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2001 Safari Rally
The 2001 Safari Rally (formally the 49th Safari Rally Kenya) was the eighth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 July and 22 July 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 23rd win in the World Rally Championship.
2001 Safari Rally49th Safari Rally Kenya
Round 8 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season← Previous eventNext event → ← Previous event Next event → ← Previous event Next event → Kenya Nairobi July 20, 2001 – July 22, 2001 13 (1,129.76 km; 702.00 miles) Gravel 2,908.51 km (1,807.26 miles) 41 at start, 15 at finish Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
The 2001 Safari Rally (formally the 49th Safari Rally Kenya ) was the eighth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 July and 22 July 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen , his 23rd win in the World Rally Championship.
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen 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 Evo 6.5 M 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 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 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M World Rally Championship entries 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P 19 Toshihiro Arai Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P 20 Frédéric Dor Didier Breton F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a 21 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M 25 Alastair Cavenagh Piers Daykin Alastair Cavenagh Subaru Impreza 555 —N/a 26 Rory Green Orson Taylor Rory Green Subaru Impreza 555 —N/a 27 Paul Bailey Raju Sehmi Paul Bailey Toyota Celica GT-Four —N/a 28 Rob Hellier Des Page-Morris Rob Hellier Mitsubishi Lancer Evo —N/a 29 John Lloyd Adrian Cavenagh John Lloyd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV —N/a 34 Lee Rose Toby Wright Lee Rose Subaru Impreza —N/a 35 Fazal Butt Hitesh Chouhan Fazal Butt Subaru Impreza —N/a 36 Michelle van Tongeren Safina Hussein Michelle van Tongeren Subaru Impreza —N/a 45 Stefano Rocca Peter Stone Stefano Rocca Subaru Impreza —N/a Group N Cup entries 22 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P 23 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —N/a 24 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —N/a 30 Jari Latvala Kari Mustalahti Jari Latvala Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —N/a 31 Azar Anwar Tom Muriuki Azar Anwar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo —N/a 32 Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi Phineas Kimathi Subaru Impreza —N/a 33 Rudolf Stohl Peter Müller Rudolf Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —N/a 37 Jamil Khan Bill Kirk Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza —N/a 38 Masayuki Yamada Shunichi Washio Masayuki Yamada Subaru Impreza —N/a 39 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Stefano Marrini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —N/a 41 Musa Locho Carol Wahome Musa Locho Subaru Impreza WRX —N/a 42 Don Smith Adrian Wroe Don Smith Subaru Impreza —N/a 43 John Ngunjiri Thuita Karanja John Ngunjiri Subaru Impreza —N/a 44 Fredrik Kayser Teeku Patel Fredrik Kayser Subaru Impreza —N/a 49 Diamond Lalani Thomas Hansen Diamond Lalani Subaru Impreza —N/a Source:
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3 ).
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 351.76 km 10:20 SS1 Oltepesi 1 117.46 km 12:28 SS2 Kajiado 1 49.95 km 14:32 SS3 Orien 1 112.52 km 16:41 SS4 Maili Tisa 1 71.83 km Leg 2 — 426.24 km 07:00 SS5 Marigat 124.48 km 09:10 SS6 Mbaruk 1 84.58 km 11:51 SS7 Nyaru 72.37 km 14:50 SS8 Marigat 60.23 km 16:39 SS9 Mbaruk 2 84.58 km Leg 3 — 351.76 km 06:40 SS10 Oltepesi 2 117.46 km 08:48 SS11 Kajiado 2 49.95 km 10:47 SS12 Orien 2 112.52 km 12:56 SS13 Maili Tisa 2 71.83 km Source:
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 8:58:37 10 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 9:11:14 +12:37 6 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 9:16:12 +17:35 4 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 9:19:13 +20:36 3 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 10:42:39 +1:44:02 2 22 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:05:23 +2:06:46 1 Source:
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
7 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 8:58:37 10 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 9:11:14 +12:37 6 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 9:16:12 +17:35 4 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 10:42:39 +1:44:02 2 12 Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Lost wheel 0 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Engine 0 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Suspension 0 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Clutch 0 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Suspension 0 Source:
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Oltepesi 1 117.46 km Armin Schwarz Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 55:05 Armin Schwarz Kajiado 1 49.95 km Tommi Mäkinen Freddy Loix Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 24:06 Tommi Mäkinen Orien 1 112.52 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 48:40 Maili Tisa 1 71.83 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 35:42 Marigat 124.48 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 1:00:05 Mbaruk 1 84.58 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 46:23 Nyaru 72.37 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 41:16 Marigat 60.23 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 27:27 Mbaruk 2 84.58 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 45:40 Oltepesi 2 117.46 km Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 1:01:02 Kajiado 2 49.95 km Stage cancelled Orien 2 112.52 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 50:09 Maili Tisa 2 71.83 km François Delecour Ford Focus RS WRC '01 38:08
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
1 1 Tommi Mäkinen 40 1 Risto Mannisenmäki 40 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 66 2 1 Colin McRae 30 1 Nicky Grist 30 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 60 3 Carlos Sainz 26 Luis Moya 26 Subaru World Rally Team 28 4 1 Harri Rovanperä 20 1 Risto Pietiläinen 20 Peugeot Total 26 5 1 Richard Burns 15 1 Robert Reid 15 Škoda Motorsport 15
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
22 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:05:23 10 24 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:06:47 +1:24 6 31 Azar Anwar Tom Muriuki Azar Anwar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 12:12:30 +1:07:07 4 33 Rudolf Stohl Peter Müller Rudolf Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:39:40 +2:34:17 3 30 Jari Latvala Kari Mustalahti Jari Latvala Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 14:04:33 +2:59:10 2 42 Don Smith Adrian Wroe Don Smith Subaru Impreza 14:21:56 +3:16:33 1 44 Fredrik Kayser Teeku Patel Fredrik Kayser Subaru Impreza 15:47:24 +4:42:01 0 32 Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi Phineas Kimathi Subaru Impreza Fuel pump 0 41 Musa Locho Carol Wahome Musa Locho Subaru Impreza WRX Electrical 0 23 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Radiator 0 38 Masayuki Yamada Shunichi Washio Masayuki Yamada Subaru Impreza Engine 0 49 Diamond Lalani Thomas Hansen Diamond Lalani Subaru Impreza Over time limit 0 43 John Ngunjiri Thuita Karanja John Ngunjiri Subaru Impreza Engine 0 37 Jamil Khan Bill Kirk Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza Clutch 0 39 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Stefano Marrini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Codriver ill 0 Source:
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Oltepesi 1 117.46 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:06:25 Gabriel Pozzo Kajiado 1 49.95 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 30:03 Orien 1 112.52 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 57:20 Maili Tisa 1 71.83 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 54:44 Marigat 124.48 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:10:14 Mbaruk 1 84.58 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 54:36 Nyaru 72.37 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 47:58 Marigat 60.23 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 32:11 Mbaruk 2 84.58 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 55:54 Oltepesi 2 117.46 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:12:46 Marcos Ligato Kajiado 2 49.95 km Stage cancelled Orien 2 112.52 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:01:01 Gabriel Pozzo Maili Tisa 2 71.83 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 50:41
Pos. Drivers' championships
1 Gabriel Pozzo 47 2 Gustavo Trelles 26 3 Manfred Stohl 12 4 8 Marcos Ligato 12 5 1 Olivier Gillet 10
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