The 2001 Rally Argentina (formally the 21st Rally Argentina) was the fifth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 May and 6 May 2001, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 21st win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
2001 Rally Argentina 21st Rally Argentina | |||
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Round 5 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | Argentina | ||
Rally base | Villa Carlos Paz | ||
Dates run | May 3, 2001 – May 6, 2001 | ||
Stages | 21 (389.58 km; 242.07 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,337.42 km (831.03 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 65 at start, 32 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 |
Background
editEntry list
editItinerary
editAll dates and times are ART (UTC−3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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Leg 1 — 150.59 km | ||||
3 May | 19:15 | SS1 | Complejo Pro Racing (Lane A) | 3.44 km |
19:20 | SS2 | Complejo Pro Racing (Lane B) | 3.44 km | |
4 May | 09:22 | SS3 | La Falda — Rio Ceballos | 29.96 km |
10:40 | SS4 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | |
12:08 | SS5 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra | 23.02 km | |
12:39 | SS6 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier | 9.61 km | |
14:15 | SS7 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro | 23.46 km | |
15:08 | SS8 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | |
Leg 2 — 120.43 km | ||||
5 May | 09:13 | SS9 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 1 | 26.10 km |
09:59 | SS10 | San Agustin — Villa General Belgrano | 12.65 km | |
10:57 | SS11 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 | 17.48 km | |
12:16 | SS12 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 2 | 26.10 km | |
12:59 | SS13 | Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique | 16.42 km | |
13:42 | SS14 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 | 17.48 km | |
16:18 | SS15 | Camping General San Martin | 4.20 km | |
Leg 3 — 118.56 km | ||||
6 May | 09:06 | SS16 | Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende | 13.63 km |
09:47 | SS17 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo 1 | 20.65 km | |
11:21 | SS18 | Chamico — Ambul | 24.60 km | |
12:05 | SS19 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo 2 | 20.65 km | |
13:48 | SS20 | Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | 22.26 km | |
14:35 | SS21 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km | |
Source:[3] |
Results
editOverall
editPos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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1 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:18:25.3 | 10 | |
2 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:18:52.2 | +26.9 | 6 |
3 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:20:11.7 | +1:46.4 | 4 |
4 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 4:21:37.9 | +3:12.6 | 3 |
5 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:22:12.3 | +3:47.0 | 2 |
6 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 4:24:05.4 | +5:40.1 | 1 |
Source:[4] |
World Rally Cars
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editDay | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (3 May) | SS1 | Complejo Pro Racing (Lane A) | 3.44 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 2:27.9 | Colin McRae |
SS2 | Complejo Pro Racing (Lane B) | 3.44 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 2:25.1 | ||
Leg 1 (4 May) | SS3 | La Falda — Rio Ceballos | 29.96 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 22:34.1 | |
SS4 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 18:39.9 | ||
SS5 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra | 23.02 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 17:09.1 | ||
SS6 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier | 9.61 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:33.6 | ||
SS7 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro | 23.46 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 19:45.8 | ||
SS8 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 18:24.2 | ||
Leg 2 (5 May) | SS9 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 1 | 26.10 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 15:22.6 | |
SS10 | San Agustin — Villa General Belgrano | 12.65 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 9:19.2 | ||
SS11 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 | 17.48 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 9:13.6 | ||
SS12 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 2 | 26.10 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 15:10.4 | ||
SS13 | Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique | 16.42 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 8:48.3 | ||
SS14 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 | 17.48 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 9:09.2 | ||
SS15 | Camping General San Martin | 4.20 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 3:04.1 | ||
Leg 3 (6 May) | SS16 | Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende | 13.63 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 6:43.1 | |
SS17 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo 1 | 20.65 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:29.5 | ||
SS18 | Chamico — Ambul | 24.60 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 17:50.4 | ||
SS19 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo 2 | 20.65 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:25.3 | ||
SS20 | Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | 22.26 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 18:06.4 | ||
SS21 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 13:50.3 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 27 | Risto Mannisenmäki | 27 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 44 | ||||||
2 | Carlos Sainz | 22 | Luis Moya | 22 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 36 | ||||||
3 | Didier Auriol | 10 | Denis Giraudet | 10 | Peugeot Total | 20 | ||||||
4 | Colin McRae | 10 | Nicky Grist | 10 | Subaru World Rally Team | 16 | ||||||
5 | 1 | Harri Rovanperä | 10 | 1 | Risto Pietiläinen | 10 | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 8 |
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editDay | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (3 May) | SS1 | Complejo Pro Racing (Lane A) | 3.44 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2:37.1 | Marcos Ligato |
SS2 | Complejo Pro Racing (Lane B) | 3.44 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2:34.6 | ||
Leg 1 (4 May) | SS3 | La Falda — Rio Ceballos | 29.96 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 24:16.6 | Gabriel Pozzo |
SS4 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:38.6 | Marcos Ligato | |
SS5 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra | 23.02 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:24.6 | ||
SS6 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier | 9.61 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:07.9 | ||
SS7 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro | 23.46 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:39.3 | Gabriel Pozzo | |
SS8 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:31.6 | ||
Leg 2 (5 May) | SS9 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 1 | 26.10 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 16:20.6 | |
SS10 | San Agustin — Villa General Belgrano | 12.65 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:04.1 | ||
SS11 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 | 17.48 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:01.2 | ||
SS12 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 2 | 26.10 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 16:16.0 | ||
SS13 | Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique | 16.42 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:32.3 | ||
SS14 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 | 17.48 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:03.7 | ||
SS15 | Camping General San Martin | 4.20 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:15.1 | ||
Leg 3 (6 May) | SS16 | Cura Brochero — Cienaga de Allende | 13.63 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:14.8 | |
SS17 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo 1 | 20.65 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:16.4 | ||
SS18 | Chamico — Ambul | 24.60 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:13.2 | ||
SS19 | El Mirador — San Lorenzo 2 | 20.65 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:15.5 | ||
SS20 | Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | 22.26 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:21.7 | ||
SS21 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:35.6 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
1 | Gabriel Pozzo | 23 | |
2 | Olivier Gillet | 10 | |
3 | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | 10 | |
4 | Pedro Dias da Silva | 10 | |
5 | 5 | Gustavo Trelles | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "Rally Argentina". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Rally Argentina 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Argentina 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Argentina 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Argentina 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Argentina 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.