Agree this season had everything. Massive variety, drama and was very unpredictable and loads of manufactures sometimes with 4 cars in a rally. Was a shame I didn't watch the season live in person as was too young to see it but what a season, it just seemed that no one wanted to win it as Burns scored only 44 points to win it and even in the old points format that is very low score but that shows how close and unpredictable the season was. After 2008 I didn't watch the WRC at all really until the new cars in 2017 and am starting to love it again.
@@AmanAli-dc1sy Yes, between 2009 and 2016, this was dark times for WRC, as many teams fighting for the win as in DTM. Also if Rovanpera had Gronholm speed, he could have won the 2001 championship.
@@drybones7475 yeah agree with 100% while Rovempera was consistent and actually if he did the full season he might have been closer he didn't have the speed of Gronholm and despite Gronholm having an awful season think he only finished 5 times he was still only 8 points? Or something behind Burns in the end.
@@AmanAli-dc1sy Yes, Gronholm only scored 4 times and lost by 8 points. Rovanpera also lost the championship by 8 points. 2 rounds before the end, he was 13 points behind Makinen and McRae, and 7 points behind Burns. He also did not participate in 2 rounds.
All the early 2000's seasons were a rollercoaster ride, in terms of sheer number of teams and cars i'd say 2000 would take the cake becouse of SEAT being into the mix along the others that continued into the other seasons unlike them
Last Subaru Impreza for Richard Burns in 2001 Season before switching back to Peugeot 206 new team with Michelin Tires in 2002 to 2003 till he knocked out due to brain tumour in 2003 before Wales Rally Great Britain home soil rally when Burns Promised to comeback in Subaru in 2004 season till he dies at the end of 2005 season
For me this was the Golden Era! When all my heroes were on track with iconic cars and competing like no tomorrow...These videos bringing back my teenage times. Thank you for uploading!
It's the same for me. I'm so happy to see them in those long videos. I enjoyed so much watching them on sunday morning in a french TV program with my dad. Gronholm, McRae, Makkinen, burns, Panizzi, Solberg... Such a good times. I love those cars too, the Subaru Impreza, Ford Focus, Peugeot 206 WRC. Golden era in my opinion.
Great memories! 2001 was my first season watching, and I still remember this rally better than probably any other in the last 20 seasons. I love the emotions, the personality of the drivers, the drama from mistakes to mechanical issues , the brands present, etc. I remember watching this and thinking how could you not love WRC? It was just so unpredictable before the "Sebastians' era." Granted, the last two seasons have been much more interesting. Thanks for sharing, and glad it came up in my RUclips suggestions. I'm pretty sure I hadn't seen this footage since 2001.
You should watch him in 2003. He led the championsip all the way up to round 12 having not even won a rally just stacking up podiums. He probably would have won had not been for his medical problems. His performance at the end of the season deteriorated because of it and was forced to miss out the last 2 events. Had he continued his podium streak into last 4 rallies he would have been a double champion. Who knows maybe he would have won one of those rallies aswell and further cemented his legacy.
@@srxt6758 I watched that, particularly that season, in 2003 cuzz it's the most exciting rallying season ever in my op, indeed he almost won the championship...but you know the story, I can't say it cuzz it's heartbreaking....and...😢😭
@@srxt6758 I agree fully you have to wonder how long his performances suffered with the awful brain tumour he had cause something like that does not grow overnight he must have been effected a lot by it of course without him knowing.
1999 to 2004 was amazing. That's when I was young and watched it religiously. I saw my first rally in finland this year and it made me realize what I missed in those years. Buuuuut I got the rally bug back 😂😊
Too many manufacturers left the rallying became tactical i.e. the ridiculous theme of losing time on purpose to not go first on the road on gravel rallies i thought that was wrong and here should have been time penalties.
Colin's error just proves rallying used to be so much different. He could have played it safe and finished easily within top 3 which would have given him the title, but he just wanted to compete, like the rest of guys. no one tried to be smart. nowadays when I see the way Ogier wins 2018 title, it;s just so annoying. no competition in the final rally of the season, his teamates made sure he would be in front of them and so on.
@@fifafinnish4340 2003 November Sebastian Loeb Vs Petter Solberg in Wales Rally Great Britain, 2007 December Wales Rally Great Britain with Sebastian Loeb Vs Marcus Gronholm and 2009 October Wales Rally Great Britain Final round Sebastian Loeb Vs Mikko Hirovenen
and changing the points system in 03 and the restart rules [crap] what we're they thinking?... the loeb/solberg era wasn't a patch on 97-02... I wasn't a fan of Citroën and as u said, downsizing the cars and engines in 2011 was a big mistake.. only 4 different drivers champions in 20 years as a result of them keep changing the format for the worse
The descent at 17:21 would scare the living daylights out of me! Also, what a way to start your marriage (37:51): Depriving the driver who will be World Rally Champion the next day of his sleep.
Christijan mArv It is an Evo. 7 built on the base of the Cedia and is known as a Lancer Cedia but in rallying as the Evo. 7. See here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Lancer_Evolution#Evolution_VII and here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Lancer#2000.E2.80.932007. You are welcome!
Thats not true. Even the old car was a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 but the broadcaster's always wrote Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution without adding the number. But on the rally sheets and publications the version number was always there. This car here is the Evolution 7, every Mitsubishi fan knows it as such and they also hate the way the FIA's official broadcasters never mentioned the version number for the Lancer cars in its videos.
+David Gunner It's sad to see how many former world champions were driving back in 2001, and how many are driving now. Exactly... um... 1. Also a shame that Loeb left, just when he had a rival on eye level rising up with Ogier. Would have loved to see those 2 compete. The Latvallas, Ostbergs, Neuvilles or Mikkelsen of this world are just no match.
+chakko007 I remember watching this rally over 14 years ago. I didn't know who was going to be world champion at the time. Even the 2003 season was really close between Sainz, Solberg, Loeb and Burns.
Because of Sebastian Loeb Natural Talent with huge Citroen dominance Since 2004 to 2012 and Sebastian Ogier 6 times championship in 2013 to 2016 Volkswagen Polo team and 2017 to 2018 Ford Fiesta after Volkswagen Polo team withdrawn at the end of 2016 season
Remember it well. Followed the rally around Wales for 4 days and I was standing on the hillside at Margam and watched Burns cross the line. Hope they will come back to S Wales.
The early World Rally Car era was something like a second Golden Age (Group B being the first) for WRC. 1997 to 2003 were amazing, maybe the ridiculous road position games on gravel being the only exception. Sadly electronics and the Loeb domination lead to a slow decline of the sport in the 2000s.
Fate can be so cruel sometimes. Richard Burns celebrating the championship here in 2001, only to withdraw from rallying before the end of the 2003 season, and ultimately succumbing to a brain tumor in 2005, four years to the day after winning his only championship.
Before Loeb, only the tamest and luckiest drivers win championships, unjust but dramatically more enjoyable than wrc these days, the championship is like LeMans, it's a car ad.
didn't alister mcrae upon seeing colin on the side get a surge of motivation and perform his best rally ever in an attempt to catch up with burns and even win a stage?
I'll never understand why the coverage from this period of rallying had to be spoilt with a deafening sound track!. It's like we can't be entertained watching the rally we have to have a flipping rave at the same time!!! 🙄
Young Sebastian Loeb wins the junior category in 2001 Wales Rally Great Britain before getting his ticket to senior category to Citroen Xsara Senior Category in 2002 Monte Carlo
7:12 Mäkinen mistake, 10:37 McRae CRASH, 12:01 Burns mistake, 51:30 Nicky Grist, 18:28 Märtin FIRE, 21:03 Grönholm lucky moment, 22:12 McRae crash interview, 25:41 Sainz passes Auriol, 26:01 A McRae big slide, 28:06 Gravel tires explained, 38:39 A McRae no wipers, 42:10 Burns profile, 48:59 Results of WRC Rally GB 2001. 51:29 Compilation of WRC 2001 season.
Noooo, please do the Toshihiro Arai part
Richard Burns: never be forgotten, always admired.
*THIS* was WRC's greatest season.
Agree this season had everything. Massive variety, drama and was very unpredictable and loads of manufactures sometimes with 4 cars in a rally. Was a shame I didn't watch the season live in person as was too young to see it but what a season, it just seemed that no one wanted to win it as Burns scored only 44 points to win it and even in the old points format that is very low score but that shows how close and unpredictable the season was. After 2008 I didn't watch the WRC at all really until the new cars in 2017 and am starting to love it again.
@@AmanAli-dc1sy Yes, between 2009 and 2016, this was dark times for WRC, as many teams fighting for the win as in DTM.
Also if Rovanpera had Gronholm speed, he could have won the 2001 championship.
@@drybones7475 yeah agree with 100% while Rovempera was consistent and actually if he did the full season he might have been closer he didn't have the speed of Gronholm and despite Gronholm having an awful season think he only finished 5 times he was still only 8 points? Or something behind Burns in the end.
@@AmanAli-dc1sy Yes, Gronholm only scored 4 times and lost by 8 points.
Rovanpera also lost the championship by 8 points. 2 rounds before the end, he was 13 points behind Makinen and McRae, and 7 points behind Burns. He also did not participate in 2 rounds.
All the early 2000's seasons were a rollercoaster ride, in terms of sheer number of teams and cars i'd say 2000 would take the cake becouse of SEAT being into the mix along the others that continued into the other seasons unlike them
R.I.P Richard Burns
Last Subaru Impreza for Richard Burns in 2001 Season before switching back to Peugeot 206 new team with Michelin Tires in 2002 to 2003 till he knocked out due to brain tumour in 2003 before Wales Rally Great Britain home soil rally when Burns Promised to comeback in Subaru in 2004 season till he dies at the end of 2005 season
Wtf, RBR Living,
Never gonna forget those words.
You’re the best in the world! 🌏🌎🌍
Burns, we miss you so much. Legend never dies. 🙏🏻
Shut up weeb
@@strahinjastevic7480 he probably came from Aidan Millward's video or Jimmy Broadbent's video having never even heard of Richard before...
For me this was the Golden Era! When all my heroes were on track with iconic cars and competing like no tomorrow...These videos bringing back my teenage times. Thank you for uploading!
It's the same for me. I'm so happy to see them in those long videos. I enjoyed so much watching them on sunday morning in a french TV program with my dad. Gronholm, McRae, Makkinen, burns, Panizzi, Solberg... Such a good times. I love those cars too, the Subaru Impreza, Ford Focus, Peugeot 206 WRC. Golden era in my opinion.
The cars look all the same nowadays. They were all different back then.
Same herencia from spain, now 31 rewatching this and really enjoying it
Great memories! 2001 was my first season watching, and I still remember this rally better than probably any other in the last 20 seasons. I love the emotions, the personality of the drivers, the drama from mistakes to mechanical issues , the brands present, etc. I remember watching this and thinking how could you not love WRC? It was just so unpredictable before the "Sebastians' era." Granted, the last two seasons have been much more interesting.
Thanks for sharing, and glad it came up in my RUclips suggestions. I'm pretty sure I hadn't seen this footage since 2001.
Young and promising Loeb winning junior championship, Colin and Richard still alive... been a long time
I went to my first rally this year in finland. I was too young to see these guys in 2001. I miss it.
R.I.P Colin and Richard!
It was sad to see Makinen go out in the first stage. Terrible experience you could see it in his eyes and tone.
Alvin Kato He had such a struggle with the new car and still had the chance to win his 5. Title! So sad
But ABSOLUTELY NOT like, what happened with Sainz in 1998((
@@EvoRacer4G63 Tommi Makinen last Mitsubishi team championship ended with tragedy before joining Subaru team in 2002 to 2003 Campaign
He led the championship up until the penultimate round but he cracked.
@@drybones7475 More like the car cracked.
Rest in peace Burns..
Good times.
Richard Burns was such an Incredible Rally driver, winning one event in 2001 but, he's still win the Championship... What a Consistent Driver
You should watch him in 2003. He led the championsip all the way up to round 12 having not even won a rally just stacking up podiums. He probably would have won had not been for his medical problems. His performance at the end of the season deteriorated because of it and was forced to miss out the last 2 events. Had he continued his podium streak into last 4 rallies he would have been a double champion. Who knows maybe he would have won one of those rallies aswell and further cemented his legacy.
@@srxt6758 I watched that, particularly that season, in 2003 cuzz it's the most exciting rallying season ever in my op, indeed he almost won the championship...but you know the story, I can't say it cuzz it's heartbreaking....and...😢😭
@@srxt6758 I agree fully you have to wonder how long his performances suffered with the awful brain tumour he had cause something like that does not grow overnight he must have been effected a lot by it of course without him knowing.
2001 was WRC golden year. Reminds me a lot to WRC 2001 game on PlayStation 2.
2003 as well
1999 to 2004 was amazing. That's when I was young and watched it religiously.
I saw my first rally in finland this year and it made me realize what I missed in those years. Buuuuut I got the rally bug back 😂😊
This season is the embodiment of the phrase "to come first, first you must come"
Too many manufacturers left the rallying became tactical i.e. the ridiculous theme of losing time on purpose to not go first on the road on gravel rallies i thought that was wrong and here should have been time penalties.
Colin's error just proves rallying used to be so much different. He could have played it safe and finished easily within top 3 which would have given him the title, but he just wanted to compete, like the rest of guys. no one tried to be smart.
nowadays when I see the way Ogier wins 2018 title, it;s just so annoying. no competition in the final rally of the season, his teamates made sure he would be in front of them and so on.
Nicky did say they didnt push hard at all before the crash.
most important rally in UK history
@@fifafinnish4340 2003 November Sebastian Loeb Vs Petter Solberg in Wales Rally Great Britain, 2007 December Wales Rally Great Britain with Sebastian Loeb Vs Marcus Gronholm and 2009 October Wales Rally Great Britain Final round Sebastian Loeb Vs Mikko Hirovenen
1995 was important too.
The two best drivers finished in the first two places in the championship.
@@prisonermonkeys8613 two best british drivers*
Colin McRae always drove in the style of victory or nothing. And that's why I liked him so much.
Not like he was the only one
I can't agree with you more👍
Rally just isn't the same today. It just doesn't give me the awe. Going down to the 1.6 engines was a bad move.
WRC Is definitely great again
and changing the points system in 03 and the restart rules [crap] what we're they thinking?... the loeb/solberg era wasn't a patch on 97-02... I wasn't a fan of Citroën and as u said, downsizing the cars and engines in 2011 was a big mistake.. only 4 different drivers champions in 20 years as a result of them keep changing the format for the worse
@@Jarvrally how? only 2 teams competing and only 4 different drivers champions in 2 decades 😒... completely predictable and boring 😴 nowadays
2001 was arguably the greatest season in WRC history
I like a close season and razor thin finish
Colin and Richard! two legends and gentlemans of rally.
The descent at 17:21 would scare the living daylights out of me!
Also, what a way to start your marriage (37:51): Depriving the driver who will be World Rally Champion the next day of his sleep.
Poor tommi he would've probably won the championship that year if mitsubishi stayed with the old car
+Joe Ziadan True. Whenever I see the Evo. 7 I think to myself that: "That's the wretched car that made Makinen leave Mitsubishi" bah!
+Alvin Kato not Evo 7, but Lancer Evo World Rally Car. It's a custom built car
Christijan mArv It is an Evo. 7 built on the base of the Cedia and is known as a Lancer Cedia but in rallying as the Evo. 7. See here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Lancer_Evolution#Evolution_VII and here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Lancer#2000.E2.80.932007.
You are welcome!
+Alvin Kato they cannot name the car as Evo 7 as it's completely built. however at the time it's still named 'Lancer Evo WRC' without numbers
Thats not true. Even the old car was a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 but the broadcaster's always wrote Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution without adding the number. But on the rally sheets and publications the version number was always there. This car here is the Evolution 7, every Mitsubishi fan knows it as such and they also hate the way the FIA's official broadcasters never mentioned the version number for the Lancer cars in its videos.
"If you are not lucky, then you are not lucky but if you are lucky, you are lucky"
Tommi Mäkinen, 2001
Remember reading a documentary-book bout Tommi. He really fought learning atleast some english...
10:23 - the championship defining moment.
46:52 - RIP Richard Burns
I forgot how exiting Ralling was :D
+David Gunner It's sad to see how many former world champions were driving back in 2001, and how many are driving now. Exactly... um... 1. Also a shame that Loeb left, just when he had a rival on eye level rising up with Ogier. Would have loved to see those 2 compete. The Latvallas, Ostbergs, Neuvilles or Mikkelsen of this world are just no match.
+chakko007 I remember watching this rally over 14 years ago. I didn't know who was going to be world champion at the time. Even the 2003 season was really close between Sainz, Solberg, Loeb and Burns.
Shame Burns had his cancer blackout and died in 2005. Watching my VHS of Australia that year and reliving those last days of November is saddening.
35:15 Then we didn't even pay attention to it. But this was the beginning of an era.
This race was somehow a preview of 2002: Gronholm and Peugeot successful. Crash for McRae and Makinen.
If Rovanpera had Gronholm speed, he could still have won the 2001 championship.
What a crazy year for Rally! This was really enjoyable to watch 😁
6:50 - That cost him the championship.
My favorite all-time season!
2001 was still good year in rallying. Soon after the sport went wrong
Because of Sebastian Loeb Natural Talent with huge Citroen dominance Since 2004 to 2012 and Sebastian Ogier 6 times championship in 2013 to 2016 Volkswagen Polo team and 2017 to 2018 Ford Fiesta after Volkswagen Polo team withdrawn at the end of 2016 season
Remember it well. Followed the rally around Wales for 4 days and I was standing on the hillside at Margam and watched Burns cross the line. Hope they will come back to S Wales.
Tragic that Makinen is the only one still alive of the three competitors.
Ёлки-палки, 20 лет пролетело... Какой захватывающий финал был🤘
Ричард, мы помним тебя!!!
Great championship , superb car controls!!
The early World Rally Car era was something like a second Golden Age (Group B being the first) for WRC. 1997 to 2003 were amazing, maybe the ridiculous road position games on gravel being the only exception. Sadly electronics and the Loeb domination lead to a slow decline of the sport in the 2000s.
On the bright side it's interesting how similar Makinen accent is to Kimi Raikkonen from F1. It's different to Mika Hakkinen.
@037racing That's true. I think 2003 was the last really competitive season. Since then it hasn't been quite as good.
AlanMcB 2007
@@jackbutler3594 Sebastian Loeb Vs Marcus Gronholm in December 2007 Wales Rally Great Britain Final
2018 and 2019 were good years.
Apart from Group B, we can safely say the best era for WRC was between 1997-2003
Best years of rally
Fate can be so cruel sometimes. Richard Burns celebrating the championship here in 2001, only to withdraw from rallying before the end of the 2003 season, and ultimately succumbing to a brain tumor in 2005, four years to the day after winning his only championship.
R.I.P Colin McRae :(
11:07 I mean.....
He said cut.
So Colin did. Just not on the tight left.
Before Loeb, only the tamest and luckiest drivers win championships, unjust but dramatically more enjoyable than wrc these days, the championship is like LeMans, it's a car ad.
This is the one and only time for burns to ever win a wrc title
didn't alister mcrae upon seeing colin on the side get a surge of motivation and perform his best rally ever in an attempt to catch up with burns and even win a stage?
I think Alister knows these stages from the British Rally Championship
So happy Richard got a wrc title R.I.P legend ❤
I used to watch this when I was 3 and its what got me into cars
no hay temporada completa 2001 en español???
IMPREZA WRC 2001
I am looking for the sound track in the beginning. It is reminding me 20 years ago.
Best season of WRC
I wonder if Ford would pull out Colin of he didnt crash 🤔
51:30 Nicky Grist should be: 15:30 Nicky Grist
RIP Burns
I'll never understand why the coverage from this period of rallying had to be spoilt with a deafening sound track!. It's like we can't be entertained watching the rally we have to have a flipping rave at the same time!!! 🙄
Young Sebastian Loeb wins the junior category in 2001 Wales Rally Great Britain before getting his ticket to senior category to Citroen Xsara Senior Category in 2002 Monte Carlo
Excellent.......
36:13 That aged like fine wine
the comments are to quiet
Cars and drivers who I recognise
44:14 Almost guessed it. But not Harri.😁
the best season ever!!!!!!!!!
No Power stage / Super Sunday baloney. Just pure points for where you FINISH.
O peugeot 206 é toppppppppp !
Sério? 205 sola
@@Chr.Monika6469 😁
07:37 Tommi😞😞
Colin McRae Rhondda crash...😥
2 dislikes, why?
7:19
Now compare this to today...
until tanak and ogier come along
16:29 hahahaha !
37:49
@AlanMcB its true in 2004 sebastien loeb begin to turn this sport boring !!!
until 2019 where three drivers fight for the championship
COLIN MCRAE IS WORLD CHAMPION...
Except he got RickBurnsRolled
Is that supposed to be funny or something?
Not funny, didn't laugh.