# 2001 Tour de Corse

The 2001 Tour de Corse (formally the 45th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the twelfth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 October and 21 October 2001, and was won by Citroën's Jesús Puras, his 1st 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 | 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 |
| 24 | Toshihiro Arai | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 25 | Achim Mörtl | Stefan Eichhorner | Promotor World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 29 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | H.F. Grifone SRL | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 36 | Armando Pereira | Jean-Jacques Ferrero | Armando Pereira | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | M |
| 37 | Jean-Claude Torre | Patrick de la Foata | Jean-Claude Torre | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | M |
| 38 | Neil Wearden | Trevor Agnew | Neil Wearden | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| Group N Cup entries ||||||
| 28 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 39 | Jean-Pierre Manzagol | Sabrina De Castelli | Jean-Pierre Manzagol | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | M |
| 40 | Jean-Marie Santoni | Jean-Marc Casamatta | Jean-Marie Santoni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 41 | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Jean-François Scelo | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 43 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 44 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 45 | Marta Candian | Mara Biotti | Marta Candian | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 46 | Reece Jones | Garry Cowan | Reece Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | F |
| 47 | Jean-Paul Aymé | Brigitte Aymé | Jean-Paul Aymé | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 48 | Stanislav Gryazin | Dmitriy Eremeev | Stanislav Gryazin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 49 | Nik Elsmore | Jayson Brown | Nik Elsmore | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 74 | Norberto Cangani | Eros Di Prima | Norberto Cangani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 75 | Fabrizio Mari | Alessandro Leonardi | Fabrizio Mari | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 81 | François Faggianelli | Jean-Dominique Mattei | François Faggianelli | Renault Clio RS | — |
| 82 | Richard Bourcier | Jean-Marc Ducousso | Richard Bourcier | Renault Clio RS | — |
| 83 | Eddie Mercier | Jean-Michel Veret | Eddie Mercier | Renault Clio RS | M |
| 84 | Jean-Jacques Padovani | Guy Voillemier | Jean-Jacques Padovani | Renault Clio RS | P |
| 85 | Jean-Michel Pietri | Bruno Bouvier | Jean-Michel Pietri | Peugeot 306 S16 | P |
| 87 | Patrick Pugliese | Franck Giambi | Patrick Pugliese | Peugeot 306 S16 | — |
| 88 | Stéphane Rovina | Philippe Rovina | Stéphane Rovina | Peugeot 306 Rallye | P |
| 89 | Yves Laurence | Pascal Guinchard | Yves Laurence | Peugeot 306 S16 | — |
| 90 | Jean-François Prévalet | Philippe Viennet | Jean-François Prévalet | Peugeot 306 S16 | P |
| 91 | Eric Filippi | Guy Mizael | Eric Filippi | Peugeot 306 S16 | M |
| 92 | Henri-Marc Venturini | Jean Vincensini | Henri-Marc Venturini | Renault Clio Williams | M |
| 93 | Antoine Paul Bastelica | Antoine Felix Paolini | Antoine Paul Bastelica | Renault Clio Williams | M |
| 95 | Walter Lamonato | Simone Scattolin | Walter Lamonato | Opel Astra OPC | M |
| 96 | Thierry Chkondali | Sébastien Raviot | Thierry Chkondali | Honda Integra Type-R | B |
| 100 | Thierry Dard | Jean Philippe du Fayet de la Tour | Thierry Dard | Honda Civic VTi | M |
| 101 | Jean-Marc Poisson | Olivier Lesigne | Jean-Marc Poisson | Honda Civic VTi | — |
| 102 | Michel Wilders | Danielle Wilders-Arend | Michel Wilders | Honda Civic VTi | — |
| 103 | Eric Cascio | Sylvia Cascio | Eric Cascio | Peugeot 106 XSI | — |
| 104 | Hervé Tomaselli | Pierre-Antoine Bonifet | Hervé Tomaselli | Peugeot 106 XSI | M |
| Super 1600 Cup entries ||||||
| 50 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 52 | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | 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 | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo 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 | M |
| 58 | Sergio Vallejo | Diego Vallejo | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 59 | Benoît Rousselot | Gilles Mondésir | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 61 | Corrado Fontana | Renzo Casazza | H.F. Grifone SRL | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 62 | Jussi Välimäki | Jakke Honkanen | ST Motors | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 63 | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Zeta Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 64 | Massimo Macaluso | Antonio Celot | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 65 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 67 | Albert Llovera | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 68 | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 69 | Nicolas Bernardi | Delphine Bernardi | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 71 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 72 | Saladin Mazlan | Timothy Sturla | Saladin Rallying | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 73 | Christian Chemin | Matteo Alberto Bacchin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 126.81 km |||||
| 19 October | 08:56 | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.40 km |
| 19 October | 09:44 | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 27.64 km |
| 19 October | 11:46 | SS3 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 | 36.73 km |
| 19 October | 14:04 | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.40 km |
| 19 October | 14:52 | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 27.64 km |
| Leg 2 — 155.55 km |||||
| 20 October | 09:15 | SS6 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 | 36.73 km |
| 20 October | 11:40 | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 11.02 km |
| 20 October | 12:05 | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km |
| 20 October | 12:40 | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 30.11 km |
| 20 October | 14:31 | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 11.02 km |
| 20 October | 14:57 | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km |
| 20 October | 15:32 | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 30.11 km |
| Leg 3 — 111.68 km |||||
| 21 October | 09:59 | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.05 km |
| 21 October | 10:35 | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km |
| 21 October | 12:37 | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.05 km |
| 21 October | 13:13 | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 15 | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:58:35.5 | | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:58:53.0 | +17.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:59:47.4 | +1:11.9 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:28.6 | +4:53.1 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:29.4 | +4:53.9 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:57.1 | +5:21.6 | 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 |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:58:53.0 | | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:59:47.4 | +54.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:28.6 | +4:35.6 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 4:03:29.4 | +4:36.4 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | Piero Liatti | Carlo Cassina | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 4:06:44.7 | +7:51.7 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | 4:07:28.2 | +8:35.2 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:08:56.8 | +10:03.8 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 4:11:50.2 | +12:57.2 | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 12 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | Oil pressure | Oil pressure | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.40 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:24.6 | Gilles Panizzi |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 27.64 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:17.5 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS3 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 | 36.73 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:49.7 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.40 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:21.8 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 27.64 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS6 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 | 36.73 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:38.2 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 11.02 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:14.3 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 13:06.0 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 30.11 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:33.8 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 11.02 km | Jesús Puras Gilles Panizzi | Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:17.8 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:48.1 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 30.11 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:23.4 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.05 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:10.6 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Jesús Puras | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:10.4 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.05 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:08.2 | Jesús Puras |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 20:32.8 | Jesús Puras |

#### 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 | 1 | Peugeot Total | 76 |
| 3 | 1 | Richard Burns | 34 | 1 | Robert Reid | 34 | 1 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 67 |
| 4 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 33 | 1 | Luis Moya | 33 | | Subaru World Rally Team | 55 |
| 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 | 28 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:22:51.3 | | 10 |
| 18 | 2 | 41 | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Jean-François Scelo | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:23:43.4 | +52.1 | 6 |
| 24 | 3 | 48 | Stanislav Gryazin | Dmitriy Eremeev | Stanislav Gryazin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:28:59.5 | +6:08.2 | 4 |
| 26 | 4 | 83 | Eddie Mercier | Jean-Michel Veret | Eddie Mercier | Renault Clio RS | 4:30:23.8 | +7:32.5 | 3 |
| 30 | 5 | 82 | Richard Bourcier | Jean-Marc Ducousso | Richard Bourcier | Renault Clio RS | 4:37:12.2 | +14:20.9 | 2 |
| 31 | 6 | 47 | Jean-Paul Aymé | Brigitte Aymé | Jean-Paul Aymé | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:39:05.0 | +16:13.7 | 1 |
| 33 | 7 | 45 | Marta Candian | Mara Biotti | Marta Candian | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:40:38.7 | +17:47.4 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 88 | Stéphane Rovina | Philippe Rovina | Stéphane Rovina | Peugeot 306 Rallye | 4:41:20.5 | +18:29.2 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 81 | François Faggianelli | Jean-Dominique Mattei | François Faggianelli | Renault Clio RS | 4:43:07.6 | +20:16.3 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 87 | Patrick Pugliese | Franck Giambi | Patrick Pugliese | Peugeot 306 S16 | 4:46:55.6 | +24:04.3 | 0 |
| 37 | 11 | 46 | Reece Jones | Garry Cowan | Reece Jones | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:46:59.2 | +24:07.9 | 0 |
| 38 | 12 | 96 | Thierry Chkondali | Sébastien Raviot | Thierry Chkondali | Honda Integra Type-R | 4:47:02.3 | +24:11.0 | 0 |
| 40 | 13 | 95 | Walter Lamonato | Simone Scattolin | Walter Lamonato | Opel Astra OPC | 4:49:15.5 | +26:24.2 | 0 |
| 41 | 14 | 89 | Yves Laurence | Pascal Guinchard | Yves Laurence | Peugeot 306 S16 | 4:49:56.2 | +27:04.9 | 0 |
| 42 | 15 | 91 | Eric Filippi | Guy Mizael | Eric Filippi | Peugeot 306 S16 | 4:52:37.7 | +29:46.4 | 0 |
| 44 | 16 | 93 | Antoine Paul Bastelica | Antoine Felix Paolini | Antoine Paul Bastelica | Renault Clio Williams | 4:52:41.1 | +29:49.8 | 0 |
| 45 | 17 | 102 | Michel Wilders | Danielle Wilders-Arend | Michel Wilders | Honda Civic VTi | 4:54:05.1 | +31:13.8 | 0 |
| 46 | 18 | 100 | Thierry Dard | Jean Philippe du Fayet de la Tour | Thierry Dard | Honda Civic VTi | 4:56:05.0 | +33:13.7 | 0 |
| 48 | 19 | 101 | Jean-Marc Poisson | Olivier Lesigne | Jean-Marc Poisson | Honda Civic VTi | 5:12:03.5 | +49:12.2 | 0 |
| 49 | 20 | 104 | Hervé Tomaselli | Pierre-Antoine Bonifet | Hervé Tomaselli | Peugeot 106 XSI | 5:20:29.8 | +57:38.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 75 | Fabrizio Mari | Alessandro Leonardi | Fabrizio Mari | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 49 | Nik Elsmore | Jayson Brown | Nik Elsmore | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 103 | Eric Cascio | Sylvia Cascio | Eric Cascio | Peugeot 106 XSI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 43 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 92 | Henri-Marc Venturini | Jean Vincensini | Henri-Marc Venturini | Renault Clio Williams | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 39 | Jean-Pierre Manzagol | Sabrina De Castelli | Jean-Pierre Manzagol | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 40 | Jean-Marie Santoni | Jean-Marc Casamatta | Jean-Marie Santoni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 44 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 84 | Jean-Jacques Padovani | Guy Voillemier | Jean-Jacques Padovani | Renault Clio RS | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 85 | Jean-Michel Pietri | Bruno Bouvier | Jean-Michel Pietri | Peugeot 306 S16 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 90 | Jean-François Prévalet | Philippe Viennet | Jean-François Prévalet | Peugeot 306 S16 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 74 | Norberto Cangani | Eros Di Prima | Norberto Cangani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.40 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:40.0 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 27.64 km | Jean-Marie Santoni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:11.9 | Jean-Marie Santoni |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS3 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 | 36.73 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 26:05.8 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.40 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:34.9 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 27.64 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS6 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 | 36.73 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 25:51.6 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 11.02 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:12.3 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:11.5 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 30.11 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:30.5 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 11.02 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:58.3 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:02.7 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 30.11 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:29.5 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.05 km | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 16:53.1 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:25.0 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.05 km | Jean-Marc Sanchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 17:16.3 | Gustavo Trelles |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 22:13.6 | Gustavo Trelles |

#### 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 | 36 |
| 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 |
| 13 | 1 | 53 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:16:16.4 | | 10 |
| 14 | 2 | 52 | Andrea Dallavilla | Giovanni Bernacchini | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:16:24.9 | +8.5 | 6 |
| 15 | 3 | 56 | Giandomenico Basso | Flavio Guglielmini | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:21:25.7 | +5:09.3 | 4 |
| 16 | 4 | 55 | Niall McShea | Michael Orr | Citroën Sport | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 4:21:47.9 | +5:31.5 | 3 |
| 19 | 5 | 58 | Sergio Vallejo | Diego Vallejo | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:24:13.4 | +7:57.0 | 2 |
| 20 | 6 | 63 | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Zeta Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:25:52.1 | +9:35.7 | 1 |
| 21 | 7 | 69 | Nicolas Bernardi | Delphine Bernardi | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:26:00.5 | +9:44.1 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 50 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:26:36.1 | +10:19.7 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 68 | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:28:54.9 | +12:38.5 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 65 | Alejandro Galanti | Xavier Amigó | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:29:35.0 | +13:18.6 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 54 | Larry Cols | Yasmine Gerard | Peugeot Bastos Racing | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:32:20.3 | +16:03.9 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 62 | Jussi Välimäki | Jakke Honkanen | ST Motors | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:34:44.1 | +18:27.7 | 0 |
| 39 | 13 | 67 | Albert Llovera | Marc Corral | Pronto Racing | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:48:00.9 | +31:44.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 73 | Christian Chemin | Matteo Alberto Bacchin | Hawk Racing Club | Fiat Punto S1600 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 57 | Cédric Robert | Marie-Pierre Billoux | Team Gamma | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 61 | Corrado Fontana | Renzo Casazza | H.F. Grifone SRL | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 72 | Saladin Mazlan | Timothy Sturla | Saladin Rallying | Ford Puma S1600 | Radiator | Radiator | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 64 | Massimo Macaluso | Antonio Celot | R&D Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 71 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | Water pump | Water pump | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 59 | Benoît Rousselot | Gilles Mondésir | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | Cambelt | Cambelt | 0 |
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#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS1 | Cuttoli — Peri 1 | 17.40 km | François Duval | Ford Puma S1600 | 12:15.1 | François Duval |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS2 | Ocana — Radicale 1 | 27.64 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:36.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS3 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 1 | 36.73 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 25:31.0 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS4 | Cuttoli — Peri 2 | 17.40 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 12:14.2 | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 1 (19 Oct) | SS5 | Ocana — Radicale 2 | 27.64 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Andrea Dallavilla |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS6 | Ste Marie Sicche — Petreto 2 | 36.73 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 25:26.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS7 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 1 | 11.02 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 8:17.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS8 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 14:07.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS9 | Lopigna — Sarrola 1 | 30.11 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 21:01.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS10 | Gare de Carbuccia — Gare d'Ucciani 2 | 11.02 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:45.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS11 | Vero — Pont d'Azzana 2 | 18.28 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 13:42.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 Oct) | SS12 | Lopigna — Sarrola 2 | 30.11 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 20:44.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.05 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:19.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 1 | 31.79 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 20:37.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.05 km | Andrea Dallavilla | Fiat Punto S1600 | 17:13.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (21 Oct) | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta Plage 2 | 31.79 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 21:33.0 | Sébastien Loeb |

#### Championship standings

* Bold text indicates 2001 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Sébastien Loeb | 40 |
| 2 | | Andrea Dallavilla | 30 |
| 3 | 2 | Giandomenico Basso | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | Martin Stenshorne | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Larry Cols | 7 |