| 2002 Dakar Rally | |||
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| Host country |  France  Spain  Morocco .svg.png.webp) Mauritania  Senegal | ||
| Results | |||
| Cars winner |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon Mitsubishi | ||
| Bikes winner |  Fabrizio Meoni KTM | ||
| Trucks winner |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin Kamaz | ||
The 2002 Dakar Rally, also known as the 2002 Arras–Madrid–Dakar Rally was the 24th running of the Dakar Rally event. The format of the rally was revised for 2002 with the introduction of two-day stages and two stages without the use of navigation aids.[1] The race started in Arras in northern France on 28 December 2001 and finished at Dakar in Senegal on 13 January 2002.[1] The 1999 and 2000 winner, Jean-Louis Schlesser, switched from a petrol powered vehicle to a diesel powered one in a bid to make the vehicle lighter[2][3] However, he was forced to retire from the rally during the sixth stage from Er-Rachidia to Ouarzazate in Morocco while lying 11th overall when his vehicle caught fire.[3] Japanese driver Hiroshi Masuoka took the lead at the sixth stage,[4] and went on to win the rally.[5] The motorcycle category was won by Fabrizio Meoni for the second successive year.[5]
Stages
| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) | Stage winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikes | Cars | Trucks | |||||
| 1 | 28 December |  Arras |  Châteauroux | 465 | Liaison only | ||
| 2 | 29 December |  Châteauroux |  Narbonne | 598 |  P. Quinonero |  F. Gil | Stage cancelled1 | 
| 3 | 30 December |  Narbonne |  Madrid | 930 |  R. Sainct | .svg.png.webp) G. De Mévius |  C. Pattono | 
| 4 | 31 December |  Madrid |  Rabat | 961 |  N. Roma |  F. Gil | Stage cancelled1 | 
| 5 | 1 January |  Rabat |  Er-Rachidia | 534 |  C. de Gavardo |  H. Masuoka |  J. de Rooy | 
| 6 | 2 January |  Er-Rachidia |  Ouarzazate | 576 |  J. Arcarons |  S. Peterhansel |  V. Chagin | 
| 7 | 3 January |  Ouarzazate |  Tan-Tan | 793 |  C. de Gavardo |  H. Masuoka |  V. Chagin | 
| 8 | 4 January |  Tan-Tan | .svg.png.webp) Zouerat | 739 |  F. Meoni |  K. Shinozuka |  V. Chagin | 
| 9 | 5 January | .svg.png.webp) Zouerat | .svg.png.webp) Atar | 396 |  K. Tiainen |  H. Masuoka |  V. Chagin | 
| 6 January | .svg.png.webp) Atar | Rest day | |||||
| 10 | 7 January | .svg.png.webp) Atar | 404 |  A. Cox |  J. Kleinschmidt |  A. de Azevedo | |
| 11 | 8 January | .svg.png.webp) Atar | .svg.png.webp) Tidjikdja | 502 |  C. de Gavardo |  H. Masuoka |  V. Chagin | 
| 12 | 9 January | .svg.png.webp) Tidjikdja | .svg.png.webp) Tichit | 538 |  A. Cox |  J-P. Fontenay |  V. Chagin | 
| 13 | 10 January | .svg.png.webp) Tichit | 450 |  G. Sala |  H. Masuoka |  K. Loprais | |
| 14 | 11 January | .svg.png.webp) Tichit | .svg.png.webp) Kiffa | 461 |  F. Meoni |  J. Kleinschmidt |  V. Chagin | 
| 15 | 12 January | .svg.png.webp) Kiffa |  Dakar | 1011 |  B. Vilar | .svg.png.webp) G. De Mévius |  A. de Azevedo | 
| 16 | 13 January |  Dakar | 69 |  G. Sala | .svg.png.webp) G. De Mévius |  A. de Azevedo | |
Stage Results
Motorcycles
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| 1 | Liaison only | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 |  Pierre Quinonero | KTM | 6:12 | 1 |  Pierre Quinonero | KTM | 6:12 | ||
| 2 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 6:17 | 0:05 | 2 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 6:17 | 0:05 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 6:27 | 0:15 | 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 6:27 | 0:15 | |
| 3 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 26:06 | 1 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 32:38 | ||
| 2 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 26:10 | 0:04 |  Nani Roma | KTM | ||||
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 26:11 | 0:05 | 3 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 32:59 | 0:21 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 5:29 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 38:07 | ||
| 2 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 5:38 | 0:09 | 2 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 38:18 | 0:11 | |
| 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 5:40 | 0:11 | 3 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 38:37 | 0:30 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 42:38 | 1 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 1:23:47 | ||
| 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 43:12 | 0:34 | 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 1:24:01 | 0:14 | |
| 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 44:48 | 2:10 | 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 1:24:02 | 0:15 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Jordi Arcarons | KTM | 3:40:58 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 5:05:48 | ||
| 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 3:41:46 | 0:48 | 2 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 5:07:16 | 1:28 | |
| 3 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 3:43:29 | 2:31 | 3 |  Jordi Arcarons | KTM | 5:08:19 | 2:31 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 3:33:03 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 8:42:32 | ||
| 2 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 3:35:58 | 2:55 | 2 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 8:43:48 | 1:16 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 3:36:44 | 3:41 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 8:45:24 | 2:52 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 2:49:51 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 11:37:16 | ||
| 2 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 2:56:56 | 7:05 | 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 11:40:23 | 3:07 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 2:57:51 | 8:00 | 3 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 11:40:44 | 3:28 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 4:14:54 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 16:02:00 | ||
| 2 |  Jordi Arcarons | KTM | 4:18:01 | 3:07 | 2 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 16:03:53 | 1:53 | |
| 3 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 4:19:43 | 4:49 | 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 16:04:02 | 2:02 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 4:08:10 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 20:10:16 | ||
| 2 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 4:08:16 | 0:06 | 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 20:13:37 | 3:21 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 4:09:35 | 1:25 | 3 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 20:15:48 | 5:32 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 6:33:17 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 26:47:23 | ||
| 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 6:35:12 | 1:55 | 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 26:48:49 | 1:26 | |
| 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:37:07 | 3:50 | 3 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 26:49:05 | 1:42 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 6:30:39 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 33:19:08 | ||
| 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 6:31:19 | 0:40 | 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 33:20:08 | 1:00 | |
| 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:31:45 | 1:06 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 33:31:12 | 12:04 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | 6:10:06 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 39:32:59 | ||
| 2 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:13:51 | 3:45 | 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 39:36:02 | 3:03 | |
| 3 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 6:14:48 | 4:12 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 39:49:18 | 16:19 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:22:22 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 45:55:21 | ||
| 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 6:25:07 | 2:45 | 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 46:41:10 | 45:49 | |
| 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 6:51:52 | 29:30 | 3 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 47:18:04 | 1:22:43 | |
| 15 | 1 |  Bernardo Vilar | KTM | 1:43:01 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 47:41:50 | ||
| 2 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | 1:43:34 | 0:33 | 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 48:28:42 | 47:52 | |
| 3 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 1:45:03 | 2:02 | 3 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 49:03:07 | 1:21:17 | |
| 16 | 1 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | 17:45 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 48:00:59 | ||
| 2 |  Paulo Manuel Marques | KTM | 17:46 | 0:01 | 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 48:48:51 | 47:52 | |
| 3 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 17:56 | 0:11 | 3 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 49:21:24 | 1:20:25 | |
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Cars
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| 1 | Liaison only | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 |  Fernando Gil  Rafael Tornabell | SEAT | 6:43 | 1 |  Fernando Gil  Rafael Tornabell | SEAT | 6:43 | ||
| 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Jacinto Vidarte | Mitsubishi | 7:09 | 0:26 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Jacinto Vidarte | Mitsubishi | 7:09 | 0:26 | |
| 3 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Nissan | 7:12 | 0:29 | 3 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Nissan | 7:12 | 0:29 | |
| 3 | 1 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 24:22 | 1 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 32:03 | ||
| 2 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Henri Magne | Renault | 25:18 | 0:56 | 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 32:56 | 0:53 | |
| 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 25:19 | 0:57 | 3 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Nissan | 33:14 | 1:11 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Fernando Gil  Rafael Tornabell | SEAT | 5:48 | 1 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 39:42 | ||
| 2 |  Klever Kolberg  Pascal Larroque | Mitsubishi | 5:55 | 0:07 | 2 |  Fernando Gil  Rafael Tornabell | SEAT | 39:56 | 0:14 | |
| 3 |  Bruno Saby  Jérôme Boussier | Ford | 6:14 | 0:26 | 3 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Nissan | 40:39 | 0:57 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 43:42 | 1 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 1:23:55 | ||
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 44:13 | 0:31 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 1:24:28 | 0:33 | |
| 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 44:14 | 0:32 | 3 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Nissan | 1:25:01 | 1:06 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Nissan | 3:25:191 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 4:50:16 | ||
| 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 3:25:39 | 0:20 | 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 4:52:20 | 2:04 | |
| 3 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 3:25:48 | 0:29 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 4:54:03 | 3:47 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 3:13:23 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 8:03:39 | ||
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 3:13:37 | 0:14 | 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 8:07:04 | 3:25 | |
| 3 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 3:14:44 | 1:21 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 8:07:40 | 4:01 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 2:34:43 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 10:41:20 | ||
| 2 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 2:35:59 | 1:16 | 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 10:41:47 | 0:27 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 2:36:35 | 1:52 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 11:02:15 | 20:552 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 3:53:39 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 14:34:59 | ||
| 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 3:58:44 | 5:05 | 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 14:46:45 | 11:46 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 4:01:54 | 8:15 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 15:01:08 | 26:09 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 3:46:12 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 18:26:45 | ||
| 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 3:51:46 | 5:34 | 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 18:38:54 | 12:09 | |
| 3 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 3:52:09 | 5:57 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 18:47:20 | 20:35 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 6:04:33 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 24:31:18 | ||
| 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 6:10:13 | 5:40 | 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 24:49:07 | 17:49 | |
| 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 6:14:55 | 10:22 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 25:02:15 | 30:57 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 6:32:44 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 31:10:41 | ||
| 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 6:34:23 | 1:39 | 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 31:36:38 | 25:57 | |
| 3 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 6:39:23 | 6:39 | 3 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 31:39:59 | 29:18 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 6:37:10 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 37:47:51 | ||
| 2 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 6:41:51 | 4:41 | 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 38:40:00 | 52:09 | |
| 3 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 7:00:01 | 22:51 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 38:40:13 | 52:22 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 5:50:05 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 44:11:50 | ||
| 2 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 6:07:05 | 17:00 | 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 44:30:18 | 18:28 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 6:21:55 | 31:50 | 3 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 44:47:05 | 35:15 | |
| 15 | 1 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 1:33:06 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 45:48:08 | ||
| 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 1:36:18 | 3:12 | 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 46:10:09 | 22:01 | |
| 3 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 1:38:14 | 5:08 | 3 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 46:25:19 | 37:11 | |
| 16 | 1 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | Nissan | 18:24 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | 46:11:30 | ||
| 2 |  Laurent Bourgnon  Guy Leneveu | Nissan | 20:50 | 2:26 | 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 46:33:31 | 22:01 | |
| 3 |  Carlos Sousa  Victor Jesus | Mitsubishi | 21:02 | 2:38 | 3 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | 46:46:45 | 35:15 | |
Trucks
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| 1 | Liaison only | |||||||||
| 2 | Stage cancelled due to poor conditions | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 |  Corrado Pattono  Guido Toni | Mercedes-Benz | 32:07 | 1 |  Corrado Pattono  Guido Toni | Mercedes-Benz | 32:07 | ||
| 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 33:37 | 1:30 | 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 33:37 | 1:30 | |
| 3 |  Paolo Barilla  Matteo Marzotto  Ferdinando Ravarotto | Mercedes-Benz | 34:03 | 1:56 | 3 |  Paolo Barilla  Matteo Marzotto  Ferdinando Ravarotto | Mercedes-Benz | 34:03 | 1:56 | |
| 4 | Stage cancelled due to poor conditions1 | |||||||||
| 5 | 1 |  Jan de Rooy  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Yvo Geusens | DAF | 58:42 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 2:23:28 | ||
| 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 59:51 | 1:09 | 2 |  Jan de Rooy  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Yvo Geusens | DAF | 2:24:44 | 1:16 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 1:00:56 | 2:14 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 2:26:18 | 2:50 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:36:15 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 6:59:43 | ||
| 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 5:11:18 | 35:03 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 7:37:36 | 37:53 | |
| 3 |  Peter Reif  Gunther Pichlbauer .svg.png.webp) Lee Palmer | MAN | 5:17:25 | 41:10 | 3 |  Peter Reif  Gunther Pichlbauer .svg.png.webp) Lee Palmer | MAN | 7:44:22 | 44:39 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:34:18 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 11:34:01 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 4:44:01 | 9:43 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 12:30:01 | 56:00 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 4:52:25 | 18:07 | 3 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 12:41:56 | 1:07:55 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 3:16:47 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 14:50:48 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 3:26:09 | 9:22 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 15:56:23 | 1:05:35 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 3:26:22 | 9:35 | 3 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 16:08:05 | 1:17:17 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 5:35:56 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 20:26:44 | ||
| 2 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara  Naoko Matsumoto  Seiichi Suzuki | Hino | 5:57:45 | 21:49 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 22:12:31 | 1:45:47 | |
| 3 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 6:04:26 | 28:30 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 22:13:01 | 1:46:17 | |
| 10 | 1 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 5:15:46 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 25:52:22 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 5:18:10 | 2:24 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 27:28:47 | 1:36:25 | |
| 3 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 5:25:38 | 9:52 | 3 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 27:30:41 | 1:38:19 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 8:44:54 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 34:37:16 | ||
| 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 8:45:23 | 0:29 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 36:14:10 | 1:36:54 | |
| 3 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 9:13:11 | 28:17 | 3 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 36:43:52 | 2:06:36 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 9:26:34 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 44:03:50 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 10:04:48 | 38:14 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 46:27:04 | 2:23:14 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 10:12:54 | 46:20 | 3 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 46:48:40 | 2:44:50 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 9:24:04 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 53:31:57 | ||
| 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 9:28:07 | 4:03 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 56:12:44 | 2:40:47 | |
| 3 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara  Naoko Matsumoto  Seiichi Suzuki | Hino | 10:26:52 | 1:02:48 | 3 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara  Naoko Matsumoto  Seiichi Suzuki | Hino | 58:48:35 | 5:16:38 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 9:12:39 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 62:44:36 | ||
| 2 |  Peter Reif  Gunther Pichlbauer .svg.png.webp) Lee Palmer | MAN | 9:41:07 | 28:28 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 66:46:55 | 4:02:19 | |
| 3 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara  Naoko Matsumoto  Seiichi Suzuki | Hino | 10:04:17 | 51:38 | 3 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara  Naoko Matsumoto  Seiichi Suzuki | Hino | 68:52:52 | 6:08:16 | |
| 15 | 1 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 2:00:21 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 64:46:16 | ||
| 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 2:01:40 | 1:19 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 69:01:40 | 4:15:24 | |
| 3 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 2:14:45 | 14:24 | 3 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara  Naoko Matsumoto  Seiichi Suzuki | Hino | 71:14:16 | 6:28:00 | |
| 16 | 1 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 25:23 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 65:12:14 | ||
| 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 25:58 | 0:35 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra | 69:35:19 | 4:23:05 | |
| 3 |  Paolo Barilla  Matteo Marzotto  Ferdinando Ravarotto | Mercedes-Benz | 26:02 | 0:39 | 3 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara  Naoko Matsumoto  Seiichi Suzuki | Hino | 71:42:48 | 6:30:34 | |
Final standings
Motorcycles
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Entrant | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | KTM Factory Team | 48:00:59 | 
| 2 | 5 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +47:52 | 
| 3 | 6 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +1:20:25 | 
| 4 | 3 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | Repsol KTM | +2:52:46 | 
| 5 | 4 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | Repsol KTM | +2:54:34 | 
| 6 | 7 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +4:02:47 | 
| 7 | 2 |  Jordi Arcarons | KTM | Respol KTM | +4:47:17 | 
| 8 | 12 |  Eric Bernard | KTM | +5:14:32 | |
| 9 | 65 |  Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | +6:11:22 | |
| 10 | 15 |  Paulo Manuel Marques | KTM | +8:15:38 | 
Cars
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Entrant | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201 |  Hiroshi Masuoka |  Pascal Maimon | Mitsubishi | Team Nippon Oil Mitsubishi Ralliart | 46:11:30 | 
| 2 | 200 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt |  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | +22:01 | 
| 3 | 210 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka |  Thierry Delli-Zotti | Mitsubishi | Team Nippon Oil Mitsubishi Ralliart | +35:15 | 
| 4 | 207 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay |  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | +1:37:30 | 
| 5 | 204 |  Carlos Sousa |  Victor Jesus | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Galp TMN Chesterfield Team | +5:20:57 | 
| 6 | 241 |  Saeed Al-Hajri |  Matthew Stevenson | Mitsubishi | MMC Qatar Rally | +8:24:51 | 
| 7 | 216 |  Luc Alphand |  Arnaud Debron | Mitsubishi | Ralliart France | +10:40:02 | 
| 8 | 225 |  Klever Kolberg |  Pascal Larroque | Mitsubishi | Team BR Lubrax | +12:21:09 | 
| 9 | 239 |  Jean-Jacques Ratet |  Jean-Pierre Garcin | Toyota | Toyota Team Araco | +15:48:03 | 
| 10 | 249 |  Nicolas Misslin |  Jean-Michel Polato | Mitsubishi | NCM Ralliart France | +18:04:22 | 
Trucks
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | Truck | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 409 |  Vladimir Chagin |  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 65:12:14 | 
| 2 | 408 |  Karel Loprais |  Josef Kalina  Petr Hamerla | Tatra 815 | +4:23:05 | 
| 3 | 400 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara |  Naoko Matsumoto  Seiichi Suzuki | Hino | +6:30:34 | 
| 4 | 415 |  Peter Reif |  Gunther Pichlbauer .svg.png.webp) Lee Palmer | MAN | +7:17:30 | 
| 5 | 414 |  Jean-Paul Bosonnet |  Serge Lacourt  Roger Darroux | Mercedes-Benz | +11:59:42 | 
| 6 | 410 |  Jan de Rooy |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Yvo Geusens | DAF | +14:30:51 | 
| 7 | 435 |  Helmut Kropfel |  Hermann Anzini  Ronald Bormann | MAN | +17:19:05 | 
| 8 | 403 |  Paolo Barilla |  Matteo Marzotto  Ferdinando Ravarotto | Mercedes-Benz | +19:33:06 | 
| 9 | 401 |  Corrado Pattono |  Guido Toni | Mercedes-Benz | +23:28:22 | 
| 10 | 411 |  André de Azevedo |  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | +23:40:34 | 
References
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- ↑ "Schlesser's diesel switch". BBC Sport. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- 1 2 "Fire ends Schlesser bid". BBC Sport. 2 January 2002. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Masuoka continues charge". BBC Sport. 3 January 2002. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- 1 2 "Masuoka wins Dakar Rally". BBC Sport. 13 January 2002. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "2002 Dakar Stage Reports". difflock.com. 29 December 2001. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "2002 Dakar Stage Reports". difflock.com. 31 December 2001. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Classification Bikes & Trucks". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ↑ "2002 Dakar / Daily Index". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2013-03-22.