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 
 | |||
| Host country |  Cyprus | ||
| Rally base | Limassol | ||
| Dates run | June 1, 2001 – June 3, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 22 (341.38 km; 212.12 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,252.51 km (778.27 miles) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Colin McRae  Nicky Grist  Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | ||
| Crews | 76 at start, 30 at finish | ||
Background
    
    Entry list
    
Itinerary
    
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| 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 |  Carlos Sainz |  Luis Moya |  Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 5:07:59.2 | +26.5 | 4 | 
| 4 | 18 |  Toshihiro Arai | .svg.png.webp) Glenn Macneall |  Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:13:11.0 | +5:38.3 | 3 | 
| 5 | 8 | .svg.png.webp) Freddy Loix | .svg.png.webp) 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
    
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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Bob Colsoul | .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) François Duval | .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marc Fortin | .svg.png.webp) 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
    
Championship standings
    
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |  |  Gabriel Pozzo | 27 | 
| 2 |  3 |  Gustavo Trelles | 20 | 
| 3 |  4 |  Manfred Stohl | 12 | 
| 4 |  2 | .svg.png.webp) Olivier Gillet | 10 | 
| 5 |  2 |  Stig-Olov Walfridsson | 10 | 
References
    
- "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- "Cyprus Rally 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Cyprus Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Cyprus Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Cyprus Rally 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Cyprus Rally 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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