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28th season of the FIA 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 .
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]
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, 14
19
13
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 [ edit ]
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
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
FIA Group N Cup major entries [ edit ]
Team
Manufacturer
Car
Tyre
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
Stohl Racing
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evo VI
P
Manfred Stohl
Peter Müller
All
Rudolf Stohl
Ilka Minor
3
Gustavo Trelles
P
Gustavo Trelles
Jorge Del Buono
1, 4–14
Vieffe Corse SRL
Lancer Evo V
P
Gianluigi Galli
Guido D'Amore
1–2, 4
Lancer Evo VI
9, 11–12
Olivier Gillet
M
Olivier Gillet
Freddy Delorme
1
Andrea Maselli
Lancer Evo V
P
Andrea Maselli
Nicola Arena
1
AK Olimpija
Lancer Evo VI
M
Boris Popovič
Antonio Morassi
1
Uwe Nittel
P
Uwe Nittel
Detlef Ruf
1, 4–5, 7
Philippe Rognoni
M
Philippe Rognoni
Etienne Patrone
1, 11
Guy Colsoul Rallysport
Lancer Evo V
M
Bob Colsoul
Tom Colsoul
1–2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11, 13–14
Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland
Lancer Carisma GT Evo VI
M
Jani Paasonen
Jakke Honkanen
2, 5, 9, 13
Juuso Pykälistö
Esko Mertsalmi
2, 9
Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden
Lancer Evo VI
M
Stig-Olov Walfridsson
Lars Bäckman
2
Kenneth Bäcklund
Tord Andersson
2, 4, 14
Mattias Ekström
Lancer Evo IV
?
Mattias Ekström
Stefan Bergman
2
Swedish ASF
Lancer Evo VI
P
Pernilla Solberg
Ulrika Mattsson
2, 5, 9, 14
Cueks Racing
?
Stanislav Gryazin
Dmitriy Eremeev
2, 4–5, 9, 11–12
Claudio Marcelo Menzi
P
Claudio Marcelo Menzi
Edgardo Galindo
3–7, 9–13
Gabriel Pozzo
P
Gabriel Pozzo
Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz
3–7, 9–13
Mitsubishi Galp
Lancer Carisma GT Evo VI
M
Miguel Campos
Carlos Magalhães
4–5
Ramón Ferreyros
Lancer Evo VI
M
Ramón Ferreyros
Gonzalo Saenz
4–7, 11–12, 14
Optiroc Competição
Lancer Evo V
M
Pedro Dias da Silva
Mário Castro
4
Américo Antunes
Lancer Evo IV
?
Américo Antunes
Paulo Moura
4
Vítor Pascoal
Lancer Evo VI
M
Vítor Pascoal
Duarte Costa
4
Mirabella Mille Miglia
?
Giovanni Manfrinato
Claudio Condotta
4, 13
John Buffum
Lancer Evo V
?
John Buffum
Neil Wilson
4
Jesús Puras
Lancer Evo VI
M
Jesús Puras
Marc Martí
4, 9
Gabriel Méndez
Lancer Evo V
P
Gabriel Méndez
Daniel Muzio
4–8, 11
Oscar Chiaramello
Lancer Evo VI
?
Oscar Chiaramello
Ruben Quiroz
6
Pavlos Moschoutis
?
Pavlos Moschoutis
Emmanouel Vardaxis
7, 10
Reece Jones Rallysport
?
Reece Jones
Leo Bult
8, 11, 13–14
Ralliart New Zealand
?
Chris West
Garry Cowan
8
Lancer Evo III
?
Ross Meekings
Alan Glen
8
Advan-Piaa Rally Team
Lancer Evo VI
Y
Fumio Nutahara
Satoshi Hayashi
8
Kaukokiito
Lancer Carisma GT Evo VI
?
Juha Hellman
Jani Laaksonen
9
Hannu Hotanen
M
Hannu Hotanen
Jari Jyrkiäinen
9
Andreas Peratikos
Lancer Evo III
?
Andreas Peratikos
Harris Episkopou
10
Jean-Marie Santoni
Lancer Evo VI
?
Jean-Marie Santoni
Jean-Marc Casamatta
11
Ventile Sport Kft.
Lancer Evo V
M
Krisztián Hideg
Péter Tajnafői
11
Ralliart Italia
Lancer Carisma GT Evo VI
P
Alessandro Fiorio
Enrico Cantoni
12
Emanuele Dati
Lancer Evo V
?
Emanuele Dati
Marisa Merlin
12
Mitsubishi Ralliart
Lancer Evo VI
M
Ed Ordynski
Iain Stewart
13
Erik Comas
?
Erik Comas
Jean-Paul Terrasse
13
Olli Harkki
P
Olli Harkki
Kari Mustalahti
14
Gavin Cox
?
Gavin Cox
Tim Hobbs
14
Jeremy Easson
D
Jeremy Easson
Nigel Gardner
14
David Sutton Cars Ltd
M
Stig Blomqvist
Ana Goñi
14
Roberto Sanchez
Subaru
Impreza WRX
P
Roberto Sanchez
Rubén García
3–6
Saladin Rallying
?
Saladin Mazlan
Allen Oh
3
Phineas Kimathi
?
Phineas Kimathi
Abdul Sidi
3
Shaheed Wissanji
?
Shaheed Wissanji
Mohammed Verjee
3
Sebastián Beltrán
?
Sebastián Beltrán
Gabriel Carranza
6
Subaru Rally Team Australia
?
Cody Crocker
Greg Foletta
8, 13
Spike Subaru Team
P
Toshihiro Arai
Roger Freeman
13
Petronas EON Racing Team
Proton
Pert
Y
Karamjit Singh
Allen Oh
8
Results and standings [ edit ]
Drivers' championship[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
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)
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 [ edit ]
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)