The 2001 Race of Champions took place on December 7 to 9 at
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spain, Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. the island had a population of that constitut ...
. It was the 14th running of the event, and the 10th running at Gran Canaria. There was a slight format change for this year – The International Masters event was replaced by the Junior Masters event, open to rally drivers under the age of 30. Seeding for the main Race of Champions event was no longer awarded on the basis of having won a
WRC
WRC may refer to:
Broadcasting stations
* WRC-TV, a television station (virtual channel 4, digital channel 34) licensed to Washington, D.C., United States
* Several radio stations in the Washington, D.C. area:
** WWRC, a radio station (570 AM) l ...
title, but places were awarded for having posted the fastest times in the Nations Cup.
The vehicles used were the
Peugeot 206 WRC
The Peugeot 206 WRC is a World Rally Car based on the Peugeot 206. It was used by Peugeot Sport, Peugeot's factory team, in the World Rally Championship from 1999 to 2003. The car brought Peugeot the manufacturers' world title three consecutive ...
, the
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI WRC
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, popularly referred to as the "Evo", is a sports sedan and rally car based on the Lancer that was manufactured by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors from 1992 until 2016. There have been ten official versions ...
, the
SEAT Córdoba WRC
The SEAT Córdoba WRC is a World Rally Car built for the in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the SEAT Córdoba road car, and was debuted at the 1998 Rally Finland.
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Competition history
The Córdoba WRC was SEAT's offic ...
, the
Saab 93
The Saab 93 (pronounced ''ninety-three'') is the second production automobile that was manufactured by Swedish automaker Saab. Styled by Sixten Sason, it was first presented on December 1, 1955. The 93 was powered by a longitudinally-mounted th ...
Rallycross car and the ROC Buggy.
The individual competition was won by
Harri Rovanpera, whilst the Nations Cup was won by Spain with
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz (; born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish racing driver who competes in Formula One for Aston Martin in Formula One, Aston Martin. Alonso has won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in and with ...
,
Jesús Puras
Jesús Puras Vidal de la Peña (born March 16 1963), also known as 'Chus Puras', is a Spanish Rallying, rally driver active in the World Rally Championship from 1991 to 2002. Puras was well known for his blistering performances on tarmac rallies ...
and
Rubén Xaus
Rubén Xaus (born 18 February 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a retired motorcycle road racer. During his career he competed in both the Superbike World Championship and the MotoGP. He is nicknamed 'Spider-Man', as his lanky frame leads ...
.
Participants
Race of Champions
Nations' Cup
Legends Race
*Antonio Zanini was a late substitute for
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola (24 May 1942 − 25 February 2021) was a Finns, Finnish champion world rallying, rally driver. He was a seven-time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.
Career
Mikkola ...
.
Group A
Group B
Junior Rally Masters
Race of Champions
Heat A
Heat B
Nations Cup
Group A
Group B
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20020926050008/http://www.carreradecampeones.org/
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