2001 Acropolis Rally

2001 Acropolis Rally
*48th Acropolis Rally*
2001 Acropolis Rally; 48th Acropolis Rally
Round 7 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Greece
Rally base	Athens
Dates run	June 15, 2001 – June 17, 2001
Stages	20 (387.41 km; 240.73 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,613.98 km (1,002.88 miles)
Statistics
Crews	110 at start, 47 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Colin McRae; Nicky Grist; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '01

Host country

Greece

Rally baseAthens

Dates runJune 15, 2001 – June 17, 2001

Stages20 (387.41 km; 240.73 miles)

The 2001 Acropolis Rally (formally the 48th Acropolis Rally) was the seventh round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 15 June and 17 June 2001, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 3rd win in a row and 23rd win in the World Rally Championship. ^[1]

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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
8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	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
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
World Rally Championship entries
14	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
15	Thomas Rådström	Tina Thörner	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	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	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	P
20	Toshihiro Arai	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	P
21	Armodios Vovos	Loris Meletopoulos	Armodios Vovos	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	N/a
22	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Chris Patterson	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Peugeot 206 WRC	N/a
23	Pasi Hagström	Tero Gardemeister	Toyota Castrol Finland	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
24	Henrik Lundgaard	Jens-Christian Anker	Toyota Castrol Team Denmark	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
25	Jean-Pierre Richelmi	Thierry Barjou	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
26	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Oman Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	N/a
27	Matthias Kahle	Peter Göbel	Matthias Kahle	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2	M
28	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
30	Jean-Joseph Simon	Jack Boyère	Jean-Joseph Simon	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
31	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
37	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	World Rally HIRE	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	N/a
76	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Jolly Club	Ford Focus WRC '99	M
77	Giovanni Recordati	Freddy Delorme	Giovanni Recordati	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
78	John Lloyd	Paul Amandini	John Lloyd	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
79	Alastair Cavenagh	Neil Ewing	Alastair Cavenagh	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
80	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Toyota Celica GT-Four	N/a
Group N Cup entries
32	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
33	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
34	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
35	Marcos Ligato	Rubén García	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
36	Mirco Baldacci	Maurizio Barone	Mirco Baldacci	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
38	Natalie Barratt	Claire Parker	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
81	Konstantinos Apostolou	Nikiforos Marangos	Konstantinos Apostolou	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
82	Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis	Konstantinos Stefanis	Panagiotis Hatzitsopanis	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
84	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
85	Pavlos Moschoutis	Anastasios Goussetis	Pavlos Moschoutis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
87	Dimitris Vazakas	Elias Kordas	Dimitris Vazakas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
88	Dimitris Drivakos	Elias Kordas	Dimitris Drivakos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
89	Dimitris Nassoulas	Leonidas Mahaeras	Dimitris Nassoulas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
90	Lazaros Panagiotounis	Elias Panagiotounis	Lazaros Panagiotounis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
91	Grigoris Nioras	Kostas Lytras	Hellenic Police	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
92	Ioannis Konstantakatos	Apostolos Pallas	Ioannis Konstantakatos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
100	Ries Huisman	Bart van Riemsdijk	Ries Huisman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
101	Ben Briant	Tim Line	Ben Briant	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
102	Alistair Ginley	John Bennie	Alistair Ginley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
103	Fabio Frisiero	Simone Scattolin	Fabio Frisiero	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
104	Luca Betti	Andrea Gorni	Luca Betti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
105	David Sterckx	Pascal Lopes	David Sterckx	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
112	Ioannis Panourgias	Anastasios Athanassiou	Ioannis Panourgias	Renault Clio Williams	N/a
Super 1600 Cup entries
50	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	N/a
51	Patrick Magaud	Guylène Brun	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	N/a
52	Andrea Dallavilla	Massimo Chiapponi	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	M
53	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
54	Larry Cols	Yasmine Gerard	Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot 206 S1600	N/a
55	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	N/a
56	Giandomenico Basso	Flavio Guglielmini	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	N/a
57	Cédric Robert	Marie-Pierre Billoux	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600	N/a
58	Sergio Vallejo	Diego Vallejo	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	M
59	Benoît Rousselot	Gilles Mondésir	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	N/a
60	Cyril Henny	Aurore Maëder-Brand	Rally Team Henny	Citroën Saxo S1600	N/a
61	Corrado Fontana	Renzo Casazza	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 S1600	N/a
62	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	ST Motors	Peugeot 206 S1600	N/a
63	Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	Zeta Racing	Ford Puma S1600	N/a
64	Massimo Macaluso	Antonio Celot	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	M
65	Alejandro Galanti	Fernando Zuleta	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	N/a
67	Albert Llovera	Marc Corral	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	M
68	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	N/a
69	Nicolas Bernardi	Delphine Bernardi	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600	N/a
71	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	N/a
72	Saladin Mazlan	Timothy Sturla	Saladin Rallying	Ford Puma S1600	N/a
73	Christian Chemin	Matteo Alberto Bacchin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	N/a
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 143.54 km
15 June	10:13	SS1	Mendenitsa 1	26.92 km
	10:58	SS2	Paleohori	10.85 km
	12:33	SS3	Inohori 1	23.00 km
	13:16	SS4	Pavliani 1	24.45 km
	16:00	SS5	Elatia	31.40 km
	17:28	SS6	Mendenitsa 2	26.92 km
Leg 2 — 117.61 km
16 June	17:28	SS7	Pavliani 2	24.45 km
	10:23	SS8	Karoutes 1	18.89 km
	12:56	SS9	Livadia 1	11.66 km
	13:34	SS10	Stiri 1	3.59 km
	14:31	SS11	Gravia 1	17.13 km
	16:16	SS12	Inohori 2	23.00 km
	17:24	SS13	Karoutes 2	18.89 km
Leg 3 — 126.26 km
17 June	08:33	SS14	Amfiklia 1	8.25 km
	09:06	SS15	Elatia — Rengini 1	38.69 km
	12:04	SS16	Livadia 2	11.66 km
	12:42	SS17	Stiri 2	3.59 km
	13:39	SS18	Gravia 2	17.13 km
	15:07	SS19	Amfiklia 2	8.25 km
	15:40	SS20	Elatia — Rengini 2	38.69 km
Source:^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:19:01.9		10
2	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:19:50.9	+49.0	6
3	16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:20:37.6	+1:35.7	4
4	7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	4:21:17.2	+2:15.3	3
5	17	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:21:37.3	+2:35.4	2
6	14	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:23:02.1	+4:00.2	1
Source:^[4]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:19:01.9		10
2	2	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:19:50.9	+49.0	6
4	3	7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	4:21:17.2	+2:15.3	3
7	4	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:24:58.6	+5:56.7	0
9	5	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:27:02.8	+8:00.9	0
10	6	12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	4:27:37.6	+8:35.7	0
15	7	10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	4:44:20.7	+25:18.8	0
Retired SS20		3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	Engine		0
Retired SS19		5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Transmission		0
Retired SS7		9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	Turbo		0
Retired SS3		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Oil pressure		0
Retired SS1		2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Clutch		0
Source:^[5]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (15 Jun)	SS1	Mendenitsa 1	26.92 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	19:14.0	Richard Burns
	SS2	Paleohori	10.85 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	8:07.8	Petter Solberg
	SS3	Inohori 1	23.00 km	Markko Märtin	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	18:27.1
	SS4	Pavliani 1	24.45 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	20:17.2
	SS5	Elatia	31.40 km	Stage cancelled
	SS6	Mendenitsa 2	26.92 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	19:14.2	Colin McRae
Leg 2 (16 Jun)	SS7	Pavliani 2	24.45 km	François Delecour	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	19:46.0
	SS8	Karoutes 1	18.89 km	François Delecour	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	12:12.8
	SS9	Livadia 1	11.66 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	9:26.2
	SS10	Stiri 1	3.59 km	François Delecour	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	1:57.3
	SS11	Gravia 1	17.13 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	13:17.3
	SS12	Inohori 2	23.00 km	François Delecour	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	18:13.2
	SS13	Karoutes 2	18.89 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	12:03.4
Leg 3 (17 Jun)	SS14	Amfiklia 1	8.25 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:49.6
	SS15	Elatia — Rengini 1	38.69 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	25:37.5
	SS16	Livadia 2	11.66 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	9:19.2
	SS17	Stiri 2	3.59 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	1:55.6
	SS18	Gravia 2	17.13 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	13:03.2
	SS19	Amfiklia 2	8.25 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:49.2
	SS20	Elatia — Rengini 2	38.69 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	25:32.6

2001 Acropolis Rally

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

World Rally Cars

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

References

External links

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Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1	2	Colin McRae	30	2	Nicky Grist	30		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	60
2	1	Tommi Mäkinen	30	1	Risto Mannisenmäki	30		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	53
3	1	Carlos Sainz	26	1	Luis Moya	26		Subaru World Rally Team	28
4		Richard Burns	15		Robert Reid	15		Peugeot Total	20
5	1	Harri Rovanperä	14	1	Risto Pietiläinen	14	1	Škoda Motorsport	11