| 2001 Rally Finland 51st Neste Rally Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 9 of the2001 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä | ||
| Dates run | August 24, 2001 – August 26, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 21 (406.38 km; 252.51 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,677.13 km (1,042.12 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 160 at start, 79 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Peugeot 206 WRC | ||
The2001 Rally Finland (formally the51st Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 August and 26 August 2001, and was won byPeugeot'sMarcus Grönholm, his 5th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
All dates and times areEEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 129.49 km | ||||
| 24 August | 09:43 | SS1 | Valkola 1 | 8.42 km |
| 10:26 | SS2 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.47 km | |
| 11:19 | SS3 | Laukaa 1 | 12.40 km | |
| 13:25 | SS4 | Mökkiperä | 13.38 km | |
| 14:06 | SS5 | Palsankylä | 25.47 km | |
| 16:56 | SS6 | Valkola 2 | 8.42 km | |
| 17:39 | SS7 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.47 km | |
| 18:32 | SS8 | Laukaa 2 | 12.40 km | |
| 20:00 | SS9 | SSS Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | |
| Leg 2 — 180.55 km | ||||
| 25 August | 08:03 | SS10 | Talviainen 1 | 30.30 km |
| 09:16 | SS11 | Västilä | 17.40 km | |
| 09:51 | SS12 | Päijälä | 12.81 km | |
| 11:58 | SS13 | Ehikki | 19.07 km | |
| 12:36 | SS14 | Parkkola | 15.80 km | |
| 13:14 | SS15 | Leustu | 23.58 km | |
| 15:32 | SS16 | Ouninpohja 1 | 34.11 km | |
| 16:35 | SS17 | Vaheri | 25.42 km | |
| 20:15 | SS18 | SSS Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | |
| Leg 3 — 96.34 km | ||||
| 26 August | 09:53 | SS19 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.84 km |
| 12:11 | SS20 | Talviainen 2 | 30.30 km | |
| 13:39 | SS21 | Ouninpohja 2 | 25.20 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:23:12.8 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:23:37.8 | +25.0 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:23:45.1 | +32.3 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 16 | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:23:46.7 | +33.9 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 18 | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:24:30.7 | +1:17.9 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:24:53.3 | +1:40.5 | 1 | |||
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 40 | 40 | 66 | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | 34 | 66 | |||||||||
| 3 | 27 | 27 | 39 | |||||||||
| 4 | 23 | 23 | 35 | |||||||||
| 5 | 21 | 21 | 15 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 53 | ||
| 2 | 26 | ||
| 3 | 22 | ||
| 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 10 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 30 | ||
| 2 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 6 | ||