2000 Acropolis Rally

2000 Acropolis Rally
47th Acropolis Rally
Round 7 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Greece
Rally baseAthens
Dates runJune 9 2000 – June 11 2000
Stages19 (390.27 km; 242.50 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,407.56 km (874.62 miles)
Statistics
Crews117 at start, 48 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '00

The 2000 Acropolis Rally (formally the 47th Acropolis Rally) was the seventh round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 9 June and 11 June 2000, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 20th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
3 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
6 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
7 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 P
8 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 P
9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
10 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M
12 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M
14 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
15 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
16 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
17 Markko Märtin Michael Park Lukoil EOS Rally Team Toyota Corolla WRC M
18 Ioannis Papadimitriou Nikolaos Petropoulos Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
19 Leonídas Kirkos Giorgos Polizois Leonídas Kirkos Ford Escort WRC —
20 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin Wizja TV / Turning Point RT Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
21 Armodios Vovos Spiros Koltsidas Toyota Hellas Toyota Corolla WRC —
22 Jean-Pierre Richelmi Thierry Barjou Procar Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
23 Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
24 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
25 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
26 Frédéric Dor Kevin Gormley F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
27 Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur Team Atakan Toyota Corolla WRC —
31 Pierre Colard Gilles Mondésir Pierre Colard Subaru Impreza 555 —
39 Stephen Finlay Rory Kennedy Stephen Finlay Ford Focus RS WRC '00 —
40 Mark Fisher Gordon Noble Mark Fisher Peugeot 206 WRC —
43 Sotiris Hatzitsopanis Nikos Kosmas Sotiris Hatzitsopanis Ford Escort RS Cosworth —
55 Mihalis Papaelias Antonis Garifalis Mihalis Papaelias Ford Escort WRC —
57 Giovanni Recordati Freddy Delorme Giovanni Recordati Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) —
67 Giorgos Angelidis Kostas Tsahas Giorgos Angelidis Mercedes-Benz 190E —
Group N Cup entries
28 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI —
29 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
30 Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI —
32 Ramón Ferreyros Gonzalo Saenz Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
33 Gabriel Mendez Daniel Muzio Gabriel Mendez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
34 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
35 Gabriel Pozzo Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
44 Nicola Caldani Giuseppe Marchi Nicola Caldani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
45 Pavlos Moschoutis Emmanouel Vardaxis Pavlos Moschoutis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
46 Grigoris Nioras Kostas Lytras Hellenic Police Subaru Impreza WRX —
47 Theodoros Aliferis Giorgos Vellis Theodoros Aliferis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
48 Dimitris Nassoulas Iosif Galerakis Dimitris Nassoulas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
49 Dimitris Drivakos Kostas Zotiadis Dimitris Drivakos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
50 Theodoros Petalidis Ioannis Samartzis Theodoros Petalidis Subaru Impreza WRX —
51 Iaveris Aris Giorgos Kairis Iaveris Aris Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
52 Lazaros Panagiotounis Elias Panagiotounis Lazaros Panagiotounis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
53 Alastair Cavenagh Crispin Sassoon Alastair Cavenagh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
58 Makis Thergiakis Andreas Vlahogenis Makis Thergiakis Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI —
59 Alfonso Quirola George Richards Alfonso Quirola Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI —
60 Ries Huisman Bart van Riemsdijk Ries Huisman Subaru Impreza —
61 John Lloyd Paul Amandini John Lloyd Subaru Impreza —
62 Rami Shohatovich Michalakis Michael Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
64 Dionyssis Spanos Sotiris Gotovos Dionyssis Spanos Lancia Delta HF Integrale —
65 Andreas Theodorakopoulos Andreas Tringas Andreas Theodorakopoulos Ford Escort RS Cosworth —
66 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
120 Themistoklis Katsabekis Ioannis Vassilopoulos Themistoklis Katsabekis Volkswagen Polo 16V —
121 António Pinto dos Santos Nuno Rodrigues da Silva António Pinto dos Santos Renault 4 GTL —
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 88.81 km
9 June 11:40 SS1 Skourta 20.02 km
12:11 SS2 Klidi 8.09 km
12:42 SS3 Thiva 20.12 km
15:40 SS4 Kineta 9.47 km
16:05 SS5 Agii Theodoroi 31.11 km
Leg 2 — 159.57 km
10 June 09:47 SS6 Zeli 1 28.32 km
10:47 SS7 Mendenitsa 1 28.05 km
12:27 SS8 Paleohori 1 10.71 km
13:08 SS9 Gravia 1 25.56 km
13:47 SS10 Elatos 1 10.56 km
15:59 SS11 Zeli 2 28.32 km
16:59 SS12 Mendenitsa 2 28.05 km
Leg 3 — 141.89 km
11 June 09:27 SS13 Pavliani 1 24.71 km
10:10 SS14 Stromi 1 22.82 km
11:48 SS15 Paleohori 2 10.71 km
12:29 SS16 Gravia 2 25.56 km
13:08 SS17 Elatos 2 10.56 km
15:00 SS18 Pavliani 2 24.71 km
15:43 SS19 Stromi 2 22.82 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:56:54.8 10
2 6 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:57:17.9 +23.1 6
3 4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:03:33.1 +6:38.3 4
4 23 Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 5:04:35.6 +7:40.8 3
5 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 5:06:05.8 +9:11.0 2
6 25 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC 5:09:49.7 +12:54.9 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:56:54.8 10
2 2 6 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:57:17.9 +23.1 6
3 3 4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:03:33.1 +6:38.3 4
5 4 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 5:06:05.8 +9:11.0 2
9 5 9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 5:12:07.1 +15:12.3 0
Retired SS14 3 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Turbo 0
Retired SS10 8 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 Steering 0
Retired SS9 10 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS7 7 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 15 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Over time limit 0
Retired SS5 1 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Wheel hub 0
Retired SS4 12 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS4 14 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Engine 0
Retired SS2 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Suspension 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (9 Jun) SS1 Skourta 20.02 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:54.6 Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Klidi 8.09 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:40.1
SS3 Thiva 20.12 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 16:23.1 Colin McRae
SS4 Kineta 9.47 km Marcus Grönholm
Petter Solberg 		Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '00 		5:20.7
SS5 Agii Theodoroi 31.11 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 24:47.6
Leg 2 (10 Jun) SS6 Zeli 1 28.32 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 20:44.9
SS7 Mendenitsa 1 28.05 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 19:58.5
SS8 Paleohori 1 10.71 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 7:46.0
SS9 Gravia 1 25.56 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 18:18.6
SS10 Elatos 1 10.56 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:40.3
SS11 Zeli 2 28.32 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 20:48.8
SS12 Mendenitsa 2 28.05 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 20:04.1
Leg 3 (11 Jun) SS13 Pavliani 1 24.71 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 20:23.2
SS14 Stromi 1 22.82 km Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 18:02.9
SS15 Paleohori 2 10.71 km Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 7:45.9
SS16 Gravia 2 25.56 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 18:28.0 Carlos Sainz
SS17 Elatos 2 10.56 km Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 8:46.5
SS18 Pavliani 2 24.71 km Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 20:16.2
SS19 Stromi 2 22.82 km Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 18:15.0 Colin McRae

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Richard Burns 38 Robert Reid 38 Subaru World Rally Team 58
2 3 Colin McRae 24 3 Nicky Grist 24 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 47
3 1 Marcus Grönholm 24 1 Timo Rautiainen 24 Peugeot Esso 31
4 1 Tommi Mäkinen 23 1 Risto Mannisenmäki 23 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 29
5 1 Carlos Sainz 23 1 Luis Moya 23 1 Škoda Motorsport 8

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
11 1 35 Gabriel Pozzo Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:18:51.8 10
12 2 28 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:20:04.6 +1:12.8 6
13 3 29 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:20:47.7 +1:55.9 4
14 4 32 Ramón Ferreyros Gonzalo Saenz Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:23:17.1 +4:25.3 3
21 5 66 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:57:10.5 +38:18.7 2
22 6 45 Pavlos Moschoutis Emmanouel Vardaxis Pavlos Moschoutis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 5:57:45.3 +38:53.5 1
23 7 48 Dimitris Nassoulas Iosif Galerakis Dimitris Nassoulas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:59:33.2 +40:41.4 0
24 8 52 Lazaros Panagiotounis Elias Panagiotounis Lazaros Panagiotounis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:03:42.1 +44:50.3 0
26 9 50 Theodoros Petalidis Ioannis Samartzis Theodoros Petalidis Subaru Impreza WRX 6:06:55.8 +48:04.0 0
48 10 121 António Pinto dos Santos Nuno Rodrigues da Silva António Pinto dos Santos Renault 4 GTL 9:10:04.5 +3:51:12.7 0
Retired SS19 30 Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS14 49 Dimitris Drivakos Kostas Zotiadis Dimitris Drivakos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS13 120 Themistoklis Katsabekis Ioannis Vassilopoulos Themistoklis Katsabekis Volkswagen Polo 16V Retired 0
Retired SS12 33 Gabriel Mendez Daniel Muzio Gabriel Mendez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Power steering 0
Retired SS12 34 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS6 53 Alastair Cavenagh Crispin Sassoon Alastair Cavenagh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 46 Grigoris Nioras Kostas Lytras Hellenic Police Subaru Impreza WRX Suspension 0
Retired SS5 61 John Lloyd Paul Amandini John Lloyd Subaru Impreza Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 65 Andreas Theodorakopoulos Andreas Tringas Andreas Theodorakopoulos Ford Escort RS Cosworth Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 60 Ries Huisman Bart van Riemsdijk Ries Huisman Subaru Impreza Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 44 Nicola Caldani Giuseppe Marchi Nicola Caldani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 47 Theodoros Aliferis Giorgos Vellis Theodoros Aliferis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 58 Makis Thergiakis Andreas Vlahogenis Makis Thergiakis Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Electrical 0
Retired SS3 64 Dionyssis Spanos Sotiris Gotovos Dionyssis Spanos Lancia Delta HF Integrale Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 59 Alfonso Quirola George Richards Alfonso Quirola Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 62 Rami Shohatovich Michalakis Michael Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 51 Iaveris Aris Giorgos Kairis Iaveris Aris Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (9 Jun) SS1 Skourta 20.02 km Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:05.5 Claudio Marcelo Menzi
SS2 Klidi 8.09 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:06.0
SS3 Thiva 20.12 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:43.9
SS4 Kineta 9.47 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:52.6
SS5 Agii Theodoroi 31.11 km Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 26:49.5
Leg 2 (10 Jun) SS6 Zeli 1 28.32 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:24.5
SS7 Mendenitsa 1 28.05 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:20.4 Gabriel Pozzo
SS8 Paleohori 1 10.71 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8:24.3
SS9 Gravia 1 25.56 km Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 19:51.6
SS10 Elatos 1 10.56 km Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:12.6
SS11 Zeli 2 28.32 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:28.4
SS12 Mendenitsa 2 28.05 km Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:39.8
Leg 3 (11 Jun) SS13 Pavliani 1 24.71 km Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 21:30.9
SS14 Stromi 1 22.82 km Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 19:21.3
SS15 Paleohori 2 10.71 km Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 8:18.2
SS16 Gravia 2 25.56 km Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 19:33.4
SS17 Elatos 2 10.56 km Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 9:09.8
SS18 Pavliani 2 24.71 km Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:39.5
SS19 Stromi 2 22.82 km Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 19:18.9

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Manfred Stohl 31
2 Gustavo Trelles 28
3 7 Gabriel Pozzo 16
4 1 Miguel Campos 13
5 1 Claudio Marcelo Menzi 12

References

  1. ^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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