2000 Monte Carlo Rally

2000 Monte Carlo Rally; 68ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
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Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Monte Carlo
Dates run	20 – 22 January 2000
Stages	15 (412.81 km; 256.51 miles)
Stage surface	Wintery asphalt
Overall distance	1,434.85 km (891.57 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Tommi Mäkinen; Risto Mannisenmäki; Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart; 4:23:35.8
Crews	92 at start, 59 at finish

The 68ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo was the first round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 20 and 22 January 2000. The rally was won by Tommi Mäkinen for second year in a row.

Results

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Class	Total time	Difference	Points
1	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI	A8	4:23:35.8	0.0	10
2	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Focus RS WRC 00	A8	4:25:00.7	1:24.9	6
3	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru Impreza WRC 99	A8	4:26:57.2	3:21.4	4
4	8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	A8	4:27:20.9	3:45.1	3
5	18	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	Toyota Corolla WRC	A8	4:28:24.2	4:48.4	2
6	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	A8	4:30:39.9	7:04.1	1
7	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Octavia WRC	A8	4:33:24.1	9:48.3	0
8	18	Olivier Burri	Christophe Hofmann	Toyota Corolla WRC	A8	4:34:17.2	10:41.4	0
9	21	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI	N4	4:44:17.6	20:41.8	0
10	12	Luís Climent	Álex Romaní	Škoda Octavia WRC	A8	4:44:25.3	20:49.5	0

Special stages

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Leg	Day	Stage	Clock	Stage name	Length	Stage winner	Time	Avg. speed	Rally leader
1	Thu 20 Jan	SS1	12:03	Tourette du Château	24.81 km	Gilles Panizzi	17:58.2	82.8 km/h	Gilles Panizzi
		SS2	12:36	St. Pierre	30.63 km	Tommi Mäkinen	22:17.7	82.4 km/h	Richard Burns
		SS3	14:40	Norante	19.75 km	Richard Burns	12:49.8	92.4 km/h	Richard Burns
		SS4	17:28	Selonnet 1	17.94 km	Tommi Mäkinen	12:47.6	84.1 km/h	Tommi Mäkinen
		SS5	18:01	Rochebrune 1	19.70 km	Tommi Mäkinen	16:19.8	72.4 km/h
2	Fri 21 Jan	SS6	8:38	L'Épine	31.40 km	Stage cancelled
		SS7	11:11	Ruissas	27.70 km	Juha Kankkunen	17:01.6	97.6 km/h
		SS8	13:29	Plan de Vitrolles	48.55 km	Tommi Mäkinen	31:06.1	93.7 km/h
		SS9	16:28	Prunières	34.12 km	Colin McRae	20:09.5	101.6 km/h
		SS10	17:31	Saint Clement	20.58 km	Tommi Mäkinen	13:44.1	89.9 km/h
3	Sat 22 Jan	SS11	7:12	Selonnet 2	17.94 km	Colin McRae	12:46.1	84.3 km/h
		SS12	7:45	Rochebrune 2	19.70 km	Tommi Mäkinen	16:16.1	72.7 km/h
		SS13	9:25	Sisteron	36.94 km	Juha Kankkunen	25:04.0	88.4 km/h
		SS14	12:40	Saint Auban	29.17 km	Carlos Sainz	19:23.9	90.2 km/h
		SS15	15:56	Sospel	33.88 km	Carlos Sainz	23:34.2	86.2 km/h

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championship standings
Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Tommi Mäkinen	10
2	Carlos Sainz	6
3	Juha Kankkunen	4
4	Toni Gardemeister	3
5	Bruno Thiry	2

Manufacturers' championship standings
Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	12
2	Ford Motor Co	6
3	Subaru World Rally Team	4
4	SEAT Sport	3
5	Škoda Motorsport	1

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

Previous event: 1999 Rally GB	FIA World Rally Championship, 2000 season	Next event: 2000 Swedish Rally
Previous year: 1999 Monte Carlo Rally	Monte Carlo Rally	Next year: 2001 Monte Carlo Rally

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