2001 Safari Rally
2001 Safari Rally 49th Safari Rally Kenya | |||
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Round 8 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | Kenya | ||
Rally base | Nairobi | ||
Dates run | July 20, 2001 – July 22, 2001 | ||
Stages | 13 (1,129.76 km; 702.00 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 2,908.51 km (1,807.26 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 41 at start, 15 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 |
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.[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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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:[3] |
Results
Overall
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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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 | +12:37 | 6 |
3 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 9:16:12 | +17:35 | 4 |
4 | 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 9:19:13 | +20:36 | 3 |
5 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 10:42:39 | +1:44:02 | 2 |
6 | 22 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:05:23 | +2:06:46 | 1 |
Source:[4] |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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 6.5 Mitsubishi 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
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
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 | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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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 Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:06:47 | +1:24 | 6 |
9 | 3 | 31 | Azar Anwar | Tom Muriuki | Azar Anwar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 12:12:30 | +1:07:07 | 4 |
10 | 4 | 33 | Rudolf Stohl | Peter Müller | Rudolf Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:39:40 | +2:34:17 | 3 |
11 | 5 | 30 | Jari Latvala | Kari Mustalahti | Jari Latvala | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:04:33 | +2:59:10 | 2 |
13 | 6 | 42 | Don Smith | Adrian Wroe | Don Smith | Subaru Impreza | 14:21:56 | +3:16:33 | 1 |
14 | 7 | 44 | Fredrik Kayser | Teeku Patel | Fredrik Kayser | Subaru Impreza | 15:47:24 | +4:42:01 | 0 |
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:[6] |
Special stages
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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
Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
1 | Gabriel Pozzo | 47 | |
2 | Gustavo Trelles | 26 | |
3 | Manfred Stohl | 12 | |
4 | 8 | Marcos Ligato | 12 |
5 | 1 | Olivier Gillet | 10 |
References
- ^ "Safari Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.