The 2001 Safari Rally (formally the 49th Safari Rally Kenya) was the eighth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 July and 22 July 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 23rd 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 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 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC World Rally Championship entries 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 19 Toshihiro Arai Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 20 Frédéric Dor Didier Breton F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 21 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 25 Alastair Cavenagh Piers Daykin Alastair Cavenagh Subaru Impreza 555 26 Rory Green Orson Taylor Rory Green Subaru Impreza 555 27 Paul Bailey Raju Sehmi Paul Bailey Toyota Celica GT-Four 28 Rob Hellier Des Page-Morris Rob Hellier Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 29 John Lloyd Adrian Cavenagh John Lloyd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 34 Lee Rose Toby Wright Lee Rose Subaru Impreza 35 Fazal Butt Hitesh Chouhan Fazal Butt Subaru Impreza 36 Michelle van Tongeren Safina Hussein Michelle van Tongeren Subaru Impreza 45 Stefano Rocca Peter Stone Stefano Rocca Subaru Impreza Group N Cup entries 22 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 23 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 24 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 30 Jari Latvala Kari Mustalahti Jari Latvala Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 31 Azar Anwar Tom Muriuki Azar Anwar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 32 Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi Phineas Kimathi Subaru Impreza 33 Rudolf Stohl Peter Müller Rudolf Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 37 Jamil Khan Bill Kirk Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza 38 Masayuki Yamada Shunichi Washio Masayuki Yamada Subaru Impreza 39 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Stefano Marrini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 41 Musa Locho Carol Wahome Musa Locho Subaru Impreza WRX 42 Don Smith Adrian Wroe Don Smith Subaru Impreza 43 John Ngunjiri Thuita Karanja John Ngunjiri Subaru Impreza 44 Fredrik Kayser Teeku Patel Fredrik Kayser Subaru Impreza 49 Diamond Lalani Thomas Hansen Diamond Lalani Subaru Impreza Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 351.76 km 20 July 10:20 SS1 Oltepesi 1 117.46 km 12:28 SS2 Kajiado 1 49.95 km 14:32 SS3 Orien 1 112.52 km 16:41 SS4 Maili Tisa 1 71.83 km Leg 2 — 426.24 km 21 July 07:00 SS5 Marigat 124.48 km 09:10 SS6 Mbaruk 1 84.58 km 11:51 SS7 Nyaru 72.37 km 14:50 SS8 Marigat 60.23 km 16:39 SS9 Mbaruk 2 84.58 km Leg 3 — 351.76 km 22 July 06:40 SS10 Oltepesi 2 117.46 km 08:48 SS11 Kajiado 2 49.95 km 10:47 SS12 Orien 2 112.52 km 12:56 SS13 Maili Tisa 2 71.83 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 8:58:37 10 2 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 9:11:14 +12:376 3 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 9:16:12 +17:354 4 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 9:19:13 +20:363 5 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 10:42:39 +1:44:022 6 22 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:05:23 +2:06:461 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 8:58:37 10 2 2 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 9:11:14 +12:376 3 3 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 9:16:12 +17:354 5 4 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 10:42:39 +1:44:022 Retired SS13 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0 Retired SS10 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Lost wheel 0 Retired SS5 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Engine 0 Retired SS4 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Suspension 0 Retired SS3 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Clutch 0 Retired SS1 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Suspension 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (20 Jul) SS1 Oltepesi 1 117.46 km Armin Schwarz Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 55:05 Armin Schwarz SS2 Kajiado 1 49.95 km Tommi Mäkinen Freddy Loix Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 24:06 Tommi Mäkinen SS3 Orien 1 112.52 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 48:40 SS4 Maili Tisa 1 71.83 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 35:42 Leg 2 (21 Jul) SS5 Marigat 124.48 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 1:00:05 SS6 Mbaruk 1 84.58 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 46:23 SS7 Nyaru 72.37 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 41:16 SS8 Marigat 60.23 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 27:27 SS9 Mbaruk 2 84.58 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 45:40 Leg 3 (22 Jul) SS10 Oltepesi 2 117.46 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 1:01:02 SS11 Kajiado 2 49.95 km Stage cancelled SS12 Orien 2 112.52 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 50:09 SS13 Maili Tisa 2 71.83 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 38:08
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 1 Tommi Mäkinen 40 1 Risto Mannisenmäki 40 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 66 2 1 Colin McRae 30 1 Nicky Grist 30 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 60 3 Carlos Sainz 26 Luis Moya 26 Subaru World Rally Team 28 4 1 Harri Rovanperä 20 1 Risto Pietiläinen 20 Peugeot Total 26 5 1 Richard Burns 15 1 Robert Reid 15 Škoda Motorsport 15
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 6 1 22 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:05:23 10 7 2 24 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:06:47 +1:246 9 3 31 Azar Anwar Tom Muriuki Azar Anwar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 12:12:30 +1:07:074 10 4 33 Rudolf Stohl Peter Müller Rudolf Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:39:40 +2:34:173 11 5 30 Jari Latvala Kari Mustalahti Jari Latvala Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:04:33 +2:59:102 13 6 42 Don Smith Adrian Wroe Don Smith Subaru Impreza 14:21:56 +3:16:331 14 7 44 Fredrik Kayser Teeku Patel Fredrik Kayser Subaru Impreza 15:47:24 +4:42:010 Retired SS8 32 Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi Phineas Kimathi Subaru Impreza Fuel pump 0 Retired SS8 41 Musa Locho Carol Wahome Musa Locho Subaru Impreza WRX Electrical 0 Retired SS6 23 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Radiator 0 Retired SS4 38 Masayuki Yamada Shunichi Washio Masayuki Yamada Subaru Impreza Engine 0 Retired SS3 49 Diamond Lalani Thomas Hansen Diamond Lalani Subaru Impreza Over time limit 0 Retired SS2 43 John Ngunjiri Thuita Karanja John Ngunjiri Subaru Impreza Engine 0 Retired SS1 37 Jamil Khan Bill Kirk Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza Clutch 0 Retired SS1 39 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Stefano Marrini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Codriver ill 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (20 Jul) SS1 Oltepesi 1 117.46 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:06:25 Gabriel Pozzo SS2 Kajiado 1 49.95 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 30:03 SS3 Orien 1 112.52 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 57:20 SS4 Maili Tisa 1 71.83 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 54:44 Leg 2 (21 Jul) SS5 Marigat 124.48 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:10:14 SS6 Mbaruk 1 84.58 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 54:36 SS7 Nyaru 72.37 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 47:58 SS8 Marigat 60.23 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 32:11 SS9 Mbaruk 2 84.58 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 55:54 Leg 3 (22 Jul) SS10 Oltepesi 2 117.46 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:12:46 Marcos Ligato SS11 Kajiado 2 49.95 km Stage cancelled SS12 Orien 2 112.52 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:01:01 Gabriel Pozzo SS13 Maili Tisa 2 71.83 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 50:41
Championship standings Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 Gabriel Pozzo 47 2 Gustavo Trelles 26 3 Manfred Stohl 12 4 8 Marcos Ligato 12 5 1 Olivier Gillet 10
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship