2001 Swedish Rally

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]

2001 Swedish Rally
50th International Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseKarlstad
Dates runFebruary 9, 2001 – February 11, 2001
Stages17 (379.87 km; 236.04 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow/ice
Overall distance1,932.46 km (1,200.77 miles)
Results
Overall winner Harri Rovanperä
Risto Pietiläinen
Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews75 at start, 41 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 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 M
9 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander 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
19 Thomas Rådström Tina Thörner Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
World Rally Championship entries
8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
18 Markko Märtin Michael Park Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
20 Henning Solberg Ola Fløene Henning Solberg Toyota Corolla WRC M
21 Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström Tapio Laukkanen Toyota Corolla WRC M
22 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC M
23 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 206 WRC M
24 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Janne Tuohino Toyota Corolla WRC M
25 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen Jani Paasonen Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
26 Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Toyota Corolla WRC M
33 Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
34 Ioannis Papadimitriou Chris Patterson Papadimitriou Team Peugeot 206 WRC —
35 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Marlboro Rally Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
36 Tomáš Hrdinka Petr Gross Styllex Tuning Prosport Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 M
38 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 M
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 M
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
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference 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]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
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 Bruno Thiry 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 Class leaders
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
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
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 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

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
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 Class leaders
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
Pos. 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

References
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  2. "Swedish Rally 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. "Swedish Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "Swedish Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "Swedish Rally 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. "Swedish Rally 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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