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2001 World Rally Championship

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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 edit

The 2001 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.

Round Dates Race
1 19–21 January   Monte Carlo Rally
2 9–11 February   Swedish Rally
3 8–11 March   Rally Portugal
4 23–25 March   Rally Catalunya
5 3–6 May   Rally Argentina
6 1–3 June   Cyprus Rally
7 15–17 June   Acropolis Rally
8 20–22 July   Safari Rally
9 24–26 August   Rally Finland
10 21–23 September   Rally New Zealand
11 4–7 October   Rallye Sanremo
12 19–21 October   Tour de Corse
13 1–4 November   Rally Australia
14 23–25 November   Rally of Great Britain
Sources:[2][3]

Teams and drivers edit

 
Eventual champion Richard Burns driving a Subaru Impreza WRC at the 2001 Rally Finland.
 
Colin McRae finished runner-up in a Ford Focus RS WRC 01.
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 edit

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
  Bozian Racing   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Chris Patterson 2–3, 6–7
  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
M   Pasi Hagström   Tero Gardemeister 2–3, 6–7, 9, 11, 13
  Henrik Lundgaard   Jens-Christian Anker 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
  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
  Toyota Team Saudi Arabia   Abdullah Bakhashab   Bobby Willis 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
  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
  Styllex Tuning Prosport M   Tomáš Hrdinka   Petr Gross 2
  Oman Arab World Rally Team   Hamed Al-Wahaibi   Tony Sircombe 2–3, 6–7, 9, 11, 13
  F.Dor Rally Team   Frédéric Dor   Didier Breton 2–3, 6, 8
  World Rally HIRE   Nigel Heath   Steve Lancaster 2–3, 6–7, 11, 14
  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
  Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team M   Janusz Kulig   Jarosław Baran 2–3
  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

Super 1600 Championship entries edit

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

Results and standings edit

Scoring system edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 3 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Burns crowned World Rally champion". RTÉ. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 2001". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "2001 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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