2000 Swedish Rally

2000 Swedish Rally; 49th International Swedish Rally
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Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad, Värmland
Dates run	11 – 13 February 2000
Stages	20 (378.41 km; 235.13 miles)
Stage surface	Snow & ice covered gravel
Overall distance	1,708.40 km (1,061.55 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Peugeot Esso
Crews	78 at start, 54 at finish

The 49th International Swedish Rally was the second round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 11 and 13 February 2000. Marcus Grönholm won his first WRC rally. Tommi Mäkinen finished second and continued in the lead of the championship after two rounds.

Results

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Class	Total time	Difference	Points
1	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 206 WRC	A8	3:20.33.3	0.0	10
2	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI	A8	3:20:40.1	6.8	6
3	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Focus RS WRC 00	A8	3:20:47.0	13.7	4
4	17	Thomas Rådström	Tina Thörner	Toyota Corolla WRC	A8	3:20:48.2	14.9	3
5	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru Impreza WRC 99	A8	3:21:08.3	35.0	2
6	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru Impreza WRC 99	A8	3:23:20.9	2:47.6	1
7	9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot 206 WRC	A8	3:25:05.2	4:31.9	0
8	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	A8	3:25:41.6	5:08.3	0
9	18	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Toyota Corolla WRC	A8	3:25:47.3	5:14.0	0
10	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	A8	3:25:49.2	5:15.9	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	Fri 11 Feb	SS1	8:14	Sågen 1	14.76 km	Thomas Rådström	7:57.7	111.2 km/h	Thomas Rådström
		SS2	9:10	Rämmen 1	23.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	12:10.3	115.5 km/h	Marcus Grönholm
		SS3	10:47	Hamra	28.59 km	Richard Burns	15:03.1	114.0 km/h
		SS4	11:50	Torsby	2.79 km	Tommi Mäkinen	2:05.9	79.8 km/h
		SS5	12:55	Bjälverud	21.58 km	Marcus Grönholm	10:43.1	120.8 km/h
		SS6	13:45	Mången	13.29 km	Marcus Grönholm	6:51.8	116.2 km/h
		SS7	14:00	Arvika	2.00 km	Stage cancelled
		SS8	16:00	Långjohanstorp	19.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	9:29.3	122.9 km/h
		SS9	17:09	I2	3.40 km	Colin McRae	1:55.9	105.6 km/h
2	Sat 12 Feb	SS10	7:11	Fredriksberg	27.39 km	Marcus Grönholm	15:43.0	104.6 km/h
		SS11	10:17	Nyhammar	27.79 km	Marcus Grönholm	14:34.7	114.4 km/h
		SS12	11:29	Skog 1	24.19 km	Colin McRae	12:49.6	113.2 km/h
		SS13	13:26	Jutbo	47.65 km	Colin McRae	26:30.9	107.8 km/h
		SS14	15:32	Skog 2	24.19 km	Marcus Grönholm	12:53.7	112.6 km/h
		SS15	16:31	Lugnet	2.00 km	Tommi Mäkinen	1:53.8	63.3 km/h
3	Sun 13 Feb	SS16	8:57	Malta	11.88 km	Thomas Rådström	5:44.3	124.2 km/h
		SS17	9:43	Ullen	24.62 km	Richard Burns	12:05.4	122.2 km/h
		SS18	11:25	Sågen 2	14.76 km	Thomas Rådström	7:45.9	114.1 km/h
		SS19	12:18	Rämmen 2	23.44 km	Thomas Rådström	11:52.8	118.4 km/h
		SS20	14:00	Hagfors	21.21 km	Colin McRae	11:22.9	111.8 km/h

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championship standings
Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Tommi Mäkinen	16
2	Marcus Grönholm	10
3	Carlos Sainz	6
4	Juha Kankkunen	5
5	Colin McRae	4

Manufacturers' championship standings
Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	18
2	Peugeot Esso	11
3	Ford Motor Co	10
4	Subaru World Rally Team	9
5	SEAT Sport	3

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

External links

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

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