2002 Race of Champions
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The 2002 Race of Champions
took place on December 1 at Gran Canaria
The vehicles used were the Peugeot 206 WRC
, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI WRC, 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
.
Group B
Group B
Group C
Race of Champions
The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring some of the world's best racing and rally drivers...
took place on December 1 at Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...
The vehicles used were the Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC is a World Rally Car based on the Peugeot 206. It was used by Peugeot Sport, Peugeot's factory team, in the World Rally Championship from 1999 to 2003. The car brought Peugeot the manufacturers' world title three years in a row from 2000 to 2002...
, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI WRC, the SEAT Córdoba WRC and the ROC Buggy.
The individual competition was won by Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the...
, whilst the Nations' Cup was won by USA with Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...
, Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....
and Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards II nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. He is a two time World Superbike champion and has competed in MotoGP since 2003, now riding for the Yamaha Tech 3 team in the 2011 season.-Early years:At the age of three, his Australian father, Colin...
.
Participants
| Country | Racing Driver | Rally Driver | Motorcycle Racer |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |  Sébastien BourdaisSébastien Bourdais Sébastien Olivier Bourdais is a French race car driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Champ Car World Series, having won four successive championships from 2004 to 2007.... |
Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
Mickael Maschio Mickael Maschio Mickael Maschio is a French former motocross world champion.Maschio won the 2002 F.I.M. 125cc motocross world championship riding a Kawasaki motorcycle.- References :... |
| United States |  Jeff GordonJeff Gordon Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the... |
Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.... |
Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Colin Edwards II nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. He is a two time World Superbike champion and has competed in MotoGP since 2003, now riding for the Yamaha Tech 3 team in the 2011 season.-Early years:At the age of three, his Australian father, Colin... |
| Great Britain |  James ThompsonJames Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... |
Robbie Head |
James Haydon James Haydon James Richard Barnaby Haydon , was a world class motorcycle racer. He raced in 250cc and 500cc Grand Prix, MotoGP and the World Superbike Championship. He retired in 2008.... |
| Finland |  JJ Lehto |
Marcus Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
Kari Tiainen Kari Tiainen Kari Tiainen is a Finnish enduro rider. He is a seven-time World Enduro Champion and held the record for most wins in the world championship , until the record was broken by compatriot Juha Salminen during the 2008 season... |
| Spain |  Fernando AlonsoFernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who is currently racing for Ferrari.... |
Jesús Puras Jesús Puras Jesús Puras Vidal de la Peña , also known as 'Chus Puras', is a Spanish rally driver active in the World Rally Championship from 1991 to 2002... |
Carlos Checa Carlos Checa Carlos "Charlie" Checa is a professional motorcycle road racer and winner of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. After racing in 500cc and MotoGP for over a decade, mostly on Honda and Yamaha machinery with and without full manufacturer support, he moved to the Superbike World Championship on a... |
| Sweden |  Kenny BrackKenny Bräck Kenny Bräck is a race car driver from Sweden. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He is the winner of the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and the 1998 driving champion of the Indy Racing League. He survived one of the racing sport's biggest... |
Thomas Radstrom Thomas Rådström Thomas Rådström , nicknamed "Rådis", is a rally and rallycross driver from Sweden. He was one of the leading drivers of the National Swedish Rallycross Championship series during the second half of the 1980s... |
Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickardsson is a retired Swedish motorcycle speedway rider. He is widely acknowledged as being the most successful speedway rider of the current era, having won six Speedway World Championship titles in 15 attempts. He has two daughters, Michelle and Natalie with his wife Anna... |
| Italy |  Fabrizio GiovanardiFabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns... |
Renato Travaglia |
Marco Melandri Marco Melandri Marco Melandri is a motorcycle road racer currently racing for the Yamaha World Superbike Team. Melandri is also a former 250cc World Champion in 2002... |
| Germany |  Nick HeidfeldNick Heidfeld Nick Lars Heidfeld is a German racing driver.Despite scoring regular podium finishes in and , Heidfeld has yet to win a race since entering Formula One in . This means that amongst the current drivers, he has had the most GP starts without standing at the top spot on the podium... |
Walter Rohrl Walter Röhrl Walter Röhrl is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.-Career:... |
Pit Beirer Pit Beirer Pit Beirer is a German former motocross racer.Beirer was one of the top competitors in the FIM 250cc World Championships riding for Honda. He finished third in the 250 world championship in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2002. He finished second to Frédéric Bolley in 1999... |
| Brazil |  Cristiano da MattaCristiano da Matta Cristiano Monteiro da Matta is an auto racing driver, winner of the American CART Championship in 2002, and former Formula One driver with the Toyota team.-Origins and early career:... |
Antônio Pizzonia Antônio Pizzonia Antônio Reginaldo Pizzonia Júnior is a Brazilian racing driver who has raced in Formula One and the Champ Car World Series.He is nicknamed "Jungle Boy", a reference to his native Amazonas... |
Alex Barros Alex Barros Alex Barros is a Brazilian motorcycle road racer. After a long career in MotoGP, for 2006 he moved to the Superbike World Championship... |
Junior Rally Masters
| Driver | Wins | Best Time |
|---|---|---|
 DuvalFrançois Duval François Duval is a Belgian rally driver.-1999–2004:With victories in four events Duval won the Belgian Citroën Saxo Challenge title in 1999... |
3 | 2'12.00 |
| Suarez |
2 | 2'17.47 |
| Sola Daniel Solà Daniel Solà Villa is a Spanish rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2002 and the Spanish Rally Championship in 2006.... |
1 | 2'17.54 |
| McShea Niall McShea Niall McShea is an Irish rally driver. He won the Production World Rally Championship in 2004 in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI... |
0 | 2'18.09 |
Race of Champions
Heat A| Driver | Wins | Best Time |
|---|---|---|
| Duval |
2 | 1'54.15 |
| Monzon |
2 | 1'55.80 |
| Blomqvist Stig Blomqvist "Stig" Lennart Blomqvist is a Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 and finished runner-up in 1985... |
1 | 1'55.23 |
| Puras |
1 | 1'57.27 |
Group B
| Driver | Wins | Best Time |
|---|---|---|
| Brack |
3 | 1'54.92 |
| Melandri |
2 | 1'53.74 |
| Travaglia |
1 | 1'58.96 |
| Giovanardi |
0 | 1'54.50 |
Nations' Cup
Group A| Team | Wins | Total Time |
|---|---|---|
| Finland |
5 | 5'54.06 |
| Sweden |
3 | 5'56.11 |
| UK |
1 | 6'01.47 |
Group B
| Team | Wins | Total Time |
|---|---|---|
| Italy |
5 | 5'46.71 |
| France |
3 | 5'47.11 |
| Germany |
1 | 5'55.80 |
Group C
| Team | Wins | Total Time |
|---|---|---|
| USA |
4 | 5'48.42 |
| Spain |
4 | 5'50.61 |
| Brazil |
1 | 5'59.08 |
- France made the semi-finals by having the fastest times of the losing teams.
External links
- Information sourced from the Wayback Machine (carreradecampeones.org)