2001 Monte Carlo Rally Explained

2001 Monte Carlo Rally
Native Name:69th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round:1
Championship:2001 World Rally Championship season
Next Round:2001 Swedish Rally
Country: Monaco
Rallybase:Monaco
Startdate:January 19, 2001
Enddate:January 21, 2001
Stages:15
Stagekm:373.06
Overallkm:1738.81
Surface:Asphalt/snow
Driver1: Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki
Team1: Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Car1:Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
Teamsstart:56
Teamsfinish:27

The 2001 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 69th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 January and 21 January 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 21st win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

Background

Entry list

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC
2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC
3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '01
4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '01
5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
9 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC
10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC
11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2
12 Stéphane Prévot Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2
16 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC
18 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
World Rally Championship entries
17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '01
19 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Toni GardemeisterPeugeot 206 WRC
22 Piero Longhi Lucio Baggio Piero LonghiToyota Corolla WRC
28 Olivier Burri Jean-Philippe Patthey Olivier BurriToyota Corolla WRC
30 Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Dario D'Esposito Pier Lorenzo ZanchiToyota Corolla WRC
31 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo ErraniSubaru Impreza 555
32 Tobia Cavallini Bernardo Serra Tobia CavalliniSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
33 Richard Hein Philippe Servol Richard HeinSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
Group N Cup entries
23 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
24 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
25 Gianluigi Galli Giovanni Bernacchini Gianluigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
26 Gabriel Pozzo Edgardo Galindo Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
44 Olivier Gillet Freddy Delorme Olivier GilletMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
45 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni ManfrinatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
46 Hermann Gassner Sr. Siegfried Schrankl Hermann Gassner Sr.Proton Pert Evo V
47 Luca Baldini Massimiliano Cerrai Luca BaldiniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
48 Marco Menegatto Christophe Berard Marco MenegattoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
49 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
50 Patrice Rouit Dominique Lamy Patrice RouitMitsubishi Lancer Evo III
52 Norberto Cangani Eros Di Prima Norberto CanganiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
53 David Truphemus Pascal Saivre David TruphemusMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
54 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
57 Christophe Arnaud Stéphane Arnaud Christophe ArnaudRenault Clio RS
58 Nicolas Vouilloz Steeve Rebroin Nicolas VouillozRenault Clio Williams
59 Frédéric Maniccia Richard Thaon Frédéric ManicciaRenault Clio RS
60 Jürgen Barth Jean-Claude Perramond Jürgen BarthOpel Astra OPC
61 Eddie Mercier Jean-Michel Veret Eddie MercierRenault Clio RS
62 Nicolas Ressegaire Régis Ressegaire Nicolas RessegaireRenault Clio RS
63 Gabriele Cadringher Gianfranco Serembre Gabriele CadringherOpel Astra OPC
64 Marc Dessi Pamela Dessi Marc DessiPeugeot 205 GTI 1.9
65 Jacques Courmontagne Josette Martin Jacques CourmontagnePeugeot 106 XSI
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 - 141.74 km
19 January10:03SS1BIF. D5/D10 - Roquesteron 122.89 km
10:46SS2St. Pierre - Entrevaux 130.34 km
13:19SS3BIF. D5/D10 - Roquesteron 222.89 km
14:02SS4St. Pierre - Entrevaux 230.34 km
17:03SS5Comps - Castellane 120.53 km
18:09SS6Clumanc - Lambruisse 114.75 km
Leg 2 - 132.78 km
20 January09:53SS7BIF. D1/C1 - Turriers24.12 km
11:06SS8Sisteron - Thoard 136.69 km
13:34SS9Clumanc - Lambruisse 214.75 km
15:07SS10Comps - Castellane 220.53 km
18:00SS11Sisteron - Thoard 236.69 km
Leg 3 - 98.54 km
21 January09:08SS12Sospel - La Bollène 132.72 km
10:03SS13Loda - Lucéram 116.55 km
12:28SS14Sospel - La Bollène 232.72 km
13:23SS15Loda - Lucéram 216.55 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimePoints
17 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.54:38:04.310
23 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '014:39:05.1+1:00.86
317 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '014:40:09.6+2:05.34
411 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo24:40:30.3+2:26.03
519 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Toni GardemeisterPeugeot 206 WRC4:43:56.4+5:52.12
68 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI4:44:30.2+6:25.91
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
117 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.54:38:04.310
223 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '014:39:05.1+1:00.86
4311 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo24:40:30.3+2:26.03
648 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI4:44:30.2+6:25.91
7510 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC4:47:08.3+9:04.00
8612 Stéphane Prévot Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo24:51:59.3+13:55.00
Retired SS134 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '01Mechanical0
Retired SS75 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01Mechanical0
Retired SS518 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01Accident0
Retired SS42 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRCLost wheel0
Retired SS31 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRCWater pump0
Retired SS316 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRCAccident0
Retired SS29 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRCEngine0
Retired SS16 Markko Märtin Michael Park Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01Electrical0
Source:[5]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (19 Jan)SS1BIF. D5/D10 - Roquesteron 122.89 km Toni GardemeisterPeugeot 206 WRC20:48.9 Toni Gardemeister
SS2St. Pierre - Entrevaux 130.34 km Hermann Gassner Sr.Proton Pert Evo V25:38.5 Didier Auriol
SS3BIF. D5/D10 - Roquesteron 222.89 km François DelecourFord Focus RS WRC '0118:32.7
SS4St. Pierre - Entrevaux 230.34 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0122:10.4 Colin McRae
SS5Comps - Castellane 120.53 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.513:45.4
SS6Clumanc - Lambruisse 114.75 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0110:32.5
Leg 2 (20 Jan)SS7BIF. D1/C1 - Turriers24.12 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.517:31.1
SS8Sisteron - Thoard 136.69 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.526:02.3
SS9Clumanc - Lambruisse 214.75 km François DelecourFord Focus RS WRC '0110:25.1 Tommi Mäkinen
SS10Comps - Castellane 220.53 kmStage cancelled
SS11Sisteron - Thoard 236.69 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0126:22.1 Colin McRae
Leg 3 (21 Jan)SS12Sospel - La Bollène 132.72 km Freddy LoixMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI28:19.0 Tommi Mäkinen
SS13Loda - Lucéram 116.55 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.514:57.6
SS14Sospel - La Bollène 232.72 km François DelecourFord Focus RS WRC '0126:24.6
SS15Loda - Lucéram 216.55 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0114:09.5

Championship standings

Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Tommi Mäkinen10 Risto Mannisenmäki10 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart13
2 Carlos Sainz6 Luis Moya6 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.6
3 François Delecour4 Daniel Grataloup4 Škoda Motorsport5
4 Armin Schwarz3 Manfred Hiemer3 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team2
5 Toni Gardemeister2 Paavo Lukander2

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
9144 Olivier Gillet Freddy Delorme Olivier GilletMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:54:28.210
10223 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:55:54.6+1:26.46
11324 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:56:41.5+2:13.34
12426 Gabriel Pozzo Edgardo Galindo Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:57:14.9+2:46.73
13554 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI5:01:41.2+7:13.02
16653 David Truphemus Pascal Saivre David TruphemusMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI5:11:23.7+16:55.51
17761 Eddie Mercier Jean-Michel Veret Eddie MercierRenault Clio RS5:11:45.4+17:17.20
19857 Christophe Arnaud Stéphane Arnaud Christophe ArnaudRenault Clio RS5:19:35.8+25:07.60
21949 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo V5:37:55.2+43:27.00
231059 Frédéric Maniccia Richard Thaon Frédéric ManicciaRenault Clio RS5:44:15.2+49:47.00
261164 Marc Dessi Pamela Dessi Marc DessiPeugeot 205 GTI 1.96:07:48.1+1:13:19.90
Retired SS1225 Gianluigi Galli Giovanni Bernacchini Gianluigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS1146 Hermann Gassner Sr. Siegfried Schrankl Hermann Gassner Sr.Proton Pert Evo VMechanical0
Retired SS1150 Patrice Rouit Dominique Lamy Patrice RouitMitsubishi Lancer Evo IIIMechanical0
Retired SS448 Marco Menegatto Christophe Berard Marco MenegattoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS458 Nicolas Vouilloz Steeve Rebroin Nicolas VouillozRenault Clio WilliamsMechanical0
Retired SS460 Jürgen Barth Jean-Claude Perramond Jürgen BarthOpel Astra OPCMechanical0
Retired SS347 Luca Baldini Massimiliano Cerrai Luca BaldiniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Retired SS363 Gabriele Cadringher Gianfranco Serembre Gabriele CadringherOpel Astra OPCMechanical0
Retired SS245 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni ManfrinatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS152 Norberto Cangani Eros Di Prima Norberto CanganiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS162 Nicolas Ressegaire Régis Ressegaire Nicolas RessegaireRenault Clio RSAccident0
Retired SS165 Jacques Courmontagne Josette Martin Jacques CourmontagnePeugeot 106 XSIAccident0
Source:[6]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (19 Jan)SS1BIF. D5/D10 - Roquesteron 122.89 km Olivier GilletMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI21:08.0 Olivier Gillet
SS2St. Pierre - Entrevaux 130.34 km Hermann Gassner Sr.Proton Pert Evo V25:38.5 Hermann Gassner Sr.
SS3BIF. D5/D10 - Roquesteron 222.89 km Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI19:20.8
SS4St. Pierre - Entrevaux 230.34 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI23:22.6
SS5Comps - Castellane 120.53 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI14:23.3 Manfred Stohl
SS6Clumanc - Lambruisse 114.75 km Gianluigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI11:13.8
Leg 2 (20 Jan)SS7BIF. D1/C1 - Turriers24.12 km Gianluigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI18:13.7
SS8Sisteron - Thoard 136.69 km Gianluigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI27:08.1 Olivier Gillet
SS9Clumanc - Lambruisse 214.75 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI10:54.7
SS10Comps - Castellane 220.53 kmStage cancelled
SS11Sisteron - Thoard 236.69 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI27:50.9
Leg 3 (21 Jan)SS12Sospel - La Bollène 132.72 km Olivier GilletMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI29:18.0
SS13Loda - Lucéram 116.55 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI15:30.8
SS14Sospel - La Bollène 232.72 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI27:43.0
SS15Loda - Lucéram 216.55 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI14:45.0

Championship standings

Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 Olivier Gillet10
2 Manfred Stohl6
3 Gustavo Trelles4
4 Gabriel Pozzo3
5 Marcos Ligato2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monte Carlo Rally . juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2021-11-21.
  2. Web site: Rally Monte-Carlo 2001 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 21 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Monte Carlo Rally 2001 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 21 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Monte Carlo Rally 2001 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Monte Carlo Rally 2001 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Monte Carlo Rally 2001 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 January 2022.

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