The 2001 Race of Champions was the 14th running of the annual motorsport event, held from 7 to 9 December 2001 at the Autódromo Internacional de Gran Canaria in Telde, Canary Islands, Spain. It marked the tenth consecutive year the event took place at this venue. The competition brought together top drivers from various disciplines, including rallying, circuit racing, and motorcycle racing.
For the first time, the event featured the Junior Masters, a contest for rally drivers under 30 years of age, replacing the previous International Masters. The seeding system was also changed, with placements in the main Race of Champions based on performance in the Nations' Cup heats rather than World Rally Championship titles.
The individual event was won by Harri Rovanperä, who defeated Armin Schwarz in the final. Team Spain, represented by Fernando Alonso, Jesús Puras, and Rubén Xaus, claimed victory in the Nations' Cup.
Participants
Race of Champions
Nations' Cup
Legends Race
Group A
Group B
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Stig Blomqvist | 2
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| Per Eklund | 0
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| Stig Blomqvist | 2
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| | Timo Salonen | 0
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| Miki Biasion | 0
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| Timo Salonen | 2
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Junior Rally Masters
| Final |
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| François Duval | 1
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| Sébastien Loeb | 0
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Race of Champions
Heat A
Driver
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Wins
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Losses
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Best Time
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Armin Schwarz
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2
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1
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1'56.13
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Harri Rovanpera
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2
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1
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1'56.60
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Juha Kankkunen
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2
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1
|
1'56.85
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Fernando Alonso
|
0
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3
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1'56.69
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Heat B
Driver
|
Wins
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Losses
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Best Time
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Alister McRae
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3
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0
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1'56.63
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Jeff Gordon
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2
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1
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1'55.21
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Gilles Panizzi
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1
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2
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1'56.82
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Rubén Xaus
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0
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3
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1'59.61
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| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Marcus Grönholm | 0
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| Harri Rovanpera | 2
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| Harri Rovanpera | 2
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| | François Duval | 1
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| Stig Blomqvist | 0
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| François Duval | 2
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| Harri Rovanpera | 2
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| | Armin Schwarz | 1
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| Alister McRae | 2
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| Valentino Rossi | 0
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| Alister McRae | 0
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| | Armin Schwarz | 2
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| Armin Schwarz | 2
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| Jeff Gordon | 0
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Nations Cup
Group A
Team
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Match Wins
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Heat Wins
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Best Total Time
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2
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5
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5'44.53
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All-Star
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2
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4
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5'46.17
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UK
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1
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5
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5'48.53
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Italy
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1
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4
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5'43.19
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Group B
Team
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Match Wins
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Heat Wins
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Best Total Time
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USA
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2
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6
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5'44.95
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France
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2
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4
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5'51.20
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Finland
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1
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4
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5'46.01
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Germany
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1
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4
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5'56.24
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| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| | 3
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| France | 1
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| | 3
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| | All-Star | 1
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| USA | 0
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| All-Star | 3
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References
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