The 2001 World Rally Championship was the 29th season of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). In a tightly contested year, Subaru 's Richard Burns took his first and only drivers' world title , beating Ford 's Colin McRae , Mitsubishi 's Tommi Mäkinen and the defending champion Marcus Grönholm of Peugeot . Peugeot successfully defended their manufacturers' title .[ 1]
Calendar The 2001 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.
Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Support class 1 18 January 21 January 69th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 15 373.06 km N/A 2 8 February 11 February 50th International Swedish Rally Karlstad , Värmland County Snow 17 380.31 km Teams Cup 3 8 March 11 March 35th TAP Rallye de Portugal Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District Gravel 22 390.72 km Teams Cup 4 22 March 25 March 37th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España Lloret de Mar , Catalonia Tarmac 18 383.18 km Super 1600 5 3 May 6 May 21st Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 21 389.58 km N/A 6 31 May 3 June 29th Cyprus Rally Limassol, Limassol District Gravel 22 341.38 km Teams Cup 7 14 June 17 June 48th Acropolis Rally Itea, Phocis Gravel 20 387.41 km Super 1600/Teams Cup 8 19 July 22 July 49th Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi Gravel 13 1129.76 km N/A 9 23 August 26 August 51st Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 21 406.38 km Super 1600 10 20 September 23 September 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 24 382.46 km N/A 11 4 October 7 October 43rd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Sanremo, Liguria Tarmac 20 368.12 km Super 1600/Teams Cup 12 18 October 21 October 45th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 16 394.04 km Super 1600 13 1 November 4 November 14th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 21 396.77 km Teams Cup 14 22 November 25 November 57th Network Q Rally of Great Britain Cardiff, Wales Gravel 17 380.86 km Super 1600 Sources: [ 2] [ 3]
Calendar changes All 14 rounds from the previous season remained on the calendar for the 2001 season. April was left open with the belief at the time being that Britain would be moved to the spring in 2002, since there had been talks to relocate Rally GB to earlier in the year to make the event better for weather and tourism.[ 4] [ 2]
There had been plans to relocate Rally Australia from Perth to Melbourne with the event being based on the Rally of Melbourne that was part of the Australian Rally Championship at the time.[ 5]
During the season, Rally GB was under the threat of cancellation due to the outbreak of foot in mouth disease in the United Kingdom, leading to the Rally of Lebanon being prepared as a replacement.[ 6] [ 7]
Teams and drivers Eventual champion Richard Burns driving a Subaru Impreza WRC at the 2001 Rally Finland . Colin McRae finished runner-up in a Ford Focus RS WRC 01 . Manufacturer teams Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen All 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet All 16 Harri Rovanperä 2–3, 5–10, 13–14 Gilles Panizzi 1, 4, 11–12 22 9, 13–14 29 Harri Rovanperä 11–12 Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC 01 P 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya All 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist All 17 François Delecour 1–13 Mark Higgins 14 21 Paolo Andreucci 11 24 Rui Madeira 3 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2001 P 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid All 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 2–14 Markko Märtin Michael Park 1 18 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 1 Toshihiro Arai 5–6, 8, 10, 13 21 3, 7, 11–12, 14 29 14 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Lancer Evo WRC M 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki 1–12 13 Kaj Lindström 14 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets All 19 Thomas Rådström Tina Thörner 2 Katsuhiko Taguchi Derek Ringer 6 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander 9–10 Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Accent WRC2 M 9 Piero Liatti 1, 4, 11–12 Kenneth Eriksson 2–3, 5–7, 9–10, 13–14 10 Alister McRae David Senior 1–7, 9–14 19 Piero Liatti 6, 14 20 Juha Kankkunen 9 43 2 45 2 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M 11 Armin Schwarz 1–9, 11–12, 14 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot 1–8, 11–12, 14 9 20 Roman Kresta 8, 11, 14 21 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi 9 Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M 14 Philippe Bugalski 4, 7, 11–12 15 Jesús Puras Marc Martí 4, 11–12 Thomas Rådström Tina Thörner 7 20 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 11
Non Manufacturer Entries Major entries not registered as manufacturers Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Peugeot 206 WRC M Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander 1–2 Gilles Panizzi 3, 6–7 6, 9–10, 12 7 Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG 3–4 Peugeot Bastos Racing M 3–4, 6 4, 6–7, 11 Grégoire de Mévius 14 Peugeot Sport Finland Sebastian Lindholm 9 Peugeot Sport Austria 9 Renato Travaglia 11 Toyota Corolla WRC M 1, 11 1 Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström 2–3 Juuso Pykälistö 9 Toyota Castrol Team P Olivier Burri 1 Daniel Carlsson 2–3, 9, 11 Pedro Chaves 3 Antony Warmbold 3, 9 9 Neal Bates Coral Taylor 13 M Henning Solberg Ola Fløene 2–3 Cato Menkerud 9 Janne Tuohino 2, 4, 9, 13 9 3 M 4 Top Run SRL 11 Subaru Impreza WRC 1 Armodios Vovos 7 Chris Patterson 11 11 Subaru Benelux P 4, 11, 14 4, 9, 11–13 Subaru Rally Team Australia Peter 'Possum' Bourne 10 13 M Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud 14 Impreza 555 14 Ford Focus RS WRC P Jani Paasonen 2, 9 Markku Alén 9 Jolly Club Roman Kresta 7 Carlos Sainz Junior Team Lucas Cruz 14 SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC 3–6 P Salvador Cañellas 4 M 7 P Gwyndaf Evans Chris Patterson 14
FIA Teams Cup Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Toyota Corolla WRC M Henrik Lundgaard 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13 Toyota Castrol Team Finland M 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13 Toyota Team Saudi Arabia M Abdullah Bakhashab 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13 Subaru Impreza WRC M Hamed Al-Wahaibi 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13 World Rally HIRE ? Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13 M 2–3, 6 M 2 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo (Grp. N) M Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13 M Natalie Barratt 2 3, 6–7 11 Chris Patterson 13 Peugeot 206 WRC M 2–3, 6–7 Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team Ford Focus RS WRC M Janusz Kulig 2–3
Super 1600 Championship entries No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds 50 Top Run SRL Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Fiat Punto S1600 4, 7, 11–12, 14 9 56 Giandomenico Basso 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 51 Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Puma S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 55 Niall McShea 4, 7 59 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 71 François Duval 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 52 Fiat Punto S1600 4 7 9, 11–12, 14 64 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 53 Citroën Sport Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Saxo S1600 4, 7, 9, 12, 14 55 Niall McShea 9, 11–12, 14 54 Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12 14 57 Team Gamma Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12 14 69 Nicolas Bernardi 4, 7, 11–12 9 14 58 Diego Vallejo Fiat Punto S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 67 Albert Llovera 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 60 Citroën Saxo S1600 4, 7 61 Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 62 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 63 Ford Puma S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 65 Ford Puma S1600 4 7, 9 11–12, 14 68 Fiat Punto S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14 73 4, 7, 9, 11–12 Simone Scattolin 14 72 Fiat Punto S1600 4 Ford Puma S1600 7, 9, 11–12 Citroën Saxo S1600 14
Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P Manfred Stohl 1, 3, 6, 10, 13 8 Privateer P Gustavo Trelles 1, 3–7, 11–12 P Gianluigi Galli 1, 9 P Gabriel Pozzo 1 3–11, 13 Marcos Ligato 1, 3–11, 13 Privateer M 1 Privateer ? 1 Lancer Evo V M 1–2 Lancer Evo VI 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12–14 Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden M 2, 9, 14 2 Privateer ? Mats Jonsson 2 M Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi 2–8, 10–11, 13–14 Lancer Evo V 14 M Natalie Barratt 2–4 Lancer Evo VI 6–7 9, 11, 14 Chris Patterson 10, 13 Privateer M 2, 9 Privateer Lancer Evo V ? 2, 6 Lancer Evo VI P Mirco Baldacci 3, 6–7, 9, 14 Privateer Lancer Evo 6.5 M 3 Privateer Lancer Evo VI ? 3 ? 3 Privateer ? 3 M 3–4 Mitsubishi Ralliart Belgium Carisma GT Evo VI M François Duval 3, 6, 13 Lancer Evo VI ? Roger Feghali 4 Privateer M 2, 4, 9, 12 M 4 Privateer ? Luis Perez Companc 5 Privateer ? Federico Villagra 5 Privateer ? Alistair Ginley 6–7, 9, 14 Privateer ? 6 Privateer Lancer Evo V M 7 Privateer Lancer Evo VI ? 8 Privateer ? 8 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Carisma GT Evo VI P 9 M Jarmo Lehtinen 9 M Kristian Sohlberg 2, 9 Lancer Evo VI ? 9 Privateer Lancer Evo IV ? 9 Privateer Lancer Evo VI ? 9 Privateer ? 9 F 10, 12–14 Lancer Evo VII Y Fumio Nutahara 10, 13 Ralliart New Zealand Lancer Evo VI ? 10 ? 10 Ralliart Italia Carisma GT Evo VI ? Alessandro Fiorio 11 Lancer Evo VI ? 11 Privateer ? 11 Privateer P 12 Privateer M 12 Privateer M Ed Ordynski 13 Privateer Carisma GT Evo VI ? 13 Privateer Lancer Evo VI ? 14 Privateer Lancer Evo 6.5 ? 14 Privateer Renault Clio RS M 1, 4, 9 ? 11 Privateer ? 12 Privateer Subaru Impreza WRX P 5 Privateer ? 5 Privateer ? 6 Privateer ? 7 Privateer ? 8 Subaru Rally Team Australia Impreza STi N8 P Cody Crocker 10 Privateer Impreza WRX M David Higgins 14
Results and standings
Rally results
Scoring system Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers in each event.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
FIA Teams Cup Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Driver ESP GRE FIN ITA FRA GBR Pts 1 Sébastien Loeb 1 1 1 1 1 50 2 5 2 2 1 2 Ret 30 3 Niall McShea Ret Ret Ret 4 4 2 12 4 Ret Ret 4 3 11 3 11 5 Giandomenico Basso 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 10 6 4 3 Ret 8 6 Ret 8 7 François Duval Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 8 3 Ret 5 7 Ret Ret 6 9 Jussi Välimäki Ret 7 3 Ret 12 Ret 4 10 Ret Ret 6 12 10 4 4 11 Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 12 7 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 13 Ret Ret Ret 6 5 Ret 3 14 Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 2 15 Ret 6 Ret Ret 9 6 2 16 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 1 Driver ESP GRE FIN ITA FRA GBR Pts
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Production World Rally Championship Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Events
References
External links
69th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo 
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35th TAP Rallye de Portugal 
37th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España 
21st Rally Argentina 
29th Cyprus Rally 
48th Acropolis Rally 
49th Safari Rally Kenya 
51st Neste Rally Finland 
32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand 
43rd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia 
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14th Telstra Rally Australia 
57th Network Q Rally of Great Britain 
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Peugeot Sport Austria 
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Toyota Castrol Team Denmark 
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia 
Oman Arab World Rally Team 
Ana Goñi 
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Daniel Muzio 
Saladin Rallying 
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Scuderia San Marino 
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