2000 Rallye de Portugal

2000 Rallye de Portugal
34º TAP Rallye de Portugal

Round 4 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season

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Host country  Portugal
Rally base Matosinhos
Dates run 16 19 March 2000
Stages 23 (398.35 km; 247.52 mi)
Stage surface Gravel
Overall distance 1,646.96 km (1,023.37 mi)
Results
Overall winner United Kingdom Richard Burns
United Kingdom Robert Reid
Japan Subaru World Rally Team
Crews 114 at start, 48 at finish

The 34º TAP Rallye de Portugal was the fourth round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 16 and 19 March 2000. Subaru driver Richard Burns won his second rally in a row and took the championship lead after the event. Marcus Grönholm finished second and Carlos Sainz third.

Results

Event standings

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Car Class Total time Difference Points
1 3 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid Subaru Impreza WRC 2000 A8 4:34:00.0 0.0 10
2 10 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 206 WRC A8 4:34:06.5 6.5 6
3 6 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya Ford Focus RS WRC 00 A8 4:36:09.2 2:09.2 4
4 16 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen Toyota Corolla WRC A8 4:37:18.2 3:18.2 3
5 9 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Peugeot 206 WRC A8 4:38:06.3 4:06.3 2
6 2 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets Mitsubishi Carisma GT A8 4:41:28.9 7:28.9 1
7 25 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park Toyota Corolla WRC A8 4:41:41.6 7:41.6 0
8 11 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer Škoda Octavia WRC A8 4:41:47.4 7:47.4 0
9 8 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 A8 4:42:24.2 8:24.2 0
10 7 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 A8 4:46:38.0 12:38.0 0

Special stages

Leg Day Stage Clock Stage name Length Stage winner Time Avg. speed Rally leader
1 Thu 16 Mar SS1 17:30 SSS Baltar 3.20 km Finland Marcus Grönholm 3:06.2 61.9 km/h Finland Marcus Grönholm
Fri 17 Mar SS2 7:25 Fafe – Lameirinha 1 15.16 km United Kingdom Colin McRae 9:58.6 91.2 km/h United Kingdom Colin McRae
SS3 7:50 Luilhas 1 11.39 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 8:29.5 80.5 km/h
SS4 8:45 Cabreira 1 26.68 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 17:41.3 90.5 km/h United Kingdom Richard Burns
SS5 10:45 Fafe – Lameirinha 2 15.16 km United Kingdom Colin McRae 9:52.4 92.1 km/h
SS6 11:10 Luilhas 2 11.39 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 8:24.2 81.3 km/h
SS7 12:05 Cabreira 2 26.68 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 17:42.5 90.4 km/h
SS8 13:36 Vizo – Celorico de Basto 11.77 km Finland Harri Rovanperä 7:31.5 93.8 km/h
SS9 14:31 Fridao 14.20 km Spain Carlos Sainz 10:25.4 81.7 km/h Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS10 15:21 Aboboreira 17.87 km Spain Carlos Sainz 12:18.7 87.1 km/h
SS11 18:00 Lousada 5.30 km France François Delecour 3:59.1 79.8 km/h
2 Sat 18 Mar SS12 9:15 Piodao 1 24.78 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 16:46.0 88.7 km/h
SS13 10:18 Arganil 1 14.27 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 9:39.6 88.6 km/h
SS14 10:46 Salgueiro - Gois 1 19.62 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 11:24.0 103.3 km/h
SS15 13:10 Piodao 2 24.78 km Norway Petter Solberg 17:09.6 86.6 km/h
SS16 14:13 Arganil 2 14.27 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 9:49.9 87.1 km/h
SS17 14:41 Salgueiro - Gois 2 19.62 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 11:24.0 103.3 km/h United Kingdom Richard Burns
SS18 16:28 Tábua 13.40 km Spain Carlos Sainz 8:35.9 93.5 km/h
SS19 17:23 Aguieira 23.13 km Finland Marcus Grönholm 16:59.6 81.7 km/h Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS20 18:00 Mortazel – Mortágua 25.38 km Finland Marcus Grönholm 17:17.7 88.0 km/h
3 Sun 19 Mar SS21 7:33 Ponte de Lima Este 23.49 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 15:58.9 88.2 km/h
SS22 8:28 Ponte de Lima Oeste 25.66 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 19:04.2 80.7 km/h United Kingdom Richard Burns
SS23 9:33 Ponte de Lima Sul 11.15 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 8:12.9 81.4 km/h

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Richard Burns 22
2 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 16
3 Finland Marcus Grönholm 16
4 Spain Carlos Sainz 13
5 Finland Juha Kankkunen 11
Manufacturers' championship standings
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Japan Subaru World Rally Team 35
2 France Peugeot Esso 20
3 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 20
4 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co 17
5 Spain SEAT Sport 7

External links

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