2001 Safari Rally

2001 Safari Rally 49th Safari Rally Kenya
Round 8 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Kenya
Rally base	Nairobi
Dates run	July 20, 2001 – July 22, 2001
Stages	13 (1,129.76 km; 702.00 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	2,908.51 km (1,807.26 miles)
Statistics
Crews	41 at start, 15 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi 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.^[1]

Background

Entry list

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	—
21	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
25	Alastair Cavenagh	Piers Daykin	Alastair Cavenagh	Subaru Impreza 555	—
26	Rory Green	Orson Taylor	Rory Green	Subaru Impreza 555	—
27	Paul Bailey	Raju Sehmi	Paul Bailey	Toyota Celica GT-Four	—
28	Rob Hellier	Des Page-Morris	Rob Hellier	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	—
29	John Lloyd	Adrian Cavenagh	John Lloyd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
34	Lee Rose	Toby Wright	Lee Rose	Subaru Impreza	—
35	Fazal Butt	Hitesh Chouhan	Fazal Butt	Subaru Impreza	—
36	Michelle van Tongeren	Safina Hussein	Michelle van Tongeren	Subaru Impreza	—
45	Stefano Rocca	Peter Stone	Stefano Rocca	Subaru Impreza	—
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	—
24	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
30	Jari Latvala	Kari Mustalahti	Jari Latvala	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
31	Azar Anwar	Tom Muriuki	Azar Anwar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	—
32	Phineas Kimathi	Abdul Sidi	Phineas Kimathi	Subaru Impreza	—
33	Rudolf Stohl	Peter Müller	Rudolf Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
37	Jamil Khan	Bill Kirk	Jamil Khan	Subaru Impreza	—
38	Masayuki Yamada	Shunichi Washio	Masayuki Yamada	Subaru Impreza	—
39	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Stefano Marrini	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
41	Musa Locho	Carol Wahome	Musa Locho	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
42	Don Smith	Adrian Wroe	Don Smith	Subaru Impreza	—
43	John Ngunjiri	Thuita Karanja	John Ngunjiri	Subaru Impreza	—
44	Fredrik Kayser	Teeku Patel	Fredrik Kayser	Subaru Impreza	—
49	Diamond Lalani	Thomas Hansen	Diamond Lalani	Subaru Impreza	—
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	8:58:37		10
2	16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:11:14	+12:37	6
3	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	9:16:12	+17:35	4
4	17	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	9:19:13	+20:36	3
5	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	10:42:39	+1:44:02	2
6	22	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:05:23	+2:06:46	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	7	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	8:58:37		10
2	2	16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:11:14	+12:37	6
3	3	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	9:16:12	+17:35	4
5	4	8	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	10:42:39	+1:44:02	2
Retired SS13		12	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Retired SS10		6	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS5		3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	Engine		0
Retired SS4		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS3		4	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	Clutch		0
Retired SS1		5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Suspension		0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (20 Jul)	SS1	Oltepesi 1	117.46 km	Armin Schwarz	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2	55:05	Armin Schwarz
	SS2	Kajiado 1	49.95 km	Tommi Mäkinen Freddy Loix	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	24:06	Tommi Mäkinen
	SS3	Orien 1	112.52 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	48:40
	SS4	Maili Tisa 1	71.83 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	35:42
Leg 2 (21 Jul)	SS5	Marigat	124.48 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	1:00:05
	SS6	Mbaruk 1	84.58 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	46:23
	SS7	Nyaru	72.37 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	41:16
	SS8	Marigat	60.23 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	27:27
	SS9	Mbaruk 2	84.58 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	45:40
Leg 3 (22 Jul)	SS10	Oltepesi 2	117.46 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	1:01:02
	SS11	Kajiado 2	49.95 km	Stage cancelled
	SS12	Orien 2	112.52 km	François Delecour	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	50:09
	SS13	Maili Tisa 2	71.83 km	François Delecour	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	38:08

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
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

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
6	1	22	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:05:23		10
7	2	24	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:06:47	+1:24	6
9	3	31	Azar Anwar	Tom Muriuki	Azar Anwar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	12:12:30	+1:07:07	4
10	4	33	Rudolf Stohl	Peter Müller	Rudolf Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	13:39:40	+2:34:17	3
11	5	30	Jari Latvala	Kari Mustalahti	Jari Latvala	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	14:04:33	+2:59:10	2
13	6	42	Don Smith	Adrian Wroe	Don Smith	Subaru Impreza	14:21:56	+3:16:33	1
14	7	44	Fredrik Kayser	Teeku Patel	Fredrik Kayser	Subaru Impreza	15:47:24	+4:42:01	0
Retired SS8		32	Phineas Kimathi	Abdul Sidi	Phineas Kimathi	Subaru Impreza	Fuel pump		0
Retired SS8		41	Musa Locho	Carol Wahome	Musa Locho	Subaru Impreza WRX	Electrical		0
Retired SS6		23	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Radiator		0
Retired SS4		38	Masayuki Yamada	Shunichi Washio	Masayuki Yamada	Subaru Impreza	Engine		0
Retired SS3		49	Diamond Lalani	Thomas Hansen	Diamond Lalani	Subaru Impreza	Over time limit		0
Retired SS2		43	John Ngunjiri	Thuita Karanja	John Ngunjiri	Subaru Impreza	Engine		0
Retired SS1		37	Jamil Khan	Bill Kirk	Jamil Khan	Subaru Impreza	Clutch		0
Retired SS1		39	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Stefano Marrini	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Codriver ill		0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (20 Jul)	SS1	Oltepesi 1	117.46 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:06:25	Gabriel Pozzo
	SS2	Kajiado 1	49.95 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	30:03
	SS3	Orien 1	112.52 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	57:20
	SS4	Maili Tisa 1	71.83 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	54:44
Leg 2 (21 Jul)	SS5	Marigat	124.48 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:10:14
	SS6	Mbaruk 1	84.58 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	54:36
	SS7	Nyaru	72.37 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	47:58
	SS8	Marigat	60.23 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	32:11
	SS9	Mbaruk 2	84.58 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	55:54
Leg 3 (22 Jul)	SS10	Oltepesi 2	117.46 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:12:46	Marcos Ligato
	SS11	Kajiado 2	49.95 km	Stage cancelled
	SS12	Orien 2	112.52 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:01:01	Gabriel Pozzo
	SS13	Maili Tisa 2	71.83 km	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	50:41

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Gabriel Pozzo	47
2		Gustavo Trelles	26
3		Manfred Stohl	12
4	8	Marcos Ligato	12
5	1	Olivier Gillet	10

References

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship