2001 Swedish Rally Explained

2001 Swedish Rally
Native Name:	50th International Swedish Rally
Round:	2
Championship:	2001 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:	2001 Monte Carlo Rally
Next Round:	2001 Rallye de Portugal
Country:	Sweden
Rallybase:	Karlstad
Startdate:	February 9, 2001
Enddate:	February 11, 2001
Stages:	17
Stagekm:	379.87
Overallkm:	1932.46
Surface:	Snow/ice
Driver1:	Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen
Team1:	Peugeot Total
Car1:	Peugeot 206 WRC
Teamsstart:	75
Teamsfinish:	41

The 2001 Swedish Rally (formally the 50th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 9 February and 11 February 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Harri Rovanperä, his first and only 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 WRC
10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2
12		Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2
19	Thomas Rådström	Tina Thörner	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	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
20	Henning Solberg	Ola Fløene	Henning Solberg	Toyota Corolla WRC
21	Tapio Laukkanen	Kaj Lindström	Tapio Laukkanen	Toyota Corolla WRC
22	Pasi Hagström	Tero Gardemeister	Toyota Castrol Finland	Toyota Corolla WRC
23	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Toni Gardemeister	Peugeot 206 WRC
24	Janne Tuohino	Petri Vihavainen	Janne Tuohino	Toyota Corolla WRC
25	Jani Paasonen	Arto Kapanen	Jani Paasonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '01
26	Henrik Lundgaard	Jens-Christian Anker	Toyota Castrol Team Denmark	Toyota Corolla WRC
33	Janusz Kulig	Jarosław Baran	Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '00
34	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Chris Patterson	Papadimitriou Team	Peugeot 206 WRC
35	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Marlboro Rally Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC
36	Tomáš Hrdinka	Petr Gross	Styllex Tuning Prosport	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
38	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Oman Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
39	Frédéric Dor	Didier Breton	F. Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
42	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	World Rally HIRE	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
43	Thomas Kolberg	Werner Seigerud	Thomas Kolberg	Hyundai Accent WRC
44	Daniel Carlsson	Benny Melander	Daniel Carlsson	Toyota Corolla WRC
45	Kristian Kolberg	Anders Dawidson	Kristian Kolberg	Hyundai Accent WRC2
59	Lasse Söderström	Mikael Johansson	Lasse Söderström	Toyota Celica GT-Four
60	Torbjörn Pahlin	Jörgen Wiklander	Torbjörn Pahlin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
61	Anders Grundström	Bengt Viklund	Anders Grundström	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
62	Karl Rumpler	Peter Stark	Karl Rumpler	Subaru Impreza 555
*Group N Cup entries*
27	Kenneth Bäcklund	Tord Andersson	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
28	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Lars Bäckman	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
29	Mats Jonsson	Johnny Johansson	Mats Jonsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
40	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
41	Natalie Barratt	Trevor Agnew	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
50	Kristian Sohlberg	Jukka Aho	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Carisma GT
51	Stanislav Gryazin	Dmitriy Eremeev	Stanislav Gryazin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
52	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
53	Saulius Girdauskas	Žilvinas Sakalauskas	Saulius Girdauskas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
54	Oscar Svedlund	Björn Nilsson	Oscar Svedlund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
55	Bernhard Kongsrud	Geir Kirkhorn	Bernhard Kongsrud	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
56	Norberto Cangani	Eros di Prima	Norberto Cangani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
57	Magnus Jansson	Thomas Fredriksson	Magnus Jansson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
66	Matti Johansson	Ronny Johansson	Matti Johansson	Peugeot 306 S16
67	Patric Carlsson	Bo Fransson	Patric Carlsson	Peugeot 306 S16
68	Peter Hillebjörk	Roger Hillebjörk	Peter Hillebjörk	Renault Clio Sport
69	Anders Wänn	Mikael Eriksson	Peter Hillebjörk	Renault Clio Sport
70	Patrik Malteskog	Mathias Gårdman	Patrik Malteskog	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
71	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Joakim Roman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
72	Nik Elsmore	Jayson Brown	Nik Elsmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
73	Pelle Palmqvist	Håkan Jacobsson	Pelle Palmqvist	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
74	Einar Staff Jr.	Thorleif Halden	Einar Staff Jr.	Subaru Impreza WRX
75	Ben Briant	Konnie Huq	Ben Briant	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
80	Tommy Slåstad	Rune Haraldsen	Tommy Slåstad	Opel Astra OPC
81	Anders Knutsson	Ulf Gardelin	Anders Knutsson	Peugeot 306 S16
82	Andreas Mansfeld	Klaus Hartmann	Andreas Mansfeld	Honda Integra Type-R DC2
83	Lasse Storm	Ulf Storm	Lasse Storm	Citroën AX GTI
84	Johnny Andersson	Robert Ardryd	Johnny Andersson	Suzuki Swift GTi
85	Lars-Erik Kronberg	Thomas Nilsson	Lars-Erik Kronberg	Suzuki Swift GTi
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
*Leg 1 - 148.51 km*
9 February	09:11	SS1	Bjälverud	20.73 km
	09:39	SS2	Lönnhöjden	18.81 km
	10:30	SS3	Bogen	12.77 km
	13:10	SS4	Granberget	49.36 km
	15:44	SS5	Torntorp	20.37 km
	16:28	SS6	Sagfallet	26.47 km
*Leg 2 - 134.28 km*
10 February	10:04	SS7	Kullen	26.80 km
	10:45	SS8	Nyhammar 1	27.79 km
	13:28	SS9	Fredriksberg	34.60 km
	14:18	SS10	Silkesborg	15.30 km
	15:49	SS11	Nyhammar 2	27.79 km
	17:18	SS12	Lugnet	2.00 km
*Leg 3 - 97.52 km*
11 February	08:46	SS13	Sågen 1	14.76 km
	09:39	SS14	Rämmen 1	23.40 km
	11:31	SS15	Sågen 2	14.76 km
	12:24	SS16	Rämmen 2	23.40 km
	14:05	SS17	Hagfors	21.20 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time		Points
1	16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:27:01.1		10
2	19	Thomas Rådström	Tina Thörner	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:27:29.0	+27.9	6
3	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:27:38.1	+37.0	4
4	23	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Toni Gardemeister	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:29:06.4	+2:05.3	3
5	17	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:29:26.3	+2:25.2	2
6	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:29:49.6	+2:48.5	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
2	1	19	Thomas Rådström	Tina Thörner	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:27:29.0		6
3	2	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:27:38.1	+9.1	4
6	3	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:29:49.6	+2:20.6	1
8	4	9	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:30:36.9	+3:07.9	0
9	5	4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:31:29.9	+4:00.9	0
10	6	12		Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:32:24.7	+4:55.7	0
16	7	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:37:59.9	+10:30.9	0
Retired SS17		7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	Accident		0
Retired SS15		2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Transmission		0
Retired SS8		11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Retired SS7		10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS3		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (9 Feb)	SS1	Bjälverud	20.73 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:05.3	Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	Lönnhöjden	18.81 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:41.5	Harri Rovanperä
	SS3	Bogen	12.77 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	7:31.7	Thomas Rådström
	SS4	Granberget	49.36 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	24:55.6	Thomas Rådström
	SS5	Torntorp	20.37 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	10:30.0	Carlos Sainz
	SS6	Sagfallet	26.47 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	13:22.3
Leg 2 (10 Feb)	SS7	Kullen	26.80 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	14:08.9
	SS8	Nyhammar 1	27.79 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	14:43.4
	SS9	Fredriksberg	34.60 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	19:21.7	Harri Rovanperä
	SS10	Silkesborg	15.30 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	7:52.6
	SS11	Nyhammar 2	27.79 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	14:50.2
	SS12	Lugnet	2.00 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	2:00.0
Leg 3 (11 Feb)	SS13	Sågen 1	14.76 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	7:55.4
	SS14	Rämmen 1	23.40 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	12:11.8
	SS15	Sågen 2	14.76 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	7:54.6
	SS16	Rämmen 2	23.40 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	12:16.2
	SS17	Hagfors	21.20 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	12:26.8

Championship standings

	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Tommi Mäkinen	10		Risto Mannisenmäki	10		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	23
2		Harri Rovanperä	10		Risto Pietiläinen	10		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	14
3	1	Carlos Sainz	10	1	Luis Moya	10		Škoda Motorsport	6
4		Thomas Rådström	6		Tina Thörner	6		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	5
5	2	François Delecour	6	2	Daniel Grataloup	6		Subaru World Rally Team	4

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
14	1	28	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Lars Bäckman	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:37:38.3		10
17	2	27	Kenneth Bäcklund	Tord Andersson	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:39:27.7	+1:49.4	6
18	3	40	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:43:58.0	+6:19.7	4
20	4	29	Mats Jonsson	Johnny Johansson	Mats Jonsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:46:07.9	+8:29.6	3
23	5	53	Saulius Girdauskas	Žilvinas Sakalauskas	Saulius Girdauskas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	3:55:42.9	+18:04.6	2
26	6	71	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Joakim Roman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:02:35.5	+24:57.2	1
27	7	52	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:04:51.3	+27:13.0	0
29	8	41	Natalie Barratt	Trevor Agnew	Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:09:42.6	+32:04.3	0
30	9	73	Pelle Palmqvist	Håkan Jacobsson	Pelle Palmqvist	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:10:09.0	+32:30.7	0
31	10	68	Peter Hillebjörk	Roger Hillebjörk	Peter Hillebjörk	Renault Clio Sport	4:10:18.3	+32:40.0	0
32	11	57	Magnus Jansson	Thomas Fredriksson	Magnus Jansson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	4:17:26.0	+39:47.7	0
33	12	69	Anders Wänn	Mikael Eriksson	Peter Hillebjörk	Renault Clio Sport	4:18:36.0	+40:57.7	0
34	13	82	Andreas Mansfeld	Klaus Hartmann	Andreas Mansfeld	Honda Integra Type-R DC2	4:19:45.0	+42:06.7	0
36	14	85	Lars-Erik Kronberg	Thomas Nilsson	Lars-Erik Kronberg	Suzuki Swift GTi	4:22:45.0	+45:06.7	0
37	15	75	Ben Briant	Konnie Huq	Ben Briant	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:22:59.0	+45:20.7	0
38	16	72	Nik Elsmore	Jayson Brown	Nik Elsmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:24:41.5	+47:03.2	0
39	17	84	Johnny Andersson	Robert Ardryd	Johnny Andersson	Suzuki Swift GTi	4:25:48.4	+48:10.1	0
40	18	81	Anders Knutsson	Ulf Gardelin	Anders Knutsson	Peugeot 306 S16	4:29:10.9	+51:32.6	0
Retired SS16		54	Oscar Svedlund	Björn Nilsson	Oscar Svedlund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS12		56	Norberto Cangani	Eros di Prima	Norberto Cangani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Over time limit		0
Retired SS10		70	Patrik Malteskog	Mathias Gårdman	Patrik Malteskog	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Retired		0
Retired SS7		51	Stanislav Gryazin	Dmitriy Eremeev	Stanislav Gryazin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS7		80	Tommy Slåstad	Rune Haraldsen	Tommy Slåstad	Opel Astra OPC	Accident		0
Retired SS6		50	Kristian Sohlberg	Jukka Aho	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	Accident		0
Retired SS6		74	Einar Staff Jr.	Thorleif Halden	Einar Staff Jr.	Subaru Impreza WRX	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		66	Matti Johansson	Ronny Johansson	Matti Johansson	Peugeot 306 S16	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS4		55	Bernhard Kongsrud	Geir Kirkhorn	Bernhard Kongsrud	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS3		67	Patric Carlsson	Bo Fransson	Patric Carlsson	Peugeot 306 S16	Accident		0
Retired SS3		83	Lasse Storm	Ulf Storm	Lasse Storm	Citroën AX GTI	Engine		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (9 Feb)	SS1	Bjälverud	20.73 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:44.2	Stig-Olov Walfridsson
	SS2	Lönnhöjden	18.81 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:10.5
	SS3	Bogen	12.77 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	7:58.4
	SS4	Granberget	49.36 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	26:39.4
	SS5	Torntorp	20.37 km	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:19.0
	SS6	Sagfallet	26.47 km	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	14:22.6
Leg 2 (10 Feb)	SS7	Kullen	26.80 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:11.5
	SS8	Nyhammar 1	27.79 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:40.6
	SS9	Fredriksberg	34.60 km	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	20:31.6
	SS10	Silkesborg	15.30 km	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8:27.3
	SS11	Nyhammar 2	27.79 km	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:41.7
	SS12	Lugnet	2.00 km	Stig Blomqvist	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2:06.7
Leg 3 (11 Feb)	SS13	Sågen 1	14.76 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8:28.3
	SS14	Rämmen 1	23.40 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	12:56.9
	SS15	Sågen 2	14.76 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8:27.7
	SS16	Rämmen 2	23.40 km	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	12:59.9
	SS17	Hagfors	21.20 km	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	13:11.2

Championship standings

	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Olivier Gillet	10
2		Stig-Olov Walfridsson	10
3	1	Manfred Stohl	6
4		Kenneth Bäcklund	6
5	2	Gustavo Trelles	4

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

Web site: Swedish Rally . juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2021-11-24.
Web site: Swedish Rally 2001 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 24 January 2022.
Web site: Swedish Rally 2001 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 24 January 2022.
Web site: Swedish Rally 2001 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 24 January 2022.
Web site: Swedish Rally 2001 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 24 January 2022.
Web site: Swedish Rally 2001 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 24 January 2022.