2001 Swedish Rally

2001 Swedish Rally
*50th International Swedish Rally*
2001 Swedish Rally; 50th International Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad
Dates run	February 9, 2001 – February 11, 2001
Stages	17 (379.87 km; 236.04 miles)
Stage surface	Snow/ice
Overall distance	1,932.46 km (1,200.77 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Harri Rovanperä; Risto Pietiläinen; Peugeot Total; Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews	75 at start, 41 at finish

The 2001 Swedish Rally (formally the 50th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 9 February and 11 February 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Harri Rovanperä, his first and only win in the World Rally Championship. ^[1]

Background[]

Entry list[]

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
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 Evo 6.5	M
9	Kenneth Eriksson		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
11	Armin Schwarz		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
19	Thomas Rådström	Tina Thörner	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	M
World Rally Championship entries
8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	M
16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
17	François Delecour		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
20	Henning Solberg	Ola Fløene	Henning Solberg	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
21	Tapio Laukkanen	Kaj Lindström	Tapio Laukkanen	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
22			Toyota Castrol Finland	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
23	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Toni Gardemeister	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
24	Janne Tuohino		Janne Tuohino	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
25	Jani Paasonen		Jani Paasonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	P
26	Henrik Lundgaard		Toyota Castrol Team Denmark	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
33	Janusz Kulig		Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
34		Chris Patterson		Peugeot 206 WRC	N/A
35	Abdullah Bakhashab			Toyota Corolla WRC	M
36				Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	M
38	Hamed Al-Wahaibi			Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	M
39				Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	N/A
42	Nigel Heath			Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	N/A
43				Hyundai Accent WRC	N/A
44	Daniel Carlsson		Daniel Carlsson	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
45				Hyundai Accent WRC2	N/A
59				Toyota Celica GT-Four	N/A
60				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/A
61				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
62				Subaru Impreza 555	N/A
Group N Cup entries
27				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
28				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
29	Mats Jonsson		Mats Jonsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
40	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
41	Natalie Barratt		Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
50	Kristian Sohlberg		Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	N/A
51				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
52				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
53				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	N/A
54				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
55				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
56				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
57				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	N/A
66				Peugeot 306 S16	N/A
67				Peugeot 306 S16	N/A
68				Renault Clio Sport	N/A
69				Renault Clio Sport	N/A
70				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	N/A
71				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
72	Nik Elsmore		Nik Elsmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
73				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
74				Subaru Impreza WRX	N/A
75		Konnie Huq		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
80				Opel Astra OPC	N/A
81				Peugeot 306 S16	N/A
82				Honda Integra Type-R DC2	N/A
83				Citroën AX GTI	N/A
84				Suzuki Swift GTi	N/A
85				Suzuki Swift GTi	N/A
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 148.51 km
9 February	09:11	SS1	Bjälverud	20.73 km
	09:39	SS2	Lönnhöjden	18.81 km
	10:30	SS3	Bogen	12.77 km
	13:10	SS4	Granberget	49.36 km
	15:44	SS5	Torntorp	20.37 km
	16:28	SS6	Sagfallet	26.47 km
Leg 2 — 134.28 km
10 February	10:04	SS7	Kullen	26.80 km
	10:45	SS8	Nyhammar 1	27.79 km
	13:28	SS9	Fredriksberg	34.60 km
	14:18	SS10	Silkesborg	15.30 km
	15:49	SS11	Nyhammar 2	27.79 km
	17:18	SS12	Lugnet	2.00 km
Leg 3 — 97.52 km
11 February	08:46	SS13	Sågen 1	14.76 km
	09:39	SS14	Rämmen 1	23.40 km
	11:31	SS15	Sågen 2	14.76 km
	12:24	SS16	Rämmen 2	23.40 km
	14:05	SS17	Hagfors	21.20 km
Source:^[3]

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:27:01.1		10
2	19	Thomas Rådström	Tina Thörner	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:27:29.0	+27.9	6
3	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:27:38.1	+37.0	4
4	23	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Toni Gardemeister	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:29:06.4	+2:05.3	3
5	17	François Delecour		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:29:26.3	+2:25.2	2
6	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:29:49.6	+2:48.5	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
2	1	19	Thomas Rådström	Tina Thörner	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:27:29.0		6
3	2	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:27:38.1	+9.1	4
6	3	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:29:49.6	+2:20.6	1
8	4	9	Kenneth Eriksson		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:30:36.9	+3:07.9	0
9	5	4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	3:31:29.9	+4:00.9	0
10	6	12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	3:32:24.7	+4:55.7	0
16	7	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	3:37:59.9	+10:30.9	0
Retired SS17		7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	Accident		0
Retired SS15		2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Transmission		0
Retired SS8		11	Armin Schwarz		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Retired SS7		10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS3		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (9 Feb)	SS1	Bjälverud	20.73 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:05.3	Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	Lönnhöjden	18.81 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:41.5	Harri Rovanperä
	SS3	Bogen	12.77 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	7:31.7	Thomas Rådström
	SS4	Granberget	49.36 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	24:55.6	Thomas Rådström
	SS5	Torntorp	20.37 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	10:30.0	Carlos Sainz
	SS6	Sagfallet	26.47 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	13:22.3
Leg 2 (10 Feb)	SS7	Kullen	26.80 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	14:08.9
	SS8	Nyhammar 1	27.79 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	14:43.4
	SS9	Fredriksberg	34.60 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	19:21.7	Harri Rovanperä
	SS10	Silkesborg	15.30 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	7:52.6
	SS11	Nyhammar 2	27.79 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	14:50.2
	SS12	Lugnet	2.00 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	2:00.0
Leg 3 (11 Feb)	SS13	Sågen 1	14.76 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	7:55.4
	SS14	Rämmen 1	23.40 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	12:11.8
	SS15	Sågen 2	14.76 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	7:54.6
	SS16	Rämmen 2	23.40 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	12:16.2
	SS17	Hagfors	21.20 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	12:26.8

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Tommi Mäkinen	10		Risto Mannisenmäki	10		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	23
2		Harri Rovanperä	10		Risto Pietiläinen	10		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	14
3	1	Carlos Sainz	10	1	Luis Moya	10		Škoda Motorsport	6
4		Thomas Rådström	6		Tina Thörner	6		Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	5
5	2	François Delecour	6	2		6		Subaru World Rally Team	4

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
14	1	28				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:37:38.3		10
17	2	27				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:39:27.7	+1:49.4	6
18	3	40	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:43:58.0	+6:19.7	4
20	4	29	Mats Jonsson		Mats Jonsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:46:07.9	+8:29.6	3
23	5	53				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	3:55:42.9	+18:04.6	2
26	6	71				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:02:35.5	+24:57.2	1
27	7	52				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:04:51.3	+27:13.0	0
29	8	41	Natalie Barratt		Natalie Barratt Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:09:42.6	+32:04.3	0
30	9	73				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:10:09.0	+32:30.7	0
31	10	68				Renault Clio Sport	4:10:18.3	+32:40.0	0
32	11	57				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	4:17:26.0	+39:47.7	0
33	12	69				Renault Clio Sport	4:18:36.0	+40:57.7	0
34	13	82				Honda Integra Type-R DC2	4:19:45.0	+42:06.7	0
36	14	85				Suzuki Swift GTi	4:22:45.0	+45:06.7	0
37	15	75		Konnie Huq		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:22:59.0	+45:20.7	0
38	16	72	Nik Elsmore		Nik Elsmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:24:41.5	+47:03.2	0
39	17	84				Suzuki Swift GTi	4:25:48.4	+48:10.1	0
40	18	81				Peugeot 306 S16	4:29:10.9	+51:32.6	0
Retired SS16		54				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS12		56				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Over time limit		0
Retired SS10		70				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Retired		0
Retired SS7		51				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS7		80				Opel Astra OPC	Accident		0
Retired SS6		50	Kristian Sohlberg		Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	Accident		0
Retired SS6		74				Subaru Impreza WRX	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		66				Peugeot 306 S16	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS4		55				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS3		67				Peugeot 306 S16	Accident		0
Retired SS3		83				Citroën AX GTI	Engine		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (9 Feb)	SS1	Bjälverud	20.73 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:44.2
	SS2	Lönnhöjden	18.81 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:10.5
	SS3	Bogen	12.77 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	7:58.4
	SS4	Granberget	49.36 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	26:39.4
	SS5	Torntorp	20.37 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:19.0
	SS6	Sagfallet	26.47 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	14:22.6
Leg 2 (10 Feb)	SS7	Kullen	26.80 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:11.5
	SS8	Nyhammar 1	27.79 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:40.6
	SS9	Fredriksberg	34.60 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	20:31.6
	SS10	Silkesborg	15.30 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8:27.3
	SS11	Nyhammar 2	27.79 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:41.7
	SS12	Lugnet	2.00 km	Stig Blomqvist	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2:06.7
Leg 3 (11 Feb)	SS13	Sågen 1	14.76 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8:28.3
	SS14	Rämmen 1	23.40 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	12:56.9
	SS15	Sågen 2	14.76 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8:27.7
	SS16	Rämmen 2	23.40 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	12:59.9
	SS17	Hagfors	21.20 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	13:11.2

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1			10
2			10
3	1	Manfred Stohl	6
4			6
5	2	Gustavo Trelles	4

References[]

^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
^ "Swedish Rally 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Swedish Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Swedish Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Swedish Rally 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Swedish Rally 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

External links[]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2001-Sweden-1] "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

[swedrivers_2001-2] "Swedish Rally 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[sweitinerary_2001-3] "Swedish Rally 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[sweoverall_2001-4] "Swedish Rally 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[swewrc_2001-5] "Swedish Rally 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[swepwrc_2001-6] "Swedish Rally 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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