2001 Cyprus Rally

2001 Cyprus Rally
*29th Cyprus Rally*
2001 Cyprus Rally; 29th Cyprus Rally
Round 6 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Cyprus
Rally base	Limassol
Dates run	June 1, 2001 – June 3, 2001
Stages	22 (341.38 km; 212.12 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,252.51 km (778.27 miles)
Statistics
Crews	76 at start, 30 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Colin McRae; Nicky Grist; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '01

Host country

Cyprus

Rally baseLimassol

Dates runJune 1, 2001 – June 3, 2001

Stages22 (341.38 km; 212.12 miles)

The 2001 Cyprus Rally (formally the 29th Cyprus Rally) was the sixth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 June and 3 June 2001, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 22nd 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
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	Toshihiro Arai	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	P
19	Katsuhiko Taguchi	Derek Ringer	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	M
20	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	M
21	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
22	Frédéric Dor	Didier Breton	F. Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	N/a
23	Marc Blázquez	Jordi Mercader	Seat Sport	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3	P
24	Jean-Joseph Simon	Jack Boyère	Jean-Joseph Simon	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
25	Henrik Lundgaard	Jens-Christian Anker	Toyota Castrol Team Denmark	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
26	Pasi Hagström	Tero Gardemeister	Toyota Castrol Finland	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
27	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Oman Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	N/a
28	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
32	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Chris Patterson	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Peugeot 206 WRC	N/a
34	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	World Rally HIRE	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	N/a
39	Kris Princen	Dany Colebunders	Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	N/a
40	Neil Wearden	Trevor Agnew	Neil Wearden	Peugeot 206 WRC	N/a
41	Andreas Tsouloftas	Andreas Achilleos	Fairways Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
42	Chris Thomas	Andreas Christodoulides	Chris Thomas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
43	Michel Saleh	Adamos Gregoriou	Damas UAE Rally Team	Toyota Celica GT-Four	N/a
46	Paraskevas Paraskeva	Ioánnis Konstantinou	Paraskevas Paraskeva	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
56	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
57	Giovanni Recordati	Freddy Delorme	Giovanni Recordati	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
58	Marios E Panayiotou	Phanos Christofi	Marios E Panayiotou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
68	Nicos Antoniades	Giorgos Economides	Nicos Antoniades	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
Group N Cup entries
29	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
30	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
31	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
33	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
35	Marcos Ligato	Rubén García	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
36	Mark Higgins	Bryan Thomas	Mark Higgins	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
37	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
44	Andreas Peratikos	Harris Episkopou	Andreas Peratikos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
47	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
48	Nicholas Mandrides	Yiannis Ioannou	Nicholas Mandrides	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
49	Rami Shohatovich	Michalakis Michael	Rami Shohatovich	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	N/a
50	Prodromos Prodromou	Marios Vassiliades	Prodromos Prodromou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
51	Ben Briant	Tim Line	Ben Briant	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
53	Charalambos Timotheou	Savvas Laos	Charalambos Timotheou	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
54	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	François Duval	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	N/a
59	Alistair Ginley	John Bennie	Alistair Ginley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
60	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Joakim Roman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
64	Michael Kahlfuss	Ronald Bauer	Michael Kahlfuss	Toyota Celica GT-Four	N/a
66	Panagiotis Theofanides	Nikos Theofanides	Panagiotis Theofanides	Subaru Impreza	N/a
67	Constantinos Georgallis	George Ladas	Constantinos Georgallis	Subaru Impreza STI N8	N/a
70	Edith Weiss	Cornelia Messerli	Edith Weiss	Nissan Sunny GTI-R	N/a
73	Panayiotis Kyriakou	Angelos Makrides	Panayiotis Kyriakou	Hyundai Accent	N/a
74	Andreas Konstantinou	Andreas Nicolaou	Andreas Konstantinou	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
75	Andreas Agathocleous	Christakis Michael	Andys Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	N/a
76	Christos Antoniou	Theodoros Georgiou	Christos Antoniou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
77	Nadav Dotan	Andreas Antoniades	Nadav Dotan	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
79	Yiangos Yiangou	Leonidas Christofi	Yiangos Yiangou	Suzuki Swift GTi	N/a
83	Giorgos Koudounias	Yiannos Colokasides	Giorgos Koudounias	Renault Clio 16V	N/a
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 137.98 km
1 June	08:48	SS1	Platres	11.48 km
	09:23	SS2	Foini 1	30.29 km
	11:31	SS3	Simou	35.57 km
	12:39	SS4	Selladi Staktou	19.29 km
	15:32	SS5	Prastio	11.06 km
	16:15	SS6	Foini 2	30.29 km
Leg 2 — 105.96 km
2 June	09:18	SS7	Platres 1	11.99 km
	09:56	SS8	Stavroulia 1	15.73 km
	10:39	SS9	Agios Theodoros 1	9.61 km
	11:07	SS10	Asinou 1	15.65 km
	14:22	SS11	Platres 2	11.99 km
	15:00	SS12	Stavroulia 2	15.73 km
	15:43	SS13	Agios Theodoros 2	9.61 km
	16:11	SS14	Asinou 2	15.65 km
Leg 3 — 97.44 km
3 June	09:38	SS15	Vavatsinia 1	19.02 km
	10:26	SS16	Macheras 1	13.09 km
	11:09	SS17	Lageia 1	9.53 km
	11:36	SS18	Mari 1	7.07 km
	14:16	SS19	Vavatsinia 2	19.02 km
	15:04	SS20	Macheras 2	13.11 km
	15:47	SS21	Lageia 2	9.53 km
	16:14	SS22	Mari 2	7.07 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	5:07:32.7		10
2	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	5:07:49.1	+16.4	6
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	5:07:59.2	+26.5	4
4	18	Toshihiro Arai	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	5:13:11.0	+5:38.3	3
5	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	5:13:42.9	+6:10.2	2
6	26	Pasi Hagström	Tero Gardemeister	Toyota Castrol Finland	Toyota Corolla WRC	5:17:05.2	+9:32.5	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	5:07:32.7		10
2	2	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	5:07:49.1	+16.4	6
3	3	4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	5:07:59.2	+26.5	4
5	4	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	5:13:42.9	+6:10.2	2
7	5	10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	5:18:08.3	+10:35.6	0
8	6	12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	5:19:10.7	+11:38.0	0
9	7	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	5:20:20.8	+12:48.1	0
Retired SS18		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Fuel pressure		0
Retired SS10		2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Overheated engine		0
Retired SS9		9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	Alternator		0
Retired SS6		6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Fire		0
Retired SS4		7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	Accident		0
Source:^[5]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Jun)	SS1	Platres	11.48 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	9:31.4	Petter Solberg
	SS2	Foini 1	30.29 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	27:51.0	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Simou	35.57 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	31:13.0
	SS4	Selladi Staktou	19.29 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	16:37.6
	SS5	Prastio	11.06 km	François Delecour	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	6:40.2
	SS6	Foini 2	30.29 km	François Delecour	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	27:36.8
Leg 2 (2 Jun)	SS7	Platres 1	11.99 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	9:45.0	Richard Burns
	SS8	Stavroulia 1	15.73 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	16:53.3
	SS9	Agios Theodoros 1	9.61 km	Didier Auriol	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:29.8
	SS10	Asinou 1	15.65 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	14:51.8
	SS11	Platres 2	11.99 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	9:47.6
	SS12	Stavroulia 2	15.73 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	16:44.3	Colin McRae
	SS13	Agios Theodoros 2	9.61 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	9:30.7	Colin McRae
	SS14	Asinou 2	15.65 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	14:48.2	Richard Burns
Leg 3 (3 Jun)	SS15	Vavatsinia 1	19.02 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:17.0	Richard Burns
	SS16	Macheras 1	13.09 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	11:41.2	Colin McRae
	SS17	Lageia 1	9.53 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	8:37.3
	SS18	Mari 1	7.07 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:36.1
	SS19	Vavatsinia 2	19.02 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	16:59.8
	SS20	Macheras 2	13.11 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	11:36.0
	SS21	Lageia 2	9.53 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	8:37.5
	SS22	Mari 2	7.07 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:35.5

2001 Cyprus Rally

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Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Tommi Mäkinen	27		Risto Mannisenmäki	27	1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	50
2		Carlos Sainz	26		Luis Moya	26	1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	47
3	1	Colin McRae	20	1	Nicky Grist	20	1	Subaru World Rally Team	22
4	3	Richard Burns	15	3	Robert Reid	15	1	Peugeot Total	20
5	2	Didier Auriol	10	2	Denis Giraudet	10		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	10