2001 Rally Australia Explained

2001 Rally Australia
Native Name:	14th Telstra Rally Australia
Round:	13
Championship:	2001 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:	2001 Tour de Corse
Next Round:	2001 Rally GB
Country:	Australia
Rallybase:	Perth
Startdate:	November 1, 2001
Enddate:	November 4, 2001
Stages:	21
Stagekm:	396.77
Overallkm:	1358.70
Surface:	Gravel
Driver1:	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen
Team1:	Peugeot Total
Car1:	Peugeot 206 WRC
Teamsstart:	73
Teamsfinish:	51

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]

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car
*World Rally Championship manufacturer entries*
1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC
2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 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 Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
7	Tommi Mäkinen	Timo Hantunen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC
8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC
9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2
10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2
*World Rally Championship entries*
16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC
17	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01
18	Toshihiro Arai	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
19	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC
20	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Mark Stacey	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
21	Pasi Hagström	Tero Gardemeister	Toyota Castrol Finland	Toyota Corolla WRC
22	Henrik Lundgaard	Jens-Christian Anker	Toyota Castrol Team Denmark	Toyota Corolla WRC
23	Neal Bates	Coral Taylor	Neal Bates	Toyota Corolla WRC
24	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Oman Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
25	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC
30	Achim Mörtl	Stefan Eichhorner	Promotor World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
36	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	World Rally HIRE	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
39	Stuart Warren	Murray Hynes	Stuart Warren	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
43	Scott Pedder	Rob Beekman	Pedders Suspension	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
51	Tolley Challis	William Hayes	Westec Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
57	Stephen Handbury	Dale Moscatt	Stephen Handbury	Subaru Impreza Wagon
61	Jacquiline Dines	Gray Marshall	Jacquiline Dines	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
63	Simon Kirke	Angela Moore	Simon Kirke	Subaru Impreza WRX
64	Keith Hedgeland	Toni Feaver	Keith Hedgeland	Subaru Impreza 555
70	Robert Whyatt	Malcolm Cox	Robert Whyatt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
*Group N Cup entries*
26	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza STI N8
27	Juha Kangas	Mika Ovaskainen	Juha Kangas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
28	Ed Ordynski	Iain Stewart	Mistubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
29	Marko Ipatti	Karri Marttila	Raceworx	Subaru Impreza STI
31	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
32	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
33	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
34	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
37	Natalie Barratt	Chris Patterson	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
38	Dean Herridge	Jim Carlton	Les Walkden Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX
40	Simon Evans	Sue Evans	Raceworx	Subaru Impreza STI
41	Spencer Lowndes	Chris Randell	Mistubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
42	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
44	Mark Thompson	David Boddy	Mark Thompson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
45	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	François Duval	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
46	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
47	Luca Baldini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
48	Martin Lintott	Tony Jackson	Lincorp Automotive	Subaru Impreza WRX
49	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
50	Sam Brand	Tim Batten	Sam Brand	Subaru Impreza WRX
52	Jean-Philippe Patthey	Claude Alain Besse	Scuderia Chicco d'Oro	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
53	Dennis Dunlop	Jacquie Dunlop	Dennis Dunlop	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
54	David Hills	Lyndall Drake	Australian Plastic Profiles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
56	Steve Forsberg	Paul van der Mey	Steve Forsberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
58	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
59	Atsushi Masumura	Osamu Yoda	Super Alex Troop	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
60	Haruo Takakuwa	Paul Flintoft	Takayama College	Subaru Impreza WRX
62	Michael Anderson	Melissa Anderson	Michael Anderson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
65	Jim Marden	Stuart Percival	Takayama College	Subaru Impreza 555
66	Jeremy Vaughan	Jonathon Mortimer	Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX
69	Ryo Funaki	Hiroyasu Sonoda	Ryo Funaki	Subaru Vivio RX-R
71	Rick Powell	Paul Bennett	Rick Powell	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
72	Shane Dirou	Hanna Drury	Maximum Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
73	Christopher Anderson	Joel Lithgo	Christopher Anderson	Nissan Sunny GTI
74	John Hendry	Andrew Wilson	John Hendry	Proton Satria
75	Kunio Takeuchi	Michael Hawiley	All Student University	Subaru Vivio RX-R
76	Scott Clarke	Justin Doney	SAFER WA	Hyundai Excel
77	David Kendall	Jennifer Kendall-Stewart	David Kendall	Subaru Impreza WRX
79	Duane Partridge	Glen Hancock	Office of Youth Affairs	Daihatsu Charade GTi
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).

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]

Results

Overall

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time		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]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		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]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
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

Championship standings

	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
	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

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
17	1	28	Ed Ordynski	Iain Stewart	Mistubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:34:27.2		10
18	2	32	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:34:48.5	+21.3	6
19	3	45	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	François Duval	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:35:19.0	+51.8	4
20	4	27	Juha Kangas	Mika Ovaskainen	Juha Kangas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:35:23.5	+56.3	3
21	5	26	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza STI N8	3:37:22.6	+2:55.4	2
22	6	31	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:38:22.6	+3:55.4	1
23	7	34	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:40:39.6	+6:12.4	0
24	8	38	Dean Herridge	Jim Carlton	Les Walkden Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX	3:41:05.8	+6:38.6	0
25	9	42	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:41:24.9	+6:57.7	0
26	10	29	Marko Ipatti	Karri Marttila	Raceworx	Subaru Impreza STI	3:42:54.8	+8:27.6	0
27	11	33	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:43:23.3	+8:56.1	0
28	12	46	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:45:32.0	+11:04.8	0
30	13	44	Mark Thompson	David Boddy	Mark Thompson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	3:47:44.6	+13:17.4	0
31	14	58	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:48:43.1	+14:15.9	0
32	15	54	David Hills	Lyndall Drake	Australian Plastic Profiles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	3:50:31.8	+16:04.6	0
33	16	65	Jim Marden	Stuart Percival	Takayama College	Subaru Impreza 555	3:53:15.6	+18:48.4	0
34	17	47	Luca Baldini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:53:48.5	+19:21.3	0
35	18	53	Dennis Dunlop	Jacquie Dunlop	Dennis Dunlop	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:54:54.1	+20:26.9	0
36	19	37	Natalie Barratt	Chris Patterson	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:59:10.9	+24:43.7	0
37	20	62	Michael Anderson	Melissa Anderson	Michael Anderson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	4:02:34.0	+28:06.8	0
39	21	60	Haruo Takakuwa	Paul Flintoft	Takayama College	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:07:32.8	+33:05.6	0
42	22	72	Shane Dirou	Hanna Drury	Maximum Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	4:11:01.2	+36:34.0	0
45	23	71	Rick Powell	Paul Bennett	Rick Powell	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	4:23:28.9	+49:01.7	0
46	24	74	John Hendry	Andrew Wilson	John Hendry	Proton Satria	4:30:34.9	+56:07.7	0
47	25	69	Ryo Funaki	Hiroyasu Sonoda	Ryo Funaki	Subaru Vivio RX-R	4:33:19.0	+58:51.8	0
50	26	79	Duane Partridge	Glen Hancock	Office of Youth Affairs	Daihatsu Charade GTi	5:07:19.1	+1:32:51.9	0
Retired SS20		75	Kunio Takeuchi	Michael Hawiley	All Student University	Subaru Vivio RX-R	Suspension		0
Retired SS16		40	Simon Evans	Sue Evans	Raceworx	Subaru Impreza STI	Gearbox		0
Retired SS15		52	Jean-Philippe Patthey	Claude Alain Besse	Scuderia Chicco d'Oro	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Gearbox		0
Retired SS15		66	Jeremy Vaughan	Jonathon Mortimer	Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX	Gearbox		0
Retired SS12		48	Martin Lintott	Tony Jackson	Lincorp Automotive	Subaru Impreza WRX	Accident		0
Retired SS7		73	Christopher Anderson	Joel Lithgo	Christopher Anderson	Nissan Sunny GTI	Accident		0
Retired SS6		76	Scott Clarke	Justin Doney	SAFER WA	Hyundai Excel	Accident		0
Retired SS5		49	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS5		50	Sam Brand	Tim Batten	Sam Brand	Subaru Impreza WRX	Electrical		0
Retired SS5		56	Steve Forsberg	Paul van der Mey	Steve Forsberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS5		59	Atsushi Masumura	Osamu Yoda	Super Alex Troop	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS2		41	Spencer Lowndes	Chris Randell	Mistubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Retired SS1		77	David Kendall	Jennifer Kendall-Stewart	David Kendall	Subaru Impreza WRX	Driveshaft		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (1 Nov)	SS1	Langley Park Super 1	2.20 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:35.8	Manfred Stohl
Leg 1 (2 Nov)	SS2	Helena North 1	24.14 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	14:46.6
	SS3	Helena South 1	18.43 km	Ed Ordynski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:29.2
	SS4	Kev's	9.56 km	Fumio Nutahara	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:28.4
	SS5	Beraking	26.46 km	Ed Ordynski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	16:06.1
	SS6	Flynns Short	19.98 km	Ed Ordynski Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	13:00.0
	SS7	Helena North 2	24.14 km	Ed Ordynski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	14:39.1	Ed Ordynski
	SS8	Helena South 2	18.43 km	Ed Ordynski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:20.9
	SS9	Atkins	4.42 km	Ed Ordynski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:14.3
	SS10	Langley Park Super 2	2.20 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:35.4
Leg 2 (3 Nov)	SS11	Stirling East	35.48 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	20:54.0
	SS12	Brunswick	16.63 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	9:57.4
	SS13	Wellington Dam	45.42 km	Stage cancelled
	SS14	Harvey Weir	6.97 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:08.0
	SS15	Stirling West	15.89 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	9:57.3
	SS16	Murray Pines	18.53 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:24.9
	SS17	Langley Park Super 3	2.20 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:35.1
Leg 3 (4 Nov)	SS18	Bannister West	34.57 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	18:35.3
	SS19	Bannister North	36.84 km	Juha Kangas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	21:09.3
	SS20	Bannister South	28.65 km	François Duval	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	17:52.2
	SS21	Michelin TV Stage	5.63 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:44.7

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.

	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Gabriel Pozzo	71
2		Gustavo Trelles	36
3		Manfred Stohl	23
4		Marcos Ligato	22
5		Stig Blomqvist	14

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

Web site: Rally Australia. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-03-21.
Web site: Rally Australia 2001 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 21 March 2022.
Web site: Rally Australia 2001 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 21 March 2022.
Web site: Rally Australia 2001 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 22 March 2022.
Web site: Rally Australia 2001 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 22 March 2022.
Web site: Rally Australia 2001 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 22 March 2022.