World Rally Championship 2000

2000 WRC season

World Champion
Driver:	Marcus Grönholm
Manufacturer:	Peugeot
Season dates
Number of rallies:	14th
<1999 season	2001 season>

The FIA - World Rally Championship 2000 started in Monte Carlo on January 21 and ended in Great Britain on November 26 . A total of 14 world championship races were held on four continents. The Finn Marcus Grönholm won the drivers' world championship for the first time.

vehicles

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  Škoda Octavia WRC

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  Subaru Impreza WRC

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  Ford Focus WRC

Teams and drivers

team	Manufacturer	automobile	driver	Rallies
Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1	Tommi Mäkinen	All
			2	Freddy Loix	All
Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRC	3	Richard Burns	All
			4th	Juha Kankkunen	1-10, 13-14
				Simon Jean-Joseph	11-12
			16	Petter Solberg	11-14
			18th	Markko Märtin	13
Ford World Rally Team	ford	Ford Focus WRC	5	Colin McRae	All
			6th	Carlos Sainz	All
			16	Petter Solberg	3-4, 6-10
			18th	Piero Liatti	11-12
				Tapio Laukkanen	13-14
SEAT Sport	SEAT	SEAT Cordoba WRC	7th	Didier Auriol	All
			8th	Toni Gardemeister	All
			17th	Harri Rovanperä	2, 14
			20th	Gwyndaf Evans	14th
Peugeot Esso	Peugeot	Peugeot 206 WRC	9	François Delecour	1-2, 4-8, 10-14
				Gilles Panizzi	3
				Sebastian Lindholm	9
			10	Gilles Panizzi	1, 5, 11-12
				Marcus Grönholm	2-4, 6-10, 13-14
			16	Marcus Grönholm	1, 5, 11-12
			18th	François Delecour	9
			19th	Gilles Panizzi	13-14
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Škoda Octavia WRC	11	Armin Schwarz	1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
			12	Luís Climent	1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai	Hyundai Accent WRC	14th	Kenneth Eriksson	2, 4-9, 11-14
			15th	Alister McRae	2, 4-9, 11-14
			23	Michael Guest	9, 12-13

Competitions

The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance between the connecting routes between the individual WPs is not included.

colour Underground gold gravel silver asphalt blue Ice / snow bronze Mixed

rally	rank	driver	vehicle	total time	Number of WP	length	Started	in the target
Rally Monte Carlo 21-23 January 2000	1.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	4: 23: 35.8	15 1 canceled	412.71 km	92	59
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+1: 24.9
	3.	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 3: 21.4
Rally Sweden 11-13 February 2000	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 20: 33.3	19 1 canceled	377.89 km	78	54
	2.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	+ 0: 06.8
	3.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 13.7
Rally Safari 25.-27. March 2000	1.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	8: 33: 13.0	12	1061.00 km	51	17th
	2.	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 4: 37.0
	3.	Didier Auriol	Seat Cordoba WRC E2	+ 22: 44.0
Rally Portugal 16. – 19. March 2000	1.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	4: 34: 00.0	23	398.35 km	114	48
	2.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 06.5
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+ 2: 09.2
Rally Catalonia March 31–2. April 2000	1.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	4: 07: 13.0	15th	383.09 km	91	55
	2.	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 05.9
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 11.7
Rally Argentina 11-14 May 2000	1.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	4: 10: 20.7	22 1 canceled	391.40 km	76	35
	2.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	+1: 07.4
	3.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	+1: 31.6
Acropolis Rally 9-11 June 2000	1.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	4: 56: 54.8	19th	388.66 km	117	48
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 23.1
	3.	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 6: 38.3
Rally New Zealand 13-16 July 2000	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 45: 13.4	24	373.37 km	70	44
	2.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 14.5
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+1: 18.4
Rally Finland 18. – 20. August 2000	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 22: 37.1	23	410.18 km	122	55
	2.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	+1: 06.2
	3.	Harri Rovanperä	Toyota Corolla WRC	+1: 09.6
Rally Cyprus 8-10 September 2000	1.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	5: 26: 04.9	23	348.41 km	52	27
	2.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 37.3
	3.	François Delecour	Peugeot 206 WRC	+1: 30.8
Rally Corsica September 29th - October 1st, 2000	1.	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	4: 02: 14.2	18 1 canceled	389.41 km	121	80
	2.	François Delecour	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 33.5
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus WRC	+1: 12.6
Rally San Remo 20. – 22. October 2000	1.	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 52: 07.3	17 1 canceled	382.79 km	115	62
	2.	François Delecour	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 16.8
	3.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	+ 0: 53.0
Rally Australia 9-12 November 2000	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3: 43: 57.2	21st	391.17 km	83	50
	2.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 02.7
	3.	François Delecour	Peugeot 206 WRC	+1: 32.9
Rally Great Britain 23.-26. November 2000	1.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	3: 43: 01.9	17th	380.80 km	149	79
	2.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	+1: 05.6
	3.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	+1: 15.0

Overall rating

WRC drivers' championship

Distribution of points
rank	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	10	6th	4th	3	2	1

rank	driver	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CYP	FRA	ITA	OUT	GBR	Points
1	Marcus Grönholm	DNF	1	DNF	2	5	2	DNF	1	1	DNF	5	4th	1	2	65
2	Richard Burns	DNF	5	1	1	2	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	4th	DNF	2	1	60
3	Carlos Sainz	2	DNF	4th	3	3	DNF	2	3	14th	1	3	5	DNF	4th	46
4th	Colin McRae	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	1	2	2	2	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	43
5	Tommi Mäkinen	1	2	DNF	DNF	4th	3	DNF	DNF	4th	5	DNF	3	DSQ	3	36
6th	François Delecour	DNF	7th		5	7th	13	9	DNF	6th	3	2	2	3	6th	24
7th	Gilles Panizzi	DNF		DNF		6th						1	1	DNF	8th	21st
8th	Juha Kankkunen	3	6th	2	DNF	DNF	4th	3	DNF	8th	7th			DNF	5	20th
9	Harri Rovanperä		12		4th					3					10	7th
10	Petter Solberg			5	DNF		6th	DNF	4th	DNF	DNS	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	6th
11	Kenneth Eriksson		13		DNF	23	8th	DNF	5	15th		DNF	45	4th	DNF	5
12	Didier Auriol	DNF	10	3	10	13	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	8th	17th	8th	9	4th
13	Toshihiro Arai			6th		16		4th	DNF		9			13	DNF	4th
14th	Toni Gardemeister	4th	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	6th	12	4th
15th	Freddy Loix	6th	8th	DNF	6th	8th	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	8th	DNF	DNF	4th
16	Thomas Rådström		4th		DNF											3
17th	Bruno Thiry	5														2
18th	Armin Schwarz	7th		7th	8th	11		5			DNF		12		13	2
19th	Sebastian Lindholm									5						2
20th	Tapio Laukkanen									DNF				5	DNF	2
21st	Abdullah Bakhashab		27		DNF	15th		6th		28	DNF		44			1
22nd	Possum Bourne								6th					7th		1
23	Markko Märtin		9		7th	10		DNF		10	6th		DNF	DNF	7th	1
24	Piero Liatti											6th	DNF			1
rank	driver	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CYP	FRA	ITA	OUT	GBR	Points

Manufacturers' championship WRC

rank	team	No.	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CYP	FRA	ITA	OUT	GBR	Points
1	Peugeot Esso	9	DNF	6th	DNF	4th	6th	8th	5	DNF	4th	3	2	2	3	6th	111
		10	DNF	1	DNF	2	5	2	DNF	1	1	DNF	1	1	1	2
2	Ford World Rally Team	5	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	1	2	2	2	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	91
		6th	2	DNF	4th	3	3	DNF	2	3	8th	1	3	4th	DNF	4th
3	Subaru World Rally Team	3	DNF	4th	1	1	2	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	4th	DNF	2	1	88
		4th	3	5	2	DNF	DNF	4th	3	DNF	5	6th	5	6th	DNF	5
4th	Mitsubishi Ralliart	1	1	2	DNF	DNF	4th	3	DNF	DNF	3	5	DNF	3	DNF	3	43
		2	5	7th	DNF	5	7th	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	DNF	7th	DNF	DNF
5	SEAT Sport	7th	DNF	8th	3	8th	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	DNF	6th	11	6th	7th	11
		8th	4th	DNF	DNF	7th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	DNF	5	9
6th	Hyundai World Rally Team	14th		9		DNF	10	7th	DNF	4th	9		DNF	12	4th	DNF	8th
		15th		10		DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	6th		8th	10	DNF	8th
7th	Škoda Motorsport	11	6th		5	6th	8th		4th			DNF		8th		10	8th
		12	7th		6th	9	DNF		DNF			DNF		9		11
rank	team	No.	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CYP	FRA	ITA	OUT	GBR	Points

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 2000 , February 8, 2015

Web links

http://www.wrc.com