The 2000 Safari Rally (formally the 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya) was the third round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 25 February and 27 February 2000, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship. Juha Kankkunen made it 1-2 for Subaru and Didier Auriol took SEAT's first (and only) podium of the season being third[1]
| 2000 Safari Rally 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya | |||
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Round 3 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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 Rally winner Richard Burns | |||
| Host country |  Kenya | ||
| Rally base | Nairobi | ||
| Dates run | February 25 2000 – February 27 2000 | ||
| Stages | 12 (1,047.26 km; 650.74 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 2,677.11 km (1,663.48 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 51 at start, 17 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | ||
Background edit
Entry list edit
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 350.84 km | ||||
| 25 February | 11:28 | SS1 | Orien 1 | 112.43 km |
| 13:34 | SS2 | Oltepesi 1 | 116.92 km | |
| 15:58 | SS3 | Olorian 1 | 71.40 km | |
| 16:43 | SS4 | Kajiado 1 | 50.09 km | |
| Leg 2 — 345.58 km | ||||
| 26 February | 07:44 | SS5 | Marigat | 123.21 km |
| 10:15 | SS6 | Nyaru | 68.64 km | |
| 13:38 | SS7 | Morendat | 93.81 km | |
| 16:12 | SS8 | Marigat | 59.92 km | |
| Leg 3 — 350.84 km | ||||
| 27 February | 07:08 | SS9 | Orien 2 | 112.43 km |
| 09:14 | SS10 | Oltepesi 2 | 116.92 km | |
| 11:43 | SS11 | Olorian 2 | 71.40 km | |
| 12:28 | SS12 | Kajiado 2 | 50.09 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Richard Burns
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Robert Reid
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Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 8:33:13 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 |  Juha Kankkunen
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Juha Repo
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Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 8:37:50 | +4:37 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Didier Auriol
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Denis Giraudet
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 SEAT Sport
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SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | 8:55:57 | +22:44 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Carlos Sainz
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Luis Moya
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 9:01:31 | +28:18 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 |  Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 9:04:40 | +31:27 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Toshihiro Arai
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Roger Freeman
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Spike Subaru Team
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 9:19:16 | +46:03 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (25 Feb) | SS1 | Orien 1 | 112.43 km | Didier Auriol
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SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | 47:13 | Didier Auriol
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| SS2 | Oltepesi 1 | 116.92 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 54:06 | Richard Burns
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| SS3 | Olorian 1 | 71.40 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 35:04 | ||
| SS4 | Kajiado 1 | 50.09 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 23:44 | ||
| Leg 2 (26 Feb) | SS5 | Marigat | 123.21 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 1:00:04 | |
| SS6 | Nyaru | 68.64 km | Carlos Sainz
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 46:15 | ||
| SS7 | Morendat | 93.81 km | Carlos Sainz
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 46:03 | ||
| SS8 | Marigat | 59.92 km | Carlos Sainz
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 27:55 | ||
| Leg 3 (27 Feb) | SS9 | Orien 2 | 112.43 km | Didier Auriol
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SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | 47:54 | |
| SS10 | Oltepesi 2 | 116.92 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 56:11 | ||
| SS11 | Olorian 2 | 71.40 km | Carlos Sainz
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 34:48 | ||
| SS12 | Kajiado 2 | 50.09 km | Carlos Sainz
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 23:18 |
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Tommi Mäkinen
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16 |
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Risto Mannisenmäki
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16 |  3
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Subaru World Rally Team
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25 | |||
| 2 | 7
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Richard Burns
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12 | 7
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Robert Reid
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12 |  1
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Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
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18 | |||
| 3 | 1
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Juha Kankkunen
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11 | 1
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Juha Repo
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11 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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13 | |||
| 4 | 2
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Marcus Grönholm
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10 | 2
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Timo Rautiainen
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10 | 2
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Peugeot Esso
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11 | |||
| 5 | 2
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Carlos Sainz
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9 | 2
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Luis Moya
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9 |
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SEAT Sport
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7 | |||
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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 Manfred Stohl
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17 |
| 2 |
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Jani Paasonen
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10 |
| 3 | 
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 Claudio Marcelo Menzi
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10 |
| 4 | 1
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 Gustavo Trelles
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6 |
| 5 | 1
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Juuso Pykälistö
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6 |
References edit
- ^ "Safari Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.