2000 World Rally Championship

2000 World Rally Championship
Previous: 1999 Next: 2001

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, breaking the streak of Tommi Mäkinen who had won the previous 4 titles for Mitsubishi, 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 JanuaryMonaco Monte Carlo Rally
2 11–13 FebruarySweden Swedish Rally
3 25–27 FebruaryKenya Safari Rally
4 16–19 MarchPortugal Rally Portugal
5 31 March-2 AprilSpain Rally Catalunya
6 11–14 MayArgentina Rally Argentina
7 9–11 JuneGreece Acropolis Rally
8 13–16 JulyNew Zealand Rally New Zealand
9 18–20 AugustFinland Rally Finland
10 8–10 SeptemberCyprus Cyprus Rally
11 29 September-1 OctoberFrance Tour de Corse
12 20–22 OctoberItaly Rally Sanremo
13 9–12 NovemberAustralia Rally Australia
14 23–26 NovemberUnited Kingdom Rally of Great Britain

Teams and drivers

Team Constructor Car Tyre No Drivers Rounds
Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen All
2 Belgium Freddy Loix All
Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 99/2000 P 3 United Kingdom Richard Burns All
4 Finland Juha Kankkunen 1–10, 13–14
France Simon Jean-Joseph 11–12
16 Norway Petter Solberg 11–14
18 Estonia Markko Märtin 13
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ford Focus RS WRC 00 M 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae All
6 Spain Carlos Sainz All
16 Norway Petter Solberg 3–4, 6–10
18 Italy Piero Liatti 11–12
19 Finland Tapio Laukkanen 13–14
Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC P 7 France Didier Auriol All
8 Finland Toni Gardemeister All
17 Finland Harri Rovanperä 2, 14
20 United Kingdom Gwyndaf Evans 14
23 Portugal Rui Madeira 4
51 Belgium Renaud Verreydt 12
France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M 9 France François Delecour 1–2, 4–8, 10–14
France Gilles Panizzi 3
Finland Sebastian Lindholm 9
10 France Gilles Panizzi 1, 5, 11–12
Finland Marcus Grönholm 2–4, 6–10, 13–14
16 Finland Marcus Grönholm 1, 5, 11–12
18 France François Delecour 9
19 France Gilles Panizzi 13–14
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M 11 Germany Armin Schwarz 1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
12 Spain Luís Climent 1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M 14 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 2, 4–9, 11–14
15 United Kingdom Alister McRae 2, 4–9, 11–14
23 Australia Michael Guest 9, 12–13
Japan Toyota Toyota Corolla WRC M 20 Sweden Thomas Rådström 2, 4
21 Finland Pasi Hagström 2, 4, 9
Portugal Pedro Matos Chaves 4
22 Australia Neal Bates 13
24 Denmark Henrik Lundgaard 1, 5, 12
42 Switzerland Olivier Burri 1, 12
43 Germany 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
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 KEN
Kenya		 POR
Portugal		 ESP
Spain		 ARG
Argentina		 GRE
Greece		 NZL
New Zealand		 FIN
Finland		 CYP
Cyprus		 FRA
France		 ITA
Italy		 AUS
Australia		 GBR
United Kingdom		  Pts 
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Ret 1 Ret 2 5 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 5 4 1 2 65
2 United Kingdom Richard Burns Ret 5 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 2 1 60
3 Spain Carlos Sainz 2 Ret 4 3 3 Ret 2 3 14 1 3 5 DSQ 4 46
4 United Kingdom Colin McRae Ret 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 Ret 6 Ret Ret 43
5 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 1 2 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 4 5 Ret 3 DSQ 3 36
6 France François Delecour Ret 7 5 7 13 9 Ret 6 3 2 2 3 6 24
7 France Gilles Panizzi Ret Ret 6 1 1 Ret 8 21
8 Finland Juha Kankkunen 3 6 2 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 5 20
9 Finland Harri Rovanperä 12 4 3 10 7
10 Norway Petter Solberg 5 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret DNS Ret 9 Ret Ret 6
11 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 13 Ret 23 8 Ret 5 15 Ret 45 4 Ret 5
12 France Didier Auriol Ret 10 3 10 13 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 17 8 9 4
13 Japan Toshihiro Arai 6 16 4 Ret 9 13 Ret 4
14 Finland Toni Gardemeister 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 6 12 4
15 Belgium Freddy Loix 6 8 Ret 6 8 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret 4
16 Sweden Thomas Rådström 4 Ret 3
17 Belgium Bruno Thiry 5 2
18 Germany Armin Schwarz 7 7 8 11 5 Ret 12 13 2
19 Finland Sebastian Lindholm 5 2
20 Finland Tapio Laukkanen Ret 5 Ret 2
21 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakhashab 27 Ret 15 6 28 Ret 44 1
22 New Zealand Possum Bourne 6 7 1
23 Estonia Markko Märtin 9 7 10 Ret 10 6 Ret Ret 7 1
24 Italy Piero Liatti 6 Ret 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 KEN
Kenya		 POR
Portugal		 ESP
Spain		 ARG
Argentina		 GRE
Greece		 NZL
New Zealand		 FIN
Finland		 CYP
Cyprus		 FRA
France		 ITA
Italy		 AUS
Australia		 GBR
United Kingdom		  Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 KEN
Kenya		 POR
Portugal		 ESP
Spain		 ARG
Argentina		 GRE
Greece		 NZL
New Zealand		 FIN
Finland		 CYP
Cyprus		 FRA
France		 ITA
Italy		 AUS
Australia		 GBR
United Kingdom		 Points
1 France 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 United Kingdom 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 Japan 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 Japan 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 Spain 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 South Korea 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 Czech Republic 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
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 KEN
Kenya		 POR
Portugal		 ESP
Spain		 ARG
Argentina		 GRE
Greece		 NZL
New Zealand		 FIN
Finland		 CYP
Cyprus		 FRA
France		 ITA
Italy		 AUS
Australia		 GBR
United Kingdom		 Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Events

Rally Name Start-End Date Podium Drivers
(Finishing Time)		 Podium Cars
Monaco Monte Carlo Rally21 January–23 January
  1. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:23m:35.8s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:25m:00.7s)
  3. Finland Juha Kankkunen (4h:26m:57.2s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 99
Sweden Swedish Rally11 February–13 February
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:20m:33.3s)
  2. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:20m:40.1s)
  3. United Kingdom Colin McRae (3h:20m:47.0s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
Kenya Safari Rally25 March–27 March
  1. United Kingdom Richard Burns (8h:33m:13s)
  2. Finland Juha Kankkunen (8h:37m:50s)
  3. France Didier Auriol (8h:55m:57s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 99
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 99
  3. SEAT Córdoba WRC E2
Portugal Rally Portugal16 March–19 March
  1. United Kingdom Richard Burns (4h:34m:00.0s)
  2. Finland Marcus Grönholm (4h:34m:06.5s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:36m:09.2s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 00
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
Spain Rally Catalunya31 March–2 April
  1. United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:07m:13.0s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (4h:07m:18.9s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:07m:24.7s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 00
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
Argentina Rally Argentina11 May–14 May
  1. United Kingdom Richard Burns (4h:10m:20.7s)
  2. Finland Marcus Grönholm (4h:11m:28.1s)
  3. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:11m:52.3s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 00
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
Greece Acropolis Rally9 June–11 June
  1. United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:56m:54.8s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:57:17.9s)
  3. Finland Juha Kankkunen (5h:03m:33.1s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 00
New Zealand Rally New Zealand14 July–16 July
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:45m:13.4s)
  2. United Kingdom Colin McRae (3h:45m:27.9s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:46m:31.8s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
Finland Rally Finland18 August–20 August
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:22m:37.1s)
  2. United Kingdom Colin McRae (3h:23m:43.3s)
  3. Finland Harri Rovanperä (3h:23m:46.7s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Cyprus Cyprus Rally7 September–10 September
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz (5h:26m:04.9s)
  2. United Kingdom Colin McRae (5h:26m:42.2s)
  3. France François Delecour (5h:27m:35.7s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
France Tour de Corse29 September–1 October
  1. France Gilles Panizzi (4h:02m:14.2s)
  2. France François Delecour (4h:02m:47.7s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:03m:26.8s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 00
Italy Rally Sanremo20 October–22 October
  1. France Gilles Panizzi (3h:52m:14.2s)
  2. France François Delecour (3h:52m:24.1s)
  3. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:53m:00.3s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
Australia Rally Australia9 November–12 November
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:43m:57.2s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:43m:59.9s)
  3. France François Delecour (3h:45m:30.1s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 00
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
United Kingdom Rally of Great Britain23 November–26 November
  1. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:43m:01.9s)
  2. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:44m:07.5s)
  3. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:44m:16.9s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 00
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.