# 2001 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2001 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 69th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 January and 21 January 2001, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 21st 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 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | M |
| 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | M |
| 9 | Piero Liatti | Carlo Cassina | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | M |
| 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | 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 |
| 18 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | P |
| 19 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Toni Gardemeister | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 22 | Piero Longhi | Lucio Baggio | Piero Longhi | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 28 | Olivier Burri | Jean-Philippe Patthey | Olivier Burri | Toyota Corolla WRC | P |
| 30 | Pier Lorenzo Zanchi | Dario D'Esposito | Pier Lorenzo Zanchi | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 31 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 32 | Tobia Cavallini | Bernardo Serra | Tobia Cavallini | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | — |
| 33 | Richard Hein | Philippe Servol | Richard Hein | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | — |
| Group N Cup entries ||||||
| 23 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 24 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 25 | Gianluigi Galli | Giovanni Bernacchini | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 26 | Gabriel Pozzo | Edgardo Galindo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| 44 | Olivier Gillet | Freddy Delorme | Olivier Gillet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 45 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 46 | Hermann Gassner Sr. | Siegfried Schrankl | Hermann Gassner Sr. | Proton Pert Evo V | P |
| 47 | Luca Baldini | Massimiliano Cerrai | Luca Baldini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 48 | Marco Menegatto | Christophe Berard | Marco Menegatto | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 49 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | — |
| 50 | Patrice Rouit | Dominique Lamy | Patrice Rouit | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | — |
| 52 | Norberto Cangani | Eros Di Prima | Norberto Cangani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 53 | David Truphemus | Pascal Saivre | David Truphemus | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 54 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | — |
| 57 | Christophe Arnaud | Stéphane Arnaud | Christophe Arnaud | Renault Clio RS | — |
| 58 | Nicolas Vouilloz | Steeve Rebroin | Nicolas Vouilloz | Renault Clio Williams | — |
| 59 | Frédéric Maniccia | Richard Thaon | Frédéric Maniccia | Renault Clio RS | — |
| 60 | Jürgen Barth | Jean-Claude Perramond | Jürgen Barth | Opel Astra OPC | — |
| 61 | Eddie Mercier | Jean-Michel Veret | Eddie Mercier | Renault Clio RS | M |
| 62 | Nicolas Ressegaire | Régis Ressegaire | Nicolas Ressegaire | Renault Clio RS | — |
| 63 | Gabriele Cadringher | Gianfranco Serembre | Gabriele Cadringher | Opel Astra OPC | — |
| 64 | Marc Dessi | Pamela Dessi | Marc Dessi | Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 | — |
| 65 | Jacques Courmontagne | Josette Martin | Jacques Courmontagne | Peugeot 106 XSI | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 141.74 km |||||
| 19 January | 10:03 | SS1 | BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 | 22.89 km |
| 19 January | 10:46 | SS2 | St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 | 30.34 km |
| 19 January | 13:19 | SS3 | BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 | 22.89 km |
| 19 January | 14:02 | SS4 | St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 | 30.34 km |
| 19 January | 17:03 | SS5 | Comps — Castellane 1 | 20.53 km |
| 19 January | 18:09 | SS6 | Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 | 14.75 km |
| Leg 2 — 132.78 km |||||
| 20 January | 09:53 | SS7 | BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers | 24.12 km |
| 20 January | 11:06 | SS8 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.69 km |
| 20 January | 13:34 | SS9 | Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 | 14.75 km |
| 20 January | 15:07 | SS10 | Comps — Castellane 2 | 20.53 km |
| 20 January | 18:00 | SS11 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.69 km |
| Leg 3 — 98.54 km |||||
| 21 January | 09:08 | SS12 | Sospel — La Bollène 1 | 32.72 km |
| 21 January | 10:03 | SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km |
| 21 January | 12:28 | SS14 | Sospel — La Bollène 2 | 32.72 km |
| 21 January | 13:23 | SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 4:38:04.3 | | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:39:05.1 | +1:00.8 | 6 |
| 3 | 17 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:40:09.6 | +2:05.3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:40:30.3 | +2:26.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Toni Gardemeister | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:43:56.4 | +5:52.1 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 4:44:30.2 | +6:25.9 | 1 |
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### 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 | 7 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 4:38:04.3 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 4:39:05.1 | +1:00.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:40:30.3 | +2:26.0 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 4:44:30.2 | +6:25.9 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 10 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | 4:47:08.3 | +9:04.0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 12 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 | 4:51:59.3 | +13:55.0 | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 4 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 18 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 2 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Lost wheel | Lost wheel | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Water pump | Water pump | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 9 | Piero Liatti | Carlo Cassina | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 6 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | Electrical | Electrical | 0 |
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#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS1 | BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 | 22.89 km | Toni Gardemeister | Peugeot 206 WRC | 20:48.9 | Toni Gardemeister |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS2 | St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 | 30.34 km | Hermann Gassner Sr. | Proton Pert Evo V | 25:38.5 | Didier Auriol |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS3 | BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 | 22.89 km | François Delecour | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 18:32.7 | Didier Auriol |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS4 | St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 | 30.34 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 22:10.4 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS5 | Comps — Castellane 1 | 20.53 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 13:45.4 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS6 | Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 | 14.75 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 10:32.5 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS7 | BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers | 24.12 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 17:31.1 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS8 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.69 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 26:02.3 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS9 | Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 | 14.75 km | François Delecour | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 10:25.1 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS10 | Comps — Castellane 2 | 20.53 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS11 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.69 km | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 26:22.1 | Colin McRae |
| Leg 3 (21 Jan) | SS12 | Sospel — La Bollène 1 | 32.72 km | Freddy Loix | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 28:19.0 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (21 Jan) | SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | 14:57.6 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (21 Jan) | SS14 | Sospel — La Bollène 2 | 32.72 km | François Delecour | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 26:24.6 | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Leg 3 (21 Jan) | SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 14:09.5 | Tommi Mäkinen |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Tommi Mäkinen | 10 | | Risto Mannisenmäki | 10 | | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 13 |
| 2 | | Carlos Sainz | 6 | | Luis Moya | 6 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 6 |
| 3 | | François Delecour | 4 | | Daniel Grataloup | 4 | | Škoda Motorsport | 5 |
| 4 | | Armin Schwarz | 3 | | Manfred Hiemer | 3 | | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 2 |
| 5 | | Toni Gardemeister | 2 | | Paavo Lukander | 2 | | | |

### 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 |
| 9 | 1 | 44 | Olivier Gillet | Freddy Delorme | Olivier Gillet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:54:28.2 | | 10 |
| 10 | 2 | 23 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:55:54.6 | +1:26.4 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 24 | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:56:41.5 | +2:13.3 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 26 | Gabriel Pozzo | Edgardo Galindo | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:57:14.9 | +2:46.7 | 3 |
| 13 | 5 | 54 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:01:41.2 | +7:13.0 | 2 |
| 16 | 6 | 53 | David Truphemus | Pascal Saivre | David Truphemus | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:11:23.7 | +16:55.5 | 1 |
| 17 | 7 | 61 | Eddie Mercier | Jean-Michel Veret | Eddie Mercier | Renault Clio RS | 5:11:45.4 | +17:17.2 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 57 | Christophe Arnaud | Stéphane Arnaud | Christophe Arnaud | Renault Clio RS | 5:19:35.8 | +25:07.6 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 49 | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Bob Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 5:37:55.2 | +43:27.0 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 59 | Frédéric Maniccia | Richard Thaon | Frédéric Maniccia | Renault Clio RS | 5:44:15.2 | +49:47.0 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 64 | Marc Dessi | Pamela Dessi | Marc Dessi | Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 | 6:07:48.1 | +1:13:19.9 | 0 |
| Retired SS12 | Retired SS12 | 25 | Gianluigi Galli | Giovanni Bernacchini | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 46 | Hermann Gassner Sr. | Siegfried Schrankl | Hermann Gassner Sr. | Proton Pert Evo V | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 50 | Patrice Rouit | Dominique Lamy | Patrice Rouit | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 48 | Marco Menegatto | Christophe Berard | Marco Menegatto | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 58 | Nicolas Vouilloz | Steeve Rebroin | Nicolas Vouilloz | Renault Clio Williams | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 60 | Jürgen Barth | Jean-Claude Perramond | Jürgen Barth | Opel Astra OPC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 47 | Luca Baldini | Massimiliano Cerrai | Luca Baldini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 63 | Gabriele Cadringher | Gianfranco Serembre | Gabriele Cadringher | Opel Astra OPC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 45 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Giovanni Manfrinato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 52 | Norberto Cangani | Eros Di Prima | Norberto Cangani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 62 | Nicolas Ressegaire | Régis Ressegaire | Nicolas Ressegaire | Renault Clio RS | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 65 | Jacques Courmontagne | Josette Martin | Jacques Courmontagne | Peugeot 106 XSI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS1 | BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 1 | 22.89 km | Olivier Gillet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:08.0 | Olivier Gillet |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS2 | St. Pierre — Entrevaux 1 | 30.34 km | Hermann Gassner Sr. | Proton Pert Evo V | 25:38.5 | Hermann Gassner Sr. |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS3 | BIF. D5/D10 — Roquesteron 2 | 22.89 km | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 19:20.8 | Hermann Gassner Sr. |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS4 | St. Pierre — Entrevaux 2 | 30.34 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 23:22.6 | Hermann Gassner Sr. |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS5 | Comps — Castellane 1 | 20.53 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:23.3 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (19 Jan) | SS6 | Clumanc — Lambruisse 1 | 14.75 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:13.8 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS7 | BIF. D1/C1 — Turriers | 24.12 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 18:13.7 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS8 | Sisteron — Thoard 1 | 36.69 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 27:08.1 | Olivier Gillet |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS9 | Clumanc — Lambruisse 2 | 14.75 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:54.7 | Olivier Gillet |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS10 | Comps — Castellane 2 | 20.53 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | | Olivier Gillet |
| Leg 2 (20 Jan) | SS11 | Sisteron — Thoard 2 | 36.69 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 27:50.9 | Olivier Gillet |
| Leg 3 (21 Jan) | SS12 | Sospel — La Bollène 1 | 32.72 km | Olivier Gillet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 29:18.0 | Olivier Gillet |
| Leg 3 (21 Jan) | SS13 | Loda — Lucéram 1 | 16.55 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 15:30.8 | Olivier Gillet |
| Leg 3 (21 Jan) | SS14 | Sospel — La Bollène 2 | 32.72 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 27:43.0 | Olivier Gillet |
| Leg 3 (21 Jan) | SS15 | Loda — Lucéram 2 | 16.55 km | Gustavo Trelles | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:45.0 | Olivier Gillet |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Olivier Gillet | 10 |
| 2 | | Manfred Stohl | 6 |
| 3 | | Gustavo Trelles | 4 |
| 4 | | Gabriel Pozzo | 3 |
| 5 | | Marcos Ligato | 2 |