2001 Rally GB
| 2001 Rally GB 57th Network Q Rally of Great Britain | ||
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Round 14 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  United Kingdom | |
| Rally base | Cardiff | |
| Dates run | November 22, 2001 – November 25, 2001 | |
| Stages | 17 (380.86 km; 236.66 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Gravel | |
| Overall distance | 1,688.51 km (1,049.19 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 117 at start, 50 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | |
The 2001 Rally GB (formally the 57th Network Q Rally of Great Britain) was the fourteenth and final round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 22 November and 25 November 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are GMT (UTC±0).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 139.71 km | ||||
| 22 November | 19:10 | SS1 | Cardiff Super 1 | 2.45 km |
| 23 November | 08:26 | SS2 | St. Gwynno | 13.67 km |
| 08:53 | SS3 | Tyle | 10.55 km | |
| 09:29 | SS4 | Rhondda 1 | 26.47 km | |
| 12:40 | SS5 | Crychan | 13.06 km | |
| 13:04 | SS6 | Halfway | 17.45 km | |
| 16:03 | SS7 | Brechfa 1 | 29.80 km | |
| 16:51 | SS8 | Trawscoed 1 | 26.26 km | |
| Leg 2 — 132.89 km | ||||
| 24 November | 08:55 | SS9 | Resolfen | 46.45 km |
| 11:23 | SS10 | Margam 1 | 27.93 km | |
| 13:53 | SS11 | Brechfa 2 | 29.80 km | |
| 14:41 | SS12 | Trawscoed 2 | 26.26 km | |
| 19:10 | SS13 | Cardiff Super 2 | 2.45 km | |
| Leg 3 — 108.26 km | ||||
| 25 November | 07:58 | SS14 | Rheola 1 | 26.93 km |
| 09:42 | SS15 | Rhondda 2 | 26.47 km | |
| 12:18 | SS16 | Rheola 2 | 26.93 km | |
| 13:36 | SS17 | Margam 2 | 27.93 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm
|
Timo Rautiainen
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Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:23:44.8 | 10 | |
| 2 | 16 | Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
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Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:26:11.9 | +2:27.1 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Richard Burns
|
Robert Reid
|
 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:27:00.2 | +3:15.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Alister McRae
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David Senior
|
 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team
|
Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:30:33.6 | +6:48.8 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Armin Schwarz
|
Manfred Hiemer
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 Škoda Motorsport
|
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 3:31:16.1 | +7:31.3 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 |  Kenneth Eriksson
|
Staffan Parmander
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Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team
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Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:31:55.8 | +8:11.0 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (22 Nov) | SS1 | Cardiff Super 1 | 2.45 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 2:10.1 | Colin McRae
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| Leg 1 (23 Nov) | SS2 | St. Gwynno | 13.67 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 6:34.7 | |
| SS3 | Tyle | 10.55 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:41.9 | ||
| SS4 | Rhondda 1 | 26.47 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:09.3 | Marcus Grönholm
| |
| SS5 | Crychan | 13.06 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:17.2 | ||
| SS6 | Halfway | 17.45 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:00.1 | ||
| SS7 | Brechfa 1 | 29.80 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:23.0 | ||
| SS8 | Trawscoed 1 | 26.26 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:51.9 | ||
| Leg 2 (24 Nov) | SS9 | Resolfen | 46.45 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 25:28.1 | |
| SS10 | Margam 1 | 27.93 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:26.2 | ||
| SS11 | Brechfa 2 | 29.80 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:12.1 | ||
| SS12 | Trawscoed 2 | 26.26 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS13 | Cardiff Super 2 | 2.45 km | Alister McRae
|
Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 2:11.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (25 Nov) | SS14 | Rheola 1 | 26.93 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:36.8 | |
| SS15 | Rhondda 2 | 26.47 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:31.6 | ||
| SS16 | Rheola 2 | 26.93 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:23.6 | ||
| SS17 | Margam 2 | 27.93 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:30.0 | ||
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  2
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Richard Burns
|
44 | 2
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Robert Reid
|
44 | 
|
Peugeot Total
|
106 | |||
| 2 |  1
|
Colin McRae
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42 | 1
|
Nicky Grist
|
42 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
86 | |||
| 3 | 1
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
41 | 1
|
Risto Mannisenmäki
|
40 |
|
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
69 | |||
| 4 | 2
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
36 | 2
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
36 |
|
Subaru World Rally Team
|
66 | |||
| 5 |
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
30 |
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
30 |
|
Škoda Motorsport
|
17 | |||
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (22 Nov) | SS1 | Cardiff Super 1 | 2.45 km | Kenneth Bäcklund
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2:17.6 | Kenneth Bäcklund
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| Leg 1 (23 Nov) | SS2 | St. Gwynno | 13.67 km |  Ramón Ferreyros
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:19.2 | |
| SS3 | Tyle | 10.55 km | David Higgins
|
Subaru Impreza WRX | 6:19.4 | David Higgins
| |
| SS4 | Rhondda 1 | 26.47 km | Kenneth Bäcklund
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 15:38.0 | Kenneth Bäcklund
| |
| SS5 | Crychan | 13.06 km | David Higgins
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 8:14.3 | ||
| SS6 | Halfway | 17.45 km | Ramón Ferreyros
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:08.9 | Ramón Ferreyros
| |
| SS7 | Brechfa 1 | 29.80 km | Kenneth Bäcklund
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:10.3 | Kenneth Bäcklund
| |
| SS8 | Trawscoed 1 | 26.26 km | Ramón Ferreyros
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:38.9 | Ramón Ferreyros
| |
| Leg 2 (24 Nov) | SS9 | Resolfen | 46.45 km | David Higgins
|
Subaru Impreza WRX | 28:03.3 | |
| SS10 | Margam 1 | 27.93 km | David Higgins
|
Subaru Impreza WRX | 18:17.7 | ||
| SS11 | Brechfa 2 | 29.80 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS12 | Trawscoed 2 | 26.26 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS13 | Cardiff Super 2 | 2.45 km | Kenneth Bäcklund
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2:18.4 | ||
| Leg 3 (25 Nov) | SS14 | Rheola 1 | 26.93 km | David Higgins
|
Subaru Impreza WRX | 16:49.9 | |
| SS15 | Rhondda 2 | 26.47 km | David Higgins
|
Subaru Impreza WRX | 15:47.9 | ||
| SS16 | Rheola 2 | 26.93 km | David Higgins
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 16:38.3 | David Higgins
| |
| SS17 | Margam 2 | 27.93 km | David Higgins
|
Subaru Impreza WRX | 17:53.4 | ||
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
|
17 |
FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (22 Nov) | SS1 | Cardiff Super 1 | 2.45 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | 2:17.6 | Sébastien Loeb
|
| Leg 1 (23 Nov) | SS2 | St. Gwynno | 13.67 km |  François Duval
|
Ford Puma S1600 | 7:19.2 | François Duval
|
| SS3 | Tyle | 10.55 km | François Duval
|
Ford Puma S1600 | 6:19.4 | ||
| SS4 | Rhondda 1 | 26.47 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | 15:38.0 | Sébastien Loeb
| |
| SS5 | Crychan | 13.06 km |  Andrea Dallavilla
|
Fiat Punto S1600 | 8:14.3 | ||
| SS6 | Halfway | 17.45 km | Andrea Dallavilla
|
Fiat Punto S1600 | 11:08.9 | ||
| SS7 | Brechfa 1 | 29.80 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | 20:10.3 | ||
| SS8 | Trawscoed 1 | 26.26 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:38.9 | ||
| Leg 2 (24 Nov) | SS9 | Resolfen | 46.45 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | 28:03.3 | |
| SS10 | Margam 1 | 27.93 km | Niall McShea
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:17.7 | ||
| SS11 | Brechfa 2 | 29.80 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS12 | Trawscoed 2 | 26.26 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS13 | Cardiff Super 2 | 2.45 km | Larry Cols
|
Peugeot 206 S1600 | 2:18.4 | ||
| Leg 3 (25 Nov) | SS14 | Rheola 1 | 26.93 km | Andrea Dallavilla
|
Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:49.9 | |
| SS15 | Rhondda 2 | 26.47 km | Niall McShea
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | 15:47.9 | ||
| SS16 | Rheola 2 | 26.93 km | Andrea Dallavilla
|
Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:38.3 | ||
| SS17 | Margam 2 | 27.93 km | Niall McShea
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | 17:53.4 | ||
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
50 |
| 2 |
|
Andrea Dallavilla
|
30 |
| 3 | 5
|
Niall McShea
|
12 |
| 4 | 1
|
Larry Cols
|
11 |
| 5 | 2
|
Giandomenico Basso
|
10 |
References
- ^ "Rally GB". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Rally GB 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Rally GB 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Rally GB 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Rally GB 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Rally GB 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Rally GB 2001 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
