John Kostecki's illbruck Challenge crossed the finish line in Kiel at 1617 GMT on Sunday June 9, 2002, to become the overall winner of the Volvo Ocean Race with a total of 61 points. Victory in the final 250-mile leg of the nine-leg race went to Knut Frostad's djuice, which finished sixth overall.
The last leg of the harrowing nine-month global ocean race started in Goteborg, Sweden, and finished approximately 24 hours later in the German port city of Kiel.
Final results are:
1 — illbruck Challenge, 61 pts
2 — Assa Abloy, 55 pts
3 — Amer Sports One, 44 pts
4 — Team Tyco, 42 pts
5 — Team News Corp, 41 pts
6 — djuice, 33 pts
7 — Team SEB, 32 pts
8 — Amer Sports Too, 16 pts
Following the success for the 2001-2002 race, organizers announced that a second Volvo Ocean Race is planned with yachts departing Europe in the fall of 2005.
