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| 2001 Rally New Zealand 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
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Round 10 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Auckland | ||
| Dates run | September 21, 2001 – September 23, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 24 (382.46 km; 237.65 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,690.14 km (1,050.20 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 68 at start, 48 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | ||
The 2001 Rally New Zealand (formally the 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the tenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 21 September and 23 September 2001, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 10th and last win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 117.17 km | ||||
| 21 September | 08:33 | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km |
| 10:41 | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | |
| 11:04 | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | |
| 11:37 | SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | |
| 13:08 | SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | |
| 13:51 | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | |
| 18:30 | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | |
| 19:00 | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| Leg 2 — 176.29 km | ||||
| 22 September | 09:53 | SS9 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km |
| 12:51 | SS10 | Batley | 19.82 km | |
| 13:24 | SS11 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | |
| 13:42 | SS12 | Brooks | 16.03 km | |
| 14:10 | SS13 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | |
| 15:50 | SS14 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | |
| 16:33 | SS15 | Mititai | 26.77 km | |
| 17:16 | SS16 | Tokatoka | 10.15 km | |
| Leg 3 — 89.00 km | ||||
| 23 September | 08:38 | SS17 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km |
| 09:06 | SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | |
| 11:14 | SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:27 | SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | |
| 11:45 | SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:58 | SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | |
| 12:41 | SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | |
| 13:04 | SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:47:28.0 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:48:12.6 | +44.6 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 16 | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:18.1 | +50.1 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:48:20.2 | +52.2 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:23.8 | +55.8 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:39.3 | +1:11.3 | 1 | |||
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:04.6 | ||
| SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:39.8 | |||
| SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:00.2 | |||
| SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:03.7 | |||
| SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | Peugeot 206 WRC Hyundai Accent WRC2 |
21:28.2 | |||
| SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 10:49.1 | |||
| SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 1:21.6 | |||
| SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 1:20.1 | |||
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS9 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Peugeot 206 WRC | 33:59.9 | ||
| SS10 | Batley | 19.82 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 10:55.9 | |||
| SS11 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:31.2 | |||
| SS12 | Brooks | 16.03 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 9:44.6 | |||
| SS13 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:17.9 | |||
| SS14 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:23.9 | |||
| SS15 | Mititai | 26.77 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 13:42.3 | |||
| SS16 | Tokatoka | 10.15 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:19.3 | |||
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS17 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:06.0 | ||
| SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 18:45.0 | |||
| SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:47.1 | |||
| SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:55.7 | |||
| SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:41.4 | |||
| SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:50.9 | |||
| SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:42.6 | |||
| SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:32.6 |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 40 | 40 | 76 | |||||||||
| 2 | 40 | 40 | 66 | |||||||||
| 3 | 31 | 31 | 46 | |||||||||
| 4 | 30 | 30 | 44 | |||||||||
| 5 | 27 | 27 | 15 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 59 | ||
| 2 | 26 | ||
| 3 | 22 | ||
| 4 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 11 | ||