2001 Rally Catalunya
| 2001 Rally Catalunya 37th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 4 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
| |||
| Host country |  Spain | ||
| Rally base | Lloret de Mar | ||
| Dates run | March 23, 2001 – March 25, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 18 (383.18 km; 238.10 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,779.13 km (1,105.50 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 74 at start, 36 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
The 2001 Rally Catalunya (formally the 37th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fourth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 23 March and 25 March 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Didier Auriol, his 20th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1) from 23 to 24 March 2001 and CEST (UTC+2) on 25 March 2001.
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 101.00 km | ||||
| 23 March | 09:58 | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km |
| 10:33 | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | |
| 11:33 | SS3 | Vallfogona 1 | 15.80 km | |
| 13:51 | SS4 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | |
| 14:26 | SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | |
| 15:26 | SS6 | Vallfogona 2 | 15.80 km | |
| Leg 2 — 163.78 km | ||||
| 24 March | 08:55 | SS7 | Pratdip 1 | 31.57 km |
| 10:06 | SS8 | Escaladei 1 | 14.43 km | |
| 12:04 | SS9 | La Riba 1 | 35.89 km | |
| 14:34 | SS10 | Pratdip 2 | 31.57 km | |
| 15:45 | SS11 | Escaladei 2 | 14.43 km | |
| 17:43 | SS12 | La Riba 2 | 35.89 km | |
| Leg 3 — 118.40 km | ||||
| 25 March | 08:36 | SS13 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km |
| 09:53 | SS14 | Osor 1 | 13.26 km | |
| 10:27 | SS15 | Collsesplanes 1 | 26.28 km | |
| 12:18 | SS16 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | |
| 13:35 | SS17 | Osor 2 | 13.26 km | |
| 14:09 | SS18 | Collsesplanes 2 | 26.28 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Didier Auriol
|
Denis Giraudet
|
Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:40:54.7 | 10 | |
| 2 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi
|
Hervé Panizzi
|
Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:41:17.9 | +23.2 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Tommi Mäkinen
|
Risto Mannisenmäki
|
 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
|
3:41:56.1 | +1:01.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 |  Freddy Loix
|
Sven Smeets
|
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
|
3:43:11.4 | +2:16.7 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Carlos Sainz
|
Luis Moya
|
 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:43:30.4 | +2:35.7 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | François Delecour
|
Daniel Grataloup
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:43:38.4 | +2:43.7 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km | Jesús Puras
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:24.8 | Jesús Puras
|
| SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
|
13:30.3 | ||
| SS3 | Vallfogona 1 | 15.80 km | Philippe Bugalski
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:21.2 | ||
| SS4 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | Didier Auriol
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:26.2 | ||
| SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Philippe Bugalski
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:32.7 | ||
| SS6 | Vallfogona 2 | 15.80 km | Philippe Bugalski
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:19.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS7 | Pratdip 1 | 31.57 km | Jesús Puras
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:12.0 | |
| SS8 | Escaladei 1 | 14.43 km | Philippe Bugalski
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:26.6 | ||
| SS9 | La Riba 1 | 35.89 km | Philippe Bugalski
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:56.6 | Philippe Bugalski
| |
| SS10 | Pratdip 2 | 31.57 km | Philippe Bugalski
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:17.8 | ||
| SS11 | Escaladei 2 | 14.43 km | Didier Auriol
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:44.5 | ||
| SS12 | La Riba 2 | 35.89 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS13 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km | Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:51.3 | |
| SS14 | Osor 1 | 13.26 km | Didier Auriol
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:12.4 | ||
| SS15 | Collsesplanes 1 | 26.28 km | Philippe Bugalski
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:28.0 | Didier Auriol
| |
| SS16 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | Didier Auriol
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:56.1 | ||
| SS17 | Osor 2 | 13.26 km | Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:10.9 | ||
| SS18 | Collsesplanes 2 | 26.28 km | Philippe Bugalski
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:33.3 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
24 |
|
Risto Mannisenmäki
|
24 |
|
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
40 | |||
| 2 |
|
Carlos Sainz
|
18 |
|
Luis Moya
|
18 |
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
22 | |||
| 3 | 
|
Didier Auriol
|
10 |
|
Denis Giraudet
|
10 |  3
|
Peugeot Total
|
20 | |||
| 4 |  1
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
10 | 1
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
10 |
|
Subaru World Rally Team
|
8 | |||
| 5 | 1
|
François Delecour
|
9 | 1
|
Daniel Grataloup
|
9 | 2
|
 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team
|
8 | |||
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 18 | 1 | 27 |  Gabriel Pozzo
|
Daniel Stillo
|
Gabriel Pozzo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:04:36.1 | 10 | |
| 19 | 2 | 83 |  Roger Feghali
|
 Nicola Arena
|
Mistral Racing
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:06:23.3 | +1:47.2 | 6 |
| 21 | 3 | 28 |  Stig Blomqvist
|
 Ana Goñi
|
David Sutton Cars Ltd
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:07:13.5 | +2:37.4 | 4 |
| 23 | 4 | 88 |  Stanislav Gryazin
|
Dmitriy Eremeev
|
Stanislav Gryazin
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:07:54.4 | +3:18.3 | 3 |
| 27 | 5 | 85 | Joan Font
|
Manel Muñoz
|
Escudería Voltregá
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:09:40.8 | +5:04.7 | 2 |
| 28 | 6 | 98 | Eddie Mercier
|
Jean-Michel Veret
|
Eddie Mercier
|
Renault Clio RS
|
4:11:59.2 | +7:23.1 | 1 |
| 29 | 7 | 82 | Bob Colsoul
|
Tom Colsoul
|
Bob Colsoul
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:16:54.6 | +12:18.5 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 91 |  Paulo Freire
|
Jorge Manuel Carvalho
|
Paulo Freire
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:18:23.7 | +13:47.6 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 86 |  Paweł Dytko
|
Tomasz Dytko
|
Paweł Dytko
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:18:35.6 | +13:59.5 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 84 | Fabio Frisiero
|
Simone Scattolin
|
Fabio Frisiero
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
4:23:18.2 | +18:42.1 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 89 | Natalie Barratt
|
 Claire Parker
|
Natalie Barratt Rallysport
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
|
4:27:10.0 | +22:33.9 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 101 | Michel Wilders
|
Danielle Wilders-Arend
|
Royal Racing Car Mosan
|
Honda Civic VTi
|
4:37:20.1 | +32:44.0 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 100 | Josep Fornell Argany
|
Xavier Avellan
|
Gamace MC Competición
|
Peugeot 106 Rallye
|
4:53:04.6 | +48:28.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | 26 |  Gustavo Trelles
|
Jorge Del Buono
|
Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 29 | Marcos Ligato
|
Rubén Garcia
|
Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 96 | Elvio Corradin
|
Diego Nervo
|
Elvio Corradin
|
Peugeot 306 S16
|
Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 102 | Edgar Llebaria
|
Óscar Sánchez
|
Gamace MC Competición
|
Peugeot 106 Rallye
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 97 |  Eric Degrotte
|
Philippe Robyns
|
Eric Degrotte
|
Honda Integra Type-R
|
Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 87 | Angelo Proietti
|
Piero Di Francesco
|
Angelo Proietti
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 99 | Ernie Graham
|
Robin Hernaman
|
Ernie Graham
|
Peugeot 306 S16
|
Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 95 | Jean-Yves Requin
|
Carole Meslin
|
Jean-Yves Requin
|
Peugeot 306 S16
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
9:05.6 | Gustavo Trelles
|
| SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
14:46.1 | ||
| SS3 | Vallfogona 1 | 15.80 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
10:15.0 | ||
| SS4 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
9:07.9 | ||
| SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
14:45.3 | Marcos Ligato
| |
| SS6 | Vallfogona 2 | 15.80 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
10:12.6 | ||
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS7 | Pratdip 1 | 31.57 km | Gabriel Pozzo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
21:01.2 | Gustavo Trelles
|
| SS8 | Escaladei 1 | 14.43 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
11:20.1 | Marcos Ligato
| |
| SS9 | La Riba 1 | 35.89 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
24:10.4 | Gustavo Trelles
| |
| SS10 | Pratdip 2 | 31.57 km | Gabriel Pozzo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
20:56.1 | ||
| SS11 | Escaladei 2 | 14.43 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
11:36.5 | ||
| SS12 | La Riba 2 | 35.89 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS13 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km | Gustavo Trelles
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
14:18.3 | |
| SS14 | Osor 1 | 13.26 km | Gabriel Pozzo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
9:07.6 | ||
| SS15 | Collsesplanes 1 | 26.28 km | Roger Feghali
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
18:17.6 | Gabriel Pozzo
| |
| SS16 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | Gabriel Pozzo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
14:12.1 | ||
| SS17 | Osor 2 | 13.26 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS18 | Collsesplanes 2 | 26.28 km | Gabriel Pozzo
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
18:24.7 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 9
|
Gabriel Pozzo
|
13 |
| 2 | 1
|
 Olivier Gillet
|
10 |
| 3 | 1
|
Stig-Olov Walfridsson
|
10 |
| 4 | 1
|
Pedro Dias da Silva
|
10 |
| 5 | 3
|
Stig Blomqvist
|
8 |
FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 15 | 1 | 53 | Sébastien Loeb
|
 Daniel Elena
|
Citroën Sport
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
4:00:18.6 | 10 | |
| 16 | 2 | 56 | Giandomenico Basso
|
Flavio Guglielmini
|
Top Run SRL
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
4:03:09.3 | +2:50.7 | 6 |
| 20 | 3 | 61 | Corrado Fontana
|
Renzo Casazza
|
H.F. Grifone SRL
|
Peugeot 206 S1600
|
4:06:29.8 | +6:11.2 | 4 |
| 22 | 4 | 63 |  Martin Stenshorne
|
Clive Jenkins
|
Zeta Racing
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
4:07:24.3 | +7:05.7 | 3 |
| 24 | 5 | 52 | Andrea Dallavilla
|
Danilo Fappani
|
R&D Motorsport
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
4:08:27.8 | +8:09.2 | 2 |
| 25 | 6 | 73 | Christian Chemin
|
Matteo Alberto Bacchin
|
Hawk Racing Club
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
4:09:03.0 | +8:44.4 | 1 |
| 26 | 7 | 57 | Cédric Robert
|
Marie-Pierre Billoux
|
Team Gamma
|
Peugeot 206 S1600
|
4:09:06.3 | +8:47.7 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | 68 | Massimo Ceccato
|
Mitia Dotta
|
Hawk Racing Club
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 58 | Sergio Vallejo
|
Diego Vallejo
|
Pronto Racing
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
Excluded | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 59 | Benoît Rousselot
|
Gilles Mondésir
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 51 | Patrick Magaud
|
Guylène Brun
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 71 | François Duval
|
Jean-Marc Fortin
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 50 |  Manfred Stohl
|
Ilka Minor
|
Top Run SRL
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 72 |  Saladin Mazlan
|
Timothy Sturla
|
Saladin Rallying
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 54 | Larry Cols
|
Yasmine Gerard
|
Peugeot Bastos Racing
|
Peugeot 206 S1600
|
Transmission | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 65 |  Alejandro Galanti
|
Daniel Muzio
|
Astra Racing
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 69 | Nicolas Bernardi
|
Delphine Bernardi
|
Team Gamma
|
Peugeot 206 S1600
|
Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 55 | Niall McShea
|
Michael Orr
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
Retired | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 60 | Cyril Henny
|
Aurore Brand
|
Rally Team Henny
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
Ignition | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 62 | Jussi Välimäki
|
Jakke Honkanen
|
ST Motors
|
Peugeot 206 S1600
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 64 | Massimo Macaluso
|
Antonio Celot
|
R&D Motorsport
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 67 |  Albert Llovera
|
Marc Corral
|
Pronto Racing
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Source:[7] | |||||||||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km | Cédric Robert
|
Peugeot 206 S1600
|
9:06.1 | Cédric Robert
|
| SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
14:37.6 | Sébastien Loeb
| |
| SS3 | Vallfogona 1 | 15.80 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
10:04.1 | ||
| SS4 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | François Duval
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
9:05.2 | François Duval
| |
| SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Niall McShea
|
Ford Puma S1600
|
14:45.3 | Sébastien Loeb
| |
| SS6 | Vallfogona 2 | 15.80 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
10:07.0 | ||
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS7 | Pratdip 1 | 31.57 km | Manfred Stohl
|
Fiat Punto S1600
|
21:01.2 | Giandomenico Basso
|
| SS8 | Escaladei 1 | 14.43 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
11:10.5 | Sergio Vallejo
| |
| SS9 | La Riba 1 | 35.89 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
23:38.6 | ||
| SS10 | Pratdip 2 | 31.57 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
20:48.5 | Sébastien Loeb
| |
| SS11 | Escaladei 2 | 14.43 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
11:32.3 | ||
| SS12 | La Riba 2 | 35.89 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS13 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
14:01.0 | |
| SS14 | Osor 1 | 13.26 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
8:57.3 | ||
| SS15 | Collsesplanes 1 | 26.28 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Saxo S1600
|
18:02.0 | ||
| SS16 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | Cédric Robert
|
Peugeot 206 S1600
|
14:08.9 | ||
| SS17 | Osor 2 | 13.26 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS18 | Collsesplanes 2 | 26.28 km | Cédric Robert
|
Peugeot 206 S1600
|
18:21.4 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
10 |
| 2 |
|
Giandomenico Basso
|
6 |
| 3 |
|
Corrado Fontana
|
4 |
| 4 |
|
Martin Stenshorne
|
3 |
| 5 |
|
Andrea Dallavilla
|
2 |
References
- ^ "Rally Catalunya". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Catalunya 2001 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
