The 2001 Tour de Corse (formally the 45th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the twelfth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 October and 21 October 2001, and was won by Citroën's Jesús Puras, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2001 Tour de Corse
45th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 12 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Jesús Puras (right) and Marc Martí (left) celebrating their victory.
Host country France
Rally baseAjaccio
Dates runOctober 19, 2001 – October 21, 2001
Stages16 (394.04 km; 244.85 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance903.50 km (561.41 miles)
Statistics
Crews85 at start, 50 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerSpain Jesús Puras
Spain Marc Martí
France Automobiles Citroën
Citroën Xsara WRC

Background edit

Entry list edit

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
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 WRC M
8   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
9   Piero Liatti   Carlo Cassina   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
16   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
14   Philippe Bugalski   Jean-Paul Chiaroni   Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
15   Jesús Puras   Marc Martí   Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
17   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
18   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
24   Toshihiro Arai   Glenn Macneall   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
25   Achim Mörtl   Stefan Eichhorner   Promotor World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
29   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 WRC M
36   Armando Pereira   Jean-Jacques Ferrero   Armando Pereira Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
37   Jean-Claude Torre   Patrick de la Foata   Jean-Claude Torre Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 M
38   Neil Wearden   Trevor Agnew   Neil Wearden Peugeot 206 WRC M
Group N Cup entries
28   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
39   Jean-Pierre Manzagol   Sabrina De Castelli   Jean-Pierre Manzagol Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V M
40   Jean-Marie Santoni   Jean-Marc Casamatta   Jean-Marie Santoni Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
41   Jean-Marc Sanchez   Jean-François Scelo   Jean-Marc Sanchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
43   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
44   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
45   Marta Candian   Mara Biotti   Marta Candian Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
46   Reece Jones   Garry Cowan   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI F
47   Jean-Paul Aymé   Brigitte Aymé   Jean-Paul Aymé Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
48   Stanislav Gryazin   Dmitriy Eremeev   Stanislav Gryazin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
49   Nik Elsmore   Jayson Brown   Nik Elsmore Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
74   Norberto Cangani   Eros Di Prima   Norberto Cangani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
75   Fabrizio Mari   Alessandro Leonardi   Fabrizio Mari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
81   François Faggianelli   Jean-Dominique Mattei   François Faggianelli Renault Clio RS
82   Richard Bourcier   Jean-Marc Ducousso   Richard Bourcier Renault Clio RS
83   Eddie Mercier   Jean-Michel Veret   Eddie Mercier Renault Clio RS M
84   Jean-Jacques Padovani   Guy Voillemier   Jean-Jacques Padovani Renault Clio RS P
85   Jean-Michel Pietri   Bruno Bouvier   Jean-Michel Pietri Peugeot 306 S16 P
87   Patrick Pugliese   Franck Giambi   Patrick Pugliese Peugeot 306 S16
88   Stéphane Rovina   Philippe Rovina   Stéphane Rovina Peugeot 306 Rallye P
89   Yves Laurence   Pascal Guinchard   Yves Laurence Peugeot 306 S16
90   Jean-François Prévalet   Philippe Viennet   Jean-François Prévalet Peugeot 306 S16 P
91   Eric Filippi   Guy Mizael   Eric Filippi Peugeot 306 S16 M
92   Henri-Marc Venturini   Jean Vincensini   Henri-Marc Venturini Renault Clio Williams M
93   Antoine Paul Bastelica   Antoine Felix Paolini   Antoine Paul Bastelica Renault Clio Williams M
95   Walter Lamonato   Simone Scattolin   Walter Lamonato Opel Astra OPC M
96   Thierry Chkondali   Sébastien Raviot   Thierry Chkondali Honda Integra Type-R B
100   Thierry Dard   Jean Philippe du Fayet de la Tour   Thierry Dard Honda Civic VTi M
101   Jean-Marc Poisson   Olivier Lesigne   Jean-Marc Poisson Honda Civic VTi
102   Michel Wilders   Danielle Wilders-Arend   Michel Wilders Honda Civic VTi
103   Eric Cascio   Sylvia Cascio   Eric Cascio Peugeot 106 XSI
104   Hervé Tomaselli   Pierre-Antoine Bonifet   Hervé Tomaselli Peugeot 106 XSI M
Super 1600 Cup entries
50   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
52   Andrea Dallavilla   Giovanni Bernacchini   R&D Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 M
53   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
54   Larry Cols   Yasmine Gerard   Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 M
55   Niall McShea   Michael Orr   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
56   Giandomenico Basso   Flavio Guglielmini   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
57   Cédric Robert   Marie-Pierre Billoux   Team Gamma Peugeot 206 S1600 M
58   Sergio Vallejo   Diego Vallejo   Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 M
59   Benoît Rousselot   Gilles Mondésir   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
61   Corrado Fontana   Renzo Casazza   H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 S1600 M
62   Jussi Välimäki   Jakke Honkanen   ST Motors Peugeot 206 S1600 M
63   Martin Stenshorne   Clive Jenkins   Zeta Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
64   Massimo Macaluso   Antonio Celot   R&D Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 M
65   Alejandro Galanti   Xavier Amigó   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
67   Albert Llovera   Marc Corral   Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 M
68   Massimo Ceccato   Mitia Dotta   Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 M
69   Nicolas Bernardi   Delphine Bernardi   Team Gamma Peugeot 206 S1600 M
71   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
72   Saladin Mazlan   Timothy Sturla   Saladin Rallying Ford Puma S1600 M
73   Christian Chemin   Matteo Alberto Bacchin   Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary edit

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 126.81 km
19 October 08:56 SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.40 km
09:44 SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 27.64 km
11:46 SS3 Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 36.73 km
14:04 SS4 Cuttoli — Peri 2 17.40 km
14:52 SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 27.64 km
Leg 2 — 155.55 km
20 October 09:15 SS6 Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 36.73 km
11:40 SS7 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 11.02 km
12:05 SS8 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km
12:40 SS9 Lopigna — Sarrola 1 30.11 km
14:31 SS10 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 11.02 km
14:57 SS11 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km
15:32 SS12 Lopigna — Sarrola 2 30.11 km
Leg 3 — 111.68 km
21 October 09:59 SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.05 km
10:35 SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 31.79 km
12:37 SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.05 km
13:13 SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 31.79 km
Source:[3]

Results edit

Overall edit

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 15   Jesús Puras   Marc Martí   Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 3:58:35.5 10
2 16   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:58:53.0 +17.5 6
3 2   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:59:47.4 +1:11.9 4
4 5   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:03:28.6 +4:53.1 3
5 6   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:03:29.4 +4:53.9 2
6 18   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:03:57.1 +5:21.6 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
2 1 16   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:58:53.0 6
3 2 2   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:59:47.4 +54.4 4
4 3 5   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:03:28.6 +4:35.6 3
5 4 6   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:03:29.4 +4:36.4 2
8 5 9   Piero Liatti   Carlo Cassina   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 4:06:44.7 +7:51.7 0
9 6 10   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 4:07:28.2 +8:35.2 0
11 7 4   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:08:56.8 +10:03.8 0
12 8 8   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:11:50.2 +12:57.2 0
Retired SS9 11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 12   Bruno Thiry   Stéphane Prévot   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Transmission 0
Retired SS5 7   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Accident 0
Retired SS3 3   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Oil pressure 0
Source:[5]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Oct) SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.40 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 11:24.6   Gilles Panizzi
SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 27.64 km   Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 17:17.5   Jesús Puras
SS3 Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 36.73 km   Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 23:49.7
SS4 Cuttoli — Peri 2 17.40 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 11:21.8
SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 27.64 km Stage cancelled
Leg 2 (20 Oct) SS6 Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 36.73 km   Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 23:38.2
SS7 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 11.02 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 7:14.3
SS8 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 13:06.0
SS9 Lopigna — Sarrola 1 30.11 km   Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 19:33.8
SS10 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 11.02 km   Jesús Puras
  Gilles Panizzi
Citroën Xsara WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
7:17.8
SS11 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km   Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 12:48.1
SS12 Lopigna — Sarrola 2 30.11 km   Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 19:23.4
Leg 3 (21 Oct) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.05 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:10.6
SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 31.79 km   Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 19:10.4
SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.05 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:08.2
SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 31.79 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 20:32.8

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Colin McRae 40     Nicky Grist 40     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 83
2     Tommi Mäkinen 40     Risto Mannisenmäki 40   1   Peugeot Total 76
3   1   Richard Burns 34   1   Robert Reid 34   1   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 67
4   1   Carlos Sainz 33   1   Luis Moya 33     Subaru World Rally Team 55
5     Harri Rovanperä 27     Risto Pietiläinen 27     Škoda Motorsport 15

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 28   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:22:51.3 10
18 2 41   Jean-Marc Sanchez   Jean-François Scelo   Jean-Marc Sanchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:23:43.4 +52.1 6
24 3 48   Stanislav Gryazin   Dmitriy Eremeev   Stanislav Gryazin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:28:59.5 +6:08.2 4
26 4 83   Eddie Mercier   Jean-Michel Veret   Eddie Mercier Renault Clio RS 4:30:23.8 +7:32.5 3
30 5 82   Richard Bourcier   Jean-Marc Ducousso   Richard Bourcier Renault Clio RS 4:37:12.2 +14:20.9 2
31 6 47   Jean-Paul Aymé   Brigitte Aymé   Jean-Paul Aymé Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:39:05.0 +16:13.7 1
33 7 45   Marta Candian   Mara Biotti   Marta Candian Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:40:38.7 +17:47.4 0
34 8 88   Stéphane Rovina   Philippe Rovina   Stéphane Rovina Peugeot 306 Rallye 4:41:20.5 +18:29.2 0
35 9 81   François Faggianelli   Jean-Dominique Mattei   François Faggianelli Renault Clio RS 4:43:07.6 +20:16.3 0
36 10 87   Patrick Pugliese   Franck Giambi   Patrick Pugliese Peugeot 306 S16 4:46:55.6 +24:04.3 0
37 11 46   Reece Jones   Garry Cowan   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:46:59.2 +24:07.9 0
38 12 96   Thierry Chkondali   Sébastien Raviot   Thierry Chkondali Honda Integra Type-R 4:47:02.3 +24:11.0 0
40 13 95   Walter Lamonato   Simone Scattolin   Walter Lamonato Opel Astra OPC 4:49:15.5 +26:24.2 0
41 14 89   Yves Laurence   Pascal Guinchard   Yves Laurence Peugeot 306 S16 4:49:56.2 +27:04.9 0
42 15 91   Eric Filippi   Guy Mizael   Eric Filippi Peugeot 306 S16 4:52:37.7 +29:46.4 0
44 16 93   Antoine Paul Bastelica   Antoine Felix Paolini   Antoine Paul Bastelica Renault Clio Williams 4:52:41.1 +29:49.8 0
45 17 102   Michel Wilders   Danielle Wilders-Arend   Michel Wilders Honda Civic VTi 4:54:05.1 +31:13.8 0
46 18 100   Thierry Dard   Jean Philippe du Fayet de la Tour   Thierry Dard Honda Civic VTi 4:56:05.0 +33:13.7 0
48 19 101   Jean-Marc Poisson   Olivier Lesigne   Jean-Marc Poisson Honda Civic VTi 5:12:03.5 +49:12.2 0
49 20 104   Hervé Tomaselli   Pierre-Antoine Bonifet   Hervé Tomaselli Peugeot 106 XSI 5:20:29.8 +57:38.5 0
Retired SS16 75   Fabrizio Mari   Alessandro Leonardi   Fabrizio Mari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS14 49   Nik Elsmore   Jayson Brown   Nik Elsmore Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS13 103   Eric Cascio   Sylvia Cascio   Eric Cascio Peugeot 106 XSI Mechanical 0
Retired SS11 43   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS10 92   Henri-Marc Venturini   Jean Vincensini   Henri-Marc Venturini Renault Clio Williams Mechanical 0
Retired SS9 39   Jean-Pierre Manzagol   Sabrina De Castelli   Jean-Pierre Manzagol Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 40   Jean-Marie Santoni   Jean-Marc Casamatta   Jean-Marie Santoni Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS6 44   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 84   Jean-Jacques Padovani   Guy Voillemier   Jean-Jacques Padovani Renault Clio RS Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 85   Jean-Michel Pietri   Bruno Bouvier   Jean-Michel Pietri Peugeot 306 S16 Accident 0
Retired SS2 90   Jean-François Prévalet   Philippe Viennet   Jean-François Prévalet Peugeot 306 S16 Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 74   Norberto Cangani   Eros Di Prima   Norberto Cangani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Source:[6]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Oct) SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.40 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:40.0   Gustavo Trelles
SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 27.64 km   Jean-Marie Santoni Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:11.9   Jean-Marie Santoni
SS3 Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 36.73 km   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 26:05.8   Giovanni Manfrinato
SS4 Cuttoli — Peri 2 17.40 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:34.9
SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 27.64 km Stage cancelled
Leg 2 (20 Oct) SS6 Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 36.73 km   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 25:51.6
SS7 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 11.02 km   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:12.3
SS8 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:11.5
SS9 Lopigna — Sarrola 1 30.11 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:30.5
SS10 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 11.02 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:58.3
SS11 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:02.7   Gustavo Trelles
SS12 Lopigna — Sarrola 2 30.11 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:29.5
Leg 3 (21 Oct) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.05 km   Jean-Marc Sanchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 16:53.1
SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 31.79 km   Jean-Marc Sanchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:25.0
SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.05 km   Jean-Marc Sanchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:16.3
SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 31.79 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:13.6

Championship standings edit

  • Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Gabriel Pozzo 65
2     Gustavo Trelles 36
3     Manfred Stohl 22
4     Marcos Ligato 22
5     Stig Blomqvist 14

FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
13 1 53   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:16:16.4 10
14 2 52   Andrea Dallavilla   Giovanni Bernacchini   R&D Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 4:16:24.9 +8.5 6
15 3 56   Giandomenico Basso   Flavio Guglielmini   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:21:25.7 +5:09.3 4
16 4 55   Niall McShea   Michael Orr   Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:21:47.9 +5:31.5 3
19 5 58   Sergio Vallejo   Diego Vallejo   Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 4:24:13.4 +7:57.0 2
20 6 63   Martin Stenshorne   Clive Jenkins   Zeta Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:25:52.1 +9:35.7 1
21 7 69   Nicolas Bernardi   Delphine Bernardi   Team Gamma Peugeot 206 S1600 4:26:00.5 +9:44.1 0
22 8 50   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:26:36.1 +10:19.7 0
23 9 68   Massimo Ceccato   Mitia Dotta   Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 4:28:54.9 +12:38.5 0
25 10 65   Alejandro Galanti   Xavier Amigó   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:29:35.0 +13:18.6 0
27 11 54   Larry Cols   Yasmine Gerard   Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 4:32:20.3 +16:03.9 0
29 12 62   Jussi Välimäki   Jakke Honkanen   ST Motors Peugeot 206 S1600 4:34:44.1 +18:27.7 0
39 13 67   Albert Llovera   Marc Corral   Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 4:48:00.9 +31:44.5 0
Retired SS15 73   Christian Chemin   Matteo Alberto Bacchin   Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS14 57   Cédric Robert   Marie-Pierre Billoux   Team Gamma Peugeot 206 S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS14 61   Corrado Fontana   Renzo Casazza   H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS14 72   Saladin Mazlan   Timothy Sturla   Saladin Rallying Ford Puma S1600 Radiator 0
Retired SS11 64   Massimo Macaluso   Antonio Celot   R&D Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 71   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Water pump 0
Retired SS2 59   Benoît Rousselot   Gilles Mondésir   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Cambelt 0
Source:[7]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (19 Oct) SS1 Cuttoli — Peri 1 17.40 km   François Duval Ford Puma S1600 12:15.1   François Duval
SS2 Ocana — Radicale 1 27.64 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo S1600 18:36.9   Sébastien Loeb
SS3 Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 36.73 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 25:31.0   Andrea Dallavilla
SS4 Cuttoli — Peri 2 17.40 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 12:14.2
SS5 Ocana — Radicale 2 27.64 km Stage cancelled
Leg 2 (20 Oct) SS6 Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 36.73 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo S1600 25:26.7   Sébastien Loeb
SS7 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 11.02 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 8:17.0
SS8 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 14:07.0
SS9 Lopigna — Sarrola 1 30.11 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 21:01.4
SS10 Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 11.02 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 7:45.0
SS11 Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 18.28 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 13:42.8
SS12 Lopigna — Sarrola 2 30.11 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo S1600 20:44.4
Leg 3 (21 Oct) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.05 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 16:19.2
SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 31.79 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 20:37.8
SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.05 km   Andrea Dallavilla Fiat Punto S1600 17:13.9
SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 31.79 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo S1600 21:33.0

Championship standings edit

  • Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Sébastien Loeb 40
2     Andrea Dallavilla 30
3   2   Giandomenico Basso 10
4   1   Martin Stenshorne 8
5   1   Larry Cols 7

References edit

  1. ^ "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

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