2001 Rally Australia

2001 Rally Australia
*14th Telstra Rally Australia*
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

Host country

Australia

Rally basePerth

Dates runNovember 1, 2001 – November 4, 2001

Stages21 (396.77 km; 246.54 miles)

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]

[1]

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	Timo Hantunen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	M
8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	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
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	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
20	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Mark Stacey	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	P
21	Pasi Hagström	Tero Gardemeister	Toyota Castrol Finland	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
22	Henrik Lundgaard	Jens-Christian Anker	Toyota Castrol Team Denmark	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
23	Neal Bates	Coral Taylor	Neal Bates	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
24	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Oman Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	N/a
25	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
30	Achim Mörtl	Stefan Eichhorner	Promotor World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	P
36	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	World Rally HIRE	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	N/a
39	Stuart Warren	Murray Hynes	Stuart Warren	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
43	Scott Pedder	Rob Beekman	Pedders Suspension	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
51	Tolley Challis	William Hayes	Westec Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
57	Stephen Handbury	Dale Moscatt	Stephen Handbury	Subaru Impreza Wagon	N/a
61	Jacquiline Dines	Gray Marshall	Jacquiline Dines	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
63	Simon Kirke	Angela Moore	Simon Kirke	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
64	Keith Hedgeland	Toni Feaver	Keith Hedgeland	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
70	Robert Whyatt	Malcolm Cox	Robert Whyatt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
Group N Cup entries
26	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza STI N8	P
27	Juha Kangas	Mika Ovaskainen	Juha Kangas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
28	Ed Ordynski	Iain Stewart	Mistubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
29	Marko Ipatti	Karri Marttila	Raceworx	Subaru Impreza STI	N/a
31	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
32	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
33	Marcos Ligato	Rubén García	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
34	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
37	Natalie Barratt	Chris Patterson	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
38	Dean Herridge	Jim Carlton	Les Walkden Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
40	Simon Evans	Sue Evans	Raceworx	Subaru Impreza STI	N/a
41	Spencer Lowndes	Chris Randell	Mistubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
42	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
44	Mark Thompson	David Boddy	Mark Thompson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
45	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	François Duval	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	N/a
46	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
47	Luca Baldini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
48	Martin Lintott	Tony Jackson	Lincorp Automotive	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
49	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Y
50	Sam Brand	Tim Batten	Sam Brand	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
52	Jean-Philippe Patthey	Claude Alain Besse	Scuderia Chicco d'Oro	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
53	Dennis Dunlop	Jacquie Dunlop	Dennis Dunlop	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
54	David Hills	Lyndall Drake	Australian Plastic Profiles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/a
56	Steve Forsberg	Paul van der Mey	Steve Forsberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
58	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
59	Atsushi Masumura	Osamu Yoda	Super Alex Troop	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
60	Haruo Takakuwa	Paul Flintoft	Takayama College	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
62	Michael Anderson	Melissa Anderson	Michael Anderson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	N/a
65	Jim Marden	Stuart Percival	Takayama College	Subaru Impreza 555	N/a
66	Jeremy Vaughan	Jonathon Mortimer	Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
69	Ryo Funaki	Hiroyasu Sonoda	Ryo Funaki	Subaru Vivio RX-R	N/a
71	Rick Powell	Paul Bennett	Rick Powell	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
72	Shane Dirou	Hanna Drury	Maximum Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
73	Christopher Anderson	Joel Lithgo	Christopher Anderson	Nissan Sunny GTI	N/a
74	John Hendry	Andrew Wilson	John Hendry	Proton Satria	N/a
75	Kunio Takeuchi	Michael Hawiley	All Student University	Subaru Vivio RX-R	N/a
76	Scott Clarke	Justin Doney	SAFER WA	Hyundai Excel	N/a
77	David Kendall	Jennifer Kendall-Stewart	David Kendall	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
79	Duane Partridge	Glen Hancock	Office of Youth Affairs	Daihatsu Charade GTi	N/a
Source:^[2]

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]

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]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:17:01.3		10
2	2	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:17:41.7	+40.4	6
3	3	2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:18:21.4	+1:20.1	4
5	4	4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:18:41.3	+1:40.0	2
6	5	7	Tommi Mäkinen	Timo Hantunen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:20:04.0	+3:02.7	1
7	6	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:20:42.5	+3:41.2	0
8	7	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:22:00.5	+4:59.2	0
10	8	10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:24:33.0	+7:31.7	0
11	9	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	3:24:54.3	+7:53.0	0
12	10	9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:25:17.0	+8:15.7	0
Source:^[5]

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

2001 Rally Australia

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

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Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	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