2001 Rallye de Portugal explained

2001 Rally de Portugal
Native Name:35th TAP Rallye de Portugal
Round:3
Championship:2001 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2001 Swedish Rally
Next Round:2001 Rally Catalunya
Country: Portugal
Rallybase:Matosinhos
Startdate:March 8, 2001
Enddate:March 11, 2001
Stages:22
Stagekm:390.72
Overallkm:1705.21
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki
Team1: Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Car1:Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
Teamsstart:94
Teamsfinish:24

The 2001 Rally de Portugal (formally the 35th TAP Rallye de Portugal) was the third round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 8 March and 11 March 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 22nd 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 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 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 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC2
10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC2
11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2
12 Stéphane Prévot Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2
World Rally Championship entries
16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC
17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '01
18 Markko Märtin Michael Park Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
19 Toshihiro Arai Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
20 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi H.F. Grifone SRLPeugeot 206 WRC
21 Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker Toyota Castrol Team DenmarkToyota Corolla WRC
22 Pedro Matos Chaves Sérgio Paiva Telecel/Vodafone Castrol TeamToyota Corolla WRC
23 Adruzilo Lopes Luís Lisboa Peugeot Esso Silver Team SGPeugeot 206 WRC
24 Rui Madeira Fernando Prata Ford Galp RacingFord Focus RS WRC '01
25 Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström Tapio LaukkanenToyota Corolla WRC
26 Daniel Carlsson Benny Melander Daniel CarlssonToyota Corolla WRC
27 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol FinlandToyota Corolla WRC
28 Ioannis Papadimitriou Chris Patterson Ioannis PapadimitriouPeugeot 206 WRC
29 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Marlboro Rally Team Saudi ArabiaToyota Corolla WRC
30 Henning Solberg Ola Fløene Henning SolbergToyota Corolla WRC
31 Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 TeamFord Focus RS WRC '00
32 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Oman Arab World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
33 Leszek Kuzaj Maciej Baran Leszek KuzajToyota Corolla WRC
34 Frédéric Dor Didier Breton F. Dor Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
35 Marc Blázquez Jordi Mercader Seat SportSeat Cordoba WRC Evo3
36 Kris Princen Dany Colebunders Peugeot Bastos RacingPeugeot 206 WRC
38 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster World Rally HIRESubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
49 John Lloyd Paul Amandini John LloydSubaru Impreza 555
50 Stuart Coupe Allan Whittaker Stuart CoupeSubaru Impreza 555
51 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Antony WarmboldToyota Corolla WRC
52 John Morton Andrew Tatham John MortonMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
53 Roger Duckworth Mark Broomfield Roger DuckworthSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
Group N Cup entries
39 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
41 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
42 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
43 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars LtdMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
44 Natalie Barratt Claire Parker Natalie Barratt RallysportMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
45 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
46 Alastair Cavenagh Adrian Cavenagh Alastair CavenaghMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
47 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
48 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
59 Horácio Franco Rui Torres Horácio FrancoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
60 Vítor Pascoal Duarte Costa Vítor PascoalMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
61 Pedro Leal Redwan Cassamo Creditus/BPN RentMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
63 Wakujiro Kobayashi Kohei Kusaka Wakujiro KobayashiMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
64 Pedro Cunha e Carmo Filipe Fernandes Pedro Cunha e CarmoMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
65 Bruno Magalhães Álvaro Ferreira Bruno MagalhãesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
66 José Pedro Miranda Luís Costa José Pedro MirandaToyota Celica GT-Four
67 Pedro Dias da Silva Mário Castro Pedro Dias da SilvaMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
68 Rodrigo Ferreira Luís Silva Rodrigo FerreiraMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
69 Manuel Rolo Luís Ramalho Manuel RoloMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
70 António Gravato Lidio Lopes António GravatoMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
71 Dan Marlow Alyson Marlow Dan MarlowMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
72 Nuno Machado Luís Cavaleiro Nuno MachadoSubaru Impreza
73 Paweł Dytko Tomasz Dytko Paweł DytkoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
74 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François DuvalMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
75 Luca Baldini Massimiliano Cerrai Luca BaldiniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
76 Jean-François Bérenguer Aline Bérenguer-Marès Jean-François BérenguerMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
77 José Cunha José Nunes José CunhaSubaru Impreza WRX
78 José Pereira Franco Pereira José PereiraSubaru Impreza WRX
79 Manuel Ferreira da Silva José Pinho de Almeida Manuel Ferreira da SilvaMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
81 Armando Tavares Ricardo Nuno Pinto Armando TavaresSubaru Impreza 555
82 Carlos Borges Roberto Matos Carlos BorgesMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV
83 Gisella Rovegno Veruschka De Pellegrin Gisella RovegnoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
84 Luís Moniz António Freitas Luís MonizMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
102 Filipe Silva Fernando Horta Filipe SilvaPeugeot 106 Rallye
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are WET (UTC±0).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 - 155.47 km
8 March18:30SS1Baltar Super Special3.20 km
9 March08:38SS2Viso 111.84 km
08:59SS3Fafe - Lameirinha 115.15 km
09:56SS4Vieira - Cabeceiras 126.68 km
11:55SS5Viso 211.84 km
12:16SS6Fafe - Lameirinha 215.15 km
13:13SS7Vieira - Cabeceiras 226.68 km
15:31SS8Amarante18.44 km
16:01SS9Mondim de Basto22.70 km
18:38SS10Lousada Super Special3.79 km
Leg 2 - 177.35 km
10 March08:25SS11Oliveira de Hospital 124.78 km
09:28SS12Arganil 114.27 km
09:56SS13Góis 119.62 km
12:25SS14Oliveira de Hospital 224.78 km
13:28SS15Arganil 214.27 km
13:56SS16Góis 219.62 km
15:45SS17Tábua14.71 km
16:40SS18Mortágua21.37 km
17:15SS19Aguieira23.93 km
Leg 3 - 57.90 km
11 March08:30SS20Ponte de Lima - Este23.49 km
09:06SS21Ponte de Lima - Oeste23.26 km
10:10SS22Ponte de Lima - Sul11.15 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimePoints
17 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.53:46:42.110
23 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '013:46:50.7+8.66
31 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC3:49:37.7+2:55.64
45 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '013:50:06.4+3:24.33
517 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '013:56:48.9+10:06.82
610 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC23:58:50.5+12:08.41
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
117 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.53:46:42.110
223 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '013:46:50.7+8.66
331 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC3:49:37.7+2:55.64
445 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '013:50:06.4+3:24.33
6510 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC23:58:50.5+12:08.41
769 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC24:00:14.6+13:32.50
872 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC4:02:50.7+16:08.60
Retired SS158 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VITransmission0
Retired SS96 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01Suspension0
Retired SS84 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '01Mechanical0
Retired SS211 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2Clutch0
Retired SS112 Stéphane Prévot Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2Electrical0
Source:[5]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (8 Mar)SS1Baltar Super Special3.20 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.53:46.9 Tommi Mäkinen
Leg 1 (9 Mar)SS2Viso 111.84 km Harri RovanperäPeugeot 206 WRC7:57.6 Harri Rovanperä
SS3Fafe - Lameirinha 115.15 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.510:51.8
SS4Vieira - Cabeceiras 126.68 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.520:36.2 Tommi Mäkinen
SS5Viso 211.84 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '018:17.0
SS6Fafe - Lameirinha 215.15 kmStage cancelled
SS7Vieira - Cabeceiras 226.68 kmStage cancelled
SS8Amarante18.44 km Harri RovanperäPeugeot 206 WRC14:19.9
SS9Mondim de Basto22.70 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0117:41.9
SS10Lousada Super Special3.79 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '013:19.5
Leg 2 (10 Mar)SS11Oliveira de Hospital 124.78 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.518:14.3
SS12Arganil 114.27 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.511:13.2
SS13Góis 119.62 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '0112:26.1
SS14Oliveira de Hospital 224.78 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '0118:42.0
SS15Arganil 214.27 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0111:15.0
SS16Góis 219.62 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.512:33.0
SS17Tábua14.71 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.511:13.3
SS18Mortágua21.37 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0115:30.1
SS19Aguieira23.93 kmStage cancelled
Leg 3 (11 Mar)SS20Ponte de Lima - Este23.49 kmStage cancelled
SS21Ponte de Lima - Oeste23.26 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0118:19.2 Carlos Sainz
SS22Ponte de Lima - Sul11.15 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.58:52.3 Tommi Mäkinen

Championship standings

Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Tommi Mäkinen20 Risto Mannisenmäki20 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart33
2 1 Carlos Sainz16 1 Luis Moya16 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.20
3 1 Harri Rovanperä10 1 Risto Pietiläinen10 1 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team8
4 1 François Delecour8 1 Daniel Grataloup8 1 Subaru World Rally Team7
5 1 Thomas Rådström6 1 Tina Thörner6 2 Škoda Motorsport6

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
14167 Pedro Dias da Silva Mário Castro Pedro Dias da SilvaMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.54:31:14.710
17260 Vítor Pascoal Duarte Costa Vítor PascoalMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:46:15.1+15:00.46
18361 Pedro Leal Redwan Cassamo Creditus/BPN RentMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:47:41.9+16:27.24
19448 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:47:56.9+16:42.23
21568 Rodrigo Ferreira Luís Silva Rodrigo FerreiraMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI5:12:28.2+41:13.52
22673 Paweł Dytko Tomasz Dytko Paweł DytkoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI5:15:36.6+44:21.91
23770 António Gravato Lidio Lopes António GravatoMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI5:23:22.6+52:07.90
24879 Manuel Ferreira da Silva José Pinho de Almeida Manuel Ferreira da SilvaMitsubishi Lancer Evo V5:41:27.3+1:10:12.60
Retired SS2239 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIExcluded - transmission0
Retired SS2247 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIExcluded - transmission0
Retired SS1545 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Retired SS1566 José Pedro Miranda Luís Costa José Pedro MirandaToyota Celica GT-FourRetired0
Retired SS1569 Manuel Rolo Luís Ramalho Manuel RoloMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIOver time limit0
Retired SS1572 Nuno Machado Luís Cavaleiro Nuno MachadoSubaru ImprezaRetired0
Retired SS1577 José Cunha José Nunes José CunhaSubaru Impreza WRXRetired0
Retired SS1583 Gisella Rovegno Veruschka De Pellegrin Gisella RovegnoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIRetired0
Retired SS1381 Armando Tavares Ricardo Nuno Pinto Armando TavaresSubaru Impreza 555Retired0
Retired SS1165 Bruno Magalhães Álvaro Ferreira Bruno MagalhãesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIStuck in the mud0
Retired SS1175 Luca Baldini Massimiliano Cerrai Luca BaldiniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIStuck in the mud0
Retired SS1184 Luís Moniz António Freitas Luís MonizMitsubishi Lancer Evo IVMechanical0
Retired SS974 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François DuvalMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VIEngine0
Retired SS864 Pedro Cunha e Carmo Filipe Fernandes Pedro Cunha e CarmoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VRetired0
Retired SS524 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Retired SS542 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIStuck in the mud0
Retired SS559 Horácio Franco Rui Torres Horácio FrancoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VILost wheel0
Retired SS443 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars LtdMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS444 Natalie Barratt Claire Parker Natalie Barratt RallysportMitsubishi Lancer Evo VAccident0
Retired SS463 Wakujiro Kobayashi Kohei Kusaka Wakujiro KobayashiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VAccident0
Retired SS471 Dan Marlow Alyson Marlow Dan MarlowMitsubishi Lancer Evo VMechanical0
Retired SS4102 Filipe Silva Fernando Horta Filipe SilvaPeugeot 106 RallyeRetired0
Retired SS246 Alastair Cavenagh Adrian Cavenagh Alastair CavenaghMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIRetired0
Retired SS276 Jean-François Bérenguer Aline Bérenguer-Marès Jean-François BérenguerMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIStuck in the mud0
Retired SS278 José Pereira Franco Pereira José PereiraSubaru Impreza WRXRetired0
Retired SS182 Carlos Borges Roberto Matos Carlos BorgesMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IVElectrical0
Source:[6]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (8 Mar)SS1Baltar Super Special3.20 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:09.0 Gustavo Trelles
Leg 1 (9 Mar)SS2Viso 111.84 km Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI8:57.8 Gabriel Pozzo
SS3Fafe - Lameirinha 115.15 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI12:29.2 Manfred Stohl
SS4Vieira - Cabeceiras 126.68 km Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI24:20.9 Gabriel Pozzo
SS5Viso 211.84 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI9:20.8 Manfred Stohl
SS6Fafe - Lameirinha 215.15 kmStage cancelled
SS7Vieira - Cabeceiras 226.68 kmStage cancelled
SS8Amarante18.44 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI16:28.5
SS9Mondim de Basto22.70 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI20:08.2
SS10Lousada Super Special3.79 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:47.3
Leg 2 (10 Mar)SS11Oliveira de Hospital 124.78 km Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI21:30.1
SS12Arganil 114.27 km Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI13:25.7
SS13Góis 119.62 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI14:41.0
SS14Oliveira de Hospital 224.78 km Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI21:15.8
SS15Arganil 214.27 km Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI13:54.4 Marcos Ligato
SS16Góis 219.62 km Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI14:37.9
SS17Tábua14.71 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI12:11.9
SS18Mortágua21.37 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI17:15.2
SS19Aguieira23.93 kmStage cancelled
Leg 3 (11 Mar)SS20Ponte de Lima - Este23.49 kmStage cancelled
SS21Ponte de Lima - Oeste23.26 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI19:55.9 Manfred Stohl
SS22Ponte de Lima - Sul11.15 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI10:07.5 Pedro Dias da Silva

Championship standings

Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 Olivier Gillet10
2 Stig-Olov Walfridsson10
3 Pedro Dias da Silva10
4 1 Manfred Stohl6
5 1 Kenneth Bäcklund6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rally de Portugal . juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2021-11-24.
  2. Web site: Rallye de Portugal 2001 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 25 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Rallye de Portugal 2001 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 25 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Rallye de Portugal 2001 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 25 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Rallye de Portugal 2001 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 25 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Rallye de Portugal 2001 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 25 January 2022.