# 2001 Rally Australia

The 2001 Rally Australia (formally the 14th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 1 November and 4 November 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 6th 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 | Timo Hantunen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | M |
| 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 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 |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 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 |
| 19 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 20 | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Mark Stacey | Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | P |
| 21 | Pasi Hagström | Tero Gardemeister | Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 22 | Henrik Lundgaard | Jens-Christian Anker | Toyota Castrol Team Denmark | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 23 | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | Neal Bates | Toyota Corolla WRC | — |
| 24 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Tony Sircombe | Oman Arab World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | — |
| 25 | 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 |
| 36 | Nigel Heath | Steve Lancaster | World Rally HIRE | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | — |
| 39 | Stuart Warren | Murray Hynes | Stuart Warren | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 43 | Scott Pedder | Rob Beekman | Pedders Suspension | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 51 | Tolley Challis | William Hayes | Westec Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 57 | Stephen Handbury | Dale Moscatt | Stephen Handbury | Subaru Impreza Wagon | — |
| 61 | Jacquiline Dines | Gray Marshall | Jacquiline Dines | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 63 | Simon Kirke | Angela Moore | Simon Kirke | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 64 | Keith Hedgeland | Toni Feaver | Keith Hedgeland | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 70 | Robert Whyatt | Malcolm Cox | Robert Whyatt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| Group N Cup entries ||||||
| 26 | Cody Crocker | Greg Foletta | Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | P |
| 27 | Juha Kangas | Mika Ovaskainen | Juha Kangas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 28 | Ed Ordynski | Iain Stewart | Mistubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 29 | Marko Ipatti | Karri Marttila | Raceworx | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 31 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 32 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 33 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 34 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 37 | Natalie Barratt | Chris Patterson | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 38 | Dean Herridge | Jim Carlton | Les Walkden Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 40 | Simon Evans | Sue Evans | Raceworx | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 41 | Spencer Lowndes | Chris Randell | Mistubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 42 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 44 | Mark Thompson | David Boddy | Mark Thompson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 45 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | François Duval | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | — |
| 46 | Reece Jones | Leo Bult | Reece Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 47 | Luca Baldini | Massimo Agostinelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 48 | Martin Lintott | Tony Jackson | Lincorp Automotive | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 49 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Y |
| 50 | Sam Brand | Tim Batten | Sam Brand | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 52 | Jean-Philippe Patthey | Claude Alain Besse | Scuderia Chicco d'Oro | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 53 | Dennis Dunlop | Jacquie Dunlop | Dennis Dunlop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 54 | David Hills | Lyndall Drake | Australian Plastic Profiles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 56 | Steve Forsberg | Paul van der Mey | Steve Forsberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 58 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 59 | Atsushi Masumura | Osamu Yoda | Super Alex Troop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 60 | Haruo Takakuwa | Paul Flintoft | Takayama College | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 62 | Michael Anderson | Melissa Anderson | Michael Anderson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | — |
| 65 | Jim Marden | Stuart Percival | Takayama College | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 66 | Jeremy Vaughan | Jonathon Mortimer | Maximum Motorsport | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 69 | Ryo Funaki | Hiroyasu Sonoda | Ryo Funaki | Subaru Vivio RX-R | — |
| 71 | Rick Powell | Paul Bennett | Rick Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 72 | Shane Dirou | Hanna Drury | Maximum Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 73 | Christopher Anderson | Joel Lithgo | Christopher Anderson | Nissan Sunny GTI | — |
| 74 | John Hendry | Andrew Wilson | John Hendry | Proton Satria | — |
| 75 | Kunio Takeuchi | Michael Hawiley | All Student University | Subaru Vivio RX-R | — |
| 76 | Scott Clarke | Justin Doney | SAFER WA | Hyundai Excel | — |
| 77 | David Kendall | Jennifer Kendall-Stewart | David Kendall | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 79 | Duane Partridge | Glen Hancock | Office of Youth Affairs | Daihatsu Charade GTi | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 149.96 km |||||
| 1 November | 18:42 | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km |
| 2 November | 10:27 | SS2 | Helena North 1 | 24.14 km |
| 2 November | 10:53 | SS3 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km |
| 2 November | 12:00 | SS4 | Kev's | 9.56 km |
| 2 November | 12:39 | SS5 | Beraking | 26.46 km |
| 2 November | 13:27 | SS6 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km |
| 2 November | 15:32 | SS7 | Helena North 2 | 24.14 km |
| 2 November | 15:58 | SS8 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km |
| 2 November | 16:23 | SS9 | Atkins | 4.42 km |
| 2 November | 19:30 | SS10 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km |
| Leg 2 — 141.12 km |||||
| 3 November | 08:36 | SS11 | Stirling East | 35.48 km |
| 3 November | 09:23 | SS12 | Brunswick | 16.63 km |
| 3 November | 11:23 | SS13 | Wellington Dam | 45.42 km |
| 3 November | 14:07 | SS14 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km |
| 3 November | 14:28 | SS15 | Stirling West | 15.89 km |
| 3 November | 16:14 | SS16 | Murray Pines | 18.53 km |
| 3 November | 19:45 | SS17 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km |
| Leg 3 — 105.69 km |||||
| 4 November | 07:59 | SS18 | Bannister West | 34.57 km |
| 4 November | 09:07 | SS19 | Bannister North | 36.84 km |
| 4 November | 10:32 | SS20 | Bannister South | 28.65 km |
| 4 November | 12:35 | SS21 | Michelin TV Stage | 5.63 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:17:01.3 | | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:17:41.7 | +40.4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:18:21.4 | +1:20.1 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:18:32.2 | +1:30.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:18:41.3 | +1:40.0 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Timo Hantunen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:20:04.0 | +3:02.7 | 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 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:17:01.3 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:17:41.7 | +40.4 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:18:21.4 | +1:20.1 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:18:41.3 | +1:40.0 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Timo Hantunen | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:20:04.0 | +3:02.7 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:20:42.5 | +3:41.2 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:22:00.5 | +4:59.2 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:24:33.0 | +7:31.7 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3:24:54.3 | +7:53.0 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 9 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 3:25:17.0 | +8:15.7 | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km | Didier Auriol Carlos Sainz | Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 1:30.7 | Didier Auriol Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS2 | Helena North 1 | 24.14 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:43.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS3 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | Marcus Grönholm Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:42.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS4 | Kev's | 9.56 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 6:01.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS5 | Beraking | 26.46 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 14:52.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS6 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:08.7 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS7 | Helena North 2 | 24.14 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:29.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS8 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | Carlos Sainz Richard Burns | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 9:34.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS9 | Atkins | 4.42 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:01.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS10 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | Didier Auriol Petter Solberg | Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 1:30.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS11 | Stirling East | 35.48 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:38.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS12 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:08.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS13 | Wellington Dam | 45.42 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS14 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:47.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS15 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:20.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS16 | Murray Pines | 18.53 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:40.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS17 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:29.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS18 | Bannister West | 34.57 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 17:22.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS19 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 19:26.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS20 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 16:32.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS21 | Michelin TV Stage | 5.63 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:28.1 | Marcus Grönholm |

#### 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 | 42 | | Nicky Grist | 42 | 1 | Peugeot Total | 90 |
| 2 | | Tommi Mäkinen | 41 | | Risto Mannisenmäki | 40 | 1 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 86 |
| 3 | | Richard Burns | 40 | | Robert Reid | 40 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 69 |
| 4 | | Carlos Sainz | 33 | | Luis Moya | 33 | | Subaru World Rally Team | 62 |
| 5 | | Harri Rovanperä | 30 | | Risto Pietiläinen | 30 | | 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 | 28 | Ed Ordynski | Iain Stewart | Mistubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:34:27.2 | | 10 |
| 18 | 2 | 32 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:34:48.5 | +21.3 | 6 |
| 19 | 3 | 45 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | François Duval | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 3:35:19.0 | +51.8 | 4 |
| 20 | 4 | 27 | Juha Kangas | Mika Ovaskainen | Juha Kangas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:35:23.5 | +56.3 | 3 |
| 21 | 5 | 26 | Cody Crocker | Greg Foletta | Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru Impreza STI N8 | 3:37:22.6 | +2:55.4 | 2 |
| 22 | 6 | 31 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:38:22.6 | +3:55.4 | 1 |
| 23 | 7 | 34 | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:40:39.6 | +6:12.4 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 38 | Dean Herridge | Jim Carlton | Les Walkden Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX | 3:41:05.8 | +6:38.6 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 42 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:41:24.9 | +6:57.7 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 29 | Marko Ipatti | Karri Marttila | Raceworx | Subaru Impreza STI | 3:42:54.8 | +8:27.6 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 33 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:43:23.3 | +8:56.1 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 46 | Reece Jones | Leo Bult | Reece Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:45:32.0 | +11:04.8 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 44 | Mark Thompson | David Boddy | Mark Thompson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 3:47:44.6 | +13:17.4 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 58 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:48:43.1 | +14:15.9 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 54 | David Hills | Lyndall Drake | Australian Plastic Profiles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 3:50:31.8 | +16:04.6 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 65 | Jim Marden | Stuart Percival | Takayama College | Subaru Impreza 555 | 3:53:15.6 | +18:48.4 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 47 | Luca Baldini | Massimo Agostinelli | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:53:48.5 | +19:21.3 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 53 | Dennis Dunlop | Jacquie Dunlop | Dennis Dunlop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:54:54.1 | +20:26.9 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 37 | Natalie Barratt | Chris Patterson | Natalie Barratt Rallysport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:59:10.9 | +24:43.7 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 62 | Michael Anderson | Melissa Anderson | Michael Anderson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | 4:02:34.0 | +28:06.8 | 0 |
| 39 | 21 | 60 | Haruo Takakuwa | Paul Flintoft | Takayama College | Subaru Impreza WRX | 4:07:32.8 | +33:05.6 | 0 |
| 42 | 22 | 72 | Shane Dirou | Hanna Drury | Maximum Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | 4:11:01.2 | +36:34.0 | 0 |
| 45 | 23 | 71 | Rick Powell | Paul Bennett | Rick Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | 4:23:28.9 | +49:01.7 | 0 |
| 46 | 24 | 74 | John Hendry | Andrew Wilson | John Hendry | Proton Satria | 4:30:34.9 | +56:07.7 | 0 |
| 47 | 25 | 69 | Ryo Funaki | Hiroyasu Sonoda | Ryo Funaki | Subaru Vivio RX-R | 4:33:19.0 | +58:51.8 | 0 |
| 50 | 26 | 79 | Duane Partridge | Glen Hancock | Office of Youth Affairs | Daihatsu Charade GTi | 5:07:19.1 | +1:32:51.9 | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | Retired SS20 | 75 | Kunio Takeuchi | Michael Hawiley | All Student University | Subaru Vivio RX-R | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 40 | Simon Evans | Sue Evans | Raceworx | Subaru Impreza STI | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 52 | Jean-Philippe Patthey | Claude Alain Besse | Scuderia Chicco d'Oro | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 66 | Jeremy Vaughan | Jonathon Mortimer | Maximum Motorsport | Subaru Impreza WRX | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS12 | Retired SS12 | 48 | Martin Lintott | Tony Jackson | Lincorp Automotive | Subaru Impreza WRX | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 73 | Christopher Anderson | Joel Lithgo | Christopher Anderson | Nissan Sunny GTI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 76 | Scott Clarke | Justin Doney | SAFER WA | Hyundai Excel | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 49 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 50 | Sam Brand | Tim Batten | Sam Brand | Subaru Impreza WRX | Electrical | Electrical | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 56 | Steve Forsberg | Paul van der Mey | Steve Forsberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 59 | Atsushi Masumura | Osamu Yoda | Super Alex Troop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 41 | Spencer Lowndes | Chris Randell | Mistubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 77 | David Kendall | Jennifer Kendall-Stewart | David Kendall | Subaru Impreza WRX | Driveshaft | Driveshaft | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (1 Nov) | SS1 | Langley Park Super 1 | 2.20 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:35.8 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS2 | Helena North 1 | 24.14 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:46.6 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS3 | Helena South 1 | 18.43 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:29.2 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS4 | Kev's | 9.56 km | Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:28.4 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS5 | Beraking | 26.46 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 16:06.1 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS6 | Flynns Short | 19.98 km | Ed Ordynski Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:00.0 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS7 | Helena North 2 | 24.14 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:39.1 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS8 | Helena South 2 | 18.43 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:20.9 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS9 | Atkins | 4.42 km | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:14.3 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 1 (2 Nov) | SS10 | Langley Park Super 2 | 2.20 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:35.4 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS11 | Stirling East | 35.48 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:54.0 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS12 | Brunswick | 16.63 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:57.4 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS13 | Wellington Dam | 45.42 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS14 | Harvey Weir | 6.97 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:08.0 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS15 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:57.3 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS16 | Murray Pines | 18.53 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:24.9 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 2 (3 Nov) | SS17 | Langley Park Super 3 | 2.20 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:35.1 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS18 | Bannister West | 34.57 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:35.3 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS19 | Bannister North | 36.84 km | Juha Kangas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:09.3 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS20 | Bannister South | 28.65 km | François Duval | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 17:52.2 | Ed Ordynski |
| Leg 3 (4 Nov) | SS21 | Michelin TV Stage | 5.63 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:44.7 | Ed Ordynski |

#### Championship standings

* Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Gabriel Pozzo | 71 |
| 2 | | Gustavo Trelles | 36 |
| 3 | | Manfred Stohl | 23 |
| 4 | | Marcos Ligato | 22 |
| 5 | | Stig Blomqvist | 14 |