| 2001 Cyprus Rally 29th Cyprus Rally | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 6 of  the 2001 World Rally Championship season 
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| Host country |  Cyprus | ||
| Rally base | Limassol | ||
| Dates run | June 1, 2001 – June 3, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 22 (341.38 km; 212.12 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,252.51 km (778.27 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 76 at start, 30 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Colin McRae  Nicky Grist  Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | ||
The 2001 Cyprus Rally (formally the 29th Cyprus Rally) was the sixth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 1 June and 3 June 2001, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 22nd win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 137.98 km | ||||
| 1 June | 08:48 | SS1 | Platres | 11.48 km | 
| 09:23 | SS2 | Foini 1 | 30.29 km | |
| 11:31 | SS3 | Simou | 35.57 km | |
| 12:39 | SS4 | Selladi Staktou | 19.29 km | |
| 15:32 | SS5 | Prastio | 11.06 km | |
| 16:15 | SS6 | Foini 2 | 30.29 km | |
| Leg 2 — 105.96 km | ||||
| 2 June | 09:18 | SS7 | Platres 1 | 11.99 km | 
| 09:56 | SS8 | Stavroulia 1 | 15.73 km | |
| 10:39 | SS9 | Agios Theodoros 1 | 9.61 km | |
| 11:07 | SS10 | Asinou 1 | 15.65 km | |
| 14:22 | SS11 | Platres 2 | 11.99 km | |
| 15:00 | SS12 | Stavroulia 2 | 15.73 km | |
| 15:43 | SS13 | Agios Theodoros 2 | 9.61 km | |
| 16:11 | SS14 | Asinou 2 | 15.65 km | |
| Leg 3 — 97.44 km | ||||
| 3 June | 09:38 | SS15 | Vavatsinia 1 | 19.02 km | 
| 10:26 | SS16 | Macheras 1 | 13.09 km | |
| 11:09 | SS17 | Lageia 1 | 9.53 km | |
| 11:36 | SS18 | Mari 1 | 7.07 km | |
| 14:16 | SS19 | Vavatsinia 2 | 19.02 km | |
| 15:04 | SS20 | Macheras 2 | 13.11 km | |
| 15:47 | SS21 | Lageia 2 | 9.53 km | |
| 16:14 | SS22 | Mari 2 | 7.07 km | |
| Source: [3] | ||||
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Colin McRae |  Nicky Grist |  Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 5:07:32.7 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 |  Richard Burns |  Robert Reid |  Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:07:49.1 | +16.4 | 6 | 
| 3 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz |  Luis Moya |  Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 5:07:59.2 | +26.5 | 4 | 
| 4 | 18 |  Toshihiro Arai |  Glenn Macneall |  Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 5:13:11.0 | +5:38.3 | 3 | 
| 5 | 8 |  Freddy Loix |  Sven Smeets |  Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | 5:13:42.9 | +6:10.2 | 2 | 
| 6 | 26 |  Pasi Hagström |  Tero Gardemeister |  Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota Corolla WRC | 5:17:05.2 | +9:32.5 | 1 | 
| Source: [4] | ||||||||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |   |  Tommi Mäkinen | 27 |   |  Risto Mannisenmäki | 27 |  1 |  Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 50 | |||
| 2 |   |  Carlos Sainz | 26 |   |  Luis Moya | 26 |  1 |  Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 47 | |||
| 3 |  1 |  Colin McRae | 20 |  1 |  Nicky Grist | 20 |  1 |  Subaru World Rally Team | 22 | |||
| 4 |  3 |  Richard Burns | 15 |  3 |  Robert Reid | 15 |  1 |  Peugeot Total | 20 | |||
| 5 |  2 |  Didier Auriol | 10 |  2 |  Denis Giraudet | 10 |   |  Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | 10 | |||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |   |  Gabriel Pozzo | 27 | 
| 2 |  3 |  Gustavo Trelles | 20 | 
| 3 |  4 |  Manfred Stohl | 12 | 
| 4 |  2 |  Olivier Gillet | 10 | 
| 5 |  2 |  Stig-Olov Walfridsson | 10 |