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2000 Acropolis Rally

The 2000 Acropolis Rally (formally the 47th Acropolis Rally) was the seventh round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 9 June and 11 June 2000, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 20th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2000 Acropolis Rally
47th Acropolis Rally
Round 7 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Greece
Rally baseAthens
Dates runJune 9 2000 – June 11 2000
Stages19 (390.27 km; 242.50 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,407.56 km (874.62 miles)
Statistics
Crews117 at start, 48 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '00

Background edit

Entry list edit

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
3   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
4   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
7   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 P
8   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 P
9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M
12   Luis Climent Asensio   Álex Romaní   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M
14   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
15   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
16   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
17   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Lukoil EOS Rally Team Toyota Corolla WRC M
18   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Nikolaos Petropoulos   Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
19   Leonídas Kirkos   Giorgos Polizois   Leonídas Kirkos Ford Escort WRC —
20   Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Jean-Marc Fortin   Wizja TV / Turning Point RT Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
21   Armodios Vovos   Spiros Koltsidas   Toyota Hellas Toyota Corolla WRC —
22   Jean-Pierre Richelmi   Thierry Barjou   Procar Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
23   Toshihiro Arai   Roger Freeman   Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
24   Hamed Al-Wahaibi   Tony Sircombe   Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
25   Abdullah Bakhashab   Bobby Willis   Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
26   Frédéric Dor   Kevin Gormley   F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
27   Serkan Yazici   Erkan Bodur   Team Atakan Toyota Corolla WRC —
31   Pierre Colard   Gilles Mondésir   Pierre Colard Subaru Impreza 555 —
39   Stephen Finlay   Rory Kennedy   Stephen Finlay Ford Focus RS WRC '00 —
40   Mark Fisher   Gordon Noble   Mark Fisher Peugeot 206 WRC —
43   Sotiris Hatzitsopanis   Nikos Kosmas   Sotiris Hatzitsopanis Ford Escort RS Cosworth —
55   Mihalis Papaelias   Antonis Garifalis   Mihalis Papaelias Ford Escort WRC —
57   Giovanni Recordati   Freddy Delorme   Giovanni Recordati Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) —
67   Giorgos Angelidis   Kostas Tsahas   Giorgos Angelidis Mercedes-Benz 190E —
Group N Cup entries
28   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI —
29   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
30   Uwe Nittel   Detlef Ruf   Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI —
32   Ramón Ferreyros   Gonzalo Saenz   Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
33   Gabriel Mendez   Daniel Muzio   Gabriel Mendez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
34   Claudio Marcelo Menzi   Edgardo Galindo   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
35   Gabriel Pozzo   Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
44   Nicola Caldani   Giuseppe Marchi   Nicola Caldani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
45   Pavlos Moschoutis   Emmanouel Vardaxis   Pavlos Moschoutis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
46   Grigoris Nioras   Kostas Lytras   Hellenic Police Subaru Impreza WRX —
47   Theodoros Aliferis   Giorgos Vellis   Theodoros Aliferis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
48   Dimitris Nassoulas   Iosif Galerakis   Dimitris Nassoulas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
49   Dimitris Drivakos   Kostas Zotiadis   Dimitris Drivakos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
50   Theodoros Petalidis   Ioannis Samartzis   Theodoros Petalidis Subaru Impreza WRX —
51   Iaveris Aris   Giorgos Kairis   Iaveris Aris Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
52   Lazaros Panagiotounis   Elias Panagiotounis   Lazaros Panagiotounis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
53   Alastair Cavenagh   Crispin Sassoon   Alastair Cavenagh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
58   Makis Thergiakis   Andreas Vlahogenis   Makis Thergiakis Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI —
59   Alfonso Quirola   George Richards   Alfonso Quirola Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI —
60   Ries Huisman   Bart van Riemsdijk   Ries Huisman Subaru Impreza —
61   John Lloyd   Paul Amandini   John Lloyd Subaru Impreza —
62   Rami Shohatovich   Michalakis Michael   Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
64   Dionyssis Spanos   Sotiris Gotovos   Dionyssis Spanos Lancia Delta HF Integrale —
65   Andreas Theodorakopoulos   Andreas Tringas   Andreas Theodorakopoulos Ford Escort RS Cosworth —
66   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
120   Themistoklis Katsabekis   Ioannis Vassilopoulos   Themistoklis Katsabekis Volkswagen Polo 16V —
121   António Pinto dos Santos   Nuno Rodrigues da Silva   António Pinto dos Santos Renault 4 GTL —
Source:[2]

Itinerary edit

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 88.81 km
9 June 11:40 SS1 Skourta 20.02 km
12:11 SS2 Klidi 8.09 km
12:42 SS3 Thiva 20.12 km
15:40 SS4 Kineta 9.47 km
16:05 SS5 Agii Theodoroi 31.11 km
Leg 2 — 159.57 km
10 June 09:47 SS6 Zeli 1 28.32 km
10:47 SS7 Mendenitsa 1 28.05 km
12:27 SS8 Paleohori 1 10.71 km
13:08 SS9 Gravia 1 25.56 km
13:47 SS10 Elatos 1 10.56 km
15:59 SS11 Zeli 2 28.32 km
16:59 SS12 Mendenitsa 2 28.05 km
Leg 3 — 141.89 km
11 June 09:27 SS13 Pavliani 1 24.71 km
10:10 SS14 Stromi 1 22.82 km
11:48 SS15 Paleohori 2 10.71 km
12:29 SS16 Gravia 2 25.56 km
13:08 SS17 Elatos 2 10.56 km
15:00 SS18 Pavliani 2 24.71 km
15:43 SS19 Stromi 2 22.82 km
Source:[3]

Results edit

Overall edit

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:56:54.8 10
2 6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:57:17.9 +23.1 6
3 4   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:03:33.1 +6:38.3 4
4 23   Toshihiro Arai   Roger Freeman   Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 5:04:35.6 +7:40.8 3
5 11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 5:06:05.8 +9:11.0 2
6 25   Abdullah Bakhashab   Bobby Willis   Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC 5:09:49.7 +12:54.9 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:56:54.8 10
2 2 6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:57:17.9 +23.1 6
3 3 4   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:03:33.1 +6:38.3 4
5 4 11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 5:06:05.8 +9:11.0 2
9 5 9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 5:12:07.1 +15:12.3 0
Retired SS14 3   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Turbo 0
Retired SS10 8   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 Steering 0
Retired SS9 10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS7 7   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 15   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Over time limit 0
Retired SS5 1   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Wheel hub 0
Retired SS4 12   Luis Climent Asensio   Álex Romaní   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS4 14   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Engine 0
Retired SS2 2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Suspension 0
Source:[5]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (9 Jun) SS1 Skourta 20.02 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:54.6   Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Klidi 8.09 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:40.1
SS3 Thiva 20.12 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 16:23.1   Colin McRae
SS4 Kineta 9.47 km   Marcus Grönholm
  Petter Solberg 		Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '00 		5:20.7
SS5 Agii Theodoroi 31.11 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 24:47.6
Leg 2 (10 Jun) SS6 Zeli 1 28.32 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 20:44.9
SS7 Mendenitsa 1 28.05 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 19:58.5
SS8 Paleohori 1 10.71 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 7:46.0
SS9 Gravia 1 25.56 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 18:18.6
SS10 Elatos 1 10.56 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:40.3
SS11 Zeli 2 28.32 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 20:48.8
SS12 Mendenitsa 2 28.05 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 20:04.1
Leg 3 (11 Jun) SS13 Pavliani 1 24.71 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 20:23.2
SS14 Stromi 1 22.82 km   Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 18:02.9
SS15 Paleohori 2 10.71 km   Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 7:45.9
SS16 Gravia 2 25.56 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 18:28.0   Carlos Sainz
SS17 Elatos 2 10.56 km   Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 8:46.5
SS18 Pavliani 2 24.71 km   Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 20:16.2
SS19 Stromi 2 22.82 km   Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 18:15.0   Colin McRae

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Richard Burns 38     Robert Reid 38     Subaru World Rally Team 58
2   3   Colin McRae 24   3   Nicky Grist 24     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 47
3   1   Marcus Grönholm 24   1   Timo Rautiainen 24     Peugeot Esso 31
4   1   Tommi Mäkinen 23   1   Risto Mannisenmäki 23     Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 29
5   1   Carlos Sainz 23   1   Luis Moya 23   1   Škoda Motorsport 8

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
11 1 35   Gabriel Pozzo   Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:18:51.8 10
12 2 28   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:20:04.6 +1:12.8 6
13 3 29   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:20:47.7 +1:55.9 4
14 4 32   Ramón Ferreyros   Gonzalo Saenz   Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:23:17.1 +4:25.3 3
21 5 66   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:57:10.5 +38:18.7 2
22 6 45   Pavlos Moschoutis   Emmanouel Vardaxis   Pavlos Moschoutis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 5:57:45.3 +38:53.5 1
23 7 48   Dimitris Nassoulas   Iosif Galerakis   Dimitris Nassoulas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:59:33.2 +40:41.4 0
24 8 52   Lazaros Panagiotounis   Elias Panagiotounis   Lazaros Panagiotounis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:03:42.1 +44:50.3 0
26 9 50   Theodoros Petalidis   Ioannis Samartzis   Theodoros Petalidis Subaru Impreza WRX 6:06:55.8 +48:04.0 0
48 10 121   António Pinto dos Santos   Nuno Rodrigues da Silva   António Pinto dos Santos Renault 4 GTL 9:10:04.5 +3:51:12.7 0
Retired SS19 30   Uwe Nittel   Detlef Ruf   Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS14 49   Dimitris Drivakos   Kostas Zotiadis   Dimitris Drivakos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS13 120   Themistoklis Katsabekis   Ioannis Vassilopoulos   Themistoklis Katsabekis Volkswagen Polo 16V Retired 0
Retired SS12 33   Gabriel Mendez   Daniel Muzio   Gabriel Mendez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Power steering 0
Retired SS12 34   Claudio Marcelo Menzi   Edgardo Galindo   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS6 53   Alastair Cavenagh   Crispin Sassoon   Alastair Cavenagh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 46   Grigoris Nioras   Kostas Lytras   Hellenic Police Subaru Impreza WRX Suspension 0
Retired SS5 61   John Lloyd   Paul Amandini   John Lloyd Subaru Impreza Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 65   Andreas Theodorakopoulos   Andreas Tringas   Andreas Theodorakopoulos Ford Escort RS Cosworth Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 60   Ries Huisman   Bart van Riemsdijk   Ries Huisman Subaru Impreza Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 44   Nicola Caldani   Giuseppe Marchi   Nicola Caldani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 47   Theodoros Aliferis   Giorgos Vellis   Theodoros Aliferis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 58   Makis Thergiakis   Andreas Vlahogenis   Makis Thergiakis Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Electrical 0
Retired SS3 64   Dionyssis Spanos   Sotiris Gotovos   Dionyssis Spanos Lancia Delta HF Integrale Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 59   Alfonso Quirola   George Richards   Alfonso Quirola Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 62   Rami Shohatovich   Michalakis Michael   Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 51   Iaveris Aris   Giorgos Kairis   Iaveris Aris Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Source:[6]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (9 Jun) SS1 Skourta 20.02 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:05.5   Claudio Marcelo Menzi
SS2 Klidi 8.09 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:06.0
SS3 Thiva 20.12 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:43.9
SS4 Kineta 9.47 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:52.6
SS5 Agii Theodoroi 31.11 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 26:49.5
Leg 2 (10 Jun) SS6 Zeli 1 28.32 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:24.5
SS7 Mendenitsa 1 28.05 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:20.4   Gabriel Pozzo
SS8 Paleohori 1 10.71 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8:24.3
SS9 Gravia 1 25.56 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 19:51.6
SS10 Elatos 1 10.56 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:12.6
SS11 Zeli 2 28.32 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:28.4
SS12 Mendenitsa 2 28.05 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 22:39.8
Leg 3 (11 Jun) SS13 Pavliani 1 24.71 km   Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 21:30.9
SS14 Stromi 1 22.82 km   Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 19:21.3
SS15 Paleohori 2 10.71 km   Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 8:18.2
SS16 Gravia 2 25.56 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 19:33.4
SS17 Elatos 2 10.56 km   Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 9:09.8
SS18 Pavliani 2 24.71 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:39.5
SS19 Stromi 2 22.82 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 19:18.9

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Manfred Stohl 31
2     Gustavo Trelles 28
3   7   Gabriel Pozzo 16
4   1   Miguel Campos 13
5   1   Claudio Marcelo Menzi 12

References edit

  1. ^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Acropolis Rally 2000 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

External links edit

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