2001 Rally Australia
The 2001 Rally Australia (formally the 14th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 1 November and 4 November 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2001 Rally Australia 14th Telstra Rally Australia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 13 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Rally base | Perth | ||
| Dates run | November 1, 2001 – November 4, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 21 (396.77 km; 246.54 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,358.70 km (844.26 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 73 at start, 51 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC | ||
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 149.96 km | ||||
| 1 November | 18:42 | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km |
| 2 November | 10:27 | SS2 | Helena North 1 | 24.14 km |
| 10:53 | SS3 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | |
| 12:00 | SS4 | Kev's | 9.56 km | |
| 12:39 | SS5 | Beraking | 26.46 km | |
| 13:27 | SS6 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | |
| 15:32 | SS7 | Helena North 2 | 24.14 km | |
| 15:58 | SS8 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | |
| 16:23 | SS9 | Atkins | 4.42 km | |
| 19:30 | SS10 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | |
| Leg 2 — 141.12 km | ||||
| 3 November | 08:36 | SS11 | Stirling East | 35.48 km |
| 09:23 | SS12 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | |
| 11:23 | SS13 | Wellington Dam | 45.42 km | |
| 14:07 | SS14 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km | |
| 14:28 | SS15 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | |
| 16:14 | SS16 | Murray Pines | 18.53 km | |
| 19:45 | SS17 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | |
| Leg 3 — 105.69 km | ||||
| 4 November | 07:59 | SS18 | Bannister West | 34.57 km |
| 09:07 | SS19 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | |
| 10:32 | SS20 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | |
| 12:35 | SS21 | Michelin TV Stage | 5.63 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:17:01.3 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:17:41.7 | +40.4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:18:21.4 | +1:20.1 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:18:32.2 | +1:30.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:18:41.3 | +1:40.0 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Timo Hantunen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:20:04.0 | +3:02.7 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km | Didier Auriol Carlos Sainz |
Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '01 |
1:30.7 | Didier Auriol Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS2 | Helena North 1 | 24.14 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:43.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS3 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | Marcus Grönholm Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC |
9:42.7 | ||
| SS4 | Kev's | 9.56 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 6:01.5 | ||
| SS5 | Beraking | 26.46 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 14:52.2 | ||
| SS6 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:08.7 | Colin McRae | |
| SS7 | Helena North 2 | 24.14 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:29.4 | Marcus Grönholm | |
| SS8 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | Carlos Sainz Richard Burns |
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 |
9:34.2 | ||
| SS9 | Atkins | 4.42 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:01.3 | ||
| SS10 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | Didier Auriol Petter Solberg |
Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 |
1:30.8 | ||
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS11 | Stirling East | 35.48 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:38.8 | |
| SS12 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:08.5 | ||
| SS13 | Wellington Dam | 45.42 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS14 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:47.8 | ||
| SS15 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:20.0 | ||
| SS16 | Murray Pines | 18.53 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:40.4 | ||
| SS17 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:29.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS18 | Bannister West | 34.57 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 17:22.7 | |
| SS19 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 19:26.6 | ||
| SS20 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 16:32.1 | ||
| SS21 | Michelin TV Stage | 5.63 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:28.1 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Colin McRae | 42 | Nicky Grist | 42 | 1 | Peugeot Total | 90 | |||||
| 2 | Tommi Mäkinen | 41 | Risto Mannisenmäki | 40 | 1 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 86 | |||||
| 3 | Richard Burns | 40 | Robert Reid | 40 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 69 | ||||||
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | 33 | Luis Moya | 33 | Subaru World Rally Team | 62 | ||||||
| 5 | Harri Rovanperä | 30 | Risto Pietiläinen | 30 | Škoda Motorsport | 15 | ||||||
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 17 | 1 | 28 | Ed Ordynski | Iain Stewart | Mistubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:34:27.2 | 10 | |
| 18 | 2 | 32 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:34:48.5 | +21.3 | 6 |
| 19 | 3 | 45 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | François Duval | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 3:35:19.0 | +51.8 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 27 | Juha Kangas | Mika Ovaskainen | Juha Kangas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:35:23.5 | +56.3 | 3 |
| 21 | 5 | 26 | Cody Crocker | Greg Foletta | Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:37:22.6 | +2:55.4 | 2 |
| 22 | 6 | 31 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:38:22.6 | +3:55.4 | 1 |
| 23 | 7 | 34 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:40:39.6 | +6:12.4 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 38 | Dean Herridge | Jim Carlton | Les Walkden Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX | 3:41:05.8 | +6:38.6 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 42 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:41:24.9 | +6:57.7 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 29 | Marko Ipatti | Karri Marttila | Raceworx | Subaru Impreza STI | 3:42:54.8 | +8:27.6 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 33 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:43:23.3 | +8:56.1 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 46 | Reece Jones | Leo Bult | Reece Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:45:32.0 | +11:04.8 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 44 | Mark Thompson | David Boddy | Mark Thompson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 3:47:44.6 | +13:17.4 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 58 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:48:43.1 | +14:15.9 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 54 | David Hills | Lyndall Drake | Australian Plastic Profiles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 3:50:31.8 | +16:04.6 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 65 | Jim Marden | Stuart Percival | Takayama College | Subaru Impreza 555 | 3:53:15.6 | +18:48.4 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 47 | Luca Baldini | Massimo Agostinelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:53:48.5 | +19:21.3 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 53 | Dennis Dunlop | Jacquie Dunlop | Dennis Dunlop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:54:54.1 | +20:26.9 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 37 | Natalie Barratt | Chris Patterson | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:59:10.9 | +24:43.7 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 62 | Michael Anderson | Melissa Anderson | Michael Anderson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | 4:02:34.0 | +28:06.8 | 0 |
| 39 | 21 | 60 | Haruo Takakuwa | Paul Flintoft | Takayama College | Subaru Impreza WRX | 4:07:32.8 | +33:05.6 | 0 |
| 42 | 22 | 72 | Shane Dirou | Hanna Drury | Maximum Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | 4:11:01.2 | +36:34.0 | 0 |
| 45 | 23 | 71 | Rick Powell | Paul Bennett | Rick Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | 4:23:28.9 | +49:01.7 | 0 |
| 46 | 24 | 74 | John Hendry | Andrew Wilson | John Hendry | Proton Satria | 4:30:34.9 | +56:07.7 | 0 |
| 47 | 25 | 69 | Ryo Funaki | Hiroyasu Sonoda | Ryo Funaki | Subaru Vivio RX-R | 4:33:19.0 | +58:51.8 | 0 |
| 50 | 26 | 79 | Duane Partridge | Glen Hancock | Office of Youth Affairs | Daihatsu Charade GTi | 5:07:19.1 | +1:32:51.9 | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | 75 | Kunio Takeuchi | Michael Hawiley | All Student University | Subaru Vivio RX-R | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS16 | 40 | Simon Evans | Sue Evans | Raceworx | Subaru Impreza STI | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 52 | Jean-Philippe Patthey | Claude Alain Besse | Scuderia Chicco d'Oro | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 66 | Jeremy Vaughan | Jonathon Mortimer | Maximum Motorsport | Subaru Impreza WRX | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 48 | Martin Lintott | Tony Jackson | Lincorp Automotive | Subaru Impreza WRX | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 73 | Christopher Anderson | Joel Lithgo | Christopher Anderson | Nissan Sunny GTI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 76 | Scott Clarke | Justin Doney | SAFER WA | Hyundai Excel | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 49 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 50 | Sam Brand | Tim Batten | Sam Brand | Subaru Impreza WRX | Electrical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 56 | Steve Forsberg | Paul van der Mey | Steve Forsberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 59 | Atsushi Masumura | Osamu Yoda | Super Alex Troop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 41 | Spencer Lowndes | Chris Randell | Mistubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 77 | David Kendall | Jennifer Kendall-Stewart | David Kendall | Subaru Impreza WRX | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:35.8 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS2 | Helena North 1 | 24.14 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:46.6 | |
| SS3 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:29.2 | ||
| SS4 | Kev's | 9.56 km | Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:28.4 | ||
| SS5 | Beraking | 26.46 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 16:06.1 | ||
| SS6 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | Ed Ordynski Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |
13:00.0 | ||
| SS7 | Helena North 2 | 24.14 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:39.1 | Ed Ordynski | |
| SS8 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:20.9 | ||
| SS9 | Atkins | 4.42 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:14.3 | ||
| SS10 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:35.4 | ||
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS11 | Stirling East | 35.48 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:54.0 | |
| SS12 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:57.4 | ||
| SS13 | Wellington Dam | 45.42 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS14 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:08.0 | ||
| SS15 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:57.3 | ||
| SS16 | Murray Pines | 18.53 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:24.9 | ||
| SS17 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:35.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS18 | Bannister West | 34.57 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:35.3 | |
| SS19 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | Juha Kangas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:09.3 | ||
| SS20 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | François Duval | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 17:52.2 | ||
| SS21 | Michelin TV Stage | 5.63 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:44.7 | ||
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | Gabriel Pozzo | 71 | |
| 2 | Gustavo Trelles | 36 | |
| 3 | Manfred Stohl | 23 | |
| 4 | Marcos Ligato | 22 | |
| 5 | Stig Blomqvist | 14 | |
References
- "Rally Australia". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- "Rally Australia 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Rally Australia 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Rally Australia 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Rally Australia 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Rally Australia 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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