2000 World Rally Championship

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

The 2000 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania. Rally China was originally scheduled to be the tenth round of the season but was cancelled after primary sponsor British American Tobacco withdrew from the event. The Cyprus Rally was added to the calendar as a replacement.[1]

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance
1 19 January 22 January 68th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 15 412.81 km
2 10 February 13 February 49th International Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 20 378.41 km
3 24 February 27 February 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi Gravel 12 1047.26 km
4 16 March 19 March 34th TAP Rallye de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 23 398.35 km
5 30 March 2 April 36th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España Lloret de Mar, Catalonia Tarmac 15 383.09 km
6 11 May 14 May 20th Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 22 385.49 km
7 22 June 25 June 47th Acropolis Rally Itea, Phocis Gravel 19 390.27 km
8 13 July 16 July 31st Propecia Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 24 373.11 km
9 17 August 20 August 50th Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 23 410.18 km
10 7 September 10 September 28th Cyprus Rally Limassol, Limassol District Gravel 23 348.41 km
11 28 September 1 October 44th V-Rally Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 18 385.01 km
12 19 October 22 October 42nd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Sanremo, Liguria Tarmac 17 382.79 km
13 9 November 12 November 13th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 21 391.17 km
14 23 November 26 November 56th Network Q Rally of Great Britain Cardiff, Wales Gravel 17 380.80 km
Sources:[2][3][4]

Teams and drivers

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No. Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M 1 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki All
2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets All
Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 99
Impreza WRC 2000
P 3 Richard Burns Robert Reid All
4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo 1–10, 13–14
Simon Jean-Joseph Jack Boyere 11–12
16 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 11–14
18 Markko Märtin Michael Park 13
Ford Motor Co Ford Focus RS WRC 00 M 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist All
6 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya All
16 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 3–4, 6–10
18 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina 11–12
Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström 9, 13–14
SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC P 7 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet All
8 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander All
17 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen 2, 14
20 Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies 14
23 Rui Madeira Fernando Prata 4
30 Raphael Sperrer Per Carlsson 9
51 Renaud Verreydt Jean-François Elst 12
Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M 9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup 1–2, 4–8, 10–14
Gilles Panizzi Herve Panizzi 3
Sebastian Lindholm Jukka Aho 9
10 Gilles Panizzi Herve Panizzi 1, 5, 11–12
Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen 2–4, 6–10, 13–14
16 1, 5, 11–12
18 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup 9
19 Adruzilo Lopes Luis Lisboa 4–5
Gilles Panizzi Herve Panizzi 13–14
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer 1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
12 Luís Climent Alex Romani 1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M 14 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander 2, 4–9, 11–14
15 Alister McRae David Senior 2, 4–9, 11–14
23 Michael Guest David Green 13

Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Corolla WRC M Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot 1
Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Dario D'Esposito 1
Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen 4, 9
Andrea Navarra Simona Fedeli 5, 14
Piero Longhi Lucio Baggio 12
Ettore Baita Enrico Brazzoli 12
Toyota Castrol Team Denmark M Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker 1, 5, 12
Toyota Castrol Switzerland M Olivier Burri Christophe Hofmann 1, 11
Alessandro Ghezzi M Alessandro Ghezzi Primo Zonca 1
Toyota Castrol Team Sweden M Thomas Rådström Christina Thörner 2
Jörgen Skallman 4
Lukoil EOS Rally Team M Markko Märtin Michael Park 2, 4–5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14
Toyota Castrol Team Finland M Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister 2, 4, 7, 10, 12–13
LPM Human Heat P Janne Tuohino Miikka Anttila 2, 4, 9, 14
Säffle MC M Daniel Carlsson Benny Melander 2
Telecel Castrol Team M Pedro Chaves Sérgio Paiva 4
Toyota Hellas P Armodios Vovos Ioánnis Alvanos 4
Spiros Koltsidas 7
Henning Solberg M Henning Solberg Runar Pedersen 9
Ola Fløene 14
Equipe de France FFSA M Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 11–12
Uwe Nittel M Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf 12
Toyota Team Australia M Neal Bates Coral Taylor 13
Achim Warmbold M Achim Warmbold Antony Warmbold 14
NMK Drammen M Roar Vannebo Øygund Treider 14
Polsat Dialog Rally Team M Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak 9, 12
Celica GT-Four ST205 2, 4
Paul Bailey ? Paul Bailey Raju Sehmi 3
Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza 555 P Nigel Heath Chris Patterson 1
Jeff Ashfield 4
Impreza WRC 6
Steve Lancaster 10, 13
Ioannis Papadimitriou Impreza 555 M Ioannis Papadimitriou Nikolaos Petropoulos 2, 6, 8, 14
Impreza WRC 4, 7, 10, 12–13
Pierre Colard Impreza 555 M Pierre Colard Gilles Mondésir 4, 7
Procar Rally Team Impreza WRC P Andrea Dallavilla Danilo Fappani 5, 11–12
Jean-Pierre Richelmi Thierry Barjou 7
Paolo Andreucci Giovanni Bernacchini 12
Diego Oldrati Alessandra Materazzetti 12
Subaru Rally Team Australia P Peter 'Possum' Bourne Craig Vincent 8, 13
Joe McAndrew Impreza WRX P Joe McAndrew Christopher Boyle 8
Simon Jean-Joseph Impreza WRC P Simon Jean-Joseph Jacques Boyere 10
Eamonn Boland P Eamonn Boland Alun Cook 14
Subaru Nederland M Bert de Jong Ton Hillen 14
Henning Solberg Ford Escort WRC ? Henning Solberg Runar Pedersen 2, 4
Bo-Be Plastindustri AB Y Mats Jonsson Johnny Johansson 2
Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team Focus RS WRC M Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran 4, 12
Ford Motor Co Puma Kit Car M Patrick Magaud Guylène Brun 4–5, 11–12
Carlos Sainz Junior Team P Txus Jaio David Moreno 5
Michael Huete Xavier Amigò Colón 5
Jorge Recalde Escort RS Cosworth ? Jorge Recalde Diego Curletto 6
Stephen Finlay Focus RS WRC P Stephen Finlay Rory Kennedy 7, 14
Leonídas Kirkos Escort WRC M Leonídas Kirkos Giorgos Polizois 7
Jussi Välimäki ? Jussi Välimäki Jarkko Kalliolepo 9
Renault Team Sweden Renault Mégane Maxi P Jonas Kruse Per Schlegel 2
Renault Sport Belgium M Kris Princen Dany Colebunders 4–5, 7, 12
Jorge Bescham ? Jorge Bescham Aldo Arguello 6
"Leonidas" ? "Leonidas" Maria Pavli-Korre 7
Benoît Rousselot M Benoît Rousselot Xavier Panseri 11
Opel Team Sweden Opel Astra Kit Car M Per Svan Johan Olsson 2
Gregory Kibiti Hyundai Coupé ? Gregory Kibiti George Mwangi 3
Hyundai Winfield Rally Team Coupe Evo 2 M Michael Guest David Green 4–5, 7
Accent WRC 9, 12
Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC M Fabrice Morel David Marty 5, 11–12
Mark Fisher M Mark Fisher Gordon Noble 7, 14
F.P.F. Sport 306 maxi M Renato Travaglia Flavio Zanella 5, 12
Autostal Duindistel M Dominique Bruyneel Philippe Droeven 5
RACC Motorsport SEAT Córdoba WRC P Salvador Cañellas Carlos del Barrio 5
NAF Asker & Bærum Junior Team Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 C Birger Gundersen Cato Menkerud 5
Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara F2 M Jesús Puras Marc Martí 5
Saxo Kit Car 11–12
Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni 7, 11–12
Equipe de France FFSA Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 9, 14
VW Porsche Slovenia Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car D Darko Peljhan Miran Kacin 5
Volkswagen Motorsport Australia Golf IV Kit Car Y Simon Evans Sue Evans 8, 13
Team Advan Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Y Katsuhiko Taguchi Derek Ringer 8, 13
Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand ? Geoff Argyle Paul Fallon 8
Andrew Hawkeswood Samantha Haldane 8
Rose City Cars Bruce Herbert Robert Ryan 8
Palmerston North Motors Brian Green Jane McKay 8
Fairways Rally Team P Andreas Tsouloftas Andreas Achilleos 10
Ralliart Italia P Andrea Aghini Dario D'Esposito 12
Mirabella Mille Miglia Fiat Punto Kit Car M Luca Pedersoli Nadia Mazzon 11–12
Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra Kit Car M Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas 14
Neil Wearden Trevor Agnew 14

FIA Teams Cup

Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis 2, 4–5, 7, 9–10, 12
Toyota Team Atakan M Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur 5–7, 11–13
Wizja TV / Turning Point RT Subaru Impreza WRC M Krzysztof Hołowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin 2, 4, 6–7, 10
Spike Subaru Team P Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman 3, 5, 7–8, 10, 13–14
F.Dor Rally Team M Frédéric Dor Didier Breton 3–4, 6–7 ,9–10, 14
Arab World Rally Team M Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe 7–9, 11–12, 14

Results and standings

Rally results

Rd. Rally Overall Winners Teams cup Winners Group N Cup Winners Report
1 Monte Carlo No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart No entries No. 21 Stohl Racing Report
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki
N/A Manfred Stohl
Peter Müller
2 Sweden No. 10 Peugeot Esso No. 22 Wizja TV / Turning Point RT No. 27 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Krzysztof Hołowczyc
Jean-Marc Fortin
Jani Paasonen
Jakke Honkanen
3 Kenya No. 3 Subaru World Rally Team No. 17 Spike Subaru Team No. 31 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Report
Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Richard Burns
Robert Reid
Toshihiro Arai
Roger Freeman
Claudio Marcelo Menzi
Edgardo Galindo
4 Portugal No. 3 Subaru World Rally Team No. 24 F.Dor Rally Team No. 37 Mitsubishi Galp Report
Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
Richard Burns
Robert Reid
Frédéric Dor
Didier Breton
Miguel Campos
Carlos Magalhães
5 Spain No. 5 Ford Motor Co No. 24 Toyota Team Saudi Arabia No. 32 Uwe Nittel Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '00 Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Abdullah Bakhashab
Bobby Willis
Uwe Nittel
Detlef Ruf
6 Argentina No. 3 Subaru World Rally Team No. 20 Toyota Team Atakan No. 22 Gustavo Trelles Report
Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Richard Burns
Robert Reid
Serkan Yazici
Erkan Bodur
Gustavo Trelles
Jorge Del Buono
7 Greece No. 5 Ford Motor Co No. 23 Spike Subaru Team No. 35 Gabriel Pozzo Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '00 Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Toshihiro Arai
Roger Freeman
Gabriel Pozzo
Daniel Stillo
8 New Zealand No. 10 Peugeot Esso No. 22 Arab World Rally Team No. 21 Stohl Racing Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRX (Grp. N) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Tony Sircombe
Manfred Stohl
Peter Müller
9 Finland No. 10 Peugeot Esso No. 24 Toyota Team Saudi Arabia No. 28 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Abdullah Bakhashab
Bobby Willis
Jani Paasonen
Jakke Honkanen
10 Cyprus No. 6 Ford Motor Co No. 18 Spike Subaru Team No. 25 Gustavo Trelles Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '00 Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Carlos Sainz
Luis Moya
Toshihiro Arai
Roger Freeman
Gustavo Trelles
Jorge Del Buono
11 France No. 10 Peugeot Esso No. 20 Arab World Rally Team No. 37 Stohl Racing Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Gilles Panizzi
Herve Panizzi
Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Tony Sircombe
Manfred Stohl
Peter Müller
12 Italy No. 10 Peugeot Esso No. 29 Toyota Team Atakan No. 37 Vieffe Corse SRL Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Gilles Panizzi
Herve Panizzi
Serkan Yazici
Erkan Bodur
Gianluigi Galli
Maurizio Messina
13 Australia No. 10 Peugeot Esso No. 25 Toyota Team Atakan No. 30 Gustavo Trelles Report
Peugeot 206 WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Serkan Yazici
Erkan Bodur
Gustavo Trelles
Jorge Del Buono
14 Britain No. 3 Subaru World Rally Team No. 36 Arab World Rally Team No. 30 Stohl Racing Report
Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Richard Burns
Robert Reid
Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Tony Sircombe
Manfred Stohl
Peter Müller
Source:[5]

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver MON
SWE
KEN
POR
ESP
ARG
GRE
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
GRE
NZL
FIN
CYP
FRA
ITA
AUS
GBR
 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
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
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)

FIA Teams Cup

Pos. Driver MON
SWE
KEN
POR
ESP
ARG
GRE
NZL
FIN
CYP
FRA
ITA
AUS
GBR
 Pts 
1 Toshihiro Arai 1 2 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 42
2 Abdullah Bakhashab 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 2 38
3 Serkan Yazici Ret Ret 1 4 Ret 1 1 33
4 Frédéric Dor Ret 1 2 3 2 Ret 2 32
NC Hamed Al-Wahaibi Ret 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 30
NC Krzysztof Hołowczyc 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10
Pos. Driver MON
SWE
KEN
POR
ESP
ARG
GRE
NZL
FIN
CYP
FRA
ITA
AUS
GBR
 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)

Production World Rally championship

Pos. Driver MON
SWE
KEN
POR
ESP
ARG
GRE
NZL
FIN
CYP
FRA
ITA
AUS
GBR
 Pts 
1 Manfred Stohl 1 4 3 2 3 Ret 3 1 3 4 1 4 3 1 75
2 Gustavo Trelles 2 Ret 2 1 2 2 Ret 1 2 3 1 11 64
3 Gabriel Pozzo Ret Ret 10 2 1 Ret 2 11 Ret 10 22
4 Jani Paasonen 1 6 1 Ret 21
5 Claudio Marcelo Menzi 1 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 9 Ret 6 17
6 Ramón Ferreyros 3 Ret 4 4 5 5 4 17
7 Gianluigi Galli 3 8 Ret 9 Ret 1 14
8 Miguel Campos 1 4 13
9 Juuso Pykälistö 2 2 12
10 Uwe Nittel Ret Ret 1 Ret 10
11 Roberto Sanchez 2 Ret 9 3 10
12 Kenneth Bäcklund 6 Ret 2 7
13 Alex Fiorio 2 6
14 Toshihiro Arai 2 6
15 Reece Jones 3 Ret Ret 8 4
16 Stig-Olov Walfridsson 3 4
17 Jean-Marie Santoni 3 4
18 Olli Harkki 3 4
Pos. Driver MON
SWE
KEN
POR
ESP
ARG
GRE
NZL
FIN
CYP
FRA
ITA
AUS
GBR
 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)

Events

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

References

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  2. ^ "WRC 2000 Calendar". Autosport. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 2000". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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