2001 Rally New Zealand Explained

2001 Rally New Zealand
Native Name:	32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round:	10
Championship:	2001 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:	2001 Rally Finland
Next Round:	2001 Rallye Sanremo
Country:	New Zealand
Rallybase:	Auckland
Startdate:	September 21, 2001
Enddate:	September 23, 2001
Stages:	24
Stagekm:	382.46
Overallkm:	1690.14
Surface:	Gravel
Driver1:	Richard Burns Robert Reid
Team1:	Subaru World Rally Team
Car1:	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
Teamsstart:	68
Teamsfinish:	48

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]

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	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
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
19	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
*World Rally Championship entries*
8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
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
20	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Craig Vincent	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
21	Neil Wearden	Trevor Agnew	Neil Wearden	Peugeot 206 WRC
31	Bruce Herbert	Robert Ryan	Rose City Cars	Subaru Impreza STI N8
32	Geoff Argyle	Steve Smith	Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
33	Andrew Hawkeswood	Samantha Haldane	Daytona Motor Group	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
34	Todd Bawden	Raymond Bennett	Todd Bawden	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
35	Lewis Scott	Jane Black	Lewis Scott	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
42	Brian Green	Jane McKay	Palmerston North Rallysport Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
44	Glenn Smith	Colin Smith	Glenn Smith	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
46	Richard Mason	Hamish Fenemor	Richard Mason	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
47	Brett Middleton	Andrew Benefield	Brett Middleton	Subaru Impreza WRX
48	Wayne Parker	Brendan McKay	Wayne Parker	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
52	Ian Easton	Cheryl Easton	Ian Easton	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
53	Kerry Evans	Rocky Hudson	Winger Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRX
54	Mark Hiestand	Danielle Bates	Winger Subaru	Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
56	Austen Jones	Bronwyn Snookes	Anything Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRX
57	Malcolm Stewart	Mike Fletcher	Malcolm Stewart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
59	Kevin Bell	Dean Stockwell	Kevin Bell	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
61	Jason Gardner	Paul Flintoft	Jason Gardner	Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
65	Keith Stewart	Len Fisher	Keith Stewart	Subaru Legacy RS
67	Bruce Warburton	Harmannus Slebos	Bruce Warburton	Subaru Impreza WRX
69	Rex Vizible	Dave Robb	Vizible Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX STI
*Group N Cup entries*
22	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
23	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
25	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
26	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
27	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza STI N8
28	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
29	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
30	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Giovanni Manfrinato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
37	Luca Baldini	Massimo Agostinelli	Luca Baldini	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
39	Chris West	Chris Cobham	Rose City Cars	Subaru Impreza WRX STI
40	Ross Meekings	Alan Glen	Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
41	Natalie Barratt	Chris Patterson	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
43	Kevin Holmes	Garry Cowan	Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
49	Cameron Bates	Laurie Brenssell	Cameron Bates	Subaru Impreza STI
50	Mike Turfus	Fleur Pedersen	Silverstone Rally Tyre Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
51	Graeme Presswell	Martin Saunders	Rally Drive NZ	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
55	Jeff Judd	Grant Marra	Jeff Judd	Subaru Impreza WRX
58	Deborah Kibble	Jamie Kibble	Deborah Kibble	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
64	Hiromichi Niwa	Tadayoshi Sato	Hiromichi Niwa	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
66	Nobuaki Takahashi	Masako Takahashi	Nobuaki Takahashi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
68	Minoru Shinomiya	Yoshinari Kawanishi	Minoru Shinomiya	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
70	Mitsuhiro Aoki	Fumika Nakamura	Mitsuhiro Aoki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
71	Tony Burrowes	Brendan Olsen	Burrst Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX
72	David Langford-Smith	Stuart Roberts	David Langford-Smith	Subaru Impreza WRX
73	Keiji Seita	Hiromi Ueno	Keiji Seita	Honda Civic VTi
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
*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]

Results

Overall

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time		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]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
1	1	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:47:28.0		10
2	2	4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:48:12.6	+44.6	6
4	3	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:48:20.2	+52.2	3
5	4	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:48:23.8	+55.8	2
6	5	2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:48:39.3	+1:11.3	1
7	6	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:49:43.8	+2:15.8	0
8	7	7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	3:49:49.0	+2:21.0	0
9	8	10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:51:01.8	+3:33.8	0
10	9	9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	3:51:49.9	+4:21.9	0
15	10	19	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:56:04.3	+8:36.3	0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
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

Championship standings

	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
	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

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
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
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
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

Championship standings

	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

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

Web site: Rally New Zealand. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-02-14.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2001 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 14 February 2022.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2001 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 15 February 2022.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2001 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 15 February 2022.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2001 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 15 February 2022.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2001 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 15 February 2022.