2001 Rally Catalunya
# 2001 Rally Catalunya

The 2001 Rally Catalunya (formally the 37th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fourth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 23 March and 25 March 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Didier Auriol, his 20th win in the World Rally Championship.

## Background

### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | 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 |
| 9 | Piero Liatti | Carlo Cassina | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | M |
| 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 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 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 14 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 15 | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 18 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 19 | Jean-Joseph Simon | Jack Boyère | Jean-Joseph Simon | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 20 | Luis Climent Asensio | Álex Romaní | Escudería Bengala | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 21 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Alberto Sanchís | Seat Sport | Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3 | P |
| 22 | Adruzilo Lopes | Luís Lisboa | Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 23 | Kris Princen | Dany Colebunders | Peugeot Bastos Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 24 | Marc Blázquez | Jordi Mercader | Seat Sport | Seat Cordoba WRC Evo3 | P |
| 25 | Janne Tuohino | Petri Vihavainen | Janne Tuohino | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 75 | David Scialom | Kevin Clark | David Scialom | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 76 | Mark Breijer | Hans van Goor | Mark Breijer | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P |
| 78 | Achim Mörtl | Stefan Eichhorner | Promotor World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | P |
| 79 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Subaru Impreza 555 | P |
| Group N Cup entries ||||||
| 26 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 27 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 28 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 29 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 82 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 83 | Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Mistral Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 84 | Fabio Frisiero | Simone Scattolin | Fabio Frisiero | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 85 | Joan Font | Manel Muñoz | Escudería Voltregá | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 86 | Paweł Dytko | Tomasz Dytko | Paweł Dytko | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 87 | Angelo Proietti | Piero Di Francesco | Angelo Proietti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 88 | Stanislav Gryazin | Dmitriy Eremeev | Stanislav Gryazin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 89 | Natalie Barratt | Claire Parker | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 91 | Paulo Freire | Jorge Manuel Carvalho | Paulo Freire | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 95 | Jean-Yves Requin | Carole Meslin | Jean-Yves Requin | Peugeot 306 S16 | — |
| 96 | Elvio Corradin | Diego Nervo | Elvio Corradin | Peugeot 306 S16 | — |
| 97 | Eric Degrotte | Philippe Robyns | Eric Degrotte | Honda Integra Type-R | — |
| 98 | Eddie Mercier | Jean-Michel Veret | Eddie Mercier | Renault Clio RS | — |
| 99 | Ernie Graham | Robin Hernaman | Ernie Graham | Peugeot 306 S16 | — |
| 100 | Josep Fornell Argany | Xavier Avellan | Gamace MC Competición | Peugeot 106 Rallye | — |
| 101 | Michel Wilders | Danielle Wilders-Arend | Royal Racing Car Mosan | Honda Civic VTi | — |
| 102 | Edgar Llebaria | Óscar Sánchez | Gamace MC Competición | Peugeot 106 Rallye | — |
| Super 1600 Cup entries ||||||
| 50 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | P |
| 51 | Patrick Magaud | Guylène Brun | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | — |
| 52 | Andrea Dallavilla | Danilo Fappani | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 53 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | M |
| 54 | Larry Cols | Yasmine Gerard | Peugeot Bastos Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 55 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 56 | Giandomenico Basso | Flavio Guglielmini | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 57 | Cédric Robert | Marie-Pierre Billoux | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | — |
| 58 | Sergio Vallejo | Diego Vallejo | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 59 | Benoît Rousselot | Gilles Mondésir | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | — |
| 60 | Cyril Henny | Aurore Brand | Rally Team Henny | Citroën Saxo S1600 | — |
| 61 | Corrado Fontana | Renzo Casazza | H.F. Grifone SRL | Peugeot 206 S1600 | — |
| 62 | Jussi Välimäki | Jakke Honkanen | ST Motors | Peugeot 206 S1600 | — |
| 63 | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Zeta Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 64 | Massimo Macaluso | Antonio Celot | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| 65 | Alejandro Galanti | Daniel Muzio | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | — |
| 67 | Albert Llovera | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| 68 | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| 69 | Nicolas Bernardi | Delphine Bernardi | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | — |
| 71 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | — |
| 72 | Saladin Mazlan | Timothy Sturla | Saladin Rallying | Ford Puma S1600 | — |
| 73 | Christian Chemin | Matteo Alberto Bacchin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1) from 23 to 24 March 2001 and CEST (UTC+2) on 25 March 2001.

| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 — 101.00 km |||||
| 23 March | 09:58 | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km |
| 23 March | 10:33 | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km |
| 23 March | 11:33 | SS3 | Vallfogona 1 | 15.80 km |
| 23 March | 13:51 | SS4 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km |
| 23 March | 14:26 | SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km |
| 23 March | 15:26 | SS6 | Vallfogona 2 | 15.80 km |
| Leg 2 — 163.78 km |||||
| 24 March | 08:55 | SS7 | Pratdip 1 | 31.57 km |
| 24 March | 10:06 | SS8 | Escaladei 1 | 14.43 km |
| 24 March | 12:04 | SS9 | La Riba 1 | 35.89 km |
| 24 March | 14:34 | SS10 | Pratdip 2 | 31.57 km |
| 24 March | 15:45 | SS11 | Escaladei 2 | 14.43 km |
| 24 March | 17:43 | SS12 | La Riba 2 | 35.89 km |
| Leg 3 — 118.40 km |||||
| 25 March | 08:36 | SS13 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km |
| 25 March | 09:53 | SS14 | Osor 1 | 13.26 km |
| 25 March | 10:27 | SS15 | Collsesplanes 1 | 26.28 km |
| 25 March | 12:18 | SS16 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km |
| 25 March | 13:35 | SS17 | Osor 2 | 13.26 km |
| 25 March | 14:09 | SS18 | Collsesplanes 2 | 26.28 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results

### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:40:54.7 | | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:41:17.9 | +23.2 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 3:41:56.1 | +1:01.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 3:43:11.4 | +2:16.7 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:43:30.4 | +2:35.7 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:43:38.4 | +2:43.7 | 1 |
| Source: |||||||||

### World Rally Cars

**Classification**

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:40:54.7 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:41:17.9 | +23.2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 3:41:56.1 | +1:01.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 3:43:11.4 | +2:16.7 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:43:30.4 | +2:35.7 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:43:57.5 | +3:02.8 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 12 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 3:46:58.6 | +6:03.9 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:47:25.3 | +6:30.6 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 9 | Piero Liatti | Carlo Cassina | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | Brakes | Brakes | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Steering | Steering | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | Fuel pump | Fuel pump | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:24.8 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 13:30.3 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS3 | Vallfogona 1 | 15.80 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:21.2 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS4 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:26.2 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:32.7 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS6 | Vallfogona 2 | 15.80 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:19.3 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS7 | Pratdip 1 | 31.57 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:12.0 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS8 | Escaladei 1 | 14.43 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:26.6 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS9 | La Riba 1 | 35.89 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:56.6 | Philippe Bugalski |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS10 | Pratdip 2 | 31.57 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:17.8 | Philippe Bugalski |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS11 | Escaladei 2 | 14.43 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:44.5 | Philippe Bugalski |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS12 | La Riba 2 | 35.89 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Philippe Bugalski |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS13 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:51.3 | Philippe Bugalski |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS14 | Osor 1 | 13.26 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:12.4 | Philippe Bugalski |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS15 | Collsesplanes 1 | 26.28 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:28.0 | Didier Auriol |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS16 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:56.1 | Didier Auriol |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS17 | Osor 2 | 13.26 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:10.9 | Didier Auriol |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS18 | Collsesplanes 2 | 26.28 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:33.3 | Didier Auriol |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Tommi Mäkinen | 24 | | Risto Mannisenmäki | 24 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 40 |
| 2 | | Carlos Sainz | 18 | | Luis Moya | 18 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 22 |
| 3 | | Didier Auriol | 10 | | Denis Giraudet | 10 | 3 | Peugeot Total | 20 |
| 4 | 1 | Harri Rovanperä | 10 | 1 | Risto Pietiläinen | 10 | | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | François Delecour | 9 | 1 | Daniel Grataloup | 9 | 2 | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 8 |

### FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

**Classification**

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 18 | 1 | 27 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:04:36.1 | | 10 |
| 19 | 2 | 83 | Roger Feghali | Nicola Arena | Mistral Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:06:23.3 | +1:47.2 | 6 |
| 21 | 3 | 28 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:07:13.5 | +2:37.4 | 4 |
| 23 | 4 | 88 | Stanislav Gryazin | Dmitriy Eremeev | Stanislav Gryazin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:07:54.4 | +3:18.3 | 3 |
| 27 | 5 | 85 | Joan Font | Manel Muñoz | Escudería Voltregá | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:09:40.8 | +5:04.7 | 2 |
| 28 | 6 | 98 | Eddie Mercier | Jean-Michel Veret | Eddie Mercier | Renault Clio RS | 4:11:59.2 | +7:23.1 | 1 |
| 29 | 7 | 82 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:16:54.6 | +12:18.5 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 91 | Paulo Freire | Jorge Manuel Carvalho | Paulo Freire | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:18:23.7 | +13:47.6 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 86 | Paweł Dytko | Tomasz Dytko | Paweł Dytko | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:18:35.6 | +13:59.5 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 84 | Fabio Frisiero | Simone Scattolin | Fabio Frisiero | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:23:18.2 | +18:42.1 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 89 | Natalie Barratt | Claire Parker | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 4:27:10.0 | +22:33.9 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 101 | Michel Wilders | Danielle Wilders-Arend | Royal Racing Car Mosan | Honda Civic VTi | 4:37:20.1 | +32:44.0 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 100 | Josep Fornell Argany | Xavier Avellan | Gamace MC Competición | Peugeot 106 Rallye | 4:53:04.6 | +48:28.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 26 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 29 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 96 | Elvio Corradin | Diego Nervo | Elvio Corradin | Peugeot 306 S16 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 102 | Edgar Llebaria | Óscar Sánchez | Gamace MC Competición | Peugeot 106 Rallye | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 97 | Eric Degrotte | Philippe Robyns | Eric Degrotte | Honda Integra Type-R | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 87 | Angelo Proietti | Piero Di Francesco | Angelo Proietti | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 99 | Ernie Graham | Robin Hernaman | Ernie Graham | Peugeot 306 S16 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 95 | Jean-Yves Requin | Carole Meslin | Jean-Yves Requin | Peugeot 306 S16 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:05.6 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:46.1 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS3 | Vallfogona 1 | 15.80 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:15.0 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS4 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:07.9 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:45.3 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS6 | Vallfogona 2 | 15.80 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:12.6 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS7 | Pratdip 1 | 31.57 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:01.2 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS8 | Escaladei 1 | 14.43 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:20.1 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS9 | La Riba 1 | 35.89 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 24:10.4 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS10 | Pratdip 2 | 31.57 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:56.1 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS11 | Escaladei 2 | 14.43 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:36.5 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS12 | La Riba 2 | 35.89 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS13 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:18.3 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS14 | Osor 1 | 13.26 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:07.6 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS15 | Collsesplanes 1 | 26.28 km | Roger Feghali | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:17.6 | Gabriel Pozzo |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS16 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:12.1 | Gabriel Pozzo |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS17 | Osor 2 | 13.26 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Gabriel Pozzo |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS18 | Collsesplanes 2 | 26.28 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:24.7 | Gabriel Pozzo |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Gabriel Pozzo | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | Olivier Gillet | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | Pedro Dias da Silva | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | Stig Blomqvist | 8 |

### FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers

**Classification**

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 15 | 1 | 53 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:00:18.6 | | 10 |
| 16 | 2 | 56 | Giandomenico Basso | Flavio Guglielmini | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:03:09.3 | +2:50.7 | 6 |
| 20 | 3 | 61 | Corrado Fontana | Renzo Casazza | H.F. Grifone SRL | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:06:29.8 | +6:11.2 | 4 |
| 22 | 4 | 63 | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Zeta Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:07:24.3 | +7:05.7 | 3 |
| 24 | 5 | 52 | Andrea Dallavilla | Danilo Fappani | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:08:27.8 | +8:09.2 | 2 |
| 25 | 6 | 73 | Christian Chemin | Matteo Alberto Bacchin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:09:03.0 | +8:44.4 | 1 |
| 26 | 7 | 57 | Cédric Robert | Marie-Pierre Billoux | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:09:06.3 | +8:47.7 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 68 | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 58 | Sergio Vallejo | Diego Vallejo | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | Excluded | Excluded | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 59 | Benoît Rousselot | Gilles Mondésir | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 51 | Patrick Magaud | Guylène Brun | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 71 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 50 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 72 | Saladin Mazlan | Timothy Sturla | Saladin Rallying | Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 54 | Larry Cols | Yasmine Gerard | Peugeot Bastos Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 65 | Alejandro Galanti | Daniel Muzio | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 69 | Nicolas Bernardi | Delphine Bernardi | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 55 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | Retired | Retired | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 60 | Cyril Henny | Aurore Brand | Rally Team Henny | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Ignition | Ignition | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 62 | Jussi Välimäki | Jakke Honkanen | ST Motors | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 64 | Massimo Macaluso | Antonio Celot | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 67 | Albert Llovera | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
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**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 12.90 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 9:06.1 | Cédric Robert |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 14:37.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS3 | Vallfogona 1 | 15.80 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 10:04.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS4 | La Trona 2 | 12.90 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 9:05.2 | François Duval |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Niall McShea | Ford Puma S1600 | 14:45.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (23 Mar) | SS6 | Vallfogona 2 | 15.80 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 10:07.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS7 | Pratdip 1 | 31.57 km | Manfred Stohl | Fiat Punto S1600 | 21:01.2 | Giandomenico Basso |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS8 | Escaladei 1 | 14.43 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 11:10.5 | Sergio Vallejo |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS9 | La Riba 1 | 35.89 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 23:38.6 | Sergio Vallejo |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS10 | Pratdip 2 | 31.57 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 20:48.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS11 | Escaladei 2 | 14.43 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 11:32.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (24 Mar) | SS12 | La Riba 2 | 35.89 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS13 | Coll de Bracons 1 | 19.66 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 14:01.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS14 | Osor 1 | 13.26 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 8:57.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS15 | Collsesplanes 1 | 26.28 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:02.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS16 | Coll de Bracons 2 | 19.66 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 14:08.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS17 | Osor 2 | 13.26 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (25 Mar) | SS18 | Collsesplanes 2 | 26.28 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 18:21.4 | Sébastien Loeb |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Sébastien Loeb | 10 |
| 2 | | Giandomenico Basso | 6 |
| 3 | | Corrado Fontana | 4 |
| 4 | | Martin Stenshorne | 3 |
| 5 | | Andrea Dallavilla | 2 |
