Poised to make Subaru competitive, four-time World Champion driver Tommi Makinen is driving for the 2002 season. The 37-year-old Finn brings a wealth of knowledge to the team and his standing as the most successful rally driver of the last decade.
He drove to first place in the 2002 Monte Carlo rally. This result gives him an unprecedented record of four consecutive Monte Carlo wins and makes him the most successful driver in the WRC!
The 2002 Monte Carlo was quite contervertial as Sebation Loeb, driving the Citroen Xsara, accually finished the rally faster than Makinen. Únfortunately, a two minute penalty was incurred after leg one for a tire change in an illegal area. Citroen appealead the penalty immediately. The rally ended with Loeb being victor, but a week after the event, Citroen dropped case and let Subaru took the victory.Source - Subaru
He drove to first place in the 2002 Monte Carlo rally. This result gives him an unprecedented record of four consecutive Monte Carlo wins and makes him the most successful driver in the WRC!
The 2002 Monte Carlo was quite contervertial as Sebation Loeb, driving the Citroen Xsara, accually finished the rally faster than Makinen. Únfortunately, a two minute penalty was incurred after leg one for a tire change in an illegal area. Citroen appealead the penalty immediately. The rally ended with Loeb being victor, but a week after the event, Citroen dropped case and let Subaru took the victory.Source - Subaru
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Additional Sales Volume Data
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from 2002
Subaru Monthly Sales Volume
March 2024
61,297
February 2024
47,189
January 2024
44,510
November 2023
53,327
October 2023
53,772
September 2023
56,335
August 2023
56,407
June 2023
55,168
May 2023
54,531
April 2023
51,014
February 2023
45,790
January 2023
44,373
