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2001 World Rally Championship
29th season of the FIA 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]
The 2001 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.
More information Round, Dates ...
Round | Dates | Race |
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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 |
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Non Manufacturer Entries
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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 | |||
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Super 1600 Championship entries
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No | Entrant | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
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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 | ||||
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Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers in each event.
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
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FIA Teams Cup
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JWRC Drivers' championship
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Production World Rally Championship
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More information Rally name, Start-end date ...
Rally name | Start-end date | Podium drivers (Finishing time) |
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Monte Carlo Rally | 19 January–21 January |
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Swedish Rally | 9 February–11 February |
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Rally Portugal | 8 March–11 March |
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Rally Catalunya | 23 March–25 March |
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Rally Argentina | 3 May–6 May |
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Cyprus Rally | 1 June–3 June |
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Acropolis Rally | 15 June–17 June |
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Safari Rally | 20 July–22 July |
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Rally Finland | 24 August–26 August |
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Rally New Zealand | 21 September–23 September |
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Rallye Sanremo | 5 October–7 October |
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Tour de Corse | 19 October–21 October |
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Rally Australia | 1 November–4 November |
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Rally of Great Britain | 22 November–25 November |
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- "Burns crowned World Rally champion". RTÉ. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- "FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 2001". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- "2001 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2001 in World Rally Championship.
- FIA World Rally Championship 2001 at ewrc-results.com