The 2001 Rally Finland (formally the 51st Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 August and 26 August 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 5th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2001 Rally Finland 51st Neste Rally Finland | |||
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Round 9 of the 2001 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä | ||
| Dates run | August 24, 2001 – August 26, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 21 (406.38 km; 252.51 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,677.13 km (1,042.12 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 160 at start, 79 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
Background
editEntry list
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Itinerary
editAll dates and times are EEST (UTC 3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 129.49 km | ||||
| 24 August | 09:43 | SS1 | Valkola 1 | 8.42 km |
| 10:26 | SS2 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.47 km | |
| 11:19 | SS3 | Laukaa 1 | 12.40 km | |
| 13:25 | SS4 | Mökkiperä | 13.38 km | |
| 14:06 | SS5 | Palsankylä | 25.47 km | |
| 16:56 | SS6 | Valkola 2 | 8.42 km | |
| 17:39 | SS7 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.47 km | |
| 18:32 | SS8 | Laukaa 2 | 12.40 km | |
| 20:00 | SS9 | SSS Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | |
| Leg 2 — 180.55 km | ||||
| 25 August | 08:03 | SS10 | Talviainen 1 | 30.30 km |
| 09:16 | SS11 | Västilä | 17.40 km | |
| 09:51 | SS12 | Päijälä | 12.81 km | |
| 11:58 | SS13 | Ehikki | 19.07 km | |
| 12:36 | SS14 | Parkkola | 15.80 km | |
| 13:14 | SS15 | Leustu | 23.58 km | |
| 15:32 | SS16 | Ouninpohja 1 | 34.11 km | |
| 16:35 | SS17 | Vaheri | 25.42 km | |
| 20:15 | SS18 | SSS Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | |
| Leg 3 — 96.34 km | ||||
| 26 August | 09:53 | SS19 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.84 km |
| 12:11 | SS20 | Talviainen 2 | 30.30 km | |
| 13:39 | SS21 | Ouninpohja 2 | 25.20 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
editOverall
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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 Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:23:12.8 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 |  Richard Burns
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Robert Reid
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 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:23:37.8 | 25.0 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Colin McRae
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Nicky Grist
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:23:45.1 | 32.3 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Harri Rovanperä
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Risto Pietiläinen
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Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:23:46.7 | 33.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 |  Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 3:24:30.7 | 1:17.9 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 |  Carlos Sainz
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Luis Moya
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 3:24:53.3 | 1:40.5 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
editClassification
editSpecial stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (24 Aug) | SS1 | Valkola 1 | 8.42 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:27.2 | Harri Rovanperä
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| SS2 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.47 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:33.5 | ||
| SS3 | Laukaa 1 | 12.40 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:06.6 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS4 | Mökkiperä | 13.38 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:26.8 | ||
| SS5 | Palsankylä | 25.47 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:48.7 | ||
| SS6 | Valkola 2 | 8.42 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:27.4 | ||
| SS7 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.47 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:35.4 | ||
| SS8 | Laukaa 2 | 12.40 km | Markko Märtin
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 6:06.0 | Richard Burns
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| SS9 | SSS Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | Carlos Sainz
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 1:21.2 | ||
| Leg 2 (25 Aug) | SS10 | Talviainen 1 | 30.30 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:06.2 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS11 | Västilä | 17.40 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:22.4 | ||
| SS12 | Päijälä | 12.81 km | Carlos Sainz
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 6:01.9 | ||
| SS13 | Ehikki | 19.07 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:18.5 | ||
| SS14 | Parkkola | 15.80 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 8:03.6 | ||
| SS15 | Leustu | 23.58 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:38.3 | ||
| SS16 | Ouninpohja 1 | 34.11 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:29.9 | ||
| SS17 | Vaheri | 25.42 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 12:20.6 | ||
| SS18 | SSS Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:20.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (26 Aug) | SS19 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.84 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 20:52.2 | |
| SS20 | Talviainen 2 | 30.30 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:53.6 | ||
| SS21 | Ouninpohja 2 | 25.20 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | 11:43.6 |
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Tommi Mäkinen
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40 |
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Risto Mannisenmäki
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40 |
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Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
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66 | |||
| 2 |
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Colin McRae
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34 |
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Nicky Grist
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34 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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66 | |||
| 3 |
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Carlos Sainz
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27 |
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Luis Moya
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27 |  1
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Peugeot Total
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39 | |||
| 4 |
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Harri Rovanperä
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23 |
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Risto Pietiläinen
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23 |  1
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Subaru World Rally Team
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35 | |||
| 5 |
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Richard Burns
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21 |
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Robert Reid
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21 |
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 Škoda Motorsport
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15 | |||
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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 Gabriel Pozzo
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53 |
| 2 |
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 Gustavo Trelles
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26 |
| 3 | 1
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Marcos Ligato
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22 |
| 4 | 1
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 Manfred Stohl
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12 |
| 5 |
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 Olivier Gillet
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10 |
FIA Cup for Super 1600 Drivers
editClassification
editSpecial stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (24 Aug) | SS1 | Valkola 1 | 8.42 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 5:05.6 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS2 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.47 km |  Andrea Dallavilla
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 13:01.2 | Andrea Dallavilla
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| SS3 | Laukaa 1 | 12.40 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 6:48.7 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS4 | Mökkiperä | 13.38 km | Manfred Stohl
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 7:14.9 | ||
| SS5 | Palsankylä | 25.47 km | Andrea Dallavilla
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 15:32.0 | Andrea Dallavilla
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| SS6 | Valkola 2 | 8.42 km |  François Duval
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Ford Puma S1600 | 5:14.1 | ||
| SS7 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.47 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:18.7 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS8 | Laukaa 2 | 12.40 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 6:49.3 | ||
| SS9 | SSS Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1:31.1 | ||
| Leg 2 (25 Aug) | SS10 | Talviainen 1 | 30.30 km | François Duval
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Ford Puma S1600 | 16:40.1 | |
| SS11 | Västilä | 17.40 km | Andrea Dallavilla
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 9:06.9 | ||
| SS12 | Päijälä | 12.81 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 6:36.6 | ||
| SS13 | Ehikki | 19.07 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 10:35.9 | François Duval
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| SS14 | Parkkola | 15.80 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 8:59.5 | ||
| SS15 | Leustu | 23.58 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:08.2 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS16 | Ouninpohja 1 | 34.11 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 18:20.3 | ||
| SS17 | Vaheri | 25.42 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 13:45.1 | ||
| SS18 | SSS Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1:30.9 | ||
| Leg 3 (26 Aug) | SS19 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.84 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | 23:32.7 | |
| SS20 | Talviainen 2 | 30.30 km | Andrea Dallavilla
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:52.8 | ||
| SS21 | Ouninpohja 2 | 25.20 km | Larry Cols
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Peugeot 206 S1600 | 13:29.7 |
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Sébastien Loeb
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30 |
| 2 |
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Andrea Dallavilla
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14 |
| 3 |
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 Martin Stenshorne
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7 |
| 4 |
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Giandomenico Basso
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6 |
| 5 |
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Corrado Fontana
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6 |
References
edit- ^ "Rally Finland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2001 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2001 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2001 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2001 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2001 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2001 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.