2001 Rally Australia

The 2001 Rally Australia (formally the 14th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 1 November and 4 November 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2001 Rally Australia
14th Telstra Rally Australia
Round 13 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Australia
Rally basePerth
Dates runNovember 1, 2001 – November 4, 2001
Stages21 (396.77 km; 246.54 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,358.70 km (844.26 miles)
Results
Overall winner Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews73 at start, 51 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 Timo Hantunen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 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
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 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
20 Peter 'Possum' Bourne Mark Stacey Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
21 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC M
22 Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Toyota Corolla WRC M
23 Neal Bates Coral Taylor Neal Bates Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
24 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 N/A
25 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
30 Achim Mörtl Stefan Eichhorner Promotor World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
36 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster World Rally HIRE Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 N/A
39 Stuart Warren Murray Hynes Stuart Warren Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
43 Scott Pedder Rob Beekman Pedders Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
51 Tolley Challis William Hayes Westec Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
57 Stephen Handbury Dale Moscatt Stephen Handbury Subaru Impreza Wagon N/A
61 Jacquiline Dines Gray Marshall Jacquiline Dines Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
63 Simon Kirke Angela Moore Simon Kirke Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
64 Keith Hedgeland Toni Feaver Keith Hedgeland Subaru Impreza 555 N/A
70 Robert Whyatt Malcolm Cox Robert Whyatt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
Group N Cup entries
26 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza STI N8 P
27 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Juha Kangas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
28 Ed Ordynski Iain Stewart Mistubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
29 Marko Ipatti Karri Marttila Raceworx Subaru Impreza STI N/A
31 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
32 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
33 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
34 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
37 Natalie Barratt Chris Patterson Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
38 Dean Herridge Jim Carlton Les Walkden Racing Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
40 Simon Evans Sue Evans Raceworx Subaru Impreza STI N/A
41 Spencer Lowndes Chris Randell Mistubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
42 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
44 Mark Thompson David Boddy Mark Thompson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
45 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI N/A
46 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
47 Luca Baldini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
48 Martin Lintott Tony Jackson Lincorp Automotive Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
49 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Y
50 Sam Brand Tim Batten Sam Brand Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
52 Jean-Philippe Patthey Claude Alain Besse Scuderia Chicco d'Oro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
53 Dennis Dunlop Jacquie Dunlop Dennis Dunlop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
54 David Hills Lyndall Drake Australian Plastic Profiles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
56 Steve Forsberg Paul van der Mey Steve Forsberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
58 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
59 Atsushi Masumura Osamu Yoda Super Alex Troop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
60 Haruo Takakuwa Paul Flintoft Takayama College Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
62 Michael Anderson Melissa Anderson Michael Anderson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV N/A
65 Jim Marden Stuart Percival Takayama College Subaru Impreza 555 N/A
66 Jeremy Vaughan Jonathon Mortimer Maximum Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
69 Ryo Funaki Hiroyasu Sonoda Ryo Funaki Subaru Vivio RX-R N/A
71 Rick Powell Paul Bennett Rick Powell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
72 Shane Dirou Hanna Drury Maximum Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III N/A
73 Christopher Anderson Joel Lithgo Christopher Anderson Nissan Sunny GTI N/A
74 John Hendry Andrew Wilson John Hendry Proton Satria N/A
75 Kunio Takeuchi Michael Hawiley All Student University Subaru Vivio RX-R N/A
76 Scott Clarke Justin Doney SAFER WA Hyundai Excel N/A
77 David Kendall Jennifer Kendall-Stewart David Kendall Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
79 Duane Partridge Glen Hancock Office of Youth Affairs Daihatsu Charade GTi N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 149.96 km
1 November 18:42 SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km
2 November 10:27 SS2 Helena North 1 24.14 km
10:53 SS3 Helena South 1 18.43 km
12:00 SS4 Kev's 9.56 km
12:39 SS5 Beraking 26.46 km
13:27 SS6 Flynns Short 19.98 km
15:32 SS7 Helena North 2 24.14 km
15:58 SS8 Helena South 2 18.43 km
16:23 SS9 Atkins 4.42 km
19:30 SS10 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km
Leg 2 — 141.12 km
3 November 08:36 SS11 Stirling East 35.48 km
09:23 SS12 Brunswick 16.63 km
11:23 SS13 Wellington Dam 45.42 km
14:07 SS14 Harvey Weir 6.97 km
14:28 SS15 Stirling West 15.89 km
16:14 SS16 Murray Pines 18.53 km
19:45 SS17 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km
Leg 3 — 105.69 km
4 November 07:59 SS18 Bannister West 34.57 km
09:07 SS19 Bannister North 36.84 km
10:32 SS20 Bannister South 28.65 km
12:35 SS21 Michelin TV Stage 5.63 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:17:01.3 10
2 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:17:41.7 +40.4 6
3 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:18:21.4 +1:20.1 4
4 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:18:32.2 +1:30.9 3
5 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:18:41.3 +1:40.0 2
6 7 Tommi Mäkinen Timo Hantunen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:20:04.0 +3:02.7 1
Source:[4]

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:17:01.3 10
2 2 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:17:41.7 +40.4 6
3 3 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:18:21.4 +1:20.1 4
5 4 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:18:41.3 +1:40.0 2
6 5 7 Tommi Mäkinen Timo Hantunen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:20:04.0 +3:02.7 1
7 6 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:20:42.5 +3:41.2 0
8 7 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:22:00.5 +4:59.2 0
10 8 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:24:33.0 +7:31.7 0
11 9 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:24:54.3 +7:53.0 0
12 10 9 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:25:17.0 +8:15.7 0
Source:[5]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Nov) SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '01		 1:30.7 Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz
Leg 1 (2 Nov) SS2 Helena North 1 24.14 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:43.6 Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Helena South 1 18.43 km Marcus Grönholm
Harri Rovanperä		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC		 9:42.7
SS4 Kev's 9.56 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 6:01.5
SS5 Beraking 26.46 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 14:52.2
SS6 Flynns Short 19.98 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 12:08.7 Colin McRae
SS7 Helena North 2 24.14 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 13:29.4 Marcus Grönholm
SS8 Helena South 2 18.43 km Carlos Sainz
Richard Burns		 Ford Focus RS WRC '01
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01		 9:34.2
SS9 Atkins 4.42 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:01.3
SS10 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Didier Auriol
Petter Solberg		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01		 1:30.8
Leg 2 (3 Nov) SS11 Stirling East 35.48 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 19:38.8
SS12 Brunswick 16.63 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:08.5
SS13 Wellington Dam 45.42 km Stage cancelled
SS14 Harvey Weir 6.97 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:47.8
SS15 Stirling West 15.89 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:20.0
SS16 Murray Pines 18.53 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:40.4
SS17 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 1:29.7
Leg 3 (4 Nov) SS18 Bannister West 34.57 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 17:22.7
SS19 Bannister North 36.84 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 19:26.6
SS20 Bannister South 28.65 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 16:32.1
SS21 Michelin TV Stage 5.63 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:28.1

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Colin McRae 42 Nicky Grist 42 1 Peugeot Total 90
2 Tommi Mäkinen 41 Risto Mannisenmäki 40 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 86
3 Richard Burns 40 Robert Reid 40 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 69
4 Carlos Sainz 33 Luis Moya 33 Subaru World Rally Team 62
5 Harri Rovanperä 30 Risto Pietiläinen 30 Škoda Motorsport 15

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 28 Ed Ordynski Iain Stewart Mistubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:34:27.2 10
18 2 32 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:34:48.5 +21.3 6
19 3 45 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 3:35:19.0 +51.8 4
20 4 27 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Juha Kangas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:35:23.5 +56.3 3
21 5 26 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza STI N8 3:37:22.6 +2:55.4 2
22 6 31 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:38:22.6 +3:55.4 1
23 7 34 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:40:39.6 +6:12.4 0
24 8 38 Dean Herridge Jim Carlton Les Walkden Racing Subaru Impreza WRX 3:41:05.8 +6:38.6 0
25 9 42 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:41:24.9 +6:57.7 0
26 10 29 Marko Ipatti Karri Marttila Raceworx Subaru Impreza STI 3:42:54.8 +8:27.6 0
27 11 33 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:43:23.3 +8:56.1 0
28 12 46 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:45:32.0 +11:04.8 0
30 13 44 Mark Thompson David Boddy Mark Thompson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:47:44.6 +13:17.4 0
31 14 58 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:48:43.1 +14:15.9 0
32 15 54 David Hills Lyndall Drake Australian Plastic Profiles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:50:31.8 +16:04.6 0
33 16 65 Jim Marden Stuart Percival Takayama College Subaru Impreza 555 3:53:15.6 +18:48.4 0
34 17 47 Luca Baldini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:53:48.5 +19:21.3 0
35 18 53 Dennis Dunlop Jacquie Dunlop Dennis Dunlop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:54:54.1 +20:26.9 0
36 19 37 Natalie Barratt Chris Patterson Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:59:10.9 +24:43.7 0
37 20 62 Michael Anderson Melissa Anderson Michael Anderson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:02:34.0 +28:06.8 0
39 21 60 Haruo Takakuwa Paul Flintoft Takayama College Subaru Impreza WRX 4:07:32.8 +33:05.6 0
42 22 72 Shane Dirou Hanna Drury Maximum Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:11:01.2 +36:34.0 0
45 23 71 Rick Powell Paul Bennett Rick Powell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:23:28.9 +49:01.7 0
46 24 74 John Hendry Andrew Wilson John Hendry Proton Satria 4:30:34.9 +56:07.7 0
47 25 69 Ryo Funaki Hiroyasu Sonoda Ryo Funaki Subaru Vivio RX-R 4:33:19.0 +58:51.8 0
50 26 79 Duane Partridge Glen Hancock Office of Youth Affairs Daihatsu Charade GTi 5:07:19.1 +1:32:51.9 0
Retired SS20 75 Kunio Takeuchi Michael Hawiley All Student University Subaru Vivio RX-R Suspension 0
Retired SS16 40 Simon Evans Sue Evans Raceworx Subaru Impreza STI Gearbox 0
Retired SS15 52 Jean-Philippe Patthey Claude Alain Besse Scuderia Chicco d'Oro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Gearbox 0
Retired SS15 66 Jeremy Vaughan Jonathon Mortimer Maximum Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX Gearbox 0
Retired SS12 48 Martin Lintott Tony Jackson Lincorp Automotive Subaru Impreza WRX Accident 0
Retired SS7 73 Christopher Anderson Joel Lithgo Christopher Anderson Nissan Sunny GTI Accident 0
Retired SS6 76 Scott Clarke Justin Doney SAFER WA Hyundai Excel Accident 0
Retired SS5 49 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS5 50 Sam Brand Tim Batten Sam Brand Subaru Impreza WRX Electrical 0
Retired SS5 56 Steve Forsberg Paul van der Mey Steve Forsberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS5 59 Atsushi Masumura Osamu Yoda Super Alex Troop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS2 41 Spencer Lowndes Chris Randell Mistubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS1 77 David Kendall Jennifer Kendall-Stewart David Kendall Subaru Impreza WRX Driveshaft 0
Source:[6]

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Nov) SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:35.8 Manfred Stohl
Leg 1 (2 Nov) SS2 Helena North 1 24.14 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:46.6
SS3 Helena South 1 18.43 km Ed Ordynski Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:29.2
SS4 Kev's 9.56 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:28.4
SS5 Beraking 26.46 km Ed Ordynski Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 16:06.1
SS6 Flynns Short 19.98 km Ed Ordynski
Manfred Stohl		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI		 13:00.0
SS7 Helena North 2 24.14 km Ed Ordynski Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:39.1 Ed Ordynski
SS8 Helena South 2 18.43 km Ed Ordynski Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:20.9
SS9 Atkins 4.42 km Ed Ordynski Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:14.3
SS10 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:35.4
Leg 2 (3 Nov) SS11 Stirling East 35.48 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 20:54.0
SS12 Brunswick 16.63 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:57.4
SS13 Wellington Dam 45.42 km Stage cancelled
SS14 Harvey Weir 6.97 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:08.0
SS15 Stirling West 15.89 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:57.3
SS16 Murray Pines 18.53 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:24.9
SS17 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:35.1
Leg 3 (4 Nov) SS18 Bannister West 34.57 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:35.3
SS19 Bannister North 36.84 km Juha Kangas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:09.3
SS20 Bannister South 28.65 km François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 17:52.2
SS21 Michelin TV Stage 5.63 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:44.7

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Gabriel Pozzo 71
2 Gustavo Trelles 36
3 Manfred Stohl 23
4 Marcos Ligato 22
5 Stig Blomqvist 14

References
  1. "Rally Australia". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. "Rally Australia 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. "Rally Australia 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. "Rally Australia 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. "Rally Australia 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. "Rally Australia 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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