2001 Rally New Zealand

The 2001 Rally New Zealand (formally the 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the tenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 21 September and 23 September 2001, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 10th and last win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2001 Rally New Zealand
32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round 10 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country New Zealand
Rally baseAuckland
Dates runSeptember 21, 2001 – September 23, 2001
Stages24 (382.46 km; 237.65 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,690.14 km (1,050.20 miles)
Statistics
Crews68 at start, 48 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Richard Burns
United Kingdom Robert Reid
Japan Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S7 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
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
19   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
World Rally Championship entries
8   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
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
20   Peter 'Possum' Bourne   Craig Vincent   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
21   Neil Wearden   Trevor Agnew   Neil Wearden Peugeot 206 WRC
31   Bruce Herbert   Robert Ryan   Rose City Cars Subaru Impreza STI N8
32   Geoff Argyle   Steve Smith   Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
33   Andrew Hawkeswood   Samantha Haldane   Daytona Motor Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
34   Todd Bawden   Raymond Bennett   Todd Bawden Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
35   Lewis Scott   Jane Black   Lewis Scott Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
42   Brian Green   Jane McKay   Palmerston North Rallysport Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
44   Glenn Smith   Colin Smith   Glenn Smith Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
46   Richard Mason   Hamish Fenemor   Richard Mason Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
47   Brett Middleton   Andrew Benefield   Brett Middleton Subaru Impreza WRX
48   Wayne Parker   Brendan McKay   Wayne Parker Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
52   Ian Easton   Cheryl Easton   Ian Easton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
53   Kerry Evans   Rocky Hudson   Winger Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX
54   Mark Hiestand   Danielle Bates   Winger Subaru Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
56   Austen Jones   Bronwyn Snookes   Anything Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX
57   Malcolm Stewart   Mike Fletcher   Malcolm Stewart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
59   Kevin Bell   Dean Stockwell   Kevin Bell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
61   Jason Gardner   Paul Flintoft   Jason Gardner Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
65   Keith Stewart   Len Fisher   Keith Stewart Subaru Legacy RS
67   Bruce Warburton   Harmannus Slebos   Bruce Warburton Subaru Impreza WRX
69   Rex Vizible   Dave Robb   Vizible Racing Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Group N Cup entries
22   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
23   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
25   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
26   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
27   Cody Crocker   Greg Foletta   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza STI N8
28   Reece Jones   Leo Bult   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
29   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
30   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
37   Luca Baldini   Massimo Agostinelli   Luca Baldini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
39   Chris West   Chris Cobham   Rose City Cars Subaru Impreza WRX STI
40   Ross Meekings   Alan Glen   Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
41   Natalie Barratt   Chris Patterson   Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
43   Kevin Holmes   Garry Cowan   Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
49   Cameron Bates   Laurie Brenssell   Cameron Bates Subaru Impreza STI
50   Mike Turfus   Fleur Pedersen   Silverstone Rally Tyre Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
51   Graeme Presswell   Martin Saunders   Rally Drive NZ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
55   Jeff Judd   Grant Marra   Jeff Judd Subaru Impreza WRX
58   Deborah Kibble   Jamie Kibble   Deborah Kibble Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
64   Hiromichi Niwa   Tadayoshi Sato   Hiromichi Niwa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
66   Nobuaki Takahashi   Masako Takahashi   Nobuaki Takahashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
68   Minoru Shinomiya   Yoshinari Kawanishi   Minoru Shinomiya Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
70   Mitsuhiro Aoki   Fumika Nakamura   Mitsuhiro Aoki Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
71   Tony Burrowes   Brendan Olsen   Burrst Racing Subaru Impreza WRX
72   David Langford-Smith   Stuart Roberts   David Langford-Smith Subaru Impreza WRX
73   Keiji Seita   Hiromi Ueno   Keiji Seita Honda Civic VTi
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 117.17 km
21 September 08:33 SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km
10:41 SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km
11:04 SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km
11:37 SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km
13:08 SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km
13:51 SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km
18:30 SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km
19:00 SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km
Leg 2 — 176.29 km
22 September 09:53 SS9 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km
12:51 SS10 Batley 19.82 km
13:24 SS11 Waipu Gorge 11.24 km
13:42 SS12 Brooks 16.03 km
14:10 SS13 Paparoa Station 11.64 km
15:50 SS14 Cassidy 21.64 km
16:33 SS15 Mititai 26.77 km
17:16 SS16 Tokatoka 10.15 km
Leg 3 — 89.00 km
23 September 08:38 SS17 Otorohea Trig 4.62 km
09:06 SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km
11:14 SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km
11:27 SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km
11:45 SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km
11:58 SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km
12:41 SS23 Fyfe 1 10.60 km
13:04 SS24 Fyfe 2 10.60 km
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Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 5   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:47:28.0 10
2 4   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:48:12.6 +44.6 6
3 16   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:18.1 +50.1 4
4 3   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:48:20.2 +52.2 3
5 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:23.8 +55.8 2
6 2   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:39.3 +1:11.3 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 5   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:47:28.0 10
2 2 4   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:48:12.6 +44.6 6
4 3 3   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:48:20.2 +52.2 3
5 4 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:23.8 +55.8 2
6 5 2   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:39.3 +1:11.3 1
7 6 6   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:49:43.8 +2:15.8 0
8 7 7   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 3:49:49.0 +2:21.0 0
9 8 10   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:51:01.8 +3:33.8 0
10 9 9   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:51:49.9 +4:21.9 0
15 10 19   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 3:56:04.3 +8:36.3 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (21 Sep) SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:04.6   Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:39.8
SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 11:00.2
SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 8:03.7
SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km   Didier Auriol
  Kenneth Eriksson
Peugeot 206 WRC
Hyundai Accent WRC2
21:28.2
SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 10:49.1   Kenneth Eriksson
SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 1:21.6
SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 1:20.1
Leg 2 (22 Sep) SS9 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 33:59.9   Richard Burns
SS10 Batley 19.82 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 10:55.9
SS11 Waipu Gorge 11.24 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 6:31.2
SS12 Brooks 16.03 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 9:44.6
SS13 Paparoa Station 11.64 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 6:17.9
SS14 Cassidy 21.64 km   Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 12:23.9
SS15 Mititai 26.77 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 13:42.3
SS16 Tokatoka 10.15 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:19.3
Leg 3 (23 Sep) SS17 Otorohea Trig 4.62 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:06.0
SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 18:45.0
SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:47.1
SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:55.7
SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:41.4
SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:50.9
SS23 Fyfe 1 10.60 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:42.6
SS24 Fyfe 2 10.60 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:32.6

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   1   Colin McRae 40   1   Nicky Grist 40   1   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 76
2   1   Tommi Mäkinen 40   1   Risto Mannisenmäki 40   1   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 66
3   2   Richard Burns 31   2   Robert Reid 31   1   Subaru World Rally Team 46
4   1   Carlos Sainz 30   1   Luis Moya 30   1   Peugeot Total 44
5   1   Harri Rovanperä 27   1   Risto Pietiläinen 27     Škoda Motorsport 15

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
16 1 22   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:58:33.1 10
18 2 23   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:01:24.5 +2:51.4 6
20 3 29   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:03:22.2 +4:49.1 4
21 4 26   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:03:42.2 +5:09.1 3
24 5 43   Kevin Holmes   Garry Cowan   Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:04:29.9 +5:56.8 2
25 6 28   Reece Jones   Leo Bult   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:05:37.8 +7:04.7 1
26 7 40   Ross Meekings   Alan Glen   Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:07:17.4 +8:44.3 0
27 8 37   Luca Baldini   Massimo Agostinelli   Luca Baldini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:12:05.2 +13:32.1 0
31 9 50   Mike Turfus   Fleur Pedersen   Silverstone Rally Tyre Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:14:12.1 +15:39.0 0
32 10 49   Cameron Bates   Laurie Brenssell   Cameron Bates Subaru Impreza STI 4:16:09.3 +17:36.2 0
34 11 64   Hiromichi Niwa   Tadayoshi Sato   Hiromichi Niwa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:18:55.2 +20:22.1 0
36 12 41   Natalie Barratt   Chris Patterson   Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:21:26.1 +22:53.0 0
38 13 68   Minoru Shinomiya   Yoshinari Kawanishi   Minoru Shinomiya Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:26:56.9 +28:23.8 0
40 14 71   Tony Burrowes   Brendan Olsen   Burrst Racing Subaru Impreza WRX 4:34:18.5 +35:45.4 0
45 15 58   Deborah Kibble   Jamie Kibble   Deborah Kibble Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:39:20.0 +40:46.9 0
48 16 51   Graeme Presswell   Martin Saunders   Rally Drive NZ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:53:34.5 +55:01.4 0
Retired SS22 39   Chris West   Chris Cobham   Rose City Cars Subaru Impreza WRX STI Transmission 0
Retired SS20 55   Jeff Judd   Grant Marra   Jeff Judd Subaru Impreza WRX Engine 0
Retired SS18 72   David Langford-Smith   Stuart Roberts   David Langford-Smith Subaru Impreza WRX Engine 0
Retired SS16 27   Cody Crocker   Greg Foletta   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza STI N8 Accident 0
Retired SS15 70   Mitsuhiro Aoki   Fumika Nakamura   Mitsuhiro Aoki Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS9 73   Keiji Seita   Hiromi Ueno   Keiji Seita Honda Civic VTi Accident 0
Retired SS5 25   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS5 30   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 66   Nobuaki Takahashi   Masako Takahashi   Nobuaki Takahashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Suspension 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (21 Sep) SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:51.5   Manfred Stohl
SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:51.6
SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:25.1
SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza STI N8 8:21.8   Gabriel Pozzo
SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza STI N8 22:01.0   Cody Crocker
SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza STI N8 11:14.6
SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km   Manfred Stohl
  Ross Meekings
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
1:27.7
SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:26.2
Leg 2 (22 Sep) SS9 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 35:48.0   Manfred Stohl
SS10 Batley 19.82 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:32.4
SS11 Waipu Gorge 11.24 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:49.9
SS12 Brooks 16.03 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:15.7
SS13 Paparoa Station 11.64 km   Manfred Stohl
  Cody Crocker
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Subaru Impreza STI N8
6:38.0
SS14 Cassidy 21.64 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:15.4
SS15 Mititai 26.77 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:39.5
SS16 Tokatoka 10.15 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:42.9
Leg 3 (23 Sep) SS17 Otorohea Trig 4.62 km   Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:16.9
SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:45.6
SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km   Kevin Holmes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:06.6
SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km   Ross Meekings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:13.2
SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km   Ross Meekings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:05.3
SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km   Ross Meekings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:15.3
SS23 Fyfe 1 10.60 km   Ross Meekings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:03.2
SS24 Fyfe 2 10.60 km   Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:05.6

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Gabriel Pozzo 59
2     Gustavo Trelles 26
3   1   Manfred Stohl 22
4   1   Marcos Ligato 22
5   3   Stig Blomqvist 11

References

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  1. ^ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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