2001 Rally Argentina

2001 Rally Argentina
*21st Rally Argentina*
2001 Rally Argentina; 21st Rally Argentina
Round 5 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Argentina
Rally base	Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run	May 3, 2001 – May 6, 2001
Stages	21 (389.58 km; 242.07 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,337.42 km (831.03 miles)
Statistics
Crews	65 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Colin McRae; Nicky Grist; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '01

The 2001 Rally Argentina (formally the 21st Rally Argentina) was the fifth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 May and 6 May 2001, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 21st win in the World Rally Championship. ^[1]

Host country

Argentina

Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz

Dates runMay 3, 2001 – May 6, 2001

Stages21 (389.58 km; 242.07 miles)

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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	Marc Blázquez	Jordi Mercader	Seat Sport	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3	P
52	Martin Galluser	Juan Carlos Uberti	Martin Galluser	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
Group N Cup entries
20	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
21	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
22	Marcos Ligato	Rubén García	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
23	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
24	Roberto Sanchez	Edgardo Galindo	Roberto Sanchez	Subaru Impreza WRX	P
25	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Santiago Garcia	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
26	Sebastián Beltran	Ricardo Kember	Sebastián Beltran	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
27	Esteban Goldenhersch	Fabian Cretu	Esteban Goldenhersch	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
28	Federico Villagra	Javier Villagra	Federico Villagra	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
29	Marcelo Bugliotti	Guillermo Piazzano	Marcelo Bugliotti	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
30	Pablo Davila	Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz	Pablo Davila	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
31	Gabriele Cadringher	Gianfranco Serembre	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
33	Gabriel Marin Sr.	Javier Marín	Gabriel Marin Sr.	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
35	Juan Pablo Raies	Jorge Perez Companc	Juan Pablo Raies	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
36	Ricardo Bissio	Claudio Henin	Ricardo Bissio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
37	Facundo Chali	Gabriel Carranza	Facundo Chali	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
38	Daniel Marrochi	Nestor Juarez	Daniel Marrochi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
39	Luis Perez Companc	Jose Maria Volta	Luis Perez Companc	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
40	Luca Baldini	Marco Muzzarelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
42	Alberto De Simone	Gustavo Topalian	Alberto De Simone	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
43	Ariel Larrauri	Pablo Curtoni	Ariel Larrauri	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
44	Pablo Maranzana	Cesar Lepori	Pablo Maranzana	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
45	Ronald Kupfer Puyol	Carlos Pena Wishniewsky	Ronald Kupfer Puyol	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
46	Fernando Cruz	Carlos Cruz	Fernando Cruz	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
48	Heriberto Ortiz	Angel Oscar Alaejos	Heriberto Ortiz	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
49	Alfredo Cravero	Cristian D'Alessandro	Alfredo Cravero	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
50	Eduardo Copello	Carlos Galander	Eduardo Copello	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
51	Carlos Odon	Sergio Perugini	Carlos Odon	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
53	Daniel Mass	Macarena Pizarro	Daniel Mass	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
54	Arturo Abella Nazar	Camila Abella	Arturo Abella Nazar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
55	Julio Sampayo	Ezequiel Queralt	Julio Sampayo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
56	Gerardo Felipe	Gustavo Beccaria	Gerardo Felipe	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	N/a
57	Diego Dominguez	Matias Aranguren	Diego Dominguez	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	N/a
59	Hernan Kim	Luciano Gennoni	Hernan Kim	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	N/a
64	Roberto Castelli	Julio Fossat	Roberto Castelli	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	N/a
65	Jose Lacoppola	Jorge García Quiroga	Jose Lacoppola	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	N/a
66	Jorge Marchetto	Julián Abramián	Jorge Marchetto	Peugeot 306 Rallye	N/a
67	Carlos Cuevas	Alberto Cuevas	Carlos Cuevas	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	N/a
70	Benjamin Alvarez	Luis Oyola	Benjamin Alvarez	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	N/a
72	Eduardo Cavalieri	Eduardo Astorga Aguirre	Eduardo Cavalieri	Daewoo Lanos	N/a
73	Gustavo González	Aldo Zambra	Gustavo González	Suzuki Swift GTi	N/a
74	Orlando Silvi	Marcelo Alvarez	Orlando Silvi	Suzuki Swift GTi	N/a
75	Guillermo Bottazzini	Matias Martinez	Guillermo Bottazzini	Suzuki Swift GTi	N/a
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 150.59 km
3 May	19:15	SS1	Complejo Pro Racing (Lane A)	3.44 km
3 May	19:20	SS2	Complejo Pro Racing (Lane B)	3.44 km
4 May	09:22	SS3	La Falda — Rio Ceballos	29.96 km
	10:40	SS4	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1	28.83 km
	12:08	SS5	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra	23.02 km
	12:39	SS6	San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier	9.61 km
	14:15	SS7	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro	23.46 km
	15:08	SS8	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2	28.83 km
Leg 2 — 120.43 km
5 May	09:13	SS9	Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 1	26.10 km
	09:59	SS10	San Agustin — Villa General Belgrano	12.65 km
	10:57	SS11	Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1	17.48 km
	12:16	SS12	Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 2	26.10 km
	12:59	SS13	Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique	16.42 km
	13:42	SS14	Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2	17.48 km
	16:18	SS15	Camping General San Martin	4.20 km
Leg 3 — 118.56 km
6 May	09:06	SS16	Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende	13.63 km
	09:47	SS17	El Mirador — San Lorenzo 1	20.65 km
	11:21	SS18	Chamico — Ambul	24.60 km
	12:05	SS19	El Mirador — San Lorenzo 2	20.65 km
	13:48	SS20	Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare	22.26 km
	14:35	SS21	El Condor — Copina	16.77 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	4:18:25.3		10
2	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:18:52.2	+26.9	6
3	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:20:11.7	+1:46.4	4
4	7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	4:21:37.9	+3:12.6	3
5	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:22:12.3	+3:47.0	2
6	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:24:05.4	+5:40.1	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	4:18:25.3		10
2	2	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:18:52.2	+26.9	6
3	3	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:20:11.7	+1:46.4	4
4	4	7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	4:21:37.9	+3:12.6	3
5	5	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:22:12.3	+3:47.0	2
6	6	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:24:05.4	+5:40.1	1
9	7	10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	4:32:24.2	+13:58.9	0
Retired SS20		2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS20		9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS18		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Clutch		0
Retired SS11		11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident on road section		0
Retired SS11		12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident on road section		0
Source:^[5]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 May)	SS1	Complejo Pro Racing (Lane A)	3.44 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	2:27.9	Colin McRae
Leg 1 (3 May)	SS2	Complejo Pro Racing (Lane B)	3.44 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	2:25.1
Leg 1 (4 May)	SS3	La Falda — Rio Ceballos	29.96 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	22:34.1
	SS4	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1	28.83 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	18:39.9
	SS5	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra	23.02 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	17:09.1
	SS6	San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier	9.61 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	6:33.6
	SS7	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro	23.46 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	19:45.8
	SS8	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2	28.83 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	18:24.2
Leg 2 (5 May)	SS9	Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 1	26.10 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	15:22.6
	SS10	San Agustin — Villa General Belgrano	12.65 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	9:19.2
	SS11	Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1	17.48 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	9:13.6
	SS12	Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 2	26.10 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	15:10.4
	SS13	Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique	16.42 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	8:48.3
	SS14	Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2	17.48 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	9:09.2
	SS15	Camping General San Martin	4.20 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	3:04.1
Leg 3 (6 May)	SS16	Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende	13.63 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	6:43.1
	SS17	El Mirador — San Lorenzo 1	20.65 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:29.5
	SS18	Chamico — Ambul	24.60 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	17:50.4
	SS19	El Mirador — San Lorenzo 2	20.65 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	11:25.3
	SS20	Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare	22.26 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	18:06.4
	SS21	El Condor — Copina	16.77 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	13:50.3

2001 Rally Argentina

Background

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

World Rally Cars

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

FIA Cup for Production Rally 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		Tommi Mäkinen	27		Risto Mannisenmäki	27		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	44
2		Carlos Sainz	22		Luis Moya	22		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	36
3		Didier Auriol	10		Denis Giraudet	10		Peugeot Total	20
4		Colin McRae	10		Nicky Grist	10		Subaru World Rally Team	16
5	1	Harri Rovanperä	10	1	Risto Pietiläinen	10		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	8