2001 World Rally Championship

2001 WRC season

World Champion
Driver:	Richard Burns
Manufacturer:	Peugeot
Season dates
Number of rallies:	14th
<2000 season	2002 season>

The FIA - World Rally Championship in 2001 was in January 19, Monte Carlo started and ended on 25 November in the UK . A total of 14 world championship races were held on four continents. Richard Burns became world champion. He overtook Colin McRae and Tommi Mäkinen with a third place in the last World Championship race .

vehicles

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  Peugeot 206 WRC

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  Subaru Impreza WRC

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  Ford Focus WRC

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  Škoda Octavia WRC

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  Hyundai Accent WRC

Registration lists

Teams and drivers WRC

team	Manufacturer	automobile	driver	rally
Peugeot Total	Peugeot	Peugeot 206 WRC	Marcus Grönholm	All
			Didier Auriol	All
			Gilles Panizzi	1, 4, 11-12
			Harri Rovanperä	2-3, 5-10, 13-14
			Gilles Panizzi	13
Ford World Rally Team	ford	Ford Focus WRC	Carlos Sainz	All
			Colin McRae	All
			François Delecour	1-13
			Mark Higgins	14th
			Paolo Andreucci	11
Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRC	Richard Burns	All
			Petter Solberg	All
			Markko Märtin	1-4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
			Toshihiro Arai	5-6, 8, 10, 13
			Toshihiro Arai	3, 7, 11-12, 14
Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution WRC	Tommi Mäkinen	All
			Freddy Loix	All
			Thomas Rådström	2
			Katsuhiko Taguchi	6th
			Toni Gardemeister	9-10
Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai	Hyundai Accent WRC	Piero Liatti	1, 4, 11-12
			Kenneth Eriksson	2-3, 5-7, 9-10, 13-14
			Alister McRae	1-7, 9-14
			Piero Liatti	6, 14
			Juha Kankkunen	9
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Armin Schwarz	1-9, 11-12, 14th
			Bruno Thiry	1-9, 11-12, 14th
			Roman Kresta	7, 12, 14
			Stig Blomqvist	8th
Citroën Sport	Citroën	Xsara WRC	Philippe Bugalski	4, 7, 11-12
			Jesus Puras	4, 11-12
			Thomas Rådström	7th
			Sébastien Loeb	11
Teams without notification of manufacturer points
Toyota Castrol Team Denmark	Toyota	Toyota Corolla WRC	Henrik Lundgaard	2-4, 6-7, 11, 13
Toyota Castrol Finland			Pasi Hagström	2-3, 6-7, 9, 11, 13
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia			Abdullah Bakhashab	2-3, 6-7, 11, 13
Janne Tuohino			Janne Tuohino	2, 4, 9, 13
Daniel Carlsson			Daniel Carlsson	2-3, 9, 11
Henning Solberg			Henning Solberg	2, 3, 9
	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRC		14th
World Rally HIRE			Nigel Heath	3-6
F.Dor Rally Team			Frederic Dor	2-3, 6, 8
Oman Arab World Rally Team			Hamed Al-Wahaibi	2-3, 6-7, 9, 13
Subaru Rally Team Australia			Peter Bourne	10, 13
Subaru Benelux			Mark Breijer	4, 11, 14
Promoter World Rally Team			Achim Mörtl	4, 9, 11-13
HF Grifone SRL	Peugeot	Peugeot 206 WRC	Gilles Panizzi	3, 6-7, 9, 14
Toni Gardemeister			Toni Gardemeister	1-2
Simon Jean-Joseph			Simon Jean-Joseph	4, 6-7, 11
Peugeot Bastos Racing			Kris Princen	3-4, 6
Neil Wearden			Neil Wearden	6, 9-10, 12
	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRC		14th
Ioannis Papadimitriou	Peugeot	Peugeot 206 WRC	Ioannis Papadimitriou	2-3, 6-7
	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRC		10, 14
Seat Sport	SEAT	SEAT Cordoba WRC	Marc Blazquez	3-6
			Salvador Cañellas	3
			Gwyndaf Evans	14th

Teams and drivers JWRC

team	driver	Copilot	automobile	rally
Top run	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor - Petrasko	Fiat Punto S1600	4, 7, 11-12, 14
		Peter Müller		9
Patrick Magaud	Patrick Magaud	Guylène Brun	Ford Puma S1600	4, 7, 9, 11, 14
Andrea Dallavilla	Andrea Dallavilla	Danilo Fappani	Fiat Punto S1600	4, 7
		Giovanni Bernacchini		9, 11-12, 14
Sébastien Loeb	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Saxo Kit Car	4, 7
			Citroën Saxo S1600	9, 12, 14
Larry Cols	Larry Cols	Yasmine Gerard	Peugeot 206 S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12
		Dany Colebunders		14th
Niall McShea	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Ford Puma S1600	4, 7
			Citroën Saxo S1600	9, 11-12, 14
Top run	Giandomenico Basso	Flavio Guglielmini	Fiat Punto S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Team gamma	Cédric Robert	Marie-Pierre Billoux	Peugeot 206 S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12
		Gérald Bedon		14th
Pronto Racing	Sergio Vallejo	Diego Vallejo	Fiat Punto S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Benoît Rousselot	Benoît Rousselot	Gilles Mondésir	Ford Puma S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Cyril Henny	Cyril Henny	Aurore Brand	Citroën Saxo Kit Car	4th
			Citroën Saxo VTS	7th
Corrado Fontana	Corrado Fontana	Renzo Casazza	Peugeot 206 S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Jussi Välimäki	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	Peugeot 206 S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Martin Stenshorne	Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	Ford Puma S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Massimo Macaluso	Massimo Macaluso	Antonio Celot	Fiat Punto S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Alejandro Galanti	Alejandro Galanti	Daniel Muzio	Ford Puma S1600	4th
		Fernando Zuleta	Ford Puma Kit Car	7th
			Ford Puma S1600	9
		Xavier Amigó		11-12, 14
Pronto Racing	Albert Llovera	Marc Corral	Fiat Punto S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Massimo Ceccato	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Fiat Punto S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Team gamma	Nicolas Bernardi	Dolphins Cavalier	Peugeot 206 S1600	4, 7, 11-12
		Jean-Claude Gray		9
		Bruno Brissart		14th
François Duval	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Puma S1600	4, 7, 9, 11-12, 14
Saladin rallying	Saladin Mazlan	Timothy Sturla	Fiat Punto S1600	4th
			Ford Puma Kit Car	7th
			Ford Puma S1600	9, 11-12
			Citroën Saxo S1600	14th
Christian Chemin	Christian Chemin	Matteo Alberto Bacchin	Fiat Punto S1600	4, 9, 11-12
			Fiat Punto Kit Car	7th
		Simone Scattolin	Fiat Punto S1600	14th

Competitions

The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance between the connecting routes between the individual WPs is not included.

colour Underground gold gravel silver asphalt blue Ice / snow bronze Mixed

rally	rank	driver	vehicle	total time	Number of WP	length	Started	in the target
Rally Monte Carlo 19. – 21. January 2001	1.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6	4: 38: 04.3	15 1 canceled	392.18 km	56	27
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+1: 00.8
	3.	François Delecour	Ford Focus WRC	+ 2: 05.3
Rally Sweden 9-11 February 2001	1.	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 27: 01.1	17th	379.87 km	75	41
	2.	Thomas Rådström	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo 6	+ 0: 27.9
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 37.0
Rally Portugal 8-11 March 2001	1.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6	3: 46: 42.1	22 4 canceled	390.14 km	92	26th
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 08.6
	3.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 2: 55.6
Rally Catalonia 23-25 March 2001	1.	Didier Auriol	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 40: 54.7	18 1 canceled	383.18 km	74	36
	2.	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 23.2
	3.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution	+1: 01.4
Rally Argentina 3rd-6th May 2001	1.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	4: 18: 25.3	21st	389.58 km	65	32
	2.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 26.9
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+1: 46.4
Rally Cyprus 1st - 3rd June 2001	1.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	5: 07: 32.7	21st	341.4 km	76	30th
	2.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 16.4
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 26.5
Acropolis Rally 15.-17. June 2001	1.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	4: 19: 01.9	20th	398.91 km	110	47
	2.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 49.0
	3.	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	+1: 35.7
Rally Safari 20.-22. July 2001	1.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6	8: 58: 37.0	13 1 canceled	1128.84 km	41	15th
	2.	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 12: 37.0
	3.	Armin Schwarz	Škoda Octavia WRC	+ 17: 35.0
Rally Finland 24.-26. August 2001	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 23: 12.8	21st	406.38 km	160	79
	2.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 25.0
	3.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 32.3
Rally New Zealand 21-23 September 2001	1.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	3: 47: 28.0	24	382.46 km	68	48
	2.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 44.6
	3.	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 50.1
Rally San Remo 4th-7th October 2001	1.	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	4: 05: 49.5	20th	368.12 km	73	37
	2.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	+ 0: 11.4
	3.	Didier Auriol	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 54.9
Rally Corsica 19. – 21. October 2001	1.	Jesus Puras	Citroën Xsara WRC	3: 58: 35.5	16 1 canceled	394.04 km	85	50
	2.	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 17.5
	3.	Didier Auriol	Peugeot 206 WRC	+1: 11.9
Rally Australia 1-4 November 2001	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 17: 01.3	21 1 canceled	396.77 km	73	51
	2.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 40.4
	3.	Didier Auriol	Peugeot 206 WRC	+1: 20.1
Rally Great Britain 23-25. November 2001	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 23: 44.8	17 1 canceled	380.86 km	117	50
	2.	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 2: 27.1
	3.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 3: 15.4

Overall ratings

WRC drivers' championship

Distribution of points
rank	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	10	6th	4th	3	2	1

rank	driver	MON	SWE	POR	ESP	ARG	CYP	GRE	KEN	FIN	NZL	ITA	FRA	OUT	GBR	Points
1	Richard Burns	DNF	16	4th	7th	2	2	DNF	DNF	2	1	DNF	4th	2	3	44
2	Colin McRae	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	1	1	1	DNF	3	2	8th	11	5	DNF	42
3	Tommi Mäkinen	1	DNF	1	3	4th	DNF	4th	1	DNF	8th	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	41
4th	Marcus Grönholm	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	1	5	7th	DNF	1	1	36
5	Harri Rovanperä		1	DNF		DNF	DNF	3	2	4th	3	11	7th	4th	2	36
6th	Carlos Sainz	2	3	2	5	3	3	DNF	DNF	6th	4th	4th	DNF	8th	DNF	33
7th	Didier Auriol	DNF	DNF	8th	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	3	3	3	7th	23
8th	Gilles Panizzi	DNF		12	2		DNF	DNF		14th		1	2	9	DNF	22nd
9	François Delecour	3	5	5	6th	7th	DNF	5	4th	DNF	12	6th	10	DNF		15th
10	Petter Solberg	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	2	DNF	7th	7th	9	5	7th	DNF	11
11	Jesus Puras	DNF			DNF							DNF	1			10
12	Armin Schwarz	4th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	7th	3	15th		DNF	DNF		5	9
13	Freddy Loix	6th	13	DNF	4th	6th	5	9	5	10	11	12	12	11	DNF	9
14th	Sébastien Loeb	15th	DNF		15th			19th		28		2	13		DNF	6th
15th	Thomas Rådström		2	DNF				DNF								6th
16	Toni Gardemeister	5	4th							DNF	15th					5
17th	Alister McRae	7th	DNF	6th	11	9	7th	15th		13	9	DNF	9	10	4th	4th
18th	Toshihiro Arai			DNF		8th	4th	DNF	DNF		14th	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	3
19th	Markko Märtin	DNF	12	DNF	DNF			DNF		5		DNF	6th		DNF	3
20th	Renato Travaglia											5				2
21st	Philippe Bugalski	14th		DNF	8th			6th				DNF	DNF			1
22nd	Kenneth Eriksson		8th	7th		DNF	DNF	DNF		12	10			12	6th	1
23	Pasi Hagström		DNF	10			6th	DNF		9		DNF		16		1
24	Gabriel Pozzo	12		DNF	18th	10	13	13	6th	26th	18th	23		18th		1
rank	driver	MON	SWE	POR	ESP	ARG	CYP	GRE	KEN	FIN	NZL	ITA	FRA	OUT	GBR	Points

Manufacturers' championship WRC

The manufacturing teams had to use at least two cars. However, three or four vehicles could also be entered, but only the two best results for the world championship count. The results in brackets therefore mean that two other vehicles from the same manufacturer were placed further ahead.

rank	team	No.	MON	SWE	POR	ESP	ARG	CYP	GRE	KEN	FIN	NZL	ITA	FRA	OUT	GBR	Points
1	Peugeot Total	1	DNF	DNF	3		DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	1	4th			1	1	106
		2	DNF	DNF	7th	1	DNF	DNF	DNF			5	2	2
		16				2				2	4th		1	1	3	2
2	Ford World Rally Team	3	2	2	2	5	3	3	DNF	DNF	5	3	3	DNF	7th	DNF	86
		4th	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	1	1	1	DNF	3	2	4th	7th	4th	DNF
3	Mitsubishi Ralliart	7th	1	DNF	1	3	4th	DNF	3	1	DNF	7th	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	69
		8th	4th		DNF	4th	6th	4th	5	4th			6th	8th	9	DNF
		19th		1							DNF	10
4th	Subaru World Rally Team	5	DNF	7th	4th	6th	2	2	DNF	DNF	2	1	DNF	3	2	3	66
		6th	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	2	DNF	6th	6th	5	4th	6th	DNF
		18th												(5)
5	Škoda Motorsport	11	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	4th	3	8th		DNF	DNF		5	17th
		12	6th	6th	DNF	7th	DNF	6th	6th	DNF	9		7th	DNF		8th
6th	Hyundai World Rally Team	9	DNF	4th	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF		7th	9	DNF	5	10	6th	17th
		10	5	DNF	5	8th	7th	5	7th			8th	DNF	6th	8th	4th
		20th									DNF
rank	team	No.	MON	SWE	POR	ESP	ARG	CYP	GRE	KEN	FIN	NZL	ITA	FRA	OUT	GBR	Points

Driver ranking JWRC

rank	driver	ESP	GRC	FIN	ITA	FRA	GBR	Points
1	Sébastien Loeb	1	1	1		1	1	50
2	Andrea Dallavilla	5	2	2	1	2	DNF	30th
3	Niall McShea	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	4th	2	12
4th	Larry Cols	DNF	DNF	4th	3	11	3	11
5	Giandomenico Basso	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	10
6th	Martin Stenshorne	4th	3	DNF	8th	6th	DNF	8th
7th	François Duval	DNF	DNF	DNF	2	DNF	DNF	6th
8th	Corrado Fontana	3	DNF	5	7th	DNF	DNF	6th
9	Jussi Välimäki	DNF	7th	3	DNF	12	DNF	4th
10	Alejandro Galanti	DNF	DNF	6th	12	10	4th	4th
11	Patrick Magaud	DNF	5	DNF	5		DNF	4th
12	Cédric Robert	7th	4th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	3
13	Sergio Vallejo	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	5	DNF	3
14th	Saladin Mazlan	DNF	8th	DNF	11	DNF	5	2
15th	Massimo Ceccato	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	9	6th	2
16	Christian Chemin	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	1
rank	driver	ESP	GRC	FIN	ITA	FRA	GBR	Points

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 2001 , February 8, 2015

Web links

http://www.wrc.com