2001 Rallye Sanremo Explained

2001 Rallye Sanremo
Native Name:43rd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
Round:11
Championship:2001 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2001 Rally New Zealand
Next Round:2001 Tour de Corse
Country: Italy
Rallybase:Sanremo
Startdate:October 5, 2001
Enddate:October 7, 2001
Stages:20
Stagekm:368.12
Overallkm:1424.15
Surface:Asphalt
Driver1: Gilles Panizzi
Hervé Panizzi
Team1: Peugeot Total
Car1:Peugeot 206 WRC
Teamsstart:73
Teamsfinish:37

The 2001 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 43rd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 5 October and 7 October 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background

Entry list

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
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 WRC
8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer WRC
9 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina 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 Georges Biar Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2
16 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC
World Rally Championship entries
1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC
14 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Automobiles CitroënCitroën Xsara WRC
15 Jesús Puras Marc Martí Automobiles CitroënCitroën Xsara 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 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Automobiles CitroënCitroën Xsara WRC
21 Paolo Andreucci Alessandro Giusti Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '01
22 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2
23 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol FinlandToyota Corolla WRC
24 Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker Toyota Castrol Team DenmarkToyota Corolla WRC
25 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen H.F. Grifone SRLPeugeot 206 WRC
26 Renato Travaglia Flavio Zanella F.P.F. SportPeugeot 206 WRC
27 Piero Longhi Lucio Baggio Step 2Toyota Corolla WRC
28 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Oman Arab World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
29 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi ArabiaToyota Corolla WRC
30 Achim Mörtl Stefan Eichhorner Promotor World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
31 Jean-Joseph Simon Jack Boyère Jean-Joseph SimonPeugeot 206 WRC
33 Mark Breijer Hans van Goor Subaru BeneluxSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
34 Daniel Carlsson Benny Melander Daniel CarlssonToyota Corolla WRC
36 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster World Rally HIRESubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
37 Ioannis Papadimitriou Chris Patterson Ioannis PapadimitriouSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
76 Domenico Caldarola Paolo Cecchini Top RunToyota Corolla WRC
77 Diego Oldrati Danilo Fappani Procar Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
79 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Errani Team GroupSubaru Impreza 555
Group N Cup entries
38 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Top RunMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
39 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
40 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
41 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars LtdMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
42 Natalie Barratt Michael Gibson Natalie Barratt RallysportMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
78 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart ItaliaMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
83 Mario Stagni Roberto Paganoni Ralliart ItaliaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
84 Nigel Hicklin Sam McMullan Nigel HicklinMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
85 Alfredo De Dominicis Alessandro Mari Alfredo De DominicisMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
86 Mirco Virag Massimo Bergna Mirco ViragMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
87 Eugenio Lozza Antonella Fiorendi Ciemme RacingRenault Clio RS
88 Davide Giordano Ezio Sichi ACN Forze di PoliziaPeugeot 306
89 Alessandro Gai Franco Giusti Pistoia CorseCitroën Saxo VTS
Super 1600 Cup entries
50 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Top Run SRLFiat Punto S1600
51 Patrick Magaud Guylène Brun Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Puma S1600
52 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini R&D MotorsportFiat Punto S1600
54 Larry Cols Yasmine Gerard Peugeot Bastos RacingPeugeot 206 S1600
55 Niall McShea Michael Orr Citroën SportCitroën Saxo S1600
56 Giandomenico Basso Flavio Guglielmini Top Run SRLFiat Punto S1600
57 Cédric Robert Marie-Pierre Billoux Team GammaPeugeot 206 S1600
58 Sergio Vallejo Diego Vallejo Pronto RacingFiat Punto S1600
59 Benoît Rousselot Gilles Mondésir Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Puma S1600
61 Corrado Fontana Renzo Casazza H.F. Grifone SRLPeugeot 206 S1600
62 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen ST MotorsPeugeot 206 S1600
63 Martin Stenshorne Clive Jenkins Zeta RacingFord Puma S1600
64 Massimo Macaluso Antonio Celot R&D MotorsportFiat Punto S1600
65 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra RacingFord Puma S1600
67 Albert Llovera Marc Corral Pronto RacingFiat Punto S1600
68 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Hawk Racing ClubFiat Punto S1600
69 Nicolas Bernardi Delphine Bernardi Team GammaPeugeot 206 S1600
71 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Puma S1600
72 Saladin Mazlan Timothy Sturla Saladin RallyingFord Puma S1600
73 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing ClubFiat Punto S1600
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 - 138.45 km
5 October08:24SS1Coldirodi 112.41 km
09:12SS2Langan 125.29 km
09:51SS3Rezzo 112.29 km
11:50SS4San Bernardo 119.44 km
12:45SS5Nava 119.03 km
15:50SS6Coldirodi 212.41 km
16:38SS7Langan 225.29 km
17:17SS8Rezzo 212.29 km
Leg 2 - 142.01 km
6 October08:07SS9Passo Teglia 114.32 km
08:32SS10Molini 125.29 km
09:35SS11Perinaldo 112.16 km
11:52SS12San Bernardo 219.44 km
12:47SS13Nava 219.03 km
15:35SS14Passo Teglia 214.32 km
16:00SS15Molini 225.29 km
17:03SS16Perinaldo 212.16 km
Leg 3 - 87.66 km
7 October08:32SS17San Romolo 128.64 km
09:45SS18Colle d'Oggia 115.19 km
12:33SS19San Romolo 228.64 km
13:46SS20Colle d'Oggia 215.19 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimePoints
116 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC4:05:49.510
220 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Automobiles CitroënCitroën Xsara WRC4:06:00.9+11.46
32 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC4:06:44.4+54.94
43 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '014:07:01.4+1:11.93
526 Renato Travaglia Flavio Zanella F.P.F. SportPeugeot 206 WRC4:07:21.6+1:32.12
617 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '014:08:18.1+2:28.61
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
1116 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC4:05:49.510
322 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC4:06:44.4+54.94
433 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '014:07:01.4+1:11.93
844 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '014:09:43.2+3:53.70
956 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '014:09:49.4+3:59.90
1268 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer WRC4:12:57.2+7:07.70
13712 Georges Biar Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo24:13:15.4+7:25.90
Retired SS197 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer WRCLost wheel0
Retired SS1610 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC2Brakes0
Retired SS15 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01Accident0
Retired SS19 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC2Accident0
Retired SS111 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo2Alternator0
Source:[5]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (5 Oct)SS1Coldirodi 112.41 km Gilles PanizziPeugeot 206 WRC7:55.7 Gilles Panizzi
SS2Langan 125.29 km Jesús PurasCitroën Xsara WRC16:48.2 Jesús Puras
SS3Rezzo 112.29 km Gilles PanizziPeugeot 206 WRC9:12.4
SS4San Bernardo 119.44 km Jesús PurasCitroën Xsara WRC11:34.8
SS5Nava 119.03 km Philippe BugalskiCitroën Xsara WRC12:00.5 Gilles Panizzi
SS6Coldirodi 212.41 km Philippe BugalskiCitroën Xsara WRC7:53.5
SS7Langan 225.29 km Jesús PurasCitroën Xsara WRC16:41.9 Jesús Puras
SS8Rezzo 212.29 km Philippe BugalskiCitroën Xsara WRC9:11.2
Leg 2 (6 Oct)SS9Passo Teglia 114.32 km Jesús PurasCitroën Xsara WRC10:25.6
SS10Molini 125.29 km Sébastien LoebCitroën Xsara WRC16:52.6 Gilles Panizzi
SS11Perinaldo 112.16 km Didier AuriolPeugeot 206 WRC7:43.9
SS12San Bernardo 219.44 km Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '0111:35.8
SS13Nava 219.03 km Gilles PanizziPeugeot 206 WRC11:58.0
SS14Passo Teglia 214.32 km Didier AuriolPeugeot 206 WRC10:23.0
SS15Molini 225.29 km Sébastien LoebCitroën Xsara WRC16:43.7
SS16Perinaldo 212.16 km Gilles PanizziPeugeot 206 WRC7:41.6
Leg 3 (7 Oct)SS17San Romolo 128.64 km Sébastien LoebCitroën Xsara WRC19:04.7
SS18Colle d'Oggia 115.19 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0110:04.3
SS19San Romolo 228.64 km Sébastien LoebCitroën Xsara WRC20:20.6
SS20Colle d'Oggia 215.19 km François DelecourFord Focus RS WRC '0110:13.0

Championship standings

Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Colin McRae40 Nicky Grist40 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.83
2 Tommi Mäkinen40 Risto Mannisenmäki40 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart67
3 1 Carlos Sainz33 1 Luis Moya33 1 Peugeot Total60
4 1 Richard Burns31 1 Robert Reid31 1 Subaru World Rally Team48
5 Harri Rovanperä27 Risto Pietiläinen27 Škoda Motorsport15

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
17178 Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni Ralliart ItaliaMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI4:28:20.310
23238 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Top RunMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:33:29.0+5:08.76
28385 Alfredo De Dominicis Alessandro Mari Alfredo De DominicisMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:35:39.0+7:18.74
30441 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars LtdMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:46:13.0+17:52.73
31587 Eugenio Lozza Antonella Fiorendi Ciemme RacingRenault Clio RS4:50:35.2+22:14.92
34686 Mirco Virag Massimo Bergna Mirco ViragMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:54:54.3+26:34.01
36788 Davide Giordano Ezio Sichi ACN Forze di PoliziaPeugeot 3065:13:03.6+44:43.30
37889 Alessandro Gai Franco Giusti Pistoia CorseCitroën Saxo VTS5:23:08.8+54:48.50
Retired SS1940 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Retired SS1984 Nigel Hicklin Sam McMullan Nigel HicklinMitsubishi Lancer Evo VMechanical0
Retired SS1583 Mario Stagni Roberto Paganoni Ralliart ItaliaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS1242 Natalie Barratt Michael Gibson Natalie Barratt RallysportMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS1039 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Source:[6]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (5 Oct)SS1Coldirodi 112.41 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI8:40.1 Alessandro Fiorio
SS2Langan 125.29 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI18:29.7
SS3Rezzo 112.29 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI9:59.5
SS4San Bernardo 119.44 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI12:47.1
SS5Nava 119.03 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI13:14.9
SS6Coldirodi 212.41 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI8:39.6
SS7Langan 225.29 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI18:32.5
SS8Rezzo 212.29 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI10:25.4
Leg 2 (6 Oct)SS9Passo Teglia 114.32 km Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI11:24.2
SS10Molini 125.29 km Mario StagniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI18:29.0
SS11Perinaldo 112.16 km Mario StagniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI8:24.6
SS12San Bernardo 219.44 kmNotional stage time
SS13Nava 219.03 kmNotional stage time
SS14Passo Teglia 214.32 km Mario StagniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI11:21.2
SS15Molini 225.29 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI18:26.9
SS16Perinaldo 212.16 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI8:22.9
Leg 3 (7 Oct)SS17San Romolo 128.64 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI20:43.9
SS18Colle d'Oggia 115.19 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI10:29.2 Gustavo Trelles
SS19San Romolo 228.64 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI23:09.4 Alessandro Fiorio
SS20Colle d'Oggia 215.19 km Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI11:11.5

Championship standings

Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 Gabriel Pozzo65
2 Gustavo Trelles26
3 Manfred Stohl22
4 Marcos Ligato22
5 Stig Blomqvist14

FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
16152 Andrea Dallavilla Giovanni Bernacchini R&D MotorsportFiat Punto S16004:24:14.810
18271 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Puma S16004:28:42.1+4:27.36
19354 Larry Cols Yasmine Gerard Peugeot Bastos RacingPeugeot 206 S16004:29:28.9+5:14.14
20455 Niall McShea Michael Orr Citroën SportCitroën Saxo S16004:30:23.3+6:08.53
21551 Patrick Magaud Guylène Brun Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Puma S16004:30:46.8+6:32.02
22658 Sergio Vallejo Diego Vallejo Pronto RacingFiat Punto S16004:33:25.8+9:11.01
24761 Corrado Fontana Renzo Casazza H.F. Grifone SRLPeugeot 206 S16004:34:08.6+9:53.80
27863 Martin Stenshorne Clive Jenkins Zeta RacingFord Puma S16004:35:21.9+11:07.10
29959 Benoît Rousselot Gilles Mondésir Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Puma S16004:40:27.4+16:12.60
321064 Massimo Macaluso Antonio Celot R&D MotorsportFiat Punto S16004:53:53.6+29:38.80
331172 Saladin Mazlan Timothy Sturla Saladin RallyingFord Puma S16004:54:33.6+30:18.80
351265 Alejandro Galanti Xavier Amigó Astra RacingFord Puma S16004:59:18.3+35:03.50
Retired SS1956 Giandomenico Basso Flavio Guglielmini Top Run SRLFiat Punto S1600Accident0
Retired SS1957 Cédric Robert Marie-Pierre Billoux Team GammaPeugeot 206 S1600Accident0
Retired SS1967 Albert Llovera Marc Corral Pronto RacingFiat Punto S1600Transmission0
Retired SS1450 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Top Run SRLFiat Punto S1600Driveshaft0
Retired SS1068 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Hawk Racing ClubFiat Punto S1600Accident0
Retired SS962 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen ST MotorsPeugeot 206 S1600Fuel pressure0
Retired SS969 Nicolas Bernardi Delphine Bernardi Team GammaPeugeot 206 S1600Accident0
Retired SS273 Christian Chemin Simone Scattolin Hawk Racing ClubFiat Punto S1600Mechanical0
Source:[7]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (5 Oct)SS1Coldirodi 112.41 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S16008:32.8 Andrea Dallavilla
SS2Langan 125.29 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S160018:13.8
SS3Rezzo 112.29 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S16009:56.9
SS4San Bernardo 119.44 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S160012:33.9
SS5Nava 119.03 km Cédric RobertPeugeot 206 S160012:56.1
SS6Coldirodi 212.41 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S16008:31.8
SS7Langan 225.29 km Cédric RobertPeugeot 206 S160018:08.9
SS8Rezzo 212.29 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S160010:05.5
Leg 2 (6 Oct)SS9Passo Teglia 114.32 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S160011:17.8
SS10Molini 125.29 km Cédric RobertPeugeot 206 S160018:01.7
SS11Perinaldo 112.16 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S16008:18.5
SS12San Bernardo 219.44 kmNotional stage time
SS13Nava 219.03 kmNotional stage time
SS14Passo Teglia 214.32 km Cédric RobertPeugeot 206 S160011:17.0
SS15Molini 225.29 km Cédric RobertPeugeot 206 S160018:03.8
SS16Perinaldo 212.16 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S16008:15.7
Leg 3 (7 Oct)SS17San Romolo 128.64 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S160020:27.9
SS18Colle d'Oggia 115.19 km Cédric RobertPeugeot 206 S160010:46.3
SS19San Romolo 228.64 km Andrea DallavillaFiat Punto S160022:51.4
SS20Colle d'Oggia 215.19 km François DuvalFord Puma S160010:37.3

Championship standings

Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 Sébastien Loeb30
2 Andrea Dallavilla24
3 Martin Stenshorne7
4 4 Larry Cols7
5 1 Giandomenico Basso6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rallye Sanremo. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-02-21.
  2. Web site: Rallye Sanremo 2001 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 21 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Rallye Sanremo 2001 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 21 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Rallye Sanremo 2001 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Rallye Sanremo 2001 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Rallye Sanremo 2001 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Rallye Sanremo 2001 JWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 February 2022.