2001 Rally New Zealand

The 2001 Rally New Zealand (formally the 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the tenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 21 September and 23 September 2001, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 10th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2001 Rally New Zealand
32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round 10 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country New Zealand
Rally baseAuckland
Dates runSeptember 21, 2001 – September 23, 2001
Stages24 (382.46 km; 237.65 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,690.14 km (1,050.20 miles)
Results
Overall winner Richard Burns
Robert Reid
Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
Crews68 at start, 48 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 WRC2 M
10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
19 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander 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 Toshihiro Arai Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
20 Peter 'Possum' Bourne Craig Vincent Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 N/A
21 Neil Wearden Trevor Agnew Neil Wearden Peugeot 206 WRC N/A
31 Bruce Herbert Robert Ryan Rose City Cars Subaru Impreza STI N8 N/A
32 Geoff Argyle Steve Smith Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
33 Andrew Hawkeswood Samantha Haldane Daytona Motor Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
34 Todd Bawden Raymond Bennett Todd Bawden Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
35 Lewis Scott Jane Black Lewis Scott Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
42 Brian Green Jane McKay Palmerston North Rallysport Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
44 Glenn Smith Colin Smith Glenn Smith Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
46 Richard Mason Hamish Fenemor Richard Mason Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
47 Brett Middleton Andrew Benefield Brett Middleton Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
48 Wayne Parker Brendan McKay Wayne Parker Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
52 Ian Easton Cheryl Easton Ian Easton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
53 Kerry Evans Rocky Hudson Winger Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
54 Mark Hiestand Danielle Bates Winger Subaru Nissan Pulsar GTI-R N/A
56 Austen Jones Bronwyn Snookes Anything Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
57 Malcolm Stewart Mike Fletcher Malcolm Stewart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV N/A
59 Kevin Bell Dean Stockwell Kevin Bell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
61 Jason Gardner Paul Flintoft Jason Gardner Nissan Pulsar GTI-R N/A
65 Keith Stewart Len Fisher Keith Stewart Subaru Legacy RS N/A
67 Bruce Warburton Harmannus Slebos Bruce Warburton Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
69 Rex Vizible Dave Robb Vizible Racing Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
Group N Cup entries
22 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
23 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
25 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
26 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
27 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza STI N8 N/A
28 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
29 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
30 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
37 Luca Baldini Massimo Agostinelli Luca Baldini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
39 Chris West Chris Cobham Rose City Cars Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
40 Ross Meekings Alan Glen Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
41 Natalie Barratt Chris Patterson Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
43 Kevin Holmes Garry Cowan Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
49 Cameron Bates Laurie Brenssell Cameron Bates Subaru Impreza STI N/A
50 Mike Turfus Fleur Pedersen Silverstone Rally Tyre Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
51 Graeme Presswell Martin Saunders Rally Drive NZ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
55 Jeff Judd Grant Marra Jeff Judd Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
58 Deborah Kibble Jamie Kibble Deborah Kibble Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
64 Hiromichi Niwa Tadayoshi Sato Hiromichi Niwa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
66 Nobuaki Takahashi Masako Takahashi Nobuaki Takahashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
68 Minoru Shinomiya Yoshinari Kawanishi Minoru Shinomiya Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
70 Mitsuhiro Aoki Fumika Nakamura Mitsuhiro Aoki Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
71 Tony Burrowes Brendan Olsen Burrst Racing Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
72 David Langford-Smith Stuart Roberts David Langford-Smith Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
73 Keiji Seita Hiromi Ueno Keiji Seita Honda Civic VTi N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 117.17 km
21 September 08:33 SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km
10:41 SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km
11:04 SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km
11:37 SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km
13:08 SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km
13:51 SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km
18:30 SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km
19:00 SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km
Leg 2 — 176.29 km
22 September 09:53 SS9 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km
12:51 SS10 Batley 19.82 km
13:24 SS11 Waipu Gorge 11.24 km
13:42 SS12 Brooks 16.03 km
14:10 SS13 Paparoa Station 11.64 km
15:50 SS14 Cassidy 21.64 km
16:33 SS15 Mititai 26.77 km
17:16 SS16 Tokatoka 10.15 km
Leg 3 — 89.00 km
23 September 08:38 SS17 Otorohea Trig 4.62 km
09:06 SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km
11:14 SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km
11:27 SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km
11:45 SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km
11:58 SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km
12:41 SS23 Fyfe 1 10.60 km
13:04 SS24 Fyfe 2 10.60 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:47:28.0 10
2 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:48:12.6 +44.6 6
3 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:18.1 +50.1 4
4 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:48:20.2 +52.2 3
5 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:23.8 +55.8 2
6 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:39.3 +1:11.3 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:47:28.0 10
2 2 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:48:12.6 +44.6 6
4 3 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:48:20.2 +52.2 3
5 4 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:23.8 +55.8 2
6 5 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:48:39.3 +1:11.3 1
7 6 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:49:43.8 +2:15.8 0
8 7 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 3:49:49.0 +2:21.0 0
9 8 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:51:01.8 +3:33.8 0
10 9 9 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:51:49.9 +4:21.9 0
15 10 19 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 3:56:04.3 +8:36.3 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (21 Sep) SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:04.6 Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:39.8
SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 11:00.2
SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 8:03.7
SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km Didier Auriol
Kenneth Eriksson		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Hyundai Accent WRC2		 21:28.2
SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 10:49.1 Kenneth Eriksson
SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 1:21.6
SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 1:20.1
Leg 2 (22 Sep) SS9 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 33:59.9 Richard Burns
SS10 Batley 19.82 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 10:55.9
SS11 Waipu Gorge 11.24 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 6:31.2
SS12 Brooks 16.03 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 9:44.6
SS13 Paparoa Station 11.64 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 6:17.9
SS14 Cassidy 21.64 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 12:23.9
SS15 Mititai 26.77 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 13:42.3
SS16 Tokatoka 10.15 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:19.3
Leg 3 (23 Sep) SS17 Otorohea Trig 4.62 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:06.0
SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 18:45.0
SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:47.1
SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:55.7
SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:41.4
SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:50.9
SS23 Fyfe 1 10.60 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:42.6
SS24 Fyfe 2 10.60 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:32.6

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1 Colin McRae 40 1 Nicky Grist 40 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 76
2 1 Tommi Mäkinen 40 1 Risto Mannisenmäki 40 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 66
3 2 Richard Burns 31 2 Robert Reid 31 1 Subaru World Rally Team 46
4 1 Carlos Sainz 30 1 Luis Moya 30 1 Peugeot Total 44
5 1 Harri Rovanperä 27 1 Risto Pietiläinen 27 Škoda Motorsport 15

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 22 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:58:33.1 10
18 2 23 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:01:24.5 +2:51.4 6
20 3 29 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:03:22.2 +4:49.1 4
21 4 26 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:03:42.2 +5:09.1 3
24 5 43 Kevin Holmes Garry Cowan Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:04:29.9 +5:56.8 2
25 6 28 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:05:37.8 +7:04.7 1
26 7 40 Ross Meekings Alan Glen Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:07:17.4 +8:44.3 0
27 8 37 Luca Baldini Massimo Agostinelli Luca Baldini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:12:05.2 +13:32.1 0
31 9 50 Mike Turfus Fleur Pedersen Silverstone Rally Tyre Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:14:12.1 +15:39.0 0
32 10 49 Cameron Bates Laurie Brenssell Cameron Bates Subaru Impreza STI 4:16:09.3 +17:36.2 0
34 11 64 Hiromichi Niwa Tadayoshi Sato Hiromichi Niwa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:18:55.2 +20:22.1 0
36 12 41 Natalie Barratt Chris Patterson Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:21:26.1 +22:53.0 0
38 13 68 Minoru Shinomiya Yoshinari Kawanishi Minoru Shinomiya Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:26:56.9 +28:23.8 0
40 14 71 Tony Burrowes Brendan Olsen Burrst Racing Subaru Impreza WRX 4:34:18.5 +35:45.4 0
45 15 58 Deborah Kibble Jamie Kibble Deborah Kibble Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:39:20.0 +40:46.9 0
48 16 51 Graeme Presswell Martin Saunders Rally Drive NZ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:53:34.5 +55:01.4 0
Retired SS22 39 Chris West Chris Cobham Rose City Cars Subaru Impreza WRX STI Transmission 0
Retired SS20 55 Jeff Judd Grant Marra Jeff Judd Subaru Impreza WRX Engine 0
Retired SS18 72 David Langford-Smith Stuart Roberts David Langford-Smith Subaru Impreza WRX Engine 0
Retired SS16 27 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza STI N8 Accident 0
Retired SS15 70 Mitsuhiro Aoki Fumika Nakamura Mitsuhiro Aoki Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS9 73 Keiji Seita Hiromi Ueno Keiji Seita Honda Civic VTi Accident 0
Retired SS5 25 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS5 30 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 66 Nobuaki Takahashi Masako Takahashi Nobuaki Takahashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Suspension 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (21 Sep) SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:51.5 Manfred Stohl
SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:51.6
SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:25.1
SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza STI N8 8:21.8 Gabriel Pozzo
SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza STI N8 22:01.0 Cody Crocker
SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza STI N8 11:14.6
SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km Manfred Stohl
Ross Meekings		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI		 1:27.7
SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:26.2
Leg 2 (22 Sep) SS9 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 35:48.0 Manfred Stohl
SS10 Batley 19.82 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:32.4
SS11 Waipu Gorge 11.24 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:49.9
SS12 Brooks 16.03 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:15.7
SS13 Paparoa Station 11.64 km Manfred Stohl
Cody Crocker		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Subaru Impreza STI N8		 6:38.0
SS14 Cassidy 21.64 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:15.4
SS15 Mititai 26.77 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:39.5
SS16 Tokatoka 10.15 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:42.9
Leg 3 (23 Sep) SS17 Otorohea Trig 4.62 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:16.9
SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:45.6
SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km Kevin Holmes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:06.6
SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km Ross Meekings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:13.2
SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km Ross Meekings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:05.3
SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km Ross Meekings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:15.3
SS23 Fyfe 1 10.60 km Ross Meekings Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:03.2
SS24 Fyfe 2 10.60 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:05.6

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Gabriel Pozzo 59
2 Gustavo Trelles 26
3 1 Manfred Stohl 22
4 1 Marcos Ligato 22
5 3 Stig Blomqvist 11

References
  1. "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. "Rally New Zealand 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Rally New Zealand 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. "Rally New Zealand 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. "Rally New Zealand 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. "Rally New Zealand 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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