2001 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2001 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 69th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 January and 21 January 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 21st win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

2001 Monte Carlo Rally
69th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Monaco
Rally baseMonaco
Dates runJanuary 19, 2001 – January 21, 2001
Stages15 (373.06 km; 231.81 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt/snow
Overall distance1,738.81 km (1,080.45 miles)
Results
Overall winner Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
Crews56 at start, 27 at finish

Background

Entry list
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 M
8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
9 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
16 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
18 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
World Rally Championship entries
17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
19 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 206 WRC M
22 Piero Longhi Lucio Baggio Piero Longhi Toyota Corolla WRC M
28 Olivier Burri Jean-Philippe Patthey Olivier Burri Toyota Corolla WRC P
30 Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Dario D'Esposito Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Toyota Corolla WRC M
31 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza 555 —
32 Tobia Cavallini Bernardo Serra Tobia Cavallini Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
33 Richard Hein Philippe Servol Richard Hein Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 —
Group N Cup entries
23 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
24 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
25 Gianluigi Galli Giovanni Bernacchini Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
26 Gabriel Pozzo Edgardo Galindo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
44 Olivier Gillet Freddy Delorme Olivier Gillet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
45 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
46 Hermann Gassner Sr. Siegfried Schrankl Hermann Gassner Sr. Proton Pert Evo V P
47 Luca Baldini Massimiliano Cerrai Luca Baldini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
48 Marco Menegatto Christophe Berard Marco Menegatto Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
49 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
50 Patrice Rouit Dominique Lamy Patrice Rouit Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
52 Norberto Cangani Eros Di Prima Norberto Cangani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
53 David Truphemus Pascal Saivre David Truphemus Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
54 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
57 Christophe Arnaud Stéphane Arnaud Christophe Arnaud Renault Clio RS —
58 Nicolas Vouilloz Steeve Rebroin Nicolas Vouilloz Renault Clio Williams —
59 Frédéric Maniccia Richard Thaon Frédéric Maniccia Renault Clio RS —
60 Jürgen Barth Jean-Claude Perramond Jürgen Barth Opel Astra OPC —
61 Eddie Mercier Jean-Michel Veret Eddie Mercier Renault Clio RS M
62 Nicolas Ressegaire Régis Ressegaire Nicolas Ressegaire Renault Clio RS —
63 Gabriele Cadringher Gianfranco Serembre Gabriele Cadringher Opel Astra OPC —
64 Marc Dessi Pamela Dessi Marc Dessi Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 —
65 Jacques Courmontagne Josette Martin Jacques Courmontagne Peugeot 106 XSI —
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 141.74 km
19 January 10:03 SS1 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 22.89 km
10:46 SS2 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 30.34 km
13:19 SS3 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 22.89 km
14:02 SS4 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 30.34 km
17:03 SS5 Comps — Castellane 1 20.53 km
18:09 SS6 Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 14.75 km
Leg 2 — 132.78 km
20 January 09:53 SS7 BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers 24.12 km
11:06 SS8 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.69 km
13:34 SS9 Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 14.75 km
15:07 SS10 Comps — Castellane 2 20.53 km
18:00 SS11 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.69 km
Leg 3 — 98.54 km
21 January 09:08 SS12 Sospel — La Bollène 1 32.72 km
10:03 SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km
12:28 SS14 Sospel — La Bollène 2 32.72 km
13:23 SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 4:38:04.3 10
2 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:39:05.1 +1:00.8 6
3 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:40:09.6 +2:05.3 4
4 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:40:30.3 +2:26.0 3
5 19 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 206 WRC 4:43:56.4 +5:52.1 2
6 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 4:44:30.2 +6:25.9 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 4:38:04.3 10
2 2 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:39:05.1 +1:00.8 6
4 3 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:40:30.3 +2:26.0 3
6 4 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 4:44:30.2 +6:25.9 1
7 5 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC 4:47:08.3 +9:04.0 0
8 6 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:51:59.3 +13:55.0 0
Retired SS13 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Mechanical 0
Retired SS7 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 18 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Accident 0
Retired SS4 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS3 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Water pump 0
Retired SS3 16 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS2 9 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Engine 0
Retired SS1 6 Markko Märtin Michael Park Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Electrical 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Jan) SS1 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 22.89 km Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 206 WRC 20:48.9 Toni Gardemeister
SS2 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 30.34 km Hermann Gassner Sr. Proton Pert Evo V 25:38.5 Didier Auriol
SS3 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 22.89 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 18:32.7
SS4 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 30.34 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 22:10.4 Colin McRae
SS5 Comps — Castellane 1 20.53 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 13:45.4
SS6 Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 14.75 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 10:32.5
Leg 2 (20 Jan) SS7 BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers 24.12 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 17:31.1
SS8 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.69 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 26:02.3
SS9 Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 14.75 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 10:25.1 Tommi Mäkinen
SS10 Comps — Castellane 2 20.53 km Stage cancelled
SS11 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.69 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 26:22.1 Colin McRae
Leg 3 (21 Jan) SS12 Sospel — La Bollène 1 32.72 km Freddy Loix Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 28:19.0 Tommi Mäkinen
SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 14:57.6
SS14 Sospel — La Bollène 2 32.72 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 26:24.6
SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 14:09.5

Championship standings
Pos. 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 13
2 Carlos Sainz 6 Luis Moya 6 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 6
3 François Delecour 4 Daniel Grataloup 4 Škoda Motorsport 5
4 Armin Schwarz 3 Manfred Hiemer 3 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 2
5 Toni Gardemeister 2 Paavo Lukander 2

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
9 1 44 Olivier Gillet Freddy Delorme Olivier Gillet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:54:28.2 10
10 2 23 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:55:54.6 +1:26.4 6
11 3 24 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:56:41.5 +2:13.3 4
12 4 26 Gabriel Pozzo Edgardo Galindo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:57:14.9 +2:46.7 3
13 5 54 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:01:41.2 +7:13.0 2
16 6 53 David Truphemus Pascal Saivre David Truphemus Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:11:23.7 +16:55.5 1
17 7 61 Eddie Mercier Jean-Michel Veret Eddie Mercier Renault Clio RS 5:11:45.4 +17:17.2 0
19 8 57 Christophe Arnaud Stéphane Arnaud Christophe Arnaud Renault Clio RS 5:19:35.8 +25:07.6 0
21 9 49 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:37:55.2 +43:27.0 0
23 10 59 Frédéric Maniccia Richard Thaon Frédéric Maniccia Renault Clio RS 5:44:15.2 +49:47.0 0
26 11 64 Marc Dessi Pamela Dessi Marc Dessi Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 6:07:48.1 +1:13:19.9 0
Retired SS12 25 Gianluigi Galli Giovanni Bernacchini Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS11 46 Hermann Gassner Sr. Siegfried Schrankl Hermann Gassner Sr. Proton Pert Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS11 50 Patrice Rouit Dominique Lamy Patrice Rouit Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 48 Marco Menegatto Christophe Berard Marco Menegatto Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 58 Nicolas Vouilloz Steeve Rebroin Nicolas Vouilloz Renault Clio Williams Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 60 Jürgen Barth Jean-Claude Perramond Jürgen Barth Opel Astra OPC Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 47 Luca Baldini Massimiliano Cerrai Luca Baldini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS3 63 Gabriele Cadringher Gianfranco Serembre Gabriele Cadringher Opel Astra OPC Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 45 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 52 Norberto Cangani Eros Di Prima Norberto Cangani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 62 Nicolas Ressegaire Régis Ressegaire Nicolas Ressegaire Renault Clio RS Accident 0
Retired SS1 65 Jacques Courmontagne Josette Martin Jacques Courmontagne Peugeot 106 XSI Accident 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Jan) SS1 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 22.89 km Olivier Gillet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:08.0 Olivier Gillet
SS2 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 30.34 km Hermann Gassner Sr. Proton Pert Evo V 25:38.5 Hermann Gassner Sr.
SS3 BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 22.89 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:20.8
SS4 St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 30.34 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 23:22.6
SS5 Comps — Castellane 1 20.53 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:23.3 Manfred Stohl
SS6 Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 14.75 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:13.8
Leg 2 (20 Jan) SS7 BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers 24.12 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:13.7
SS8 Sisteron — Thoard 1 36.69 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 27:08.1 Olivier Gillet
SS9 Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 14.75 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:54.7
SS10 Comps — Castellane 2 20.53 km Stage cancelled
SS11 Sisteron — Thoard 2 36.69 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 27:50.9
Leg 3 (21 Jan) SS12 Sospel — La Bollène 1 32.72 km Olivier Gillet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:18.0
SS13 Loda — Lucéram 1 16.55 km Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:30.8
SS14 Sospel — La Bollène 2 32.72 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 27:43.0
SS15 Loda — Lucéram 2 16.55 km Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:45.0

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Olivier Gillet 10
2 Manfred Stohl 6
3 Gustavo Trelles 4
4 Gabriel Pozzo 3
5 Marcos Ligato 2

References
  1. "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. "Rally Monte-Carlo 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. "Monte Carlo Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. "Monte Carlo Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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