2001 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2001 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 69th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 January and 21 January 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 21st win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

2001 Monte Carlo Rally
69th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Monaco
Rally baseMonaco
Dates runJanuary 19, 2001 – January 21, 2001
Stages15 (373.06 km; 231.81 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt/snow
Overall distance1,738.81 km (1,080.45 miles)
Statistics
Crews56 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Tommi Mäkinen
Finland Risto Mannisenmäki
Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5

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   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   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   Piero Liatti   Carlo Cassina   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
10   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC 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
16   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
18   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
World Rally Championship entries
17   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
19   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 206 WRC M
22   Piero Longhi   Lucio Baggio   Piero Longhi Toyota Corolla WRC M
28   Olivier Burri   Jean-Philippe Patthey   Olivier Burri Toyota Corolla WRC P
30   Pier Lorenzo Zanchi   Dario D'Esposito   Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Toyota Corolla WRC M
31   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio   Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza 555
32   Tobia Cavallini   Bernardo Serra   Tobia Cavallini Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
33   Richard Hein   Philippe Servol   Richard Hein Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
Group N Cup entries
23   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
24   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
25   Gianluigi Galli   Giovanni Bernacchini   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
26   Gabriel Pozzo   Edgardo Galindo   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
44   Olivier Gillet   Freddy Delorme   Olivier Gillet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
45   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
46   Hermann Gassner Sr.   Siegfried Schrankl   Hermann Gassner Sr. Proton Pert Evo V P
47   Luca Baldini   Massimiliano Cerrai   Luca Baldini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
48   Marco Menegatto   Christophe Berard   Marco Menegatto Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
49   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
50   Patrice Rouit   Dominique Lamy   Patrice Rouit Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
52   Norberto Cangani   Eros Di Prima   Norberto Cangani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
53   David Truphemus   Pascal Saivre   David Truphemus Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
54   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
57   Christophe Arnaud   Stéphane Arnaud   Christophe Arnaud Renault Clio RS
58   Nicolas Vouilloz   Steeve Rebroin   Nicolas Vouilloz Renault Clio Williams
59   Frédéric Maniccia   Richard Thaon   Frédéric Maniccia Renault Clio RS
60   Jürgen Barth   Jean-Claude Perramond   Jürgen Barth Opel Astra OPC
61   Eddie Mercier   Jean-Michel Veret   Eddie Mercier Renault Clio RS M
62   Nicolas Ressegaire   Régis Ressegaire   Nicolas Ressegaire Renault Clio RS
63   Gabriele Cadringher   Gianfranco Serembre   Gabriele Cadringher Opel Astra OPC
64   Marc Dessi   Pamela Dessi   Marc Dessi Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9
65   Jacques Courmontagne   Josette Martin   Jacques Courmontagne Peugeot 106 XSI
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 141.74 km
19 January 10:03 SS1 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 22.89 km
10:46 SS2 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 30.34 km
13:19 SS3 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 22.89 km
14:02 SS4 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 30.34 km
17:03 SS5 Comps — Castellane 1 20.53 km
18:09 SS6 Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 14.75 km
Leg 2 — 132.78 km
20 January 09:53 SS7 BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers 24.12 km
11:06 SS8 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.69 km
13:34 SS9 Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 14.75 km
15:07 SS10 Comps — Castellane 2 20.53 km
18:00 SS11 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.69 km
Leg 3 — 98.54 km
21 January 09:08 SS12 Sospel — La Bollène 1 32.72 km
10:03 SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km
12:28 SS14 Sospel — La Bollène 2 32.72 km
13:23 SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 4:38:04.3 10
2 3   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:39:05.1 +1:00.8 6
3 17   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:40:09.6 +2:05.3 4
4 11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:40:30.3 +2:26.0 3
5 19   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 206 WRC 4:43:56.4 +5:52.1 2
6 8   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 4:44:30.2 +6:25.9 1
Source:[4]

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 7   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 4:38:04.3 10
2 2 3   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:39:05.1 +1:00.8 6
4 3 11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:40:30.3 +2:26.0 3
6 4 8   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 4:44:30.2 +6:25.9 1
7 5 10   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC 4:47:08.3 +9:04.0 0
8 6 12   Bruno Thiry   Stéphane Prévot   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:51:59.3 +13:55.0 0
Retired SS13 4   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Mechanical 0
Retired SS7 5   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 18   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Accident 0
Retired SS4 2   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS3 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Water pump 0
Retired SS3 16   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS2 9   Piero Liatti   Carlo Cassina   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Engine 0
Retired SS1 6   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Electrical 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Jan) SS1 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 22.89 km   Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 206 WRC 20:48.9   Toni Gardemeister
SS2 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 30.34 km   Hermann Gassner Sr. Proton Pert Evo V 25:38.5   Didier Auriol
SS3 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 22.89 km   François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 18:32.7
SS4 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 30.34 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 22:10.4   Colin McRae
SS5 Comps — Castellane 1 20.53 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 13:45.4
SS6 Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 14.75 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 10:32.5
Leg 2 (20 Jan) SS7 BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers 24.12 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 17:31.1
SS8 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.69 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 26:02.3
SS9 Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 14.75 km   François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 10:25.1   Tommi Mäkinen
SS10 Comps — Castellane 2 20.53 km Stage cancelled
SS11 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.69 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 26:22.1   Colin McRae
Leg 3 (21 Jan) SS12 Sospel — La Bollène 1 32.72 km   Freddy Loix Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 28:19.0   Tommi Mäkinen
SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 14:57.6
SS14 Sospel — La Bollène 2 32.72 km   François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 26:24.6
SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 14:09.5

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 10     Risto Mannisenmäki 10     Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 13
2     Carlos Sainz 6     Luis Moya 6     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 6
3     François Delecour 4     Daniel Grataloup 4     Škoda Motorsport 5
4     Armin Schwarz 3     Manfred Hiemer 3     Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 2
5     Toni Gardemeister 2     Paavo Lukander 2

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
9 1 44   Olivier Gillet   Freddy Delorme   Olivier Gillet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:54:28.2 10
10 2 23   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:55:54.6 +1:26.4 6
11 3 24   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:56:41.5 +2:13.3 4
12 4 26   Gabriel Pozzo   Edgardo Galindo   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:57:14.9 +2:46.7 3
13 5 54   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:01:41.2 +7:13.0 2
16 6 53   David Truphemus   Pascal Saivre   David Truphemus Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:11:23.7 +16:55.5 1
17 7 61   Eddie Mercier   Jean-Michel Veret   Eddie Mercier Renault Clio RS 5:11:45.4 +17:17.2 0
19 8 57   Christophe Arnaud   Stéphane Arnaud   Christophe Arnaud Renault Clio RS 5:19:35.8 +25:07.6 0
21 9 49   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:37:55.2 +43:27.0 0
23 10 59   Frédéric Maniccia   Richard Thaon   Frédéric Maniccia Renault Clio RS 5:44:15.2 +49:47.0 0
26 11 64   Marc Dessi   Pamela Dessi   Marc Dessi Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 6:07:48.1 +1:13:19.9 0
Retired SS12 25   Gianluigi Galli   Giovanni Bernacchini   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS11 46   Hermann Gassner Sr.   Siegfried Schrankl   Hermann Gassner Sr. Proton Pert Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS11 50   Patrice Rouit   Dominique Lamy   Patrice Rouit Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 48   Marco Menegatto   Christophe Berard   Marco Menegatto Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 58   Nicolas Vouilloz   Steeve Rebroin   Nicolas Vouilloz Renault Clio Williams Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 60   Jürgen Barth   Jean-Claude Perramond   Jürgen Barth Opel Astra OPC Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 47   Luca Baldini   Massimiliano Cerrai   Luca Baldini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS3 63   Gabriele Cadringher   Gianfranco Serembre   Gabriele Cadringher Opel Astra OPC Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 45   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 52   Norberto Cangani   Eros Di Prima   Norberto Cangani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 62   Nicolas Ressegaire   Régis Ressegaire   Nicolas Ressegaire Renault Clio RS Accident 0
Retired SS1 65   Jacques Courmontagne   Josette Martin   Jacques Courmontagne Peugeot 106 XSI Accident 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Jan) SS1 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 22.89 km   Olivier Gillet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:08.0   Olivier Gillet
SS2 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 30.34 km   Hermann Gassner Sr. Proton Pert Evo V 25:38.5   Hermann Gassner Sr.
SS3 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 22.89 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:20.8
SS4 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 30.34 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 23:22.6
SS5 Comps — Castellane 1 20.53 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:23.3   Manfred Stohl
SS6 Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 14.75 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:13.8
Leg 2 (20 Jan) SS7 BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers 24.12 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:13.7
SS8 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.69 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 27:08.1   Olivier Gillet
SS9 Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 14.75 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:54.7
SS10 Comps — Castellane 2 20.53 km Stage cancelled
SS11 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.69 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 27:50.9
Leg 3 (21 Jan) SS12 Sospel — La Bollène 1 32.72 km   Olivier Gillet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:18.0
SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:30.8
SS14 Sospel — La Bollène 2 32.72 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 27:43.0
SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:45.0

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Olivier Gillet 10
2     Manfred Stohl 6
3     Gustavo Trelles 4
4     Gabriel Pozzo 3
5     Marcos Ligato 2

References

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  1. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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