2001 Rally New Zealand
# 2001 Rally New Zealand

The 2001 Rally New Zealand (formally the 32nd Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the tenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 21 September and 23 September 2001, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 10th and last win in the World Rally Championship.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 9 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | M |
| 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | M |
| 19 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | M |
| 16 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 18 | Toshihiro Arai | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 20 | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Craig Vincent | Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | — |
| 21 | Neil Wearden | Trevor Agnew | Neil Wearden | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| 31 | Bruce Herbert | Robert Ryan | Rose City Cars | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | — |
| 32 | Geoff Argyle | Steve Smith | Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 33 | Andrew Hawkeswood | Samantha Haldane | Daytona Motor Group | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 34 | Todd Bawden | Raymond Bennett | Todd Bawden | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 35 | Lewis Scott | Jane Black | Lewis Scott | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 42 | Brian Green | Jane McKay | Palmerston North Rallysport Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 44 | Glenn Smith | Colin Smith | Glenn Smith | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 46 | Richard Mason | Hamish Fenemor | Richard Mason | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 47 | Brett Middleton | Andrew Benefield | Brett Middleton | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 48 | Wayne Parker | Brendan McKay | Wayne Parker | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 52 | Ian Easton | Cheryl Easton | Ian Easton | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 53 | Kerry Evans | Rocky Hudson | Winger Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 54 | Mark Hiestand | Danielle Bates | Winger Subaru | Nissan Pulsar GTI-R | — |
| 56 | Austen Jones | Bronwyn Snookes | Anything Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 57 | Malcolm Stewart | Mike Fletcher | Malcolm Stewart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | — |
| 59 | Kevin Bell | Dean Stockwell | Kevin Bell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 61 | Jason Gardner | Paul Flintoft | Jason Gardner | Nissan Pulsar GTI-R | — |
| 65 | Keith Stewart | Len Fisher | Keith Stewart | Subaru Legacy RS | — |
| 67 | Bruce Warburton | Harmannus Slebos | Bruce Warburton | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 69 | Rex Vizible | Dave Robb | Vizible Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| Group N Cup entries ||||||
| 22 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 23 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 25 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 26 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 27 | Cody Crocker | Greg Foletta | Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | — |
| 28 | Reece Jones | Leo Bult | Reece Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 29 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 30 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 37 | Luca Baldini | Massimo Agostinelli | Luca Baldini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 39 | Chris West | Chris Cobham | Rose City Cars | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 40 | Ross Meekings | Alan Glen | Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 41 | Natalie Barratt | Chris Patterson | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 43 | Kevin Holmes | Garry Cowan | Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 49 | Cameron Bates | Laurie Brenssell | Cameron Bates | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 50 | Mike Turfus | Fleur Pedersen | Silverstone Rally Tyre Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 51 | Graeme Presswell | Martin Saunders | Rally Drive NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 55 | Jeff Judd | Grant Marra | Jeff Judd | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 58 | Deborah Kibble | Jamie Kibble | Deborah Kibble | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 64 | Hiromichi Niwa | Tadayoshi Sato | Hiromichi Niwa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 66 | Nobuaki Takahashi | Masako Takahashi | Nobuaki Takahashi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 68 | Minoru Shinomiya | Yoshinari Kawanishi | Minoru Shinomiya | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 70 | Mitsuhiro Aoki | Fumika Nakamura | Mitsuhiro Aoki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 71 | Tony Burrowes | Brendan Olsen | Burrst Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 72 | David Langford-Smith | Stuart Roberts | David Langford-Smith | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 73 | Keiji Seita | Hiromi Ueno | Keiji Seita | Honda Civic VTi | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 — 117.17 km |||||
| 21 September | 08:33 | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km |
| 21 September | 10:41 | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km |
| 21 September | 11:04 | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km |
| 21 September | 11:37 | SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km |
| 21 September | 13:08 | SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km |
| 21 September | 13:51 | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km |
| 21 September | 18:30 | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km |
| 21 September | 19:00 | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km |
| Leg 2 — 176.29 km |||||
| 22 September | 09:53 | SS9 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km |
| 22 September | 12:51 | SS10 | Batley | 19.82 km |
| 22 September | 13:24 | SS11 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km |
| 22 September | 13:42 | SS12 | Brooks | 16.03 km |
| 22 September | 14:10 | SS13 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km |
| 22 September | 15:50 | SS14 | Cassidy | 21.64 km |
| 22 September | 16:33 | SS15 | Mititai | 26.77 km |
| 22 September | 17:16 | SS16 | Tokatoka | 10.15 km |
| Leg 3 — 89.00 km |||||
| 23 September | 08:38 | SS17 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km |
| 23 September | 09:06 | SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km |
| 23 September | 11:14 | SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km |
| 23 September | 11:27 | SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km |
| 23 September | 11:45 | SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km |
| 23 September | 11:58 | SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km |
| 23 September | 12:41 | SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km |
| 23 September | 13:04 | SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results

### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:47:28.0 | | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:48:12.6 | +44.6 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:18.1 | +50.1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:48:20.2 | +52.2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:23.8 | +55.8 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:39.3 | +1:11.3 | 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 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:47:28.0 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:48:12.6 | +44.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:48:20.2 | +52.2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:23.8 | +55.8 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:48:39.3 | +1:11.3 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:49:43.8 | +2:15.8 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 3:49:49.0 | +2:21.0 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:51:01.8 | +3:33.8 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:51:49.9 | +4:21.9 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 19 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 3:56:04.3 | +8:36.3 | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:04.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:39.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:00.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:03.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | Didier Auriol Kenneth Eriksson | Peugeot 206 WRC Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 21:28.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 10:49.1 | Kenneth Eriksson |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 1:21.6 | Kenneth Eriksson |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 1:20.1 | Kenneth Eriksson |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS9 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | 33:59.9 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS10 | Batley | 19.82 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 10:55.9 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS11 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:31.2 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS12 | Brooks | 16.03 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 9:44.6 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS13 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:17.9 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS14 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:23.9 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS15 | Mititai | 26.77 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 13:42.3 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS16 | Tokatoka | 10.15 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:19.3 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS17 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:06.0 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 18:45.0 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:47.1 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:55.7 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:41.4 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:50.9 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:42.6 | Richard Burns |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:32.6 | Richard Burns |

**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 | 1 | Colin McRae | 40 | 1 | Nicky Grist | 40 | 1 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 76 |
| 2 | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 40 | 1 | Risto Mannisenmäki | 40 | 1 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 66 |
| 3 | 2 | Richard Burns | 31 | 2 | Robert Reid | 31 | 1 | Subaru World Rally Team | 46 |
| 4 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 30 | 1 | Luis Moya | 30 | 1 | Peugeot Total | 44 |
| 5 | 1 | Harri Rovanperä | 27 | 1 | 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 |
| 16 | 1 | 22 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:58:33.1 | | 10 |
| 18 | 2 | 23 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:01:24.5 | +2:51.4 | 6 |
| 20 | 3 | 29 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:03:22.2 | +4:49.1 | 4 |
| 21 | 4 | 26 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:03:42.2 | +5:09.1 | 3 |
| 24 | 5 | 43 | Kevin Holmes | Garry Cowan | Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:04:29.9 | +5:56.8 | 2 |
| 25 | 6 | 28 | Reece Jones | Leo Bult | Reece Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:05:37.8 | +7:04.7 | 1 |
| 26 | 7 | 40 | Ross Meekings | Alan Glen | Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:07:17.4 | +8:44.3 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 37 | Luca Baldini | Massimo Agostinelli | Luca Baldini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:12:05.2 | +13:32.1 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 50 | Mike Turfus | Fleur Pedersen | Silverstone Rally Tyre Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:14:12.1 | +15:39.0 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 49 | Cameron Bates | Laurie Brenssell | Cameron Bates | Subaru Impreza STI | 4:16:09.3 | +17:36.2 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 64 | Hiromichi Niwa | Tadayoshi Sato | Hiromichi Niwa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:18:55.2 | +20:22.1 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 41 | Natalie Barratt | Chris Patterson | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:21:26.1 | +22:53.0 | 0 |
| 38 | 13 | 68 | Minoru Shinomiya | Yoshinari Kawanishi | Minoru Shinomiya | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:26:56.9 | +28:23.8 | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | 71 | Tony Burrowes | Brendan Olsen | Burrst Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX | 4:34:18.5 | +35:45.4 | 0 |
| 45 | 15 | 58 | Deborah Kibble | Jamie Kibble | Deborah Kibble | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:39:20.0 | +40:46.9 | 0 |
| 48 | 16 | 51 | Graeme Presswell | Martin Saunders | Rally Drive NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | 4:53:34.5 | +55:01.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 39 | Chris West | Chris Cobham | Rose City Cars | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | Retired SS20 | 55 | Jeff Judd | Grant Marra | Jeff Judd | Subaru Impreza WRX | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS18 | Retired SS18 | 72 | David Langford-Smith | Stuart Roberts | David Langford-Smith | Subaru Impreza WRX | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 27 | Cody Crocker | Greg Foletta | Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 70 | Mitsuhiro Aoki | Fumika Nakamura | Mitsuhiro Aoki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 73 | Keiji Seita | Hiromi Ueno | Keiji Seita | Honda Civic VTi | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 25 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 30 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 66 | Nobuaki Takahashi | Masako Takahashi | Nobuaki Takahashi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:51.5 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:51.6 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:25.1 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 8:21.8 | Gabriel Pozzo |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 22:01.0 | Cody Crocker |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Cody Crocker | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 11:14.6 | Cody Crocker |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Manfred Stohl Ross Meekings | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:27.7 | Cody Crocker |
| Leg 1 (21 Sep) | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:26.2 | Cody Crocker |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS9 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 35:48.0 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS10 | Batley | 19.82 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:32.4 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS11 | Waipu Gorge | 11.24 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:49.9 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS12 | Brooks | 16.03 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:15.7 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS13 | Paparoa Station | 11.64 km | Manfred Stohl Cody Crocker | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 6:38.0 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS14 | Cassidy | 21.64 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:15.4 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS15 | Mititai | 26.77 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:39.5 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (22 Sep) | SS16 | Tokatoka | 10.15 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:42.9 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS17 | Otorohea Trig | 4.62 km | Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:16.9 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:45.6 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Kevin Holmes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:06.6 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Ross Meekings | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:13.2 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Ross Meekings | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:05.3 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Ross Meekings | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:15.3 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Ross Meekings | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:03.2 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (23 Sep) | SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:05.6 | Manfred Stohl |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Gabriel Pozzo | 59 |
| 2 | | Gustavo Trelles | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | Manfred Stohl | 22 |
| 4 | 1 | Marcos Ligato | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | Stig Blomqvist | 11 |
