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2000 Rally Australia

The 2000 Rally Australia (formally the 13th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over 4 days between 9 and 12 November 2000, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.

2000 Rally Australia
Telstra Rally Australia
Round 13 of the 2000 World Rally Championship
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Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally basePerth
Dates runNovember 9, 2000 – November 12, 2000
Stages21 (391.17 km; 243.06 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
France Peugeot Esso
France Peugeot 206 WRC

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 Evo3 P
8   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 P
9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
14   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol WRT Hyundai Accent WRC M
15   Alister McRae   David Mills   Hyundai Castrol WRT Hyundai Accent WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
16   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
17   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 M
18   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Lukoil EOS Rally Team Toyota Corolla WRC P
19   Tapio Laukkanen   Kaj Lindström   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
20   Possum Bourne   Craig Vincent   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 -
21   Katsuhiko Taguchi   Bobby Willis   Team Advan Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
22   Neal Bates   Coral Taylor   Neal Bates Toyota Corolla WRC -
23   Michael Guest   David Green   Hyundai Castrol WRT Hyundai Accent WRC M
24   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Chris Patterson   Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 -
25   Serkan Yazici   Erkan Bodur   Team Atakan Toyota Corolla WRC -
39   Simon Evans   Sue Evans   Volkswagen Motorsport Australia Volkswagen Golf IV Kit Car -
42   Ross Mackenzie   Paul van der Mey   Ross Mackenzie Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III -
44   Tolley Challis   Elio Della Maddalena   Tolley Challis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III -
47   Dennis Dunlop   Jacquie Dunlop   Dennis Dunlop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III -
51   Jacquiline Dines   Julie Meridew   Jacquiline Dines Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III -
52   John Lloyd   Pauline Gullick   John Lloyd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V -
58   Craig Dawson   Brian Tiedemann   Craig Dawson Nissan Pulsar GTI-R -
61   Keith Hedgeland   William Hayes   Keith Hedgeland Subaru Impreza 555 -
62   Stephen Handbury   Karl Francis   Stephen Handbury Subaru Impreza WRX -
63   Nigel Heath   Steve Lancaster   Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza WRC -
64   Ross Lockhart   Daryll Judd   Ross Lockhart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III -
67   Gavin Morgan   Anthony Chudleigh   Gavin Morgan Subaru Legacy RS -
68   Mark Butcher   Andrew Boyd   Mark Butcher Nissan Pulsar GTI-R -
72   Andrew Hannigan   Patrick Hannigan   Andrew Hannigan Daihatsu Charade GTi -
79   Robert Whyatt   Paul Flintoft   Robert Whyatt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III -
83   Brian Haggerty   Clinton Fulford   Brian Haggerty Hyundai Lantra -
Group N Cup entries
26   Toshihiro Arai   Roger Freeman   Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX -
27   Cody Crocker   Greg Foletta   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRX -
28   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
29   Ed Ordynski   Iain Stewart   Ed Ordynski Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
30   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
31   Juha Kangas   Mika Ovaskainen   Juha Kangas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
33   Jani Paasonen   Jakke Honkanen   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Carisma GT VI -
34   Gabriel Pozzo   Fabian Cretu   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
35   Claudio Marcelo Menzi   Edgardo Galindo   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
36   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
37   Dean Herridge   Glenn Macneall   Maximum Motorsport Subaru Impreza 555 -
38   Nicola Caldani   Claudio Condotta   Nicola Caldani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV -
40   Érik Comas   Jean-Paul Terrasse   Érik Comas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
41   Spencer Lowndes   Chris Randell   Spencer Lowndes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
43   Kaj Kuistila   Kai Rantanen   Kaj Kuistila Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
45   Osamu Yamaguchi   Philip Dodd   Osamu Yamaguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
46   Reece Jones   Leo Bult   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
48   Julian Reynolds   Andrew Bull   Julian Reynolds Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V -
49   Alex Stone   Diana Madlener   Alex Stone Subaru Impreza WRX -
50   David Hill   Sophie Handley   Australian Plastic Profiles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V -
53   Haruo Takakuwa   Hiroshi Suzuki   Haruo Takakuwa Subaru Impreza 555 -
54   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI -
55   Michael Thompson   Gordon Klebba   Michael Thompson Subaru Impreza WRX -
56   Natalie Barratt   Paul Morris   Natalie Barratt Subaru Impreza 555 -
57   Michiyasu Endo   Hiroyasu Sonoda   Michiyasu Endo Subaru Impreza 555 -
59   Ben Grigsby   Rick Grigsby   Ben Grigsby Subaru Impreza 555 -
60   Toshimitsu Kuraoka   Michael Hawiley   Toshimitsu Kuraoka Subaru Impreza 555 -
65   Jim Marden   Stuart Percival   Jim Marden Subaru Impreza 555 -
66   Ryo Funaki   Fumika Aoki   Ryo Funaki Subaru Impreza WRX -
69   Ichiro Nakano   Rex Johnstone   Ichiro Nakano Subaru Impreza WRX -
70   Michael Anderson   Melissa Anderson   Michael Anderson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV -
71   Wakujiro Kobayashi   Keiji Seita   Wakujiro Kobayashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V -
73   Jason Walk   Julian Graziani   Jason Walk Subaru Impreza 555 -
74   Leo Iriks   Julie Iriks   Leo Iriks Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III -
75   Stuart Waters   Gray Marshall   Stuart Waters Nissan Sunny GTI -
76   Osamu Yoda   Toni Feaver   Osamu Yoda Subaru Impreza WRX -
77   Bevan Phillips   Reg Phillips   Bevan Phillips Hyundai Accent -
78   John Hendry   Andrew Wilson   John Hendry Proton Satria -
80   Karl Drummond   Paul Bennett   Karl Drummond Suzuki Swift GTi -
81   Dave King   Mark Blume   Dave King Proton Satria -
82   Joseph Lombardo   Nicole Paterson   Joseph Lombardo Proton Satria -
84   Tod Reed   Brian Reed   Tod Reed Proton Satria -
86   John Rolfe   Jeffrey Williams   Office of Youth Affairs Daihatsu Charade GTi -
96   John Creach   Jonathon Mortimer   Maximum Motorsport Subaru Legacy RS -
Source[1]

Itinerary edit

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8)

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
9 Nov 18:42 SS1 Langley Park 1 2.20 km
10 Nov 10:26 SS2 Helena North 1 24.14 km
10:53 SS3 Helena South 1 18.43 km
11:58 SS4 New Kev's 9.56 km
12:36 SS5 New Beraking 26.46 km
13:24 SS6 Flynns Short 19.98 km
15:31 SS7 Helena North 2 24.14 km
15:58 SS8 Helena South 2 18.43 km
16:23 SS9 Atkins 4.42 km
19:30 SS10 Langley Park 2 2.20 km
Leg 1 total: 149.96 km
11 Nov 08:32 SS11 Sterling East 35.48 km
09:19 SS12 Brunswick 16.63 km
11:13 SS13 Wellington Dam 45.42 km
13:54 SS14 New Harvey Weir 7.04 km
14:14 SS15 Stirling West 15.89 km
15:56 SS16 Murray Pines 18.53 km
19:30 SS17 Langley Park 2.20 km
Leg 2 total: 141.19 km
12 Nov 07:32 SS18 Bannister West 35.29 km
08:52 SS19 Bannister North 36.84 km
10:42 SS20 Bannister South 25.16 km
12:34 SS21 Michelin TV Stage 2.73 km
Leg 1 total: 100.02 km
Rally total: 391.17 km
Source:[2]

Results edit

Overall edit

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 3:43:57.2 +-0:00 10
2 3   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 3:43:59.9 +2.7 6
3 9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45:30.6 +1:33.4 4
4 14   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol WRT Hyundai Accent WRC 3:46:17.8 +2:20.6 3
5 8   Toni Gardemeister  Paavo Lukander   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 3:46:46.5 +2:49.3 2
6 7   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 3:51:51.8 +7:54.6 1

World Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 3:43:57.2 +-0:00 10
2 2 3   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 3:43:59.9 +2.7 6
3 3 9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45:30.6 +1:33.4 4
4 4 14   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol WRT Hyundai Accent WRC 3:46:17.8 +2:20.6 3
6 5 8   Toni Gardemeister  Paavo Lukander   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 3:46:46.5 +2:49.3 2
8 6 7   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 3:51:51.8 +7:54.6 1
Retired SS21 1   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded - Turbo 0
Retired SS16 4   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Accident 0
Retired SS15 15   Alister McRae   David Mills   Hyundai Castrol WRT Hyundai Accent WRC Suspension 0
Retired SS11 6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 Excluded - Stopped right before finish line 0
Retired SS7 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 Engine 0
Retired SS3 2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Transmission 0

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
9 Nov SS1 Langley Park 1 2.20 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:31.6   Marcus Grönholm
10 Nov SS2 Helena North 1 24.14 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:55.8
SS3 Helena South 1 18.43 km   Juha Kankkunen Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 9:50.0
SS4 New Kev's 9.56 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:10.9
SS5 New Beraking 26.46 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:09.9
SS6 Flynns Short 19.98 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 12:03.8
SS7 Helena North 2 24.14 km   François Delecour Peugeot 206 WRC 13:39.0
SS8 Helena South 2 18.43 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:42.5
SS9 Atkins 4.42 km   Kenneth Eriksson Hyundai Accent WRC 3:00.3   Juha Kankkunen
SS10 Langley Park 2 2.20 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:31.8
11 Nov SS11 Sterling East 35.48 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 20:01.3   Richard Burns
SS12 Brunswick 16.63 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:16.3
SS13 Wellington Dam 45.42 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 25:37.7
SS14 New Harvey Weir 7.04 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:51.8
SS15 Stirling West 15.89 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:31.2
SS16 Murray Pines 18.53 km   Kenneth Eriksson Hyundai Accent WRC 11:10.8   Tommi Mäkinen
SS17 Langley Park 2.20 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 1:33.7   Marcus Grönholm
12 Nov SS18 Bannister West 35.29 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:33.0   Tommi Mäkinen
SS19 Bannister North 36.84 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 19:44.6
SS20 Bannister South 25.16 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:04.3
SS21 Michelin TV Stage 2.73 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:33.9   Marcus Grönholm

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Marcus Grönholm 59     Timo Rautiainen 59     Peugeot Esso 104
2     Richard Burns 50     Robert Reid 50     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 88
3     Colin McRae 43     Luis Moya 43     Subaru World Rally Team 76
4     Carlos Sainz Sr. 43     Nicky Grist 43     Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 39
5     Tommi Mäkinen 32     Risto Mannisenmäki 32     SEAT Sport 11

FIA Cup for Production Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
12 1 30   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:01:36.1 +-0:00 10
13 2 26   Toshihiro Arai   Roger Freeman   Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza WRX 4:02:18.4 +42.3 6
14 3 28   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:03:27.8 +1:51.7 4
15 4 29   Ed Ordynski   Iain Stewart   Ed Ordynski Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:04:15.8 +2:39.7 3
16 5 36   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:05:06.1 +3:30.0 2
17 6 35   Claudio Marcelo Menzi   Edgardo Galindo   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:05:59.5 +4:23.4 1
18 7 43   Kaj Kuistila   Kai Rantanen   Kaj Kuistila Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:06:41.1 +5:05.0 0
19 8 37   Dean Herridge   Glenn Macneall   Maximum Motorsport Subaru Impreza 555 4:06:45.0 +5:08.9 0
20 9 41   Spencer Lowndes   Chris Randell   Spencer Lowndes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:07:05.4 +5:29.3 0
21 10 34   Gabriel Pozzo   Fabian Cretu   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:10:08.3 +8:32.2 0
22 11 49   Alex Stone   Diana Madlener   Alex Stone Subaru Impreza WRX 4:12:24.9 +10:48.8 0
24 12 38   Nicola Caldani   Claudio Condotta   Nicola Caldani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:20:24.3 +18:48.233 0
25 13 54   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:28:12.1 +26:36.0 0
26 14 55   Michael Thompson   Gordon Klebba   Michael Thompson Subaru Impreza WRX 4:28:28.9 +26:52.8 0
27 15 53   Haruo Takakuwa   Hiroshi Suzuki   Haruo Takakuwa Subaru Impreza 555 4:29:03.8 +27:27.7 0
28 16 57   Michiyasu Endo   Hiroyasu Sonoda   Takayama College Subaru Impreza 555 4:31:27.8 +29:51.7 0
29 17 65   Jim Marden   Stuart Percival   Jim Marden Subaru Impreza 555 4:32:17.3 +30:41.2 0
31 18 73   Jason Walk   Julian Graziani   Jason Walk Subaru Impreza 555 4:37:04.2 +35:28.1 0
32 19 50   David Hill   Sophie Handley   Australian Plastic Profiles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:37:40.4 +36:04.3 0
34 20 71   Wakujiro Kobayashi   Keiji Seita   Wakujiro Kobayashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:39:50.4 +38:14.3 0
35 21 69   Ichiro Nakano   Rex Johnstone   Ichiro Nakano Subaru Impreza WRX 4:40:22.3 +38:46.2 0
36 22 76   Osamu Yoda   Toni Feaver   Osamu Yoda Subaru Impreza WRX 4:43:36.1 +42:00.0 0
37 23 70   Michael Anderson   Melissa Anderson   Michael Anderson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:43:42.0 +42:05.9 0
38 24 66   Ryo Funaki   Fumika Aoki   Ryo Funaki Subaru Impreza WRX 4:49:10.2 +47:34.1 0
39 25 74   Leo Iriks   Julie Iriks   Leo Iriks Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:50:55.3 +49:19.2 0
40 26 60   Toshimitsu Kuraoka   Michael Hawiley   Toshimitsu Kuraoka Subaru Impreza 555 4:51:44.1 +50:08.0 0
41 27 77   Bevan Phillips   Reg Phillips   Bevan Phillips Hyundai Accent 4:55:58.3 +54:22.2 0
42 28 75   Stuart Waters   Gray Marshall   Stuart Waters Nissan Sunny GTI 4:57:41.6 +56:05.5 0
43 29 78   John Hendry   Andrew Wilson   John Hendry Proton Satria 5:02:35.7 +1:00:59.6 0
45 30 82   Joseph Lombardo   Nicole Paterson   Joseph Lombardo Proton Satria 5:11:13.4 +1:09:37.3 0
46 31 84   Tod Reed   Brian Reed   Tod Reed Proton Satria 5:19:59.9 +1:18:23.8 0
48 32 86   John Rolfe   Jeffrey Williams   Office of Youth Affairs Daihatsu Charade GTi 5:31:06.3 +1:29:30.2 0
49 33 96   John Creach   Jonathon Mortimer   Maximum Motorsport Subaru Legacy RS 6:22:36.1 +2:21:00.0 0
Retired SS16 48   Julian Reynolds   Andrew Bull   Julian Reynolds Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
Retired SS14 40   Érik Comas   Jean-Paul Terrasse   Érik Comas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS13 33   Jani Paasonen   Jakke Honkanen   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Carisma GT VI Electrical 0
Retired SS11 80   Karl Drummond   Paul Bennett   Karl Drummond Suzuki Swift GTi Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 45   Osamu Yamaguchi   Philip Dodd   Osamu Yamaguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS6 56   Natalie Barratt   Paul Morris   Natalie Barratt Subaru Impreza 555 Gearbox 0
Retired SS6 59   Ben Grigsby   Rick Grigsby   Ben Grigsby Subaru Impreza 555 Turbo 0
Retired SS3 31   Juha Kangas   Mika Ovaskainen   Juha Kangas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Clutch 0
Retired SS2 27   Cody Crocker   Greg Foletta   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRX Suspension 0
Retired SS2 46   Reece Jones   Leo Bult   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS2 81   Dave King   Mark Blume   Dave King Proton Satria Accident 0
Source:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "2000 Rally Australia - Entry List". eWRC-results.com.
  2. ^ "2000 Rally Australia - Itinerary". Juwra.com.
  3. ^ "2000 Rally Australia - Group N Final Results". eWRC-results.com.
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