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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
Ref.
1
19 January
22 January
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Mixed
15
412.81 km
[ 2]
2
10 February
13 February
International Swedish Rally
Karlstad, Värmland County
Snow
20
378.41 km
[ 3]
3
24 February
27 February
Sameer Safari Rally Kenya
Nairobi
Gravel
12
1047.26 km
[ 4]
4
16 March
19 March
TAP Rallye de Portugal
Matosinhos, Porto
Gravel
23
398.35 km
[ 5]
5
30 March
2 April
Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España
Lloret de Mar, Catalonia
Tarmac
15
383.09 km
[ 6]
6
11 May
14 May
Rally Argentina
Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Gravel
22
385.49 km
[ 7]
7
22 June
25 June
Acropolis Rally
Itea, Phocis
Gravel
19
390.27 km
[ 8]
8
13 July
16 July
Propecia Rally New Zealand
Manukau, Auckland
Gravel
24
373.11 km
[ 9]
9
17 August
20 August
Neste Rally Finland
Jyväskylä, Central Finland
Gravel
23
410.18 km
[ 10]
10
7 September
10 September
Cyprus Rally
Limassol, Limassol District
Gravel
23
348.41 km
[ 11]
11
28 September
1 October
V-Rally Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Ajaccio, Corsica
Tarmac
18
385.01 km
[ 12]
12
19 October
22 October
Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
Sanremo, Liguria
Tarmac
17
382.79 km
[ 13]
13
9 November
12 November
Telstra Rally Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Gravel
21
391.17 km
[ 14]
14
23 November
26 November
Network Q Rally of Great Britain
Cardiff, Wales
Gravel
17
380.80 km
[ 15]
Sources: [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
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 [ 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
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
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
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
Polsat Dialog Rally Team
M
Tomasz Kuchar
Maciej Szczepaniak
9, 12
Celica GT-Four ST205
2, 4
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
Procar Rally Team
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
Simon Jean-Joseph
P
Simon Jean-Joseph
Jacques Boyere
10
Henning Solberg
Ford
Escort WRC
?
Henning Solberg
Runar Pedersen
2, 4
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
Equipe de France FFSA
Peugeot
206 WRC
M
Fabrice Morel
David Marty
5, 11–12
F.P.F. Sport
306 maxi
Renato Travaglia
Flavio Zanella
5, 12
Hyundai Winfield Rally Team
Hyundai
Coupe Evo 2
M
Michael Guest
David Green
4–5, 7
Accent WRC
9, 12
Renault Sport Belgium
Renault
Mégane Maxi
M
Kris Princen
Dany Colebunders
4–5, 7, 12
RACC Motorsport
SEAT
Córdoba WRC
P
Salvador Cañellas
Carlos del Barrio
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
Team Advan Ralliart
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evo
Y
Katsuhiko Taguchi
Derek Ringer
8, 13
Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand
?
Geoff Argyle
Paul Fallon
8
Andrew Hawkeswood
Samantha Haldane
8
Ralliart Italia
P
Andrea Aghini
Dario D'Esposito
12
Volkswagen Motorsport Australia
Volkswagen
Golf IV Kit Car
Y
Simon Evans
Sue Evans
8, 13
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
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)