | Template:Flagicon Spain | ||
| Alex Barros | 1:59.42 | Carlos Checa | 1:59.27 | |
| Cristiano da Matta | 1:58.26 | Fernando Alonso | 1:54.07 | |
| Antônio Pizzonia | 2:02.53 | Jesús Puras | 1:58.81 | |
| Template:Flagicon | 1–2 | Template:Flagicon USA | ||
| Carlos Checa | 1:59.17 | Colin Edwards | 1:56.43 | |
| Fernando Alonso | 1:53.84 | Jeff Gordon | 1:53.47 | |
| Jesús Puras | 1:57.60 | Jimmie Johnson | 1:58.52 | |
Best Times
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Semifinals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Finland | 1–3 | Template:Flagicon Italy | ||
| Kari Tiainen | 2:01.71 | Marco Melandri | 1:57.85 | |
| JJ Lehto | 1:56.60 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1:55.27 | |
| Marcus Grönholm | 1:58.58 | Renato Travaglia | 2:00.50 | |
| Kari Tiainen | 1:59.99 | Marco Melandri | 1:56.91 | |
| Template:Flagicon USA | 3–2 | Template:Flagu | ||
| Colin Edwards | 1:57.67 | Mickaël Maschio | 1:58.84 | |
| Jeff Gordon | 2:04.94 (penalty) | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:54.27 | |
| Jimmie Johnson | 1:58.11 | Sébastien Loeb | 1:58.02 | |
| Colin Edwards | 1:56.25 | Mickaël Maschio | DNF | |
| Jeff Gordon | 1:53.20 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:56.47 | |
Final
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Italy | 1–3 | Template:Flagicon USA | ||
| Marco Melandri | 1:57.25 | Colin Edwards | 1:56.16 | |
| Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1:54.02 | Jeff Gordon | 1:53.87 | |
| Renato Travaglia | 1:54.01 | Jimmie Johnson | 1:54.67 | |
| Marco Melandri | 3:04.83 | Colin Edwards | 2:12.99 | |
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.[1]
Group stage
Group A
| Driver | Races | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon François Duval | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1:54.15 |
| Template:Flagicon Luis Monzón | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1:55.80 |
| Template:Flagicon Stig Blomqvist | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1:55.23 |
| Template:Flagicon Jesús Puras | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1:57.27 |
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Driver 2 | Time 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Jesús Puras | 1:57.27 | Template:Flagicon Stig Blomqvist | 1:58.06 | |
| Template:Flagicon Jesús Puras | 1:57.62 | Template:Flagicon François Duval | 1:55.20 | |
| Template:Flagicon Jesús Puras | 1:56.74 | Template:Flagicon Luis Monzón | 1:55.80 | |
| Template:Flagicon François Duval | 1:54.60 | Template:Flagicon Stig Blomqvist | 1:55.44 | |
| Template:Flagicon Stig Blomqvist | 1:55.23 | Template:Flagicon Luis Monzón | DNF | |
| Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:04.15 (penalty) | Template:Flagicon Luis Monzón | 1:56.95 |
Group B
| Driver | Races | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Kenny Brack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1:54.92 |
| Template:Flagicon Marco Melandri | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1:53.74 |
| Template:Flagicon Renato Travaglia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1:58.96 |
| Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Giovanardi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1:54.50 |
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Driver 2 | Time 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1:58.98 | Template:Flagicon Renato Travaglia | 1:58.96 | |
| Template:Flagicon Kenny Brack | 1:55.44 | Template:Flagicon Renato Travaglia | 1:56.61 | |
| Template:Flagicon Renato Travaglia | 1:56.62 | Template:Flagicon Marco Melandri | 1:55.17 | |
| Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1:55.55 | Template:Flagicon Kenny Brack | 1:54.92 | |
| Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1:54.50 | Template:Flagicon Marco Melandri | 1:53.74 | |
| Template:Flagicon Marco Melandri | Withdrew | Template:Flagicon Kenny Brack | Bye |
Knockout stage
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Quarterfinals
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Driver 2 | Time 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm | 1:57.71 | Template:Flagicon Jimmie Johnson | 1:57.94 | |
| Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm | 1:53.29 | Template:Flagicon Jimmie Johnson | DNF | |
| Template:Flagicon Marco Melandri | DNF | Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:02.30 | |
| Template:Flagicon Marco Melandri | 3:18.78 | Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:26.20 | |
| Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 1:57.85 | Template:Flagicon Luis Monzón | 2:00.49 | |
| Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 1:57.87 | Template:Flagicon Luis Monzón | 1:58.87 | |
| Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä | 1:58.28 | Template:Flagicon Kenny Brack | 1:58.88 | |
| Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä | 1:54.46 | Template:Flagicon Kenny Brack | 1:53.98 | |
| Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä | 1:54.32 | Template:Flagicon Kenny Brack | 2:40.90 |
Semifinals
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Driver 2 | Time 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm | 1:59.32 | Template:Flagicon François Duval | 2:25.41 | |
| Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm | 1:52.65 | Template:Flagicon François Duval | DNF | |
| Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 1:57.19 | Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä | 1:57.88 | |
| Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 1:53.81 | Template:Flagicon Harri Rovanperä | 1:54.81 |
Final
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Driver 2 | Time 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm | 1:53.07 | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 1:53.15 | |
| Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm | 1:52.05 | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 1:51.54 | |
| Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm | 1:51.87 | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 1:52.74 |
References
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