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2000 World Rally Championship

28th season of the FIA World Rally Championship

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

Teams and drivers

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

Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers	Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	Drivers
ITA H.F. Grifone SRL	Corolla WRC		BEL Bruno Thiry	BEL Stéphane Prévot	1
ITA Pier Lorenzo Zanchi	ITA Dario D'Esposito	1
FIN Harri Rovanperä	FIN Risto Pietiläinen	4, 9
ITA Andrea Navarra	ITA Simona Fedeli	5, 14
ITA Piero Longhi	ITA Lucio Baggio	12
ITA Ettore Baita	ITA Enrico Brazzoli	12
nowrap	DEN Toyota Castrol Team Denmark		DNK Henrik Lundgaard	DNK Jens-Christian Anker	1, 5, 12
SWI Toyota Castrol Switzerland		SWI Olivier Burri	SWI Christophe Hofmann	1, 11
ITA Alessandro Ghezzi		ITA Alessandro Ghezzi	ITA Primo Zonca	1
SWE Toyota Castrol Team Sweden		SWE Thomas Rådström	SWE Christina Thörner	2
SWE Jörgen Skallman	4
EST Lukoil EOS Rally Team		EST Markko Märtin	GBR Michael Park	2, 4–5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14
FIN Toyota Castrol Team Finland		FIN Pasi Hagström	FIN Tero Gardemeister	2, 4, 7, 10, 12–13
FIN LPM Human Heat		FIN Janne Tuohino	FIN Miikka Anttila	2, 4, 9, 14
SWE Säffle MC		SWE Daniel Carlsson	SWE Benny Melander	2
PRT Telecel Castrol Team		PRT Pedro Chaves	PRT Sérgio Paiva	4
GRC Toyota Hellas		GRC Armodios Vovos	GRC Ioánnis Alvanos	4
GRC Spiros Koltsidas	7
NOR Henning Solberg		NOR Henning Solberg	NOR Runar Pedersen	9
NOR Ola Fløene	14
FRA Equipe de France FFSA		FRA Sébastien Loeb	MON Daniel Elena	11–12
DEU Uwe Nittel		DEU Uwe Nittel	DEU Detlef Ruf	12
AUS Toyota Team Australia		AUS Neal Bates	AUS Coral Taylor	13
DEU Achim Warmbold		DEU Achim Warmbold	DEU Antony Warmbold	14
NOR NMK Drammen		NOR Roar Vannebo	NOR Øygund Treider	14
POL Polsat Dialog Rally Team		POL Tomasz Kuchar	POL Maciej Szczepaniak	9, 12
Celica GT-Four ST205	2, 4
KEN Paul Bailey	?	KEN Paul Bailey	KEN Raju Sehmi	3
GBR Nigel Heath	Impreza 555		GBR Nigel Heath	GBR Chris Patterson	1
GBR Jeff Ashfield	4
Impreza WRC	6
GBR Steve Lancaster	10, 13
GRC Ioannis Papadimitriou	Impreza 555		GRC Ioannis Papadimitriou	GRC Nikolaos Petropoulos	2, 6, 8, 14
Impreza WRC	4, 7, 10, 12–13
FRA Pierre Colard	Impreza 555		FRA Pierre Colard	FRA Gilles Mondésir	4, 7
ITA Procar Rally Team	Impreza WRC		ITA Andrea Dallavilla	ITA Danilo Fappani	5, 11–12
MON Jean-Pierre Richelmi	FRA Thierry Barjou	7
ITA Paolo Andreucci	ITA Giovanni Bernacchini	12
ITA Diego Oldrati	ITA Alessandra Materazzetti	12
AUS Subaru Rally Team Australia		NZ Peter 'Possum' Bourne	NZ Craig Vincent	8, 13
NZ Joe McAndrew	Impreza WRX		NZ Joe McAndrew	NZ Christopher Boyle	8
FRA Simon Jean-Joseph	Impreza WRC		FRA Simon Jean-Joseph	FRA Jacques Boyere	10
IRE Eamonn Boland		IRE Eamonn Boland	GBR Alun Cook	14
NED Subaru Nederland		NED Bert de Jong	NED Ton Hillen	14
NOR Henning Solberg	Escort WRC	?	NOR Henning Solberg	NOR Runar Pedersen	2, 4
SWE Bo-Be Plastindustri AB		SWE Mats Jonsson	SWE Johnny Johansson	2
POL Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team	Focus RS WRC		POL Janusz Kulig	POL Jarosław Baran	4, 12
GBR Ford Motor Co	Puma Kit Car		FRA Patrick Magaud	FRA Guylène Brun	4–5, 11–12
ESP Carlos Sainz Junior Team		ESP Txus Jaio	ESP David Moreno	5
ESP Michael Huete	ESP Xavier Amigò Colón	5
ARG Jorge Recalde	Escort RS Cosworth	?	ARG Jorge Recalde	ARG Diego Curletto	6
GBR Stephen Finlay	Focus RS WRC		GBR Stephen Finlay	IRE Rory Kennedy	7, 14
GRC Leonídas Kirkos	Escort WRC		GRC Leonídas Kirkos	GRC Giorgos Polizois	7
FIN Jussi Välimäki	?	FIN Jussi Välimäki	FIN Jarkko Kalliolepo	9
SWE Renault Team Sweden	Mégane Maxi		SWE Jonas Kruse	SWE Per Schlegel	2
BEL Renault Sport Belgium		BEL Kris Princen	BEL Dany Colebunders	4–5, 7, 12
ARG Jorge Bescham	?	ARG Jorge Bescham	ARG Aldo Arguello	6
GRC "Leonidas"	?	GRC "Leonidas"	GRC Maria Pavli-Korre	7
FRA Benoît Rousselot		FRA Benoît Rousselot	FRA Xavier Panseri	11
SWE Opel Team Sweden	Astra Kit Car		SWE Per Svan	SWE Johan Olsson	2
KEN Gregory Kibiti	Coupé	?	KEN Gregory Kibiti	KEN George Mwangi	3
AUS Hyundai Winfield Rally Team	Coupe Evo 2		AUS Michael Guest	AUS David Green	4–5, 7
Accent WRC	9, 12
FRA Equipe de France FFSA	206 WRC		FRA Fabrice Morel	FRA David Marty	5, 11–12
GBR Mark Fisher		GBR Mark Fisher	GBR Gordon Noble	7, 14
ITA F.P.F. Sport	306 maxi		ITA Renato Travaglia	ITA Flavio Zanella	5, 12
BEL Autostal Duindistel		BEL Dominique Bruyneel	BEL Philippe Droeven	5
ESP RACC Motorsport	Córdoba WRC		ESP Salvador Cañellas	ESP Carlos del Barrio	5
NOR NAF Asker & Bærum Junior Team	Ibiza Kit Car Evo2		NOR Birger Gundersen	NOR Cato Menkerud	5
FRA Citroën Sport	Xsara F2		ESP Jesús Puras	ESP Marc Martí	5
Saxo Kit Car	11–12
FRA Philippe Bugalski	FRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni	7, 11–12
FRA Equipe de France FFSA	FRA Sébastien Loeb	MON Daniel Elena	9, 14
SLO VW Porsche Slovenia	Golf III Kit Car		SLO Darko Peljhan	SLO Miran Kacin	5
AUS Volkswagen Motorsport Australia	Golf IV Kit Car		AUS Simon Evans	AUS Sue Evans	8, 13
JPN Team Advan Ralliart	Lancer Evo VI		JPN Katsuhiko Taguchi	GBR Derek Ringer	8, 13
NZL Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	?	NZ Geoff Argyle	NZ Paul Fallon	8
NZ Andrew Hawkeswood	NZ Samantha Haldane	8
NZ Rose City Cars	NZ Bruce Herbert	NZ Robert Ryan	8
NZ Palmerston North Motors	NZ Brian Green	NZ Jane McKay	8
CYP Fairways Rally Team		CYP Andreas Tsouloftas	CYP Andreas Achilleos	10
ITA Ralliart Italia		ITA Andrea Aghini	ITA Dario D'Esposito	12
ITA Mirabella Mille Miglia	Punto Kit Car		ITA Luca Pedersoli	ITA Nadia Mazzon	11–12
GBR Vauxhall Motorsport	Astra Kit Car		GBR Mark Higgins	GBR Bryan Thomas	14
GBR Neil Wearden	GBR Trevor Agnew	14

FIA Teams Cup

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

FIA Group N Cup major entries

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

Results and standings

Rally results

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

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	KEN
KEN	POR
POR	ESP
ESP	ARG
ARG	GRE
GRE	NZL
NZL	FIN
FIN	CYP
CYP	FRA
FRA	ITA
ITA	AUS
AUS	GBR
GBR	Pts	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos.	Driver	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	KEN
KEN	POR
POR	ESP
ESP	ARG
ARG	GRE
GRE	NZL
NZL	FIN
FIN	CYP
CYP	FRA
FRA	ITA
ITA	AUS
AUS	GBR
GBR	Pts
Finland Marcus Grönholm	Ret	1	Ret	2	5	2	Ret	1	1	Ret	5	4	1	2	65
Great Britain Richard Burns	Ret	5	1	1	2	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	4	Ret	2	1	60
Spain Carlos Sainz	2	Ret	4	3	3	Ret	2	3	14	1	3	5	DSQ	4	46
Great Britain Colin McRae	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	2	2	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	43
Finland Tommi Mäkinen	1	2	Ret	Ret	4	3	Ret	Ret	4	5	Ret	3	DSQ	3	36
France François Delecour	Ret	7		5	7	13	9	Ret	6	3	2	2	3	6	24
France Gilles Panizzi	Ret		Ret		6						1	1	Ret	8	21
Finland Juha Kankkunen	3	6	2	Ret	Ret	4	3	Ret	8	7			Ret	5	20
Finland Harri Rovanperä		12		4					3					10	7
Norway Petter Solberg			5	Ret		6	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	6
Sweden Kenneth Eriksson		13		Ret	23	8	Ret	5	15		Ret	45	4	Ret	5
France Didier Auriol	Ret	10	3	10	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	8	17	8	9	4
Japan Toshihiro Arai			6		16		4	Ret		9			13	Ret	4
Finland Toni Gardemeister	4	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	6	12	4
Belgium Freddy Loix	6	8	Ret	6	8	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	4
Sweden Thomas Rådström		4		Ret											3
Belgium Bruno Thiry	5														2
Germany Armin Schwarz	7		7	8	11		5			Ret		12		13	2
Finland Sebastian Lindholm									5						2
Finland Tapio Laukkanen									Ret				5	Ret	2
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakhashab		27		Ret	15		6		28	Ret		44			1
New Zealand Possum Bourne								6					7		1
Estonia Markko Märtin		9		7	10		Ret		10	6		Ret	Ret	7	1
Italy Piero Liatti											6	Ret			1

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	No.	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	KEN
KEN	POR
POR	ESP
ESP	ARG
ARG	GRE
GRE	NZL
NZL	FIN
FIN	CYP
CYP	FRA
FRA	ITA
ITA	AUS
AUS	GBR
GBR	Points	1	111	2	91	3	88	4	43	5	11	6	8	7	8	Pos.	Manufacturer	No.	MON
MON	SWE
SWE	KEN
KEN	POR
POR	ESP
ESP	ARG
ARG	GRE
GRE	NZL
NZL	FIN
FIN	CYP
CYP	FRA
FRA	ITA
ITA	AUS
AUS	GBR
GBR	Points
FRA Peugeot Esso	9	Ret	6	Ret	4	6	8	5	Ret	4	3	2	2	3	6
10	Ret	1	Ret	2	5	2	Ret	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	2
GBR Ford Motor Co	5	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	2	2	2	Ret	5	Ret	Ret
6	2	Ret	4	3	3	Ret	2	3	8	1	3	4	Ret	4
JPN Subaru World Rally Team	3	Ret	4	1	1	2	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	4	Ret	2	1
4	3	5	2	Ret	Ret	4	3	Ret	5	6	5	6	Ret	5
JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	1	1	2	Ret	Ret	4	3	Ret	Ret	3	5	Ret	3	Ret	3
2	5	7	Ret	5	7	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	7	Ret	Ret
ESP SEAT Sport	7	Ret	8	3	8	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	6	11	6	7
8	4	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	5	9
KOR Hyundai World Rally Team	14		9		Ret	10	7	Ret	4	9		Ret	12	4	Ret
15		10		Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	6		8	10	Ret	8
CZE Škoda Motorsport	11	6		5	6	8		4			Ret		8		10
12	7		6	9	Ret		Ret			Ret		9		11

FIA Teams Cup

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

Production World Rally championship

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

Events

Rally Name	Start-End Date	Podium Drivers (Finishing Time)
Monaco Monte Carlo Rally	21 January–23 January
Sweden Swedish Rally	11 February–13 February
Kenya Safari Rally	25 March–27 March
Portugal Rally Portugal	16 March–19 March
Spain Rally Catalunya	31 March–2 April
Argentina Rally Argentina	11 May–14 May
Greece Acropolis Rally	9 June–11 June
New Zealand Rally New Zealand	14 July–16 July
Finland Rally Finland	18 August–20 August
Cyprus Cyprus Rally	nowrap	7 September–10 September
France Tour de Corse	29 September–1 October
Italy Rally Sanremo	20 October–22 October
Australia Rally Australia	9 November–12 November
nowrap	Great Britain Rally of Great Britain	23 November–26 November

References

(10 May 2000). "Cyprus to replace China in 2000 WRC. | World Rally | Crash".
"WRC 2000 Calendar".
"FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 2000". Motorsport Stats.
"2000 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
"Season 2000 rally - eWRC-results".

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