The 2001 Cyprus Rally (formally the 29th Cyprus Rally) was the sixth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 June and 3 June 2001, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 22nd win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

2001 Cyprus Rally
29th Cyprus Rally
Round 6 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Cyprus
Rally baseLimassol
Dates runJune 1, 2001 – June 3, 2001
Stages22 (341.38 km; 212.12 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,252.51 km (778.27 miles)
Statistics
Crews76 at start, 30 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '01

Background

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
4   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
5   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
6   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
7   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 M
8   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
9   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
10   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
12   Bruno Thiry   Stéphane Prévot   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
World Rally Championship entries
16   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
17   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
18   Toshihiro Arai   Glenn Macneall   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
19   Katsuhiko Taguchi   Derek Ringer   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 M
20   Piero Liatti   Carlo Cassina   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
21   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 WRC M
22   Frédéric Dor   Didier Breton   F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
23   Marc Blázquez   Jordi Mercader   Seat Sport Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3 P
24   Jean-Joseph Simon   Jack Boyère   Jean-Joseph Simon Peugeot 206 WRC M
25   Henrik Lundgaard   Jens-Christian Anker   Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Toyota Corolla WRC
26   Pasi Hagström   Tero Gardemeister   Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC
27   Hamed Al-Wahaibi   Tony Sircombe   Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
28   Abdullah Bakhashab   Bobby Willis   Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
32   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Chris Patterson   Ioannis Papadimitriou Peugeot 206 WRC
34   Nigel Heath   Steve Lancaster   World Rally HIRE Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
39   Kris Princen   Dany Colebunders   Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC
40   Neil Wearden   Trevor Agnew   Neil Wearden Peugeot 206 WRC
41   Andreas Tsouloftas   Andreas Achilleos   Fairways Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
42   Chris Thomas   Andreas Christodoulides   Chris Thomas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
43   Michel Saleh   Adamos Gregoriou   Damas UAE Rally Team Toyota Celica GT-Four
46   Paraskevas Paraskeva   Ioánnis Konstantinou   Paraskevas Paraskeva Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
56   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio   Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza 555
57   Giovanni Recordati   Freddy Delorme   Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC
58   Marios E Panayiotou   Phanos Christofi   Marios E Panayiotou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
68   Nicos Antoniades   Giorgos Economides   Nicos Antoniades Subaru Impreza 555
Group N Cup entries
29   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
30   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
31   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
33   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
35   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
36   Mark Higgins   Bryan Thomas   Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
37   Mirco Baldacci   Maurizio Barone   Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
38   Natalie Barratt   Claire Parker   Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
44   Andreas Peratikos   Harris Episkopou   Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
47   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
48   Nicholas Mandrides   Yiannis Ioannou   Nicholas Mandrides Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
49   Rami Shohatovich   Michalakis Michael   Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
50   Prodromos Prodromou   Marios Vassiliades   Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
51   Ben Briant   Tim Line   Ben Briant Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
53   Charalambos Timotheou   Savvas Laos   Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza WRX
54   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin   François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT
59   Alistair Ginley   John Bennie   Alistair Ginley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
60   Joakim Roman   Ingrid Mitakidou   Joakim Roman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
64   Michael Kahlfuss   Ronald Bauer   Michael Kahlfuss Toyota Celica GT-Four
66   Panagiotis Theofanides   Nikos Theofanides   Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza
67   Constantinos Georgallis   George Ladas   Constantinos Georgallis Subaru Impreza STI N8
70   Edith Weiss   Cornelia Messerli   Edith Weiss Nissan Sunny GTI-R
73   Panayiotis Kyriakou   Angelos Makrides   Panayiotis Kyriakou Hyundai Accent
74   Andreas Konstantinou   Andreas Nicolaou   Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX
75   Andreas Agathocleous   Christakis Michael   Andys Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
76   Christos Antoniou   Theodoros Georgiou   Christos Antoniou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
77   Nadav Dotan   Andreas Antoniades   Nadav Dotan Subaru Impreza WRX
79   Yiangos Yiangou   Leonidas Christofi   Yiangos Yiangou Suzuki Swift GTi
83   Giorgos Koudounias   Yiannos Colokasides   Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 137.98 km
1 June 08:48 SS1 Platres 11.48 km
09:23 SS2 Foini 1 30.29 km
11:31 SS3 Simou 35.57 km
12:39 SS4 Selladi Staktou 19.29 km
15:32 SS5 Prastio 11.06 km
16:15 SS6 Foini 2 30.29 km
Leg 2 — 105.96 km
2 June 09:18 SS7 Platres 1 11.99 km
09:56 SS8 Stavroulia 1 15.73 km
10:39 SS9 Agios Theodoros 1 9.61 km
11:07 SS10 Asinou 1 15.65 km
14:22 SS11 Platres 2 11.99 km
15:00 SS12 Stavroulia 2 15.73 km
15:43 SS13 Agios Theodoros 2 9.61 km
16:11 SS14 Asinou 2 15.65 km
Leg 3 — 97.44 km
3 June 09:38 SS15 Vavatsinia 1 19.02 km
10:26 SS16 Macheras 1 13.09 km
11:09 SS17 Lageia 1 9.53 km
11:36 SS18 Mari 1 7.07 km
14:16 SS19 Vavatsinia 2 19.02 km
15:04 SS20 Macheras 2 13.11 km
15:47 SS21 Lageia 2 9.53 km
16:14 SS22 Mari 2 7.07 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 4   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:32.7 10
2 5   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:07:49.1 +16.4 6
3 4   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:59.2 +26.5 4
4 18   Toshihiro Arai   Glenn Macneall   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:13:11.0 +5:38.3 3
5 8   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:13:42.9 +6:10.2 2
6 26   Pasi Hagström   Tero Gardemeister   Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC 5:17:05.2 +9:32.5 1
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World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 4   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:32.7 10
2 2 5   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:07:49.1 +16.4 6
3 3 4   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:59.2 +26.5 4
5 4 8   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:13:42.9 +6:10.2 2
7 5 10   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 5:18:08.3 +10:35.6 0
8 6 12   Bruno Thiry   Stéphane Prévot   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 5:19:10.7 +11:38.0 0
9 7 11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 5:20:20.8 +12:48.1 0
Retired SS18 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Fuel pressure 0
Retired SS10 2   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Overheated engine 0
Retired SS9 9   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Alternator 0
Retired SS6 6   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Fire 0
Retired SS4 7   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Accident 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Jun) SS1 Platres 11.48 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 9:31.4   Petter Solberg
SS2 Foini 1 30.29 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 27:51.0   Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Simou 35.57 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 31:13.0
SS4 Selladi Staktou 19.29 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 16:37.6
SS5 Prastio 11.06 km   François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 6:40.2
SS6 Foini 2 30.29 km   François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 27:36.8
Leg 2 (2 Jun) SS7 Platres 1 11.99 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 9:45.0   Richard Burns
SS8 Stavroulia 1 15.73 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 16:53.3
SS9 Agios Theodoros 1 9.61 km   Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 9:29.8
SS10 Asinou 1 15.65 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 14:51.8
SS11 Platres 2 11.99 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 9:47.6
SS12 Stavroulia 2 15.73 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 16:44.3   Colin McRae
SS13 Agios Theodoros 2 9.61 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 9:30.7
SS14 Asinou 2 15.65 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 14:48.2   Richard Burns
Leg 3 (3 Jun) SS15 Vavatsinia 1 19.02 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 17:17.0
SS16 Macheras 1 13.09 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 11:41.2   Colin McRae
SS17 Lageia 1 9.53 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 8:37.3
SS18 Mari 1 7.07 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:36.1
SS19 Vavatsinia 2 19.02 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 16:59.8
SS20 Macheras 2 13.11 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 11:36.0
SS21 Lageia 2 9.53 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 8:37.5
SS22 Mari 2 7.07 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:35.5

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Tommi Mäkinen 27     Risto Mannisenmäki 27   1   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 50
2     Carlos Sainz 26     Luis Moya 26   1   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 47
3   1   Colin McRae 20   1   Nicky Grist 20   1   Subaru World Rally Team 22
4   3   Richard Burns 15   3   Robert Reid 15   1   Peugeot Total 20
5   2   Didier Auriol 10   2   Denis Giraudet 10     Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 10

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
11 1 29   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:34:44.0 10
12 2 30   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:38:38.7 +3:54.7 6
13 3 33   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:43:31.7 +8:47.7 4
14 4 59   Alistair Ginley   John Bennie   Alistair Ginley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:52:55.1 +18:11.1 3
15 5 48   Nicholas Mandrides   Yiannis Ioannou   Nicholas Mandrides Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:55:43.6 +20:59.6 2
16 6 53   Charalambos Timotheou   Savvas Laos   Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza WRX 5:56:27.0 +21:43.0 1
18 7 51   Ben Briant   Tim Line   Ben Briant Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:04:52.0 +30:08.0 0
21 8 38   Natalie Barratt   Claire Parker   Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:09:57.3 +35:13.3 0
22 9 64   Michael Kahlfuss   Ronald Bauer   Michael Kahlfuss Toyota Celica GT-Four 6:16:28.6 +41:44.6 0
24 10 76   Christos Antoniou   Theodoros Georgiou   Christos Antoniou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 6:24:12.7 +49:28.7 0
25 11 75   Andreas Agathocleous   Christakis Michael   Andys Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6:36:19.8 +1:01:35.8 0
28 12 79   Yiangos Yiangou   Leonidas Christofi   Yiangos Yiangou Suzuki Swift GTi 7:00:29.0 +1:25:45.0 0
29 13 74   Andreas Konstantinou   Andreas Nicolaou   Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX 7:04:32.8 +1:29:48.8 0
Retired SS19 70   Edith Weiss   Cornelia Messerli   Edith Weiss Nissan Sunny GTI-R Retired 0
Retired SS14 73   Panayiotis Kyriakou   Angelos Makrides   Panayiotis Kyriakou Hyundai Accent Retired 0
Retired SS12 77   Nadav Dotan   Andreas Antoniades   Nadav Dotan Subaru Impreza WRX Retired 0
Retired SS11 49   Rami Shohatovich   Michalakis Michael   Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Mechanical 0
Retired SS7 60   Joakim Roman   Ingrid Mitakidou   Joakim Roman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS6 66   Panagiotis Theofanides   Nikos Theofanides   Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza Retired 0
Retired SS4 35   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 83   Giorgos Koudounias   Yiannos Colokasides   Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 31   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Wheel 0
Retired SS3 47   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 36   Mark Higgins   Bryan Thomas   Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 37   Mirco Baldacci   Maurizio Barone   Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 44   Andreas Peratikos   Harris Episkopou   Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 50   Prodromos Prodromou   Marios Vassiliades   Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS2 54   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin   François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT Retired 0
Retired SS2 67   Constantinos Georgallis   George Ladas   Constantinos Georgallis Subaru Impreza STI N8 Mechanical 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Jun) SS1 Platres 11.48 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:13.8   Marcos Ligato
SS2 Foini 1 30.29 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:59.3   Manfred Stohl
SS3 Simou 35.57 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 32:50.8   Gustavo Trelles
SS4 Selladi Staktou 19.29 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:04.4
SS5 Prastio 11.06 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:16.4
SS6 Foini 2 30.29 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:42.7
Leg 2 (2 Jun) SS7 Platres 1 11.99 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:25.5
SS8 Stavroulia 1 15.73 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:40.2
SS9 Agios Theodoros 1 9.61 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:06.7
SS10 Asinou 1 15.65 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:37.7
SS11 Platres 2 11.99 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:31.2
SS12 Stavroulia 2 15.73 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:28.1
SS13 Agios Theodoros 2 9.61 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:51.2
SS14 Asinou 2 15.65 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:38.8
Leg 3 (3 Jun) SS15 Vavatsinia 1 19.02 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:22.2
SS16 Macheras 1 13.09 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:47.0
SS17 Lageia 1 9.53 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:04.8
SS18 Mari 1 7.07 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:24.6
SS19 Vavatsinia 2 19.02 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:15.7
SS20 Macheras 2 13.11 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:56.1
SS21 Lageia 2 9.53 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8:52.8
SS22 Mari 2 7.07 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:18.3

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Gabriel Pozzo 27
2   3   Gustavo Trelles 20
3   4   Manfred Stohl 12
4   2   Olivier Gillet 10
5   2   Stig-Olov Walfridsson 10

References

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  1. ^ "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  2. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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