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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] The Safari rally was moved to the summer away from its traditional spring date, while Cyprus was also moved to the summer to be back to back with the Acropolis Rally.[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] However these plans failed to materialize and the Rally remained in Perth.

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] Rally GB was able to go ahead but with a more compact route which concentrated on more rural parts of the south of Wales and controversially removed popular stages such as Sweet Lamb and Myherin.[7]

Teams and drivers

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 Risto Pietiläinen 2–3, 5–10, 13–14
Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 1, 4, 11–12
22 9, 13–14
29 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen 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 Daniel Grataloup 1–13
Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas 14
21 Paolo Andreucci Alessandro Giusti 11
24 Rui Madeira Fernando Prata 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 Glenn MacNeall 5–6, 8, 10, 13
21 3, 7, 11–12, 14
29 Neil Wearden Trevor Agnew 14
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
Lancer Evo WRC 		M 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki 1–12
Timo Hantunen 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 Carlo Cassina 1, 4, 11–12
Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander 2–3, 5–7, 9–10, 13–14
10 Alister McRae David Senior 1–7, 9–14
19 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina 6, 14
20 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo 9
43 Thomas Kolberg Werner Seigerud 2
45 Kristian Kolberg Anders Dawidson 2
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 1–9, 11–12, 14
12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot 1–8, 11–12, 14
Georges Biar 9
20 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek 8, 11, 14
21 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi 9
Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M 14 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni 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
H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 WRC M Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander 1–2
Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 3, 6–7
Neil Wearden Trevor Agnew 6, 9–10, 12
Jean-Pierre Richelmi Thierry Barjou 7
Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG Adruzilo Lopes Luís Lisboa 3–4
Peugeot Bastos Racing M Kris Princen Dany Colebunders 3–4, 6
Simon Jean-Joseph Jacques Boyere 4, 6–7, 11
Grégoire de Mévius 14
Peugeot Sport Finland Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen 9
Peugeot Sport Austria Raphael Sperrer Per Carlsson 9
F.P.F. Sport Renato Travaglia Flavio Zanella 11
H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Corolla WRC M Piero Longhi Lucio Baggio 1, 11
Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Dario D'Esposito 1
Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström 2–3
Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi 9
Toyota Castrol Team P Olivier Burri Jean-Philippe Patthey 1
Daniel Carlsson Benny Melander 2–3, 9, 11
Pedro Chaves Sérgio Paiva 3
Antony Warmbold Gemma Price 3, 9
Jouni Ahvenlammi Teppo Leino 9
Neal Bates Coral Taylor 13
Shell Norway Motorsport M Henning Solberg Ola Fløene 2–3
Cato Menkerud 9
LPM Racing Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen 2, 4, 9, 13
Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen 9
Mocne Rally Leszek Kuzaj Maciek Baran 3
Escudería Bengala M Luís Climent Álex Romaní 4
Top Run SRL Domenico Caldarola Paolo Cecchini 11
Procar Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC Tobia Cavallini Bernardo Serra 1
Armodios Vovos Loris Meletopoulos 7
Ioannis Papadimitriou Chris Patterson 11
Diego Oldrati Danilo Fappani 11
Subaru Benelux P Mark Breijer Hans van Goor 4, 11, 14
Promotor World Rally Team Achim Mörtl Stefan Eichhorner 4, 9, 11–13
Subaru Rally Team Australia Peter 'Possum' Bourne Craig Vincent 10
Mark Stacey 13
Shell Norway Motorsport M Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud 14
Papadimitriou Team Impreza 555 Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman 14
Blue Rose Team Ford Focus RS WRC P Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen 2, 9
Markku Alén Ilkka Riipinen 9
Jolly Club Roman Kresta Jan Tománek 7
Carlos Sainz Junior Team Txus Jaio Lucas Cruz 14
SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Marc Blázquez Jordi Mercader 3–6
P Salvador Cañellas Alberto Sanchís 4
M Matthias Kahle Peter Göbel 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 Jens-Christian Anker 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
Toyota Castrol Team Finland M Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia M Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC M Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
World Rally HIRE ? Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
F.Dor Rally Team M Frédéric Dor Didier Breton 2–3, 6
Styllex Tuning Prosport M Tomáš Hrdinka Petr Gross 2
David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo (Grp. N) M Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
Barratt Rallysport M Natalie Barratt Trevor Agnew 2
Claire Parker 3, 6–7
Michael Gibson 11
Chris Patterson 13
Ioannis Papadimitriou Peugeot 206 WRC M Ioannis Papadimitriou Nikolaos Petropoulos 2–3, 6–7
Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team Ford Focus RS WRC M Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran 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
Peter Müller 9
56 Giandomenico Basso Flavio Guglielmini 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
51 Ford Motor Co Ltd Patrick Magaud Guylène Brun Ford Puma S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
55 Niall McShea Michael Orr 4, 7
59 Benoît Rousselot Gilles Mondésir 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
71 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
52 R&D Motorsport Andrea Dallavilla Danilo Fappani Fiat Punto S1600 4
Massimo Chiapponi 7
Giovanni Bernacchini 9, 11–12, 14
64 Massimo Macaluso Antonio Celot 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
53 Citroën Sport Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Saxo S1600 4, 7, 9, 12, 14
55 Niall McShea Michael Orr 9, 11–12, 14
54 Peugeot Bastos Racing Larry Cols Yasmine Gerard Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12
Dany Colebunders 14
57 Team Gamma Cédric Robert Marie-Pierre Billoux Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12
Gérald Bedon 14
69 Nicolas Bernardi Delphine Cavalier 4, 7, 11–12
Jean-Claude Grau 9
Bruno Brissart 14
58 Pronto Racing Sergio Vallejo Diego Vallejo Fiat Punto S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
67 Albert Llovera Marc Corral 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
60 Rally Team Henny Cyril Henny Aurore Brand Citroën Saxo S1600 4, 7
61 H.F. Grifone SRL Corrado Fontana Renzo Casazza Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
62 ST Motors Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
63 Zeta Racing Martin Stenshorne Clive Jenkins Ford Puma S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
65 Astra Racing Alejandro Galanti Daniel Muzio Ford Puma S1600 4
Fernando Zuleta 7, 9
Xavier Amigó 11–12, 14
68 Hawk Racing Club Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Fiat Punto S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
73 Christian Chemin Matteo Alberto Bacchin 4, 7, 9, 11–12
Simone Scattolin 14
72 Saladin Rallying Saladin Mazlan Timothy Sturla 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 Peter Müller 1, 3, 6, 10, 13
Rudolf Stohl 8
Privateer P Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono 1, 3–7, 11–12
Vieffe Corse SRL P Gianluigi Galli Giovanni Bernacchini 1, 9
Top Run P Gabriel Pozzo Edgardo Galindo 1
Daniel Stillo 3–11, 13
Marcos Ligato Rubén García 1, 3–11, 13
Privateer M Olivier Gillet Freddy Delorme 1
Privateer ? David Truphemus Pascal Saivre 1
Guy Colsoul Rallysport Lancer Evo V M Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul 1–2
Lancer Evo VI 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12–14
Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden M Kenneth Bäcklund Tord Andersson 2, 9, 14
Stig-Olov Walfridsson Lars Bäckman 2
Privateer ? Mats Jonsson Johnny Johansson 2
David Sutton Cars Ltd M Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi 2–8, 10–11, 13–14
Lancer Evo V Oliver Clark Richard Pashley 14
Barratt Rallysport M Natalie Barratt Claire Parker 2–4
Lancer Evo VI 6–7
Stella Boyles 9, 11, 14
Chris Patterson 10, 13
Privateer M Saulius Girdauskas Žilvinas Sakalauskas 2, 9
Privateer Lancer Evo V ? Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou 2, 6
Scuderia San Marino Lancer Evo VI P Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone 3, 6–7, 9, 14
Privateer Lancer Evo 6.5 M Pedro Dias da Silva Mário Castro 3
Privateer Lancer Evo VI ? Vítor Pascoal Duarte Costa 3
Creditus/BPN Rent ? Pedro Leal Redwan Cassamo 3
Privateer ? Rodrigo Ferreira Luís Silva 3
Petro-Oil Grupa Orlen Rally Team M Paweł Dytko Tomasz Dytko 3–4
Mitsubishi Ralliart Belgium Carisma GT Evo VI M François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin 3, 6, 13
Mistral Racing Lancer Evo VI ? Roger Feghali Bruno Brissart 4
Privateer M Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev 2, 4, 9, 12
Escudería Voltregá M Joan Font Manel Muñoz 4
Privateer ? Luis Perez Companc Jose Maria Volta 5
Privateer ? Federico Villagra Javier Villagra 5
Privateer ? Alistair Ginley John Bennie 6–7, 9, 14
Privateer ? Nicholas Mandrides Yiannis Ioannou 6
Privateer Lancer Evo V M Dimitris Drivakos Elias Kordas 7
Privateer Lancer Evo VI ? Jari Latvala Kari Mustalahti 8
Privateer ? Azar Anwar Tom Muriuki 8
Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Carisma GT Evo VI P Jouko Puhakka Keijo Eerola 9
M Jouni Ampuja Jarmo Lehtinen 9
Blue Rose Team M Kristian Sohlberg Jukka Aho 2, 9
RallyRent Europe Lancer Evo VI ? Kaj Kuistila Kari Jokinen 9
Privateer Lancer Evo IV ? Jukka Ketomäki Jani Laaksonen 9
Privateer Lancer Evo VI ? Ari Laivola Markku Laakso 9
Privateer ? Ignacio Sanfilippo Víctor Pérez Rodríguez 9
Reece Jones Rallysport F Reece Jones Leo Bult 10, 12–14
Advan-Piaa Rally Team Lancer Evo VII Y Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi 10, 13
Ralliart New Zealand Lancer Evo VI ? Kevin 'Stumpy' Holmes Garry Cowan 10
? Ross Meekings Alan Glen 10
Ralliart Italia Carisma GT Evo VI ? Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni 11
Varese Corse Lancer Evo VI ? "Dedo" Alessandro Mari 11
Privateer ? Mirco Virag Massimo Bergna 11
Privateer P Jean-Marc Sanchez Jean-François Scelo 12
Privateer M Jean-Paul Aymé Brigitte Aymé 12
Privateer M Ed Ordynski Iain Stewart 13
Privateer Carisma GT Evo VI ? Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen 13
Privateer Lancer Evo VI ? Ramón Ferreyros Javier Marín 14
Privateer Lancer Evo 6.5 ? Peter Bijvelds Piet Bijvelds 14
Privateer Renault Clio RS M Eddie Mercier Jean-Michel Véret 1, 4, 9
Ciemme Racing ? Eugenio Lozza Antonella Fiorendi 11
Privateer ? Richard Bourcier Jean-Marc Ducousso 12
Privateer Subaru Impreza WRX P Roberto Sanchez Edgardo Galindo 5
Privateer ? Esteban Goldenhersch Fabian Cretu 5
Privateer ? Charalambos Timotheou Savvas Laos 6
Privateer ? Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis Konstantinos Stefanis 7
Privateer ? Don Smith Adrian Wroe 8
Subaru Rally Team Australia Impreza STi N8 P Cody Crocker Greg Foletta 10
Privateer Impreza WRX M David Higgins Craig Thorley 14

Results and standings

Rally results

Rd. Rally Overall Winners Group N Cup Winners Teams cup Winners Super 1600 winners Report
1 Monte Carlo No. 7 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart No. 44 Olivier Gillet N/A N/A Report
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A N/A
Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki 		Olivier Gillet
Freddy Delorme 		N/A N/A
2 Sweden No. 16 Peugeot Total No. 28 Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden No. 24 Toyota Castrol Team Denmark N/A Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
Harri Rovanperä
Risto Pietiläinen 		Stig-Olov Walfridsson
Lars Bäckman 		Henrik Lundgaard
Jens-Christian Anker 		N/A
3 Portugal No. 7 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart No. 67 Pedro Dias da Silva No. 27 Toyota Castrol Team Finland N/A Report
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki 		Pedro Dias da Silva
Mário Castro 		Pasi Hagström
Tero Gardemeister 		N/A
4 Spain No. 2 Peugeot Total No. 27 Top Run SRL N/A No. 53 Citroën Sport Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A Citroën Saxo S1600
Didier Auriol
Denis Giraudet 		Gabriel Pozzo
Daniel Stillo 		N/A Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
5 Argentina No. 4 Ford Motor Co No. 21 Top Run SRL N/A N/A Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A N/A
Colin McRae
Nicky Grist 		Gabriel Pozzo
Daniel Stillo 		N/A N/A
6 Cyprus No. 4 Ford Motor Co No. 29 Gustavo Trelles No. 26 Toyota Castrol Team Finland N/A Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
Colin McRae
Nicky Grist 		Gustavo Trelles
Jorge Del Buono 		Pasi Hagström
Tero Gardemeister 		N/A
7 Greece No. 4 Ford Motor Co No. 32 Top Run SRL No. 24 Toyota Castrol Team Denmark No. 53 Citroën Sport Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Toyota Corolla WRC Citroën Saxo S1600
Colin McRae
Nicky Grist 		Gabriel Pozzo
Daniel Stillo 		Henrik Lundgaard
Jens-Christian Anker 		Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
8 Kenya No. 7 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart No. 22 Top Run SRL N/A N/A Report
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A N/A
Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki 		Gabriel Pozzo
Daniel Stillo 		N/A N/A
9 Finland No. 1 Peugeot Total No. 47 Top Run SRL N/A No. 53 Citroën Sport Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A Citroën Saxo S1600
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen 		Marcos Ligato
Rubén García 		N/A Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
10 New Zealand No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team No. 37 Stohl Racing N/A N/A Report
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A N/A
Richard Burns
Robert Reid 		Manfred Stohl
Peter Müller 		N/A N/A
11 Italy No. 16 Peugeot Total No. 78 Ralliart Italia No. 24 Toyota Castrol Team Denmark No. 52 R&D Motorsport Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Toyota Corolla WRC Fiat Punto S1600
Gilles Panizzi
Herve Panizzi 		Alessandro Fiorio
Enrico Cantoni 		Henrik Lundgaard
Jens-Christian Anker 		Andrea Dallavilla
Giovanni Bernacchini
12 France No. 15 Citroën Sport No. 28 Gustavo Trelles N/A No. 53 Citroën Sport Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A Citroën Saxo S1600
Jesús Puras
Marc Martí 		Gustavo Trelles
Jorge Del Buono 		N/A Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
13 Australia No. 1 Peugeot Total No. 28 Mitsubishi Ralliart No. 24 Oman Arab World Rally Team N/A Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 N/A
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen 		Ed Ordynski
Iain Stewart 		Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Tony Sircombe 		N/A
14 Britain No. 1 Peugeot Total No. 38 David Higgins N/A N/A Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza S6 WRX N/A N/A
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen 		David Higgins
Craig Thorley 		N/A N/A
Source:[8]

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

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 POR
 ESP
 ARG
 CYP
 GRE
 KEN
 FIN
 NZL
 ITA
 FRA
 AUS
 GBR
  Pts 
1 Richard Burns Ret 16 4 7 2 2 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 4 2 3 44
2 Colin McRae Ret 9 Ret Ret 1 1 1 Ret 3 2 8 11 5 Ret 42
3 Tommi Mäkinen 1 Ret 1 3 4 Ret 4 1 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 41
4 Marcus Grönholm Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 5 7 Ret 1 1 36
5 Harri Rovanperä 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 2 4 3 11 7 4 2 36
6 Carlos Sainz 2 3 2 5 3 3 Ret Ret 6 4 4 Ret 8 Ret 33
7 Didier Auriol Ret Ret 8 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 3 3 3 7 23
8 Gilles Panizzi Ret 12 2 Ret Ret 14 1 2 9 Ret 22
9 François Delecour 3 5 5 6 7 Ret 5 4 Ret 12 6 10 Ret 15
10 Petter Solberg Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 Ret 2 Ret 7 7 9 5 7 Ret 11
11 Jesús Puras Ret Ret Ret 1 10
12 Armin Schwarz 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 7 3 15 Ret Ret 5 9
13 Freddy Loix 6 13 Ret 4 6 5 9 5 10 11 12 12 11 Ret 9
14 Sébastien Loeb 15 Ret 15 19 28 2 13 Ret 6
15 Thomas Rådström 2 Ret Ret 6
16 Toni Gardemeister 5 4 Ret 15 5
17 Alister McRae 7 Ret 6 11 9 7 15 13 9 Ret 9 10 4 4
18 Toshihiro Arai Ret 8 4 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 10 3
19 Markko Märtin Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 3
20 Renato Travaglia 5 2
21 Philippe Bugalski 14 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 1
22 Kenneth Eriksson 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 12 10 12 6 1
23 Pasi Hagström Ret 10 6 Ret 9 Ret 16 1
24 Gabriel Pozzo 12 Ret 18 10 13 13 6 26 18 23 18 1
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 POR
 ESP
 ARG
 CYP
 GRE
 KEN
 FIN
 NZL
 ITA
 FRA
 AUS
 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
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
 SWE
 POR
 ESP
 ARG
 CYP
 GRE
 KEN
 FIN
 NZL
 ITA
 FRA
 AUS
 GBR
 Points
1 Peugeot Total 1 Ret Ret 3 (Ret) Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 4 (7) (Ret) 1 1 106
2 Ret Ret 7 1 Ret Ret Ret 5 2 2
16 2 2 4 1 1 3 2
2 Ford Motor Co 3 2 2 2 5 3 3 Ret Ret 5 3 3 Ret 7 Ret 86
4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 1 1 1 Ret 3 2 4 7 4 Ret
3 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 7 1 Ret 1 3 4 Ret 3 1 Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 69
8 4 Ret 4 6 4 5 4 6 8 9 Ret
19 1 Ret 10
4 555 Subaru World Rally Team 5 Ret 7 4 6 2 2 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 3 2 3 66
6 Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret 2 Ret 6 6 5 4 6 Ret
18 (5)
5 Škoda Motorsport 11 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 4 3 8 Ret Ret 5 17
12 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 6 6 Ret 9 7 Ret 8
6 Hyundai World Rally Team 9 Ret 4 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret 5 10 6 17
10 5 Ret 5 8 7 5 7 8 Ret 6 8 4
20 Ret
Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
 SWE
 POR
 ESP
 ARG
 CYP
 GRE
 KEN
 FIN
 NZL
 ITA
 FRA
 AUS
 GBR
 Points
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
the event (WD)

FIA Teams Cup

Pos. Driver SWE
 POR
 CYP
 GRE
 ITA
 AUS
  Pts 
1 Henrik Lundgaard 1 Ret Ret 1 1 2 36
2 Pasi Hagström Ret 1 1 Ret Ret 3 24
3 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 16
4 Abdullah Bakhashab 4 Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 15
5 Stig Blomqvist 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 13
6 Natalie Barrett 7 Ret 3 4 Ret 5 9
7 Nigel Heath 6 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
NC Ioannis Papadimitriou Ret 3 Ret 3 2 0 (14)
NC Janusz Kulig 3 Ret 0 (4)
NC Frédéric Dor 5 Ret Ret 0 (2)
Pos. Driver SWE
 POR
 CYP
 GRE
 ITA
 AUS
 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
the event (WD)

JWRC Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver ESP
 GRE
 FIN
 ITA
 FRA
 GBR
  Pts 
1 Sébastien Loeb 1 1 1 1 1 50
2 Andrea Dallavilla 5 2 2 1 2 Ret 30
3 Niall McShea Ret Ret Ret 4 4 2 12
4 Larry Cols Ret Ret 4 3 11 3 11
5 Giandomenico Basso 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 10
6 Martin Stenshorne 4 3 Ret 8 6 Ret 8
7 François Duval Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 6
8 Corrado Fontana 3 Ret 5 7 Ret Ret 6
9 Jussi Välimäki Ret 7 3 Ret 12 Ret 4
10 Alejandro Galanti Ret Ret 6 12 10 4 4
11 Patrick Magaud Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret 4
12 Cédric Robert 7 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3
13 Sergio Vallejo Ret Ret Ret 6 5 Ret 3
14 Saladin Mazlan Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 2
15 Massimo Ceccato Ret 6 Ret Ret 9 6 2
16 Christian Chemin 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 1
Pos. 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
the event (WD)

Production World Rally Championship

Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 POR
 ESP
 ARG
 CYP
 GRE
 KEN
 FIN
 NZL
 ITA
 FRA
 AUS
 GBR
  Pts 
1 Gabriel Pozzo 4 Ret 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 71
2 Gustavo Trelles 3 Ret Ret 2 1 2 Ret 1 36
3 Manfred Stohl 2 Ret 2 1 6 23
4 Marcos Ligato 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 2 1 Ret Ret 11 36
5 Stig Blomqvist 3 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 4 7 4 17
6 Olivier Gillet 1 10
7 Stig-Olov Walfridsson 1 10
8 Pedro Dias da Silva 1 10
9 Alex Fiorio 1 10
10 Ed Ordynski 1 10
11 David Higgins 1 10
12 Alistair Ginley 4 Ret 13 3 7
13 Stanislav Gryazin Ret 4 Ret 3 7
14 Kenneth Bäcklund 2 Ret Ret 6
15 Vítor Pascoal 2 6
16 Roger Feghali 2 6
17 Jean-Marc Sanchez 2 6
18 Ramón Ferreyros 2 6
19 Mirco Baldacci 4 Ret 4 15 Ret 6
20 Pedro Leal 3 4
21 Roberto Sanchez 3 4
22 Anwar Azar 3 4
23 Kaj Kuistila 3 4
24 Fumio Nutahara 3 Ret 4
25 Alfredo De Dominicis 3 4
26 François Duval Ret Ret 3 4
27 Eddie Mercier 7 6 23 4 4
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 POR
 ESP
 ARG
 CYP
 GRE
 KEN
 FIN
 NZL
 ITA
 FRA
 AUS
 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
the event (WD)

Events

Rally name Start-end date Podium drivers
(Finishing time) 		Podium cars
Monte Carlo Rally 19 January–21 January
  1. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:38m:04.3s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (4h:39m:05.1s)
  3. François Delecour (4h:40m:09.6s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Swedish Rally 9 February–11 February
  1. Harri Rovanperä (3h:27m:01.1s)
  2. Thomas Rådström (3h:27m:29.0s)
  3. Carlos Sainz (3h:27m:38.1s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo 6.5
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Rally Portugal 8 March–11 March
  1. Tommi Mäkinen (3h:46m:42.1s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (3h:46m:50.7s)
  3. Marcus Grönholm (3h:49m:37.7s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Rally Catalunya 23 March–25 March
  1. Didier Auriol (3h:40m:54.7s)
  2. Gilles Panizzi (3h:41m:17.9s)
  3. Tommi Mäkinen (3h:41m:56.1s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5
Rally Argentina 3 May–6 May
  1. Colin McRae (4h:18m:25.3s)
  2. Richard Burns (4h:18m:52.2s)
  3. Carlos Sainz (4h:20m:11.7s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Cyprus Rally 1 June–3 June
  1. Colin McRae (5h:07m:32.7s)
  2. Richard Burns (5h:07m:49.1s)
  3. Carlos Sainz (5h:07m:59.2s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Acropolis Rally 15 June–17 June
  1. Colin McRae (4h:19m:01.9s)
  2. Petter Solberg (4h:19m:50.9s)
  3. Harri Rovanperä (4h:20m:37.6s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Safari Rally 20 July–22 July
  1. Tommi Mäkinen (8h:58m:37s)
  2. Harri Rovanperä (9h:11m:14s)
  3. Armin Schwarz (9h:16m:12s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Škoda Octavia WRC
Rally Finland 24 August–26 August
  1. Marcus Grönholm (3h:23m:12.8s)
  2. Richard Burns (3h:23m:37.8s)
  3. Colin McRae (3h:23m:45.1s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Rally New Zealand 21 September–23 September
  1. Richard Burns (3h:47m:28.0s)
  2. Colin McRae (3h:48m:12.6s)
  3. Harri Rovanperä (3h:48m:18.1s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Rallye Sanremo 5 October–7 October
  1. Gilles Panizzi (4h:05m:49.5s)
  2. Sébastien Loeb (4h:06m:00.9s)
  3. Didier Auriol (4h:06m:44.4s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Citroen Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Tour de Corse 19 October–21 October
  1. Jesús Puras (3h:58m:35.5s)
  2. Gilles Panizzi (3h:58m:53.0s)
  3. Didier Auriol (3h:59m:47.4s)
  1. Citroen Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Rally Australia 1 November–4 November
  1. Marcus Grönholm (3h:17m:01.3s)
  2. Richard Burns (3h:17m:41.7s)
  3. Didier Auriol (3h:18m:21.4s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Rally of Great Britain 22 November–25 November
  1. Marcus Grönholm (3h:23m:44.8s)
  2. Harri Rovanperä (3h:26m:11.9s)
  3. Richard Burns (3h:27m:00.2s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC2001

References

  1. ^ "Burns crowned World Rally champion". RTÉ. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Provisional 2001 calendar rings the changes". Autosport. 1 September 2000. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Season 2001". eWRC. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ^ "September move for Rally Great Britain". Autosport. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Rally Oz to move in 2001". Autosport. 9 June 2000. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ Miller, Duby (29 March 2001). "MERC: Lebanon waits in the wings". Motorsport. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Rally GB set for even more compact route". Autosport. 2 May 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Season 2000 rally - eWRC-results". www.ewrc-results.com.
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