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For 2002, Gunther Steiner moved to Jaguar F1 team and he was replaced by former Prodrive employee Christian Loriaux. Unfortunately, Loriaux arrived too late to have really major impact on design of 02 model Focus and his real masterpiece is 03 version.
In fact, Focus 02 was developed during the year more than in any single big step at the start of the season. There were host of changes for Monte Carlo like revised cylinder head, lightened flywheel and crankshaft, relocated power steering pump, modified dashboard layout and repositioned handbrake.
During the year changes included paddle-shift gear mechanism on all cars and redesigned roof scoop, surprisingly bigger than the old one.
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| Debut WRC event: | Monte Carlo 2002 |
| Best WRC result: | 1st by Carlos Sainz in Argentina 2002
1st by Colin McRae in Acropolis 2002
1st by Colin McRae in Safari 2002 |
| Rallies contested: | 28 | (works entries) |
| WRC starts: | 70 | (works entries) |
| Outright wins: | 3 | (wins to rallies ratio 10.7%) |
| Podiums: | 10 | (podiums to starts ratio 14.3%) |
| DNF's: | 19 | (DNF's to starts ratio 27.1 %) |
| Points scored: | 136 | (manufacturer championship points) |
| Avg points per rally: | 4.9 | |
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| Group and class | World Rally Car |
| Engine |
| Location: | Front transverse |
| Turbo: | Yes |
| Cylinders: | 4 in line |
| Valves: | 16 |
| Bore x stroke: | 84.8 x 88.0 mm |
| Cubic capacity: | 1998 cc |
| Power: | 300 hp |
| Torque: | 550 Nm |
| Compression ratio: | 9.0:1 |
| Dimensions |
| Length: | 4152 mm |
| Width: | 1770 mm |
| Height: | 1420 mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2615 mm |
| Front track: | 1550 mm |
| Rear track: | 1550 mm |
| Weight: | 1230 kg |
| Transmission |
| Drive: | 4WD |
| Gearbox: | Longitudinal |
| Gears: | 6 |
| Sequential: | Yes |
| Clutch plates: | 2 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 02
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