2001 Tour de Corse

2001 Tour de Corse
*45th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France*
2001 Tour de Corse; 45th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 12 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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	Jesús Puras (right) and Marc Martí (left) celebrating their victory.
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

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]

Background[edit]

Entry list[edit]

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
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 WRC	M
8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	M
9	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	M
10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	M
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	M
16	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
14	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
15	Jesús Puras	Marc Martí	Automobiles Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
17	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	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
24	Toshihiro Arai	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	P
25	Achim Mörtl	Stefan Eichhorner	Promotor World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	P
29	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
36	Armando Pereira	Jean-Jacques Ferrero	Armando Pereira	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	M
37	Jean-Claude Torre	Patrick de la Foata	Jean-Claude Torre	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	M
38	Neil Wearden	Trevor Agnew	Neil Wearden	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
Group N Cup entries
28	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
39	Jean-Pierre Manzagol	Sabrina De Castelli	Jean-Pierre Manzagol	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	M
40	Jean-Marie Santoni	Jean-Marc Casamatta	Jean-Marie Santoni	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
41	Jean-Marc Sanchez	Jean-François Scelo	Jean-Marc Sanchez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
43	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Giovanni Manfrinato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
44	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
45	Marta Candian	Mara Biotti	Marta Candian	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
46	Reece Jones	Garry Cowan	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	F
47	Jean-Paul Aymé	Brigitte Aymé	Jean-Paul Aymé	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
48	Stanislav Gryazin	Dmitriy Eremeev	Stanislav Gryazin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
49	Nik Elsmore	Jayson Brown	Nik Elsmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
74	Norberto Cangani	Eros Di Prima	Norberto Cangani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
75	Fabrizio Mari	Alessandro Leonardi	Fabrizio Mari	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
81	François Faggianelli	Jean-Dominique Mattei	François Faggianelli	Renault Clio RS	—
82	Richard Bourcier	Jean-Marc Ducousso	Richard Bourcier	Renault Clio RS	—
83	Eddie Mercier	Jean-Michel Veret	Eddie Mercier	Renault Clio RS	M
84	Jean-Jacques Padovani	Guy Voillemier	Jean-Jacques Padovani	Renault Clio RS	P
85	Jean-Michel Pietri	Bruno Bouvier	Jean-Michel Pietri	Peugeot 306 S16	P
87	Patrick Pugliese	Franck Giambi	Patrick Pugliese	Peugeot 306 S16	—
88	Stéphane Rovina	Philippe Rovina	Stéphane Rovina	Peugeot 306 Rallye	P
89	Yves Laurence	Pascal Guinchard	Yves Laurence	Peugeot 306 S16	—
90	Jean-François Prévalet	Philippe Viennet	Jean-François Prévalet	Peugeot 306 S16	P
91	Eric Filippi	Guy Mizael	Eric Filippi	Peugeot 306 S16	M
92	Henri-Marc Venturini	Jean Vincensini	Henri-Marc Venturini	Renault Clio Williams	M
93	Antoine Paul Bastelica	Antoine Felix Paolini	Antoine Paul Bastelica	Renault Clio Williams	M
95	Walter Lamonato	Simone Scattolin	Walter Lamonato	Opel Astra OPC	M
96	Thierry Chkondali	Sébastien Raviot	Thierry Chkondali	Honda Integra Type-R	B
100	Thierry Dard	Jean Philippe du Fayet de la Tour	Thierry Dard	Honda Civic VTi	M
101	Jean-Marc Poisson	Olivier Lesigne	Jean-Marc Poisson	Honda Civic VTi	—
102	Michel Wilders	Danielle Wilders-Arend	Michel Wilders	Honda Civic VTi	—
103	Eric Cascio	Sylvia Cascio	Eric Cascio	Peugeot 106 XSI	—
104	Hervé Tomaselli	Pierre-Antoine Bonifet	Hervé Tomaselli	Peugeot 106 XSI	M
Super 1600 Cup entries
50	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
52	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	M
53	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
54	Larry Cols	Yasmine Gerard	Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
55	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	M
56	Giandomenico Basso	Flavio Guglielmini	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
57	Cédric Robert	Marie-Pierre Billoux	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
58	Sergio Vallejo	Diego Vallejo	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	M
59	Benoît Rousselot	Gilles Mondésir	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
61	Corrado Fontana	Renzo Casazza	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
62	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	ST Motors	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
63	Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	Zeta Racing	Ford Puma S1600	M
64	Massimo Macaluso	Antonio Celot	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	M
65	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	M
67	Albert Llovera	Marc Corral	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	M
68	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	M
69	Nicolas Bernardi	Delphine Bernardi	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
71	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
72	Saladin Mazlan	Timothy Sturla	Saladin Rallying	Ford Puma S1600	M
73	Christian Chemin	Matteo Alberto Bacchin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	M
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[edit]

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
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[edit]

Overall[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
2	1	16	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:58:53.0		6
3	2	2	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:59:47.4	+54.4	4
4	3	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:03:28.6	+4:35.6	3
5	4	6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	4:03:29.4	+4:36.4	2
8	5	9	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	4:06:44.7	+7:51.7	0
9	6	10	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC2	4:07:28.2	+8:35.2	0
11	7	4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	4:08:56.8	+10:03.8	0
12	8	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	4:11:50.2	+12:57.2	0
Retired SS9		11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Transmission		0
Retired SS5		7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS3		3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	Oil pressure		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
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[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	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[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
17	1	28	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:22:51.3		10
18	2	41	Jean-Marc Sanchez	Jean-François Scelo	Jean-Marc Sanchez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:23:43.4	+52.1	6
24	3	48	Stanislav Gryazin	Dmitriy Eremeev	Stanislav Gryazin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:28:59.5	+6:08.2	4
26	4	83	Eddie Mercier	Jean-Michel Veret	Eddie Mercier	Renault Clio RS	4:30:23.8	+7:32.5	3
30	5	82	Richard Bourcier	Jean-Marc Ducousso	Richard Bourcier	Renault Clio RS	4:37:12.2	+14:20.9	2
31	6	47	Jean-Paul Aymé	Brigitte Aymé	Jean-Paul Aymé	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:39:05.0	+16:13.7	1
33	7	45	Marta Candian	Mara Biotti	Marta Candian	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:40:38.7	+17:47.4	0
34	8	88	Stéphane Rovina	Philippe Rovina	Stéphane Rovina	Peugeot 306 Rallye	4:41:20.5	+18:29.2	0
35	9	81	François Faggianelli	Jean-Dominique Mattei	François Faggianelli	Renault Clio RS	4:43:07.6	+20:16.3	0
36	10	87	Patrick Pugliese	Franck Giambi	Patrick Pugliese	Peugeot 306 S16	4:46:55.6	+24:04.3	0
37	11	46	Reece Jones	Garry Cowan	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:46:59.2	+24:07.9	0
38	12	96	Thierry Chkondali	Sébastien Raviot	Thierry Chkondali	Honda Integra Type-R	4:47:02.3	+24:11.0	0
40	13	95	Walter Lamonato	Simone Scattolin	Walter Lamonato	Opel Astra OPC	4:49:15.5	+26:24.2	0
41	14	89	Yves Laurence	Pascal Guinchard	Yves Laurence	Peugeot 306 S16	4:49:56.2	+27:04.9	0
42	15	91	Eric Filippi	Guy Mizael	Eric Filippi	Peugeot 306 S16	4:52:37.7	+29:46.4	0
44	16	93	Antoine Paul Bastelica	Antoine Felix Paolini	Antoine Paul Bastelica	Renault Clio Williams	4:52:41.1	+29:49.8	0
45	17	102	Michel Wilders	Danielle Wilders-Arend	Michel Wilders	Honda Civic VTi	4:54:05.1	+31:13.8	0
46	18	100	Thierry Dard	Jean Philippe du Fayet de la Tour	Thierry Dard	Honda Civic VTi	4:56:05.0	+33:13.7	0
48	19	101	Jean-Marc Poisson	Olivier Lesigne	Jean-Marc Poisson	Honda Civic VTi	5:12:03.5	+49:12.2	0
49	20	104	Hervé Tomaselli	Pierre-Antoine Bonifet	Hervé Tomaselli	Peugeot 106 XSI	5:20:29.8	+57:38.5	0
Retired SS16		75	Fabrizio Mari	Alessandro Leonardi	Fabrizio Mari	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS14		49	Nik Elsmore	Jayson Brown	Nik Elsmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS13		103	Eric Cascio	Sylvia Cascio	Eric Cascio	Peugeot 106 XSI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS11		43	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Giovanni Manfrinato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS10		92	Henri-Marc Venturini	Jean Vincensini	Henri-Marc Venturini	Renault Clio Williams	Mechanical		0
Retired SS9		39	Jean-Pierre Manzagol	Sabrina De Castelli	Jean-Pierre Manzagol	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		40	Jean-Marie Santoni	Jean-Marc Casamatta	Jean-Marie Santoni	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS6		44	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4		84	Jean-Jacques Padovani	Guy Voillemier	Jean-Jacques Padovani	Renault Clio RS	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		85	Jean-Michel Pietri	Bruno Bouvier	Jean-Michel Pietri	Peugeot 306 S16	Accident		0
Retired SS2		90	Jean-François Prévalet	Philippe Viennet	Jean-François Prévalet	Peugeot 306 S16	Mechanical		0
Retired SS1		74	Norberto Cangani	Eros Di Prima	Norberto Cangani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
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
Pos.	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[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
13	1	53	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:16:16.4		10
14	2	52	Andrea Dallavilla	Giovanni Bernacchini	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	4:16:24.9	+8.5	6
15	3	56	Giandomenico Basso	Flavio Guglielmini	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:21:25.7	+5:09.3	4
16	4	55	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Citroën Sport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:21:47.9	+5:31.5	3
19	5	58	Sergio Vallejo	Diego Vallejo	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	4:24:13.4	+7:57.0	2
20	6	63	Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	Zeta Racing	Ford Puma S1600	4:25:52.1	+9:35.7	1
21	7	69	Nicolas Bernardi	Delphine Bernardi	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600	4:26:00.5	+9:44.1	0
22	8	50	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:26:36.1	+10:19.7	0
23	9	68	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	4:28:54.9	+12:38.5	0
25	10	65	Alejandro Galanti	Xavier Amigó	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	4:29:35.0	+13:18.6	0
27	11	54	Larry Cols	Yasmine Gerard	Peugeot Bastos Racing	Peugeot 206 S1600	4:32:20.3	+16:03.9	0
29	12	62	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	ST Motors	Peugeot 206 S1600	4:34:44.1	+18:27.7	0
39	13	67	Albert Llovera	Marc Corral	Pronto Racing	Fiat Punto S1600	4:48:00.9	+31:44.5	0
Retired SS15		73	Christian Chemin	Matteo Alberto Bacchin	Hawk Racing Club	Fiat Punto S1600	Mechanical		0
Retired SS14		57	Cédric Robert	Marie-Pierre Billoux	Team Gamma	Peugeot 206 S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS14		61	Corrado Fontana	Renzo Casazza	H.F. Grifone SRL	Peugeot 206 S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS14		72	Saladin Mazlan	Timothy Sturla	Saladin Rallying	Ford Puma S1600	Radiator		0
Retired SS11		64	Massimo Macaluso	Antonio Celot	R&D Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		71	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Water pump		0
Retired SS2		59	Benoît Rousselot	Gilles Mondésir	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	Cambelt		0
Source:^[7]

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
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
Pos.	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.

External links[edit]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2001-Corsica-1] "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-03-18.

[fradrivers_2001-2] "Tour de Corse 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[fraitinerary_2001-3] "Tour de Corse 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[fraoverall_2001-4] "Tour de Corse 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[frawrc_2001-5] "Tour de Corse 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[frapwrc_2001-6] "Tour de Corse 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[frajwrc_2001-7] "Tour de Corse 2001 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

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