The 2001 Tour de Corse (formally the 45th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the twelfth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 October and 21 October 2001, and was won by Citroën's Jesús Puras, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
2001 Tour de Corse 45th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | |||
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Round 12 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | France | ||
Rally base | Ajaccio | ||
Dates run | October 19, 2001 – October 21, 2001 | ||
Stages | 16 (394.04 km; 244.85 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
Overall distance | 903.50 km (561.41 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 85 at start, 50 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Jesús Puras Marc Martí Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC |
Background
editEntry list
editItinerary
editAll dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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Leg 1 — 126.81 km | ||||
19 October | 08:56 | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.40 km |
09:44 | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 27.64 km | |
11:46 | SS3 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 | 36.73 km | |
14:04 | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.40 km | |
14:52 | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 27.64 km | |
Leg 2 — 155.55 km | ||||
20 October | 09:15 | SS6 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 | 36.73 km |
11:40 | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 11.02 km | |
12:05 | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | |
12:40 | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 30.11 km | |
14:31 | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 11.02 km | |
14:57 | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | |
15:32 | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 30.11 km | |
Leg 3 — 111.68 km | ||||
21 October | 09:59 | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.05 km |
10:35 | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | |
12:37 | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.05 km | |
13:13 | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | |
Source:[3] |
Results
editOverall
editPos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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1 | 15 | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:58:35.5 | 10 | |
2 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:58:53.0 | +17.5 | 6 |
3 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:59:47.4 | +1:11.9 | 4 |
4 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:28.6 | +4:53.1 | 3 |
5 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:29.4 | +4:53.9 | 2 |
6 | 18 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:57.1 | +5:21.6 | 1 |
Source:[4] |
World Rally Cars
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editDay | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.40 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:24.6 | Gilles Panizzi |
SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 27.64 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:17.5 | Jesús Puras | |
SS3 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 | 36.73 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:49.7 | ||
SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.40 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:21.8 | ||
SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 27.64 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS6 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 | 36.73 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:38.2 | |
SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 11.02 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:14.3 | ||
SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 13:06.0 | ||
SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 30.11 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:33.8 | ||
SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 11.02 km | Jesús Puras Gilles Panizzi |
Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 206 WRC |
7:17.8 | ||
SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:48.1 | ||
SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 30.11 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:23.4 | ||
Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.05 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:10.6 | |
SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:10.4 | ||
SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.05 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:08.2 | ||
SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 20:32.8 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Colin McRae | 40 | Nicky Grist | 40 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 83 | ||||||
2 | Tommi Mäkinen | 40 | Risto Mannisenmäki | 40 | 1 | Peugeot Total | 76 | |||||
3 | 1 | Richard Burns | 34 | 1 | Robert Reid | 34 | 1 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 67 | |||
4 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 33 | 1 | Luis Moya | 33 | Subaru World Rally Team | 55 | ||||
5 | Harri Rovanperä | 27 | Risto Pietiläinen | 27 | Škoda Motorsport | 15 |
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editDay | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.40 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:40.0 | Gustavo Trelles |
SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 27.64 km | Jean-Marie Santoni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:11.9 | Jean-Marie Santoni | |
SS3 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 | 36.73 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 26:05.8 | Giovanni Manfrinato | |
SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.40 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:34.9 | ||
SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 27.64 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS6 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 | 36.73 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 25:51.6 | |
SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 11.02 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:12.3 | ||
SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:11.5 | ||
SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 30.11 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:30.5 | ||
SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 11.02 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:58.3 | ||
SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:02.7 | Gustavo Trelles | |
SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 30.11 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:29.5 | ||
Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.05 km | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 16:53.1 | |
SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:25.0 | ||
SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.05 km | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 17:16.3 | ||
SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 22:13.6 |
Championship standings
edit- Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
1 | Gabriel Pozzo | 65 | |
2 | Gustavo Trelles | 36 | |
3 | Manfred Stohl | 22 | |
4 | Marcos Ligato | 22 | |
5 | Stig Blomqvist | 14 |
FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editDay | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.40 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 12:15.1 | François Duval |
SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 27.64 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:36.9 | Sébastien Loeb | |
SS3 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 | 36.73 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 25:31.0 | Andrea Dallavilla | |
SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.40 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 12:14.2 | ||
SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 27.64 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS6 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 | 36.73 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 25:26.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 11.02 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 8:17.0 | ||
SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 14:07.0 | ||
SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 30.11 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 21:01.4 | ||
SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 11.02 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:45.0 | ||
SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 13:42.8 | ||
SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 30.11 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 20:44.4 | ||
Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.05 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:19.2 | |
SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 20:37.8 | ||
SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.05 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 17:13.9 | ||
SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 21:33.0 |
Championship standings
edit- Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | 40 | |
2 | Andrea Dallavilla | 30 | |
3 | 2 | Giandomenico Basso | 10 |
4 | 1 | Martin Stenshorne | 8 |
5 | 1 | Larry Cols | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Tour de Corse 2001 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.