2001 Race of Champions
The 2001 Race of Champions took place on December 7 to 9 at Gran Canaria. 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 title, but places were awarded for having posted the fastest times in the Nations Cup.
The vehicles used were the Peugeot 206 WRC, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI WRC, the SEAT Córdoba WRC, the Saab 93 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, Jesús Puras and Rubén Xaus.Participants
Race of Champions
Nations' Cup
| Country | Racing Driver | Rally Driver | Motorcycle Racer |
| France |  Paul Belmondo | Gilles Panizzi | Olivier Jacque |
| United States |  Robby Gordon | Rhys Millen | Shaun Palmer |
| Great Britain |  Johnny Herbert | Alister McRae | James Dobb |
| Finland |  Heikki Kovalainen | Marcus Grönholm | Kari Tiainen |
| Spain |  Fernando Alonso | Jesús Puras | Rubén Xaus |
| Italy |  Emanuele Pirro | Miki Biasion | Valentino Rossi |
| Germany |  Frank Biela | Armin Schwarz | Katja Poensgen |
| All-Stars |  Tom Kristensen | Harri Rovanpera |  Troy Bayliss |
Legends Race
Group A
| Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
 Stig Blomqvist | 2 | 0 | 1'59.88 |
| Timo Salonen | 1 | 1 | 1'59.82 |
| Björn Waldegård | 0 | 2 | 2'00.84 |
Group B
| Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
| Miki Biasion | 2 | 1 | 2'09.65 |
| Per Eklund | 1 | 1 | 2'11.91 |
| Antonio Zanini | 0 | 2 | 2'13.13 |
Junior Rally Masters
Race of Champions
Heat A
| Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
| Armin Schwarz | 2 | 1 | 1'56.13 |
| Harri Rovanpera | 2 | 1 | 1'56.60 |
| Juha Kankkunen | 2 | 1 | 1'56.85 |
| Fernando Alonso | 0 | 3 | 1'56.69 |
Heat B
| Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
| Alister McRae | 3 | 0 | 1'56.63 |
| Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1 | 1'55.21 |
| Gilles Panizzi | 1 | 2 | 1'56.82 |
| Ruben Xaus | 0 | 3 | 1'59.61 |
Nations Cup
Group A
| Team | Match Wins | Heat Wins | Best Total Time |
| Spain | 2 | 5 | 5'44.53 |
 All-Star | 2 | 4 | 5'46.17 |
| UK | 1 | 5 | 5'48.53 |
| Italy | 1 | 4 | 5'43.19 |
Group B
| Team | Match Wins | Heat Wins | Best Total Time |
| USA | 2 | 6 | 5'44.95 |
| France | 2 | 4 | 5'51.20 |
| Finland | 1 | 4 | 5'46.01 |
 Germany | 1 | 4 | 5'56.24 |
