Subaru and Kankkunen did not reach a deal for 2001, and Kankkunen ended up competing in only one world rally during the season, the Rally Finland for the Hyundai factory team.
Subaru a Kankkunen nedospeli k dohode na sezónu 2001 a Kankkunen ukončil len jednu súťaž počas sezóny, a to Rely Fínska s továrenským tímom Hyundai.