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.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 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 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander 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 World Rally Championship entries 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 18 Toshihiro Arai Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 19 Katsuhiko Taguchi Derek Ringer Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 20 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 21 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi H.F. Grifone SRL Peugeot 206 WRC 22 Frédéric Dor Didier Breton F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 23 Marc Blázquez Jordi Mercader Seat Sport Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3 24 Jean-Joseph Simon Jack Boyère Jean-Joseph Simon Peugeot 206 WRC 25 Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Toyota Corolla WRC 26 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC 27 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 28 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC 32 Ioannis Papadimitriou Chris Patterson Ioannis Papadimitriou Peugeot 206 WRC 34 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster World Rally HIRE Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 39 Kris Princen Dany Colebunders Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 40 Neil Wearden Trevor Agnew Neil Wearden Peugeot 206 WRC 41 Andreas Tsouloftas Andreas Achilleos Fairways Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 42 Chris Thomas Andreas Christodoulides Chris Thomas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 43 Michel Saleh Adamos Gregoriou Damas UAE Rally Team Toyota Celica GT-Four 46 Paraskevas Paraskeva Ioánnis Konstantinou Paraskevas Paraskeva Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 56 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza 555 57 Giovanni Recordati Freddy Delorme Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC 58 Marios E Panayiotou Phanos Christofi Marios E Panayiotou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 68 Nicos Antoniades Giorgos Economides Nicos Antoniades Subaru Impreza 555 Group N Cup entries 29 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 30 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 31 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 33 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 35 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 36 Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 37 Mirco Baldacci Maurizio Barone Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 38 Natalie Barratt Claire Parker Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 44 Andreas Peratikos Harris Episkopou Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 47 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 48 Nicholas Mandrides Yiannis Ioannou Nicholas Mandrides Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 49 Rami Shohatovich Michalakis Michael Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 50 Prodromos Prodromou Marios Vassiliades Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 51 Ben Briant Tim Line Ben Briant Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 53 Charalambos Timotheou Savvas Laos Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza WRX 54 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT 59 Alistair Ginley John Bennie Alistair Ginley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 60 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Joakim Roman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 64 Michael Kahlfuss Ronald Bauer Michael Kahlfuss Toyota Celica GT-Four 66 Panagiotis Theofanides Nikos Theofanides Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza 67 Constantinos Georgallis George Ladas Constantinos Georgallis Subaru Impreza STI N8 70 Edith Weiss Cornelia Messerli Edith Weiss Nissan Sunny GTI-R 73 Panayiotis Kyriakou Angelos Makrides Panayiotis Kyriakou Hyundai Accent 74 Andreas Konstantinou Andreas Nicolaou Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX 75 Andreas Agathocleous Christakis Michael Andys Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 76 Christos Antoniou Theodoros Georgiou Christos Antoniou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 77 Nadav Dotan Andreas Antoniades Nadav Dotan Subaru Impreza WRX 79 Yiangos Yiangou Leonidas Christofi Yiangos Yiangou Suzuki Swift GTi 83 Giorgos Koudounias Yiannos Colokasides Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V Source:
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:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time 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 +16.46 3 4 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:59.2 +26.54 4 18 Toshihiro Arai Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:13:11.0 +5:38.33 5 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:13:42.9 +6:10.22 6 26 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC 5:17:05.2 +9:32.51 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:32.7 10 2 2 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 5:07:49.1 +16.46 3 3 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:07:59.2 +26.54 5 4 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:13:42.9 +6:10.22 7 5 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 5:18:08.3 +10:35.60 8 6 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 5:19:10.7 +11:38.00 9 7 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 5:20:20.8 +12:48.10 Retired SS18 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Fuel pressure 0 Retired SS10 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Overheated engine 0 Retired SS9 9 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 Alternator 0 Retired SS6 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Fire 0 Retired SS4 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Accident 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 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 Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 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
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers Classification