2001_Rally_New_Zealand
2001 Rally New Zealand
10th round of the 2001 World Rally Championship
The 2001 Rally New Zealand (formally the 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the tenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 21 September and 23 September 2001, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 10th and last win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Quick Facts 2001 Rally New Zealand 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand, Host country ...
| 2001 Rally New Zealand 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
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Round 10 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  New Zealand | ||
| Rally base | Auckland | ||
| Dates run | September 21, 2001 – September 23, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 24 (382.46 km; 237.65 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,690.14 km (1,050.20 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 68 at start, 48 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | ||
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Entry list
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Itinerary
All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).
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| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| Leg 1 — 117.17 km | ||||
| 21 September | 08:33 | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km |
| 10:41 | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | |
| 11:04 | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | |
| 11:37 | SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | |
| 13:08 | SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | |
| 13:51 | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | |
| 18:30 | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | |
| 19:00 | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| Leg 2 — 176.29 km | ||||
| 22 September | 09:53 | SS9 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km |
| 12:51 | SS10 | Batley | 19.82 km | |
| 13:24 | SS11 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | |
| 13:42 | SS12 | Brooks | 16.03 km | |
| 14:10 | SS13 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | |
| 15:50 | SS14 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | |
| 16:33 | SS15 | Mititai | 26.77 km | |
| 17:16 | SS16 | Tokatoka | 10.15 km | |
| Leg 3 — 89.00 km | ||||
| 23 September | 08:38 | SS17 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km |
| 09:06 | SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | |
| 11:14 | SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:27 | SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | |
| 11:45 | SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:58 | SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | |
| 12:41 | SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | |
| 13:04 | SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
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Overall
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Richard Burns |
Robert Reid |
Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:47:28.0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | Colin McRae |
Nicky Grist |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:48:12.6 | +44.6 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 |  Harri Rovanperä |
Risto Pietiläinen |
 Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:18.1 | +50.1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |  Carlos Sainz |
Luis Moya |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:48:20.2 | +52.2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:23.8 | +55.8 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Didier Auriol |
Denis Giraudet |
Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:39.3 | +1:11.3 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
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World Rally Cars
Classification
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Special stages
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| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:04.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km |  Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:39.8 | ||
| SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:00.2 | ||
| SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:03.7 | ||
| SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | Didier Auriol Kenneth Eriksson |
Peugeot 206 WRC Hyundai Accent WRC2 |
21:28.2 | ||
| SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Colin McRae |
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 10:49.1 | Kenneth Eriksson | |
| SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Carlos Sainz |
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 1:21.6 | ||
| SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Carlos Sainz |
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 1:20.1 | ||
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS9 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 33:59.9 | Richard Burns |
| SS10 | Batley | 19.82 km | Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 10:55.9 | ||
| SS11 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:31.2 | ||
| SS12 | Brooks | 16.03 km | Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 9:44.6 | ||
| SS13 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:17.9 | ||
| SS14 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | Didier Auriol |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:23.9 | ||
| SS15 | Mititai | 26.77 km | Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 13:42.3 | ||
| SS16 | Tokatoka | 10.15 km | Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:19.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS17 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:06.0 | |
| SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | Carlos Sainz |
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 18:45.0 | ||
| SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:47.1 | ||
| SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:55.7 | ||
| SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:41.4 | ||
| SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:50.9 | ||
| SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:42.6 | ||
| SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:32.6 | ||
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Championship standings
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| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  1 |
Colin McRae |
40 | 1 |
Nicky Grist |
40 | 1 |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
76 | |||
| 2 |  1 |
Tommi Mäkinen |
40 | 1 |
Risto Mannisenmäki |
40 | 1 |
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart |
66 | |||
| 3 | 2 |
Richard Burns |
31 | 2 |
Robert Reid |
31 | 1 |
Subaru World Rally Team |
46 | |||
| 4 | 1 |
Carlos Sainz |
30 | 1 |
Luis Moya |
30 | 1 |
Peugeot Total |
44 | |||
| 5 | 1 |
Harri Rovanperä |
27 | 1 |
Risto Pietiläinen |
27 |  |
 Škoda Motorsport |
15 | |||
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FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
Classification
More information Position, No. ...
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 22 |  Manfred Stohl |
Peter Müller |
Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:58:33.1 | 10 | |
| 18 | 2 | 23 |  Gabriel Pozzo |
Daniel Stillo |
Gabriel Pozzo |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:01:24.5 | +2:51.4 | 6 |
| 20 | 3 | 29 | Fumio Nutahara |
Satoshi Hayashi |
Advan-Piaa Rally Team |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:03:22.2 | +4:49.1 | 4 |
| 21 | 4 | 26 | Stig Blomqvist |
 Ana Goñi |
David Sutton Cars Ltd |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:03:42.2 | +5:09.1 | 3 |
| 24 | 5 | 43 | Kevin Holmes |
Garry Cowan |
Ralliart New Zealand |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:04:29.9 | +5:56.8 | 2 |
| 25 | 6 | 28 | Reece Jones |
Leo Bult |
Reece Jones |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:05:37.8 | +7:04.7 | 1 |
| 26 | 7 | 40 | Ross Meekings |
Alan Glen |
Ralliart New Zealand |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:07:17.4 | +8:44.3 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 37 |  Luca Baldini |
Massimo Agostinelli |
Luca Baldini |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:12:05.2 | +13:32.1 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 50 | Mike Turfus |
Fleur Pedersen |
Silverstone Rally Tyre Team |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:14:12.1 | +15:39.0 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 49 | Cameron Bates |
Laurie Brenssell |
Cameron Bates |
Subaru Impreza STI | 4:16:09.3 | +17:36.2 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 64 | Hiromichi Niwa |
Tadayoshi Sato |
Hiromichi Niwa |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:18:55.2 | +20:22.1 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 41 | Natalie Barratt |
Chris Patterson |
Natalie Barratt Rallysport |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:21:26.1 | +22:53.0 | 0 |
| 38 | 13 | 68 | Minoru Shinomiya |
Yoshinari Kawanishi |
Minoru Shinomiya |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:26:56.9 | +28:23.8 | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | 71 | Tony Burrowes |
Brendan Olsen |
Burrst Racing |
Subaru Impreza WRX | 4:34:18.5 | +35:45.4 | 0 |
| 45 | 15 | 58 | Deborah Kibble |
Jamie Kibble |
Deborah Kibble |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:39:20.0 | +40:46.9 | 0 |
| 48 | 16 | 51 | Graeme Presswell |
Martin Saunders |
Rally Drive NZ |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | 4:53:34.5 | +55:01.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | 39 | Chris West |
Chris Cobham |
Rose City Cars |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Transmission | 0 | ||
| Retired SS20 | 55 | Jeff Judd |
Grant Marra |
Jeff Judd |
Subaru Impreza WRX | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS18 | 72 | David Langford-Smith |
Stuart Roberts |
David Langford-Smith |
Subaru Impreza WRX | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS16 | 27 |  Cody Crocker |
Greg Foletta |
Subaru Rally Team Australia |
Subaru Impreza STI N8 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 70 | Mitsuhiro Aoki |
Fumika Nakamura |
Mitsuhiro Aoki |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 73 | Keiji Seita |
Hiromi Ueno |
Keiji Seita |
Honda Civic VTi | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 25 | Marcos Ligato |
Rubén Garcia |
Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 30 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
Claudio Condotta |
Giovanni Manfrinato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 66 | Nobuaki Takahashi |
Masako Takahashi |
Nobuaki Takahashi |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Suspension | 0 | ||
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Special stages
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| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:51.5 | Manfred Stohl |
| SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:51.6 | ||
| SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:25.1 | ||
| SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | Cody Crocker |
Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 8:21.8 | Gabriel Pozzo | |
| SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | Cody Crocker |
Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 22:01.0 | Cody Crocker | |
| SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Cody Crocker |
Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 11:14.6 | ||
| SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Manfred Stohl Ross Meekings |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |
1:27.7 | ||
| SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:26.2 | ||
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS9 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 35:48.0 | Manfred Stohl |
| SS10 | Batley | 19.82 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:32.4 | ||
| SS11 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:49.9 | ||
| SS12 | Brooks | 16.03 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:15.7 | ||
| SS13 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | Manfred Stohl Cody Crocker |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Subaru Impreza STI N8 |
6:38.0 | ||
| SS14 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:15.4 | ||
| SS15 | Mititai | 26.77 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:39.5 | ||
| SS16 | Tokatoka | 10.15 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:42.9 | ||
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS17 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km | Fumio Nutahara |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:16.9 | |
| SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:45.6 | ||
| SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Kevin Holmes |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:06.6 | ||
| SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Ross Meekings |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:13.2 | ||
| SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Ross Meekings |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:05.3 | ||
| SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Ross Meekings |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:15.3 | ||
| SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Ross Meekings |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:03.2 | ||
| SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Fumio Nutahara |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:05.6 | ||
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Championship standings
More information Pos., Drivers' championships ...
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Gabriel Pozzo |
59 |
| 2 | |
 Gustavo Trelles |
26 |
| 3 | 1 |
Manfred Stohl |
22 |
| 4 | 1 |
Marcos Ligato |
22 |
| 5 | 3 |
Stig Blomqvist |
11 |
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