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.
Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance119 January22 January 68th Rallye Automobile Monte CarloMonte CarloMixed15412.81 km210 February13 February 49th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow20378.41 km324 February27 February 48th Sameer Safari Rally KenyaNairobiGravel121047.26 km416 March19 March 34th TAP Rallye de PortugalMatosinhos, PortoGravel23398.35 km530 March2 April 36th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de EspañaLloret de Mar, CataloniaTarmac15383.09 km611 May14 May 20th Rally ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel22385.49 km722 June25 June 47th Acropolis RallyItea, PhocisGravel19390.27 km813 July16 July 31st Propecia Rally New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel24373.11 km917 August20 August 50th Neste Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel23410.18 km107 September10 September 28th Cyprus RallyLimassol, Limassol DistrictGravel23348.41 km1128 September1 October 44th V-Rally Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac18385.01 km1219 October22 October 42nd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaTarmac17382.79 km139 November12 November 13th Telstra Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel21391.17 km1423 November26 November 56th Network Q Rally of Great BritainCardiff, WalesGravel17380.80 kmSources:
Teams and drivers ManufacturersManufacturerCarTeamTyreNoDriversCo-DriversRoudndsMitsubishiLancer Evo VI Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart1 Tommi Mäkinen Risto MannisenmäkiAll2 Freddy Loix Sven SmeetsAllSubaruImpreza WRC 99 Impreza WRC 2000 Subaru World Rally Team3 Richard Burns Robert ReidAll4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo1–10, 13–14 Simon Jean-Joseph Jack Boyere11–1216 Petter Solberg Phil Mills11–1418 Markko Märtin Michael Park13FordFocus RS WRC 00 Ford Motor Co5 Colin McRae Nicky GristAll6 Carlos Sainz Luis MoyaAll16 Petter Solberg Phil Mills3–4, 6–1018 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina11–12 Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström9, 141913SEATCórdoba WRC Evo2 Córdoba WRC Evo3 SEAT Sport7 Didier Auriol Denis GiraudetAll8 Toni Gardemeister Paavo LukanderAll17 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen2, 1420 Gwyndaf Evans Howard Davies1423 Rui Madeira Fernando Prata430 Raphael Sperrer Per Carlsson951 Renaud Verreydt Jean-François Elst12Peugeot206 WRC Peugeot Esso9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup1–2, 4–8, 10–14 Gilles Panizzi Herve Panizzi3 Sebastian Lindholm Jukka Aho910 Gilles Panizzi Herve Panizzi1, 5, 11–12 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen2–4, 6–10, 13–14161, 5, 11–1218 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup919 Adruzilo Lopes Luis Lisboa4–5 Gilles Panizzi Herve Panizzi13–14ŠkodaOctavia WRC Škoda Motorsport11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 1412 Luís Climent Alex Romani1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14HyundaiAccent WRC Hyundai World Rally Team14 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander2, 4–9, 11–1415 Alister McRae David Senior2, 4–9, 11–1423 Michael Guest David Green13 World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer pointsManufacturerCarTeamTyreDriversCo-DriversRoundsToyotaCorolla WRC H.F. Grifone SRL Bruno Thiry Stéphane Prévot1 Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Dario D'Esposito1 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen4,9 Andrea Navarra Simona Fedeli5, 14 Piero Longhi Lucio Baggio12 Ettore Baita Enrico Brazzoli12 Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker1, 5, 12 Toyota Castrol Switzerland Olivier Burri Christophe Hofmann1, 11 Alessandro Ghezzi Alessandro Ghezzi Primo Zonca1 Toyota Castrol Team Sweden Thomas Rådström Christina Thörner2 Jörgen Skallman4 Lukoil EOS Rally Team Markko Märtin Michael Park2, 4–5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14 Toyota Castrol Team Finland Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister2, 4, 7, 10, 12–13 LPM Human Heat Janne Tuohino Miikka Anttila2, 4, 9, 14 Säffle MC Daniel Carlsson Benny Melander2 Telecel Castrol Team Pedro Chaves Sérgio Paiva4 Toyota Hellas Armodios Vovos Ioánnis Alvanos4 Spiros Koltsidas7 Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Runar Pedersen9 Ola Fløene14 Equipe de France FFSA Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena11–12 Uwe Nittel Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf12 Toyota Team Australia Neal Bates Coral Taylor13 Achim Warmbold Achim Warmbold Antony Warmbold14 NMK Drammen Roar Vannebo Øygund Treider14 Polsat Dialog Rally Team Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak9, 12 Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis2, 4–5, 7, 9–10, 12 Toyota Team Atakan Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur5–7, 11–13SubaruImpreza WRC Nigel Heath Nigel Heath Jeff Ashfield6 Steve Lancaster10, 13Impreza WRC98 Ioannis Papadimitriou Ioannis Papadimitriou Nikolaos Petropoulos4Impreza WRC997-8, 10, 12-13 Procar Rally Team Andrea Dallavilla Danilo Fappani5, 11-12 Paolo Andreucci Giovanni Bernacchini12 Diego Oldrati Alessandra Materazzetti12Impreza WRC98 Subaru Rally Team Australia Peter 'Possum' Bourne Craig Vincent8, 13 Simon Jean-Joseph Simon Jean-Joseph Jacques Boyere10 Eamonn Boland Eamonn Boland Alun Cook14 Subaru Nederland Bert de Jong Ton Hillen14Impreza WRC99 Wizja TV / Turning Point RT Krzysztof Hołowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin2, 4, 6–7, 10 Spike Subaru Team Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman3, 5, 7–8, 10, 13–14Impreza WRC98 F.Dor Rally Team Frédéric Dor Didier Breton3Impreza WRC994, 6-7, 9-10, 14 Arab World Rally Team Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe7, 11-12, 14FordEscort WRC Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Runar Pedersen2,4 Bo-Be Plastindustri AB Mats Jonsson Johnny Johansson2Focus RS WRC 99 Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran4, 12Focus RS WRC 00 Stephen Finlay Stephen Finlay Rory Kennedy7, 14Escort WRC Leonídas Kirkos Leonídas Kirkos Giorgos Polizois7 Jussi Välimäki Jussi Välimäki Jarkko Kalliolepo9HyundaiAccent WRC Hyundai Winfield Rally Team Michael Guest David Green9, 12Peugeot206 WRC Equipe de France FFSA Fabrice Morel David Marty5, 11–12 Mark Fisher Mark Fisher Gordon Noble7, 14SEATCórdoba WRC Evo2 RACC Motorsport Salvador Cañellas Carlos del Barrio5
Kit Car World Rally Cup Private teams Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds Renault Team SwedenRenaultMégane Maxi Jonas Kruse Per Schlegel2 Renault Sport Belgium Kris Princen Dany Colebunders4–5, 7, 12 Jorge Bescham? Jorge Bescham Aldo Arguello6 "Leonidas"? "Leonidas" Maria Pavli-Korre7 Benoît Rousselot Benoît Rousselot Xavier Panseri11 Opel Team SwedenOpelAstra Kit Car Per Svan Johan Olsson2 Gregory KibitiHyundaiCoupé? Gregory Kibiti George Mwangi3 Hyundai Winfield Rally TeamCoupe Evo 2 Michael Guest David Green4–5, 7 F.P.F. SportPeugeot306 Maxi Renato Travaglia Flavio Zanella 5, 12 Autostal Duindistel Dominique Bruyneel Philippe Droeven 5 NAF Asker & Bærum Junior TeamSEATIbiza Kit Car Evo2 Birger Gundersen Cato Menkerud 5 Citroën SportCitroënXsara F2 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 SloveniaVolkswagenGolf III Kit Car Darko Peljhan Miran Kacin5 Volkswagen Motorsport AustraliaGolf IV Kit Car Simon Evans Sue Evans8, 13 Mirabella Mille MigliaFiatPunto Kit Car Luca Pedersoli Nadia Mazzon11–12 Vauxhall MotorsportVauxhallAstra Kit Car Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas14 Neil Wearden Trevor Agnew14
FIA Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds Stohl RacingMitsubishiLancer Evo VI Manfred Stohl Peter MüllerAll Rudolf Stohl Ilka Minor3 Gustavo Trelles Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono1, 4–14 Vieffe Corse SRLLancer Evo V Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore1–2, 4Lancer Evo VI9, 11–12 Olivier Gillet Olivier Gillet Freddy Delorme1 Andrea MaselliLancer Evo V Andrea Maselli Nicola Arena1 AK OlimpijaLancer Evo VI Boris Popovič Antonio Morassi1 Uwe Nittel Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf1, 4–5, 7 Philippe Rognoni Philippe Rognoni Etienne Patrone1, 11 Guy Colsoul RallysportLancer Evo V Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul1–2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11, 13–14 Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandLancer Carisma GT Evo VI Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen2, 5, 9, 13 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi2, 9 Mitsubishi Ralliart SwedenLancer Evo VI Stig-Olov Walfridsson Lars Bäckman2 Kenneth Bäcklund Tord Andersson2, 4, 14 Mattias EkströmLancer Evo IV? Mattias Ekström Stefan Bergman2 Swedish ASFLancer Evo VI Pernilla Solberg Ulrika Mattsson2, 5, 9, 14 Cueks Racing? Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev2, 4–5, 9, 11–12 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo 3–7, 9–13 Gabriel Pozzo Gabriel Pozzo Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz 3–7, 9–13 Mitsubishi GalpLancer Carisma GT Evo VI Miguel Campos Carlos Magalhães 4–5 Ramón FerreyrosLancer Evo VI Ramón Ferreyros Gonzalo Saenz 4–7, 11–12, 14 Optiroc CompetiçãoLancer Evo V Pedro Dias da Silva Mário Castro4 Américo AntunesLancer Evo IV? Américo Antunes Paulo Moura4 Vítor PascoalLancer Evo VI Vítor Pascoal Duarte Costa4 Mirabella Mille Miglia? Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta4, 13 John BuffumLancer Evo V? John Buffum Neil Wilson4 Jesús PurasLancer Evo VI Jesús Puras Marc Martí4, 9 Gabriel MéndezLancer Evo V Gabriel Méndez Daniel Muzio4–8, 11 Oscar ChiaramelloLancer Evo VI? Oscar Chiaramello Ruben Quiroz6 Pavlos Moschoutis? Pavlos Moschoutis Emmanouel Vardaxis7, 10 Reece Jones Rallysport? Reece Jones Leo Bult8, 11, 13–14 Ralliart New Zealand? Chris West Garry Cowan8Lancer Evo III? Ross Meekings Alan Glen8 Advan-Piaa Rally TeamLancer Evo VI Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi8 KaukokiitoLancer Carisma GT Evo VI? Juha Hellman Jani Laaksonen9 Hannu Hotanen Hannu Hotanen Jari Jyrkiäinen9 Andreas PeratikosLancer Evo III? Andreas Peratikos Harris Episkopou 10 Jean-Marie SantoniLancer Evo VI? Jean-Marie Santoni Jean-Marc Casamatta 11 Ventile Sport Kft.Lancer Evo V Krisztián Hideg Péter Tajnafői 11 Ralliart ItaliaLancer Carisma GT Evo VI Alessandro Fiorio Enrico Cantoni 12 Emanuele DatiLancer Evo V? Emanuele Dati Marisa Merlin 12 Mitsubishi RalliartLancer Evo VI Ed Ordynski Iain Stewart 13 Erik Comas? Erik Comas Jean-Paul Terrasse 13 Olli Harkki Olli Harkki Kari Mustalahti 14 Gavin Cox? Gavin Cox Tim Hobbs 14 Jeremy Easson Jeremy Easson Nigel Gardner14 David Sutton Cars Ltd Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi14 Team Advan Ralliart Katsuhiko Taguchi Derek Ringer8, 13 Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Geoff Argyle Paul Fallon8 Andrew Hawkeswood Samantha Haldane8 Rose City Cars Bruce Herbert Robert Ryan8 Palmerston North Motors Brian Green Jane McKay8 Fairways Rally Team Andreas Tsouloftas Andreas Achilleos10 Ralliart Italia Andrea Aghini Dario D'Esposito12 Roberto SanchezSubaruImpreza WRX Roberto Sanchez Rubén García3–6 Saladin Rallying? Saladin Mazlan Allen Oh3 Phineas Kimathi? Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi3 Shaheed Wissanji? Shaheed Wissanji Mohammed Verjee3 Sebastián Beltrán? Sebastián Beltrán Gabriel Carranza6 Subaru Rally Team Australia? Cody Crocker Greg Foletta 8, 13 Spike Subaru Team Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman13 Petronas EON Racing TeamProtonPert Karamjit Singh Allen Oh8
Results and standings
Rally results