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 Next event →
Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Monaco
Dates run	January 19, 2001 – January 21, 2001
Stages	15 (373.06 km; 231.81 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt/snow
Overall distance	1,738.81 km (1,080.45 miles)
Statistics
Crews	56 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5

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]

World Rally Cars

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

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

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