2001 Rallye Sanremo
# 2001 Rallye Sanremo

The 2001 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 43rd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 5 October and 7 October 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 3rd 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 WRC | M |
| 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 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 | Georges Biar | 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 | Toshihiro Arai | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 20 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 21 | Paolo Andreucci | Alessandro Giusti | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 22 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | M |
| 23 | Pasi Hagström | Tero Gardemeister | Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 24 | Henrik Lundgaard | Jens-Christian Anker | Toyota Castrol Team Denmark | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 25 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | H.F. Grifone SRL | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 26 | Renato Travaglia | Flavio Zanella | F.P.F. Sport | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 27 | Piero Longhi | Lucio Baggio | Step 2 | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 28 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Tony Sircombe | Oman Arab World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | — |
| 29 | Abdullah Bakhashab | Bobby Willis | Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 30 | Achim Mörtl | Stefan Eichhorner | Promotor World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 31 | Jean-Joseph Simon | Jack Boyère | Jean-Joseph Simon | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 33 | Mark Breijer | Hans van Goor | Subaru Benelux | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | — |
| 34 | Daniel Carlsson | Benny Melander | Daniel Carlsson | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 36 | Nigel Heath | Steve Lancaster | World Rally HIRE | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | — |
| 37 | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Chris Patterson | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | — |
| 76 | Domenico Caldarola | Paolo Cecchini | Top Run | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 77 | Diego Oldrati | Danilo Fappani | Procar Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | P |
| 79 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Errani Team Group | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| Group N Cup entries ||||||
| 38 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Top Run | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 39 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 40 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 41 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 42 | Natalie Barratt | Michael Gibson | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 78 | Alessandro Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | — |
| 83 | Mario Stagni | Roberto Paganoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 84 | Nigel Hicklin | Sam McMullan | Nigel Hicklin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 85 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Alessandro Mari | Alfredo De Dominicis | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 86 | Mirco Virag | Massimo Bergna | Mirco Virag | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 87 | Eugenio Lozza | Antonella Fiorendi | Ciemme Racing | Renault Clio RS | — |
| 88 | Davide Giordano | Ezio Sichi | ACN Forze di Polizia | Peugeot 306 | — |
| 89 | Alessandro Gai | Franco Giusti | Pistoia Corse | Citroën Saxo VTS | — |
| Super 1600 Cup entries ||||||
| 50 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| 51 | Patrick Magaud | Guylène Brun | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | — |
| 52 | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| 54 | Larry Cols | Yasmine Gerard | Peugeot Bastos Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | — |
| 55 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | — |
| 56 | Giandomenico Basso | Flavio Guglielmini | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| 57 | Cédric Robert | Marie-Pierre Billoux | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | — |
| 58 | Sergio Vallejo | Diego Vallejo | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| 59 | Benoît Rousselot | Gilles Mondésir | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma 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 | — |
| 64 | Massimo Macaluso | Antonio Celot | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| 65 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | 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 | Simone Scattolin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 — 138.45 km |||||
| 5 October | 08:24 | SS1 | Coldirodi 1 | 12.41 km |
| 5 October | 09:12 | SS2 | Langan 1 | 25.29 km |
| 5 October | 09:51 | SS3 | Rezzo 1 | 12.29 km |
| 5 October | 11:50 | SS4 | San Bernardo 1 | 19.44 km |
| 5 October | 12:45 | SS5 | Nava 1 | 19.03 km |
| 5 October | 15:50 | SS6 | Coldirodi 2 | 12.41 km |
| 5 October | 16:38 | SS7 | Langan 2 | 25.29 km |
| 5 October | 17:17 | SS8 | Rezzo 2 | 12.29 km |
| Leg 2 — 142.01 km |||||
| 6 October | 08:07 | SS9 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.32 km |
| 6 October | 08:32 | SS10 | Molini 1 | 25.29 km |
| 6 October | 09:35 | SS11 | Perinaldo 1 | 12.16 km |
| 6 October | 11:52 | SS12 | San Bernardo 2 | 19.44 km |
| 6 October | 12:47 | SS13 | Nava 2 | 19.03 km |
| 6 October | 15:35 | SS14 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.32 km |
| 6 October | 16:00 | SS15 | Molini 2 | 25.29 km |
| 6 October | 17:03 | SS16 | Perinaldo 2 | 12.16 km |
| Leg 3 — 87.66 km |||||
| 7 October | 08:32 | SS17 | San Romolo 1 | 28.64 km |
| 7 October | 09:45 | SS18 | Colle d'Oggia 1 | 15.19 km |
| 7 October | 12:33 | SS19 | San Romolo 2 | 28.64 km |
| 7 October | 13:46 | SS20 | Colle d'Oggia 2 | 15.19 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results

### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:05:49.5 | | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:06:00.9 | +11.4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:06:44.4 | +54.9 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:07:01.4 | +1:11.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Renato Travaglia | Flavio Zanella | F.P.F. Sport | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:07:21.6 | +1:32.1 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:08:18.1 | +2:28.6 | 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 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:05:49.5 | | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:06:44.4 | +54.9 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:07:01.4 | +1:11.9 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:09:43.2 | +3:53.7 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:09:49.4 | +3:59.9 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 4:12:57.2 | +7:07.7 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 12 | Bruno Thiry | Georges Biar | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:13:15.4 | +7:25.9 | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | Lost wheel | Lost wheel | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | Brakes | Brakes | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 9 | Piero Liatti | Carlo Cassina | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Alternator | Alternator | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS1 | Coldirodi 1 | 12.41 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:55.7 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS2 | Langan 1 | 25.29 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:48.2 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS3 | Rezzo 1 | 12.29 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:12.4 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS4 | San Bernardo 1 | 19.44 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:34.8 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS5 | Nava 1 | 19.03 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:00.5 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS6 | Coldirodi 2 | 12.41 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:53.5 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS7 | Langan 2 | 25.29 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:41.9 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS8 | Rezzo 2 | 12.29 km | Philippe Bugalski | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:11.2 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS9 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.32 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:25.6 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS10 | Molini 1 | 25.29 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:52.6 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS11 | Perinaldo 1 | 12.16 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:43.9 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS12 | San Bernardo 2 | 19.44 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:35.8 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS13 | Nava 2 | 19.03 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:58.0 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS14 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.32 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:23.0 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS15 | Molini 2 | 25.29 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:43.7 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS16 | Perinaldo 2 | 12.16 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:41.6 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS17 | San Romolo 1 | 28.64 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:04.7 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS18 | Colle d'Oggia 1 | 15.19 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 10:04.3 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS19 | San Romolo 2 | 28.64 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:20.6 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS20 | Colle d'Oggia 2 | 15.19 km | François Delecour | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 10:13.0 | Gilles Panizzi |

**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 | | Colin McRae | 40 | | Nicky Grist | 40 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 83 |
| 2 | | Tommi Mäkinen | 40 | | Risto Mannisenmäki | 40 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 67 |
| 3 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 33 | 1 | Luis Moya | 33 | 1 | Peugeot Total | 60 |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | 31 | 1 | Robert Reid | 31 | 1 | Subaru World Rally Team | 48 |
| 5 | | Harri Rovanperä | 27 | | Risto Pietiläinen | 27 | | Škoda Motorsport | 15 |

### 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 |
| 17 | 1 | 78 | Alessandro Fiorio | Enrico Cantoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 4:28:20.3 | | 10 |
| 23 | 2 | 38 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Top Run | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:33:29.0 | +5:08.7 | 6 |
| 28 | 3 | 85 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Alessandro Mari | Alfredo De Dominicis | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:35:39.0 | +7:18.7 | 4 |
| 30 | 4 | 41 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:46:13.0 | +17:52.7 | 3 |
| 31 | 5 | 87 | Eugenio Lozza | Antonella Fiorendi | Ciemme Racing | Renault Clio RS | 4:50:35.2 | +22:14.9 | 2 |
| 34 | 6 | 86 | Mirco Virag | Massimo Bergna | Mirco Virag | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:54:54.3 | +26:34.0 | 1 |
| 36 | 7 | 88 | Davide Giordano | Ezio Sichi | ACN Forze di Polizia | Peugeot 306 | 5:13:03.6 | +44:43.3 | 0 |
| 37 | 8 | 89 | Alessandro Gai | Franco Giusti | Pistoia Corse | Citroën Saxo VTS | 5:23:08.8 | +54:48.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 40 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 84 | Nigel Hicklin | Sam McMullan | Nigel Hicklin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 83 | Mario Stagni | Roberto Paganoni | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS12 | Retired SS12 | 42 | Natalie Barratt | Michael Gibson | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 39 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS1 | Coldirodi 1 | 12.41 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 8:40.1 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS2 | Langan 1 | 25.29 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 18:29.7 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS3 | Rezzo 1 | 12.29 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 9:59.5 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS4 | San Bernardo 1 | 19.44 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:47.1 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS5 | Nava 1 | 19.03 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 13:14.9 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS6 | Coldirodi 2 | 12.41 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 8:39.6 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS7 | Langan 2 | 25.29 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 18:32.5 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS8 | Rezzo 2 | 12.29 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 10:25.4 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS9 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.32 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:24.2 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS10 | Molini 1 | 25.29 km | Mario Stagni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:29.0 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS11 | Perinaldo 1 | 12.16 km | Mario Stagni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8:24.6 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS12 | San Bernardo 2 | 19.44 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS13 | Nava 2 | 19.03 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS14 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.32 km | Mario Stagni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:21.2 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS15 | Molini 2 | 25.29 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 18:26.9 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS16 | Perinaldo 2 | 12.16 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 8:22.9 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS17 | San Romolo 1 | 28.64 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:43.9 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS18 | Colle d'Oggia 1 | 15.19 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:29.2 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS19 | San Romolo 2 | 28.64 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 23:09.4 | Alessandro Fiorio |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS20 | Colle d'Oggia 2 | 15.19 km | Alessandro Fiorio | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 11:11.5 | Alessandro Fiorio |

**Championship standings**

* Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Gabriel Pozzo | 65 |
| 2 | | Gustavo Trelles | 26 |
| 3 | | Manfred Stohl | 22 |
| 4 | | Marcos Ligato | 22 |
| 5 | | Stig Blomqvist | 14 |

### 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 |
| 16 | 1 | 52 | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:24:14.8 | | 10 |
| 18 | 2 | 71 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:28:42.1 | +4:27.3 | 6 |
| 19 | 3 | 54 | Larry Cols | Yasmine Gerard | Peugeot Bastos Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:29:28.9 | +5:14.1 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 55 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:30:23.3 | +6:08.5 | 3 |
| 21 | 5 | 51 | Patrick Magaud | Guylène Brun | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:30:46.8 | +6:32.0 | 2 |
| 22 | 6 | 58 | Sergio Vallejo | Diego Vallejo | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:33:25.8 | +9:11.0 | 1 |
| 24 | 7 | 61 | Corrado Fontana | Renzo Casazza | H.F. Grifone SRL | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:34:08.6 | +9:53.8 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 63 | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Zeta Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:35:21.9 | +11:07.1 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 59 | Benoît Rousselot | Gilles Mondésir | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:40:27.4 | +16:12.6 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 64 | Massimo Macaluso | Antonio Celot | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:53:53.6 | +29:38.8 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 72 | Saladin Mazlan | Timothy Sturla | Saladin Rallying | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:54:33.6 | +30:18.8 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 65 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:59:18.3 | +35:03.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 56 | Giandomenico Basso | Flavio Guglielmini | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 57 | Cédric Robert | Marie-Pierre Billoux | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 67 | Albert Llovera | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 50 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Driveshaft | Driveshaft | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 68 | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 62 | Jussi Välimäki | Jakke Honkanen | ST Motors | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Fuel pressure | Fuel pressure | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 69 | Nicolas Bernardi | Delphine Bernardi | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 73 | Christian Chemin | Simone Scattolin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
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**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS1 | Coldirodi 1 | 12.41 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 8:32.8 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS2 | Langan 1 | 25.29 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 18:13.8 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS3 | Rezzo 1 | 12.29 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 9:56.9 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS4 | San Bernardo 1 | 19.44 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 12:33.9 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS5 | Nava 1 | 19.03 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 12:56.1 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS6 | Coldirodi 2 | 12.41 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 8:31.8 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS7 | Langan 2 | 25.29 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 18:08.9 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (5 Oct) | SS8 | Rezzo 2 | 12.29 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 10:05.5 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS9 | Passo Teglia 1 | 14.32 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 11:17.8 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS10 | Molini 1 | 25.29 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 18:01.7 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS11 | Perinaldo 1 | 12.16 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 8:18.5 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS12 | San Bernardo 2 | 19.44 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS13 | Nava 2 | 19.03 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS14 | Passo Teglia 2 | 14.32 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 11:17.0 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS15 | Molini 2 | 25.29 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 18:03.8 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (6 Oct) | SS16 | Perinaldo 2 | 12.16 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 8:15.7 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS17 | San Romolo 1 | 28.64 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 20:27.9 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS18 | Colle d'Oggia 1 | 15.19 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 10:46.3 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS19 | San Romolo 2 | 28.64 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 22:51.4 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 3 (7 Oct) | SS20 | Colle d'Oggia 2 | 15.19 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 10:37.3 | Andrea Dallavilla |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Sébastien Loeb | 30 |
| 2 | | Andrea Dallavilla | 24 |
| 3 | | Martin Stenshorne | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | Larry Cols | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Giandomenico Basso | 6 |
