2000 World Rally Championship

2000 World Rally Championship
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The 2000 World Rally Championship was the 28th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Marcus Grönholm in a Peugeot 206 WRC, ahead of Richard Burns and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Peugeot, ahead of Ford and Subaru.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Race
1	21–23 January	Monte Carlo Rally
2	11–13 February	Swedish Rally
3	25–27 February	Safari Rally
4	16–19 March	Rally Portugal
5	31 March-2 April	Rally Catalunya
6	11–14 May	Rally Argentina
7	9–11 June	Acropolis Rally
8	13–16 July	Rally New Zealand
9	18–20 August	Rally Finland
10	8–10 September	Cyprus Rally
11	29 September-1 October	Tour de Corse
12	20–22 October	Rally Sanremo
13	9–12 November	Rally Australia
14	23–26 November	Network Q Rally of Great Britain

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	No	Drivers	Rounds
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Lancer Evo VI	M	1	Tommi Mäkinen	All
				2	Freddy Loix	All
Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC 99/2000	P	3	Richard Burns	All
				4	Juha Kankkunen	1–10, 13–14
					Simon Jean-Joseph	11–12
				16	Petter Solberg	11–14
				18	Markko Märtin	13
Ford Motor Co	Ford	Focus RS WRC 00	M	5	Colin McRae	All
				6	Carlos Sainz	All
				16	Petter Solberg	3–4, 6–10
				18	Piero Liatti	11–12
				19	Tapio Laukkanen	13–14
SEAT Sport	SEAT	Córdoba WRC	P	7	Didier Auriol	All
				8	Toni Gardemeister	All
				17	Harri Rovanpera	2, 14
				20	Gwyndaf Evans	14
				23	Rui Madeira	4
				51	Renaud Verreydt	12
Peugeot Esso	Peugeot	206 WRC	M	9	François Delecour	1–2, 4–8, 10–14
					Gilles Panizzi	3
					Sebastian Lindholm	9
				10	Gilles Panizzi	1, 5, 11–12
					Marcus Grönholm	2–4, 6–10, 13–14
				16	Marcus Grönholm	1, 5, 11–12
				18	François Delecour	9
				19	Gilles Panizzi	13–14
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Octavia WRC	M	11	Armin Schwarz	1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
				12	Luís Climent	1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai	Accent WRC	M	14	Kenneth Eriksson	2, 4–9, 11–14
				15	Alister McRae	2, 4–9, 11–14
				23	Michael Guest	9, 12–13
Toyota	Toyota	Corolla WRC	M	20	Thomas Rådström	2, 4
				21	Pasi Hagström	2, 4, 9
					Pedro Matos Chaves	4
				22	Neal Bates	13
				24	Henrik Lundgaard	1, 5, 12
				42	Olivier Burri	1, 12
				43	Achim Warmbold	14

Toyota not counted for the 2000 season in the Manufacturers' championship due to their withdrawal from the sport in 1999 to concentrate on F1.

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRC NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR  Pts  1 Marcus Grönholm Ret 1 Ret 2 5 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 5 4 1 2 65 2 Richard Burns Ret 5 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 2 1 60 3 Carlos Sainz 2 Ret 4 3 3 Ret 2 3 14 1 3 5 DSQ 4 46 4 Colin McRae Ret 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 Ret 6 Ret Ret 43 5 Tommi Mäkinen 1 2 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 4 5 Ret 3 DSQ 3 36 6 François Delecour Ret 7 5 7 13 9 Ret 6 3 2 2 3 6 24 7 Gilles Panizzi Ret Ret 6 1 1 Ret 8 21 8 Juha Kankkunen 3 6 2 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 5 20 9 Harri Rovanperä 12 4 3 10 7 10 Petter Solberg 5 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret DNS Ret 9 Ret Ret 6 11 Kenneth Eriksson 13 Ret 23 8 Ret 5 15 Ret 45 4 Ret 5 12 Didier Auriol Ret 10 3 10 13 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 17 8 9 4 13 Toshihiro Arai 6 16 4 Ret 9 13 Ret 4 14 Toni Gardemeister 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 6 12 4 15 Freddy Loix 6 8 Ret 6 8 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret 4 16 Thomas Rådström 4 Ret 3 17 Bruno Thiry 5 2 18 Armin Schwarz 7 7 8 11 5 Ret 12 13 2 19 Sebastian Lindholm 5 2 20 Tapio Laukkanen Ret 5 Ret 2 21 Abdullah Bakhashab 27 Ret 15 6 28 Ret 44 1 22 Possum Bourne 6 7 1 23 Markko Märtin 9 7 10 Ret 10 6 Ret Ret 7 1 24 Piero Liatti 6 Ret 1 Pos Driver MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRC NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR Points 1 Peugeot Esso 9 Ret 6 Ret 4 6 8 5 Ret 4 3 2 2 3 6 111 10 Ret 1 Ret 2 5 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 2 2 Ford Motor Co 5 Ret 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 91 6 2 Ret 4 3 3 Ret 2 3 8 1 3 4 Ret 4 3 Subaru World Rally Team 3 Ret 4 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 2 1 88 4 3 5 2 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret 5 6 5 6 Ret 5 4 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 1 1 2 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 3 5 Ret 3 Ret 3 43 2 5 7 Ret 5 7 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 SEAT Sport 7 Ret 8 3 8 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 6 11 6 7 11 8 4 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 5 9 6 Hyundai World Rally Team 14 9 Ret 10 7 Ret 4 9 Ret 12 4 Ret 8 15 10 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 8 10 Ret 8 7 Škoda Motorsport 11 6 5 6 8 4 Ret 8 10 8 12 7 6 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 11 Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Events

Rally Name	Start-End Date	Podium Drivers (Finishing Time)	Podium Cars
68ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	21 January-23 January	Tommi Mäkinen (4h:23m:35.8s) Carlos Sainz (4h:25m:00.7s) Juha Kankkunen (4h:26m:57.2s)	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Subaru Impreza WRC 99
49th International Swedish Rally	11 February-13 February	Marcus Grönholm (3h:20m:33.3s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:20m:40.1s) Colin McRae (3h:20m:47.0s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Ford Focus RS WRC 00
48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya	25 March-27 March	Richard Burns (8h:33m:13s) Juha Kankkunen (8h:37m:50s) Didier Auriol (8h:55m:57s)	Subaru Impreza WRC 99 Subaru Impreza WRC 99 SEAT Córdoba WRC E2
34º TAP Rallye de Portugal	16 March-19 March	Richard Burns (4h:34m:00.0s) Marcus Grönholm (4h:34m:06.5s) Carlos Sainz (4h:36m:09.2s)	Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 00
36º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)	31 March-2 April	Colin McRae (4h:07m:13.0s) Richard Burns (4h:07m:18.9s) Carlos Sainz (4h:07m:24.7s)	Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Ford Focus RS WRC 00
20º Rally Argentina	11 May-14 May	Richard Burns (4h:10m:20.7s) Marcus Grönholm (4h:11m:28.1s) Tommi Mäkinen (4h:11m:52.3s)	Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
47th Acropolis Rally	9 June-11 June	Colin McRae (4h:56m:54.8s) Carlos Sainz (4h:57:17.9s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:03m:33.1s)	Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Subaru Impreza WRC 00
30th Rally New Zealand	14 July-16 July	Marcus Grönholm (3h:45m:13.4s) Colin McRae (3h:45m:27.9s) Carlos Sainz (3h:46m:31.8s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Ford Focus RS WRC 00
50th Neste Rally Finland	18 August-20 August	Marcus Grönholm (3h:22m:37.1s) Colin McRae (3h:23m:43.3s) Harri Rovanperä (3h:23m:46.7s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Toyota Corolla WRC
28th Cyprus Rally	7 September-10 September	Carlos Sainz (5h:26m:04.9s) Colin McRae (5h:26m:42.2s) François Delecour (5h:27m:35.7s)	Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC
44ème V-Rally Tour de Corse - Rallye de France	29 September-1 October	Gilles Panizzi (4h:02m:14.2s) François Delecour (4h:02m:47.7s) Carlos Sainz (4h:03m:26.8s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 00
42º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia	20 October-22 October	Gilles Panizzi (3h:52m:14.2s) François Delecour (3h:52m:24.1s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:53m:00.3s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
13th Telstra Rally Australia	9 November-12 November	Marcus Grönholm (3h:43m:57.2s) Richard Burns (3h:43m:59.9s) François Delecour (3h:45m:30.1s)	Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC
56th Network Q Rally of Great Britain	23 November-26 November	Richard Burns (3h:43m:01.9s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:44m:07.5s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:44m:16.9s)	Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6

See also

• FIA World Rally Championship 2000 at rallybase.nl