2001 World Rally Championship

The 2001 World Rally Championship was the 29th season of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). In a tightly contested year, Subaru's Richard Burns took his first and only drivers' world title, beating Ford's Colin McRae, Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen and the defending champion Marcus Grönholm of Peugeot. Peugeot successfully defended their manufacturers' title.[1]

Calendar

The 2001 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.

Round Dates Race
1 19–21 JanuaryMonaco Monte Carlo Rally
2 9–11 FebruarySweden Swedish Rally
3 8–11 MarchPortugal Rally Portugal
4 23–25 MarchSpain Rally Catalunya
5 3–6 MayArgentina Rally Argentina
6 1–3 JuneCyprus Cyprus Rally
7 15–17 JuneGreece Acropolis Rally
8 20–22 JulyKenya Safari Rally
9 24–26 AugustFinland Rally Finland
10 21–23 SeptemberNew Zealand Rally New Zealand
11 4–7 OctoberItaly Rallye Sanremo
12 19–21 OctoberFrance Tour de Corse
13 1–4 NovemberAustralia Rally Australia
14 23–25 NovemberUnited Kingdom Rally of Great Britain

Teams and drivers

Eventual champion Richard Burns driving a Subaru Impreza WRC at the 2001 Rally Finland.
Colin McRae finished runner-up in a Ford Focus RS WRC 01.
Manufacturer teams
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
France Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M 1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen All
2 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet All
16 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen 2–3, 5–10, 13–14
France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi 1, 4, 11–12
22 9, 13–14
29 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen 11–12
United States Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC 01 P 3 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya All
4 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist All
17 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup 1–13
United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Bryan Thomas 14
21 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Alessandro Giusti 11
24 Portugal Rui Madeira Portugal Fernando Prata 3
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2001 P 5 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid All
6 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills 2–14
Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park 1
18 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills 1
Japan Toshihiro Arai Australia Glenn MacNeall 5–6, 8, 10, 13
21 3, 7, 11–12, 14
29 United Kingdom Neil Wearden United Kingdom Trevor Agnew 14
Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
Lancer Evo WRC
M 7 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Risto Mannisenmäki 1–12
Finland Timo Hantunen 13
Finland Kaj Lindström 14
8 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets All
19 Sweden Thomas Rådström Sweden Tina Thörner 2
Japan Katsuhiko Taguchi United Kingdom Derek Ringer 6
Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander 9–10
South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC
Accent WRC2
M 9 Italy Piero Liatti Italy Carlo Cassina 1, 4, 11–12
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson Sweden Staffan Parmander 2–3, 5–7, 9–10, 13–14
10 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior 1–7, 9–14
19 Italy Piero Liatti Italy Carlo Cassina 6, 14
20 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo 9
43 Norway Thomas Kolberg Norway Werner Seigerud 2
45 Norway Kristian Kolberg Sweden Anders Dawidson 2
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M 11 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer 1–9, 11–12, 14
12 Belgium Bruno Thiry Belgium Stéphane Prévot 1–8, 11–12, 14
Belgium Georges Biar 9
20 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek 8, 11, 14
21 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Venezuela Ana Goñi 9
France Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M 14 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni 4, 7, 11–12
15 Spain Jesús Puras Spain Marc Martí 4, 11–12
Sweden Thomas Rådström Sweden Tina Thörner 7
20 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena 11

Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 WRC M Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander 1–2
France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi 3, 6–7
United Kingdom Neil Wearden United Kingdom Trevor Agnew 6, 9–10, 12
Monaco Jean-Pierre Richelmi France Thierry Barjou 7
France Bozian Racing Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou United Kingdom Chris Patterson 2–3, 6–7
Portugal Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG Portugal Adruzilo Lopes Portugal Luís Lisboa 3–4
Belgium Peugeot Bastos Racing M Belgium Kris Princen Belgium Dany Colebunders 3–4, 6
France Simon Jean-Joseph France Jacques Boyere 4, 6–7, 11
Belgium Grégoire de Mévius 14
Finland Peugeot Sport Finland Finland Sebastian Lindholm Finland Timo Hantunen 9
Austria Peugeot Sport Austria Austria Raphael Sperrer Sweden Per Carlsson 9
Italy F.P.F. Sport Italy Renato Travaglia Italy Flavio Zanella 11
Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Corolla WRC M Italy Piero Longhi Italy Lucio Baggio 1, 11
Italy Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Italy Dario D'Esposito 1
Finland Tapio Laukkanen Finland Kaj Lindström 2–3
Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Esko Mertsalmi 9
Japan Toyota Castrol Team P Switzerland Olivier Burri Switzerland Jean-Philippe Patthey 1
M Finland Pasi Hagström Finland Tero Gardemeister 2–3, 6–7, 9, 11, 13
Denmark Henrik Lundgaard Denmark Jens-Christian Anker 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Benny Melander 2–3, 9, 11
Portugal Pedro Chaves Portugal Sérgio Paiva 3
Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price 3, 9
Finland Jouni Ahvenlammi Finland Teppo Leino 9
Australia Neal Bates Australia Coral Taylor 13
Norway Shell Norway Motorsport M Norway Henning Solberg Norway Ola Fløene 2–3
Norway Cato Menkerud 9
Finland LPM Racing Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Petri Vihavainen 2, 4, 9, 13
Finland Juha Kangas Finland Mika Ovaskainen 9
Saudi Arabia Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakhashab United Kingdom Bobby Willis 2–3, 6–7, 11, 13
Poland Mocne Rally Poland Leszek Kuzaj Poland Maciek Baran 3
Spain Escudería Bengala M Spain Luís Climent Spain Álex Romaní 4
Italy Top Run SRL Italy Domenico Caldarola Italy Paolo Cecchini 11
Italy Procar Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC Italy Tobia Cavallini Italy Bernardo Serra 1
Greece Armodios Vovos Greece Loris Meletopoulos 7
Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou United Kingdom Chris Patterson 11
Italy Diego Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani 11
Slovakia Styllex Tuning Prosport M Czech Republic Tomáš Hrdinka Czech Republic Petr Gross 2
Oman Oman Arab World Rally Team Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi New Zealand Tony Sircombe 2–3, 6–7, 9, 11, 13
France F.Dor Rally Team France Frédéric Dor France Didier Breton 2–3, 6, 8
United Kingdom World Rally HIRE United Kingdom Nigel Heath United Kingdom Steve Lancaster 2–3, 6–7, 11, 14
Netherlands Subaru Benelux P Netherlands Mark Breijer Netherlands Hans van Goor 4, 11, 14
Austria Promotor World Rally Team Austria Achim Mörtl Austria Stefan Eichhorner 4, 9, 11–13
Australia Subaru Rally Team Australia New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne New Zealand Craig Vincent 10
Australia Mark Stacey 13
Norway Shell Norway Motorsport M Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud 14
Greece Papadimitriou Team Impreza 555 Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou United Kingdom Allan Harryman 14
Finland Blue Rose Team Ford Focus RS WRC P Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Arto Kapanen 2, 9
Finland Markku Alén Finland Ilkka Riipinen 9
Poland Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team M Poland Janusz Kulig Poland Jarosław Baran 2–3
Italy Jolly Club Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek 7
Spain Carlos Sainz Junior Team Spain Txus Jaio Spain Lucas Cruz 14
Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Spain Marc Blázquez Spain Jordi Mercader 3–6
P Spain Salvador Cañellas Spain Alberto Sanchís 4
M Germany Matthias Kahle Germany Peter Göbel 7
P United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans United Kingdom Chris Patterson 14

Super 1600 Championship entries

No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
50 Italy Top Run SRL Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Fiat Punto S1600 4, 7, 11–12, 14
Austria Peter Müller 9
56 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Flavio Guglielmini 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
51 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd France Patrick Magaud France Guylène Brun Ford Puma S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
55 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Michael Orr 4, 7
59 France Benoît Rousselot France Gilles Mondésir 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
71 Belgium François Duval Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
52 Italy R&D Motorsport Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Danilo Fappani Fiat Punto S1600 4
Italy Massimo Chiapponi 7
Italy Giovanni Bernacchini 9, 11–12, 14
64 Italy Massimo Macaluso Italy Antonio Celot 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
53 France Citroën Sport France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën Saxo S1600 4, 7, 9, 12, 14
55 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Michael Orr 9, 11–12, 14
54 Belgium Peugeot Bastos Racing Belgium Larry Cols Belgium Yasmine Gerard Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12
Belgium Dany Colebunders 14
57 France Team Gamma France Cédric Robert France Marie-Pierre Billoux Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12
France Gérald Bedon 14
69 France Nicolas Bernardi France Delphine Cavalier 4, 7, 11–12
France Jean-Claude Grau 9
France Bruno Brissart 14
58 Spain Pronto Racing Spain Sergio Vallejo Spain Diego Vallejo Fiat Punto S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
67 Andorra Albert Llovera Spain Marc Corral 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
60 Switzerland Rally Team Henny Switzerland Cyril Henny Switzerland Aurore Brand Citroën Saxo S1600 4, 7
61 Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Italy Corrado Fontana Italy Renzo Casazza Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
62 Finland ST Motors Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Jakke Honkanen Peugeot 206 S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
63 Norway Zeta Racing Norway Martin Stenshorne United Kingdom Clive Jenkins Ford Puma S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
65 Italy Astra Racing Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Uruguay Daniel Muzio Ford Puma S1600 4
Paraguay Fernando Zuleta 7, 9
Spain Xavier Amigó 11–12, 14
68 Italy Hawk Racing Club Italy Massimo Ceccato Italy Mitia Dotta Fiat Punto S1600 4, 7, 9, 11–12, 14
73 Italy Christian Chemin Italy Matteo Alberto Bacchin 4, 7, 9, 11–12
Italy Simone Scattolin 14
72 Malaysia Saladin Rallying Malaysia Saladin Mazlan United Kingdom Timothy Sturla Fiat Punto S1600 4
Ford Puma S1600 7, 9, 11–12
Citroën Saxo S1600 14

Results and standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
ESP
Spain
ARG
Argentina
CYP
Cyprus
GRE
Greece
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
NZL
New Zealand
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 United Kingdom Richard Burns Ret 16 4 7 2 2 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 4 2 3 44
2 United Kingdom Colin McRae Ret 9 Ret Ret 1 1 1 Ret 3 2 8 11 5 Ret 42
3 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 1 Ret 1 3 4 Ret 4 1 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 41
4 Finland Marcus Grönholm Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 5 7 Ret 1 1 36
5 Finland Harri Rovanperä 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 2 4 3 11 7 4 2 36
6 Spain Carlos Sainz 2 3 2 5 3 3 Ret Ret 6 4 4 Ret 8 Ret 33
7 France Didier Auriol Ret Ret 8 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 3 3 3 7 23
8 France Gilles Panizzi Ret 12 2 Ret Ret 14 1 2 9 Ret 22
9 France François Delecour 3 5 5 6 7 Ret 5 4 Ret 12 6 10 Ret 15
10 Norway Petter Solberg Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 Ret 2 Ret 7 7 9 5 7 Ret 11
11 Spain Jesús Puras Ret Ret Ret 1 10
12 Germany Armin Schwarz 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 7 3 15 Ret Ret 5 9
13 Belgium Freddy Loix 6 13 Ret 4 6 5 9 5 10 11 12 12 11 Ret 9
14 France Sébastien Loeb 15 Ret 15 19 28 2 13 Ret 6
15 Sweden Thomas Rådström 2 Ret Ret 6
16 Finland Toni Gardemeister 5 4 Ret 15 5
17 United Kingdom Alister McRae 7 Ret 6 11 9 7 15 13 9 Ret 9 10 4 4
18 Japan Toshihiro Arai Ret 8 4 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 10 3
19 Estonia Markko Märtin Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 3
20 Italy Renato Travaglia 5 2
21 France Philippe Bugalski 14 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 1
22 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 12 10 12 6 1
23 Finland Pasi Hagström Ret 10 6 Ret 9 Ret 16 1
24 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo 12 Ret 18 10 13 13 6 26 18 23 18 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
ESP
Spain
ARG
Argentina
CYP
Cyprus
GRE
Greece
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
NZL
New Zealand
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
ESP
Spain
ARG
Argentina
CYP
Cyprus
GRE
Greece
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
NZL
New Zealand
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 France Peugeot Total 1 Ret Ret 3 (Ret) Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 4 (7) (Ret) 1 1 106
2 Ret Ret 7 1 Ret Ret Ret 5 2 2
16 2 2 4 1 1 3 2
2 United States Ford Motor Co 3 2 2 2 5 3 3 Ret Ret 5 3 3 Ret 7 Ret 86
4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 1 1 1 Ret 3 2 4 7 4 Ret
3 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 7 1 Ret 1 3 4 Ret 3 1 Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 69
8 4 Ret 4 6 4 5 4 6 8 9 Ret
19 1 Ret 10
4 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 5 Ret 7 4 6 2 2 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 3 2 3 66
6 Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret 2 Ret 6 6 5 4 6 Ret
18 (5)
5 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 11 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 4 3 8 Ret Ret 5 17
12 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 6 6 Ret 9 7 Ret 8
6 South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team 9 Ret 4 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret 5 10 6 17
10 5 Ret 5 8 7 5 7 8 Ret 6 8 4
20 Ret
Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
ESP
Spain
ARG
Argentina
CYP
Cyprus
GRE
Greece
KEN
Kenya
FIN
Finland
NZL
New Zealand
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
AUS
Australia
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

JWRC Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver ESP
Spain
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 France Sébastien Loeb 1 1 1 1 1 50
2 Italy Andrea Dallavilla 5 2 2 1 2 Ret 30
3 United Kingdom Niall McShea Ret Ret Ret 4 4 2 12
4 Belgium Larry Cols Ret Ret 4 3 11 3 11
5 Italy Giandomenico Basso 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 10
6 Norway Martin Stenshorne 4 3 Ret 8 6 Ret 8
7 Belgium François Duval Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 6
8 Italy Corrado Fontana 3 Ret 5 7 Ret Ret 6
9 Finland Jussi Välimäki Ret 7 3 Ret 12 Ret 4
10 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Ret Ret 6 12 10 4 4
11 France Patrick Magaud Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret 4
12 France Cédric Robert 7 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3
13 Spain Sergio Vallejo Ret Ret Ret 6 5 Ret 3
14 Malaysia Saladin Mazlan Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 2
15 Italy Massimo Ceccato Ret 6 Ret Ret 9 6 2
16 Italy Christian Chemin 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 1
Pos. Driver ESP
Spain
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Events

Rally name Start-end date Podium drivers
(Finishing time)
Podium cars
Monaco Monte Carlo Rally19 January–21 January
  1. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:38m:04.3s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:39m:05.1s)
  3. France François Delecour (4h:40m:09.6s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Sweden Swedish Rally9 February–11 February
  1. Finland Harri Rovanperä (3h:27m:01.1s)
  2. Sweden Thomas Rådström (3h:27m:29.0s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:27m:38.1s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo 6.5
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Portugal Rally Portugal8 March–11 March
  1. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:46m:42.1s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:46m:50.7s)
  3. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:49m:37.7s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Spain Rally Catalunya23 March–25 March
  1. France Didier Auriol (3h:40m:54.7s)
  2. France Gilles Panizzi (3h:41m:17.9s)
  3. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:41m:56.1s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5
Argentina Rally Argentina3 May–6 May
  1. United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:18m:25.3s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (4h:18m:52.2s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:20m:11.7s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Cyprus Cyprus Rally1 June–3 June
  1. United Kingdom Colin McRae (5h:07m:32.7s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (5h:07m:49.1s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (5h:07m:59.2s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
Greece Acropolis Rally15 June–17 June
  1. United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:19m:01.9s)
  2. Norway Petter Solberg (4h:19m:50.9s)
  3. Finland Harri Rovanperä (4h:20m:37.6s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Kenya Safari Rally20 July–22 July
  1. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (8h:58m:37s)
  2. Finland Harri Rovanperä (9h:11m:14s)
  3. Germany Armin Schwarz (9h:16m:12s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Škoda Octavia WRC
Finland Rally Finland24 August–26 August
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:23m:12.8s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:23m:37.8s)
  3. United Kingdom Colin McRae (3h:23m:45.1s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
New Zealand Rally New Zealand21 September–23 September
  1. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:47m:28.0s)
  2. United Kingdom Colin McRae (3h:48m:12.6s)
  3. Finland Harri Rovanperä (3h:48m:18.1s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 01
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Italy Rallye Sanremo5 October–7 October
  1. France Gilles Panizzi (4h:05m:49.5s)
  2. France Sébastien Loeb (4h:06m:00.9s)
  3. France Didier Auriol (4h:06m:44.4s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Citroen Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
France Tour de Corse19 October–21 October
  1. Spain Jesús Puras (3h:58m:35.5s)
  2. France Gilles Panizzi (3h:58m:53.0s)
  3. France Didier Auriol (3h:59m:47.4s)
  1. Citroen Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
Australia Rally Australia1 November–4 November
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:17m:01.3s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:17m:41.7s)
  3. France Didier Auriol (3h:18m:21.4s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC2001
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
United Kingdom Rally of Great Britain22 November–25 November
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:23m:44.8s)
  2. Finland Harri Rovanperä (3h:26m:11.9s)
  3. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:27m:00.2s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC2001

References

  1. "Burns crowned World Rally champion". RTÉ. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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