2001 World Rally Championship

The 2001 World Rally Championship was the 29th season of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). In a tightly contested year, Subaru's Richard Burns took his first and only drivers' world title, beating Ford's Colin McRae, Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen and the defending champion Marcus Grönholm of Peugeot. Peugeot successfully defended their manufacturers' title.

Calendar
The 2001 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.

Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers in each event.