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New Zealand 2001 was turned out to be quite an special event. All but Hyundai ran three cars and despite Skoda's absence, total of 14 works entries started the event. This was not the historical part but instead the fact that all of these cars finished!
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Rally New Zealand 2001 counts for:
2001 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2001 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2001 FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars
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| 343rd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 10 of 14 |
| Official name: | Propecia Rally New Zealand |
| Edition: | 31st |
| Date: | from Thursday 20-Sep-2001 to Sunday 23-Sep-2001 |
| Clerk of the Course: | Morrie Chandler |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 73 | |
| Starters: | 68 | |
| Finishers: | 48 | (70.6% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 24 | |
| Shortest: | 2.10 | km | (SS7 Manukau Super 1) |
| Longest: | 59.00 | km | (SS9 Parahi - Ararua) |
| Slowest: | 82.50 | km/h | (SS5 Whaanga Coast) |
| Fastest: | 117.20 | km/h | (SS15 Mititai) |
| Planned stage distance: | 382.46 | km | (22.6% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 382.46 | km | (22.6% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,307.93 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,690.39 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 10th win and 20th podium for Richard Burns. |
| Second place was 38th podium for Colin McRae. |
| Third place was 6th podium for Harri Rovanpera. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 33rd win and 81st podium for Subaru. |
| | Second place was 154th podium for Ford. |
| | Third place was 64th podium for Peugeot. |
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Burns left all the other works drivers behind, winning in style
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Ford ran special livery on Delecour's Focus WRC, remembering victims of Sept 11
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Related links
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Rally Finland 2001
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Rallye San Remo 2001
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