2001 Rally GB explained

2001 Rally GB
Native Name:	57th Network Q Rally of Great Britain
Round:	14
Championship:	2001 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:	2001 Rally Australia
Country:	United Kingdom
Rallybase:	Cardiff
Startdate:	November 22, 2001
Enddate:	November 25, 2001
Stages:	17
Stagekm:	380.86
Overallkm:	1688.51
Surface:	Gravel
Driver1:	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen
Team1:	Peugeot Total
Car1:	Peugeot 206 WRC
Teamsstart:	117
Teamsfinish:	50

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

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	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	Kaj Lindström	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
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2
12		Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2
16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC
World Rally Championship entries
2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC
17	Mark Higgins	Bryan Thomas	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01
18	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
19	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2
20	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2
21	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
22	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 WRC
23	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	LMP Group Ltd	Toyota Corolla WRC
24	Gwyndaf Evans	Chris Patterson	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3
25	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Henning Solberg	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
26	Grégoire de Mevius	Jack Boyère	Peugeot Team Bel-Lux	Peugeot 206 WRC
29	Neil Wearden	Trevor Agnew	Neil Wearden	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
33	Mark Breijer	Hans van Goor	Mark Breijer	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
34	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Subaru Impreza 555
36	Steve Petch	John Richardson	Steve Petch	Hyundai Accent WRC
37	Peter Littler	Andy Marchbank	Peter Littler	Hyundai Accent WRC
40	Txus Jaio	Lucas Cruz	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	Ford Focus WRC '00
44	Glyn Jones	Huw Lewis	Glyn Jones	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
45	Brian Bell	Paul Spooner	Brian Bell	Ford Focus WRC '00
74	Eamonn Boland	Anthony Nestor	Eamonn Boland	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
77	Derek McGarrity	Dermot O'Gorman	Derek McGarrity	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
79	Theo Bengry	Les Forsbrook	Theo Bengry	Subaru Impreza 555
84	Robert Ceen	Alistair Douglas	Robert Ceen	Subaru Impreza 555
89	Julian Reynolds	Ieuan Thomas	Julian Reynolds	Subaru Impreza 555
90	Stephen Harron	Philip McCrea	Stephen Harron	Subaru Impreza 555
93	Charles Payne	Ian Allsop	Charles Payne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
95	Peter Stephenson	Allan Whittaker	Peter Stephenson	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97
Group N Cup entries
28	Kenneth Bäcklund	Tord Andersson	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
31	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
38	David Higgins	Craig Thorley	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX
39	Mike Brown Sr.	Aled Davies	Mike Brown Sr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
41	Ramón Ferreyros	Javier Marín	Ramón Ferreyros	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
42	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
43	Gavin Cox	Tim Hobbs	Gavin Cox	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
46	Peter Bijvelds	Piet Bijvelds	Peter Bijvelds	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
47	Jeremy Easson	Nigel Gardner	Jeremy Easson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
48	Oscar Svedlund	Björn Nilsson	Oscar Svedlund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
49	David Sterckx	André Leyh	David Sterckx	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
75	Nik Elsmore	Jayson Brown	Nik Elsmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
82	Alistair Ginley	Andrew Bargery	Alistair Ginley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
83	Richard Davis	David Williams	Richard Davis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
85	Leon Pesticcio	Howard Davies	Leon Pesticcio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
86	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
87	Neil Buckley	Douglas Redpath	Neil Buckley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
88	Oliver Clark	Richard Pashley	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
91	Robert Swann	Ken Bowman	Robert Swann	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
94	Anthony Willmington	Andrew White	Anthony Willmington	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
96	Simon Redhead	Alan Thomas	Simon Redhead	Subaru Impreza
97	Mirco Baldacci	Maurizio Barone	Mirco Baldacci	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
98	Steve Head	Andrew Dugdale	Steve Head	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
99	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
100	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
101	Andrew Haddon	Mark Solloway	Andrew Haddon	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
102	Ries Huisman	Edwin Abbring	Ries Huisman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
103	Don Whitehurst	Terry Atherton	Don Whitehurst	Subaru Impreza
104	Patrick Postillon	Bruno Ceccarelli	Patrick Postillon	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
105	Mark Winkles	Noel Waugh	Mark Winkles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
106	Fabio Frisiero	Loris Roggia	Fabio Frisiero	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
107	Paul Bird	Larry Carter	Paul Bird	Subaru Impreza
108	Maurice Huisman	Jeroen van der Zalm	Maurice Huisman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
110	Simone De Martini	Tiziano Siviero	Simone De Martini	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
115	David Bagshaw	John Roberts	David Bagshaw	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
116	Jeremy Nolan	Paul Nolan	Jeremy Nolan	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
117	Mike Harris	Paul Newman	Mike Harris	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
119	Graeme Presswell	Martin Saunders	Graeme Presswell	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
120	Simon Thomas	Liz Jordan	Simon Thomas	Peugeot 306 GTI
122	Andreas Mansfeld	Gerd Ottenburger	Andreas Mansfeld	Honda Integra Type-R DC2
125	Tony Jardine	Kevin Eason	Tony Jardine	Honda Integra Type-R
126	Magnus Jansson	Thomas Fredriksson	Magnus Jansson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
129	Martin Newcombe	Peter Newcombe	Martin Newcombe	Honda Civic VTi (EK4)
130	Patrick van Empel	Radboud van Hoek	Patrick van Empel	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
Super 1600 Cup entries
50	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600
51	Patrick Magaud	Guylène Brun	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600
52	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600
53	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600
54	Larry Cols	Dany Colebunders	Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot 206 S1600
55	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600
56	Giandomenico Basso	Flavio Guglielmini	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600
57	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600
58	Sergio Vallejo	Diego Vallejo	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600
59	Benoît Rousselot	Gilles Mondésir	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600
61	Corrado Fontana	Renzo Casazza	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 S1600
62	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	ST Motors	Peugeot 206 S1600
63	Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	Zeta Racing	Ford Puma S1600
64	Massimo Macaluso	Antonio Celot	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600
65	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600
67	Albert Llovera	Marc Corral	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600
68	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600
69	Nicolas Bernardi	Bruno Brissart	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600
71	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600
72	Saladin Mazlan	Timothy Sturla	Saladin Rallying	Citroën Saxo S1600
73	Christian Chemin	Simone Scattolin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600
Source:^[2]

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

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time		Points
1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:23:44.8		10
2	16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	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	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:30:33.6	+6:48.8	3
5	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:31:16.1	+7:31.3	2
6	9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:31:55.8	+8:11.0	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class
1	1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:23:44.8		10
2	2	16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:26:11.9	+2:27.1	6
3	3	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:27:00.2	+3:15.4	4
4	4	10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:30:33.6	+6:48.8	3
5	5	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:31:16.1	+7:31.3	2
6	6	9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:31:55.8	+8:11.0	1
8	7	12		Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:34:40.4	+10:55.6	0
Retired SS11		3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	Spectator injury		0
Retired SS10		8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Transmission		0
Retired SS4		4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	Accident		0
Retired SS2		6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		7	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Lost wheel		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (22 Nov)	SS1	Cardiff Super 1	2.45 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	2:10.1	Colin McRae
Leg 1 (23 Nov)	SS2	St. Gwynno	13.67 km	Colin McRae	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	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	Peugeot 206 WRC	14:31.6
	SS16	Rheola 2	26.93 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:23.6
	SS17	Margam 2	27.93 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:30.0

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.

		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		2	Richard Burns	44		2	Robert Reid	44			Peugeot Total	106
2		1	Colin McRae	42		1	Nicky Grist	42			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

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class
11	1	38	David Higgins	Craig Thorley	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX	3:44:56.7		10
12	2	41	Ramón Ferreyros	Javier Marín	Ramón Ferreyros	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:44:59.5	+2.8	6
14	3	82	Alistair Ginley	Andrew Bargery	Alistair Ginley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:50:32.7	+5:36.0	4
16	4	31	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:50:41.2	+5:44.5	3
19	5	46	Peter Bijvelds	Piet Bijvelds	Peter Bijvelds	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	3:57:57.2	+13:00.5	2
21	6	88	Oliver Clark	Richard Pashley	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	3:58:54.2	+13:57.5	1
23	7	42	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:01:45.0	+16:48.3	0
24	8	87	Neil Buckley	Douglas Redpath	Neil Buckley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	4:03:04.7	+18:08.0	0
27	9	99	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:08:44.5	+23:47.8	0
32	10	104	Patrick Postillon	Bruno Ceccarelli	Patrick Postillon	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	4:11:17.5	+26:20.8	0
36	11	110	Simone De Martini	Tiziano Siviero	Simone De Martini	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	4:17:00.2	+32:03.5	0
37	12	117	Mike Harris	Paul Newman	Mike Harris	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	4:17:36.0	+32:39.3	0
40	13	107	Paul Bird	Larry Carter	Paul Bird	Subaru Impreza	4:18:45.8	+33:49.1	0
41	14	108	Maurice Huisman	Jeroen van der Zalm	Maurice Huisman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	4:19:46.3	+34:49.6	0
42	15	130	Patrick van Empel	Radboud van Hoek	Patrick van Empel	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:20:26.8	+35:30.1	0
44	16	115	David Bagshaw	John Roberts	David Bagshaw	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:24:01.7	+39:05.0	0
45	17	122	Andreas Mansfeld	Gerd Ottenburger	Andreas Mansfeld	Honda Integra Type-R DC2	4:34:36.4	+49:39.7	0
46	18	119	Graeme Presswell	Martin Saunders	Graeme Presswell	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	4:35:43.7	+50:47.0	0
47	19	125	Tony Jardine	Kevin Eason	Tony Jardine	Honda Integra Type-R	4:36:06.1	+51:09.4	0
48	20	102	Ries Huisman	Edwin Abbring	Ries Huisman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	4:37:57.3	+53:00.6	0
49	21	129	Martin Newcombe	Peter Newcombe	Martin Newcombe	Honda Civic VTi (EK4)	4:43:05.5	+58:08.8	0
Retired SS17		28	Kenneth Bäcklund	Tord Andersson	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS17		85	Leon Pesticcio	Howard Davies	Leon Pesticcio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS17		94	Anthony Willmington	Andrew White	Anthony Willmington	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Retired		0
Retired SS17		97	Mirco Baldacci	Maurizio Barone	Mirco Baldacci	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS17		106	Fabio Frisiero	Loris Roggia	Fabio Frisiero	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS15		91	Robert Swann	Ken Bowman	Robert Swann	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Retired		0
Retired SS15		105	Mark Winkles	Noel Waugh	Mark Winkles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Oil pressure		0
Retired SS14		100	Natalie Barratt	Roger Freeman	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS14		116	Jeremy Nolan	Paul Nolan	Jeremy Nolan	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Retired		0
Retired SS14		126	Magnus Jansson	Thomas Fredriksson	Magnus Jansson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Fuel pump		0
Retired SS13		48	Oscar Svedlund	Björn Nilsson	Oscar Svedlund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Transmission		0
Retired SS9		47	Jeremy Easson	Nigel Gardner	Jeremy Easson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Retired		0
Retired SS9		83	Richard Davis	David Williams	Richard Davis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Engine		0
Retired SS8		43	Gavin Cox	Tim Hobbs	Gavin Cox	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS8		98	Steve Head	Andrew Dugdale	Steve Head	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Transmission		0
Retired SS8		120	Simon Thomas	Liz Jordan	Simon Thomas	Peugeot 306 GTI	Accident		0
Retired SS5		49	David Sterckx	André Leyh	David Sterckx	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4		96	Simon Redhead	Alan Thomas	Simon Redhead	Subaru Impreza	Engine		0
Retired SS3		103	Don Whitehurst	Terry Atherton	Don Whitehurst	Subaru Impreza	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		39	Mike Brown Sr.	Aled Davies	Mike Brown Sr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Accident		0
Retired SS2		75	Nik Elsmore	Jayson Brown	Nik Elsmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		101	Andrew Haddon	Mark Solloway	Andrew Haddon	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Mechanical		0
Retired SS1		86	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (22 Nov)	SS1	Cardiff Super 1	2.45 km	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2:17.6	Kenneth Bäcklund
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	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:38.0	Kenneth Bäcklund
	SS5	Crychan	13.06 km	David Higgins	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	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.

	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

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class
15	1	53	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	3:50:37.3		10
17	2	55	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	3:52:41.0	+2:03.7	6
22	3	54	Larry Cols	Dany Colebunders	Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot 206 S1600	3:59:25.1	+8:47.8	4
26	4	65	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	4:08:31.3	+17:54.0	3
28	5	72	Saladin Mazlan	Timothy Sturla	Saladin Rallying	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:09:29.8	+18:52.5	2
29	6	68	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	4:09:42.4	+19:05.1	1
35	7	69	Nicolas Bernardi	Bruno Brissart	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600	4:15:59.0	+25:21.7	0
43	8	73	Christian Chemin	Simone Scattolin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	4:20:30.3	+29:53.0	0
Retired SS17		52	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS17		67	Albert Llovera	Marc Corral	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS16		57	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600	Electrical		0
Retired SS15		63	Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	Zeta Racing	Ford Puma S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS9		61	Corrado Fontana	Renzo Casazza	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 S1600	Steering		0
Retired SS7		62	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	ST Motors	Peugeot 206 S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS6		56	Giandomenico Basso	Flavio Guglielmini	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS4		50	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		51	Patrick Magaud	Guylène Brun	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Electrical		0
Retired SS4		58	Sergio Vallejo	Diego Vallejo	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		71	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS3		64	Massimo Macaluso	Antonio Celot	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS1		59	Benoît Rousselot	Gilles Mondésir	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Suspension		0
Source:^[7]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
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.

	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

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rally GB. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-03-23.
2. Web site: Rally GB 2001 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 23 March 2022.
3. Web site: Rally GB 2001 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 23 March 2022.
4. Web site: Rally GB 2001 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 23 March 2022.
5. Web site: Rally GB 2001 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 23 March 2022.
6. Web site: Rally GB 2001 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 23 March 2022.
7. Web site: Rally GB 2001 JWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 23 March 2022.