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.
Teams and drivers[]
Team
|
Constructor
|
Car
|
Tyre
|
No.
|
Driver
|
Co-Driver
|
Rounds
|
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
Mitsubishi
|
Lancer Evo VI
|
M
|
1
|
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Risto Mannisenmäki
|
All
|
2
|
Freddy Loix
|
Sven Smeets
|
All
|
Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru
|
Impreza WRC 99 Impreza WRC 2000
|
P
|
3
|
Richard Burns
|
Robert Reid
|
All
|
4
|
Juha Kankkunen
|
|
1–10, 13–14
|
|
|
11–12
|
16
|
Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
|
11–14
|
18
|
Markko Märtin
|
Michael Park
|
13
|
Ford Motor Co
|
Ford
|
Focus RS WRC 00
|
M
|
5
|
Colin McRae
|
Nicky Grist
|
All
|
6
|
Carlos Sainz
|
Luis Moya
|
All
|
16
|
Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
|
3–4, 6–10
|
18
|
Piero Liatti
|
|
11–12
|
Tapio Laukkanen
|
Kaj Lindström
|
9, 13–14
|
SEAT Sport
|
SEAT
|
Córdoba WRC
|
P
|
7
|
Didier Auriol
|
Denis Giraudet
|
All
|
8
|
Toni Gardemeister
|
Paavo Lukander
|
All
|
17
|
Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
2, 14
|
20
|
Gwyndaf Evans
|
|
14
|
23
|
Rui Madeira
|
|
4
|
30
|
|
|
9
|
51
|
|
|
12
|
Peugeot Esso
|
Peugeot
|
206 WRC
|
M
|
9
|
François Delecour
|
|
1–2, 4–8, 10–14
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
|
3
|
Sebastian Lindholm
|
|
9
|
10
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
|
1, 5, 11–12
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
2–4, 6–10, 13–14
|
16
|
1, 5, 11–12
|
18
|
François Delecour
|
|
9
|
19
|
|
|
3–4
|
Gilles Panizzi
|
|
13–14
|
Škoda Motorsport
|
Škoda
|
Octavia WRC
|
M
|
11
|
Armin Schwarz
|
|
1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
|
12
|
|
|
1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14
|
Hyundai World Rally Team
|
Hyundai
|
Accent WRC
|
M
|
14
|
Kenneth Eriksson
|
|
2, 4–9, 11–14
|
15
|
Alister McRae
|
David Senior
|
2, 4–9, 11–14
|
23
|
|
|
9, 12–13
|
Toyota
|
Toyota
|
Corolla WRC
|
M
|
20
|
Thomas Rådström
|
|
2, 4
|
21
|
|
|
2, 4, 9
|
Pedro Chaves
|
|
4
|
22
|
Neal Bates
|
Coral Taylor
|
13
|
24
|
Henrik Lundgaard
|
|
1, 5, 12
|
42
|
Olivier Burri
|
|
1, 12
|
43
|
Achim Warmbold
|
Antony Warmbold
|
14
|
Toyota not counted for the 2000 season in the Manufacturers' championship due to their withdrawal from the sport in 1999 to concentrate on F1.
Results and standings[]
Drivers' championship[]
|
Key
|
Colour
|
Result
|
Gold
|
Winner
|
Silver
|
2nd place
|
Bronze
|
3rd place
|
Green
|
Points finish
|
Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple
|
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Black
|
Excluded (EX)
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Cancelled (C)
|
Blank
|
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
|
|
Manufacturers' championship[]
|
Manufacturer
|
|
MON
|
SWE
|
KEN
|
POR
|
ESP
|
|
|
NZL
|
|
|
FRA
|
|
|
|
Points
|
1
|
Peugeot Esso
|
9
|
Ret
|
6
|
Ret
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
5
|
Ret
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
111
|
10
|
Ret
|
1
|
Ret
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
Ret
|
1
|
1
|
Ret
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Ford Motor Co
|
5
|
Ret
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
1
|
Ret
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Ret
|
5
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
91
|
6
|
2
|
Ret
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
Ret
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
Ret
|
4
|
3
|
Subaru World Rally Team
|
3
|
Ret
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
4
|
4
|
Ret
|
2
|
1
|
88
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
4
|
3
|
Ret
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
Ret
|
5
|
4
|
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
4
|
3
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
3
|
5
|
Ret
|
3
|
Ret
|
3
|
43
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
Ret
|
5
|
7
|
5
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
7
|
Ret
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
5
|
SEAT Sport
|
7
|
Ret
|
8
|
3
|
8
|
9
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
7
|
Ret
|
6
|
11
|
6
|
7
|
11
|
8
|
4
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
7
|
Ret
|
5
|
9
|
6
|
Hyundai World Rally Team
|
14
|
|
9
|
|
Ret
|
10
|
7
|
Ret
|
4
|
9
|
|
Ret
|
12
|
4
|
Ret
|
8
|
15
|
|
10
|
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
|
8
|
10
|
Ret
|
8
|
7
|
Škoda Motorsport
|
11
|
6
|
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
|
4
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
8
|
|
10
|
8
|
12
|
7
|
|
6
|
9
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
9
|
|
11
|
|
Manufacturer
|
|
MON
|
SWE
|
KEN
|
POR
|
ESP
|
|
|
NZL
|
|
|
FRA
|
|
|
|
Points
|
|
Key
|
Colour
|
Result
|
Gold
|
Winner
|
Silver
|
2nd place
|
Bronze
|
3rd place
|
Green
|
Points finish
|
Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple
|
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Black
|
Excluded (EX)
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Cancelled (C)
|
Blank
|
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
|
|
Events[]
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