The 2001 Rally Catalunya (formally the 37th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fourth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 23 March and 25 March 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Didier Auriol, his 20th win in the World Rally Championship.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 9 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 16 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC World Rally Championship entries 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 14 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 15 Jesús Puras Marc Martí Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. 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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 18 Markko Märtin Michael Park Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 19 Jean-Joseph Simon Jack Boyère Jean-Joseph Simon Peugeot 206 WRC 20 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Escudería Bengala Toyota Corolla WRC 21 Salvador Cañellas Jr. Alberto Sanchís Seat Sport Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3 22 Adruzilo Lopes Luís Lisboa Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG Peugeot 206 WRC 23 Kris Princen Dany Colebunders Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 24 Marc Blázquez Jordi Mercader Seat Sport Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3 25 Janne Tuohino Petri Vihavainen Janne Tuohino Toyota Corolla WRC 75 David Scialom Kevin Clark David Scialom Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 76 Mark Breijer Hans van Goor Mark Breijer Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 78 Achim Mörtl Stefan Eichhorner Promotor World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 79 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza 555 Group N Cup entries 26 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 27 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 28 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 82 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 83 Roger Feghali Nicola Arena Mistral Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 84 Fabio Frisiero Simone Scattolin Fabio Frisiero Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 85 Joan Font Manel Muñoz Escudería Voltregá Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 86 Paweł Dytko Tomasz Dytko Paweł Dytko Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 87 Angelo Proietti Piero Di Francesco Angelo Proietti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 88 Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev Stanislav Gryazin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 89 Natalie Barratt Claire Parker Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 91 Paulo Freire Jorge Manuel Carvalho Paulo Freire Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 95 Jean-Yves Requin Carole Meslin Jean-Yves Requin Peugeot 306 S16 96 Elvio Corradin Diego Nervo Elvio Corradin Peugeot 306 S16 97 Eric Degrotte Philippe Robyns Eric Degrotte Honda Integra Type-R 98 Eddie Mercier Jean-Michel Veret Eddie Mercier Renault Clio RS 99 Ernie Graham Robin Hernaman Ernie Graham Peugeot 306 S16 100 Josep Fornell Argany Xavier Avellan Gamace MC Competición Peugeot 106 Rallye 101 Michel Wilders Danielle Wilders-Arend Royal Racing Car Mosan Honda Civic VTi 102 Edgar Llebaria Óscar Sánchez Gamace MC Competición Peugeot 106 Rallye Super 1600 Cup entries 50 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 51 Patrick Magaud Guylène Brun Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 52 Andrea Dallavilla Danilo Fappani R&D Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 53 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 54 Larry Cols Yasmine Gerard Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 S1600 55 Niall McShea Michael Orr Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 56 Giandomenico Basso Flavio Guglielmini Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 57 Cédric Robert Marie-Pierre Billoux Team Gamma Peugeot 206 S1600 58 Sergio Vallejo Diego Vallejo Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 59 Benoît Rousselot Gilles Mondésir Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 60 Cyril Henny Aurore Brand Rally Team Henny Citroën Saxo S1600 61 Corrado Fontana Renzo Casazza H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 S1600 62 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen ST Motors Peugeot 206 S1600 63 Martin Stenshorne Clive Jenkins Zeta Racing Ford Puma S1600 64 Massimo Macaluso Antonio Celot R&D Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 65 Alejandro Galanti Daniel Muzio Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 67 Albert Llovera Marc Corral Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 68 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 69 Nicolas Bernardi Delphine Bernardi Team Gamma Peugeot 206 S1600 71 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 72 Saladin Mazlan Timothy Sturla Saladin Rallying Ford Puma S1600 73 Christian Chemin Matteo Alberto Bacchin Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1) from 23 to 24 March 2001 and CEST (UTC+2) on 25 March 2001. Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 101.00 km 23 March 09:58 SS1 La Trona 1 12.90 km 10:33 SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km 11:33 SS3 Vallfogona 1 15.80 km 13:51 SS4 La Trona 2 12.90 km 14:26 SS5 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km 15:26 SS6 Vallfogona 2 15.80 km Leg 2 — 163.78 km 24 March 08:55 SS7 Pratdip 1 31.57 km 10:06 SS8 Escaladei 1 14.43 km 12:04 SS9 La Riba 1 35.89 km 14:34 SS10 Pratdip 2 31.57 km 15:45 SS11 Escaladei 2 14.43 km 17:43 SS12 La Riba 2 35.89 km Leg 3 — 118.40 km 25 March 08:36 SS13 Coll de Bracons 1 19.66 km 09:53 SS14 Osor 1 13.26 km 10:27 SS15 Collsesplanes 1 26.28 km 12:18 SS16 Coll de Bracons 2 19.66 km 13:35 SS17 Osor 2 13.26 km 14:09 SS18 Collsesplanes 2 26.28 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:40:54.7 10 2 16 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:41:17.9 +23.26 3 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 3:41:56.1 +1:01.44 4 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 3:43:11.4 +2:16.73 5 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:43:30.4 +2:35.72 6 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:43:38.4 +2:43.71 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:40:54.7 10 2 2 16 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:41:17.9 +23.26 3 3 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 3:41:56.1 +1:01.44 4 4 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 3:43:11.4 +2:16.73 5 5 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:43:30.4 +2:35.72 7 6 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:43:57.5 +3:02.80 10 7 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 3:46:58.6 +6:03.90 11 8 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:47:25.3 +6:30.60 Retired SS14 9 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Brakes 0 Retired SS7 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Steering 0 Retired SS6 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Fuel pump 0 Retired SS3 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Accident 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (23 Mar) SS1 La Trona 1 12.90 km Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 8:24.8 Jesús Puras SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 13:30.3 SS3 Vallfogona 1 15.80 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 9:21.2 SS4 La Trona 2 12.90 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 8:26.2 SS5 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 13:32.7 SS6 Vallfogona 2 15.80 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 9:19.3 Leg 2 (24 Mar) SS7 Pratdip 1 31.57 km Jesús Puras Citroën Xsara WRC 19:12.0 SS8 Escaladei 1 14.43 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 10:26.6 SS9 La Riba 1 35.89 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 21:56.6 Philippe Bugalski SS10 Pratdip 2 31.57 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 19:17.8 SS11 Escaladei 2 14.43 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 10:44.5 SS12 La Riba 2 35.89 km Stage cancelled Leg 3 (25 Mar) SS13 Coll de Bracons 1 19.66 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 12:51.3 SS14 Osor 1 13.26 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 8:12.4 SS15 Collsesplanes 1 26.28 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 16:28.0 Didier Auriol SS16 Coll de Bracons 2 19.66 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 12:56.1 SS17 Osor 2 13.26 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:10.9 SS18 Collsesplanes 2 26.28 km Philippe Bugalski Citroën Xsara WRC 16:33.3
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Tommi Mäkinen 24 Risto Mannisenmäki 24 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 40 2 Carlos Sainz 18 Luis Moya 18 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 22 3 Didier Auriol 10 Denis Giraudet 10 3 Peugeot Total 20 4 1 Harri Rovanperä 10 1 Risto Pietiläinen 10 Subaru World Rally Team 8 5 1 François Delecour 9 1 Daniel Grataloup 9 2 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team 8
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers Classification