2001 Cyprus Rally

The 2001 Cyprus Rally (formally the 29th Cyprus Rally) was the sixth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 June and 3 June 2001, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 22nd win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

2001 Cyprus Rally
29th Cyprus Rally
Round 6 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Cyprus
Rally baseLimassol
Dates runJune 1, 2001 – June 3, 2001
Stages22 (341.38 km; 212.12 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,252.51 km (778.27 miles)
Results
Overall winner Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '01
Crews76 at start, 30 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
8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 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
11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
World Rally Championship entries
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
19 Katsuhiko Taguchi Derek Ringer Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 M
20 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 M
21 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 WRC M
22 Frédéric Dor Didier Breton F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 N/A
23 Marc Blázquez Jordi Mercader Seat Sport Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3 P
24 Jean-Joseph Simon Jack Boyère Jean-Joseph Simon Peugeot 206 WRC M
25 Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
26 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
27 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 N/A
28 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
32 Ioannis Papadimitriou Chris Patterson Ioannis Papadimitriou Peugeot 206 WRC N/A
34 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster World Rally HIRE Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 N/A
39 Kris Princen Dany Colebunders Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC N/A
40 Neil Wearden Trevor Agnew Neil Wearden Peugeot 206 WRC N/A
41 Andreas Tsouloftas Andreas Achilleos Fairways Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
42 Chris Thomas Andreas Christodoulides Chris Thomas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
43 Michel Saleh Adamos Gregoriou Damas UAE Rally Team Toyota Celica GT-Four N/A
46 Paraskevas Paraskeva Ioánnis Konstantinou Paraskevas Paraskeva Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
56 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza 555 N/A
57 Giovanni Recordati Freddy Delorme Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
58 Marios E Panayiotou Phanos Christofi Marios E Panayiotou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
68 Nicos Antoniades Giorgos Economides Nicos Antoniades Subaru Impreza 555 N/A
Group N Cup entries
29 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
30 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
31 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
33 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
35 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
36 Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
37 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
38 Natalie Barratt Claire Parker Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
44 Andreas Peratikos Harris Episkopou Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
47 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
48 Nicholas Mandrides Yiannis Ioannou Nicholas Mandrides Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
49 Rami Shohatovich Michalakis Michael Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo N/A
50 Prodromos Prodromou Marios Vassiliades Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
51 Ben Briant Tim Line Ben Briant Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
53 Charalambos Timotheou Savvas Laos Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
54 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT N/A
59 Alistair Ginley John Bennie Alistair Ginley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
60 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Joakim Roman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
64 Michael Kahlfuss Ronald Bauer Michael Kahlfuss Toyota Celica GT-Four N/A
66 Panagiotis Theofanides Nikos Theofanides Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza N/A
67 Constantinos Georgallis George Ladas Constantinos Georgallis Subaru Impreza STI N8 N/A
70 Edith Weiss Cornelia Messerli Edith Weiss Nissan Sunny GTI-R N/A
73 Panayiotis Kyriakou Angelos Makrides Panayiotis Kyriakou Hyundai Accent N/A
74 Andreas Konstantinou Andreas Nicolaou Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
75 Andreas Agathocleous Christakis Michael Andys Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo N/A
76 Christos Antoniou Theodoros Georgiou Christos Antoniou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
77 Nadav Dotan Andreas Antoniades Nadav Dotan Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
79 Yiangos Yiangou Leonidas Christofi Yiangos Yiangou Suzuki Swift GTi N/A
83 Giorgos Koudounias Yiannos Colokasides Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 137.98 km
1 June 08:48 SS1 Platres 11.48 km
09:23 SS2 Foini 1 30.29 km
11:31 SS3 Simou 35.57 km
12:39 SS4 Selladi Staktou 19.29 km
15:32 SS5 Prastio 11.06 km
16:15 SS6 Foini 2 30.29 km
Leg 2 — 105.96 km
2 June 09:18 SS7 Platres 1 11.99 km
09:56 SS8 Stavroulia 1 15.73 km
10:39 SS9 Agios Theodoros 1 9.61 km
11:07 SS10 Asinou 1 15.65 km
14:22 SS11 Platres 2 11.99 km
15:00 SS12 Stavroulia 2 15.73 km
15:43 SS13 Agios Theodoros 2 9.61 km
16:11 SS14 Asinou 2 15.65 km
Leg 3 — 97.44 km
3 June 09:38 SS15 Vavatsinia 1 19.02 km
10:26 SS16 Macheras 1 13.09 km
11:09 SS17 Lageia 1 9.53 km
11:36 SS18 Mari 1 7.07 km
14:16 SS19 Vavatsinia 2 19.02 km
15:04 SS20 Macheras 2 13.11 km
15:47 SS21 Lageia 2 9.53 km
16:14 SS22 Mari 2 7.07 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:32.7 10
2 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:07:49.1 +16.4 6
3 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:59.2 +26.5 4
4 18 Toshihiro Arai Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:13:11.0 +5:38.3 3
5 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:13:42.9 +6:10.2 2
6 26 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC 5:17:05.2 +9:32.5 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:32.7 10
2 2 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:07:49.1 +16.4 6
3 3 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:59.2 +26.5 4
5 4 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:13:42.9 +6:10.2 2
7 5 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 5:18:08.3 +10:35.6 0
8 6 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 5:19:10.7 +11:38.0 0
9 7 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 5:20:20.8 +12:48.1 0
Retired SS18 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Fuel pressure 0
Retired SS10 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Overheated engine 0
Retired SS9 9 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Alternator 0
Retired SS6 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Fire 0
Retired SS4 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Jun) SS1 Platres 11.48 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 9:31.4 Petter Solberg
SS2 Foini 1 30.29 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 27:51.0 Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Simou 35.57 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 31:13.0
SS4 Selladi Staktou 19.29 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 16:37.6
SS5 Prastio 11.06 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 6:40.2
SS6 Foini 2 30.29 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 27:36.8
Leg 2 (2 Jun) SS7 Platres 1 11.99 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 9:45.0 Richard Burns
SS8 Stavroulia 1 15.73 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 16:53.3
SS9 Agios Theodoros 1 9.61 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 9:29.8
SS10 Asinou 1 15.65 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 14:51.8
SS11 Platres 2 11.99 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 9:47.6
SS12 Stavroulia 2 15.73 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 16:44.3 Colin McRae
SS13 Agios Theodoros 2 9.61 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 9:30.7
SS14 Asinou 2 15.65 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 14:48.2 Richard Burns
Leg 3 (3 Jun) SS15 Vavatsinia 1 19.02 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 17:17.0
SS16 Macheras 1 13.09 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 11:41.2 Colin McRae
SS17 Lageia 1 9.53 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 8:37.3
SS18 Mari 1 7.07 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:36.1
SS19 Vavatsinia 2 19.02 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 16:59.8
SS20 Macheras 2 13.11 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 11:36.0
SS21 Lageia 2 9.53 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 8:37.5
SS22 Mari 2 7.07 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:35.5

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Tommi Mäkinen 27 Risto Mannisenmäki 27 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 50
2 Carlos Sainz 26 Luis Moya 26 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 47
3 1 Colin McRae 20 1 Nicky Grist 20 1 Subaru World Rally Team 22
4 3 Richard Burns 15 3 Robert Reid 15 1 Peugeot Total 20
5 2 Didier Auriol 10 2 Denis Giraudet 10 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 10

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
11 1 29 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:34:44.0 10
12 2 30 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:38:38.7 +3:54.7 6
13 3 33 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:43:31.7 +8:47.7 4
14 4 59 Alistair Ginley John Bennie Alistair Ginley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:52:55.1 +18:11.1 3
15 5 48 Nicholas Mandrides Yiannis Ioannou Nicholas Mandrides Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:55:43.6 +20:59.6 2
16 6 53 Charalambos Timotheou Savvas Laos Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza WRX 5:56:27.0 +21:43.0 1
18 7 51 Ben Briant Tim Line Ben Briant Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:04:52.0 +30:08.0 0
21 8 38 Natalie Barratt Claire Parker Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:09:57.3 +35:13.3 0
22 9 64 Michael Kahlfuss Ronald Bauer Michael Kahlfuss Toyota Celica GT-Four 6:16:28.6 +41:44.6 0
24 10 76 Christos Antoniou Theodoros Georgiou Christos Antoniou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 6:24:12.7 +49:28.7 0
25 11 75 Andreas Agathocleous Christakis Michael Andys Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6:36:19.8 +1:01:35.8 0
28 12 79 Yiangos Yiangou Leonidas Christofi Yiangos Yiangou Suzuki Swift GTi 7:00:29.0 +1:25:45.0 0
29 13 74 Andreas Konstantinou Andreas Nicolaou Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX 7:04:32.8 +1:29:48.8 0
Retired SS19 70 Edith Weiss Cornelia Messerli Edith Weiss Nissan Sunny GTI-R Retired 0
Retired SS14 73 Panayiotis Kyriakou Angelos Makrides Panayiotis Kyriakou Hyundai Accent Retired 0
Retired SS12 77 Nadav Dotan Andreas Antoniades Nadav Dotan Subaru Impreza WRX Retired 0
Retired SS11 49 Rami Shohatovich Michalakis Michael Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Mechanical 0
Retired SS7 60 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Joakim Roman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS6 66 Panagiotis Theofanides Nikos Theofanides Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza Retired 0
Retired SS4 35 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 83 Giorgos Koudounias Yiannos Colokasides Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 31 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Wheel 0
Retired SS3 47 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 36 Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 37 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 44 Andreas Peratikos Harris Episkopou Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 50 Prodromos Prodromou Marios Vassiliades Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS2 54 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT Retired 0
Retired SS2 67 Constantinos Georgallis George Ladas Constantinos Georgallis Subaru Impreza STI N8 Mechanical 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Jun) SS1 Platres 11.48 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:13.8 Marcos Ligato
SS2 Foini 1 30.29 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:59.3 Manfred Stohl
SS3 Simou 35.57 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 32:50.8 Gustavo Trelles
SS4 Selladi Staktou 19.29 km Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:04.4
SS5 Prastio 11.06 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:16.4
SS6 Foini 2 30.29 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:42.7
Leg 2 (2 Jun) SS7 Platres 1 11.99 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:25.5
SS8 Stavroulia 1 15.73 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:40.2
SS9 Agios Theodoros 1 9.61 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:06.7
SS10 Asinou 1 15.65 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:37.7
SS11 Platres 2 11.99 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:31.2
SS12 Stavroulia 2 15.73 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:28.1
SS13 Agios Theodoros 2 9.61 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:51.2
SS14 Asinou 2 15.65 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:38.8
Leg 3 (3 Jun) SS15 Vavatsinia 1 19.02 km Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:22.2
SS16 Macheras 1 13.09 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:47.0
SS17 Lageia 1 9.53 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:04.8
SS18 Mari 1 7.07 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:24.6
SS19 Vavatsinia 2 19.02 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:15.7
SS20 Macheras 2 13.11 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:56.1
SS21 Lageia 2 9.53 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8:52.8
SS22 Mari 2 7.07 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:18.3

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Gabriel Pozzo 27
2 3 Gustavo Trelles 20
3 4 Manfred Stohl 12
4 2 Olivier Gillet 10
5 2 Stig-Olov Walfridsson 10

References
  1. "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  2. "Cyprus Rally 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. "Cyprus Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. "Cyprus Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. "Cyprus Rally 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. "Cyprus Rally 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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