Het Wereldkampioenschap rally in 2001 was de negenentwintigste jaargang van het Wereldkampioenschap rally (officieel FIA World Rally Championship) dat georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
Wijzigingen reglementen
- Een apart kampioenschap voor Super 1600 auto's werd opengesteld (een jaar later werd dit omgedoopt tot het Junior World Rally Championship). Hierin namen 1600cc, voorwielaangedreven auto's aan deel, die qua techniek vrij conventioneel waren tegenover de World Rally Car categorie. Het kampioenschap bestond uit zes WK-rally's, waar alle ingeschreven rijders aan moesten deelnemen.
- Oorspronkelijk waren drie monteurs per auto toegestaan, later werd dit verhoogd naar vier.
Kalender
Teams en rijders
| Fabrieksinschrijvingen in 2001
|
| Inschrijving
|
Constructeur
|
Auto
|
Gr.
|
Band
|
Nr.
|
Rijder
|
Navigator
|
Rondes
|
Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot
|
206 WRC
|
A
|
M
|
1
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
1-14
|
| 2
|
Didier Auriol
|
Denis Giraudet
|
1-14
|
| 16
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
Hervé Panizzi
|
1, 4, 11-12
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
2-3, 5-10, 13-14
|
| 19
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
Hervé Panizzi
|
13
|
Ford Motor Co Ltd.
|
Ford
|
Focus RS WRC 01
|
A
|
P
|
3
|
Carlos Sainz
|
Luís Moya
|
1-14
|
| 4
|
Colin McRae
|
Nicky Grist
|
1-14
|
| 17
|
François Delecour
|
Daniel Grataloup
|
1-13
|
Mark Higgins
|
Bryan Thomas
|
14
|
Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru
|
Impreza WRC2001
|
A
|
5
|
Richard Burns
|
Robert Reid
|
1-14
|
| 6
|
Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
|
1-14
|
| 18
|
Markko Märtin
|
Michael Park
|
1-4, 7, 9, 11-13, 14
|
| 20
|
Toshi Arai
|
Glenn MacNeall
|
3, 5-8, 10-13
|
Tony Sircombe
|
14
|
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
Mitsubishi
|
Lancer Evo 6.5
Carisma GT Evo VI
Lancer WRC
|
A
|
M
|
7
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Risto Mannisenmäki
|
1-12
|
Timo Hantunen
|
13
|
Kaj Lindström
|
14
|
| 8
|
Freddy Loix
|
Sven Smeets
|
1-14
|
| 19
|
Thomas Rådström
|
Tina Thörner
|
2
|
Toni Gardemeister
|
Paavo Lukander
|
9-10
|
Katsuhiko Taguchi
|
Derek Ringer
|
6
|
Hyundai Castrol W.R.T.
|
Hyundai
|
Accent WRC
Accent WRC2
|
A
|
9
|
Alister McRae
|
David Senior
|
1-7, 9-14
|
| 10
|
Piero Liatti
|
Stefano Cassina
|
1, 4, 10-11
|
Kenneth Eriksson
|
Staffan Parmander
|
2-3, 5-7, 9-10, 13-14
|
| 19
|
Piero Liatti
|
Stefano Cassina
|
14
|
| 20
|
Juha Kankkunen
|
Juha Repo
|
9
|
Škoda Motorsport
|
Škoda
|
Octavia WRC Evo 2
|
A
|
11
|
Armin Schwarz
|
Manfred Hiemer
|
1-9, 11-12, 14
|
| 12
|
Bruno Thiry
|
Stéphane Prévot
|
1-9, 11-12, 14
|
| 20
|
Roman Kresta
|
Jan Tománek
|
8, 11, 14
|
| 21
|
Stig Blomqvist
|
Ana Goñi
|
9
|
Automobiles Citroën
|
Citroën
|
Xsara WRC
|
A
|
14
|
Philippe Bugalski
|
Jean-Paul Chiaroni
|
4, 7, 11-12
|
| 15
|
Jesús Puras
|
Marc Martí
|
4, 11-12
|
Thomas Rådström
|
Tina Thörner
|
7
|
| 20
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
Daniel Elena
|
11
|
- Noot: Citroën reed een geselecteerd programma, en waren daarom niet gerechtigd punten te scoren voor het constructeurskampioenschap.
Agenda en resultaten
| Kleur
|
Ondergrond
|
| Grijs
|
Asfalt
|
| Bruin
|
Gravel
|
| Roze
|
Asfalt en gravel
|
| Blauw
|
Sneeuw en ijs
|
| Ronde
|
Rally
|
Podium
|
Statistieken
|
| Pos
|
Rijder
|
Auto
|
Tijd
|
Proeven
|
Afstand
|
Gestart
|
Gefinisht
|
|
|
1
|
69ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (19 - 21 januari 2001)
|
1.
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
|
4:38.04,3
|
15
|
373,06 km
|
56
|
27
|
| 2.
|
Carlos Sainz
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
4:39.05,1
|
| 3.
|
François Delecour
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
4:40.09,6
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
50th International Swedish Rally (9 - 11 februari 2001)
|
1.
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:27.01,1
|
17
|
379,87 km
|
78
|
41
|
| 2.
|
Thomas Rådström
|
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
|
3:27.29,0
|
| 3.
|
Carlos Sainz
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
3:27.38,1
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
35º TAP Rallye de Portugal (8 - 11 maart 2001)
|
1.
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
|
3:46.41,1
|
22
|
390,14 km
|
94
|
24
|
| 2.
|
Carlos Sainz
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
3:46.50,7
|
| 3.
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:49.37,7
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
37º Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava (23 - 25 maart 2001)
|
1.
|
Didier Auriol
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:40.54,7
|
18
|
383,18 km
|
74
|
36
|
| 2.
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:41.17,9
|
| 3.
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
3:41.56,1
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
21º Rally Argentina (3 - 6 mei 2001)
|
1.
|
Colin McRae
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
4:18.25,3
|
21
|
389,58 km
|
65
|
32
|
| 2.
|
Richard Burns
|
Subaru Impreza WRC2001
|
4:18.52,2
|
| 3.
|
Carlos Sainz
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
4:20.11,7
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
29th Cyprus Rally (1 - 3 juni 2001)
|
1.
|
Colin McRae
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
5:07.32,7
|
22
|
341,38 km
|
77
|
30
|
| 2.
|
Richard Burns
|
Subaru Impreza WRC2001
|
5:07.49,1
|
| 3.
|
Carlos Sainz
|
Ford Focus RS WRC
|
5:07.59,2
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
48th Acropolis Rally (15 - 17 juni 2001)
|
1.
|
Colin McRae
|
Ford Focus RS WRC
|
4:19.01,9
|
20
|
387,41 km
|
110
|
47
|
| 2.
|
Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza WRC2001
|
4:19.50,9
|
| 3.
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
4:20.37,6
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
49th Safari Rally Kenya (20 - 22 juli 2001)
|
1.
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
|
8:58.37
|
13
|
1129,76 km
|
41
|
15
|
| 2.
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
9:11.14
|
| 3.
|
Armin Schwarz
|
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo 2
|
9:16.12
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
51st Neste Rally Finland (24 - 26 augustus 2001)
|
1.
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:23.12,8
|
21
|
406,38 km
|
160
|
79
|
| 2.
|
Richard Burns
|
Subaru Impreza WRC2001
|
3:23.37,8
|
| 3.
|
Colin McRae
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
3:23.45,1
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
31st Propecia Rally New Zealand (21 - 23 september 2001)
|
1.
|
Richard Burns
|
Subaru Impreza WRC2001
|
3:47.28,0
|
24
|
382,46 km
|
68
|
48
|
| 2.
|
Colin McRae
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
|
3:48.12,6
|
| 3.
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:48.18,1
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
43º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia (4 - 7 oktober 2001)
|
1.
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
4:05.49,5
|
20
|
368,12 km
|
73
|
37
|
| 2.
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Xsara WRC
|
4:06.00,9
|
| 3.
|
Didier Auriol
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
4:06.44,4
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
45ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France (19 - 21 oktober 2001)
|
1.
|
Jesús Puras
|
Citroën Xsara WRC
|
3:58.35,5
|
16
|
394,04 km
|
85
|
50
|
| 2.
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:58.53,0
|
| 3.
|
Didier Auriol
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:59.47,4
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
14th Telstra Rally Australia (1 - 4 november 2001)
|
1.
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:17.01,3
|
21
|
396,77 km
|
73
|
51
|
| 2.
|
Richard Burns
|
Subaru Impreza WRC2001
|
3:17.41,7
|
| 3.
|
Didier Auriol
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:18.21,4
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
57th Network Q Rally of Great Britain (23 - 25 november 2001)
|
1.
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:23.44,8
|
17
|
380,86 km
|
117
|
50
|
| 2.
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC
|
3:26.11,9
|
| 3.
|
Richard Burns
|
Subaru Impreza WRC2001
|
3:27.00,2
|
Kampioenschap standen
Rijders
Punten worden uitgereikt aan de top 6 geklasseerden.
| Positie
|
1.
|
2.
|
3.
|
4.
|
5.
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6.
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| Punten
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
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| Kleur
|
Resultaat
|
| Goud
|
Winnaar
|
| Zilver
|
2e plaats
|
| Brons
|
3e plaats
|
| Groen
|
Gefinisht, in punten
|
| Blauw
|
Gefinisht, geen punten
|
| Niet geklasseerd (NC: Not classified)
|
| Paars
|
Niet gefinisht (DNF: Did not finish)
|
| Zwart
|
Gediskwalificeerd (DSQ: Disqualified)
|
| Wit
|
Uitgesloten (EX: Excluded)
|
| Trok zich terug (WD: Withdrew)
|
| Niet gestart (DNS: Did not start)
|
| Blank
|
Geannuleerd (C: Cancelled)
|
| Uitgesteld (PP: Postponed)
|
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Constructeurs
Standen ondersteunende kampioenschappen
PWRC
| Pos.
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Rijder
|
MON
|
ZWE
|
POR
|
SPA
|
ARG
|
CYP
|
GRI
|
KEN
|
FIN
|
NZL
|
ITA
|
FRA
|
AUS
|
GBR
|
Ptn.
|
| 1
|
Gabriel Pozzo
|
3
|
|
|
10
|
10
|
4
|
10
|
10
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
71
|
| 2
|
Gustavo Trelles
|
4
|
|
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|
6
|
10
|
6
|
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10
|
|
|
36
|
| 3
|
Manfred Stohl
|
6
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6
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10
|
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1
|
|
23
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| 4
|
Marcos Ligato
|
2
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4
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6
|
10
|
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|
22
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| 5
|
Stig Blomqvist
|
|
4
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|
4
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3
|
3
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4
|
18
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| 6
|
Olivier Gillet
|
10
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10
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Stig-Ole Walfridsson
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10
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10
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Pedro Dias da Silva
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10
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10
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Alex Fiorio
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10
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10
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Ed Ordynski
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10
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10
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David Higgins
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10
|
10
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| 12
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Stanislav Gryazin
|
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3
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4
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7
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Alistair Ginley
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3
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4
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7
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| 14
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Kenneth Bäcklund
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6
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6
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Vítor Pascoal
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6
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6
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Roger Feghali
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6
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6
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Jean-Marc Sanchez
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6
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6
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Ramón Ferreyros
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6
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6
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Mirco Baldacci
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3
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3
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6
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| 20
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Pedro Leal
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4
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4
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Roberto Sánchez
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4
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4
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Azar Anwar
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4
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4
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Kaj Kuistila
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4
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4
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Fumio Nutahara
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4
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4
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Alfredo De Dominicis
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4
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4
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François Duval
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4
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4
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| 27
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Eddie Mercier
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1
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3
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4
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| 28
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Mats Jonsson
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3
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3
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Luis Pérez Companc
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3
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3
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Rudi Stohl
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3
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3
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Jukka Ketomäki
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3
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3
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Juha Kangas
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3
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3
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| 33
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Saulius Girdauskas
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2
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2
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Rodrigo Ferreira
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2
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2
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Joan Font
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2
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2
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Esteban Goldenhersch
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2
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2
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Nicholas Mandrides
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2
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2
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Panayiotis Hatzitsopanis
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2
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2
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Jari Latvala
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2
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2
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Ari Laivola
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2
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2
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Kevin Holmes
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2
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2
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Eugenio Lozza
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2
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2
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Richard Bourcier
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2
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2
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Cody Crocker
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2
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2
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Peter Bijvelds
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2
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2
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| 46
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David Truphemus
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1
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1
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Joakim Roman
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Paweł Dytko
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Federico Villagra
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Charalambos Timotheou
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Dimítris Drivakos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Don Smith
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Ignacio Sanfilippo
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Reece Jones
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mirco Virag
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Jean-Paul Aymé
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Oliver Clark
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Super 1600
| Pos.
|
Rijder
|
SPA
|
GRI
|
FIN
|
ITA
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
Ptn.
|
| 1
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
|
10
|
10
|
50
|
| 2
|
Andrea Dallavilla
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
30
|
| 3
|
Niall McShea
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
12
|
| 4
|
Larry Cols
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
11
|
| 5
|
Giandomenico Basso
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
10
|
| 6
|
Martin Stenshorne
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
| 7
|
François Duval
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| 8
|
Corrado Fontana
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| 9
|
Jussi Valimäki
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
| 10
|
Alejandro Galanti
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
| 11
|
Patrick Magaud
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
| 12
|
Cédric Robert
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
| 13
|
Sergio Vallejo
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
| 14
|
Saladin Mazlan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
| 15
|
Massimo Ceccato
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
| 16
|
Christian Chemin
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Teams' Cup
| Pos.
|
Rijder
|
ZWE
|
POR
|
CYP
|
GRI
|
ITA
|
AUS
|
Ptn.
|
| 1
|
Henrik Lundgaard
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
36
|
| 2
|
Pasi Hagström
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
4
|
24
|
| 3
|
Hamed Al-Wahaibi
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
16
|
| 4
|
Abdullah Bakhashab
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
| 5
|
Ioánnis Papadimitríou
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
14
|
| 6
|
Stig Blomqvist
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
13
|
| 7
|
Natalie Barratt
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
| 8
|
Nigel Heath
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
| -
|
Janusz Kulig*
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
Frédéric Dor*
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
2
|
- Noot: Janusz Kulig en Frédéric Dor namen niet deel aan alle rondes, en werden daarom niet geklasseerd.
Statistieken
Rijders
Constructeurs
| Pos.
|
Constructeur
|
Gestart
|
Gefinisht
|
Winst
|
Podia
|
KP winst
|
Punten
|
Pos. in WK
|
| 1
|
Peugeot
|
43
|
23
|
6
|
16
|
74
|
106
|
1
|
| 2
|
Ford
|
42
|
29
|
3
|
11
|
80
|
86
|
2
|
| 3
|
Mitsubishi
|
32
|
22
|
3
|
5
|
22
|
69
|
3
|
| 4
|
Subaru
|
48
|
26
|
1
|
7
|
52
|
69
|
4
|
| 5
|
Škoda
|
28
|
16
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
17
|
5
|
| 6
|
Hyundai
|
27
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
17
|
6
|
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